A Florida cultural trip, Doyle Auctioneers looking for consignments, tales from the Mexican border, ghost hunting, standup comedy, and a virtual horticultural book group.

Solo shows for Hector Leonardi at Drawing Room and Craig Anthony Miller at Stella Flame, a late-night open studio at The Church, and a closing reception for the holiday show at Kramoris.

Mobilization for the Montauk portion of the 83-mile-long Fire Island to Montauk Point beach renourishment project is to begin Thursday, with temporary road closures to allow mobilization of very large equipment including bulldozers and 35-foot lengths of piping. Beach infill is to begin next month, when an offshore dredge will pump 80,000 cubic yards of sand a day onto the downtown beach.