In the party department, where has all the fun gone?

It’s preferable when your kids come to appreciate your old favorite tunes on their own. But sometimes a nudge is in order.

I was impressed when several on the Sag Harbor Whalers collegiate baseball team told me they were majoring in scientific subjects.

Jerry Herman, the musical man, was more than just underrated.

A plea for cleaner beaches, and much, much more in our latest batch of letters.

When Shep Frood scored from second for the local nine, and more from the good old days.

Seven million here, 13 million there — it’s the week in Hamptons real estate.

Women’s increasing numbers in and influence over American journalism is explored in “Undaunted” by Brooke Kroeger, a veteran correspondent and professor.

"Flower Power" is the theme of Saturday's family fair at the Children's Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton.

The takeaways from a live recording of a podcast featuring Bobbi Brown at The Church in Sag Harbor are that sometimes even successful people, like a cosmetics mogul, can benefit from a change of direction, and that living a normal life well can be the greatest success of all.

During a time of crisis, Priscilla Rattazzi, a successful photographer, focused her creative energies on three ancient linden trees on her East Hampton property, which resulted in a book and exhibition of the images by the Peter Marino Art Foundation.

The Church in Sag Harbor will host a reading and book signing by its writer-in-residence, an open mic night of poetry, prose, fiction, and more, and a jazz concert by a noted Punjabi musician.

“Creative Exchanges” at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs uses the artists’ address books to tell the story of their wide circle of friends through artworks and ephemera by noteworthy cultural figures.

The Southampton Art Center's “Change Agents: Women Collectors Shaping the Art World” features more than 60 artworks by both established and emerging artists from the holdings of 14 intrepid women.

Large-scale monochromatic drawings by Tara Geer and repurposed slides from 1960s Antarctica by William Eric Brown are coming to the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs.

Benefits for the Watermill Center, Wings Over Haiti, and the Perlman Music Program, film fest in Montauk, rock at the East Hampton Library, film program at Southampton Arts Center, choral singing workshop at Southampton Cultural Center.

Fireplace Project turns 19, Clothesline Art Sale back at Guild Hall, solo shows at Madoo, the Ranch, and Depot Gallery, artists panel at the Parrish, group show at Hesse Flatow in Amagansett.

This is the time of year that we are fishing and gardening, shopping at farmers markets, and entertaining alfresco. And yet we want our meals to be quick and simple, without heating up the kitchen too much. Summer sauces to the rescue!

El Verano opens in Southampton, Jonathan Waxman will "Stir the Pot" at Nick and Toni's, the Bridgehampton Inn has a new bar lounge, and more.

Time for some relaxing high-summer fun: Grab some markers and celebrate all things July with East Magazine’s first-ever coloring page for grownups. We can’t promise it’ll cure a hangover, but there’s a reason why adult coloring books have been surging in popularity: Research has shown it can relieve stress and anxiety and boost your mood and motor skills. We think it makes a great rainy-day activity or a way to wind down after a long day battling the traffic and crowds. Don’t forget to snap a picture of your masterpiece for Instagram and tag East Magazine — we're @east_mag — and have fun looking for all the East-Hampton “Easter eggs” in there.