The Slave Trade
Southampton’s African American Museum and the Southampton Arts Center will present “Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North,” a documentary by Katrina Browne that Stephen Holden of The New York Times called “a far-reaching personal documentary examination of the slave trade,” on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the arts center.
After Ms. Browne discovered that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history, she and nine cousins retraced the history of the Triangle Trade, which refers to the route taken by the slave ships from New England to West Africa to ports such as Charleston and Havana. The DeWolf family trafficked in human beings from 1769 to 1820.
As they explore the family’s history, traveling to a former DeWolf sugar plantation in Cuba and other locations, the cousins grapple with the contemporary legacy of slavery not only for black Americans but also for themselves and other white Americans.
Tickets are $12, $10 for friends of SAC and SAAM. A discussion with Ms. Browne will follow the screening.
On Saturday evening, a free outdoor concert by West End Blend of funk and soul music from the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s, will take place from 7 to 9. Chairs and blankets have been recommended; in the event of rain the program will take place in the arts center's theater.
Eaton at Parrish
Inda Eaton, a singer-songwriter who bridges country western, folk, and rock music, will perform original material from her new CD, “Shelter in Place,” as well as classic cover songs, Friday at 6 p.m. at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill.
A mix of emotionally charged anthems, ballads, and hard-driving songs, “Shelter in Place” was recorded and produced at her home in East Hampton and addresses the freedom and loneliness of travel, ambiguities of separation, and what it means to survive relationships, careers, illness, and other challenges.
Ms. Eaton and her band have opened for John Hiatt, Blues Traveler, Earl Scruggs, Hootie and the Blowfish, and many others. Tickets are $12, free for members and students, and guests have been encouraged to take chairs or blankets for the outdoor performance.
For the Cinema
In conjunction with the eBay for Charity auction for the restoration of the Sag Harbor Cinema, which will be live until Wednesday, Sylvester and Co. in Sag Harbor will host a reception for “Sag Noir,” the portfolio of archival prints taken in the theater after the fire by Don Lenzer, on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Mr. Lenzer, a director, cinematographer, and member of the cinema’s advisory board, will be present.
Also on Tuesday, a villagewide party and silent auction of goods ranging from a $100 Wharf Shop gift basket to a brand-new 13-inch MacBook Air from GeekHampton will take place at Page restaurant from 5 to 10 p.m. The artworks to be auctioned will be on view that day from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Grenning, Sara Nightingale, and Julie Keyes galleries.
Corky Laing at Canio’s
Corky Laing, best known as the drummer for the rock bands Mountain and West, Bruce, and Laing, will be at Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor Friday at 6 p.m. to read from his recently published autobiography, “Letters to Sarah.” The book not only chronicles the ups and downs of his life in rock ’n’ roll, it also draws from some 200 letters he wrote to his mother during 35 years on the road.
Tuija Takala, Mr. Laing’s manager and partner, who helped shape and edit the book, will also take part in the evening. Ms. Takala, an academic, has published widely on a variety of subjects, including ethics in science.