Arts

Patricia Garcia-Gomez's winter swims, whether in Long Island Sound or on a Greek island, stimulate not only her art but her well-being and mental clarity.

The positive impact of art and culture on the economy was examined in a recent presentation by the Long Island Arts at the Southampton Arts Center.

The Sticks and Stones Comedy Club will bring Rob White, a comedian (and tattoo artist), to the Southampton Cultural Center.

New Year’s Eve options include Nancy Atlas and Hello Brooklyn at the Stephen Talkhouse, blackjack, roulette, and a mentalist at Gurney’s, disco with a D.J. at the Clubhouse, and That 70s Band at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead.

LTV Studios in Wainscott is showing paintings by Josh Dayton, Stephen Loschen, and Haim Mizrahi, with a reception set for Jan. 6.

“Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine” is a massive compendium of text, photographs, lyric sheets, and other artifacts, published by Nicholas Callaway of East Hampton, who reflects on the book and on his own career as a publisher who aims to “make the printed page sing.”

Among the hundreds of international art galleries drawn to Miami’s December art fairs, reports from South Fork venues Eric Firestone, Harper’s, Halsey McKay, and Keyes Art confirm that the fairs were buzzing and the energy was high.

Unique and affordable holiday gifts can be found in gallery exhibitions, on South Fork art and cultural organizations' websites, and at the Parrish Art Museum shop.

The life and photography of Elliott Erwitt, who died last month, are chronicled by a writer who briefly met Erwitt in Amagansett as a boy and went on to follow his work, including a recent retrospective in Paris.

At the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead this weekend the Long Island Concert Orchestra will perform a program of holiday classics, and the Lords of 52nd Street will celebrate Billy Joel.

Jazz at the Parrish with Steve Salerno, Emily Weitz, a vocalist, and Robert Secrist, a guitarist, both solo at the Masonic Temple, culture and economic prosperity panel in Southampton, virtual horticulture book group.

Lambert Moss has created a holiday-infused cabaret show exclusively for The Church in Sag Harbor.

The Hamptons Doc Fest audience award went to “26.2 to Life,” a documentary about three incarcerated men who turned to a unique prison-yard marathon to better themselves.

Light + Air at the Watermill Center will feature an afternoon of workshops, jazz, an art sale, and a gift shop, plus a special dinner in the evening.

A tribute to Jimmy Buffett at Bay Street from Sarah Conway and the Playful Souls and Joe Lauro and the HooDoo Loungers, plus a Christmas show at the Talkhouse with Ms. Conway and her band.

Taking her leave after more than 30 years at the helm of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, Helen Harrison reflects on its history, its growth, and the filming there of the movie “Pollock” by Ed Harris, while sharing a few anecdotes and debunking a popular myth.

The artist Michael Butler will talk about his work at Guild Hall, Jeremy Dennis will be at the Leiber Collection to discuss his book “On This Site—Native Long Island,” and the Stella Flame Gallery will feature jewelry, art, and a film.

Susan Meiselas and Lindsay Morris at The Church, Mary Boochever at Guild Hall, Helen Harrison at the Leiber Collection, works on paper in Springs, Stephen Antonakos in Manhattan, and images of New York State from East End photographers.

"The Big Christmas Show: A Musical Radio Play," conceived and written by Joe Landry and Michael Disher, will celebrate the holidays and radio variety shows with four performances this weekend at the Southampton Arts Center, starting Friday.

“Heroines of the Abstract Expressionist Era” at the Southampton Arts Center showcases a broad range of work by interesting women artists of the New York School, many of whom were overlooked until recent years.

Bay Street Theater will show "Florencia en el Amazonas” live in HD from the Met, and Judy Carmichael and her trio will perform swing music from the 1930s and ’40s.

The DeRosas play in Montauk, Merry Madoo, a quest in Cuba, Scott Chaskey on poetry and the land, music from the 1920s in Southampton, and more.

Linda K. Alpern’s photographic portraits reflect the trust her subjects have in her and her singular ability to capture a unique moment in time.

“Merry Good Enough,” set to be screened at LTV, is a mix of dark comedy and drama about a family’s dysfunction that shifts into high gear when the mother disappears on Christmas Eve.

Hamptons Doc Fest will bring such noted directors as James Ivory, James Lapine, and Matthew Heineman to Sag Harbor, as well as films about Dan Rather, Rose Styron, Anselm Kiefer (directed by Wim Wenders), and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Holiday concert from the Choral Society of the Hamptons, LongHouse comes alive at night, theater history talk in Montauk, mismatched men in play at LTV, “Prince of Egypt” musical has East End connection, and two nights of comedy in Southampton.

“What the Band Wore,” a photography book by Alice Harris, a former music industry executive, captures four decades of rock and pop fashion, ranging from the Beatles and Elvis to Elton John, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Prince, Janet Jackson, and many others.

The Church will host a live reading of “Dolphins and Sharks,” a new play about stressful working conditions and employee rivalry at a Harlem copy shop.

Monica Banks at Leiber Collection, photography curators at The Church, holiday group show at Grenning, Israeli art in Greenport, Andreesen and Elkins at MM Fine Art, and a focus on color at Kathryn Markel.

Tony Rosenthal's “Cube 72,” a tilting sculptural fixture in front of Guild Hall for decades, is back in place after a restoration to its original spinning glory.