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Strawberry season is here! If you haven't already got your fill of June's sweetest treat at the farm stands, here are two ways to enjoy them.

The East Hampton Library's Films With Pride series for Pride Month will continue this week with screenings on Friday, Tuesday, and Friday, June 16.

Observances of East Hampton Town's 375th anniversary will begin on Saturday with a history fair on the Town Hall campus on Pantigo Road from 1 to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The Steinbeck House, newly preserved as a cultural resource through efforts by Southampton Town, private donors, and the academic community, is now open to visitors on Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., by appointment only.

Lovers of art and music should head east to Montauk this weekend.

Wednesday is Active Older Adults Day at the East Hampton Y.M.C.A. RECenter, offering health screenings and a schedule of free events and classes for those who want to stay fit — and, as the Y.M.C.A. says, "senior savvy" — into their silver years.

For the Star's annual graduation section, set to be published on June 15, families, friends, and community members are invited to celebrate the Class of 2023 with heartfelt messages and photos.

The special publication — always a keepsake — features student artwork and class photos representing East Hampton High School, Pierson (Sag Harbor) High School, Bridgehampton High School, and the Ross School.

Advertisements start at $65 and can be placed through June 8 by calling 631-324-0002.

The Accabonac Protection Committee will host its first forum of 2023, in which researchers will provide updates on their work to slow water-quality degradation in Accabonac Harbor, next Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Baldwin Family Lecture Room at the East Hampton Library and via Zoom.

There are parades in East Hampton and Sag Harbor Monday, and more observances happening on Sunday and early Monday morning.

The annual Sally Peterson Memorial Scholarship bake sale and plant sale is happening on Saturday at the Sagaponack School.

For sale will be homemade sweet treats, plus baskets of flowers, school shirts, and hats, to raise money for college scholarships for high school seniors who are Sagaponack School alumni. Customers can also tour the school.

East Hampton Town has issued an online reminder to residents that Wednesday, May 31, is the deadline for the second half of property tax payments.

In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Month, there will be a celebration at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's Phillips Family Cancer Center on June 1 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.