This weekend, it’s all about the cinema. As we start to switch gears into a new season, tons of locales are celebrating the art form of film, with unique and exciting screenings slated all weekend long. It’s OLA of Eastern Long Island’s annual Latino Film Festival, with screenings across a handful of locales, plus the annual “Surf Movie Night,” part of eastern Long Island’s chapter of the Surfrider Foundation.
Stephen Talkhouse hosts some top-notch musical performances starting tonight and continuing through Saturday and the annual Garlic Festival is in Manorville both Saturday and Sunday. Quick sidenote: For those of you kicking around Sag Harbor this weekend, be sure to check out all the maritime fun at the annual HarborFest here. There’s so much, we had to give it a separate shoutout.
However you choose to spend your weekend, there’s tons of affordable and amusing ways to do it across the South Fork. And now, on with the show!
See Surf Movie Night at SAC
Eastern Long Island’s chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts its 21st annual Surf Movie Night fundraiser tomorrow, September 15, at Southampton Arts Center. To benefit clean water, plastic pollution prevention and healthy beaches, there’ll be an outdoor screening and online auction on the lawn of SAC at dusk, along with live music by Souliztik. There’ll be refreshments available from Westhampton Beach Brewing Co., The Groovy Smoothie, and more. Bring a beach blanket/chair. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased here. Doors open at 5 p.m. and rain date is Sunday, September 17.
Enjoy world cinema screenings at WHB
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center’s “World Cinema Screenings” are this weekend, starting tomorrow with Last Film Show at 7:30 p.m.. The same movie, depicting a nine-year-old boy who discovers film for the first time while living with his family in a remote village in India, also screens on Saturday, September 16, at 4 p.m.. On Sunday, September 17, it’s the conclusion of the 20th anniversary of the Latino Film Festival of the Hamptons, with a screening of La Laguna Rosa (The Pink Lagoon) at 2 p.m.. The film tells the story of Arturo, a vain and superficial young man and Mariana, a talented and aspiring dancer with Down Syndrome. Click here for tickets.
Attend the young concert artists finale at LongHouse
Lun Li and Risa Hokamura perform in a violin duo at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton tonight beginning at 6 p.m.. Slated to perform works by Bach, Mozart, Ysaye and Schnittke the performance is the last of the Young Concert Artists series. Located at 133 Hands Creek Road, the performance will be in the Edward Albee Amphitheater and tickets are $30, $20 for members. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be offered following the concert.
Take in some tunes at The Talkhouse
Tons of affordable acts and fun at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett this weekend. Tonight, karaoke (for a $10 admission) starts at 10 p.m.. Tomorrow, Hopefully Forgiven plays at 8 p.m. while Fast Five hits the stage at 10 p.m. with both shows costing $20 per person each. On Saturday, September 16, one of the East End’s favorite crooners Nancy Atlas performs at 8 p.m.. Tickets start at $35. Midnight Sun ($20) follows Atlas’s performance, beginning their set at 10 p.m. Buy your tickets here.
Talk trucks and trades on Shelter Island
The Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce hosts a “Trucks & Trades Fair” this Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shelter Island school parking lot and grounds (33 North Ferry Road). All are welcome to come and explore big trucks, while enjoying music from a live DJ along with lawn games, a photo booth, vendor booths and much more. Suggested donation for admission is $5 per person. To exhibit your truck or machine, to register for a vendor booth, or to be an event sponsor, click here.
Get ready for fall at the Garlic Festival in Manorville
The 21st annual Long Island Garlic Festival is at the 85-acre Waterdrinker Family Farm (663 Wading River Road) in Manorville this Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17. Dubbed “the stinkiest festival on Long Island,” the event starts at 9 a.m. both days and is all about celebrating the harvest of the season, while supporting local vendors. There will be live music, food trucks and family activities all filled with garlicky goodness. Details include a walk through sunflower fields and a corn maze, pumpkin picking, exploration of the “Tulip Tunnel of Terror,” a garlic scavenger hunt and a musical hayride. Admission is $20. Call 631-878-8653 or email [email protected] for more info.
Take on trivia night in Montauk
Montauk’s The Bird invites all to join in for some friendly competition at trivia night every Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m.. Admission is $10 per person with teams consisting of one to up to five people. There’ll be happy hour, small plates and fun prizes available. A percentage of proceeds will be donated to the Montauk Food Pantry. The Bird is located at 47 South Elmwood Avenue.
Celebrate OLA’s Latino Film Festival at the Parrish
All are welcome to the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill for the 20th anniversary of the OLA Latino Film Festival tomorrow beginning at 6 p.m. with a bilingual tour of the museum’s exhibitions. There’s a screening of The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future at 7 p.m. (an official pick for the Sundance Film Festival), followed by a live Zoom interview/ Q&A with director Francisca Algeria at around 8:30 p.m. in the Lichtenstein Theater. Tickets are $16 for adults, $10 for members and students, $5 for children.
Find your ancestors with help from Amagansett Library
“Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors” is hosted by the Amagansett Library tonight at 5:30 p.m.. Done via Zoom, the program will feature speaker April Lynne Earle, presenting on how to get started finding your immigrant ancestors. Noting the importance of oral history, reading ship manifests, and the power of DNA testing, the discussion will also utilize examples from Earle’s own research. Register here. For more information email [email protected].
Hear about memoir at The Church
The Church in Sag Harbor hosts a memoir roundtable with Ada Calhoun, Alice Carrière and Kelly McMasters this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.. Moderated by Jill Bialosky, the roundtable is presented in conjunction with a $100 per person memoir workshop the day prior with Calhoun. Details for the workshop can be found here. For those of you who can’t swing the workshop, the way more affordable roundtable is $20, $10 for members and tickets are available here.
Run a 5K or a 10K in Hampton Bays
This Saturday, September 16, there’s an “Over the Bridge” 5K and 10K run/walk at the Hampton Bays Middle School (70 Ponquogue Ave.) beginning at 9 a.m. rain or shine. Sponsored in part by the Hampton Bays Lions Club, the race costs $40 in advance, $45 day of race. Proceeds go to support guide dogs for the blind and assistance dogs for returning veterans. To register, click here.
