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Guestwords: A Life of Horses

Down the road I found a cream-colored, brown-speckled pony staked to a post in a farmer's yard. He was stunted, thick-barreled, short-necked. My stack of bills and quarters was enough, and a horsewoman was born.

Recorded Deeds 07.11.24

Here. Now. Real estate.

Stenerson and Kelly in the Garden

Lauralee Jo Kelly and Andrew George Stenerson of Amagansett were married on June 21, the summer solstice, in a private afternoon ceremony at the East Hampton Nature Trail.

On the Water: A New Apprentice

My good friend Robert Cugini, who hails from Seattle, has served as a valued deckhand for many years when bay scallop season opens in early November. But lobsters are a different ballgame.

Wood’s Debut With Nats Was Singular

James Wood, son of the Bonac basketball legend Kenny Wood, has been billed as “the next face of the Washington Nationals’ franchise.” He lived up that billing in his debut last week.

25 Years Ago in Bonac Sports for July 11, 2024

John Kernell’s golfing efforts at Montauk Downs were immortalized in a Jack Graves column in 1999, plus a celebration of the late John Villaplana, Eastern Long Island Soccer League all-star.

Bonackers Key in 6-0 Whalers’ Win

With three East Hamptoners in the lineup, the Sag Harbor Whalers sailed to a 6-0 win over the South Shore Clippers in a Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League game at Sag Harbor’s Mashashimuet Park Sunday afternoon. The Whalers were in third place as of that day.

EAST AWARDS: Best Cocktail

It's a rough job but someone has to do it: East has taken one for the team and taste-tested the season's most delicious-sounding beverages in search of the ultimate, definitive cocktail for the summer of 2024. We found it at Townline BBQ: the strawberry mezcalita.

The 9-10 Girls Are District 36 Softball Champs

East Hampton fire trucks and police cars greeted the Little League 10-and-under all-star softball team at around 9:30 p.m. on July 3 as the joyful players returned here after defeating their Riverhead peers 5-3 in the District 36 championship game played at Stotzky Memorial Park.

A Lifelong Passion for Books

Zibby Owens is the head of a publishing house, owner of a bookstore, founder of a media company, host of a popular literary podcast, and the author of two books.

Sex With Skeletons

Judith Hudson's current exhibition at the Tripoli Gallery takes aim at mortality with a sure painterly hand and an astute sense of humor.

Music of Love and Change

This summer's Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival will feature 12 concerts centered on the themes of transformation and love.

Emotional Rescue

On a freezing December day in 1988, Frank Ganley pulled a Bonac school buddy — unconscious and sinking fast — from the icy underwater of Gardiner's Bay, after he fell overboard from a lobster boat called the Captain Kidd. Little did Ganley know that the near-death incident would drive a lifetime of ocean lifesaving.

Fletcher Is in Trouble

Following her hit “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” Taffy Brodesser-Akner returns with a new exploration of family life, this one spurred by a patriarch’s kidnapping.

Kith Sweet Treats at Carissa’s

Carissa's Bakery is teaming up with the fashion brand Kith to offer cereal-infused Kith's Treats ice cream at the bakery's Newtown Lane location.

News for Foodies 07.11.24

Two new restaurants in Montauk, a taco and tequila eatery in Southampton, and live music at Springs Tavern.

The Art Scene 07.11.24

New shows at Pollock-Krasner House and Madoo, posed pigs at The Church, a movable artwork by Eric Fischl at Guild Hall, and much more.

It’s the Last Art Fair Standing

The Hamptons Fine Art Fair will bring 150 galleries to Southampton and welcome six local artists, past and present, into its Hamptons Artists Hall of Fame.

Erika Ranee: Artist and Curator

The Arts Center at Duck Creek will host a solo exhibition by the painter Erika Ranee and a group show featuring work by six artists selected by Ms. Ranee.

Two New Solo Shows at Parrish

The Parrish Art Museum will open solo exhibitions of work by two celebrated contemporary artists, KAWS and Julia Chiang.