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Listening to Paul Simon

In a film festival double play, Alex Gibney’s epic documentary on Paul Simon and his new album, “Seven Psalms,” was followed by a conversation between Mr. Simon and Rolling Stone’s Dave Fear in which the singer-songwriter elaborated on his creative process and the arc of his career.

Oct 11, 2023
Pitching in to Help Maui

Will Ryan, an East Hampton artist with a house on Maui, has organized two fund-raisers for the fire-ravaged community of Lahaina, a music concert at Stephen Talkhouse and an art auction at AB NY Gallery.

Oct 11, 2023
HIFF: Film Gives Names to the Forgotten

“Forgotten Founders: David Hempstead, Senior,” a documentary by two local filmmakers, focuses on both Hempstead, who was born a slave in 1774, freed in 1805, and went on to own a 95-acre farm on Shelter Island, and the Plain Sight Project, a nonprofit devoted to naming and recognizing the enslaved people of the East End.

Oct 5, 2023
Bits and Pieces 10.05.23

“The Chalk Garden” at Southampton Cultural Center, plant sale and members party at Madoo, concerts at LTV, Old Whalers Church, and Shelter Island Presbyterian Church, advice on fall gardens and sustainable lawn care.

Oct 4, 2023
Two More 'Hometown' Films

Two HIFF features with local connections are “Ron Delsener Presents,” a documentary about the influential concert promoter who has a home in East Hampton, and “Rule of Two Walls,” a film about artists in Ukraine, exec-produced by the actor Liev Schreiber, a part-time East Ender.

Oct 4, 2023
The Nine-Year All-Night Movie

“Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads, and Hallucinations” is a deep dive into the art and life of Ms. Heilmann that eschews talking heads in favor of the artist’s forthright voice and her artwork.

Oct 4, 2023
Music for Montauk Chamber Recital

A chamber music trio will perform works by Haydn, Ravel, and Martinu at the Carl Fisher House in Montauk.

Oct 4, 2023
From Boxing to Bicycles

“RE:CYCLE — The Ubiquitous Bicycle” will bring 19 vintage bicycles to The Church in Sag Harbor, along with a selection of fine-art photographs and video art devoted to that mode of transportation.

Oct 4, 2023
In Matthiessen's Footsteps

Jack Evans’s talk at The Church in Sag Harbor about his adaptation-in-progress of Peter Matthiessen’s novel “Far Tortuga” will also include a theatrical performance based on the script and a screening of the trailer.

Oct 4, 2023
The Art Scene 10.05.23

Women from the New York School in new exhibit, author’s talk about an art world landmark, two painters at the Drawing Room, award for Lindsay Morris, a lecture and workshop at the Leiber Collection, an artist’s journey on film.

Oct 4, 2023
Rock and Doc at Bay Street

Bay Street will host a rock ’n’ roll concert with Nancy Atlas and her band and a documentary on Jewish resistance fighters in World War II.

Oct 4, 2023
Self-Taught Artist's Life Reimagined

HIFF film “This World Is Not My Own” is a creative documentary that illuminates the life and work of a self-taught Black artist with 3D animation and motion-capture technology, as well as archival materials and interviews.

Oct 4, 2023