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Ten students from high schools here have been nominated for their accomplishments in theater by East End Arts, the organization that hosts the Teeny Awards annually.

On Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Stony Brook Medicine will host free prostate cancer screenings at the Phillips Family Cancer Center on County Road 39A in Southampton.
 

Memorial Day observances in East Hampton and throughout the town begin on Sunday, when veterans will visit cemeteries from Wainscott to Montauk and continue with a "lost at sea" ceremony at Main Beach and a parade downtown.

On Friday at the Carl Fisher House at 7 p.m., the Montauk Historical Society will host the launch of Bill Akin's book "The Equanimity of Fishes: Stories and Reflections From Seven Decades in Montauk."

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation urged New Yorkers last week to remember that as the weather gets warmer and wildlife wakes up, the safest way for everyone to appreciate it is from afar.

The Amagansett Life-Saving Station will host a lineup of programs to mark International Water Safety Day on Saturday. From 11 to 2, there will be talks and interactive activities offering “a wealth of education to help waterproof our community.” 

Calling all ARF pets and their human companions: the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday with "a tail-wagging pet fair dedicated to the joy our cats and dogs bring and the impact of ARF's rescue efforts for the last 50 years, and the next 50 years to come," the organization said in an announcement.

There will be a rally on Friday at 3:45 p.m. at the Hampton Bays train station to rustle up support for increased train service on the South Fork Commuter Connection.

The coming week brings several opportunities to join in the East Hampton Litter Action Committee's No-Fling Spring initiative, with cleanups in Montauk and Amagansett, and a dance party to cap it all off in Springs. 

Organizers of the Hamptons Pride Parade on June 1 have put out the call for marchers, while the committee overseeing a Juneteenth family festival are looking for vendors to set up in Herrick Park on June 19. 

To help with the continuing costs of medical care, Kayla Kearney's family hopes community members will turn out in force at a benefit called #KKStrong at the Clubhouse on Saturday.

The Hampton Lifeguard Association’s summer kickoff benefit happens on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Clubhouse in Wainscott.

The East Hampton Food Pantry’s board of directors has a new member. Emily Paxson Sabnani, a volunteer who lives in Amagansett, will take the seat recently vacated by Michael Bassett.

Stony Brook Medicine will hold a job fair on Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. at the East Hampton Library to share information about a range of positions available at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.

There will be a dance party fund-raiser at Rosie's restaurant on Thursday, May 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. to support the East Hampton Education Foundation, which provides thousands of dollars in grants to local teachers each year.

The East Hampton Library is offering a scholarship and employment opportunity for a bilingual person interested in pursuing a career in library and information science.

Full-scale mass casualty drills will take place in Amagansett and Southampton on Sunday.

The outreach ministry at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has invited the public to join in a fund-raiser to support the Rural and Migrant Ministry that will include a Justice Walk on Saturday from St. Thomas Episcopal Chapel to Amber Waves Farm, both on Main Street, Amagansett, starting at noon.

Fewer than 100 non-resident, full-season beach parking permits remain available for purchase, according to an announcement from East Hampton Village Hall sent out Monday afternoon.

Parties on Friday night at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett and Saturday night at the Clubhouse in Wainscott will each benefit programs for children. 

Local students will shine onstage this weekend in Sag Harbor, with the Pierson High School Drama Club putting on the musical “The Lightning Thief” at the high school and the dancers of Studio 3 taking the stage at Bay Street Theater for “The Enchanted Forest.”

Through a collaboration with the Watermill Center and Adam Baranello, a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, musician, and dancer, the East End Special Players Explorers Program will show off its latest project, Fusée, on Thursday.

Calling all local history buffs. The East Hampton Historical Society and the Greater East Hampton Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a quiz bowl on Tuesday evening at the Palm that will put your knowledge of local history to the test.

The Huntertones, an acclaimed Brooklyn-based band that plays "genre-bending" and "unconventional" covers and original songs, is coming to the Clubhouse on Tuesday evening, featuring the East Hampton High School jazz band as the host and opening act.

The Surfrider Foundation is looking for volunteers on Sunday and next Thursday to help it "wake up the gardens" it helps to maintain at the village green between East Hampton Main Street and James Lane and behind the East Hampton Methodist Church. 

On Monday afternoon, a rare solar eclipse with near totality — between 83 and 90 percent — will be visible on the South Fork. Because looking directly at an eclipse can cause blindness, NASA urges eclipse viewers to take a critical safety measure beforehand: Obtain an ISO-12312-2-rated pair of safety glasses. Glasses are available at several places on the South Fork.

The Springs Food Pantry's Chili Chowdown To-Go is set for Saturday from noon to 2 at the Springs Presbyterian Church.

Voting on the Montauk Library's 2024-25 budget will take place on Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m.

East Hampton Town's annual recycling center permits for residential and commercial vehicles will expire on Sunday.

Businesses looking to hire students for summer work are sought for a regional job fair at Southampton High School on April 11 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.