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Bits and Pieces: 07.11.19

Philharmonic and dance at Guild Hall, "Mental Illness and Artistic Genius," an Eco-Musical, a Halston Documentary, and more.

Jul 11, 2019
Cuba Is in Her, and Her Music

Maria Bacardi left Cuba in 1961, when she was 4 years old, but, as she has said, “I am not in Cuba, Cuba is in me.” Her immersion in the history and culture of her native country is reflected in the music of her new album, “Duele (It Hurts),” released in May.

Jul 11, 2019
Jazz and the New York School

“East Enders,” a two-part music festival organized by Peter Watrous, a guitarist and former music critic for The New York Times, will launch this weekend at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs with three performances that explore the relationship among jazz musicians, artists, and writers during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism.

Jul 11, 2019
Jewish Film Festival Returns

The fifth year of the Southampton Jewish Film Festival is now underway with weekly screenings on Tuesday evenings through August at the Southampton Arts Center.

Jul 11, 2019
Lorraine Bracco: Ready, Set, Go!

Looking up from a long dining table in Ms. Bracco’s Bridgehampton great room, there are two framed photographs of her and the full “Sopranos” cast and two drawings by her grandchildren. “Yes, that sums up my life a bit. It really does,” she said with a laugh last week.

Jul 11, 2019
On the Decorative Arts

“Three Perspectives on the Decorative Arts,” a lecture series at the Southampton History Museum organized by Tom Edmonds, its executive director, will kick off Saturday with “Roaring Into the Future: Art Deco and Early Modernism in New York, 1925-1935,” a talk by Lori Zabar.

Jul 11, 2019
Opinion: 'Safe Space' Is a Can't-Miss

A terrific new play, “Safe Space,” is getting its world premiere at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Undoubtedly bound for larger theaters, it’s about as can’t-miss as local theater gets.

Jul 11, 2019
Opinion: Rousing Early Mozart Concert

The Choral Society of the Hamptons and the South Fork Chamber Orchestra recently performed some of Mozart’s lesser-known choral works, composed before he was 24 years old. The ensemble, under the spirited direction of its music director, Mark Mangini, performed with professionalism and enthusiasm.

Jul 11, 2019
The Art Scene: 07.11.19

Kabakovs speak at Art Barge, Marcus Brutus at Harper's, Eastville's historical photographs, Maynard Morrow and Material Lust at Fireplace Project, and more

Jul 11, 2019
Bits and Pieces: 07.04.19

An architecture tour in Southampton, jazz in Montauk, and a screening of “His Girl Friday” in Sag Harbor.

Jul 3, 2019
Family Secrets in Four Films

The Amagansett Library will launch “Secrets in Family Documentaries,” a series of four films that explore different approaches to telling stories behind family secrets, with “Little White Lie,” a film by Lacey Schwartz, next Thursday at 6 p.m.

Jul 3, 2019
Guitar Masters, Strong on Americana

Guild Hall will celebrate the artistry of the instrument with the second annual Guitar Masters festival, starting Friday when no less a master than Buddy Guy takes the stage at 8 p.m. On Saturday, the Allman Betts Band, featuring three sons of the Allman Brothers Band, takes over. On Sunday, another offspring of a legend, Roseanne Cash, will close out the festival with a band that includes the guitarist John Leventhal.

Jul 3, 2019
Opinion: The Lure of Engagement at LongHouse

Two new works recently joined the other installations and objects that came this year from Young Jae Lee, Will Ryman, Jun Kaneko, Wendell Castle, and Joseph Walsh. They are “Out of Sight,” an installation resembling a hopscotch board by Lawrence Weiner, and Stephen Talasnik’s “Echo,” floating reed bamboo “habitats” in the Black Mirror fountain.

Jul 3, 2019
The Art Scene: 7.04.19

New shows at Borghi, Grain, Kramoris, Drawing Room, plus exhibitions at John Jermain and Amagansett Libraries, the Pollock-Krasner lecture series begins, and more.

Jul 3, 2019
The Last Art Fair Standing

Market Art + Design, on the grounds behind the Bridgehampton Museum along Corwith Avenue, where it began in 2011, will be open with 90 galleries from Friday through Sunday.

Jul 3, 2019
Trash and Treasures Appraised

Have an old frame, dusty book, or outdated piece of furniture you can’t seem to get rid of? Your household items and antiques could be worth more than you think.

Jul 3, 2019
A Choral ‘Mozart in Salzburg’

The Choral Society of the Hamptons will perform “Mozart in Salzburg,” a concert of his early works composed in that Austrian city, on Saturday at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church.

Jun 27, 2019
Bits and Pieces: 06.27.19

Melissa Errico and Julian Schnabel at Guild Hall, Elayne Boosler at LTV, Tom Scott at SAC, and more.

Jun 27, 2019
Capturing Global Biodiversity

A cancer diagnosis in the family was the impetus behind Joel Sartore's National Geographic Photo Ark, an ongoing effort to raise awareness of and discover solutions to some of the most pressing issues affecting wildlife and habitats by creating a photo archive of global diversity.

Jun 27, 2019
Chatsworth Takes the Colonies

Anglophiles in the tristate area will rejoice to know that treasures from one of England’s grandest domiciles will be crossing the pond to the Sotheby’s auction house in New York City.

Jun 27, 2019
Cozying Up to Beethoven

A second annual benefit program for the Amagansett Life-Saving Station, “The Cozy Side of Beethoven: An Intimate Concert,” will be performed tomorrow, featuring some of the master’s well-loved favorites and some of his less-well-known vocal works.

Jun 27, 2019
Egbert's 'Years' at Duck Creek

Poetic titles, thin washes of color inspired by J.M.W. Turner, and a playful use of collage all characterize Sally Egbert’s work, which will be on view at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs beginning Saturday.

Jun 27, 2019
Eikenberry Show at Bay Street

“Here I Go Again,” in which Ms. Eikenberry will be joined by Michael Tucker, the actor and writer who happens to be her husband, and David Rasche, an award-winning composer and actor, is a cabaret-style evening of song at Bay Street Theater.

Jun 27, 2019
Flavin Has Company at Dia

This year’s artist at the Dan Flavin Art Institute is Jacqueline Humphries, who divides her time between New York City and Southold. Her recent black light on fluorescent cast works are an expansion of the black light paintings she has been making since a 2005 fire in her studio caused her to rethink her practice.

Jun 27, 2019
From Moran’s Western Sojourn

Those who were enthusiastic about the possibilities inherent in the restoration of the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran Studio years ago will rejoice in the announcement of the exhibition “Thomas Moran Discovers the American West,” which will go on view there on Saturday, running through early November.

Jun 27, 2019
In Artist Family, Nature Is Nurture

A visit to the home of Jeremy Grosvenor, Saskia Friedrich, and their son, Mamoun Friedrich-Grosvenor, 23, in northern Sagaponack provided an object lesson of sorts, specifically with respect to the behavioral trait of creativity. All three are artists, although there are distinct differences in how they think about art and characterize their practices.

Jun 27, 2019
The Art Scene: 06.27.19

Birdhouse is back, Renate Aller at Parrish and MM Fine Art, new shows at RJD, and a show at Temple Adas Israel

Jun 27, 2019
A Wainwright and Harding Show

 “G.E. Smith’s Portraits,” now in its fourth iteration, was conceived in 2015 and produced by Taylor Barton as a series of intimate evenings featuring actors, painters, and fellow musicians. Its first concert of the year will feature Loudon Wainwright III and John Wesley Harding at Guild Hall.

Jun 20, 2019
Bill O’Connell’s Journeys in Jazz

Bill O’Connell, a pianist who lives in Montauk and Rockland County, is one of very few non-Latinos to make significant contributions to the Latin jazz movement.

Jun 20, 2019
Bits and Pieces: 06.20.19

Django Festival Allstars at Guild Hall, here comes Pianofest, "Mailing Whaling" opens at Whaling Museum, and more.

Jun 20, 2019