The West Comes East
Hilary Gardner and the Lonesome Pines will bring trail songs from the 1930s and '40s to the First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton on Sunday at 3 p.m. Because much of their music extols the beauty of the natural world, the concert is both a celebration of Earth Day and a benefit for the Matthew Lester Pollinator Garden at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum.
The album "Hilary Gardner on the Trail With the Lonesome Cowboys" won the 2025 Western Heritage Award for outstanding traditional Western album, as well as the International Western Music Association's 2025 Western album of the year. The Wall Street Journal called it "a sound suggestive of the vast expanses of the open plains."
Tickets are $25 online or at the door.
Standup in Sag Harbor
The Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy Tour will return to the Bay Street Theater with four standup veterans on Saturday evening at 8.
Paul Taro is a content creator known for his self-deprecating, observational, and dry humor. His act often touches on personal experiences and family dynamics. Maria Walsh, with more than 25 years on the comedy circuit, draws material from motherhood, marriage, and family life.
Richie Byrne's comedy credits include Dangerfield's and Gotham Comedy Club in Manhattan. He has appeared on HBO's "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos," as well as NBC's "Law and Order: Criminal Intent." Eric Haft has performed at Caroline's on Broadway, Broadway Comedy Club, and Standup New York.
Tickets are $44 to $56.
Book Talks
The Bridgehampton Museum's Nathaniel Rogers House will host two book-related programs this weekend. On Friday at 6 p.m., Mary Dinaburg, a writer, and Russell Maltz, an illustrator, will talk about their book, "The Sculpture and the Lawnmower Adventure or Why I Am Afraid of Lawnmowers," which is based on a true incident that happened in Bridgehampton.
David Denby, the author of "Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, TMailer," will trace the career of Betty Friedan from her unhappy childhood through her career as a journalist to the publication of "The Feminine Mystique" and her years as an organizer. Set for Saturday at 5 p.m., the talk is presented in partnership with Canio's.
The suggested contribution for each program is $20.
Hedge Logics
"Beating the Bounds" is an English folk tradition that involves walking property lines to preserve communal memory. "Hedging With Shanzhai Lyric," a roving performance-lecture that will take place on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Dia Bridgehampton, will engage with the history of the hedge as a physical and symbolic tool of enclosure.
Participants will be invited to consider the hedge as map and as metaphor, to trace how hedge logics persist today in the form of copyright, privatization of public lands, and the persecution of those working in informal economies.
The event is free, but space is limited. Registration is at diaart.org or by email to [email protected].
Jamming and Jazz
The Glam Jam returns to the Sag Harbor Masonic Temple Thursday at 7. The Ludmilla Brazil Trio will headline, performing their blend of Brazilian samba, jazz, and bossa nova. Musicians wanting to jam with the band can sign up for up to three songs. Admission is a can of nonperishable food.
Jazz Night, presented with Hamptons JazzFest, is set for Friday evening at 7. The performers are Alex Levine on guitar, Yuma Uesaka on saxophone, Ben Rolston on bass, and Claes Brondal, the M.C., on drums. Tickets are $20; doors will open at 6:30.
'Love Letters' Redux
Boots on the Ground Theater's production of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" was so well received when it first played at the Southampton Cultural Center that it will return to that venue on Saturday evening at 7 and Sunday afternoon at 3.
Bonnie Grice and Matthew O'Connor will reprise their roles of Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, who over a period of 50 years exchanged notes, cards, and letters about boarding schools, marriage, children, divorce, and missed opportunities.
As the playwright insisted, when one character reads, the other looks straight ahead. Whenever there is a break in the text that indicates the passage of time, both actors look out at the audience.
Tickets are $20.
Bombs Away
The Cherry Bombs, a female-centric East End band that came together in 2022 in part because of its members' love of music from the 1980s, will return to the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Saturday at 8 p.m. They promise to bring "a multigenerational, international edge" to the venue.
The band members are Lola Lama, vocals; Yuka Silvera, bass; Mila Tina, drums; Nika Nesgoda, cello and guitar; Matthew Brand, keyboards; Christopher Walsh, guitar, and Madden Novogratz, a special guest, on vocals.
Tickets are $30.
