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Bits and Pieces 02.23.23

Mon, 02/20/2023 - 13:00
Stephanie Joyce, center, led January's Healing Arts session at the Watermill Center.
Lindsay Morris

Ready to Swing
"Come Blow Your Horn," Neil Simon's first play, will come to the Southampton Cultural Center for a two-week run starting on Friday at 7 p.m. The comedy tells the story of Buddy, a 21-year-old virgin, who, much to his parents' horror, leaves their home for the Upper East Side bachelor pad of his swinging 30-ish brother, Alan. 

The New York Times review of the play, which premiered on Broadway in 1961 and ran for 677 performances, praised it as "smoothly plotted and deftly written" with "some explosively hilarious moments rooted in character."

The Southampton production is directed by Josephine Teresi-Wallace and stars Lance Schroeder, James Kelly, Matthew O'Connor, Bonnie Grice, Alyssa Kelly, and Sophia Teresi-Wallace, plus a cameo appearance by a local actor.

Performances will take place Fridays at 7, Saturdays at 2 and 7, and Sundays at 3, through March 5. Tickets are $35, $25 for students under 21.

Playing Shanley
The Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue will hold auditions for three roles in its upcoming production of "The Portuguese Kid," a comedy by John Patrick Shanley. Auditions, which will be from the script, will take place for non-union performers by appointment from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday at the Quogue Community Hall.

Available roles are Patty Dragonetti, 29, a Puerto Rican from New Jersey; Freddie Imbrossi, 29, an Italian-American, and Fausta Dragonetti, 72, a Croatian immigrant.  

Rehearsals will begin April 25, and the production will open a three-week run on May 25. Appointments can be made by email to [email protected] or by calling 631-653-8955.

Global Music
Carolina Calvache, a pianist-composer from Cali, Colombia, will perform a program of original songs, global music, and Latin jazz with her trio on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. The performance is part of Hampton Jazz Fest's winter series, which is produced by the Jam Session.

A regular on the New York City music scene for more than a decade, Ms. Calvache has performed at Dizzy's Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Cell Theatre, Fat Cat (now Cellar Club), and the Jazz Gallery, as well as in the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center.

Tickets are $20, $15 for members, and $10 for students.    

Art and Wellness
The Healing Arts program at the Watermill Center is a series of workshops and guided meditations that offer community members the opportunity to explore the intersection of art and wellness through hands-on activities with a rotating roster of artists.

Sylvia Channing, an East End artist and yoga instructor, will be on hand Saturday morning at 10 to guide participants through the five yogic self-care principles. She draws from nature, personal experience, and inspiration from mentors and friends to design her classes, which aim to facilitate each student's unique exploration of their body and breath.

The cost is $25, with registration through the center's website.

Live Jazz in Sag
Jazz Night at the Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor will feature a performance by Billy Drewes on saxophone, Bill O'Connell on piano, Peter Brendler on bass, and Claes Brondal on drums on Tuesday evening at 7. The series, courtesy of the Jam Session, draws from among the best jazz musicians in the New York area.

The temple suggests a donation of $15, all proceeds from which benefit local charities.

Channeling Bruce
The B Street Band will bring the music of Bruce Springsteen to the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead on Friday at 8 p.m. Launched in 1980 in Asbury Park, N.J., as Backstreets, the B Street Band has almost 6,000 performances to its credit.

The group has performed before Mr. Springsteen at MetLife Stadium, the Prudential Center in Newark, and at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, among others. They have also shared the stage with several members of the E Street Band, including Steven Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, Clarence Clemons, Garry Tallent, and Vini Lopez.

Tickets range from $47 to $63.
 

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