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Tuxpan, Sag Harbor United Are 7-on-7 Finalists

Though the East Hampton Soccer Club couldn’t muster a complement of six field players because of several absences, the five who contested a 7-on-7 league semifinal with Sag Harbor United, the playoffs’ top seed, at East Hampton’s Herrick Park on Aug. 30 acquitted themselves very well in a 4-1 loss. In the night’s other semifinal, a hotly contested struggle between F.C. Tuxpan and Liga De Gulag, Tuxpan prevailed 4-3.

Plane Fun Day Is Saturday

The East Hampton Aviation Association will host Just Plane Fun Day at East Hampton Town Airport on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Eden Williams: Bringing in Black Artists

Eden Williams's most recent pivot, in a career that took her from publishing and marketing to politics and nonprofits, was to promoting and supporting the work of artists, especially Black artists, and connecting them with collectors.

The Next Best Thing to Dylan

The Complete Unknowns will bring two nights of Bob Dylan's music to Bay Street, with everything from deep cuts to familiar favorites, and no repeats.

OLA Fest: Four Films, Three Venues

OLA's Latino Film Festival will have something for everyone, from an intimate documentary about trauma and recovery to Disney's computer-animated musical fantasy "Encanto," with two dramas in between.

The Poet Comes Calling

A New York writer, an empty nest, a dissolving marriage, a desirable visiting poet. What could go wrong?

Amid Ongoing Drought, Residents Urged to Stop Watering Lawns

The Suffolk County Water Authority's Stage 1 Water Emergency for the East End, declared early last month, was extended to the entirety of its customer base, stretching from Montauk to the Nassau County border, on Thursday, with the agency reiterating a call for customers to cease nonessential water uses and stop watering lawns between midnight and 7 a.m.

House Tour Into the Grand Past

The Southampton History Museum's annual house tour will feature a mix of historical properties and new and updated residences.

Party for Tumbleweed Tuesday

This week marks the "official" end of the summer season, and while it's kind of silly to think that the post-Labor Day East Hampton scene undergoes a wholesale sea change with nothing but traffic-free roadways, empty beaches, and no-reservation dining, a Tumbleweed Tuesday party on Main Beach promises a welcome breather for locals to unwind and take pause.

Guild Hall's Bicoastal Beach 'Happenings'

Guild Hall's cross-country art-performance events at Main Beach will link 65 East End artists with Los Angeles counterparts.

Bits and Pieces 09.08.22

"Mean Streets" to kick off film series at Pollock-Krasner House, documentary on Patricia Highsmith at Sag Cinema, garden lecture in Bridgehampton

The Art Scene 09.08.22

The endless summer of art continues with solo shows at Tripoli, Firestone in Manhattan, Keyes, David Lewis, two at Duck Creek, plus a performance event at the Leiber Collection, and art fairs in the city.

A New Hot Spot for Cool Treats

Business is booming at Sundaes on Main, a new fill-your-own-bag, top-your-own-cup frozen yogurt and candy shop in Bridgehampton.

Remember, School Buses Have Stop-Arm Cameras

Drivers take note: School opens this week, which means those familiar yellow buses will be back on the roads right alongside everyone else. And with that drive-safe reminder, here's another — school buses here are now equipped with stop-arm cameras to catch and penalize drivers who fail to brake for buses with flashing red lights.

Water Report: Bacteria Levels Lower

After a month that saw huge spikes in enterococcus bacteria levels at test sites throughout East Hampton Town, thanks mostly to runoff from recent thunderstorms, the Aug. 29 weekly water-quality report from Concerned Citizens of Montauk lists only one site out of 32 with entero levels considered risky to human health: Accabonac Harbor, east of the Old Stone Highway culvert in Springs.

Item of the Week: Mary Rattray’s September Swim

In this photograph, 12-year-old Mary Huntting Rattray (1927-2016) appears just past her ankles in the surf as she enters the ocean at Napeague in 1939.

Kids Culture for September 1

The arrival of September isn't just about school supplies and classroom assignments -- it's also time to sign up for after-school activities, and for children and teens who enjoy dancing, or want to learn, opportunities are plentiful here.

OLA Awards Vocational Scholarships

Ayanna El, LeBron Napier, Bryan Solano, and Melanie Valladares are the recipients of this year’s scholarships from Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA).

A Year of Perseverance at East Hampton Middle School

Every summer, Charlie Soriano, principal of East Hampton Middle School, picks a theme that sets the tone for students and staff to have a successful school year. The theme for 2022-23 is “perseverance,” and to prepare for classroom discussions of this, students have been asked to read the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes.

Redone Montauk Skatepark Is ‘World Class’

The crowd of children and adults early on Friday afternoon, hours before its official reopening, were a clear indication that the renovated Lars Simenson Skatepark in Montauk is a hit. "What happened was a very organic process of people just building enthusiasm, community coming together . . . until we ended up with something that is world class," said a member of the Montauk Skatepark Coalition.