South Etna returns for a benefit show at the Carl Fisher House, The Ranch pops up at Gosman's, two-artist exhibitions open at several venues, group shows headed to Harper's, Tripoli and the Depot, and Louis Eisner at the Fireplace Project.

Ariana DeBose in Southampton, Melissa Errico at Bay Street, surfing event in Montauk, Black film classic at Sag Cinema, Hamptons Dance Project alfresco, jazz at the Parrish, and Japanese music at Duck Creek.

A TikTok meme inspired in part by the Mediterranean coast, Tomato Girl Summer can also celebrate the East End’s summer bounty, with simple recipes to enjoy it.

Thai barbecue at Sagaponack Farm Distillery, a hoedown at Amber Waves Farm, margaritas to go from Rita Cantina, happy hour at Crabby Jerry’s, and more.

It’s time for the South Fork Natural History Museum’s annual panel discussion and question-and-answer session with its Shark Research and Education Team.

Along with a number of parties and events last weekend, Guild Hall's annual summer gala took place in East Hampton on Friday, starting at the museum and continuing with cocktails and dinner served at Mulford Farm. The evening marked the opening of Leo Villareal's new exhibition and Renee Cox's ongoing show in the newly renovated galleries. Ken Wyse was the evening's honoree.

Along with a number of parties and events last weekend, Guild Hall's annual summer gala took place in East Hampton on Friday, starting at the museum and continuing with cocktails and dinner served at Mulford Farm. The evening marked the opening of Leo Villareal's new exhibition and Renee Cox's ongoing show in the newly renovated galleries. Ken Wyse was the evening's honoree.

Saturday is the East Hampton Library’s Author’s Night, but on Sunday, the kids get their turn with the library's annual Children’s Fair.

Averill Dayton Geus died at home in East Hampton on Aug. 1 following a stroke. Ms. Geus, a past president of the East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society who was instrumental in establishing its landmarks committee, was 89. 

Madeleine Hunter of East Hampton, who had worked at New York art galleries and for TriStar Pictures in Los Angeles, died of chronic Lyme disease and heart and organ failure on July 21. She was 74.

Gay Quarty, an East Hampton native and dedicated volunteer, died on June 21 at Peconic Landing in Greenport. She was 78 and had cancer and dementia.

Helen S. Witty, an author of seven cookbooks and a veteran of the Women's Army Corps during World War II, died on July 15 at Peconic Landing in Greenport. Mrs. Witty, who had lived in Springs for many years, was 101.

Dick Webb, who grew up in Montauk and devoted his life to charity and humanitarian work, died on July 18. He was 89.

The Dominy Shops Museum, a restoration and reconstruction of the North Main Street house and workshops of the famed Dominy family of 18th and 19th-century craftsmen — renowned for their clocks, watches, cabinets, and furniture — will open to the public on Aug. 17.

Dr. Ronald Halweil, a doctor at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary for 50 years who had a private practice in New York City and Bayonne, N.J., died at home in Southampton on May 30. He was 80. The cause was glioblastoma. 

Paul Pavia, a scion of art world royalty, died of a heart attack at home in Springs on July 30. He was 52.

Getting to the groundbreaking for the Montauk Playhouse Community Center’s new aquatic center was reminiscent of the concept of “third places,” said Sarah Iudicone, the Playhouse Foundation’s president. After home and work, “third places play an important part in our identity. They allow us to open ourselves up, learn more about the people around us, and deepen our civic engagement. And because of all of your support, Montauk is going to have a new third place.”

The Wainscott Heritage Project, a nonprofit formed in 2021, will undertake a survey of historic structures in that hamlet after receiving a $14,400 grant from the Preserve New York initiative, funded by the Preservation League of New York State, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

This photograph from The East Hampton Star's archive shows the popular girl band the Angels, who performed at the Pink Panther Club in Southampton, a weekend nightclub for teenagers.

The New York State Supreme Court judge who has consistently sided with plaintiffs in lawsuits that have blocked East Hampton Town from closing and reopening its airport as a private facility and implementing flight restrictions there handed the town a victory last Thursday, denying the plaintiffs’ motion to require the town’s outside counsel to return to the airport fund money received for work performed after he imposed a temporary restraining order to halt the town’s plans in May 2022.