Memory Lane at The Star is long, and it is eventful.

Our mailbag overfloweth.

Four rule changes that could come up for a vote in the House on Wednesday would affect how the Endangered Species Act is implemented.

Hamptons Doc Fest's Docs Equinox program will celebrate wildlife with documentaries featuring Siberian huskies, "problem" horses, baby hummingbirds, and the people who care for them.

The weekend at The Church will include presentations by its staff members, an evening of storytelling and bluegrass, a round of sea shanties, and a community dinner.

Mark Lubell, the Sag Harbor Cinema's new executive director, believes strongly in the importance of movie theaters in an age of streaming as they bring people together for shared experiences.

The acclaimed actor John Glover — who plays twin brothers in "Love! Valour! Compassion!" — will attend the Hamptons Pride screening of that film.

The Watermill Center will host presentations by three of its resident artists.

Cowboy songs at the Presbyterian Church, standup at Bay Street, book talks in Bridgehampton, jamming and jazz at the Masonic Temple, a roving performance at Dia Bridgehampton, and "Love Letters" returns.

Marcie Honerkamp in a solo show at Springs Library, paintings and works on paper by Louisa Chase in Chelsea, and a tour of the Ellsworth Kelly exhibition at the Parrish.

The Lobster Roll, Navy Beach, and Bostwick's on the Harbor announce opening dates, and a rosé wine workshop is coming up at Park Place Wines and Liquors.

A wake for Ken Dodge will be held on Tuesday, April 21, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at 11 a.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in East Hampton, with a reception to follow at the American Legion in Amagansett. 

Paid Notice: Faith Edwards Cofer, 99, of Amagansett entered into eternal rest in Mount Pleasant, SC on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

This weekend Concerned Citizens of Montauk hosts the Great Montauk Cleanup, and there are trail walks at Culloden Point and Montauk Point State Park.

The most fragrant of blooms greet in scent before their mood-boosting color says good morning once you open your eyes. My favorite bedside fragrances include hyacinth in April, lilac in May, and peonies in early June.

Spring and summer 2026 promise many moments rich with beauty in the garden, the oasis to which we escape, seeking solace, wonder, and peace. Here, our editor’s choice of garden-related events for the season ahead — from the edifying and educational to the purely pleasurable.

Winter of 2026 was rough on the gardens at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack. Wet, heavy snow snapped branches and flattened stalks. But at ground level, unseen life was proceeding as it always does. “Gardens are supposed to do that. Now there is a little more sky,” Alejandro Saralegui, the garden’s executive director, said.

It’s officially spring and all around East Hampton Village, there are signs of change: buds ready to burst at the Nature Trail, peepers serenading whoever’s listening, weather that won’t make up its mind . . . and a big pile of earth on the grounds of the Ladies Village Improvement Society’s headquarters, the historical Gardiner Brown House on Main Street.

The LongHouse Reserve will reopen for the season on Saturday with an afternoon of family-friendly activities and tours running from 12:30 to 5. 

The 14th annual Katy’s Courage 5K, one of the first races of the season on the South Fork, takes place Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in Sag Harbor.