"Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing," the current exhibition at The Church in Sag Harbor, has generated three programs this weekend, starting Friday at 4 p.m. with "Glenn on Glenn," a conversation between Glenn Ligon, a noted artist whose work is in the exhibition, and Glenn Fuhrman, the founder of the FLAG Art Foundation, a nonprofit exhibition space in Chelsea, where "Artists on Boxing" is also on view.
Mr. Ligon is a conceptual artist whose work explores race, language, and identity across a range of mediums, including painting, neon, video, and photography. "Artists on Boxing" includes his 1995 "Skin Tight," which consists of eight canvas punching bags.
An investment banker, Mr. Fuhrman is a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, and the 92nd Street Y. With his wife, Amanda, he sponsored the creation of the nation's largest free Wi-Fi network, covering 95 city blocks in Harlem.
Tickets are $25.
While boxing is generally associated with combat, the sport is also used by therapists, particularly for Parkinson's disease. On Saturday at 5 p.m., Sarah Cohen, the administrator of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Center for Parkinson's Disease, and Michelle Del Giorno, the founder of Epic Martial Arts in Sag Harbor, will discuss the relationships between Parkinson's and boxing. Their conversation will focus on Rock Steady Boxing, a program of Epic Martial Arts, which has helped more than 200 Parkinson's patients since 2017. The discussion will be followed by a demonstration of techniques and a question-and-answer session.
Tickets are $20, $10 for members.
Darius Yektai, whose "The Titans," a large painterly sculpture, was created specifically for "Artists on Boxing," will be at The Church on Sunday morning at 10:30 as part of its Insight Sunday series. Mr. Yektai will discuss the processes, techniques, and ideas that inform his work.
Mr. Yektai's technique involves both traditional and experimental approaches, with thick, tactile brushstrokes and sharp edges created by pouring resin directly onto the canvas.
Tickets are $10, free for members, who are required to reserve on the website.
Although Mizrahi has nothing to do with boxing, the music genre that combines elements from Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa will be represented at The Church next Thursday thanks to Hamptons Jazz Fest.
Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, an all-female Mizrahi band, will celebrate Middle Eastern heritage while infusing traditional songs with sophisticated harmonies, unusual arrangements, and improvisations.
The granddaughter of the most renowned singer of Persian classical music in Iran in his day, Ms. Dardashti is the first woman in her family to continue its tradition of Persian and Jewish musicianship. A composer as well as a vocalist, she also has a doctorate in anthropology, specializing in cultural politics and contemporary Middle Eastern-Arab music in Israel.
Tickets to the 6:30 p.m. concert are $30, $25 for members, and $15 for students.
