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Bill Albertini and Ellen Wiener at the opening for Metafloric

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Meditations On Our Place in the Natural World

October 3, 2026October 4, 2026 Beth Young

Each speck of blood flowing liquid through your veins is filled with the heavy element of iron, and the pieces of the innards of plumbing fixtures coursing through your house are also made of a fixed concoction of elements — be they metals or plastics. But what they have in common is a connecting narrative thread — of the relationships between civilization, nature and physical laws — ideas that we’re

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New Suffolk Author Pens A Barbed Fictional Memoir… Of Someone You Really Should Know

September 17, 2026September 28, 2026 Beth Young

What would you do if you were a fading film star whose publisher recently discovered that you had owed them a book manuscript for for 37 years? New Suffolk author Elizabeth Castellano tackles just such a premise in her second novel, "Proof of Progress," a zinger-filled fictional memoir by an also fictional actress and late-night talk show darling, Maria Astorini. The launch of this new book will be held at

Poppy Johnson with "Three Word Song: I Love You."

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Exhibition: Poppy Johnson Paints an Introspection on the Ephemeral

September 15, 2026September 21, 2026 Beth Young

Greenport artist Poppy Johnson has always been a rebel. She grew up in Greenwich Village in the 1950s, where her parents where chemists who liked raucous parties. As a teenager, she wanted to go to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), but her parents made her to to Barnard College instead. She quit after a few months and ran off to Paris, where she studied etching at Atelier 17

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Calling all Twin Peaks Fans! The Suffolk Will Bring You Inside David Lynch’s Television Masterpiece

September 12, 2026September 21, 2026 Beth Young

Filmmaker David Lynch's first foray into television, 1990's Twin Peaks, broke all the rules about what you can do with the television format, paving the way for much of the groundbreaking work still being done on the small screen. On Sunday, Sept. 20, three of the stars and a producer from the original series will come to The Suffolk in Riverhead to talk about the show, which spawned a prequel

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Energia Internacional Celebrates Latin American Music on the North Fork

September 5, 2026September 21, 2026 East End Beacon

The Rites of Spring Music Festival will host a weekend-long series of performances celebrating Latin American song and dance, from Sept. 11 through Sept. 13. It's "three days of community gatherings where participants can share arts, music, fashion, traditional dishes, economy and social practices," according to Rites of Spring founder Paolo Bartolani. "Come relaxed, come curious, connect with the people around you, and experience the energy of the music." Pictured

Thomas Halaczinsky, Fists Raised Forever, Women’s March, 2019.

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Final Weekend for Floyd Memorial’s “Portrait of America”

September 3, 2026September 17, 2026 East End Beacon

During the summer in which the USA marks its 250th anniversary, "A Portrait of America," an exhibition on view through this Sunday, Sept. 6 at Greenport's Floyd Memorial Library, offers a reflection on, and of, the country. Pictured Above: Thomas Halaczinsky, Fists Raised Forever, Women’s March, 2019. The exhibition features twenty-one photographers who follow in the tradition of such iconic American documentary photographers as Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), Walker Evans (1903–1975) and Robert Frank (1924–2019). Most of the

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OLA Latino Film Festival Brings Stories of Courage & Truth to the East End

September 2, 2026September 21, 2026 East End Beacon

OLA’s 23rd Annual Latino Film Festival of the Hamptons returns Sept. 17 through 20, exploring the theme of Courage and Truth, “while exploring belonging, migration, memory, resilience, and the enduring power of human connection.” “Every year, this festival reminds us that storytelling has the power to transform communities. These films invite us to see ourselves in one another, to recognize the dignity of every journey, and to celebrate the beauty

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New Voyages of Discovery at Southampton Magazine Launch

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 East End Beacon

The legendary author Peter Matthiessen devoted his life to voyages of discovery, chronicling the wild places and ancient traditions that reveal humanity's profound bond with nature—and the environmental and Indigenous justice struggles that continue to concern us today. It is in that spirit that the Peter Matthiessen center is welcoming two inspiring events to the Southampton Arts Center on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The first is a book talk with journalist and Now Voyager magazine

Pictured: Kevin Shea, at right, in rehearsal for a new production of "The Guys" in Greenport, about an FDNY Captain eulogizing the men he lost on September 11.

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Still Processing September 11

August 27, 2026September 21, 2026 Beth Young

“The Guys” Mirrors Life For Actor Kevin Shea Kevin Shea was just going off shift as a firefighter on Ladder 35 on the Upper Wast Side on September 11, 2001 when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. He ran to the lieutenant of his truck and asked if he still had a free seat, but the rig was full. He found an empty seat on Engine 40, which

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Q&A: Lessons from “Teenage Wasteland,” On Stage This Friday at North Fork Arts Center

August 19, 2026August 29, 2026 Beth Young

If you've ever been a teenager (and we bet you have), your memory of the fears and awkward awakenings of that time in your life are probably as fresh as when they were happening. Veteran actor and screenwriter David Dean Bottrell — whom you may have seen on the hit shows "Widow's Bay," "Modern Family" and "Boston Legal" — has been polishing his coming of age stories into the gems

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Northeast Stage’s One-Act Festival Runs the Gamut

August 19, 2026August 29, 2026 Beth Young

When the North Fork theatre company Corchaug Rep merged with Northeast Stage last year, one of the highlights Corchaug Rep brought to the partnership was its focus on original theater by local playwrights. The Fourth Annual One-Act Festival, organized for the past three years by Corchaug Rep, comes to the Jamesport Meeting House Aug. 21 through 23, now under the auspices of Northeast Stage, bringing with it three new plays