September really needs to slow down. With practically perfect weather continuing and the fact that the summer crowds shrunk considerably (and almost immediately when Labor Day weekend ended) this weekend sees a whole lot of activity — if not physically happening in, then certainly celebrating — the great outdoors across the Hamptons.
For instance, the annual HarborFest kicks off tomorrow night with a “Save the Whale” concert from Nancy Atlas at the Masonic Temple on the second floor of the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Festivities continue all day on both Saturday and Sunday. Click here for details. Also this weekend, in Montauk, it’s the third annual Offshore Film Festival showcasing independent films and art created by East Enders, especially those located in Montauk. For more information on the festival and for a list of films that are scheduled to screen, click here.
This is it, folks. The days are warm, but the nights are noticeably cooler. Before we know it, it’ll be October, then we’ll blink and it’ll be Christmas. This is your PSA to really get out there and enjoy these last few days of the all-too-short summer before the big, bad winter is here. So, pretty please, with sugar on top, do it!
Feast for San Gennaro in Hampton Bays
The San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons is this Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. on Good Ground Road in downtown Hampton Bays. Now in its 12th year, this fun-filled family event will feature Italian delicacies and artisanal treats from a slew of local purveyors, wine tasting booths from Raphael Vineyards, meatball, zeppole, pizza and cannoli eating contests, and carnival rides. Live entertainment will include The Soul Jam Revue, DJ Tommy T and Mean Gene & The Flamethrowers. A fireworks display by Grucci will be on Saturday night beginning at 8:15 p.m.. Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. For a full lineup of the scheduled events, click here.
Laugh with some ladies at Bay Street
The Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy Tour brings four comics to Bay Street Theater this Saturday night in Sag Harbor. Beginning at 8 p.m., this particular night of comedy features an all-female lineup, except for host and comic Paul Anthony. Attendees can enjoy the comedic stylings of Talia Reese, Kendra Cunningham, Carie Karavas and Laura Patton. Tickets start at $37. Purchase yours here or call the box office at 631-725-9500.
Listen to Latin jazz at Guild Hall
Eight-time Grammy winner Arturo O’Farrill performs at Guild Hall in East Hampton at 7 p.m. this Saturday night. Aside from his many musical talents, O’Farrill is also a composer, pianist, conductor and educator who in 2007 founded the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to not only the performance of Afro Latin music, but the education and preservation of it as well. This Saturday’s performance, presented in collaboration with Hampton JazzFest and OLA of Eastern Long Island, will feature O’Farrill joined by his own Latin jazz ensemble for a high-energy night of music. Tickets start at $65.
Explore Long Island’s natural history at LongHouse
LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton hosts a talk with author Betsy McCully and activist Leonard Green on McCully’s book At the Glacier’s Edge: A Natural History of Long Island from the Narrows to Montauk Point. Set for this Saturday at 3 p.m., the narrative covers science writing, environment history and first-hand accounts from longtime residents on the natural history of the area. Admission to the talk is $35, $25 for members. Book your spot here.
See short surfing films at SAC
The Annual Surf Movie Night XXII is at Southampton Arts Center tonight beginning at 7 p.m.. A benefit for clean water and healthy beaches, the event is the premier annual fundraiser for Surfrider Foundation’s Eastern Long Island Chapter. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and a live performance at 6 p.m. from Real East End Brass. Refreshments will be from local vendors including Turburritos and Westhampton Beach Brewing Co. Film screenings begin around 7:30 p.m. (bring a beach chair and/or blanket to sit on!). Grab your tickets or donate here. Rain date is tomorrow.
Picnic at Red Creek Park
Southampton Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force hosts its annual Greater East End Community Picnic this Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Red Creek Park (102 Old Riverhead Road) in Hampton Bays. This free outdoor event promises to be a day of fun, with oodles of activities for the whole family, free food and ice cream. There’ll be music and live entertainment, a bouncy house and several community groups present. The Anti-Bias Task Force is a group of concerned people working together to address issues of prejudice and discrimination. Southampton’s task force is the longest running in Suffolk County. For more information, contact the task force president James Banks at [email protected].
Listen to the beguiling words of a farmer — and help out Madoo, too
Marilee Foster is not only a sixth generation Sagaponack potato farmer, she’s also an incredibly talented writer, whose soul-gripping essays have graced the pages of the Southampton Press and Edible East End, but also were captured in the book “Dirt Under My Nails: An American Farmer and Her Changing Land.” This Sunday, come for the rare opportunity to hear Foster read some of her riveting pieces of prose at Sagaponack Farm Distillery (369 Sagg Road, 631-537-7300) from 5 to 7 p.m.. Tickets are $50 and get you a craft cocktail made from her family’s distillery, some fresh-picked veggies from the farm to snack on and the knowledge that 40% of the ticket price goes to support The Madoo Conservancy.
Participate in a cleanup, learn to dance in Hampton Bays
Team up with the folks from Hamptons Bays Public Library for “Walking with Purpose,” a local walk and litter removal effort led by librarian Sara this morning beginning at 10:30 a.m.. Garbage bags, rubber gloves and trash pickers will be provided, so unless you’ve got another previous engagement, if you’re in the area, you don’t really have an excuse to not go. Tomorrow, it’s “Bachata for Beginners” beginning at 4:30 p.m., where participants can learn the exciting and rhythmic dance style from the Dominican Republic.
