Arts

A short film brings new friends to The Church, filmed drama at East Hampton Library, saxophone virtuoso at the Parrish, "It's a Wonderful Life" radio plays on both forks, and the Watermill Center now accepting residency applications.

After concerns were raised by the community and preservationists, East Hampton's Guild Hall has scaled back the ambitious plans for renovating its theater. Instead, it will preserve many of the space's historical architectural elements and keep them visible in the final design, while upgrading the overall experience of productions there.

Judy Carmichael and her trio will bring a concert of swing music to Bay Street Theater.

A documentary about the writer Robert Caro and his editor, Robert Gottlieb, won the Hamptons Doc Fest Audience Award.

Kiki Smith print to benefit Pollock-Krasner House, new art in the Leiber Sculpture Garden, closing reception for "A Celebration of Trees," solo shows in Southampton, and Conceptual Art revisited in TriBeCa

A new book of stunning underwater photographs by the Montauk scientist and explorer Gaelin Rosenwaks is a fascinating portrait of sperm whales, nature's largest predator and the inspiration for "Moby-Dick."

Bridgehampton Chamber Music's first holiday concert will feature Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and selections from Bach cantatas.

A hand surgeon, a maker's market featuring a unique doll house and other artisanal goods, and a couple of guitar legends will be coming to The Church in Sag Harbor.

PechaKucha at the Parrish, open studios at Watermill Center, holiday cabaret at the Rogers Library, Christmas revelry at the Talkhouse, holiday chamber concert from Music for Montauk

Dreamlike pastels and watercolors are paired with decorative objects and jewelry in an enchanting exhibition at the Drawing Room.

Stephen Scanniello, one of the foremost authorities on roses, will speak in Bridgehampton as a guest of the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons.

Bay Street Theater will host the 2022-23 season of The Met: Live in HD," starting with the world premiere of "The Hours."

Josh Gladstone and Kate Mueth will bring their interpretation of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" to the Montauk Library.

A quiet week for openings, but a new show of paintings by Robert Dash is at Madoo, and the Lucore Art Gallery will have 50 works by 50 artists.

Pamela Willoughby's soon-to-open Southold art gallery is the latest stage in her career as a restaurant chef turned freelance art curator.

Bay Street Theater's 2023 season will feature the world premiere of "Double Helix," which puts scientific discovery to music, the thriller "Dial M for Murder," a musical biography of Sammy Davis Jr., and Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning "Master Class."

Walter Klauss, a frequent choral society guest director and music director at the Old Whalers Church in Sag Harbor, will lead the holiday concert of the Choral Society of the Hamptons on Sunday.

Lady Blue Sax Quartet and all about Mel Brooks at the Rogers Memorial Library, holiday market at the Madoo Conservancy

Nobody knows more about guitars than G.E. Smith, Matt Umanov, and John Monteleone, and the three experts will talk about the instrument's past, present, and future at The Church in Sag Harbor.

The Southampton Arts Center's "A Celebration of Trees" features numerous interpretations of the subject matter and theme by a vast roster of artists ranging from international art stars to the less well-known but no less ambitious.

Miami Art Week is in full swing, with South Fork artists' work represented there by Eric Firestone, Pace, Harper's, 303 Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, DC Moore, Halsey McKay, Mark Borghi, and Keyes Art.

Mel Kendrick will discuss his work at the Parrish Art Museum, and group shows are at ArtSprings Studio in Springs and AB NY in East Hampton.

Hamptons Doc Fest will feature 25 documentaries whose subjects range from Black voter registration in 1960 Alabama to an ethical and sustainable fashion collection to reflections on the movies "Midnight Cowboy" and "9 to 5" to a stolen de Kooning painting, and much more.

The many buildings at Campo Cuttica, the artist Eugenio Cuttica’s 40-acre property in Flanders, serve not only as his spacious home and studio but as a bustling gathering place for family, friends, pets, and visiting artists.

Native American concert at The Church, panel on artist residency programs at the Watermill Center, holiday silent auction for Bay Street, nighttime garden walks at LongHouse

The East Hampton Historical Society’s House and Garden tour features five houses from five different centuries, including the iconic White House across from Town Pond, and Greycroft, a classic Shingle Style house steeped in local history.

“Hamptons Modern,” a new book by the architecture writer David Sokol, looks at 17 East End houses to show how the modernist impulse remains strong in the region.

Harris Yulin and Mercedes Ruehl will star in a benefit performance of A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer-nominated play “Love Letters” at the Stephen Talkhouse.

Talks at Southampton Arts Center will focus on Shinnecock Nation history and old-growth forests.

Group shows at Tripoli, Canio’s Books, and White Room, quartets in Sagaponack and at LTV, solo shows at Halsey McKay, Mark Borghi, Fireplace Project, and Sydney Albertini in Europe