‘What was the book where the bookcase fell over and killed the guy?” I asked Mary one day recently after having banged nails somewhat haphazardly into the shelves of our living room one that had become bowed out, thus rendering precarious one of our stores of knowledge, much of it having to do with cookery.

The Hamptons Home Show, an exhibition of home products and services, will take place from April 24 to 26 at Stony Brook Southampton, and vendor registration is due tomorrow.

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Wrestling is not only good for the body, but also for the mind and spirit, said Ethan Mitchell, East Hampton’s assistant coach, the best sport for preparing one for life.

Sophia Swanson, who signed a letter of intent to attend Marist College on a partial athletic scholarship Tuesday and swims the year round, said that she had not tired of looking at the Y pool’s black lines.

The Pierson (Sag Harbor) High School girls basketball team was looking to upset Westhampton Beach Saturday at St. Joseph’s College, but fouls and an injury didn’t help their cause.

Sydney Wood, a daughter of Kenny Wood, who led East Hampton High School to a state boys basketball championship in 1989, and her Northwestern University teammates earned at least a share of the Big 10 title with a 75-58 win over Illinois Saturday.

The state meet for swimmers is Friday and Saturday at the Nassau County Aquatic Center, and the Pierson girls play East Rockaway Monday for the Long Island Class C basketball title.

The eastern bluebird, the New York State bird, is the only North American thrush that doesn’t build a typical nest in a tree or bush during breeding season. It lays its eggs in a hole in a tree or a nonliving substitute, a bird box.

Those who know Susan Harder from her activism regarding light pollution have a lot of surprises in store.

The Hamptons Art Network’s Thaw Fest weekend is celebrating its third year by expanding to an entire month, beginning tomorrow and running through March 29.

Jason and Theresa Belkin, the founders and owners of the Hampton Coffee Company, whose official 25th anniversary was in November, decided to wait until after the holidays to celebrate in earnest — and to continue celebrating for a whole calendar year.

Union Cantina is dead, long live Union Burger Bar, plus a wine class, avoiding food waste, and more

Signs of the times . . .

A deep dive into the classicism, Christianity, myths, and European heraldry behind Old Glory.

This weekend, the international art world will converge on New York City to experience the annual collection of art fairs that make up what is informally called Armory Week and with them some East Hampton galleries.

“Sherlock’s Secret Life,” which combines mystery, murder, love, and comedy, will have its Long Island premiere at the Southampton Cultural Center Friday evening and continue through March 22.

Guild Hall’s Members Exhibition will display the work of 400 local artists in a variety of mediums when it opens on Saturday.

Paintings by Lewis Zachs and photographs by Anne Sager at Ashawagh this weekend, a new show at White Room, and local artists on view at MOCA LI