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25 Years Ago in Bonac Sports

Revisiting William Hartwell’s advice to the young about togetherness through sports, and the day Steve Graham rolled a perfect game at the late lamented East Hampton Bowl.

The Lineup: 10.10.19

Bonac's Field hockey team welcomes Greenport-Southold Friday, boys soccer hosts West Babylon Saturday, and both cross-country teams hit the tough Sunken Meadow course Tuesday.

Nature Notes: Sweet Mysteries

How many of you know what the megagroups Pangaea, Gondwanaland, and Laurasia represent? Very few I’ll bet. In fact, I have only lately begun to study them.

Back on the Water

Coming off the new moon, the incoming tide was screaming as we approached the rip. Combined with an east wind, it was running at over four knots, and according to the tide chart slack water was only 45 minutes away.

Tyler Valcich Memorial Car Show Coming Up

The annual Tyler Valcich Memorial Car Show happens on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Amagansett Firehouse.

Jane Rosenthal: A Triumphant ‘Irishman’ and More

The producing partnership of Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro is as storied as it is long. Brought in to co-found and lead Tribeca Productions in 1989, Ms. Rosenthal has been key to expanding their empire to Tribeca Enterprises, Tribeca Institute, and the Tribeca Film Festival.

3 Days, 2 Nights, and Decades in the Making

The story of the Godfrey family explored in “3 Days, 2 Nights” is a natural for film or print. A tragic plane accident leaves two brothers — Andy, 8, and Mark, 11 — parentless and fighting for their lives on a stormy mountainside in Colorado. They survived to tell the tale, and yet, for decades, they didn't.

Tom Dolby's Return to the Hamptons

It was easy to walk into a film called “The Artist’s Wife” with a number of assumptions and delightful to come out with each one of them negated. Tom Dolby's sensitivity to his characters and setting positions it well above even the typical independent offering.

Festival Previews: On Love and Loss, Cinema, Scandal Mongering, and a Warming Planet

The Hamptons International Film Festival, which happens today through Monday, offers scores of films in every category — narrative and documentary, features and shorts, foreign and domestic, and now even virtual reality. Each year The Star’s writers and editors preview a handful of selections for the curious who may want a bit more information before committing to a ticket or a rush line.

Cross-Examining Capote

Gary McAvoy’s ironically titled new book accuses Truman Capote of guilt by omission in the writing of “In Cold Blood,” and says the recently discovered notebooks of Harold Nye of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation contain smoking-gun evidence.

East End Eats: Carissa's Is a Winner

Is it Carissa’s the Bakery or Carissa’s the restaurant or just Carissa’s? I am talking about the newish establishment on Pantigo Road in East Hampton. No matter the name, it is an exquisite place, serving delicious food.

Pasta With Turkey Sausage and Peas

Pasta With Turkey Sausage and Peas

By Sandra Vorpahl

Serves 14 to 16 people.

 

4 tbs. olive oil

Specialty of the House: A Volunteer's Crowd-Pleaser

Firemen may have a reputation for being excellent cooks, but members of the East Hampton Volunteer Ambulance Association think their culinary skills are unrivaled.

News for Foodies: 10.10.19

Oyster Fest at Gurney's Star Island, new dinner and happy hour specials, and more

New Brand, Logo, and Films

The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced it has a new parent company and logo and some additional films to round out its screening schedule for its main event beginning today.

The Art Scene: 10.10.19

Matthew King at Harper's, abstract group show at Ashawagh, Folioeast back at Malia Mills with painting show, and more

Mermaid Spied in Southampton

“The Little Mermaid” will swim ashore at the Southampton Cultural Center tomorrow for the first of 11 performances of the Disney classic musical.

Bits and Pieces: 10.10.19

An immersive theatrical experience devoted to "Hysteria," a concert with a clarinet and piano and one with four cellos, and more

Organ Donor Enrollment Day Is Thursday

The Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter is joining an initiative called Organ Donor Enrollment Day, which is Thursday, Oct. 10.

Shuttle Buses to Run for Commuters

When the Long Island Rail Road shuts down train service between Southampton and Montauk from Oct. 15 to Nov. 10 to replace two trestles in East Hampton, East Hampton Town will provide bus service for commuters, Town Supervisor Peter Von Scoyoc announced on Thursday.