Point of View: Yes, Yes, I’m No Hoarder
There’s a place for everything and everything’s not in its place is more or less the maxim I have lived by.
Guestwords: My Dear Feet
I suspect that I haven’t given enough credit to my feet for what they’ve done for me. It’s time to correct that.
Letters to the Editor for October 6, 2022
Of rescues, saves, and good Samaritans.
The Way It Was for October 06, 2022
Bicycle racing goes awry in 1897, and 125 years later the Sag Harbor mayor had to crack down on drunkenness and rowdy behavior.
East End Supervisors Roundtable
Long Island Metro Business Action will host a roundtable discussion of East End Town supervisors Thursday at noon, at the Southampton Inn, 91 Hill Street.
Supervisors Yvette Aguiar of Riverhead, Jay Schneiderman of Southampton, Scott Russell of Southold, and Gerry Siller of Shelter Island will be on hand for the midday event. It kicks off with lunch and will be followed by a panel discussion focused on interrelated East End hot-button issues -- affordable housing, tourism, the environment, water quality, and economic development among them.
Peter Hedges: Zooming for the Big Screen
Peter Hedges's pandemic-inspired new film "The Same Storm," which was shot entirely on personal computers, phones, and in the homes of the 24 actors, spans the emotions from sorrow to hilarity.
Documenting 'The Boss of All Farmers'
Volker Schlöndorff's new documentary "The Forest Maker" follows an Australian agronomist to Africa, where for several decades he has implemented reforestation methods for farmers in arid areas.
Reclamation Projects
At the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs, the hand-carved surfaces of Sally Richardson's wood and stone sculptures communicate as much as their shapes, while the layered materials of Jesse McCloskey's pieces vacillate between figuration and abstraction.
A Deep Dive Into a Film Classic
"Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of 'Midnight Cowboy,' " which will have its East Coast premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival, places the Oscar-winning film in the larger social, political, and cultural contexts of its time.
Rare Guitars and Artists' Hands
Next up at The Church is an exhibition of rare and classic guitars selected by G.E. Smith and a display of bronze sculptures of the hands of 31 American visual artists.