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A special Q&A will follow a screening of director RaMell Ross’s “Nickel Boy” in Sag Harbor.

For this weekend, as we move into a new month, plenty of locales are looking to celebrate the people, places and spaces that are both found in and from the Hamptons along with those that are recognized on a broader scale for being culturally significant. Whether it’s via theater, movies, talks, walks or food, nearly all the action this weekend is linked to history in one form or another.

Take this weekend’s lineup at Sag Harbor Cinema, which will feature two special screenings of The Kid, the silent film from the legendary Charlie Chaplin that changed the making of movies forever. Additionally, the cinema will host a special Q&A chat with the director and producer of the Oscar nominated film, Nickel Boys, which is set in Florida during the Civil Rights Movement.

Over in East Hampton, the historical society puts one of their many sites from the past front and center stage for a lecture depicting the journey (both figurative and literally) the museum has taken for the past century or so.

Bird watching in Shinnecock with the South Fork Natural History Museum, a new exhibition from unknown local artists at Southampton Arts Center, and a workshop on herbs and immunity teas are also on tap for this weekend. If you’re in Water Mill, don’t forget to head to Alpina Bakery for their Fondue Night, featuring their world-famous raclette.

Finally, don’t forget, February is Black History Month. While we will definitely keep you posted on specific events set for the upcoming weeks, for now, no matter what, please be kind to each other. “Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words rang true then and they’re just as needed now.

Have a new theater experience at the Avram

Starting today, Stony Brook Southampton’s Avram Theater (39 Tuckahoe Road)  hosts Long Island’s premiere performance of Akil DuPont’s Underground: Hear the Sound of Freedom. The presentation not only celebrates the beginning of Black History Month but also serves as the first major theatrical performance at the Avram in many years. Today and tomorrow, Stony Brook Southampton hosts 600 Southampton high school students for special daytime performances of Underground with evening performances for the public beginning tonight at 7 p.m. For more information on both the performance and the background of the theater itself, click here. Shows continue tomorrow and through the weekend, starting at 7 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. performance set for Sunday. General admission tickets are $55  ($44 for Stony Brook staff, $27.50 for students).

The history of the Dominy Museum will be discussed at St. Luke’s Church in East Hampton. (Photo courtesy of East Hampton Historical Society)

Take in some history in East Hampton

A winter lecture series with the East Hampton Historical Society continues with Robert Hefner‘s “The Dominy Shops & House: A New Story” set for St. Luke’s Church (18 James Lane) in East Hampton tomorrow night at 7 p.m. A part of the East Hampton Historical Society, the lecture explains what happened to the Dominy Shops Musuem in the 1940s, particularly their returning to North Main Street. No charge to attend and the lecture will be at St. Luke’s Church (18 James Lane).

Celebrate classic and contemporary cinema in Sag Harbor

Head to Sag Harbor Cinema (90 Main St., 631-725-0010) this weekend for some fabulous feature film experiences. Starting this Saturday the cinema will screen The Kid, the great Charlie Chaplin’s silent masterpiece, widely considered among the first full-length feature films made. You can’t call yourself a true film buff if you haven’t seen this, so get to it! Screenings will be Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Buy your tickets here.  Also on Sunday, don’t miss a special screening of Nickel Boys, the latest from Academy Award nominated director RaMell Ross. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, the film chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers trying to navigate reform school together in Florida during the Civil Rights Movement. A Q&A with Ross and co-writer/producer Joslyn Barnes, done via Zoom, follows the 4 p.m. showtime. Regular screenings of Nickel Boys start tomorrow. Click here for tickets.

Enjoy fondue, taste Swiss-style food in Water Mill

Water Mill’s Alpina Bakery (670 Montauk Highway, 631-726-0900) continues its weekly Fondue Night tomorrow with authentic Swiss raclette and live music from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $85. On Saturday, the bakery hosts a special tasting menu with Humberto Guallpa, chef at sister restaurant Alpina Restaurant in Greenport, with two seatings offered at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively. The gastronomic journey will feature five savory courses, plus dessert, highlighting some of the Swiss-meets-Italian style resto’s most beloved dishes. Tickets are $95. To read a little background on the less-than-year-old bakery, click here.

Hit up the EE8 exhibition at SAC

The opening reception for East End Collected, the bi-annual collaborative effort originally conceived and curated by Southampton artist Paton Miller is at Southampton Arts Center (25 Jobs Lane, 631-283-0967) this Saturday night from 5 to 7 p.m. For its eighth iteration, the exhibition, co-curated by Miller and SAC executive director Christina Mossaides Strassfield, will reflect the artist’s and director’s vision of the East End as an ideal environment to create work, while maintaining a special focus on showcasing artists’s work new to the annual event. Exhibition will be on view at SAC through May 4.

Rock out with Nancy Atlas at Bay Street

Supersonic songstress Nancy Atlas’s Fireside Sessions continue this Saturday night at Bay Street Theater (1 Long Wharf, Sag Harbor, 631-725-9500) with special guest trombone player and beatboxer, Chris Ott, joining her already rocking band. Ott, along with his Brooklyn-based, horn-driven band Huntertones, has played in over 25 countries worldwide. Saturday’s show at Bay Street begins at 8 p.m. and tickets start at $42.

Graduate student Delany Constante will give a presentation on bats at the South Fork Natural History Museum. (Photo courtesy of SOFO)

Learn about birds, bats and the beach with SOFO

Go birding with South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center in Shinnecock this Saturday morning starting at 10 a.m. There’s a barrier beach area at Shinnecock that contains undeveloped dune/salt marsh habitats where Snowy, American Bittern, Snow Bunting and Short-Eared owls live. Bring binoculars and/or spotting scopes. Sign up here (exact meeting location will be given at registration). Also on Saturday, participants age 5 and up are welcome to celebrate World Wetlands Day with a leisurely paced walk (led by Erin Hwong) through wetlands close to SOFO’s location (377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, 631-537-9735) as well as an opportunity to learn about different species that call the wetlands home. Walk starts at 10:30 a.m. At 4 p.m. ages 10 and up welcome to a join in for a presentation from Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences graduate student Delany Constante about her research on local bat species, using passive acoustics to determine if bats use the Long Island barrier island habitat for foraging. Light refreshments will be served. Free to attend, but registration is required. Do it here. On Sunday, adults, teens and children ages 5 and up can gather at SOFO to make biodegradable/compostable bird feeders. Register here.

Have an herbal teatime with SBU’s FoodLab

The  FoodLab at Stony Brook University’s Southampton campus (39 Tuckahoe Road, 631-632-8000) continues its workshop series, “Power Up Your Immune System: Nature’s Way,” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Led by nutrition and lifestyle coach Nadia Ernestus, this week’s session focuses on herbs in cooking and teas for immune resilience, centering on herbal dishes and infusions that naturally strengthen your body’s defenses. Cost is $29 per person and class will be held inside the Technology Center. Register here.

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