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CALENDAR WINE TASTING TOUR AND LOBSTERBAKE ON THE PECONIC Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center, 431 E. Main St., RVHD. Reservations required. 631-208-9200 x426, longislandaquarium.com.
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DAN RATTINER READS “LEON URIS” 9/1, 4 p.m. Canio’s Bookstore, Main St. SGH. The author will read a chapter from his new memoir about his adventures with the novelist Leon Uris. CONCERT UNDER THE STARS AT AGAWAM PARK 9/1. 6:30 p.m. Agawam Park, SH. Free admission to this outdoor concert with featured music to include classical, operatic, and Broadway favorites. salomechamber.org THE PAINTING PLAYS: STAGED READING OF NEW WORKS INSPIRED BY PAINTINGS 9/1, 8 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, EH. Starring Blythe
FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE Deadline for the filmmakers to submit entries to Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival. For more information info@ ht2ff.com
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9/2, 7:30 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main St., EH. The music of Lena Horn, Etta James, Barbara Streisand, Judy Garland and more. 631-324-0806, guildhall.org. DAN RATTINER READS “CHARLIE VANDERVEER” 9/8, 11 a.m. The Jackson Pollock House, Springs Fireplace Rd, EH. The author will read a chapter from his new memoir about Vanderveer, an eccentric farmer and auctioneer out of Bridgehampton. THE CLASSY LADIES AFTERNOON TEA & CHINESE AUCTION 9/9. Harbor Lights Painters is holding its annual fund-raiser which supports the varied activities of the group. Proceeds from the event will be used for future community service projects. HAMPTON BAYS LIONS CLUB OVER THE BRIDGE 10K, 5K RUN/WALK 9/12, 9 a.m., Hampton Bays. $20 before 9/10, $25 day of race, $10 children 14 and under. www.islandrunning.net.
SHABBAT DIPLOMAT TO HUMANITIES DINNER WITH SEAN ASTIN 7 p.m. Shabbat services. Hampton Synagogue, 154 Sunset Ave, WHB. Hollywood film actor, director, and producer Sean Astin will be in dialogue with Rabbi Marc Schneier. Dinner $75 per person. RSVP 631-288-0534 x 10.
BRUNCH: A CULINARY TOUR OF BRIDGE GARDENS 9/16, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 36 Mitchell Lane, BH. A benefit for Bridge Gardens featuring a raffle of wonderful items, including a private dinner at the gardens. $125, $35 for children. 631-283-3195 ext. 19, rharris@ peconiclandtrust.org.
VIRTUOSITY CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, SH. Concert with soloist David Aaron Carpenter. salomechamber.org
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SUMMER DOCS HOSTED BY ALEC BALDWIN 8 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main St., EH. Screenings include talkbacks with Mr. Baldwin. 631-324-0806, guildhall.org. Dinosaurs as seen on County Road 39. Read the story on page 55 and view a whole photo gallery online at
BLUE MOON SAUNTER www.danshamptons.com 8:30-9:30 p.m. Meet at Meet on Narrow Lane and east corner of Bridgehampton Turnpike. Help STPS cleanup litter from Danner and Harris Yulin. Featuring playwrights and artists our adopted road. Bring gloves. Contact Dai Dayton Marsha Norman, Joe Pintauro, John Alexander, Eric Fischl, 631-745-0689. April Gornik, Clifford Ross, and Jane Wilson, among others. From $50. 631-324-4050.
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BOOK SIGNING OF “IN MY MIND” BY ALEX OLINKIEWICZ 9/1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. American Hotel, SGH. For those interested in finding out about Asberger’s. Book by native Shelter Islander Alex Olinkiewicz with Dr. Richard O’Connell. DAN RATTINER READS “CHRIS JOHNSON” 9/1, 11 a.m. Perry Duryea Lobster Deck, 65 Tuthill Road, MTK. The author will read a chapter from his new memoir about a traveling troubadour who went off with Montauk’s Perry Duryea on his campaign trail.
AN EVENING WITH THE NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE-FOLKSBIENE 9/1, 9 p.m. Hampton Synagogue, 154 Sunset Ave, WHB. Complimentary admission. RSVP 631-288-0534 x 10.
THE SECRETS OF BEEKEEPING 9/20 Class repeats third Thursday of the month through October. South Fork Natural History Museum, 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Tpk., BH. A course for the novice beekeeper or to improve your beekeeping skills. $200. 631537-9735, www.sofo.org. FLYING POINT 8K/2K 9/23, 9 a.m., Water Mill. To benefit Autism Awareness. www.islandrunning.net.
SOUTHAMPTON SEPTEMBERFEST 9/28-29. Agawam Park, SH. Headlining Saturday will be Scars on 45. Miles to Dayton, The Montauk Project, and other are also scheduled to perform. www.southamptonseptemberfest.com ITALIAN CLASSES FOR THE COMMUNITY Saturdays. 10/9-4/6 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Stony Brook University. Italian Levels 1-4. Annual fee of $250. Contact Donna Severino at 631-632-7444 or dseverino@italianstudies.org, www.stonybrook.edu.
MUSIC OF THE JEWISH DIASPORA 9/2. 6 p.m. Jewish Center of the Hamptons, 44 Woods Lane, EH. Free admission to this concert with soloists including David Aaron Carpenter and Amanda Bollag. salomechamber.org
PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH WALK 10/14. Jones Beach. Walk with Lustgarten Foundation to cure pancreatic cancer. 866-789-1000, curepc.org.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MONDAYS Dear Dan, Many thanks for running Joan Baum’s story about Sid Lerner and Meatless Monday. We hope more Hamptonites will go Meatless Monday. All best wishes, Cherry Dumaual Project Director The Monday Campaigns
Grey Gardens. He owned a different home further down Apaquogue Rd near La Forest. How about an article on the overuse of privet fences and the loss of the country feel of the lanes and simple split rail fences. Bridgehampton/ Sagaponack are forever gone, when one could enjoy the views of homes and the fields. The hysteria over privacy is over the top. Thanks, Ann Hunt
I’m thinking Ice Creamless Thursday —DR
I stand corrected. —DR
GREY AREA Dear Editor, I read about Dan reading from his new book but he is mistaken about citing the owner of the home, Grey Gardens. This was P. Beale/Edith Bouvier Beale home not Mr. Bouvier. Dan keeps quoting Bouvier (Edith’s father) owning
CUPPED Dear Dan, A new asset was born in the little town of East Moriches, “Cupcake Heaven.” What a great place offering delectable cupcakes. A much needed retail establishment in the community. I think they deserve a nice write-up from my favorite newspaper
:) Sincerely, Rebecca Roggeveen Here it is. —DR THE LIGHT Dear Stacy, I want to thank you so much for the lighthouse cruise story. Coverage in Dan’s is important to the East End Seaport Museum, and their fund raising efforts for education and restoration of Bug Light. Best! Caroline Waloski The Sirens’ Song Gallery Greenport Truly our pleasure. —SD Email your letters to askdan@danspapers.com