For "The Ark," coming to The Church in Sag Harbor, Eric Fischl, a modern-day Noah, has organized an exhibition of animal sculptures by over 40 international artists.

The New Music Series at the Arts Center at Duck Creek will kick off with Little Black Egg (Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan) and 75 Dollar Bill (Che Chen and Rick Brown).

Ophira Eisenberg, a standup comedian, writer, and longtime host of NPR's comedy trivia show "Ask Me Another," will bring her "wicked funny" act to Bay Street.

Hamptons JazzFest will launch its fifth season on Sunday with a sold-out party (but there is a waitlist) at the Southampton Arts Center.

The impact of John Chamberlain, David Geiser at Ashawagh, group show at Depot Gallery, exhibition tour at the Parrish, Hunt Slonem solo in Sag, a feminist history on wood.

Hamptons Pride outdoor party at LongHouse, Alastair Gordon on aviation and airports, benefit for East End scholarship fund.

Mexican prix fixe at Fresno, new director for South Fork Bakery, health food workshops at the Food Lab, Taco Tuesdays at Navy Beach, catering options from Art of Eating.

An East Hampton High School student was killed and several other people were injured in a car accident on Sunday evening on Old Stone Highway in Springs. 

A service for Philip James Cooley, a summer resident of Montauk who died on June 5, will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Church in Flushing, Queens. 

Real estate transfers through May 14

On Thursday, Citarella kicked off its summer fund-raising campaign for the East End Fund for Children, which supports programs at the Bridgehampton Childcare and Recreational Center, the Children's Museum of the East End, the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center, I-Tri, Project Most, the Retreat, and the Southampton Youth Association.

If you haven’t taken full advantage of the short but wonderful strawberry season, Sunday’s the day to make up for it. At the Wainscott Strawberry Festival, held at the Wainscott Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. (or until supplies run out), there will be strawberry shortcake to eat on the premises or take home.

I-Tri, a nonprofit that runs free fitness and empowerment programs for adolescent girls, will celebrate its 16th year with a Sweet 16 Gala on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the LongHouse Reserve.

The Ladies Village Improvement Society’s annual fair happens on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this year’s “is bigger than ever,” the society says. Not only will the carousel be back, but the Playland area for kids will be expanded. There will be face painting, a roving magician, a bubble artist, and pony rides for the little ones. 

Residents concerned about disaster preparedness due to recent cuts to both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may have some of those concerns eased at an emergency preparedness night hosted by East Hampton Town on Monday evening at 6:30. 

Frank Calvo, the longtime pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store, which closed on Oct. 31, has opened Montauk Chemists on Main Street and is selling over-the-counter merchandise including vitamins and self-care products. One week after an inspection of the store’s pharmacy, however, he is still awaiting New York State approval to operate it. 

Two commemorations of local history will happen this weekend at the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum. 

In some ways, Gosman’s Dock, one of Montauk’s few remaining family-owned and operated businesses until its October 2024 sale, closely resembles the complex of restaurants and shops long revered by locals and visitors alike. In other ways, though, it is markedly different under its new ownership. 

A celebration of the 143rd birthday of John Howard Payne was held throughout East Hampton over three weeks in 1934. This photo shows just one of the highlights, set up on the Guild Hall grounds.

Canio’s Cultural Cafe, the educational nonprofit that operated from Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor from 2009 until the bookstore’s closing in September, has found a new home at the Old Whalers Church, not far from its former Main Street site.