A young couple's letters from World War II inspired "Bob & Jean: A Love Story," a play written by their son, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, now at Bay Street Theater.

"I Say Potato," a new show at the Bridgehampton Museum, takes a deep dive into the history and cultural manifestations of the tuber, including artworks, ephemera, and farming implements.

Suzanne Vega, whose new album, "Flying With Angels," feels "of the moment," will perform at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett.

John Cameron Mitchell, who wrote the book for and starred in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" Off Broadway and on film, will take the stage at Guild Hall for an evening of songs and stories.

LongHouse Reserve will host a talk on the architecture of Central Park South and a conversation with a multidisciplinary Indigenous artist from Canada.

A new exhibition at the Clinton Academy illuminates the seven South Fork historic artists homes and studios so designated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Paid Notice: Henry Lohmann Murray died peacefully at his home in East Hampton, NY on Monday, May 26. He was 94. He had been a board member and treasurer of the East Hampton Library, trustee and chairman of the Village Preservation Society of East Hampton, and a founder of the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation who served as its chairman from 2002 to 2023 and was instrumental in the establishment of the East Hampton Healthcare Center, the Urgent Care Center, and the Stony Brook East Hampton Emergency Department.

Paid Notice: Joan G. Lavinio of Southampton died peacefully at her home on May 21 at the age of 96 with her daughter and granddaughter at her side.

Writers and Artists hold forth in Amagansett, global music through a jazz lens, Laurie Anderson at The Church, lecture on Southern Plants for Northern Gardens.

Paid Notice: Tim McAuliffe of Bridgehampton died on April 5, 2025. He was 85.

Paid Notice: Judith (Judy) Erdmann Makrianes died peacefully on May 11, 2025, at Essex Meadows Health Center in Essex, Connecticut.

Rosalyn Drexler show at the Pollock-Krasner House, two outdoor sculpture exhibitions, stoneware sculpture at the Parrish, group shows at the Springs Library, the Depot Gallery, Keyes Art, and Lucore Art.

New daily specials at La Fondita, Maguro Japanese Market opens in Montauk, and Little Charli will offer pizza-making classes this summer.

A United States Department of Homeland Security webpage published Friday to "expose sanctuary jurisdictions" included East Hampton among more than 500 other municipalities, Suffolk County among them. It caught local officials off guard and prompted swift response from immigrant advocates. It was removed by Monday morning.

East Hampton may have lost 4-0 to East Islip in Saturday’s final-round game, but the 18-6 baseball team had an excellent season — its first appearance in a county title game in 30 years being tops among the highlights. 

Michael Khodorkovskiy, who pleaded guilty in April to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, a class A-II felony, for distributing cocaine in East Hampton Town and elsewhere in Suffolk County, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.

After the failure last week of a $38.41 million bond proposition that would have allowed for long-delayed renovations to the Montauk School, the school board and superintendent began to regroup this week, discussing how it could better engage with the community to build support for the project and what form the project should ultimately take.

For the first time in 30 years, an East Hampton High School baseball team will play for a county championship, at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Middle Country Athletic Complex in Selden versus undefeated East Islip.

Opponents of Adam Potter’s proposed mixed-use building at 7 and 11 Bridge Streets in Sag Harbor lined up to denounce the project during a village planning board hearing Tuesday, repeating complaints voiced last month about flooding, parking, traffic, and contamination from incomplete environmental remediation at the site.

Paid Notice: Sally S. Slattery, a woman of adventure, intellect, and profound connection, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at The Landing of Lee, MA, at the age of 90.