Return to Cuba
"I Am Arbesu," a documentary by the filmmaker Christiane Arbesu, who was recently profiled in The Star, will be shown at the Southampton Cultural Center on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Ms. Arbesu's father, who had been Cuba's ambassador to Indonesia before Fidel Castro came to power, defected with his family in 1962.
Ms. Arbesu visited that country for the first time in 2016 and has been back seven times since. Her documentary follows her there, where she meets family members for the first time. It also shows some of the hardships the family faced after immigrating to Montreal.
A conversation with Ms. Arbesu will follow the screening.
Israeli Singing Star
Dudu Fisher, an Israeli singer best known for his performance as Jean Valjean in the Broadway musical "Les Misérables," will perform at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton on Sunday afternoon at 4.
Mr. Fisher has appeared with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and others, and has recorded an album of show tunes with the London Symphony. In 1988, when he participated in a Royal Command Performance hosted by Queen Elizabeth II, he met the producer Cameron Mackintosh, which led to his appearances on Broadway and in London's West End.
Tickets are $72, $54 for members of the center.
A Fusion Explosion
Elegant People Fusion Explosion will kick off Summer Jazz on the Terrace at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill Friday at 6 p.m. Part of Hamptons Jazz Fest, the program is presented in partnership with the Jam Session.
Founded in 2020, the band, which features Eric Schugren on saxophone, Randolph Hudson on bass, Fred Gilde on keyboards, and Claes Brondal on drums, combines jazz harmonies and improvisation with funky grooves and Latin and rock rhythms to create what is known as fusion music. Its influences include Weather Report, Pat Metheny, Miles Davis, and John Abercrombie.
Tickets are $15, $5 for members and students. Food, drink, and picnic baskets will be available for purchase. Guests have been advised to bring their own seating.
Falling in Love, Again
"Love Letters," A.R. Gurney's Pulitzer Prize-nominated two-character play, will be performed by Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead on July 9 at 8 p.m. and July 10 at 3 p.m. Mr. Yulin will direct, and Josh Gladstone will produce.
Since its premiere in 1988, "Love Letters" has not only been performed countless times, but has also featured innumerable name actors, for the simple reason that the two characters sit side by side and read the notes, letters, and cards they have exchanged over nearly 50 years. The play requires little preparation and no memorization, thus allowing for frequent cast changes.
Tickets range from $55 to $65.
Perlman Concerts
The Perlman Music School is up and running on Shelter Island, and two concerts are set for this weekend. Friday's Alumni Faculty Concert is sold out, but a free Works in Progress concert featuring this summer's students will happen on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the outdoor performance tent.
The school has announced that its alumni Radu Paponiu and Alice Yoo have assumed positions as music director of the South Florida Symphony and artistic director of the Denver Chamber Music Festival, respectively.
Dinner and Jazz
Main Prospect Kitchen and Bar is the host of Supper Club Dinner and Jazz, which features a changing roster of musicians performing with the pianist Jane Hastay and the bassist Peter Martin Weiss from 7 to 10 every Thursday evening.
Thursday's program features the vocalist Vanessa Trouble and the saxophonist John Ludlow. The artist and drummer Haim Mizrahi is on deck for next Thursday.
Masonic Music Series
The Roses Grove Band will bring the psychedelic music of the Grateful Dead to the rear yard of the Sag Harbor Masonic Club, behind the Whaling Museum. on Sunday afternoon at 5. After the show, a short walk will lead to the fireworks display in the village. The entrance fee is $20.
Jazz Night continues every Tuesday from 7 to 9 in the temple's Inner Sanctum. with a new artist backed by the house band every week. A $15 donation goes to a local charity.
