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Bits and Pieces 06.22.23

An award-winning play and documentary film at Montauk Library, Fern Mallis of New York Fashion Week in Southampton, a film on Parkinson’s and dance at Parrish, Pianofest turns 35, and Walter Bernard's influential graphic designs will be discussed at Rogers Library.

The Art Scene 06.22.23

The local gallery scene is catching its breath, with just a group show opening at Ashawagh Hall in Springs, and the reveal of the 2023 Hampton Classic Horse Show poster. In Herrick Park, a new art fair introduced by the Rotary Club of East Hampton will take place on Saturday and Sunday.

Shellfish Poachers May Face Stiff New Penalties

Attorneys for East Hampton Town and the town trustees described “vans full of nonresident people coming at night” and “taking bushels and bushels of shellfish out of Napeague Harbor” and other waterways including Georgica Pond, where people working alone or in concert have repeatedly poached blue-claw crabs. New deterrents to punish poachers might include fines starting at $1,000 and possibly even jail time.