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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. 

Villages

SpringsFest Returns on Saturday

This year’s SpringsFest, a benefit for Heart of Springs, will take place on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Parsons Blacksmith Shop, with performances by three local bands, a craft fair with 15 local vendors, refreshments, yard games, raffles, a blacksmith demonstration, and a history lesson from Hugh King, the town historian.

Oct 1, 2026

Largest Clam Contest Postponed a Week

The East Hampton Town Trustees’ Largest Clam Contest will now be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, from noon to 3 p.m. Would-be contestants can begin harvesting on Oct. 3.

Oct 1, 2026

Calls to Cancel HIFF Screening of ‘NAZA’

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons is calling on the Hamptons International Film Festival to cancel the screening of a documentary by Israeli filmmakers that the festival’s guide describes as detailing “the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.” 

Oct 1, 2026

 

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