Everything you want to know about Smash Burgers, from where to find them to how to make them to how to sauce them, in this week's Seasons by the Sea.

An all-star roster for the Chowdah Chowdown, specials for fall at Elaia, brunch at Coche Comedor, freebies at Hampton Eats, seasonal closings, and more.

Grants for the Moran Studio in East Hampton and the D’Amico Home and Studio on Napeague, solo shows for Valerie Jaudon in Manhattan and Mary Heilmann at Dia Beacon, spotlight on animals at the Oscar Molina Gallery.

LongHouse lecture by Liz Collins in Manhattan, ‘War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast” landing in Southampton, Cowgirls’ “The Dreamer” at LTV, lecture on post-war modernist architecture, African drumming and dance workshops, Gershwin recital.