Rufus Wainwright, along with his friends Jimmy Fallon, Laurie Anderson, Jenni Muldaur, and various Wainwright family members, will celebrate his 50th birthday with a concert at the Montauk Lighthouse on July 13.

Bay Street’s summer benefit will feature a musical performance and awards for Julie Andrews, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Matthew Broderick, while the Parrish will host two magic nights, one for dancing, and one for drinks, dinner, and honors for artists and philanthropists.

Do IV vitamin drips really boost your immune system and improve your looks? Our writer went to the NutriDrip IV Lounge at Gurney’s to find out, and her report gives the skinny on this wellness craze.

The Parrish looks at its history, an artist talk at The Church, overlapping shows at Keyes Art, disease as metaphor in East Hampton, 13 East End artists at Canio’s, witty compositions in Montauk, collages at John Jermain, Pop in Bridgehampton.

Adam O’Farrill and his quartet at Duck Creek, dance party at LTV Studios, folk, funk, and bluegrass in Southampton.

Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin in Southampton, Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton at Sag Cinema, new comedy club in Southampton, Robert Lipsyte on boxing, two writers at Folly Tree in Springs, Southampton History Museum benefit.

LT Burger in Sag Harbor is now eLTacobar, with the same ownership but an affordable Mexican menu featuring tacos, bowls, salsa and chips, quacamole, aguachile, and more.

Dopo La Spiaggia is now Buttero, Fisher’s brings Sweden to Montauk, Bostwick’s happy hour, the Clam Bar caters, and the Maidstone Hotel hosts a French pop-up.

Artists are encouraged to submit sketches with a Sag Harbor theme for what is called the Schiavoni Project, at the new building going up at 31 Long Island Avenue.

Outdoor movies hit the screens this week at Main Beach in East Hampton and Marders in Bridgehampton.

Winston Irie will kick off the summer-long series of free outdoor concerts at Main Beach on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Sarah Kautz, an archaeologist, historical anthropologist, and preservation advocate, will speak on Saturday at 10 a.m. about "best practices and models for historic preservation in the context of Wainscott."

Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island has hired immigration and civil rights attorneys following a flurry of policy pronouncements, lawsuits, and rumors at the town, county, and state levels, resulting in fear and insecurity for some immigrants. The announcement came in the wake of the Suffolk Legislature’s June 1 vote to hire outside counsel to advise on blocking the arrival of migrants bused to the county from elsewhere.

The East Hampton School District has a tall task ahead of it this summer: replace the seemingly irreplaceable longtime employees who retired this year. Among them are bus drivers, mental health staff, administrators, paraprofessionals, and teachers who have served the children of the district with distinction for more than 100 years combined.

The East Hampton Town Board filed a request with the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on June 14 to expedite its review of the town’s appeals regarding the future of East Hampton Town Airport. This came a month after a State Supreme Court justice held the town in civil contempt for violating the temporary restraining order he issued last year enjoining the town from converting the public airport to private status or imposing restrictions on flight activity.

New designs for the intersection of North Main Street, Springs-Fireplace Road, and Three Mile Harbor Road and at the intersection of Abraham's Path and Three Mile Harbor Road are among the ideas being floated as consultants take a close look at traffic, land use, and environmental issues in what the East Hampton Town Board is calling the Springs-Fireplace Corridor.

This is the best time of year to observe chimney swifts locally as they burst through the skies over our villages. You’ll never see a chimney swift land, or even come close to street level. In their daily circuits, they can fly 500 miles a day in pursuit of something like 12,000 flying insects.

“People are asking me, ‘Do you really want to do it?’ and ‘Are you prepared to be supervisor?’ ” the Democrats' supervisor candidate, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, said. “And I just want everyone to know here and now, yes and yes. I am ready, and I’m excited. That is partly because, look at the tremendous team I get to work with. . . .”

While it is clear the building at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton, which for decades operated as a nightclub, will no longer be one, its reincarnation has nonetheless been a show. At a June 7 planning board meeting, members voted to hold a second public hearing on the project, setting the stage for yet another act on the complicated application.

Project Most, which hopes to turn a donated house into a brand-new facility on Three Mile Harbor Road, has filed an updated site plan with the East Hampton Town Building Department. The updated plan was the subject of a discussion last week before the town planning board.