The arts are flourishing. Sag Harbor’s
Bay Street Theatre debuts the new satire Dinner with Mercedes Ruehl on July 7–August 2, then Susan Rose and Joan Stein’s new play
Motherhood Out Loud July 30–Aug.1, and
1930s musical spoof
Dames At Sea from August 11–September 6. Comedy Club is Monday nights (Jim Breuer on July 27, Susie Essman on Aug. 17, Mario Cantone on Aug. 24, Robert Klein on Aug. 31 and Janeane Garofalo plus Rob Riggle on Sept. 7). Julie Halston performs the hit satire
Miss Margarida’s Way at Southampton’s Parrish Art Museum (Aug. 19–22, Aug. 26-29).
“Our Town” chats are late Thursday afternoons with well-known locals including Broadway playwright Lanford Wilson (July 30), and artist April Gornik (Aug. 20)—also family film days, children’s theatre camps, adult workshops. More details at baystreet.org or call 631-725-9500.
Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece
The Glass Menagerie with Amy Irving is at
Guild Hall July 8-26, then music headliners like Rosanne Cash (Aug. 15), Mandy Patinkin (Aug. 28) and Lee Davis & Patricia Watt’s “American Musical Theatre Salutes” (Aug. 16, 30). The popular Clothesline Art Sale is Aug.1 (rain or shine) and world-class architects (Gwathmey, Meier, Stern) chat Aug. 2. Avant garde director Robert Wilson premieres “KOOL—Dancing My Mind,” August 8-9. and “The Art of Fashion in the Hamptons,” an exhibit curated by
Town & Country editor Pamela Fiori featuring Tory Burch, Betsey Johnson, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Reed Krakoff, Ralph Lauren, Nicole Miller, Elie Tahari and Vera Wang, opens Aug. 14. Manhattan troupes Flea Theater (Aug. 22) and Naked Angels (Aug. 29) visit followed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Chalfant (Sept. 5) and Arthur Miller’s
Resurrection Blues (Sept. 6). “The Garden As Art” (Aug. 28-29) is studio tours, expert talks and parties. Tuesdays are world cinema evenings (Kurosawa, Polanski, Bergman, Fellini). There’s also professional children’s theatre shows, and art classes. All Guild Hall doings at guildhall.org; theater box office is 631-324-4050, and galleries 631-324-0806.
The
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center continues its stellar summer schedule. Headliners include Joan Rivers (July 31), Jane Monheit (Aug. 1), Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Aug. 2), B-52s (Aug. 9), Long Island Comedy Festival (Aug.13), New York City Opera (Aug. 29), Neville Bros./Dr. John (Aug. 30), and Brian Stokes Mitchell (Sept. 5). PAC has international cinema screenings midweek and outstanding children’s theater programs. Online, it’s whbpac.org or call 631-288-1500.
Summer is classical music heaven.
The Perlman Music Program is on Shelter Island, led by Itzhak Perlman. Hear informal weekend works-in-progress concerts (call 212-877-5045 or perlmanmusicprogram.org for schedule).
Pianofest’s emerging concert artists play Mondays, 5 p.m., at the Avram Theater, Stony Brook Southampton (pianofest.com or 631-329-9115).
Music Festival of the Hamptons is July 10–24 at Sag Harbor’s Old Whalers Church and Wolffer Estate Vineyards; tickets/schedule at 800-644-4418 or musicfestivalofthehamptons.com.
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival runs July 29 to August 23 (bcmf.org, 212-741-9403 through July 21, then 631-537-6368).
Opera of the Hamptons showcases rising stars in full productions at the Southampton Cultural Center; La Boheme is August 1 and Aida is August 29 (tickets and information at 631-728-8804 or
operaofthehamptons.com).
Stony Brook Southampton’s Writers Conferences run July 8 through August 2. Several famous faculty talk and/or read from new work in the evenings (schedule online at stonybrook.edu/writers). The Jewish Center of the Hamptons, East Hampton, celebrates its 50th anniversary with
gratis programs including an economic discussion with a hedge fund manager, real estate developer and CNBC commentator (Aug.8), foreign policy chat with
Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose (Aug. 23), American String Quartet (Sept. 5), and
U.S. News and World Report editor Mort Zuckerman (Sept. 6). ArtHamptons showcases paintings, photos and sculpture July 10 to 12 at the Bridge Hampton Historical Society.
Some upcoming musical artists at Amagansett’s
Stephen Talkhouse are Leon Russell (July 26), Burning Spear (July 31), Loudon Wainwright III (Aug.15), Dave Mason (Aug.28–29), and Suzanne Vega (Sept.5).
Spectator summer sports:
Bridgehampton Polo Club’s Mercedes-Benz Challenge on Saturdays, July 18 through Aug. 22.
The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League has five teams competing (schedule at hamptonsbaseball.org). Bridgehampton’s venerable
Hampton Classic Horse Show is August 23-30, and the
Shinnecock Indian Powwow closes the summer with competitive dances, drumming, foods and crafts at the Southampton reservation Sept. 4–7.
Big benefits to come: Watermill Center (July 25), Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s Super Saturday (Aug. 1), Southampton Hospital’s Summer Gala (Aug. 1), Peconic Land Trust’s country supper (Aug. 2), East Hampton Library Authors Night (Aug. 9), Evidence Dance Company’s “On Your Toes” (Aug. 22).
Restaurant/clubs/shopping news: the redone Montauk Yacht Club has Gulf Coast Kitchen, and Fishbar opened on East Lake Drive. Manhattan’s Mezzaluna took over Gordon’s in Amagansett and Estia’s is now Indian Wells Tavern. In East Hampton, the Living Room is new at the Maidstone Arms, the Blue Parrot is back in the alley off Main St., and Lily Pond is the hot club.Wainscott’s Saracen is now Georgica Restaurant & Lounge and Almoncello’s new owners renamed it Rugosa. In Bridgehampton, Harbor Club takes over Ziggy’s weekend nightlife and 95 School Street is now Copa Wine Bar and Tapas Restaurant. Day & Night is the new restaurant at Southampton’s Capri Hotel/Pink Elephant club and AXE Lounge opened at Dune on North Sea Rd. More new Jobs Lane Southampton shops: Edit Summer, Vicomte Arthur, Roberta Roller Rabbit, Kesner and Hampton & Co. Tommy Hilfiger’s opened in East Hampton. And, caterer Art of Eating plans a big outdoor concert August 3 to benefit local food pantries.
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