John Pinderhughes talk at The Church, Art and Politics at Ashawagh, Keyes Art opens in Tribeca, group shows at White Room and Grenning.

Marshall Watson on "The Art of Elegance," jazz at the Masonic Temple, drag bingo at LTV, auditions in Quogue, virtual garden book group.

Long Island Restaurant Week is coming, lunch specials from Bostwick's Seafood Market, and a takeout menu from Art of Eating.

The Rev. Benjamin (Chaps) Shambaugh, who serves in the Coast Guard’s Auxiliary Chaplain Support program, became the branch chief of the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area East on Jan. 1. In that role, he will oversee chaplains who care for Coast Guard members and their families from Canada to the Caribbean and in Europe and other areas abroad.