Kate Mueth and the Neo-Political Cowgirls will offer a night of "naughty one-acts" at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Saturday night.

Just like the buds on the trees and the first stirrings of crocuses and snowdrops this weekend, the winter hibernation of the South Fork art scene showed signs of abatement.

At the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, three shows under the heading of "Perspectives," quick takes on artists who work or have worked on the East End, opened with receptions on Saturday and Sunday.

Halsey Mckay Gallery in East Hampton opened two shows this weekend, an artist-curated show in the Newtown Lane gallery and a single artist installation at the former residence and studio of Elaine de Kooning on Alewife Brook Road.

Chris Duncan’s “Year” is installed at the de Kooning house and marks a year of loss and challenge for the artist.

Julianne Moore, who played a woman in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease in “Still Alice,” won the best actress Oscar for the role on Sunday night.

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With so many pre-eminent American artists associated with the East End, it is not surprising that the Whitney Museum of American Art would feature many of them in the inaugural exhibition for its new home in New York City’s meatpacking district opening to the public on Friday.

“America Is Hard to See” includes work by more than 40 artists who have had long associations with the area, w

A gallery that has had a significant impact on Southampton Village's art scene is expanding to East Hampton.

Deeming it the "first unquestionably mainstream podcast," jurors said it was an "audio game-changer."

A small, but excellently edited collection of Michael Halsband portraits are on display at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park through April 25.

Included in the mix that goes back to the mid 1980s are selections from Rolling Stones tours, images of artists and other musicians of the time, his nudes series, contemporary surfers and their culture across a few continents, and some rec

Art Groove opened Saturday night at Ashawagh Hall with 13 artists and the band Out East providing fusion rock and a dance party following with DJ G-Funk.

The art was a mixture of color and movement with more restrained or slightly twisted offerings.

The show is on view Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Laurie Anderson will serve as curator for the “Live Ideas” festival of New York Live Arts beginning Wednesday.

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The Hamptons International Film Festival announced Monday that Stuart Match Suna, one of its founders, will step down as chairman after 18 years. Additionally, the festival's board of directors elected Alec Baldwin and Randy Mastro to serve as the new co-chairmen. Mr. Suna will continue as chairman emeritus.

For the past decade, Mr. Baldwin and Mr.

LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton hosted its annual benefit on Saturday night.

Private properties have become the new home of art fairs.

The annual parade appeared to have a record crowd lining the streets of Southampton Village.

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill offered a peak inside a variety of private gardens in East Hampton Town on Sunday through its Landscape Pleasures garden tour.

"Gratitude and Trust" will adapt ideas from their book into conversations and interviews with guests such as Chris Hardwick and Judd Apatow.

The garden tour benefited the grounds restoration of St. Peter's Chapel.

"Spotlight" and "Carol" will be this year's Centerpiece films at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

The Film Festival will honor Emily Blunt, Killer Films, Albert Maysles, and Stuart Match Suna at its first awards dinner on Oct. 12.

Two South Fork museums will provide plenty to celebrate, including late summer, at their cocktail parties on Saturday.