Sobel on Marie Curie
Dava Sobel, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and the best-selling author of “Galileo’s Daughter,” will be at the Southampton Arts Center on Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. for a presentation of her latest book, “The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science.”
The book illuminates the groundbreaking discoveries of Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and a trailblazer for women in science. It was named a best science and nature book of the year by The Guardian, whose critic Laura Spinney wrote, “[Sobel’s] short and well-paced book succeeds in dispelling the dust that clings to some accounts of this most famous of lives and makes it fresh again.”
After her talk, Ms. Sobel will sign copies of the book, which will be available for purchase.
The free program has options for in-person or online attendance. Registration for each is on the arts center’s website.
Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Fans of Fleetwood Mac, take note: The Chain: The Fleetwood Mac Experience, will be at Bay Street Theater on Saturday at 8 p.m. with a tribute to both the band and the solo act of its vocalist Stevie Nicks.
The show will include such hits as “You Make Loving Fun,” “Little Lies,” “Second Hand News,” “Dreams,” “Rhiannon,” “Gold Dust Woman,” “Over My Head,” “Tusk,” and, of course, “The Chain.”
Tickets are $42 and $54 in advance; $50 and $65 the day of the performance.
Horticultural Talk
The Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons has announced a Zoom lecture by Merlin Sheldrake, a British biologist and writer with a background in plant sciences, microbiology, ecology, and the history and philosophy of science, on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Mr. Sheldrake is the author of “Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures,” which won the Royal Society Book Prize and the Wainwright Prize and has been translated into 32 languages. His research ranges from fungal biology through the history of Amazonian ethnobotany to the relationship between sound and form in resonant systems.
Alliance members will receive a Zoom link via email. Nonmember tickets are available for $10 from hahgarden.org/tickets.
Jam at the Temple
The Glam Jam returns to the inner sanctum of Sag Harbor’s Masonic Temple this evening from 7 to 9. Walk-in musicians have been advised to arrive early to sign up to join the jam. Admission is a can of nonperishable food, which will be donated to local food pantries.
