The Travis Field memorial double-elimination coed softball tournament, which many say is their favorite event of the summer, is to begin Thursday at the Terry King ball field in Amagansett with 17 teams — seven in the A bracket and 10 in the B bracket — vying for trophies.

Two sisters from Potomac, Md., visiting here with their family, died early Wedneday morning in a house fire on Spring Lane, off Noyac Road in Noyac. Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Town police said the other members of the family were able to escape from the rented house. The son leapt from a second-floor window, she said.

Two sisters from Potomac, Md., visiting here with their family, died early Wedneday morning in a house fire on Spring Lane, off Noyac Road in Noyac. Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Town police said the other members of the family were able to escape from the rented house. The son leapt from a second-floor window, she said.

The Springs Fisherman's Fair will be combined this year with the Springs Agricultural Fair. Set for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside Ashawagh Hall, it will feature live music, vendors of clams, crafts, food, and fish, a plant sale, and a children's area.

The Suffolk County Water Authority declared a Stage 1 water emergency on Tuesday and is asking its customers across the East End to stop irrigation between midnight and 7 a.m., limit their shower times, and "refrain from all nonessential water usage." 

In a place where all things "designer" are in demand, Hamptons Fashion Week makes sense. The three-day event returns for a fourth year starting Friday, with the Southampton Arts Center playing host.

Peter Honerkamp, one of the owners of the Stephen Talkhouse, reflects on its storied history as an intimate venue that has featured world-class artists as he marks 35 years of ownership on Saturday.

Robert Harms's landscape paintings, which capture his view of Little Fresh Pond in North Sea, form a powerful statement about the East End landscape.

In "The Soap Myth," a drama set for a three-week run in Southampton, a Holocaust victim, a journalist, and two Holocaust scholars seek to determine if an accusation of Nazi atrocity is fact or myth.

A new Parrish exhibition features a bounty of garden paintings by two Spanish masters, plus garden views by 23 other modern and contemporary artists.

Hamptons Jazz Fest to bring Bill O'Connell, Billy Hart, and Santi Debriano to LTV Studios for a concert and interview by Mark Ruffin of SiriusXM Radio's Real Jazz channel.

Art Market Hamptons moves to Nova's Ark in Bridgehampton with work from 90 galleries, including a handful of local venues.

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner will be at LongHouse Reserve on Friday to lead a morning workshop and perform an evening concert.

The Moondogs, an East End Beatles tribute band, will rock the Clubhouse in East Hampton with "Paul McCartney: The Early Years," on Friday, in celebration of Sir Paul's recent 80th birthday.

New York City's Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre will perform "Green Afternoon IX," an excerpt from "Threads," on Saturday afternoon at 5 in the gardens of Marcia Previti and Peter Gumpel, 230 Old Stone Highway in Springs. The event, in the property's various outdoor "rooms," will feature movement installations as well as a seated performance on the lawn. 

Lillias White, a Tony Award-winning actress, will perform at Bay Street on Monday. The concert will feature music by Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, and others.

Jazz, folk, and rock concerts are in the mix, plus a Melville-inspired play and a Watermill Center talk on attention.

Connie Fox and Robert Dash at Tripoli, Futura at Firestone, outdoor sculpture at Duck Creek, art in Herrick Park, Matthew Satz at Elizabeth Dow, and interiors, beaches, cityscapes, ceramics, and more at the galleries

At Si Si's restaurant on Three Mile Harbor, the views are gorgeous, the food is excellent, and the prices are steep.

Goldberg's expands, a bistro adds art to its menu, Tate's celebrates a cookie holiday, and Guild Hall's food-focused series opens at Roberta's on Montauk.