Welcome to December, South Forkers.
In a lot of ways, it really is the most wonderful time of the year, as locals put out all the stops for looking (and acting) their holiday best. Fun times to be had by all for this weekend ahead include a good amount of holiday markets to not only get that special, unique gift for that certain someone, but to support a local business that’s probably trying to survive now that winter is here.
If you’re still full from Thanksgiving and not quite ready for all the holly jolly Christmas fun to be shoved down your throat just yet, we get it.
This weekend opt for a chill time and take in some jazz at the Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor this Friday night. Make it dinner and a show and grab some on-site grub while enjoying the music. Or, if you’ve got a bunch of kids that are still riding that sugar high from all the pumpkin pie last week, let them get some of that energy out at SYS in Southampton during a glow-in-the-dark sporting extravaganza.
However you decide to spend your weekend, stay safe, stay classy, stay warm and don’t forget that the days will start to get longer in less than three weeks.
Go for the glow (in the dark) at SYS
The Southampton Youth Bureau hosts “Lights Out! Glow Night” at Southampton Youth Services (aka SYS, located at 1370A Majors Path, Southampton) Friday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The event is set to be a vibrant and fun evening of glow-in-the-dark sports, including basketball, soccer, capture the flag, volleyball and more. Open for students in grades 6 to 12. Wear your brightest neon or white attire to shine under the UV black lights. Admission is $10 per person. For more information click here or call 631-702-2425.
Join in for jazz and holiday cheer in Sag Harbor
A world-class live jazz performance is at the Masonic Temple (located on the second floor of the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, 200 Main St.) presented by Hamptons JazzFest tomorrow, Dec. 5, starting at 7 p.m. Slated to perform are saxophonist Craig Handy, pianist Bill O’Connell, bassist Essiet Okon Essiet and drummer and MC Claes Brondal. Attendees can expect sharp interplay and dynamic grooves, and the performance will be recorded for future broadcast on WLIW-FM, the regional NPR affiliate. Guests can also enjoy dinner offerings from Party Perfectionists. There’ll be a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m., with a showtime at 7 p.m. Admission is $20. Buy your tickets here. On Saturday, it’s the return of the Whaling Museum’s annual holiday party set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Come and enjoy some festive music, food, and drinks in one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on the East End. Tickets are $40 with reservation, $50 at the door.
Have a Hampton Bays holiday
Plenty of holiday fun to be had in Hampton Bays this weekend. This Saturday, Dec. 6, have breakfast with Santa at the Hampton Bays High School cafeteria from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Later on, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (165 Ponquogue Ave., Hampton Bays) hosts a Christmas fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Don’t miss their famous cookie walk. On Sunday, the Hampton Bays Firehouse on Ponqugoue Avenue hosts the Good Ground Holiday Gift Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Welcome winter (and holiday shopping) at the Parrish
Winter Welcome Day is at the Parrish Art Museum (279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, 631-283-2118) on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free community celebration invites everyone to enjoy curator-led art talks, workshops, live music, shopping at a special holiday market and seasonal cheer at the museum. There’s also going to be food trucks, in case you start feeling peckish.
See Santa and the parade of lights in WHB
Celebrating the holiday season is high on the list in Westhampton Beach, as the village holds its annual Christmas tree and menorah lighting celebration on the Village Green on Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Additionally, the Westhampton Beach Fire Department will be delivering Santa to the Green at 6 p.m., accompanied by decorated fire trucks from neighboring departments in a parade of lights down Main Street. The trucks will leave the firehouse at 5:45 p.m., traveling south on Sunset Avenue to Hansen Place where they will turn right, to Potunk Lane, next proceeding down Main Street. The parade will end at the village green where Santa will be delivered to the children of all ages. For a list of other tree and menorah lightings happening across the Hamptons, click here.
Learn the language of artist Debbie Ma in Bridgehampton
“The Language of Surface: Paintings by Debbie Ma” is on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Nathaniel Rogers House in Bridgehampton (2539 Montauk Highway). Attendees will be able to explore Ma’s work, which include geometric, textural, abstract forms, as well as typography, and a bit of sculpture. For more information and to RSVP to the opening, click here.
Shop small, shop local in Southampton
Southampton Arts Center (25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, 631-283-0967) hosts its Holiday Fair this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Set to take place in the theater, the even features local vendors, kids crafts and seasonal treats for all to enjoy throughout the day. Holiday movies will play on the big screen while shoppers peruse for gifts, meet local makers and celebrate the season. To take a peek at all the other holiday markets happening across the Hamptons click here.
Stroll through the art found in downtown Montauk
A Montauk Winter Art Walk is this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Montauk Visitor Center. Bundle up and celebrate the creative spirit of Montauk for the first every art walk, brought to us by the Montauk Chamber of Commerce, the Lucore Art Gallery and Montauk Artists Association. The festive afternoon includes a guided tour through downtown, storefront to storefront, highlighting unique artworks displayed in the windows of local businesses done by local artists. Walkers can enjoy complimentary hot cider and cookies before setting off on the tour. The walk concludes at the Lucore Art Gallery with an Open Holiday Art Gallery Night.
