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Top Hamptons and North Fork Events This Weekend: Fall Festivals, Live Music, Art & More
Spark Hamptons’ Top Event Picks for Sept. 17-20 bring fall festivals, concerts, art, film, food and classic cars to the East End.
Summer may be over, but the East End calendar certainly isn’t. This weekend brings Sag Harbor HarborFest, live music, art exhibitions, film, classic cars and plenty of reasons to head east — on both forks.
Here are the Spark Hamptons Top Event Picks for the weekend.
Long Wharf, Marine Park and Steinbeck Park, Sag Harbor
HarborFest. Photo: Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Sag Harbor’s waterfront celebration returns for two days of live music, food, beer and wine, vendors, family activities and the Fall Arts & Crafts Fair. HarborFest traditions include the Whaleboat Races, Clam Chowder Contest and Clam Shucking Contest, with activities stretching from Steinbeck Park to Marine Park and Long Wharf.
Southampton Playhouse, Southampton; Sag Harbor Cinema, Sag Harbor; North Fork Arts Center, Greenport
“Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado”
OLA of Eastern Long Island presents its annual film festival during National Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s theme, “Courage and Truth,” explores belonging, migration, memory, resilience and human connection through films presented in Spanish with English subtitles unless otherwise noted.
The Church, 48 Madison St., Sag Harbor
Sag Harbor Song Fest at The Church. Mezzo-Soprano Meredian Prall.
The Sag Harbor Song Festival presents three concerts over three days, bringing singers and musicians together for a weekend of classical, opera and song.
Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor
Nancy Atlas will bring The Howl to Bay Street Theater
Nancy Atlas gathers some of the East End’s best-known musicians for a one-night celebration of live music and community. Atlas is joined by Johnny Blood, Brett King, Denny McDermott, Joe Delia, Greg McMullen and special guests, with proceeds benefiting Atlas for the Arts and its support of arts programming in East End schools.
Keyes Art, 45 Main St., Sag Harbor
Marilyn Monroe, Photo by Bert Stern, from The Last Sitting®, 1962. Photo: courtesy of the Bert Stern Trust
Bert Stern’s iconic photographs of Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting are on view at Keyes Art. Shot for Vogue during a three-day session at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles in 1962, the photographs were taken just weeks before Monroe’s death and became some of the most enduring images of the Hollywood legend.
LongHouse Reserve, 133 Hands Creek Road, East Hampton
She Creates Noise at LongHouse Preserve
Songwriter, producer and host Sarah Nagourney leads a conversation with women working across music publishing, artist development, technology and creative leadership. Panelists include Sam Cox, Andreea Gleeson, Kate Hyman and Taylor Barton Smith, with a special opening performance by singer-songwriter Toby Lightman.
The HUB, 2183 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
The HUB. Photo by Rob Rich/SocietyAllure
Art Hampton and The HUB join forces for a monthlong group exhibition bringing contemporary painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media and street-influenced work into The HUB’s Bridgehampton space. The opening reception offers a first look at the exhibition and a chance to meet participating artists and collectors.
John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main St., Sag Harbor
Photo: Susi Wunch, East End Photographers Group
The East End Photographers Group makes its first appearance at John Jermain Memorial Library with an exhibition featuring traditional, digital and alternative photographic processes. An opening reception is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, from 1-3 p.m.
Thursdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
On view through Nov. 14
Free
Ma’s House, 159 Old Point Road, Southampton
Artist Durrell Hunter at Ma’s House
Contemporary Shinnecock artists respond to the United States’ 250th anniversary from distinctly Shinnecock perspectives in this group exhibition at Ma’s House on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation.
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
$35 general admission; $30 members
Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton
Paint ‘n Sip with Deborah Acquine at the Southampton Arts Center. Photo courtesy of SAC
Artist Deborah Acquino leads a hands-on workshop exploring color mixing and painting techniques for beginners and experienced artists. Paints, brushes, canvases and wine are provided.
The Bridge, 1180 Millstone Road, Bridgehampton
Photo: www.thebridgehamptons.com
The Bridge marks its 10th anniversary with its signature invitation-only gathering of more than 300 rare automobiles on the grounds of the former Bridgehampton Race Circuit.
The Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
Photo: www.thebridgehamptons.com
The Bridge weekend opens to the public Sunday morning with classic, vintage, exotic and specialty automobiles at the Bridgehampton Museum. Car owners are encouraged to bring vehicles to display, with food and drink available from Smorgasburg purveyors.
The Bridge weekend concludes with a garden gathering celebrating Mercedes-Benz’s 140th anniversary, featuring “A Taste of Jean-Georges,” vintage automobiles, cocktails and live jazz. A portion of ticket sales benefits Heart of the Hamptons.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork, 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton
Fall Equinox Fire Pit at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork
Welcome fall around the fire with hot dogs, salads, s’mores and a community drumming circle led by Ken Ettlinger.
The Suffolk, 118 E. Main St., Riverhead
Taylor Dayne at the Suffolk
Pop singer Taylor Dayne brings the hits that made her a late-’80s and ’90s star to The Suffolk, including “Tell It to My Heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back,” “Prove Your Love” and “I’ll Always Love You.”
Harbes Family Farm, Jamesport
Harbee’s Family sunflower Festival
Sunflower season meets fall on the North Fork with a family-friendly weekend featuring the sunflower field, live music, corn mazes, apple picking, hayrides and other seasonal activities.
Angela LaGreca, Editor-in-chief and co-Founder/Publisher of Spark Hamptons, is a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, producer, writer and comedian/host. Her TV credits include NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “The View,” and, most recently, the primetime cable news program “Cuomo” on NewsNation. On the East End, she was the Creative Director at LTV, VP Features/Events/Photo Editor at Dan’s Papers, and has performed at Guild Hall, Bay Street Theater and the WHBPAC. Her publishing career began at Modern Photography, where she was managing editor. LaGreca lives in Manhattan and East Hampton and can be reached at angelatvmedia@gmail.com and angela@sparkhamptons.com
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