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Taking Flight for Kids

Thu, 08/05/2021 - 07:55

Wings Over Haiti, which built a school near Port-au-Prince and has plans to build another, will benefit from the Hamptons Artists for Haiti fund-raiser at the East Hampton Airport on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The organization was established by Jonathan Glynn, a Sag Harbor artist, in 2010.

The benefit will feature wine, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, raffles, a silent auction, dancing, and music by D.J. Giancarlo. Billed as "the best time you'll ever have helping build a school," tickets are $175 in advance and $195 at the door, and can be bought online at wingsoverhaiti.net. 

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A Brit’s Surprise Role in America’s 250th Celebration

Toby Haynes, an artist who splits his time between East Hampton and Cornwall, England, built the belfry that supported the Wavertree ship bell rung to welcome 40 tall ships into New York Harbor.

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Minister to Speak on East Hampton’s ‘Convict Pastor’

The Rev. Thomas James of the East Hampton’s first church “came to the New World in search of religious freedom but found that freedom was not enough.” So says an announcement for a lecture next Thursday provokingly titled “The Convict Pastor: Thomas James and the Puritan Roots of Christian Nationalism.”

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On ‘Green’ Burials

“Grounded Conversation: What Remains,” set for Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 at LongHouse Reserve, will focus on green burials, human composting, eco-cremations, and how to sustainably prepare for death. 

Jul 16, 2026

 

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