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Children 13 and up who live in Suffolk County are eligible to enter their original creative works — poetry, spoken word, rap, monologue, song, or short scene or story — in a "new works" competition hosted by Bay Street Theater and the Sag Harbor Center for the Arts.

The Montauk Historical Society has announced it is producing a documentary film about the Pelican II, a 42-foot fishing-party boat that foundered and sank in a squall a few miles southeast of Montauk Point in September 1951. Its captain and 44 guests were lost at sea.

Those who wish to contest their Sag Harbor Village taxes can file a grievance on Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 5. There are two ways to file a grievance: in person at the Municipal Building and virtually via Zoom. Only current tax assessments, not those from years past, can be challenged.

The Montauk Friends of Erin, which organizes the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Montauk, announced last week that their March 23 cocktail party at Gurney's has officially sold out, but tickets are still available for the grand marshal's luncheon.

The National African American Read-In will be celebrated Thursday evening at Canio's Books, 290 Main Street in Sag Harbor, from 5:30 to 7:30.

"Early detection is key to long-term survival rates" of prostate cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American men, according to Stony Brook Medicine's department of urology and the Stony Brook Cancer Center. The two entities are co-hosting free prostate cancer screenings on Thursday at Stony Brook's Riverhead urology center at 74 Commerce Drive.

Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA) is seeking a diverse pool of candidates for two open jobs, an executive support position and an advocacy response position.

Jason Byron, an emergency medical services officer with the Suffolk County Police Department, will lead a "spotlight on fentanyl" and Narcan training session at the Hampton Library Monday night at 7.

The next Operation Cat feral-cat spay and neuter clinic will take place Tuesday at the headquarters of the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, at 124 Daniels Hole Road.

Concerned Citizens of Montauk has announced a contest called Balloons for Beach Bags, in which people are encouraged to pick up balloon trash, photograph it, and share it with C.C.O.M.

The introductory session of Tea Talk Tuesdays, a monthly event series for those interested in plant-based food education and social opportunities, begins this week at 3:30 p.m. on the college campus at Stony Brook Southampton.

An exhibition of artwork by Syn Martinez, an artist and entrepreneur, is at Mark Borghi Gallery in Sag Harbor through February.

The East Hampton Lions Club celebrated a lifesaving milestone on Jan. 22, when it collected its 8,000th pint of blood since it began sponsoring blood drives here 20 years ago.

On Thursday night, the East Hampton High School select ensemble concert will take place, where fellow students, family members, friends, and community members can go to celebrate the students' musical accomplishments.

Bay Street Theater will have a Valentine's themed benefit, The Subject Was Rosé, on Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Roman Roth will host a live virtual tasting of two Wolffer Estate Vineyard wines that will be sent to arrive before the program. Kyle Barisich will cover romantic songs inspired by the holiday.

Starting Tuesday, buses will replace nighttime trains on the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk branch, impacting arrivals and departures between the hours of 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. while track inspections take place.

Do you enjoy seal-watching? If the answer is "yes," opportunities abound.

The Montauk Friends of Erin have chosen Steve (Puck) Dolan as the grand marshal of this year's St. Patrick's Day parade, the organization's 62nd such event.

The East Hampton Star, the town's official newspaper of record since 1885, is working on a plan to launch a Spanish-language news initiative in 2024. To do so, the team needs the community's help.

East Hampton Village beach parking permits, available for free to those who live or own property in the village, will be offered for sale to East Hampton Town residents who live or own outside of village boundaries on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., a week before they go on sale to the general public.

The East Hampton Lions Club will return to the American Legion Hall in Amagansett to host a blood drive on Monday from 11:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. 

The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center will hold a community health and living fair on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with free health screenings, workshops on how to afford housing, a free lunch, door prizes, and activities for kids.

Following an overnight snowfall Monday into Tuesday, a handful of delayed openings are in place for Tuesday morning.

Members of the Anchor Society of East Hampton — as well as anyone else interested or simply curious — have been invited to attend the group's New Year walk on Saturday morning at 10:30, meeting at the East Hampton Cinema on Main Street.

It is movie season at the East Hampton Library and that means a screening of this summer's blockbuster "Oppenheimer" on Saturday 1 p.m. and the start of the library's Winter International Film Festival on Sunday.

Calvary Baptist Church and St. Luke's Episcopal Church will join together in a celebration of the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday at 4 p.m. at St. Luke's Church.

The East Hampton Fire Department's next free community dinner will take place on Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 in the East Hampton High School cafeteria.

Parking will be in the main lot in front of the school; drop-off will be at the front door.

Additional community dinners will happen on Feb. 13 and March 6.

The Wainscott Heritage Project is conducting a reconnaissance survey to guide its mission of historical documentation and preservation.

The National Weather Service is seeking college students who are interested in weather-related careers, offering them an up-close volunteer experience at its office in Upton, on the campus of Brookhaven National Laboratory.

The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation will offer influenza shots, health screenings, the opportunity to apply for colorectal screenings, and assistance making appointments for zero-cost mammograms and Pap tests for uninsured women at a health fair Friday starting at 11 a.m. in the St. Luke's Episcopal Church meeting room.