Whenever someone talks about “a more innocent time” and the faraway days of childhood happiness, my mind drifts to the house on Egypt Close where my friends Katy and Jenny Paxton lived.

Second-guessing the first exercise outing of spring.

I rather like noxious fumes, having grown up in the ’50s in Pittsburgh.

As we are bombarded with information detailing catastrophic environmental degradation around the world, it often seems we live in a bubble here on the East End.

Frank Johnson drew hundreds of remarkably accomplished comic strips over five decades, without any formal training in art and in complete obscurity. Until now.

Businesses looking to hire students for summer work are sought for a regional job fair at Southampton High School on April 11 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

After a lifetime of defying authority, Sag Harbor’s Terry Sullivan is using filmmaking to tell his stories of resistance and activism on LTV, inspired in part by his 24-year friendship with Pete Seeger.

Nearly every hamlet or village boasts a cost-free resource that can be an enormous benefit to job seekers: the local public library. From Wi-Fi access, computers, printers, and fax machines to relevant workshops, test-prep materials, and librarian services both virtual and in-person, libraries really do have it all.

The most recent commemorations of Roy Lichtenstein’s centennial are a 100-work retrospective at the Albertina Museum in Vienna and the completion of a catalogue raisonne of his work.

The Sag Harbor Cinema will celebrate the 50-year career of the photographer James Hamilton with “Uncropped,” D.W. Young’s new documentary, an exhibit of Mr. Hamilton's photographs, and films by Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson, and George Romero.

HamptonsFilm’s annual Screenwriters Lab will pair three chosen screenwriters with three accomplished writer-director mentors.

LongHouse Reserve to reopen for the season with a celebration of ceramics by Toshiko Takaezu, new art and design works in the gardens, and a workshop.

Bernadette Peters to perform at Guild Hall’s N.Y.C. awards dinner, David Amram sells out The Church, and a one-day show at the East Hampton Library to highlight baymen.

Classic Soul at Bay Street Theater, three shows at the Talkhouse, the Roses Grove Band and jazz at the Masonic temple, making sense in Riverhead.

Evolving multimedia exhibition at Guild Hall, 1960s to 80s paintings at Eric Firestone in NoHo, NYFA honors Nina Yankowitz, Paton Miller and Eileen O’Kane Kornreich in Manhattan.

Long Island Restaurant Week is coming up, with East End eateries taking part from Southampton to Amagansett.

Easter specials to go from Loaves and Fishes and The Cookery, restaurant options for Easter from Baron’s Cove and Calissa, and new ownership for Maidstone Hotel.

East Hampton Town's annual recycling center permits for residential and commercial vehicles will expire on Sunday.

In the spirit of unity and community, rather than competition, three local high-end construction companies have come together to launch the Construction Career Charitable Fund, a scholarship program for high school students who are interested in learning the building trades.

Drew Smith, who manages East Hampton Village's Main Beach and is the chief of the village's lifeguards, said recently that anyone looking to work this summer as a lifeguard, on the village beaches or on the East Hampton Town beaches overseen by John Ryan Jr., "should either contact me or John as soon as possible — I can't emphasize that enough. Reach out to us and let us know your interest."