In Amanda Fairbanks’s “The Lost Boys of Montauk,” a tragic story of guilt, remembrance, and blame, the prose moves fast, secrets are exposed, and regrets over talking to a reporter loom.

Oyster farming on Long Island will be the focus on Thursday at 5 p.m. when South Fork Sea Farmers hosts a discussion of its challenges, benefits, and possibilities. The first of what will be a monthly presentation, the conversation will cover the future of aquaculture as a logical area of economic growth and environmental restoration on the East End.

Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc is the apparent winner in Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary election, holding off a challenge from Councilman Jeff Bragman, and his running mates, Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez and Cate Rogers, chairwoman of the East Hampton Democratic Committee, also prevailed in the three-way race for the Democratic nomination for town board.

Nicholas Howey discussed his work recently at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack, where “The Color of Science,” an exhibition of his watercolors, is on view through Saturday.     

Guild Hall, which suspended its annual Garden as Art tour a few years ago, is back this year with an appealing blend of outdoor spaces designed by artists or inspired by art.    

Highlighting Jack Lenor Larsen's modern take on textiles, LongHouse's new exhibition will also showcase pieces from his vast collection of material culture and the clothing he collected and wore.    

More than 100 objects are illuminated by video interviews with the designer about his approach to life and art.    

Sag Harbor Cinema launches its eclectic series of outdoor screenings in Mashashimuet Park this week.

As Americans yearned for prosperity and optimism after the Civil War, the Morans looked to the sea for inspiration.

"Road Rage" in Sag, Fireplace Project returns, Christie's pops up in Southampton, shows at Harper's, Dia, Selavy, Markel, Grenning, and more

The lifting of more Covid-19 restrictions last week has impacted mask-wearing rules at local libraries.

At the East Hampton Library, masks are no longer required in the building for vaccinated people. Signs will be put up to encourage unvaccinated people to wear masks. Seating and computers will return to full capacity.

Opportunities for young musicians, jazz at Duck Creek, "The Last Waltz" in Southampton, the LongHouse Reserve summer benefit, and more

Big Karma at the Talkhouse, Charles Certain and Certain Moves at Wolffer, Winston Irie at the Clubhouse, Sturdy Souls at the Surf Lodge, and more

You might well call Vicki's Veggies, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Little Farm Stand That Could. Survive, that is.

Clubhouse hosts a weekend pop-up of Crazyshake by Black Tap, Ayurvedic meals now at the Sag farmers market, and more

As of Monday, 71 percent of New Yorkers 18 and older had gotten at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control. To make it easier for people 12 and up to join the ranks of those partially or fully vaccinated locally, New York State will add Tuesday and Wednesday evening hours at its mass vaccination site at the Stony Brook Southampton college campus. 

Concerned Citizens of Montauk on Thursday reported that 9 of the 25 bodies of water it routinely tests have medium to high levels of harmful bacteria. 

A memorial service for Betty Mazur, a longtime East Hampton Town Democratic Committee official, will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, at 94 Pantigo Road.

The Town of East Hampton has scheduled a "Stop Throwing Out Pollutants" event — known as STOP Day — for Saturday, June 26. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents will be able to bring hazardous waste to the East Hampton Recycling Center at 260 Springs Fireplace Road for proper disposal.

Dorothy E. Cumby of East Hampton and Swarthmore, Pa., had a long and distinguished career in the legal field, starting as a paralegal and editor of the Fordham Law Review and later clerking for a federal judge before starting her own law firm. She died at home in Swarthmore on May 31 after having cancer for three years. She was 64.

Elizabeth Jane Warr, a longtime resident of Montauk who was president of the Friends of the Montauk Library from 1998 to 2004, died of cancer on June 5 at Stony Brook University Hospital. She was 79.