LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton will open for the season with new artworks, new hours, a new curator, a new education director, and a commitment to a chemical-free landscape.

Gene Casey and the HooDoo Loungers will headline a concert at Bay Street for the earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey.

MTV will premiere “Finding the Next Great Artist,” a new reality series produced by the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum that will have artists competing to show an artwork there.

The Hamptons International Film Festival will take place live and in person over 10 days beginning Oct. 6; last year’s fest featured three of this year's Oscar nominees for best picture.