New workshops at the Women's Art Center, nature and sports cars at the White Room, 144 artists at Tripoli Gallery, group show at LTV.

The East Hampton Library's exhibition "The Way We Cooked in East Hampton" features a treasure trove of recipes from its Long Island Collection.

The Artist and Writers dinner returns to Almond restaurant, Arthur and Sons has a new prix fixe and happy hour till Dec. 1, and Art of Eating offers a brunch pop-up.

LTV Studios will present a staged reading of "Scenes of Mirth and Marriage" with Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin, and a comedy about five couples' sex lives.

The Church's Holiday Makers Market will feature a diverse selection of arts and crafts, plus a pop-up print exhibition, book signings, and a community singalong.

Illuminated gardens and "Zima!" at LongHouse after dark, Schubert song cycle at The Church, comedy at the Southampton Arts Center.

Paid Notice: After a long valiant struggle against a rare progressively debilitating illness, Vicki Black passed quietly and with dignity under hospice care at Southampton Hospital; her husband and care-helper friends were by her side. 

When it comes to at-home care on the East End, those who need help are finding it, well, hard to find. Factors like long driving distances to reach clients and a perceived lack of competitive wages for aides make the home nursing field challenging to navigate from both perspectives.

In recent years, genealogy research has grown in popularity, as people are curious to discover such details about their family history. The rise of accessible DNA technology and the digitization of census data and historical documents have greatly expanded access to information.

Memoirs have the ability to touch us more deeply than a work of fiction. What does that say about us? Many of us are interested in other people's lives — not only what happened to them but how the experience shaped and affected them.

When she heard that other municipalities had ceased holding Bingo games with money on the line, Diane Patrizio, East Hampton Town's director of human services, decided to check on East Hampton's own license to conduct the game at its senior center. She discovered that the license had expired.

As autumn gets colder and darker, it's the perfect time to pull up a comfy chair, make a piping-hot beverage, and settle in with a good book. This list includes memoir, historical fiction, crime fiction, and more, both brand-new and recently released, that are also available in accessible formats like audio and large print.

From classic movies to hands-on activities and educational resources, there are plenty of ways older adults can relax and socialize together at local libraries, cultural institutions, and the town senior center. Here is a curated selection of upcoming events that promise to be entertaining and informative (mainly free, unless otherwise indicated).

 Very long ago, I read the words "out on the wine-dark sea" in Homer's "Odyssey," first as a student, then as a teacher of world literature. Homer the poet was besotted with the Aegean Sea, and I, as student and teacher, was besotted with Homer, though not yet inclined to dally in the waves and tides that sourced his ecstatic reflections.

In a 2021 survey, the National Funeral Directors Association revealed that only 36 percent of adults have ever had a conversation with loved ones ahead of time about what they want to have happen when they eventually die. Considering it's inevitable, the experts say that pre-planning for your own "final expenses" is one way to ease your loved ones' grief when it finally occurs.

The Southampton Town Police Department will run a Civilian Police Academy, which will teach residents about department operations, starting on Jan. 16 at 6 p.m.

The weekly weigh-in . . .

Rain on Thursday notwithstanding, an unusually dry fall season persists statewide, raising concerns about fire and impact on crops. Last month, the county had only .23 inches of rainfall, just off the record low for October precipitation, and even with rain on Thursday, more than 99 percent of the county was considered to be in "severe drought."

The East Hampton Town Board formally decided Tuesday that a proposed senior citizens center on a seven-acre parcel at 403 Abraham’s Path in Amagansett would have little environmental impact and did not need a lengthy environmental review.

The East Hampton Town Board dropped a surprise into another lengthy discussion of proposed zoning code amendments in the wake of a well-attended public hearing on Nov. 7. The board agreed on most amendments as written; however, in a straw poll, four members voted against a measure that would include a portion of basements in the gross floor calculation of residences.