We know it’s getting a little weird in the world.
That’s why we’ve compiled a solid list of engaging, entertaining fun for you to set your sights on this weekend. Expect oodles of live musical performances (like an awesome Journey tribute band and the jazzy “Democracy Suite) and art-centric happenings (featuring works from kids and adults), this Saturday, several East End hamlets are holding No Kings non-violent protests, projected to be the biggest nationwide protest effort in United States History. Remember, in America we have no kings. Isn’t that kind of the whole point?
Also this weekend, Madoo hosts a special lecture with Carl Hesselein, president at Pleasant Run Nursery, a New Jersey-based wholesale nursery in Allentown, NJ. He’ll be on hand to talk you through planning a spring garden, how to effectively use native plants and all sorts of other good info to have a successful garden.
However you decide to spend your weekend, remember to protect your peace. It could be the strongest, most valuable thing you end up doing.
Celebrate freedom (and beyond) with jazz
Today, the stage at the Avram Theater (70 Tuckahoe Road, 631-632-8000) at Stony Brook Southampton campus comes alive. Presented as a part of the Jazz Loft concert series, “Freedom & Beyond: The Music of Wynton Marsalis’ Democracy Suite,” led by powerhouse trumpeter Tom Manuel, is an electrifying performance channeling the palpable, urgent energy of a work born in uncertain times and driven by resilience, rhythm and connection. Sounds like just the sort of thing we all need right about now. An all-star ensemble of musicians will include Joey Devassy on trombone, drummer Jonathan Lele, bassist Dean Johnson, saxophone player John Marshall, pianist Alex Pastrana and Christopher Donahue. Starts at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $36. Get yours here.
Student artists showcase their works at Quogue Library. (Photos courtesy of Quogue Library)
Celebrate child artists in Quogue
The Quogue School Art Show Exhibit is on at the Quogue Library (90 Quogue St., 631-653-4224) until April 23. A display of local students’ imagination and creativity, the show features works from art teacher Maggie Smith from students in Pre-K through 6th grade.
Hear about Clinton Hall’s theatrical history in East Hampton
The 2026 Tom Twomey Series continues at 7 p.m. at the East Hampton Library (159 Main St., 631-324-0222) on Friday, March 27, with “Valedictory Orations, Songs and Speeches, Harangues and Dialogues: Clinton Academy 1821-1921.” In this lively presentation hosted by East Hampton Town and Village Historian Hugh King, Clinton Hall’s 100-year theatrical history will be brought to life with special oratory and musical performances. Featured performers will include Joe Delia, Joe Brondo, Francine Whitney, Franco Pistritto, Joanie McDonell, and David Cataletto — appearing as the historical characters John H. Hector, The Montague Light Opera Singers, Samuel H. Miller, and Herman Hans Wetzler. Admission is free.
Sustainability v. Semiquincentennial at the Parrish
This Friday, there’s a curator-led tour is at the Parrish Art Museum (279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, 631-283-2118) for “Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care” with Scout Hutchinson, FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. The exhibition explores our responsibility to the various forms of life that sustain us and is part of the museum’s “USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” a year-long program organized in response to the United States’ semiquincentennial. Featured artists include Scott Bluedorn, Jeremy Dennis, Sasha Fishman, Maya Lin, Tucker Marder, Mamoun Nukumanu, Cindy Pease Roe, Randi Renate, Sara, Siestreem, Alan Sonfist and Michelle Stuart. Tour starts at 3 p.m. $30 for adults, free for members and kids. Advance registration is recommended.
Get jazzy at Sag Harbor’s Masonic Temple
“Cape Winds & Caribbean Fire,” the latest live concert effort offered up by Hamptons JazzFest, is at the Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor (200 Main St.) tomorrow night starting at 7 p.m. Performers will include Morris Goldberg on alto sax and penny whistle, Omar Kabir on trumpet and various other horns, Bill O’Connell on piano, Peter Brendler on bass and Claes Brondal on drums. General admission is $20. Additionally, guests may enjoy a dinner offering from Tapovana Lunch Box, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Take your kids to SAC to draw
A light, form and shadow workshop for kids and led by Jim Gingerich is this Saturday at the Southampton Arts Center (25 Jobs Lane, 631-283-0967). The hands-on class sees students draw (using grayscale pastels) and shade a simple sphere under focused light to understand how light and shadow create realistic dimension. Starts at 2 p.m.; $5 per person. Click here to sign up.
Don’t Stop Believin’ at Bay Street
Any Way You Want It — Long Island’s premier Journey tribute band — plays this Saturday, March 28, at Bay Street Theater (1 Long Wharf, Sag Harbor, 631-725-9500) at 8 p.m. Formed in 2009 and led by musical director and lead singer Bill Giangrande, the high-energy live music event showcases one of classic rock’s greatest tribute acts, faithfully recreating the sound of Journey’s greatest hits. Tickets start at $44.
Find your nearest No Kings protest
Hamlets across the East End are holding No Kings protests this Saturday: Steinbeck Park in Sag Harbor (at the foot of the bridge near the windmill) at 11 a.m.; the grounds of East Hampton Town Hall (159 Pantigo Road) at 11:30 a.m.; Macy’s in Hampton Bays (190 W Montauk Highway) at noon; the Suffolk County Supreme Court in Riverhead (235 Griffing Ave.) at noon; Mitchell Park in Greenport (115 Front St.) at 10 a.m. There’s also one in Southampton at 5 p.m., but the address is private, so sign up is necessary.
Figure out your spring garden, with some help from Madoo
Wondering what you will plant this spring? Do you wonder how new plants make it to market? Join in for an illuminating talk, part of the winter lecture series, at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack (618 Sagg Main St., 631-537-8200) this Sunday, March 29, with fifth generation nurseryman Carl Hesselein, president at Pleasant Run Nursery, the first wholesale nursery enterprise to be recognized as a New Jersey Sustainable Business. At Madoo, Hesselein will lead a discussion on native plants and hard-to-find solutions to site problem. Tickets to attend the discussion are $35.
