In addition to its current exhibition, “Eternal Testament,” The Church has three upcoming public programs that range from fashion design to a four-hands piano recital to a paper-flower workshop.
Paulo Josepetti, a fashion designer, artist, actor, and dancer, who is in residence at The Church through April 9, will talk about his work tomorrow at 2 p.m.
For Mr. Josepetti, who was born in Brazil, a design is not merely a garment but also an expression of creativity and storytelling. Inspired by the culture of his Brazilian heritage, he blends art and fashion, specializing in one-of-a-kind custom creations. Through his practice, he is committed to the use of sustainable materials, frequently using linen, raw silk, and other natural fibers.
The talk is free for those who R.S.V.P.
Anna and Dmitri Shelest, a Ukrainian couple known as the Shelest Piano Duo, will perform a concert of contemporary classical music at the Sag Harbor venue on Sunday at 4 p.m.
With compositions and arrangements for four hands, the duo will play music by American composers, including Leonard Bernstein, Amy Beach, Aaron Copland, and George Gershwin, and Ukrainian composers, Theodore Akimenko and Myroslav Skoryk. In a tribute to Women’s History Month, the couple will also perform a composition by Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944), a French composer who was the first woman to be awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest order of merit.
The couple met in Ukraine during middle school and began performing together after they were married in the United States. They made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2018 under the auspices of the Alexander & Buono Foundation, a nonprofit that identifies promising classical musicians and helps them launch and sustain careers.
They have performed not only on concert stages, but also at state functions. Ban Ki-moon, the former secretary general of the United Nations, has said they “realized diplomacy through music.”
Tickets are $25, $20 for members.
Shizu Saldamando, another artist in residence at The Church, will lead an interactive workshop on the history and process of paper-flower making on Wednesday afternoon at 1.
The workshop will be based on a pattern discovered in the Manzanar archives at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. The Manzanar War Relocation Center in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, one of 10 American camps where Japanese civilians — including American citizens and residents — were interned during World War II, had more than 10,000 inmates at its peak.
Because the internment camps were located on barren lands that did not yield flowers, prisoners came together to make their own paper flowers to commemorate important events and occasions.
Using an assortment of crepe papers and floral wire, Ms. Saldamando will lead participants through each step of creating a paper tea rose. All necessary materials will be provided, and students will be encouraged to create several flowers that can be bound into small bouquets.
Tickets are $35.
