In a tribute to Black History Month, the Sag Harbor Cinema is launching a new series of Cinema Minutes devoted to pioneering Black filmmakers and stars.

Data released Monday by New York State shows the seven-day average rate of positive Covid-19 cases in Suffolk County has been ticking downward now for nearly a month. The rate reflects the number of cases that are positive as a percentage of the total tests administered.

At times, one can enter Keyes Art in Sag Harbor and see a pared-down exhibition, similar to any other buttoned-up gallery in the region. In all the best ways, this is not one of those times.

An introduction to the Bel Canto Boot Camp, prepared specially for Guild Hall, will take place online Thursday at 6 p.m. and be followed, on four consecutive Sundays starting this week, by sessions organized around specific themes.