Jake Lear and the Kings at Guild Hall, Gilbert & Sullivan light opera at the East Hampton Library, classic and contemporary music at LTV, drag cabaret from OFVS, and a garden fair in Bridgehampton.
Bits and Pieces 05.14.26Jake Lear and the Kings at Guild Hall, Gilbert & Sullivan light opera at the East Hampton Library, classic and contemporary music at LTV, drag cabaret from OFVS, and a garden fair in Bridgehampton.
Busy Weekend at The ChurchThe Church in Sag Harbor will host a documentary about The New Yorker’s female cartoonists, a lumen printing workshop, and a talk about the Washington National Opera’s departure from the Kennedy Center.
Interactive Series Introduces Kids to JazzEast End Jazz will launch Tiny Toes and the Jazz Crew, an interactive concert series designed to bridge the gap between childhood playtime and the professional performing arts.
Keith Mayerson’s American DreamThe current exhibition at the Pollock-Krasner House in Springs features a remarkable collection of paintings by Keith Mayerson, who immersed himself in the lives and work of Elaine and Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner.
Montauk Music Fest Turns 15The Montauk Music Festival will bring nonstop music to the hamlet with four days of mostly free shows by a hundred acts.
The Art Scene 05.14.26An exhibition tour with Claire Watson at Guild Hall, 16 East End women at Clinton Academy, Leslee Stradford at Keyes Art, and an intergenerational show of female artists at Firestone in NoHo.
Watrous Plays Mostly MonkPeter Watrous, a jazz guitarist who curates music at the Arts Center at Duck Creek, will perform two sets of mostly Thelonious Monk tunes at the Sagaponack Farm Distillery.
‘Drift’ Invites Reverie at the ParrishSanford Biggers’s solo show at the Parrish Art Museum features illuminated cloud sculptures, paintings and sculptures made from repurposed quilts, and a site-specific sand installation.
‘The 39 Steps’ as Comic Play"The 39 Steps," a comic adaptation of the man-on-the-run thriller, will feature four actors playing multiple roles at the Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue.
A Home Run for Bay Street’s AnniversaryBay Street Theater will celebrate its 35th anniversary this summer with two world premieres, "Mister Halston" and "Bonkers in the Boroughs," and two musicals, "Cagney" and "Dear Evan Hansen."
A Punk-Rock Oeuvre ReissuedPeter Dayton, an acclaimed Springs artist and designer, talks about his former life in a popular Boston punk band, 23 of whose songs from the late 1970s have been reissued by Wharf Cat Records.
Bits and Pieces 05.07.26This week: a documentary and comedy at Bay Street, "All My Sons" from London at Guild Hall, a book talk at the Parrish Art Museum, and Hopefully Forgiven will play at the Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor.
New Music Video From No SailorNo Sailor, an indie-folk band, will premiere its new music video at the Sag Harbor Cinema.
Ross Senior to Perform Songs and StoriesThe Church will host songs and stories from a Ross School senior, plus a Mother's Day sound bath by Daniel Lauter and an artists and makers night.
The Art Scene 05.07.26Solo shows for Scott Bluedorn and William Tarr, two painters at Sara Nightingale, and group shows at Ashawagh Hall and LTV Studios.
Two Shows Open at Duck CreekThe Arts Center at Duck Creek will open a group show of camera-less and alternate process photography and a solo show of paintings and drawings inspired by memory and nature.
A Pairing of Jazz and Silent FilmThe next East Meets West Jazz Jam Session at the Southampton Cultural Center invites musicians and vocalists to improvise music as accompaniment to a program of silent film clips.
Bits and Pieces 04.30.26OLA’s Pachanga at Bay Street, opera days in Bridgehampton, Madoo lecture in Manhattan, piano recital at SCC, a play and auditions in Southampton, LTV benefit, choral auditions, and a garden lecture.
Gary Cooper Film FestivalThe Gary Cooper Film Festival at the Southampton Playhouse will feature four acclaimed films by the Oscar-winning actor, who had ties to Southampton.
Kids’ Books and PhotographyThe Church will host a talk Billy Baldwin, a children’s book author, a pinhole photography workshop, and a presentation by Elisabeth Biondi, the curator of its current exhibition.
Opera, Experimental and NotComing to Guild Hall are two operas, one experimental, the other by Tchaikovsky, plus "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and a panel about ecological land care.
The Art Scene 04.30.26Artworks and artifacts at LongHouse, photography show in Southampton, new outdoor sculpture at the Parrish, landscapes at the Grenning Gallery, small works at Kramoris.
Two New Shows at Guild HallNew solo shows at Guild Hall will feature Arcmanoro Niles’s distinctive paintings informed by daily life and memory, and Claire Watson’s mixed-media assemblages made from salvaged leather garments.
What’s Worth a Thousand Words?Elisabeth Biondi, curator of “A Thousand Words: Photography at The New Yorker,” holds forth on her career, which included 17 years as the magazine’s visuals editor, and The Church’s exhibition that reflects her time there.
'In Process' at Watermill CenterThe Watermill Center will host presentations by three of its resident artists.
Bits and Pieces 04.23.26Cowboy songs at the Presbyterian Church, standup at Bay Street, book talks in Bridgehampton, jamming and jazz at the Masonic Temple, a roving performance at Dia Bridgehampton, and "Love Letters" returns.
Docs Equinox Celebrates WildlifeHamptons Doc Fest's Docs Equinox program will celebrate wildlife with documentaries featuring Siberian huskies, "problem" horses, baby hummingbirds, and the people who care for them.
Happy Birthday to The ChurchThe weekend at The Church will include presentations by its staff members, an evening of storytelling and bluegrass, a round of sea shanties, and a community dinner.
John Glover to Attend Pride ScreeningThe acclaimed actor John Glover — who plays twin brothers in "Love! Valour! Compassion!" — will attend the Hamptons Pride screening of that film.
New Sag Cinema Leader on Film’s Immersive ExperienceMark Lubell, the Sag Harbor Cinema's new executive director, believes strongly in the importance of movie theaters in an age of streaming as they bring people together for shared experiences.
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