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Charm, Style, and ‘No Holds Barred’

“Storyteller,” Jeffrey Banks’s memoir, contains numerous hails and some sad farewells to major and minor fashion figures and others who inspired or assisted him in his rise as an award-winning designer.

Busy Weekend at The Church

The Church in Sag Harbor will host a documentary about The New Yorker’s female cartoonists, a lumen printing workshop, and a talk about the Washington National Opera’s departure from the Kennedy Center.

Watrous Plays Mostly Monk

Peter Watrous, a jazz guitarist who curates music at the Arts Center at Duck Creek, will perform two sets of mostly Thelonious Monk tunes at the Sagaponack Farm Distillery.

‘Drift’ Invites Reverie at the Parrish

Sanford Biggers’s solo show at the Parrish Art Museum features illuminated cloud sculptures, paintings and sculptures made from repurposed quilts, and a site-specific sand installation.

The Art Scene 05.14.26

An exhibition tour with Claire Watson at Guild Hall, 16 East End women at Clinton Academy, Leslee Stradford at Keyes Art, and an intergenerational show of female artists at Firestone in NoHo.

Montauk Music Fest Turns 15

The Montauk Music Festival will bring nonstop music to the hamlet with four days of mostly free shows by a hundred acts.

Interactive Series Introduces Kids to Jazz

East End Jazz will launch Tiny Toes and the Jazz Crew, an interactive concert series designed to bridge the gap between childhood playtime and the professional performing arts.

‘The 39 Steps’ as Comic Play

"The 39 Steps," a comic adaptation of the man-on-the-run thriller, will feature four actors playing multiple roles at the Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue.

Bits and Pieces 05.14.26

Jake Lear and the Kings at Guild Hall, Gilbert & Sullivan light opera at the East Hampton Library, classic and contemporary music at LTV, drag cabaret from OFVS, and a garden fair in Bridgehampton.

News for Foodies 05.14.26

Share the Harvest Farm is open for the season, Wayan’s French-Indonesian fare returns to Springs, and Alba Spiaggia launches at the Montauk Yacht Club.

Dick’s Pop-Up Opens This Week

The Dick’s Sporting Goods “rotational pop-up store,” Walter Hagen, will open Thursday at 34 Park Place in East Hampton.

Governor Endorses Burke-Gonzalez

Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez Monday morning, just two days before her high-stakes debate with East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen, who has run a tough Democratic primary race against the incumbent.

Lynn V. Marrapodi

Lynn V. Marrapodi, 79, of East Hampton and Manhattan, died of complications from open heart surgery on Sunday at N.Y.U. Langone Hospital in the city.

Kenneth R. Dodge

Kenneth R. Dodge, who in 1973 became one of the first physician assistants in New York State, died on April 15 at Stony Brook University Hospital after a fall. He was 81. 

Strike Could Bring Rail Service to a Screeching Halt

A potential strike by the Long Island Rail Road’s unionized work force could happen on May 16.

Oyster Farming Gets State Help

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced $3 million in awards to 14 Long Island aquaculturists in a second round of the Long Island Aquaculture Infrastructure Grant Program.

Montauk Parking Restriction Panned

A recently expanded beach near Gosman’s Dock is expected to attract more beachgoers this summer, and that’s one reason members of the Montauk C.A.C. voted overwhelmingly against a regulation at the small parking lot there.

Wall of Geocubes Could Be on the Way Out

A 185-foot-long wall of geocubes in front of a house at 393 Cranberry Hole Road, washed for over eight years by the rising and falling waters of Gardiner’s Bay, could soon be removed from the shoreline.

An ‘In-Depth Look’ at Crime Here in 2025

Arrests across East Hampton Town were down last year, as were overall calls to town police, according to the department’s year-end report. Motor vehicle accidents are also trending down.

EpiPens Now in Town Police Cars

The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation has donated 26 two-packs of EpiPens, pre-loaded syringes that defend against the allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, to East Hampton Town.