"Folkie Fest: East Meets West" will bring five East End singer-songwriters working in the folk and country traditions to LTV Studios.

In connection with its current exhibition "Some Odes," The Church will host a read-in of poetry by Sharon Olds, Denis Johnson, and Paul Auster.

"Aida" from the Met at Guild Hall, poetry and music at St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Bridgehampton, book launch party at Ma's House on the Shinnecock Reservation.

"Springs Artists' Exhibition Posters" at Clinton Academy, Ralph Gibson gallery tour at the Parrish, Philippe Cheng butterfly photographs to benefit local nonprofit.

Fans of village beaches, mark your calendars. The village’s in-person sale of nonresident beach parking permits to East Hampton Town residents who live outside village boundaries will take place on Jan. 28 at the Emergency Services Building on Cedar Street. The sale will begin at 9 a.m. and continue through 6 p.m. 

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will host an interfaith service celebrating the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with prayers and music on Sunday at 4 p.m. People who want to sing with the choir can join in rehearsals before the service.

Compromise proved elusive again for the Paramount Development Group and the East Hampton Town Architectural Review Board on Dec. 12, a month after the A.R.B.’s unanimous denial of Paramount’s application to build a residence at 84 Wainscott Hollow Road in Wainscott. Despite some changes to the plans, the board again denied the application to build a 7,374-square-foot house in place of the one there now.

The East Hampton Town Board discussed myriad topics related to Montauk, from boat slips to beach parking to traffic and drainage along Fort Pond.

The Whalers, a first-year entry in the Suffolk County High School Hockey League’s freshman division, routed Patchogue-Medford 11-1 Sunday night, plus winter track and Bonac hoops updates.

John Aldred will take over for Bill Taylor as a deputy clerk of the East Hampton Town Trustees, the group decided on Monday. Jim Grimes will continue as the other deputy clerk.

Andrey Trigubovich, named the new chief of East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, has been a member of the group since 2009, and has served as a lieutenant and a first assistant chief. He takes over the top post from Barnaby Friedman, who served as chief for three terms.

The Sag Harbor Village Board held a hearing Tuesday night on legislation that would change the fee for holding events on village property and require that people planning events at commercial, residential, or public properties submit requests 60 days in advance of the event as opposed to the 30 days now required.

What’s old is still new: Back in 1950, the farmers of Suffolk County sought legislation to curb marauding deer and receive compensation for crop damage caused by the herds.

Joe Bloecker, a member of the Montauk Friends of Erin for over 30 years and its president for 10, has been chosen to lead the group’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade as grand marshal. Mr. Bloecker’s “involvement with the club and his contributions to the Montauk community run deep,” the group said in its announcement.

The Crook Family Bible at the Hampton Library paints a picture of the life of Cato Crook, a formerly enslaved Bridgehampton man who in 1819 wrote to Elias Smith of Smithtown to free his “runaway” niece.

Amaden Gay Agencies in East Hampton will award two $10,000 scholarships to graduating East Hampton High School seniors who are heading off to a trade or technical school.

Our Fabulous Variety Show at LTV, a rundown of PG movies, and crafts galore at local libraries.

A resident of Crystal Drive in Springs who thought he was calling Optimum on Friday about getting a channel to watch the New York Knicks encountered a scammer instead.

East Hampton High’s boys swimming team won two meets last week; results were mixed for wrestlers.

Louise Demmers Carlson, who moved to East Hampton in 1958, died on Oct. 17 in Eugene, Ore. She was 98.