This year for Black History Month I have been occupied by preparing for an exhibit at the Sag Harbor Cinema, intended to reach a broad audience.

When, exactly, did Patch­ogue get cool?

“Tennis players live nine years longer,” I said to the guys I was playing doubles with the other day.

The passing of Burt Bacharach on Feb. 8 frees me to reveal that he was my first love.

From a century ago, documenting the plight of the Montauk Indians. And more from the pages of The Star of yore.

The march of the millions continues.

Jeffrey Sussman’s “Sin City Gangsters” takes us on an impressive journey from the tawdry beginnings of Las Vegas through to its current almost Disney World iteration.

Though Amityville went into the county boys basketball playoff game here on Thursday at 8-6, and East Hampton was 13-2 in league play, it was immediately evident the teams were evenly matched. 

The Long Island Power Authority will hold two public hearings on Tuesday dedicated to the rate modernization proposals it is planning to institute in 2024.

In a new play, a retired production designer for shows like "The Sopranos" and "Law & Order: SVU" reveals the bad behavior so common in show business.

Josh Gladstone and Kate Mueth have enough upcoming projects, through both familiar and new initiatives, to keep them busy through next year and beyond.

Gregory Coates will talk about the processes and concepts behind his artwork, now on view at The Church in Sag Harbor.

Bay Street Theater will host a one-day workshop in hand-to-hand combat for the stage, and an evening of stand-up comedy.

Neil Simon’s “Come Blow Your Horn” in Southampton, auditions for Shanley play in Quogue, global music at the Parrish, art and healing in Water Mill, jazz in Sag Harbor, and Springsteen tribute band in Riverhead

A lecture on Leonardo in Southampton, Jane Freilicher’s abstractions in Chelsea, and Eric Dever’s paintings in Helsinki

Coffee was one of the main reasons Chris and Lindsay Grodzki opened S&S Corner Shop in Springs, but it has also become known for its changing assortment of carefully selected groceries and specialty items, including handmade housewares, art books, artisan-made condiments, and even clothing.

Wednesday is game night at Coche Comedor, Dopo Argento has a $39 two-course special, and Tapovana, the Cookery, Catena's, and La Parmigiana are set to reopen.

The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League has opened up internship applications for its summer 2023 season in the areas of game-day operations, broadcasting, and data analytics.

For Black History Month, the Bridgehampton Museum is offering a talk, "From the Pen of a Formerly Enslaved Man," with Julie Greene, the Southampton Town historian, on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Nathaniel Rogers House. 

It wasn't quite like the high-end handbag heist last year at Balenciaga in East Hampton, but police are searching nonetheless for two men who they say stole $1,500 worth of purses from Marshall's in the Bridgehampton Commons last month.