Jazz at the Library
Joy Jan Jones, a jazz singer who has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and nightclubs and theaters throughout New York City, will give a free concert tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the Baldwin Room of the East Hampton Library.
Ms. Jones will sing a number of well-known jazz standards, accompanied by her band, the Fiancés, which includes Bobby Peterson on keyboards, Tom Khiloury on guitar, Mike Pitocchi on string bass, and Fitzy on percussion.
As a recording artist and songwriter, she has earned studio credits since the age of 12. Some of her roles have included Marenka in “The Bartered Bride,” Eurydice in “Orpheus and the Underworld,” and Christine Daaé in “Phantom of the Opera.”
Ms. Jones is associate music director and principal cantor at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton.
Food on Long Island
In conjunction with its current exhibition “The Art of Food,” the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will host a panel discussion devoted to the people behind the history of food on Long Island tomorrow at 6 p.m. The conversation will delve into such topics as food systems, sustainability, and food sovereignty, with insights from the participants’ legacies of family farms and vineyards.
Moderated by Clare Reichenbach, C.E.O. of the James Beard Foundation, the panel will include Marin Brennan, the winemaker at Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue, Geoffrey Drummond, founder and former director of the FoodLab at Stony Brook University, and Amanda Merrow, co-founder of Amber Waves Farm in Amagansett.
Tickets are $20, $18 for senior citizens, $15 for members’ guests, $10 for members, and free for students and children.
Musical Mixology
Rupert Boyd is an Australian classical guitarist, and Laura Metcalf is an American cellist. Together, they are Boyd Meets Girl, a musical pairing that has toured the world performing a mix of music from Debussy and Bach to Radiohead and Beyoncé.
The duo will be at The Church in Sag Harbor on Saturday at 6 p.m. for an acoustic performance. Inspired by artists from all genres and often speaking with the audience from the stage about the works, they break down barriers not only between musical categories but also between audience and performer.
Tickets are $30, $25 for members.
Puccini’s ‘Butterfly’
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” from The Met: Live in HD, will be simulcast on Saturday at 12:55 p.m. at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Premiered in 1904 at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the opera is the tragic story of a young Japanese geisha who clings to the belief that her marriage to a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent arrangement.
Asmik Grigorian, a soprano, plays Cio-Cio-San, the geisha, and Jonathan Tetelman, a tenor, sings the role of the callous Lieutenant Pinkerton. Other performers are Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki, the maid, and Lucas Meachem as the American consul. Xian Zhang conducts Anthony Minghella’s production.
Tickets are $35, $31.50 for senior citizens, students, and children, and $25 for Metropolitan Opera members.
A Comedic Weekend
The Sticks and Stones Comedy Club returns to the Southampton Cultural Center this weekend with two programs. Tomorrow’s 7 p.m. show will feature comic turns by Sabrina Manglaviti of Southampton, Michelle Schwartzman, and, in a nod to Mother’s Day, Rosanne Sorrentino and her daughter, Bridget Kavanagh.
Saturday’s show, also set for 7, is a benefit for the Ellen Hermanson Foundation, whose mission is to help breast cancer patients and their families cope with the physical and emotional aspects of breast cancer. Angela LaGreca, a producer, writer, and comedian, will sing and tell jokes alongside Joy Behar, a comedian and television host. Ms. Sorrentino and Ms. Kavanagh are also on the bill.
Tickets for each program are $35, $50 for reserved seating, and $70 for V.I.P. status. Doors open at 6:30.
Short Film Workshops
LTV Studios in Wainscott is offering two free iPhone short-film classes with Mike Kilcoyne on Tuesday and next Thursday, both from 6 to 8 p.m.
With a background in film production and advertising, Mr. Kilcoyne has spent the last five years producing big-budget ads. His career started in Denver, however, where he used his iPhone to market a fund-raiser he was hosting.
The first class, Storytelling Essentials, will focus on identifying a compelling subject, creating a narrative structure, and developing a shot list. The second, Editing Your Masterpiece, will cover footage selection, adding music, and other iPhone editing techniques.
The workshops are for beginners and enthusiasts 16 and older.
