Creative Ways to Spend a Tuesday

Sat, 05/07/2022 - 14:28

By Star Staff

May 7, 2022

For all those creative types out there, Tuesday is the day to flex those artistic muscles.

Joyce Raimondo of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs will lead a painting workshop on Zoom on Tuesday at 4 p.m. for the East Hampton Library, with an emphasis on basic mixing techniques and how Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock used color to convey a sense of energy. The library can be contacted at 631-324-0222 for more information.

Eileen Obser, the author of "Three Rooms, Shared Bath: A Landlady in the Hamptons," is offering a spring writing workshop at her house on Cedar Street, starting on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. and running for eight sessions. The focus is on memoir and personal essay. More information and registration are at 631-324-6325.

Villages

A Call to Rein in Chain Stores in Sag Harbor

Residents of Sag Harbor have come together to denounce what some see as a troubling wave of chain stores. A petition launched by Save Sag Harbor that calls for new legislation to define and limit “formula retail” or “chain establishments” in the village has been signed by over 500 people in the last week.

Apr 23, 2026

GeekHampton Moves West

After 15 years in Sag Harbor, GeekHampton, which sells and services Apple products, will close on Tuesday at 6 p.m. It will reopen on May 4 in Hampton Bays.

Apr 23, 2026

Item of the Week: Long Island Refugees in Connecticut, 1777

This Thomas Dering and John Hulbert letter had to do with issuing permits of return to those who’d fled Long Island during the British occupation, which is also the topic of the next Tom Twomey lecture Friday night at the East Hampton Library.

Apr 23, 2026

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