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A Good First Half, and Then Things Went South

The homecoming football game was all you’d want it to be, at least for a while, before Rocky Point proved to be the better team.

A Visionary Backs Visionaries

Chris Byrne is a co-founder of the Dallas Art Fair and has served on various museum boards, but his obsession is visionary artists, self-taught and otherwise, to whom he has devoted exhibitions, publications, even residencies at the Elaine de Kooning House in East Hampton.

Hamptons Film Fest Comes Alive

The 30th Hamptons International Film Festival will feature talks with the directors Chris Columbus and Martin McDonagh, and more than 100 films from 34 countries, including East Coast premieres and some never before shown publicly.

Song Fest at The Church

The first annual Sag Harbor Song Festival will feature four concerts by rising opera stars of music ranging from Handel and Wagner to Sondheim and Bernstein.

Sag Harbor Pops With Music

The Sag Harbor American Music Festival will bring four days of free concerts by more than 30 bands to the village.

Bay Street's Busy Autumn

Bay Street sprints into fall with Robin Leacock's documentary about philanthropy, the Long Island Comedy Festival, and workshops in improv, ballroom dancing, and on-camera acting.

Jazz Wraps Up at Duck Creek

The Thumbscrew Trio will bring its original compositions and tight jazz harmonics to the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs.

The Art Scene 09.22.22

Solo shows at Pace Gallery and Mark Borghi, watercolors at Ashawagh Hall, resident artists' presentations at Watermill Center, painting exhibitions at Grenning, Colm Rowan, and Lucore Art

Bits and Pieces 09.22.22

Landscape awards lunch at Longhouse, award-winning drama in Montauk, PechaKucha returns to Parrish, benefits for Sag Cinema and Variety Show, Jamie Foxx in "Django Unchained"

Food Startups Reel in Wake of Oven Explosion

More than a month after an oven explosion closed the Stony Brook Food Business Incubator for repairs, food producers are scrambling to keep operating by other means, but often with reduced output.

News for Foodies 09.22.22

Holiday menus at Rowdy Hall and Nick and Toni's, Rosh Hashana meals to go from L&W Market, Carissa's Bakery, and Harbor Market, Lil' Birdie on the move

East Hampton Library Budget Passes

Voters in the East Hampton Library District, which consists of the East Hampton, Springs, and Wainscott School Districts, handily approved the library's over-the-tax-cap budget plan for the 2023 fiscal year.

Water Quality Impacted by Rain, Tides, Hurricane Swell

The recent rain, full-moon tide, and Atlantic Ocean hurricane swell were cited by Concerned Citizens of Montauk as the likely causes of spiking enterococcus bacteria levels detailed in the organization's weekly water-quality report on Monday.

Hamptons Film Festival Comes Alive

The Hamptons International Film Festival, which is celebrating 30 years with a full and expanded 10-day schedule, announced its entire slate of films and events on Friday.

Covid-19 Boosters Available at Hospital on Monday

The new Covid-19 boosters, which add protection against the Omicron variant, will be available by appointment only at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Monday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Parrish Memorial Hall.

Weigh In on Equity and Inclusion in Bridgehampton

The Bridgehampton School District is planning to reboot its social-emotional and equity task force, which it originally launched two years ago.

East Hampton Begins Drivers Ed Discussion

During a preliminary school board discussion on Sept. 6, East Hampton School District officials indicated they are looking into the idea of adding driver’s education — complete with on-the-road driving lessons — back into the school day.

Sharing the Healing Power of Surf

“It’s all about creating an experience that they can go home with and remember and always want to do again,” said Steven Lippman, who co-founded A Walk on Water 10 years ago to give special needs children a healing encounter with the waves. For the past seven years, the organization has been coming to Montauk to for a two-day event where everybody gets a neat wooden trophy and an "amazing day."

Emily Dickinson’s Musical Life

Emily Dickinson was an accomplished pianist before she ever wrote poetry, and it influenced her writing in a number of ways.