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Laurie Anderson: A Multi-Lane World in Hyperdrive

Laurie Anderson, in residence at the Elaine de Kooning House, talks about the joys (and anxieties) of painting, her big show at the Hirshhorn Museum, her involvement with virtual reality and artificial intelligence, and hiking in East Hampton.

Wynton Marsalis in Southampton for Jazz Fest

Hamptons Jazz Fest and Jazz at Lincoln Center will bring Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to the Southampton Arts Center.

TV Unreality in the Hamptons Sun

A "docusoap" promises to show the real Hamptons of locals vs. "cidiots," but falls back on typical reality-TV tropes.

Mike Birbiglia on the Bay

Mike Birbiglia, a comedian, director, and actor, will perform five nights of comedy at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor from July 11 through July 16.

Jazz Series Continues at Duck Creek in Springs - POSTPONED

The Caroline Davis Quartet will perform in the summer music series at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs on Saturday at 5 p.m. The ensemble features Ms. Davis on saxophone, Julian Shore on piano, Chris Tordini on bass, and Chad Taylor on guitar.

Jasper Johns: Methods and Aims

The Parrish's Jasper Johns print show focuses on how his personal themes and imagery have informed his printmaking, and it offers a compelling complement to his Whitney and Philadelphia retrospectives.

Kenny Scharf's Cosmic July

Kenny Scharf's paintings of cartoonish faces and fantastical creatures will take over the Phillips auction house in Southampton.

Sewing Up the Church

A new exhibition at The Church in Sag Harbor highlights tapestry, weaving, embroidery, quilting, and other fiber practices informed by ideas from contemporary art.

East Hampton Celebrates Its Class of 2022

The theme running through East Hampton High School's graduation ceremony this year was that of caring for one's mental health, as has been a focus at the school for many years now. More than 200 seniors earned diplomas on Friday in a celebration filled with smiles, laughter, and cheers. Here are some scenes from the joy-filled evening.

Tradition at the Heart of Pierson Graduation

Seventy-one seniors graduated from Pierson High School on Saturday in a ceremony filled with all the pomp-and-circumstance that a traditional Whaler ceremony entails, including the "alma mater" school song, cap-toss at the top of Pierson Hill, and wise remarks from a speaker prominent in the Sag Harbor community.

The Art Scene 06.30.22

American Modernists at Bernard Goldberg, craft at Hauser & Wirth, energy flux at Pace, Jennifer Bartlett at Drawing Room, Robert Harms at Madoo, Rudolph Serra at Borghi, nature, water, street art, animals, and more

Bits and Pieces 06.30.22

Jazz at the Parrish, Main Prospect, and the Masonic Temple, Israeli singing star in East Hampton, Ruehl and Yulin in "Love Letters," a documentary on a filmmaker's return to Cuba

East End Eats: Roberta's Goes for Gold

Montauk's version of the Bushwick pizza joint also serves a melt-in-your-mouth carpaccio, perfect sea scallops, and a sea urchin crepe, at elevated prices.

News for Foodies 06.30.22

The Stirring the Pot series returns, Bell and Anchor launches alfresco dining, drink bargains at Bostwick's and Manna, and new offerings from Springs Brewery.

Update: Rally for Reproductive Freedom Postponed to Wednesday

Shock waves were felt across the East End on Friday when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that protected abortion rights for nearly 50 years.

Police Searching for Man Responsible for Assault

Local and county law enforcement agencies have put out a call to the public for help identifying a man they say assaulted a person in East Hampton on June 18.

A Day for Safe Disposal of Household Pollutants

Saturday is STOP Day, for Stop Throwing Out Pollutants, at the East Hampton Recycling Center on Springs-Fireplace Road.

Downtown Development Proposal Could Transform Sag Harbor

The day after the Sag Harbor Village Board passed a long-anticipated measure allowing for affordable work-force housing developments in the office district of the village, a 79-unit whopper was proposed. The project seeks to combine five parcels owned by several limited liability companies of which Adam Potter, the founder of the nonprofit Friends of Bay Street, is the principal.

Piping Plover Nest Is Destroyed

Piping plover posts and fencing at Maidstone Park in Springs were ripped out of the ground on June 15, perhaps resulting in the deaths of two plover chicks that had recently hatched there.

Springs General Store Seeks Liquor License

John Bennett, the owner of the Springs General Store, wants a license for on-site consumption of alcohol. The East Hampton Town Planning Board knew he was looking to sell wine from a building on the property, but not that he hoped to serve it there. “You’re trying to get an approval for one thing, but it’s morphing into something that we didn’t think was being applied for,” one member said.