Screenwriters Alert
HamptonsFilm is now accepting applications for its 24th annual Screenwriters Lab, which will take place next year from April 5 through April 7.
Based in East Hampton, the lab pairs selected fellows with established writers and creative producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring and group discussions. Other events include nightly salons, roundtables, master classes, and happy hours with industry guests, board members, alumni of the lab, and members of the local creative community.
One of the participating screenplays will be selected to receive a grant from the Melissa Mathison Fund, which fosters the development of female writers in the industry.
Submissions are now being accepted via FilmFreeway. The early deadline is next Thursday; the regular deadline is Dec. 7.
Filmfreeway.com/HamptonsFilmScreenwritersLab is the place to visit for more information and to submit a screenplay for consideration.
Saving Native Stories
November's Creative Lab, a series of interdisciplinary workshops led by Guild Hall's visiting, exhibiting, and resident artists, will be led by Wunetu Wequai Tarrant, a Shinnecock linguist and Guild Hall community artist-in-residence.
As part of her residency, Ms. Tarrant and her collaborator, Christian Scheider, are advancing the First Literature Project, which aims to support the preservation of Indigenous stories, culture, and languages by creating a new, immersive platform that engages the wider public through partnership with tribal organizations and cultural, educational, and arts institutions.
The workshop, set for Tuesday at 6 p.m., is pay-what-you-wish, with $5, $15, and $25 options.
Haitian Culture
The fourth annual Black Film Festival, a program of the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, will conclude on Friday with a screening at the Parrish Art Museum of "Haiti Is a Nation of Artists," starting at 5:30 p.m. with a tour of the museum.
Directed and produced by Jacquil Constant, a Haitian-American filmmaker, the documentary depicts the humanity and diversity of Haitian culture by focusing on Haitian artists who created transformational art after the earthquake that devastated the island in 2010. It was shown in 2022 at the Cannes Film Festival.
A reception at 6 will take place between the tour and the 6:30 film screening. A discussion with the director follows the film. Tickets are $16, $13 for friends of the recreational center, and $10 for Parrish members and students.
Shinnecock History
Shane Weeks, a Shinnecock artist, activist, and educator, will be at the Leiber Collection in Springs on Sunday at 3 p.m. to discuss the history of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and its relationship to other Indigenous communities on Long Island and in the Northeast.
Mr. Weeks grew up on the Shinnecock Reservation understanding the importance of his culture and his connection to the natural world. His goal is to help encourage the preservation of his people's history.
His book, "Good Neighbors: A Shinnecock History From a Shinnecock Perspective," will be for sale.
Music Trifecta
The Sag Harbor Masonic Temple's Glam Jam, which invites musicians to play with others on the second Thursday of each month, is featuring "Ur Mom" Thursday at 7.
The band members are Holly Li, Christine Sciulli, Francine Fleischer, Christina Sun, and Almond Zigmund. Admission is a can of food, which will be donated to local food banks.
Jake Lear will bring his Memphis blues experience to the building on Saturday at 8 p.m., along with the band members Jameson Ellis and Don Christensen, as part of the temple's ongoing music series.
The Jam Session's live jazz programs continue every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Tickets for the music series and the jazz programs are $20.
Strolling and More
"Stepping Out and Stepping Up," a fundraiser for the Southampton Cultural Center that will feature a strolling supper, live entertainment, live and silent auctions, and a wine pull, will happen on Saturday evening, starting with cocktails at 6.
According to the cultural center, a strolling supper is one where you serve yourself, then sit down and dig in. For the wine pull, $25 entitles the buyer to choose a number that corresponds to one of the wrapped and numbered bottles of wine. At the end of the event, the number is traded in for the bottle.
Stage-side tables that seat four are $1,000; gallery tables, also for four, are $750. General admission is $125, $50 for young professionals and students.
Native Plants
Uli Lorimer, the author of "The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden," will speak about and sign copies of his book on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Community House, courtesy of the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons.
The book provides a guide to selecting native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and groundcovers that will not only create a habitat for wildlife but also support at-risk pollinators and other beneficial insects.
The lecture is $10, free for members.
