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Rosario Varela: Paper and People Over Time

"Red, Gold, and You," which opened last weekend and continues through Monday, invites viewers to modify the red paper links that hang from trees in the Guild Hall garden. "Little by little, you can change the whole thing. . . . It will change and stay changed."

And Now, an Album for Nancy

Artists for Nancy, a group of visual and performing artists and writers who support the Democratic candidate for Congress Nancy Goroff, have released an album to raise money and awareness for her campaign.

Parrish Spotlights Four Artists, Offers Film on Agnes Gund

Works by Ross Bleckner, Louise Nevelson, Donald Sultan, and Simone Leigh are featured in a new exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum, which is also showing a documentary on Agnes Gund on Friday.

The Art Scene 10.22.20

Heilmann's latest canvases, photographic portraits of East End artists, Benglis in N.Y.C., group shows at MM Fine Art, and more

Bits and Pieces 10.22.20

Behar's short plays read by a stellar cast, more outdoor film screenings in Southampton, and courtroom art from a familiar hand

Scallop Season Opens Nov. 8

New York State has set Nov. 2 as the opening of scallop season in state waters. But the trustees have traditionally opened waterways under their jurisdiction for scalloping shortly after the opening of state waters to allow additional time for scallops to spawn.

Bridgehampton Lions' Pumpkin Contest Goes Virtual

After cancelling its popular in-person pumpkin-carving contest due to Covid-19, the Bridgehampton Lions Club is still holding the event this weekend. As the Lions put it, the contest is "glowing on," only on Instagram instead of on site.

A Fourth John Marshall Student Tests Positive for Covid

East Hampton School District officials on Tuesday alerted parents to a new case of Covid-19 in a kindergarten student at the John M. Marshall Elementary School.

Art Foray at LongHouse: Finders May Be Keepers

There's an unusual scavenger hunt called Art Foray going on right now at East Hampton's LongHouse Reserve.

Trump Rally on Wheels Rolls Across South Fork

Trucks and cars bedecked with American flags, Trump 2020 banners and signs, and Blue Lives Matter flags cruised along the South Fork's main artery throughout the afternoon during a MAGA-Gras parade for Donald Trump on Sunday as bystanders honked and cheered in support or booed in protest.

New Covid Cases at Montauk School and Eleanor Whitmore Center

The Montauk School and the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center reported cases of Covid-19 over the weekend, and students in one class at each school have been told to quarantine.

'White Wash' Documentary Screening, Panel Talk on Tuesday

Kilian Ruckriegel, 12, and Sophia Cosmina Ruckriegel, 14, the Springs siblings who held a paddle-out in Amagansett this summer to support inclusion in surfing, are continuing their advocacy efforts by organizing a remote screening of the documentary "White Wash," which will be followed by a panel discussion.

Sag Harbor School District Reports First Case of Covid

According to a statement released on Saturday by District Superintendent Jeff Nichols, the student, who attends Pierson High School, has not been there since Oct. 9.

Train Stalled Outside Montauk Station

On Thursday afternoon, the Long Island Rail Road's 2:48 p.m. train from Montauk, due at Jamaica at 5:50 p.m., stalled just west of the Montauk station because of equipment trouble.

Libraries Issue Call for Community Service With the Great Give Back

Public libraries across the South Fork are taking part in the Great Give Back, a community service initiative of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System that gives patrons an opportunity to participate in service-oriented activities on Saturday, Oct. 17.

East End Democrats Tap Second-Home Owners

Democrats on the East End are turnign to a new voter base: second-home owners. According to the Suffolk County Board of Elections, 876 people with mailing addresses in New York City were registered to vote in East Hampton Town as of August 2020; 672 were Democrats.

East Hampton Village Administrator to Join Town Budget Office

Becky Molinaro Hansen, the East Hampton Village administrator for the past seven years, announced on Thursday that she will be leaving the position to serve as East Hampton Town's deputy budget officer. The village's newly elected mayor, Jerry Larsen, is set to appoint his campaign manager, Marcos Baladron, as her replacement.

Hook Pond Lot Eyed as Teaching Preserve

After demolishing a house, garage, and sewage systems on a property on Hook Pond in East Hampton Village that was purchased last year with community preservation money, the town and village may restore it to natural meadow and use it, in part, to show waterfront homeowners how wetland buffers can be used to stop nitrogen from running into water.

On the Water: A Bass Blitz Like Old Times

Anglers last week saw an influx of migrating striped bass mixed in with bluefish and false albacore that has brought back pleasurable memories of the productive fall run of years past. "It's insane action at times," said Capt. Michael Vegessi of the Montauk party boat the Lazybones.