Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called a drive-in concert held Saturday in Bridgehampton "a gross violation of common sense," while Southampton Town officials responded to a state inquiry into the event by saying they were conducting their own investigation.

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will open its galleries for the first time since March on Aug. 7, with three exhibitions of works by and about East End artists drawn in large part from its permanent collection.

Beginning on Saturday, the Arts Center at Duck Creek will host a series of talks that highlight and describe the work of the Plain Sight Project, which has been documenting the history of East Hampton's slave-owning past for several years.

East End Photographers and Artists Alliance have new exhibitions along with new gallery shows at Halsey McKay, MM Fine Art, BCK Fine Arts, Chase Edwards, and more.

New live programs at Guild Hall, a Zoom lecture and lunch with the historical society, live jazz at the Parrish, and more

Complimentary valet parking at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is among many conveniences on hiatus during Covid-19, and Brett Pickett, president of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, took note.

The New York State Department of Health has opened an investigation into a drive-in Chainsmokers' concert in Bridgeghampton on Saturday night, sending a letter on Monday about it to Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman — whose own band was the opening musical act on Saturday.

Several East Hampton beaches were temporarily closed to late-arriving beachgoers on Saturday as officials tried to enforce Covid-19 restrictions on the busiest day since the Fourth of July weekend.