THE AMERICAN HOTEL
49 Main Street, Sag Harbor. 631-725-3535, theamericanhotel.com
Lee Glantz plays piano and sings, tomorrow and Saturday, 6:30-10:30 p.m. No cover.
BARON’S COVE
31 West Water Street, Sag Harbor. 631-725-2101, baronscove.com
Alfredo Merat performs tomorrow, 6-9 p.m. On Saturday, it’s Tom and Lisa, 2-5 p.m., followed by Jon Divello, 6-9. The jazz series continues on Wednesday with Kevin Anguilo, 5:30-8:30 p.m. No cover.
A month ago, I wrote in this space about having come within three steps of falling for a nasty scam involving our grandson, who was in jail (so he said, or so said his very own frightened voice on the landline) and needed $3,000 (“Please don’t tell my parents”) for bail.
Do you ever dream of being in a car that’s heading backward at a great rate of speed as, with one hand on the wheel, you crane your neck around so you can steer correctly while madly pumping the brakes to no avail? You don’t? That’s good. I think it’s because I’m fretting too much about the direction this country’s heading in. Happily, I can weather such phantasms; they don’t keep me up long.
As you franticly dash around this Memorial Day weekend, or hide out away from the crowd, you might take a moment to reflect on the longest-term visitors to the East End — horseshoe crabs.