The Hamptons International Film Festival will take place live and in person over 10 days beginning Oct. 6; last year’s fest featured three of this year's Oscar nominees for best picture.

Donnamarie Barnes to talk and Bruce Wolosoff to perform at The Church, Manhattan lectures from LongHouse and Madoo, acting classes at Bay Street, tips for preparing for spring gardening, Fantasy Girl Bands to battle virtually, sustainable architecture webinar, and jazz at the Masonic Temple.

Three artists inspired by the sea at Grenning Gallery and an artists’ panel at the Southampton Arts Center.

Love Bites benefit will feature tastes from South Fork chefs, Sen hosts a tasting menu featuring Origen Vodka, and Inlet Seafood has new management and a spruced-up space.

South Fork Wind is scheduled to begin a sea-to-shore "cable pull" on Tuesday at the offshore wind project's landbound base on Beach Lane in Wainscott, signaling a critical new phase in the development of a 12-turbine offshore wind farm to be located about 30 miles east of Montauk.

A break in a water line discovered Sunday morning in East Hampton Village caused major flooding at a number of downtown businesses, including Tutto Caffe, Bonne Nuit, Valentino, and Gubbins. Efforts to pump out basements were stalled for nearly eight hours as PSEG struggled to shut down power to affected areas.

A skate-a-thon and bake sale benefiting Katy's Courage, which offers children’s bereavement support and pediatric cancer research assistance in memory of Katy Stewart, will take place Saturday at the Buckskill Winter Club in East Hampton.

Highlights of the day include a children's hockey game at 12:15 p.m., a skating-skills workshop at 2:30, an open skating session from 2:30 to 5:30, and an ice show at 6:30. At 8, adults will take the ice for a hockey game (advance registration required). Raffle prizes will be on offer and baked goods will be sold.

Mark your calendars: The Montauk Friends of Erin's St. Patrick's Day parade will be on March 26 this year. And in the usual fashion, there will be lots of festivities leading up to the main event.

Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election to the Second Legislative District this year, and that she is endorsing Ann Welker of the Southampton Town Trustees to succeed her in office on the Democratic ticket.