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Elisabeth Brugnoni

Elisabeth Brugnoni, a painter, talented seamstress, and gifted cook, moved to Amagansett in 1972 with her husband, Marc Brugnoni, and three daughters, and “immediately fell in love with her new home and the surroundings,” her family wrote. Mrs. Brugnoni, described as “a loving mother, a cherished wife, and a much-beloved friend,” died in her sleep on July 3 in Northampton, Mass. She was 83.

For Mary L. Hildreth

A celebration of the life of Mary Roberta Lewis Hildreth will be held at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Adrian J. Pratt officiating. Mrs. Hildreth, who ran the Sagaponack General Store and Post Office with her husband, Merrall Topping Hildreth, died on July 26 at East End Hospice’s Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 94.

Letters to the Editor for August 24, 2023

Wade in, it’s the week in Star letters . . .

Recorded Deeds 08.24.23

The movers, the shakers, the millions: It’s the Hamptons real estate report.

Feds Okay New Wind Farm

The federal Department of the Interior announced its approval on Tuesday of Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind farm about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, R.I. It is to provide electricity sufficient to power more than 350,000 residences in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Married and Sailing Off Together

Zoe Cohen married her longtime beau, Levi Shaw-Faber, on Saturday afternoon at 5 at a stunning spot next to Georgica Pond.

Nearly 700 Finished 28th Ellen’s Run

A large crowd showed up Sunday to run and walk in the 28th Ellen’s Run at Southampton’s Intermediate School, a 5K that benefited the Ellen P. Hermanson Foundation’s breast cancer prevention, treatment, and research efforts. Sergey Avramenko of Hampton Bays topped the field in 15 minutes and 38.79 seconds, presumably his best 5K time this summer.

Postcards From Pompeii

Go to this year’s Pushcart anthology to hear what’s not being talked about in polite company, to read work that would likely be banned in Florida, to be transported.

On the Water: Grab a Crab at Rehab

A cooler of blue-claws for a new friend in cardiac rehab might mark the first time the tasty shellfish have paid a visit to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Artists Dashed Writers' Dreams in Annual East Hampton Charity Game

Playing against type, the Writers pretty much went by the book in the 75th Artists and Writers Softball Game at East Hampton’s Herrick Park Saturday as the Artists, who used to cite the big picture whenever asked about their annual defeats in the past, brushed the Scribes off 15-9, thus extending their lead to 18-15-1 in the Clinton era, and to 6-4 in the past decade. 

#Nonagenarian Is Unlikely TikTok Influencer

"The idea of looking at something for a minute, appalls me," said Dorothy Wiggins, who at 98 has amassed a combined 65,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram. Still, there she is in the virtual playground of teenagers, enjoying something that few people do on social media: near universal love. 

A School Plea to Follow the Rules

East Hampton School District officials made a plea last week for people to follow the rules — all of them, even the ones that may seem trivial — when using the district's athletic fields and other outdoor facilities for recreation.

A Guitar Master Goes Solo in Wainscott

Warren Haynes, who has recorded and performed with the Allman Brothers Band, the Dickey Betts Band, and his own group, Gov’t Mule, will give a rare solo performance at the Clubhouse in Wainscott.

Punching Through

With boxing as its subject, the artworks in The Church’s current exhibition illuminate the theme “in a range from the literal to way-off-the-map detours, both rigorous and exhilarating.”

An Early Hamptons Film Festival Teaser

In addition to five world premiere screenings, this year’s Hamptons Film Festival will include “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” a documentary by Alex Gibney, and a new drama by Todd Haynes starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.

A Platform for Black Creatives

Sag Harbor Hills will be the site of Celebrating Creatives of Color, an art show and book-signing featuring work by 24 Black painters, photographers, jewelry-makers, ceramicists, and writers.

Canvas and Clay in Springs

The Arts Center at Duck Creek will conclude its summer exhibition schedule with landscape paintings by Sue McNally that focus more on process than depiction, and ceramics by Ted Tyler that incorporate materials such as copper, wax, and stone.

Southampton Arts Center: Something for Everyone

A discussion about “toxic achievement culture,” a performance by the Harlem Gospel Choir, and a program of short documentaries are coming to the Southampton Arts Center.

Fisticuffs Onscreen in Sag Harbor

The Sag Harbor Cinema is screening three boxing films, “Girlfight” with Michelle Rodriguez, “Hard Times” with Charles Bronson and James Coburn, and Luchino Visconti’s “Rocco and His Brothers.”

The Art Scene 08.24.23

James Brooks panel at Parrish, Alice Hope at the Drawing Room, Georgica Pond images, performance at Dia Bridgehampton, rethinking portraiture in Los Angeles. Dalton Portella solo in Montauk, and more.