After years of effort, accelerated recently because of dangerous conditions, the inlet at Lake Montauk will undergo emergency dredging, perhaps by the end of the month. At the East Hampton Town Board meeting on Tuesday, Councilman David Lys announced the development during his liaison reports, saying he was "very pleasantly surprised."

Next up in the Artists and Writers dinner series at Almond is Jackie Hoving, an artist, curator, and co-director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery in Brooklyn.

In his nonreferential paintings and large-scale murals, Aaron Parazette engages with issues of flatness, perspective, and illusion.

That Motown Band will bring the music of the Motor City to Sag Harbor for a benefit concert.

Jesse Matsuoka of Sen restaurant on cuisine and culture, Eric Fischl on "Heaven, Hell, and the Garden," and an Afro-Caribbean dance workshop at The Church.

The Sticks and Stones Comedy Club will host a standup set by Palma Florentino and a screening of a comedic take on immigration.

Curator-led tour of "A New Subjectivity 1979/2024" at the Parrish Art Museum.

New artist residents chosen by Watermill Center, jazz at the Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor, horticultural alliance lecture on native plants.

Valentine's Day specials from 1770 House and Bell and Anchor, food tastings at HarborFrost, and cooking classes at Silver Spoon.