"Water" inundates The Church in Sag Harbor, spells are cast at the Ranch in Montauk, artists talk process at the Parrish, Palm Beach art fair features East End artists

Vocal workshops from the Choral Society, acting classes at Bay Street, Oscar party in Sag Harbor, open call from the Cowgirls, virtual reading from the Watermill Center

When not in the kitchen of his new Italian restaurant in Riverhead, the veteran chef Marco Barrila can be found performing with the Center Stage theater company in Southampton.

Carissa's Bakery has reopened with new offerings and special dishes to benefit Ukraine, and Tapovana is accepting registration for its spring cleanse.

On Monday, HamptonsFilm announced the fellows, screenplays, and mentors selected for its annual Screenwriters Lab, which will take place from April 8 through April 10. The program pairs emerging screenwriters with established writers, directors, and producers.

With the official arrival of spring comes the opportunity to revive your garden, and two local libraries are on board to help.

Having got off to a slow start in Friday’s state Class C semifinal, the Pierson High School boys basketball team came on strong in the second quarter, erasing an 11-point first-quarter deficit, taking a 4 point lead into the halftime break, and pulling ahead by 9 points in the fourth quarter. Alas, it was not enough to advance to the finals.

Locals and visitors alike can avail themselves of the Montauk Lighthouse, open for two weekends, and a hike in Hither Hills.

Two years and two days after East Hampton Town declared a state of emergency because of a surging Covid-19 pandemic, Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc announced on Tuesday the rescinding of that declaration and of its accompanying executive orders, saying that he was "really excited that things are looking up, finally, after two very long years."

Next to a display of 34 recovered handbags and a phalanx of Suffolk County police officers, including East Hampton Village Police Lieutenants Gregory Brown and Jeffrey Erikson, County District Attorney Ray Tierney told a crowd of reporters and photographers on Wednesday that an “organized retail theft ring” was behind the March 3 grab of $94,000 worth of handbags from Balenciaga, a high-end retailer in East Hampton.