Airing of Quilts
The second annual Airing of Quilts will happen on Saturday at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs. The all-day event, organized by Louise Eastman and Erica-Lynn Huberty, celebrates “community, creativity, and the arrival of spring.”
One special piece is a bedspread made from Jackson Pollock’s clothing by his mother, Stella May McClure Pollock, provided by the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. Another was loaned by Lyn and E.T. Williams of Sag Harbor from their collection made by Leola Pettway, a renowned quilter from Gee’s Bend, Ala. Local historical quilts from the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum will also be showcased.
Those interested in participating have been asked to bring their quilts between 9 and 11 a.m. and to retrieve them by 5 p.m. All quilts must be tagged with the exhibitor’s name, phone number, and email address. The Bridgehampton School’s Marimba Ensemble will perform from noon to 1.
The rain date is Sunday.
Art Groove Returns
One sure sign it’s April is the return of Art Groove to Ashawagh Hall in Springs. Open on Saturday from noon till 10 and Sunday from 11 to 5, it will include music, dancing, video, and artwork by some 20 artists, including Donna Corvi, Ronnie Grill, Setha Low, Joyce Raimondo, Lieve Thiers, Hans Van de Bovenkamp, and Geralyne Lewandowski, who organizes Art Groove every year.
A reception will take place on Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m., with a performance by the King Bees at 7, followed by a dance party with D.J. G-Funk. A book signing by Mr. Van de Bovenkamp is set for Sunday at noon, and a tribute to Nadine Daskaloff will happen Sunday at 1. Also on Sunday, William Falkenberg will perform music from noon till 3, and a video presentation by Jeremy Slater will be on view from 1 to 4.
Art for Lunch
Guild Hall’s Lunch Break, a series of short participatory discussions about art led by Anthony Madonna, the venue’s education director, will return tomorrow at noon with a discussion of the current exhibition “Darlene Charneco: Field Mappings — Weaves and Touchmaps.”
Participants have been invited to join staff members for lunch after the program, and can bring their own or purchase small bites from Louise and Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby.
Tickets are $15, $10 for members.
Two at Halsey McKay
Solo shows of paintings by Sabra Moon Elliot and Steven Cox are at Halsey McKay Gallery in East Hampton through May 19.
Ms. Elliot’s “Pot Paintings” explore vessels, and how they visually unite painting and sculpture. She sees her containers as both three-dimensional objects and planar surfaces that offer implied motion, depth, and an interplay of colors.
The title of Mr. Cox’s show, “The Road Not Taken,” refers to the decisions the artist makes during the process of painting. His technique involves transfers of consecutive layers of thick oil paint onto his canvases by plastic sheets.
Books, Banned and Beneficial
Three programs related to “Look at the Book,” the exhibition now at the Southampton Arts Center, will be held this weekend, starting Saturday afternoon at 2 with a screening of “The ABCs of Book Banning,” a 27-minute Oscar-nominated film by Sheila Nevins, Trish Adlesic, and Nazenet Habtezghi. The film focuses less on adults fighting for or against banning books; more on children who discuss what they’re reading.
A panel discussion, “Libraries Today and Tomorrow,” will follow the screening. Organized with the Rogers Memorial Library, the conversation will feature four local librarians, Steve
Alcaide, Sara Fiore, Marci Byrne, and Liz Burns, and be moderated by Christina Strassfield, the arts center’s director.
On Sunday at 1 p.m., John Buchbinder, a book artist, and Marta Kazandjian will talk about his “Memory Book.” After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and experiencing an event that impacted his speech, Mr. Buchbinder worked with Ms. Kazandjian, a speech pathologist. His photographs, printed and pasted in spiral-bound notebooks with the help of his wife, sparked his recall of meaningful moments.
All programs are free.
Porter in the City
“Across the Avenues: Fairfield Porter in New York,” now at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, focuses on cityscapes created by the artist in Manhattan between the mid-1940s and the mid-70s.
Tomorrow at 6 p.m., Kaitlin Halloran, the museum’s assistant curator and publications coordinator and organizer of the exhibition, will talk about Porter’s time spent in the city and the body of work on view, all drawn from the museum’s permanent collection.
Tickets are $20, $18 for senior citizens, $15 for members’ guests, $10 for members, and free for students and children.
Photographs and Jewelry
An exhibition of photographs by Terri Gold, an award-winning photographer known for her infrared imagery of people from remote corners of the world, will open Saturday at the Stella Flame Gallery in Bridgehampton with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Her images focus on family, community, and ritual across cultures. The show will continue through April 30.
A trunk show of handcrafted jewelry by Aneta Zae will also be on view this weekend.
