Dan Koontz, an East Hampton musician and composer, has written “The Free Life,” a rock opera about the ill-fated hot- air balloon that took off from Springs 53 years ago in hopes of making the first trans-Atlantic balloon flight.

Keith Sonnier’s artful interpretations in neon and on paper of herd animals, inspired by his travels abroad and visits to the Museum of Natural History in New York, are at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack for two more days.

OLA’s Latino Film Festival will include four features and one animated short, with two U.S. premieres, at the Sag Harbor Cinema, the Parrish Art Museum, and the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.

It’s all about memoirs this weekend at The Church in Sag Harbor, with a four-hour memoir-writing workshop on Saturday and a panel discussion with four accomplished writers on Sunday.