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The Art Scene: 09.07.17

The South Street Gallery in Greenport has issued a call for artists to participate in its annual “10X10=100” art show and sale for the benefit of the North Fork Environmental Council. More information is available by phone at 631-477-0021. “Walking the Walk,” an installation by Rosemarie Schiller, will be on view at Art Space 98 in East Hampton from tomorrow through Oct. 9, with a reception set for Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Sep 7, 2017
Billy Squier, who released several hit albums in the 1980s, will perform and discuss his life and music with the guitarist G.E. Smith at Guild Hall tomorrow night. A Musical Portrait of Billy Squier

As summer winds down, one of the South Fork’s many “must” events happens tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Guild Hall in East Hampton when the musician Taylor Barton and the guitarist G.E. Smith present the next in their “Portraits” series, featuring Mr. Smith in performance and conversation with Billy Squier.

Aug 31, 2017
Bluegrass, Barbecue

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will conclude its summer series of music on the terrace with “Bluegrass and BBQ,” tomorrow at 6 p.m., with the return of the Edith and Bennett Band and barbecue and specialty drinks from the Golden Pear Cafe.

Aug 31, 2017
Priscilla Bowden’s “Architectural Laundry” is part of a sale of  her work that will benefit the Brooks-Park Heritage Project. Bowden Sale to Benefit Brooks-Park Site

A benefit sale of art at Ashawagh Hall in Springs this weekend not only brings together past and present members of the East Hampton artists community but supports an enduring legacy for two of its longtime members.

Aug 31, 2017
An installation view of “Wood Wave L” at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill Clifford Ross: Outside the Parrish, and In

Clifford Ross has made his mark on the exterior south-facing wall of Water Mill’s Parrish Art Museum as well as several interior walls.

Aug 31, 2017
A scene from Milos Forman's "The Fireman's Ball" Courageous Filmmakers Beyond the Iron Curtain

In conjunction with its current exhibition, “Abstract Expressionism Behind the Iron Curtain,” the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs will present “Cinema Behind the Iron Curtain,” a series of four film programs organized by Marion Wolberg Weiss, a film historian and professor.

Aug 31, 2017
Doo-Wop Returns

As much a part of summer at Guild Hall as the clothesline art sale or “Celebrity Autobiography,” the Doo Wop Project will perform two shows there on Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

Aug 31, 2017
HooDoo Loungers

The Southampton Arts Center’s outdoor summer concerts will come to an end on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with a free performance by The HooDoo Loungers, widely known as the East Coast’s New Orleans party band. The sound of the nine-piece group encompasses traditional New Orleans jazz, brass band, classic R&B, and funk in a blend of original music and rearranged Big Easy classics.

Aug 31, 2017
Billy Sullivan's "43. Michelle Long," from 1975 is part of an exhibition on view at Ille Arts in Amagansett. The Art Scene: 08.31.17

Karma Gallery shows Duane Hanson and Dike Blair; paintings by the Amagansett artist Nick Weber are at Boo-Hooray Summer Rental in Montauk; Billy Sullivan and Kathy Rudin at Ille.

Aug 31, 2017
Grigory Rodchenkov, left, and Bryan Fogel conferred behind a palisade of urine samples in the documentary “Icarus.” 'Icarus' Follows a Cyclist’s Unexpected Journey

Bryan Fogel’s documentary “Icarus,” which will be shown at Guild Hall on Saturday as part of the Hamptons International Film Festival’s SummerDocs series, establishes its original intentions early on. It opens with voice-overs of the track and field star Marion Jones and the champion cyclist Lance Armstrong asserting that they never used performance-enhancing drugs.

Aug 24, 2017
Donald Lipski appeared to relish the challenge as he discussed the eight public art projects he has in various stages of development. A Cool Customer in a High-Stakes Art Field

Donald Lipski's stockpiling days are over now that he works almost exclusively on public art projects. “I still make things,” he said, “but not very much."

Aug 24, 2017
Aviva Players Return

The Montauk Library will present “A Summer Cabaret,” the 12th annual concert by the Aviva Players, a chamber ensemble devoted to the work of female composers, on Sunday afternoon at 3.

Aug 24, 2017
Cabaret at Bay Street

Music Mondays, the Broadway cabaret series at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, will conclude its summer season with “Stephen Schwartz and Friends” on Monday evening at 8. Appearing with Mr. Schwartz will be Liz Calloway, Scott Coulter, and Debbie Gravitte.

Aug 24, 2017
Comedy, ‘Gong Show’

Guild Hall will offer two distractions from the grim events of recent weeks with a new comedy by Eugene Pack and the lowbrow eccentricity of “The Gong Show.”

Aug 24, 2017
Cowgirls in Montauk

Kate Mueth and the Neo-Political Cowgirls will present their production of “Andromeda,” the story of a girl trying to find her place in the world, from Tuesday through Sept. 3 at the Montauk County Park.

Aug 24, 2017
New Vision for East Hampton Village

The next iteration of “Inter-Sections: The Architect in Conversation,” an ongoing series of panel discussions held at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, will focus on the revival of design publications as forums for critical dialogue on urban planning and architecture, with a specific focus on a proposal to redesign the Village of East Hampton.

Aug 24, 2017
Works by Ibram Lassaw, Nick Carone, Norman Bluhm, Sidney Geist, and Alfonso Ossorio, left to right, are at Eric Firestone. The Ghosts of Montauk Highway

While most of the interest in such artists as Norman Bluhm, John Little, Charlotte Park, James Brooks, Costantino Nivola, and Kyle Morris, is coming from galleries in the city or completely outside of the region, Eric Firestone has mounted a treasure hunt from his base in East Hampton.

Aug 24, 2017
Rhonda Ross will bring her genre-bending style to the Southampton Arts Center on Saturday. ‘In Case You Didn’t Know’

Having a musically talented mother or father doesn’t automatically ensure that an offspring will be equally as gifted. But when your mother is Diana Ross and your father happens to be Berry Gordy, the legendary producer, songwriter, and founder of the Motown record label, the odds are exponentially greater.

Aug 24, 2017
The cast of the reading of “Twelfth Night,” one of Bay Street’s previous Shakespeare presentations at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor ‘Kiss Me’ Under the Stars

Summer’s end must be nigh, as here comes Bay Street Theater’s annual Under the Stars open-air concert in Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor. This year’s alfresco free theatrical offering is a reading of “Kiss Me, Kate.”

Aug 24, 2017
The Art Scene: 08.24.17

An exhibition of work by the English artist Harland Miller will be on view at the Surf Lodge in Montauk from Saturday through Sept. 4, with a reception set for Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. “Return to Ashawagh Hall,” an open invitational exhibition of works by Art Barge artists and faculty, will be on view from today through Wednesday with a reception to held Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Aug 22, 2017
The directors of “Whitney: Can I Be Me” create a picture of a remarkable woman who needed more help than she received. A Megastar Beyond the Lights

As part of the Hamptons International Film Festival’s ongoing SummerDocs series, “Whitney: Can I Be Me” will be screened tonight at 7 at the Southampton Cinema.

Aug 17, 2017
Cass Morgan, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Hannah Cabell, and Noah Brody in “As You Like It” at Bay Street Theater. Bay Street's 'As You Like It' Is Pure Summertime Bliss

“As You Like It” is a genuine crowd-pleaser. Fulfilling this promise is an enjoyable and inventive new production now running through Sept. 3 at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.

Aug 17, 2017
With some boxes, like Marcia Previti’s, it’s the outside that counts. Box Art Auction Is Next Week at Hoie Hall

The 17th annual Box Art Auction to benefit East End Hospice has established itself as a highlight of the late summer season and a testament to the talent and generosity of the local art community.

Aug 17, 2017
Jake Johannsen is one of the headliners in a comedy show of baby boomer humor next Thursday at Guild Hall. Comedy, Baby Boomer-Style in East Hampton

The accelerating dotage of the ’60s generation is surely a fountainhead of comedic material, and as such, a triple dose of laughs should be in store next Thursday when comedy legends from the last 30 years of stand-up take the stage at Guild Hall.

Aug 17, 2017
Jazz at the Parrish

Bill O’Connell, a bandleader, pianist, arranger, music director, and accompanist for many icons of jazz and Latin music, will perform at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill tomorrow at 6 p.m. as part of the museum’s Jazz on the Terrace series.

Aug 17, 2017
Mavis Staples Onstage

Mavis Staples will bring her unique blend of gospel, soul, folk, pop, R&B, blues, rock, and hip-hop to Guild Hall on Saturday at 8 p.m. For more than 60 years, with both the Staple Singers and as a solo artist, she has entertained audiences and performed with such artists as Prince, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, the Band, and Bob Dylan, who once said of her voice, “It was like the fog rolling in.” Tickets are $55 to $150, $53 to $145 for members.

Aug 17, 2017
Music for Wolverines

The Montauk Library will present “Songs and Sounds of Michigan,” a free concert celebrating the bicentennial of the founding of the University of Michigan.

Aug 17, 2017
The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival has come to be known for “a well-chosen selection of sublime classics offering entertainment of the highest order.” Musical Verve, Panache, and Passion in Bridgehampton

Midway through its summer season, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival gave an outstanding concert that exemplified what it has come to be known for: a well-chosen selection of sublime classics offering entertainment of the highest order, along with a refreshing sampling of the best of the newest additions to the repertoire.

Aug 17, 2017
Shakespeare Alfresco

The Hip to Hip Theatre Company will bring its 2017 season of Free Shakespeare in the Parks to Agawam Park in Southampton tomorrow and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Aug 17, 2017
The Art Scene: 08.17.17

The Montauk Artists Association’s 23rd annual show on Montauk Green will take place tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. As summer in the Hamptons winds down, the Tripoli Gallery in Southampton will present “Summer Trip,” a group exhibition that “formed itself around a chill mood,” from Saturday through Sept. 18, with a reception set for Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Aug 17, 2017