Arts 5-22-25

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Matthew Charron
May 22, 2025

See Monster | Arts, Culture, and Living

Love Is in the Air at Bay Street

Bay Street will open its summer season with "Bob & Jean: A Love Story," the playwright Robert Schenkkan's intimate portrait of his parents inspired by their letters written while separated during World War II.

Conga Cartel’s Deep Family Ties
Conga Cartel is a tight-knit multigenerational unit whose repertoire spans more than 50 years of popular music, including salsa, funk, Latin, and other genres.
Ghost Town
Lindsay Hill’s strangely riveting new novel, “Tidal Lock,” explores a sense of place as psycho-emotional landscape.
The Festival of Music’s Sunset Serenades
The Hamptons Festival of Music's Sunset Serenades will bring the music of Vivaldi, Bellini, Dvorak, and Mozart to churches in Springs, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, and Bridgehampton.
 
Roman Vacation at Sag Harbor
In conjunction with a screening of Fellini's "The White Sheik," the Sag Harbor Cinema will open an exhibition of paintings by Sabina Streeter inspired by Italian cinema of the '50s.
 
From Broadway to Robert Wilson
Guild Hall has Broadway stars Jason Robert Brown and Betsy Wolfe in concert, Robert Wilson in conversation about his new book, and a silent disco dance party.
 
Busy Weekend at The Church
The Church in Sag Harbor will host the Gil Gutierrez Trio for a concert of classical guitar and jazz, Jaime T. Herrell, a curator from the Cherokee Nation, who will discuss the venue's current exhibition, and an artwork parlor game.
Bits and Pieces
Dialogue on art colonies at LongHouse, recital and master class in Southampton, Nancy Atlas at the Masonic Temple, chamber music on Shelter Island.
The Art Scene
New galleries in East Hampton and on Shelter Island, a bounty of group shows from Bridgehampton to Montauk, plein-air painting at LongHouse.
News for Foodies
New Italian pop-up in East Hampton, spring specials at Almond, summer wine classes at Park Place, Tusk Bar comes to Moby's, restaurant reset at Solé East.
Parties and Benefits Calendar
Highlights of this season’s fund-raising parties supporting beloved local institutions and the important work of larger nonprofits.

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