Arts

In part because he knew the legendary journalist Jimmy Breslin, Richard Esposito was able to capture Breslin's larger-than-life character in his new biography.

The Parrish Art Museum has received major donations, including 26 works by Joe Zucker, a painting by Mary Abbott, a lithograph by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and many others.

Animal forms and American currency at Sara Nightingale, a group show at Keyes Art, and jewelry and a tea party at the Stella Flame Gallery.

The Church in Sag Harbor has a play about witchcraft in old East Hampton, and a visit to the resting place of many Sag Harbor notables.

A long-running oral history-photography/film project elicits the views of East End women on two historic elections.

Sundance prize-winner at the Parrish, sneak preview screening at Bay Street, book talk at The Church, classical piano in Montauk, jazz and rock at the temple.

A multidisciplinary adaptation of Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly," including narration and choreography, is coming to Bay Street.

Terrence McNally's comedy "It's Only a Play" takes dead-aim at Broadway reviews, critics, actors, celebrities, and wannabes.

Guild Hall will screen a military-centered contemporary opera from the Met, and Benedict Cumberbatch as "Hamlet" from London's National Theater.

A grant for the D'Amico Studio, a printing workshop at The Church, an artist talk at Guild Hall, and new shows at the White Room and Ashawagh Hall.

A Beatles song introduced Gian Carlo Feleppa to the sitar, and the multi-instrumentalist and Springs music teacher has never looked back.

"The White House Effect" documents the nefarious influence of the fossil fuel industry on the George H.W. Bush administration.

A standup show by comedy headliner Bobby Collins and workshops in comedy and acting at Bay Street Theater.

Five new shows at the Parrish Art Museum reflect an international outlook while continuing to emphasize local connections.

The Hampton Theatre Company opens its 40th season with "Now and Then," a comedy/drama about life choices and their cost.

Liev Schreiber holds forth on his life, acting career, and advocacy for Ukraine in a conversation with Alec Baldwin.

Artistic imagination at the Lucore Art Gallery, work by more than 40 artists at the Depot Gallery, call for artwork from Hampton Library.

Milton Glaser on film, classical music on the Rock, jazz at the Church, music in the temple, garden sale and talk.

Comedy at Bay Street, classical piano in Southampton, Susan Wood at The Church, Long Island Modern at LongHouse, jazz at the temple.

Ingrid Griffith will bring her award-winning interactive solo show about Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm to LTV.

The fifth annual Black Film Festival will bring four innovative short films and related discussions to Bay Street Theater.

A new documentary coming to the Hamptons International Film Festival explores a civil war within the Bush Sr. White House that ended up stifling an early effort to deal with climate change.

A photojournalist embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq has directed a documentary about the unlikely victory of that country's national football team in the 2007 Asian Cup.

The sardonic wit of David Sedaris, The Met: Live in HD, and a multimedia performance by Student Body are coming to Guild Hall.

East End masters at Drawing Room, Robert Dash's artistic evolution, two abstractionists at Tripoli, collages in Springs.

A new exhibition at The Sag Harbor Church celebrates the groundbreaking graphic design of Push Pin Studios.

Annette Danto has dedicated her career as a documentary filmmaker and an educator to promoting understanding among people of different cultures.

August Gladstone is a screenwriter, poet, musician, songwriter, comedic actor, and clown, with a TV pilot and a book of poetry among his many undertakings.

A call for plays from Bay Street, a poetry read-in at The Church, tea ceremony workshops at LongHouse, and "The Batwoman" film at the Parrish.

The Hamptons Film Festival has added three new narrative features to its previously announced slate of films.