Jeffrey Garten, an economist who served in four presidential administrations, argues that a single weekend at Camp David in August of 1971 was “a watershed in modern American history” and an indication of “changing American power and influence.”

It takes more than wheels to make mobile meals, say food truck owners. In the spirit of high summer, four food truck operators talked about what makes their trucks tick.

Le Fin's vibe is of a seaside bistro along the Cote d'Azur. The French-trained chef James Tchinnis makes a few nods to French cuisine, but often his menu goes for East End simplicity.

New wine bar at Hedges Inn, Milk Bar in Montauk, new outdoor dining in Noyac, and North Fork options including a beach club

"Tomashi Jackson: The Land Claim," an exhibition that sheds light on racial segregation on the East End, will open at the Parrish Art Museum this weekend.

This week, Guild Hall will present comedy from Mike Birbiglia, Susie Essman, Isaac Mizrahi, and Mercedes Ruehl, books talks, music, and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

Paintings and drawings by Billy Sullivan are on view at Madoo, which is also hosting a signing for a new book by Christophe von Hohenberg Friday.

Solo shows for John Little and Milton Avery, a pop-up from Mexico City, Minimalists at Berggruen, iconic women on canvas, and much more

Gosman's Fish Market is offering a chance to take home a jewel of the sea — a giant pearl, discovered last November while Gosman's chefs were opening clams for New England chowder. It will be raffled off this month to raise money for the Montauk Food Pantry.

Pollock-Krasner lecture series to focus on Mary Abbott and the women of mid-20th-century abstraction

A new dance festival in Southampton, sonic experimentation at Duck Creek, call for performers. Broadway in Water Mill, and "Camelot" at Bay Street

The Sag Harbor Cinema loses its executive director less than a year after his hire. Genevieve Villaflor has been named acting director.

Jazz Fest continues at multiple venues, Dan Bailey at Wolffer on Friday, a free music series at Main Beach, and more

The New York State Public Service Commission will hold a virtual public statement hearing on Wednesday at 1 p.m. regarding a petition filed by the developers of the South Fork Wind farm. The deadline for registering for public comment is Tuesday at 3 p.m.

James Crenshaw, who spent one school year as principal of East Hampton High School, resigned from his post Tuesday to take an assistant superintendent's position in another district.

The State Department of Environmental Conservation is soliciting input from the public as it embarks on a new study of the impact of sand mining on Long Island's groundwater.

Medium or high levels of the enterococcus bacteria were reported in 10 of the 25 water bodies tested by Concerned Citizens of Montauk last week, with extraordinarily high levels found in Montauk at a site by Navy Road on Fort Pond Bay, the Benson Drive Culvert on Lake Montauk, and East Creek on Lake Montauk, and in East Hampton at the Northwest Creek culvert.

Opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and bask in the beauty of the East End are plentiful in the upcoming days.

When he takes office as Sag Harbor Village mayor on Tuesday, James Larocca intends to start making good on campaign promises to protect the waterfront from redevelopment, find a spot away from the waterfront for Bay Street Theater's new home, and come up with a new comprehensive plan.

"I have been driving past that building for decades. It has always been there," said Esperanza Leon, referring to a dilapidated little shack in Wainscott known as the Little House, which was built in the 1920s to house migrant workers. When she and a group of fellow Wainscott residents learned that the property had been sold and the house was to be torn down, they got to work to save it, and their efforts have borne fruit.