Arts

Watermill Benefit
On the heels of its October reopening, the Watermill Center has announced its autumn benefit auction, which will go live on artsy.net from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and continue through Dec. 9. The auction will benefit the center and its artists, who can earn a 20 percent commission from the sale of their work.

"Photography's Last Century: The Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Collection" has had an interesting run since it opened on March 10 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Extended until the end of the month, there are still opportunities to see it live or to experience it virtually in a unique and free presentation by Rosanne Cash and A.M. Homes on Tuesday.

Situated in a village with such a rich whaling history, it's a wonder that Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater has not previously presented a theatrical production of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick." That will change on Tuesday, when the theater's Literature Live! series will stream a 90-minute version online.

Lonnie Holley introduced himself as "a self-taught artist from Alabama, and I'm living in Atlanta, Georgia. I work with found objects, as you can see," he said, gesturing to a sprawling pile of fabric, tree branches, strips of paper, leaves, silver and gold wire, an ax handle, and various other things he at one point referred to as "debris."

Jim Dine will participate in a live-streamed illustrated talk with Alicia G. Longwell, the Parrish Art Museum's chief curator, on Friday. His works "The Hooligan" and "The Wheatfield (Agincourt)" are installed on the grounds there through next August.

An original opera's virtual world premiere, an M.F.A. open house for Stony Brook University's film and television programs, Native American traditions on film, and more

Jill Magid, a resident of Amagansett, discussed her recent projects "Homage CMYK (2019)" and "Tender" with the curators of Dia and Creative Time last week over Zoom.

Art begins to take over empty storefronts in Southampton, a new group show at Studio 11, and more

Frederick Wiseman's new film, "City Hall," will premiere nationwide on the Sag Harbor Cinema's virtual platform on Friday. The documentarian will also receive a career achievement award from the Hamptons Doc Fest in December.

The Bay Street Theater said on Friday that it will create a new home at the site of the West Water Street Shops in Sag Harbor with multiple theaters and educational facilities in addition to outdoor and dedicated public space to be completed in 2023.

A talk on Porter and Ashbery, a new installation at Selavy, graffiti in Bridgehampton, and more

Throughout its history, East Hampton's Halsey McKay Gallery has given its space to quite a few intriguing installations. "Life Raft," an exhibition featuring a sculptural piece of the same title that takes up much of the gallery's first floor, is no exception.