Outdoor Movies in Southampton
Weather permitting, the Southampton Arts Center will show free family movies with a Halloween theme outside on the lawn tomorrow and Friday, Oct. 30.
Tomorrow's film is "Hocus Pocus," a 1993 tale about siblings who move to Salem, Mass., where they let loose the ghosts of three witches (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who once occupied an abandoned house there. It is rated PG. On the eve of Halloween, the center will show Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas," an animated feature in which Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloweentown, hatches a plot to take over Christmas by kidnapping and then impersonating Santa. This one is also rated PG.
Show time is 7 p.m. for each film, and tickets can be reserved by following the link to eventbrite.com on the center's website. Those who attend should take chairs, blankets, and dress for a chill. The Thyme Truck will be on hand selling "movie time treats." In case of rain, movies will be shown on Saturday and Oct. 31.
Also this week, the center is kicking off a new monthly series of bedtime stories on Zoom with Anne Marie Pace reading from her book "Vampirina Ballerina" on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. After registering for the program on the center's website, a Zoom link will be sent by email. Signed copies of Ms. Pace's book can be purchased by calling the Sycamore Tree bookstore at 434-529-8270.
Spanish and Sculpture Classes
Project Most's small, in-person classes at the Neighborhood House in East Hampton this week include sculpture for second through fourth grades and conversational Spanish for elementary students, both on Saturday.
In the sculpture workshop, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., six participants will bend and twist coated wires to create anything they can think up. Spanish classes run from 10 to 11 a.m. for prekindergarten through fourth grade and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for first and second grade. They are for beginning speakers, and each class will be limited to just four students.
Classes cost $20 per child or $15 for Project Most members. Advance registration is a must. Registration is by emailing [email protected] or calling 631-655-4586.
Teens Rule in East Hampton
The East Hampton Library has outdoor and virtual programs for teens on the agenda this week.
Psych Out Trivia for high school students will happen outside tomorrow and Friday, Oct. 30, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Masks are required and six-foot social distancing will be maintained. On Saturday, high school students can take part in a Haunts of the Hollywood Hotel escape room challenge from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. on Zoom, and on Monday the library will continue its election countdown Zoom discussions for high schoolers from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. This week, participants will compare candidates' positions on important issues, and on Nov. 2 they can make their own predictions about the election outcome.
Registration is required for all programs; for those that take place on Zoom a link will be emailed after sign-up.
Virtual Fun in Bridgehampton
The fun is all virtual at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton this week. The librarians have planned two family challenges, one with a STEAM theme and the other a takeoff on the "Chopped" cooking show, tomorrow at 4 and Friday, Oct. 30, at the same time. Families can join in via the library's Facebook and Instagram pages. For the Oct. 30 challenge, participants will get a "surprise list of mystery ingredients."
An escape room with a Halloween twist is on the schedule at the library on Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for grades six and up. Registration is on the library's website. On Wednesday, there's an animal-oriented story time on tap for younger kids at 10 a.m., also on Facebook and Instagram. Next Thursday, the children's librarian will lead a cooking session for tweens at 4 p.m. via social media.
Finally, on Friday, Oct. 30, the library's Read Woke Book Club for grades six and older will discuss "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds. Registration is on the website.