Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks will return to Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater for a dance party "celebrating 35 years of rhythm and twang" on Saturday at 8 p.m.
Over the course of those three and a half decades, Mr. Casey and various iterations of the Sharks have "played -- and tore up -- every roadhouse, bar, and honky-tonk from Manhattan to Montauk," according to Bop Magazine.
A songwriter as well as a performer, Mr. Casey's original roots music has been used in "A Prairie Home Companion" and on film and television soundtracks.
Tickets are $37 in advance, $47 the day of the show.
Bay Street is launching three new classes this month, starting on Wednesday with Shakespeare Means Business!, in which Allen O'Reilly, the theater's director of education, provides a novel perspective on the Bard.
Geared for both actors and business professionals, the workshop will analyze Shakespeare's text to reveal insights leading to self-confidence onstage, in the boardroom, and in life.
The class will meet Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. through March 27. The cost is $250.
David Brandenburg, a composer and music director, will lead Sounds Great! Listening to Classical, Jazz, and Pop Music, starting next Thursday and continuing through March 14.
Participants will listen to recordings and live performances. Topics include rhythm, harmony, melody, and the connections between different kinds of music, with the goal of increasing appreciation and enjoyment.
The workshop, which costs $250, will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
On-Camera Scene and Character Study, which will kick off Feb. 13, will be led by Frank Cento, a director who has worked with such notables as Christopher Walken, Ben Gazzara, and Eli Wallach.
Four scenes, each two to four minutes long, will be chosen from movies and plays, both well-known and original. With a focus on character development, each scene will be rehearsed and shot as if it were an actual movie. All class members will appear in more than one scene, and the films can be used of part of their professional reels.
The class, for ages 16 and up, will meet Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. through April 2. Open to a maximum of eight participants, the cost is $300.
