Arts

A small sampling of Hamptons International Film Festival's offerings previewed and reviewed by some of The Star's writers for those looking for something different.

Dahlias at LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton Historical Society's Ask the Curator, and a new virtual concert series from the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival

Pollock's mural at Guggenheim, Berry Campbell comes to Ashawagh, Elmgreen & Dragset at Pace, new solos at Halsey McKay, and more

"Wander Darkly" portrays the crisis of a woman who isn't clear about her state of being or that of those around her after a car crash. It's an existential journey the audience takes with her, never really sure what is happening until late in the game.

Lisa Immordino Vreeland planned to make a documentary about Truman Capote, then found out another film on the writer was in the works and about to be released. She decided to pivot and add another subject to her film.

Sip and Sing with Kyle Barisich and two new online theater classes at Bay Street Theater

"Harry Chapin: When In Doubt, Do Something" will transport viewers of a certain age to a time that seems both comfortingly familiar and scarcely recognizable.

Guild Hall's virtual theater features a play by a former artist in residence and film screenings outdoors at SAC

Lucien Smith will discuss his "Southampton Suite," a follow up to his "Rain Paintings," which are on view at the Parrish Art Museum.

David Salle assembles images from multiple sources, layering them, and creating a larger meaning from the mixed messages and tropes. He continues this practice in the "Tree of Life" series on view at the Skarstedt gallery in East Hampton.

New fall art exhibitions at Duck Creek, Harper's Books, MM Fine Arts, and more, an Artists Alliance show at Ashawagh, and legal advice for artists.

“Salt Water People,” a play that focuses on the King family at two key points in their lives, in 1991 and at the time of Superstorm Sandy, is informed in part by Peter Matthiessen’s book “Men’s Lives.”

A pasteboard box shown to Richard Barons some 40 years ago, which he recalled this year, became the basis for the current exhibition on display at the Moran Studio in East Hampton.

Documentaries on philanthropy and Oliver Sacks, a Southampton Cultural Center benefit featuring past performances, and more

The grand brick building where Phillips auction house has taken over was always a little awkward for retail, but it makes an exceptional gallery. The expansive interior walls offer a perfect setting for sweeping canvases such as the colossal Helen Frankenthaler "Off White Square."

The Hamptons International Film Festival will go on this year, but won't be the experience of the past. Instead, films will be streamed or presented in drive-in screenings, conversations will take place in the virtual sphere, and some will be a combination of both.

Artist grants awarded, a figurative show in Sag Harbor, 1950s in focus at Firestone, and more

A new center devoted to the life and work of Peter Matthiessen, Hopefully Forgiven at the Parrish, and Sag Cinema has a new leader

The Hamptons International Film Festival will go on at its usual time this year minus some content and outside of theaters, in pared-down virtual and drive-in presentations.

A group of landscape paintings from the mid to late 20th century, from a single collection, have been shown in two parts at the Drawing Room Gallery in East Hampton this summer and now into the fall.

Salle opens at Skarstedt, three artists in a new Rental Gallery show, and more in this week's art news

Joe Bradley first came to the Elaine de Kooning House as a resident in 2012 and returned to use it as a studio this year after his family relocated to the South Fork in March.

The moment Anthony Genovesi received the news that he had been cast in "Sing Street," he knew his "life was changing in a big way."

A group of visual and performing artists and writers who support the Democratic candidate for Congress Nancy Goroff have banded together from across the First District to form Artists for Nancy. They will host a panel discussion with Ms. Goroff on Wednesday, which is open to all.

Virtual stand up comedy through the Southampton Cultural Center and new courses from Bay Street Theater

A looped animation by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov will be projected on the south facade of the Parrish Art Museum on Saturday evening.

Krasner in Bilbao, Leiber online and in the garden, an art sale to benefit Ross, new shows at MM Fine Arts, White Room, and Grenning

Beginning Wednesday, Tracy Thorne, a playwright and actress, will give 16 live performances on Zoom from her East Hampton home of her new play, “Jack Was Kind."

Michael Weiskopf, a longtime East Hampton resident and frontman for the Dylan cover band the Complete Unknowns, has donated a piano to LTV, allowing the public access station to continue its evolution.

Anderson and McBride Livestream
For those unable to score $500 tickets for Laurie Anderson and Christian McBride’s sold-out concert in Guild Hall’s garden on Saturday evening, there is a consolation prize: The performance will stream live at 8 p.m.

Ms. Anderson, an award-winning visual artist and innovative musician, and Mr. McBride, a six-time Grammy-winning bassist and composer, will be joined by Rubin Kodheli on cello.