Arts

Jazz is everywhere, with music alfresco at the Parrish, jazz and rap at Duck Creek in Springs, piano virtuosos at LTV, and soulful jazz vocals at The Church.

A little-known friendship between Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner on one hand, and a notable musician and a dancer from India on the other, has led to a performance by contemporary Indian musicians at LTV.

Sarah Maslin Nir is not only a Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter for The New York Times, she is also an equestrian and the author of “Horse Crazy,” a successful memoir of her passion for horses, and a series equestrian-themed middle-grade children’s books.

A busy week at the galleries, with John Torreano at the Drawing Room, a group show at Eric Firestone, new sculpture at Duck Creek, a focus on color at Kathryn Markel, portraits and landscapes at MM Fine Art, J. Oscar Molina solo in Southampton, a bayman’s photographs, and more.

The upcoming SummerDocs film "The Deepest Breath” illuminates the extreme sport of freediving through the stories of Alessia Zecchini and her drive to become the female world champion, and Stephen Keenan, an Irish adventurer and diver who became her trainer and close friend.

The Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre, a Manhattan company that activates emotional expression through dance, will bring "Green Afternoon X," a site-specific dance experience, to Springs.

Adam O’Farrill and his quartet at Duck Creek, dance party at LTV Studios, folk, funk, and bluegrass in Southampton.

Rufus Wainwright, along with his friends Jimmy Fallon, Laurie Anderson, Jenni Muldaur, and various Wainwright family members, will celebrate his 50th birthday with a concert at the Montauk Lighthouse on July 13.

The renovations at Guild Hall continue apace, with upgraded galleries, gardens, and lobby ready to welcome visitors for the first time in over a year, and improvements to every system in the building.

The Parrish looks at its history, an artist talk at The Church, overlapping shows at Keyes Art, disease as metaphor in East Hampton, 13 East End artists at Canio’s, witty compositions in Montauk, collages at John Jermain, Pop in Bridgehampton.

The history and contributions of the enslaved, indentured, and free people of color on the East End will be celebrated in an exhibition and talk at the Eastville Community Historical Society and a film program at the Sag Harbor Cinema.

Meet Mary Ellen Matthews, the "Saturday Night Live" photographer behind the show's eye-catching "bumpers" (the photos of the hosts and musical guests that are placed before or after commercials), opening credits, and quite a lot more.

Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin in Southampton, Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton at Sag Cinema, new comedy club in Southampton, Robert Lipsyte on boxing, two writers at Folly Tree in Springs, Southampton History Museum benefit.

Bay Street’s summer benefit will feature a musical performance and awards for Julie Andrews, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Matthew Broderick, while the Parrish will host two magic nights, one for dancing, and one for drinks, dinner, and honors for artists and philanthropists.

The Leonard Frisbie store in East Hampton features casual, stylish menswear, responsibly sourced and manufactured, and at surprisingly reasonable prices.

The local gallery scene is catching its breath, with just a group show opening at Ashawagh Hall in Springs, and the reveal of the 2023 Hampton Classic Horse Show poster. In Herrick Park, a new art fair introduced by the Rotary Club of East Hampton will take place on Saturday and Sunday.

David Netto, a designer and writer, will judge LongHouse Reserve’s Planters On and Off competition, which will feature contributions by artists, gardeners, and landscape designers.

Hamptons Jazz Fest’s third season will incorporate musical traditions from around the world, including Middle Eastern, Jewish, Indian, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and Argentinean music and musicians.

A new adaptation of “Dial M for Murder” coming to Bay Street Theater keeps the thrills and suspense but adds wit, freshness, and some intriguing plot twists.

An award-winning play and documentary film at Montauk Library, Fern Mallis of New York Fashion Week in Southampton, a film on Parkinson’s and dance at Parrish, Pianofest turns 35, and Walter Bernard's influential graphic designs will be discussed at Rogers Library.

Tony Cokes’s video installation at Dia Bridgehampton uses text, music, and images to reflect the history of the building’s site as well as Dan Flavin’s light sculptures on the second floor.

The Tribeca Film Festival included films with strong ties to the East End, including “Maggie Moore(s)” by John Slattery, a longtime Springs resident, a documentary on Ron Delsener of East Hampton, and two films with Ukrainian themes produced by Liev Schreiber, a South Fork part-timer.

As director and curator of the Leiber Collection, Ann Fristoe Stewart organizes changing exhibitions in the museum and garden while continuing to track down handbags by Judith that are missing from the holdings.

Guild Hall’s Garden as Art program will feature a talk by the noted horticulturalist Vincent Simeone and tours of four private gardens in East Hampton.

“Footprints of an Angel,” a feature film about a beloved matriarch and her family, was adapted from a play by Tramar Pettaway, a Southampton native who also served as the film’s associate producer.

The Church in Sag Harbor and the Sag Harbor Cinema are focusing on boxing, with an exhibition at The Church of artwork that explores the subject, and movies ranging from “Raging Bull” to Buster Keaton’s “Battling Butler” at the cinema.

Yesenia Montilla, a poet nominated for an N.A.A.C.P. Image Award, will read from her new book at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center.

Open Garden Day on the South Fork, jazz at Duck Creek, Hungarian folk music, multimedia performance, Perlman Music Program recitals, Birbiglia redux at Bay Street.

The Southampton African American Museum, the Eastville Community Historical Society, and LTV Studios will celebrate Juneteenth with performances, panel discussions, films, a barbecue, and more.

The Madoo Conservancy’s two-part summer benefit will feature a garden market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a cocktail party from 5 to 8.