Ballet and Politics
Unity Phelan and Adrian Danchig-Waring, principal dancers of the New York City Ballet, will be at Guild Hall on Saturday at 7 p.m. to co-host “New York City Ballet: On and Offstage,” an informal evening of excerpts from the company’s repertory, along with narration and demonstration.
Only a handful of tickets remained as of press time, priced from $75 to $125 ($67.50 to $112.50 for members).
“Inside the Situation Room With George Stephanopoulos” will bring the news host and former adviser to President Clinton to Guild Hall on Sunday afternoon at 5. His new book is “The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis,” and he will talk about history-making crises confronting 12 presidents, who had to make their highest-pressure decisions.
A question-and-answer session will follow the talk. Guests have been asked to submit questions in advance, for possible inclusion, to [email protected]. Tickets are $25, $22.50 for members. With a signed book, the cost is $60, or $57.50.
Pollock and Jazz
The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center and the Arts Center at Duck Creek have teamed up for two free concerts inspired by the record collection of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner.
The first, set for next Thursday at 6 p.m. at Duck Creek, will feature a quintet led by Ray Anderson on trombone and vocals, with Tommy Campbell, drums, Steve Salerno, guitar, Sam Dillon, saxophone, and Tom Manuel, cornet. The group will perform original arrangements inspired by Pollock’s work.
Mr. Manuel, a jazz historian, is the founder and president of the Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, and artist-in-residence in the jazz department at Stony Brook University.
Audience members have been encouraged to take seating and picnics. In the event of rain, the performance will happen in the John Little Barn, with limited seating available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Modern Jazz
After their sold-out performance in February, the Mercer Quintet, a collaborative modern jazz ensemble, will return next Thursday at 6 p.m. to The Church in Sag Harbor, for a concert of original compositions. The group draws from many influences, among them hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, contemporary jazz, and folk music from around the world.
The quintet features Mercer Shavelson, keyboard, Brandon Choi, trumpet, Adam Cordero, saxophone, Nick Panoutsos, upright bass, and Alex Yoo, drums. Tickets are $30, $25 for members, and $15 for those 18 and under.
Film and Comedy
“Incredible Journey: The Story of West Hampton Dunes,” a 92-minute documentary by Yale Nelson that originally aired on public television in 2009, will be shown at the Southampton Cultural Center on Saturday at 8 p.m. The film traces the history of Long Island’s barrier island system from colonial times to the present day, and pays tribute to the men and women who saved their beachfront community after the 1938 Hurricane.
Tickets are $15.
The Sticks and Stones Comedy Club will return to the cultural center on Wednesday evening at 8 with a stand-up set by Rob White. A tattoo artist as well as a comedian, Mr. White shares his stories of tattooing, modern life, and other bizarre observations in an “energetic, fast-paced delivery,” says the comedy club. He recently won first place in the Nassau County Comedy Contest.
Tickets are $35, $50 for reserved seats, $70 for V.I.P. seating. The doors open at 7:30.
Art and Soul
Art & Soul Hamptons, a collaboration between the Southampton Arts Center and the Southampton African American Museum, will take place at the arts center Friday from 6 to 11 p.m.
Designed to celebrate art created by influential and emerging East End artists of color, the evening will include an exhibition of work by Art Sims and Reynoir Lewis, with hors d’oeuvres, a spirits-and-cocktail tasting, a film screening, and live music by Dwayne Kerr, the former flutist for Erykah Badu.
Tickets are $300, $275 for members. A portion of proceeds will benefit local Black-owned businesses.
Jazz at the Temple
The Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor and Hamptons JazzFest will present a performance by the Peter Bernstein Quartet on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the temple.
A guitarist, Mr. Bernstein has been part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. As a leader, he has released nine albums, and as a sideman he has appeared with groups led by Sonny Rollins, Lonnie Smith, Bobby Hutcherson, Fathead Newman, Jimmy Cobb, and many others.
Tickets are $30 and support local charities.
Perlman Concert
The Perlman Music Program String Orchestra and Chorus Concert, typically held on the North Fork, will happen at East Hampton High School on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Itzhak Perlman and Patrick Romano, the chorus master, will lead the music program’s students as they perform classical works by Schubert, Mozart, Schoenberg, and others.
Tickets are $25 and available from the music program’s website as well as at the door.
In collaboration with East End Arts, local string students will join the String Orchestra for a free open rehearsal led by Mr. Perlman at 5 p.m.
Cowboy Music
A free performance by Skip Gorman of songs of the Old West, accompanied by his fiddle and guitar, will happen on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Third House Nature Center in Montauk.
An accomplished singer, guitarist, fiddler, and mandolinist, Mr. Gorman has completed over 18 recordings of old-time cowboy songs and established his own record label, Old West Recordings. His music is not that of the Hollywood cowboy, but rather the simple melodies sung around campfires by 19th-century cowboys and settlers heading West.
Vocal Workshop
The Choral Society of the Hamptons has announced Do Re Mi, a series of workshops for people who like to sing. The first, set for Sunday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Southampton Cultural Center, is devoted to Enlightened Ensemble Singing. Suitable for both experienced and beginning singers, the class will be led by Patrick Romano, who will share tips on ensemble singing.
Mr. Romano has performed around the world as both a choral conductor and a tenor soloist. He recently led choral performances at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the Bing Concert hall at Stanford University and the Grand Theater in Shanghai. As a vocalist he has toured extensively throughout North and South America.
Tickets are $10, free for choral society members and students. An email to [email protected] will secure a complimentary ticket. The second workshop will take place on Aug. 18.
