Looking for things to do in The Hamptons and on The North Fork this weekend? Here's our list of things to do through January 31, 2016 with an art and culture twist. Included is film, theater, artist events, opera and more. Read on for our event picks of things to do in The Hamptons and North Fork through the end of January. If you're looking for art events in East End galleries, click here to discover what's happening this weekend in The Hamptons, North Fork and Riverhead.
1. Artist Networking with Neoteric & Scott Bluedorn at The Parrish
“Neoteric Night: Artist Networking with Scott Bluedorn” takes place on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 6 p.m. at the Parrish Art Museum. Artists, designers, musicians, actors, writers, curators and other creatives present samples of their work at the meet-and-greet round-table event. Networking follows to encourage future collaboration among participants.
Admission is $10, free for members. Reservations recommended. The Parrish Art Museum is located at 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY 11976. www.parrishart.org.
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Neoteric Night. Photo by Scott Bluedorn.
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2. "Saturdays @ WMC" at Watermill Center
"Saturdays @ WMC" takes place on Saturday, January 30, 2016. Offering a multitude of experiences, on tap is a tour of the building, art collection and study library from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Resident Artist Temporary Distortion gives a presentation from 3 to 5 p.m. that includes an interactive discussion by group founder Kenneth Collins followed by sections of The Illusion & the Aftermath, a new six-hour performance by the group experienced via headphones.
Admission is free, reservations are required. The Watermill Center is located at 39 Watermill Towd Road, Water Mill, New York 11976. www.watermillcenter.org.
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Temporary Distortion. Photo by Scott Fetterman.
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3. “The Met: Live in HD - Puccini’s Turnadot” at Guild Hall
“The Met: Live in HD - Puccini’s Turnadot” at Guild Hall takes place on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 1 p.m. Sopranos Christine Goerke, Lise Lindstrom, and Nina Stemme star take turns starring in the opera alongside Tenors Marcelo Álvarez and Marco Berti. The opera is directed by Franco Zeffirelli and conducted by Paolo Carignani.
Admission is $22, $20 for members, $15 for students. Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937. www.guildhall.org.
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Puccini’s "Turnadot." Photo by Marty Sohl.
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4. East End Music Film Series Launches at Bay Street Theater
The East End Music Film Series launches with a screening of A.K.A. Doc Pomus and discussion
with filmmaker Sharyn Felder on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Bay Street Theater. The film documents the life of musician Doc Pomus through archival imagery, music, interviews with collaborators and friends, a reading of his journals and more.
Admission is $15. Bay Street Theater is located at 1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. www.baystreet.org.
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Still from "A.K.A. Doc Pomus."
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5. Final Curtain for Three East End Theater Productions
Snow storm Jonas hit hard three theater productions currently being staged on the East End. With each show having a three-week run date, surrendering a weekend to a blizzard couldn't have been easy. Following is a quick list of all three theater productions. All present their final performance on Sunday.
“Dead Accounts” Presented by Hampton Theatre Company at Quogue Community Hall
"Dead Accounts" will be staged on Thursday and Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Quogue Community Hall. "Dead Accounts" is Theresa Rebeck’s darkly comic take on the chasm that divides Americans in the midwest from their countrymen living in New York. The play is directed by Andrew Botsford.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $10 for students. The Quogue Community Hall is located at 125 Jessup Avenue, Quogue, NY 11959. www.hamptontheatre.org.
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Sordid Lives: A Comedy in Four Chapters at Southampton Cultural Center
"Sordid Lives: A Comedy in Four Chapters" will be staged on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The play is often called a “black comedy about white trash” where the truth of a dysfunctional family is revealed through the funeral of their family matriarch. The play is co-directed by Michael Disher and Joan Lyons.
Tickets are $22 and $12 for students under 21. Southampton Cultural Center is located at 25 Pond Lane, Southampton, NY 11968. www.scc-arts.org.
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Tom Gregory as Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram.
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at North Fork Community Theater
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” will be staged Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. An Edward Albee’s classic, the drama reveals the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George, who draw a younger couple, Nick and Honey, into their bitter, unhappy relationship. Contains adult content and language. Directed by James Pritchard.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by clicking here. The North Fork Community Theater is located at 12700 Sound Avenue, Mattituck, NY 11952. www.nfct.com.
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