Art and cultural events are thriving across the East End of Long Island. Exhibitions open in Amagansett, Bridgehampton, Quogue and Southampton. Also slated are gallery talks, tours and more. Read on for the full list.
AMAGANSETT
ILLE ARTS - “Things in Themselves: Virva Hinnemo & George Negroponte” has an Opening Reception on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through November 30. Ille Arts is located at 216 Main Street, Amagansett, NY 11930. www.illearts.com.
BRIDGEHAMPTON
THE WHITE ROOM GALLERY - “Ruby Jackson, Diane Marxe and Anna Franklin” has an Opening Reception on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through November 29. The White Room Gallery is located at 2415 Main St, Bridgehampton, NY. www.thewhiteroom.gallery.
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"Jitterbug" by Ruby Jackson. Folded paper maquette.
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CUTCHOGUE
ALEX FERRONE PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY - “Taste North Fork Photographers Talks” take place on Saturday, November 7 and November 14 from noon to 4 p.m. As a part of Taste North Fork 2015, photographers will give free mini Gallery Talks at the gallery. Jim Lennon, Katherine Liepe-Levinson and Jim Sabiston will speak on November 7. Karen Bell, Susan Dooley and Patricia Beary will speak on November 14. Alex Ferrone Photography Gallery is located at 25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935. www.alexferronegallery.com.
EAST HAMPTON/SPRINGS
GUILD HALL - “Debut Book Signing and Discussion with Sculptor Strong-Cuevas” takes place on Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. Christina Mossaides Strassfield, will interview sculptor Strong-Cuevas on her just-released book. Several short films on the artist will be shown at the event. Admission is free.
“Gallery Talk with Christina Strassfield” takes place on Monday at 12:30 p.m. Guild Hall Museum Director/Chief Curator Christina Strassfield will give a tour of “A Sense of Place, Selections from The Museum’s Permanent Collection,” on view through January 3, 2016. Admission is free.
Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937. www.guildhall.org.
QUOGUE
QUOGUE LIBRARY - “Lynn Crowe: A Retrospective” has an Opening Reception on Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through November 29. Quogue Library is located at 90 Quogue Street, Quogue, New York 11959. www.quoguelibrary.org.
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Photograph by Lynn Crowe. Courtesy of Quogue Library.
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SAGAPONACK
WÖLFFER ESTATE - “Candlelight Fridays” continues this Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. The evening includes live smooth jazz by Certain Moves and wine and cheese for purchase. Admission is free. Wolffer Estate is located at 139 Sagg Road, Sagaponack, NY 11962. www.wolffer.com.
SAG HARBOR
BAY STREET THEATER - "GE Smith Live in Concert with Ethan Hawke" takes place on Saturday at 8 p.m. Admission is $55. Bay Street Theater is located at 1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. www.baystreet.org.
SAG HARBOR CINEMA screens art films, documentaries, foreign films and independent films year-round. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Visit their Facebook Page for film schedules and details. Sag Harbor Cinema is located at 90 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. www.facebook.com/SagHarborCinema.
SOUTHAMPTON
PETER MARCELLE PROJECT - “Jim Gemake: The Arrow in My Art” has an Opening Reception on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through November 15. Gemake will show works created with found or discarded objects. Peter Marcelle Project is located at 4 North Main Street, Southampton, NY 11968. www.petermarcelleproject.com.
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"Neither Here Nor There" by Jim Gemake. Assemblage.
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SOUTHAMPTON CULTURAL CENTER - “Dance Workshop with Jazz Roots Dance Company and Jason Samuels Smith” takes place on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. Tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith and Jazz dance icon Sue Samuels will present open level workshop that plays with the similarities in Jazz and Tap dance styles. Open to all ages. Admission is $35.
“Performance by Jazz Roots Dance Company with Jason Samuels Smith” takes place on Saturday from 6 to 7 p.m. Jason Samuels Smith will perform improvography along with favorites from Jazz Roots Dance. The evening will also feature an excerpt of their new collaborative work-in-progress to D'Angelo's Sugah Daddy. Admission is $40, $20 for students under 21 with ID.
The Southampton Cultural Center is located at 25 Pond Lane, Southampton NY 11968. www.scc-arts.org.
WATER MILL
PARRISH ART MUSEUM - “ArtFoodTech” takes place on Friday at 6 p.m. Independent Curator Amanda McDonald Crowley will use slides and a short video to illustrate specific artworks and events that have inspired her research on food technology and its impact and influence on visual artists. Admission is $10, free for members, children and students.
“Circles of Friendship: Freilicher and Wilson” takes place on Saturday at 11 a.m. The multi-media program features a screening of John Latouche and Harrison Starr’s 1952 film Presenting Jane, along with a live reading of the script written by poet James Schuyle. Also slated is a screening of Andy Warhol’s 1964 Screen Test of Jane Wilson and a conversation between Chief Curator Alicia G. Longwell and writer Sam Swasey. Admission is $10, free for members, children and students.
RELATED: "Double Dream in Painting Matched by Jane Freilicher and Jane Wilson" by Charles A. Riley II. Published October 30, 2015.
“Guided Tour of the Permanent Collection” takes place on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 3 p.m. The docent-led tour features highlights from the seven permanent collection galleries. Free with museum admission. Reservations suggested.
The Parrish Art Museum is located at 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY 11976. www.parrishart.org.
WATERMILL CENTER - “Cirkus Cirkör: Open Rehearsal” takes place on Saturday from 6 to 7 p.m. Tilde Björfors, founder of Cirkus Cirkör, is an Artist-In-Residence at the Watermill Center. Admission is free. Register here.
“Book Presentation with Annie Cohen-Solal” takes place on Saturday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event includes a lecture titled "Mark Rothko: Immigrant, Artist, Pioneer” followed by a Q&A and book signing of Cohen-Solal’s Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel. Admission is free. Register here.
Watermill Center is located at 39 Watermill Towd Road, Water Mill, NY 11976. www.watermillcenter.org.
UPCOMING
PARRISH ART MUSEUM - “Brain Food: Jane Freilicher and Jane Wilson: Seen and Unseen” takes place on Thursday, November 12 at noon. Curator Alicia G. Longwell will present an illustrated talk on the exhibition. Admission is $10, free for members, children and students.
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