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Top Hamptons and North Fork Events This Week: Sept. 24-Oct. 1
Sag Harbor and Greenport festivals, live music, comedy, art, benefits, film and fall fun top the week’s best things to do on the East End.
Fall is officially here, but the East End calendar isn’t slowing down. This week brings the Sag Harbor American Music Festival and Greenport Maritime Festival, The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw, Inda Eaton at the Stephen Talkhouse, comedy at Guild Hall and Bay Street Theater, art openings, benefits and a Harvest Moon hike. From the Hamptons to the North Fork, here are Spark’s picks for where to go and what to do Sept. 24-Oct. 1.
[*Note: The Greenport Maritime Festival has been postponed to Oct. 16-18.]
Editor’s Top 5 Picks
Sag Harbor American Music Festival
Inda Eaton at The Stephen Talkhouse
The Smithereens With Marshall Crenshaw
Hamptons Pride Film Series: “The Birdcage”
HAMPTONS
BENEFITS
Golf Benefit at Maidstone Club
Thursday, Sept. 24, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Foursome, $7,500; single player, $2,000; cocktail guest, $250
Maidstone Club, East Hampton
Southampton Arts Center heads to one of the Hamptons’ most storied courses for its fall golf benefit, with lunch, a shotgun start on the West Course and an evening cocktail party. Proceeds support SAC and its arts programming.
Art for History’s Sake Art Show & Sale
Friday, Sept. 25, 4 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 26, 2 p.m.
Remsenburg Academy, Remsenburg
The Greater Westhampton Historical Museum and Remsenburg Association team up for a two-day art show and sale. Friday brings a champagne preview with hors d’oeuvres, followed by Saturday’s main sale. Proceeds benefit the museum.
Tour of the Hamptons
Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m.
141 Narrow Lane, Southampton
The Massapequa Park Bicycle Club’s annual charity ride sends cyclists along 25-, 53-, 70- and 105-mile routes through Southampton, Sagaponack, Wainscott, East Hampton, Amagansett and Montauk. Proceeds support local charities, scholarships and philanthropic programs.
Community Cup Golf Tournament
Monday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. shotgun start
Gardiner’s Bay Country Club, Shelter Island Heights
The fifth annual Community Cup Golf Tournament benefits Project MOST and East End Lacrosse Club, bringing golfers to Gardiner’s Bay Country Club for a day on the course supporting two East End organizations.
MUSIC
Inda Eaton
Thursday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m.
$40
Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett
Springs-based Americana singer-songwriter and longtime East End favorite Inda Eaton returns to the Talkhouse with her blend of heartland rock, folk, country and storytelling. Across eight albums and more than two decades of touring, Eaton has opened for artists including John Hiatt, Blues Traveler, Earl Scruggs, Hootie & the Blowfish and LeAnn Rimes, building a loyal following both on the East End and around the country.
Sag Harbor American Music Festival
Thursday, Sept. 24-Sunday, Sept. 27
Free outdoor performances; ticketed headliner Friday
Throughout Sag Harbor
For four days, the village becomes the venue as the Sag Harbor American Music Festival fills stages and outdoor spaces around Sag Harbor with music spanning soul, jazz, blues, folk, rock, pop, Latin and more. This year’s ticketed headliner is two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer Raul Midón, performing Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. at Bay Street Theater. Midón’s genre-crossing career has included collaborations with Bill Withers, Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard and Spike Lee.
Joshua Radin
Friday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m.
$70-$185
Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett
Singer-songwriter Joshua Radin brings his melodic folk-pop to the Talkhouse for a special performance benefiting North Shore Animal League America. Radin’s catalog includes the gold-certified “I’d Rather Be With You,” and his music has appeared extensively in film and television.
COMEDY
Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy Tour
Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m.
Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor
The comedy tour returns to Bay Street for its fourth year with national headliner Bob Nelson, joined by Tom Daddario, Andy Pitz and host Paul Anthony.
Robby Hoffman: Live on Tour
Sunday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
Guild Hall, East Hampton
Emmy-nominated comedian and “Hacks” breakout Robby Hoffman brings her stand-up to Guild Hall. Hoffman is also known for the Netflix special “Wake Up.”
ART
“Imagined Worlds”
Thursday, Sept. 24-Sunday, Sept. 27; exhibition continues through Oct. 4
Free
Water Mill Museum, Water Mill
Works by Deborah Acquino, Louise Peabody, Marilyn Stevenson and Susan Zises explore imagined worlds through different styles and mediums. An opening reception with the artists takes place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 4-6 p.m.
“Where Light Lands: From Wetlands to Water’s Edge”
Saturday, Sept. 26, 4-6 p.m.
Free
Quogue Library, Quogue
The Gallery at Quogue Library hosts an opening reception for Leslie Bridgeman Cimei’s exhibition of paintings exploring light across wetlands and the water’s edge. The exhibition remains on view through Nov. 12.
FILM
Hamptons Pride Film Series: “The Birdcage”
Sunday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m.
Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor
Bay Street marks the 30th anniversary of the Robin Williams-Nathan Lane comedy with a screening as part of its Hamptons Pride Film Series. Audience members are invited to embrace a floral ’90s Miami dress theme, with a “We Are Family” singalong to follow.
FAMILY
Big Truck Day
Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-noon
$5 per member child; $30 per nonmember child
Children’s Museum of the East End, Bridgehampton
One of CMEE’s favorite annual traditions lets children ages 2-10 climb aboard and explore the trucks and heavy equipment they see on East End roads. Advance registration is encouraged.
OUTDOORS
Full Harvest Moon Hike
Saturday, Sept. 26, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
SOFO, Bridgehampton
Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and the South Fork Natural History Museum lead a leisurely one-hour hike through open-field trails under the Harvest Moon. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot.
NORTH FORK
BENEFIT
Goods & Services Auction
Friday, Sept. 25, 5-9 p.m.
VIP, $75; general admission, $20
Unitarian Universalists of Southold, Southold
The annual auction combines silent and live bidding with food, drinks and music. VIP admission begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and an early look at auction items; general admission begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the live auction at 7:30.
Festival
[*Note: The Greenport Maritime Festival has been postponed to Oct. 16-18.]
Greenport Maritime Festival*
Friday, Sept. 25-Sunday, Sept. 27
Greenport Village
One of the North Fork’s signature fall weekends returns with maritime traditions, artisan vendors, food, live music, demonstrations, family activities and waterfront events throughout Greenport.
Music
The Smithereens With Marshall Crenshaw
Friday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m.
The Suffolk, Riverhead
The Smithereens bring more than four decades of power-pop and rock ’n’ roll to Riverhead, joined by special guest vocalist Marshall Crenshaw.
Candlelight Concert With Lumos: Tribute to ABBA
Sunday, Sept. 27; wine bar at 6 p.m., concert seating at 7 p.m.
Bedell Cellars, Cutchogue
A candlelight string quartet performs the music of ABBA at Bedell Cellars, with the winery’s wine bar opening before the performance.
Outdoors & Nature
Sunset Nature Paddle
Friday, Sept. 25, 5-6:30 p.m.
$50-$65
Broad Cove Preserve, Aquebogue
Peconic Land Trust hosts an early-evening nature paddle timed for sunset at Broad Cove Preserve, offering a different way to take in the North Fork landscape and wildlife.
Honey Harvesting With a Master Beekeeper
Saturday, Sept. 26, noon-1 p.m.
Free
Downs Farm Preserve, Cutchogue
Master beekeeper and entomologist Chris Kelly of Promise Land Apiaries demonstrates the honey-harvesting process and offers an up-close look at the life of honeybees. The family-friendly program has limited space and registration is required.
