Arts 04-30

See Monster | Arts, Culture, and Living

What’s Worth a Thousand Words?

Elisabeth Biondi, curator of "A Thousand Words: Photography at The New Yorker," holds forth on her career, which included 17 years as the magazine's visuals editor, and the exhibition that reflects her time there.
A Pairing of Jazz and Silent Film
The next East Meets West Jazz Jam Session will invite musicians and vocalists to improvise music as accompaniment to a program of silent film clips.
Gary Cooper Film Festival
The Gary Cooper Film Festival at the Southampton Playhouse will feature four acclaimed films by the Oscar-winning actor, who had ties to Southampton.
Opera, Experimental and Not
Coming to Guild Hall are two operas, one experimental, the other by Tchaikovsky, plus "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and a panel about ecological land care.
Two New Shows at Guild Hall
New solo shows at Guild Hall will feature Arcmanoro Niles's distinctive paintings informed by daily life and memory, and Claire Watson's mixed-media assemblages made from salvaged leather garments.
Kids’ Books and Photography
The Church will host a talk Billy Baldwin, a children’s book author; a pinhole photography workshop, and a presentation by Elisabeth Biondi, the curator of its current exhibition.
Bits and Pieces
OLA's Pachanga at Bay Street, opera days in Bridgehampton, Madoo lecture in Manhattan, piano recital at SCC, play and auditions in Southampton, LTV benefit, choral auditions, garden lecture.
The Art Scene
Artworks and artifacts at LongHouse, photography show in Southampton, new outdoor sculpture at the Parrish, landscapes at Grenning Gallery, small works at Kramoris.
News for Foodies
Babe's diner to launch in Sag Harbor, Rita Cantina opens for the season, and an Artists and Writers dinner at Almond.

At the Galleries
Late-breaking and standing gallery and arts center listings that last beyond the opening receptions announced in "The Art Scene," updated frequently.

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