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Artist Inspires a Film, and a Friendship
Sal Salandra's erotic textile art not only inspired the film "Drunken Noodles," which recently played at Cannes, but a friendship with Dr. Ezriel Kornel, a neurosurgeon and actor who played the artist in the film.
| Suzanne Vega: ‘Of the Moment’Suzanne Vega, whose new album, "Flying With Angels," feels "of the moment," will perform at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett. |
| Opinion: When They Were YoungA young couple's letters from World War II inspired "Bob & Jean: A Love Story," a play written by their son, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, now at Bay Street Theater. |
| The Spud Has Its Day in the Sun"I Say Potato," a new show at the Bridgehampton Museum, takes a deep dive into the history and cultural manifestations of the tuber, including artworks, ephemera, and farming implements. |
| John Cameron Mitchell OnstageJohn Cameron Mitchell, who wrote the book for and starred in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" Off Broadway and on film, will take the stage at Guild Hall for an evening of songs and stories. |
| Influence of Central Park SouthLongHouse Reserve will host a talk on the architecture of Central Park South and a conversation with a multidisciplinary Indigenous artist from Canada. |
| Historic Homes and Art Studios on ViewA new exhibition at the Clinton Academy illuminates the seven South Fork historic artists homes and studios so designated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
| Bits and PiecesWriters and Artists hold forth in Amagansett, global music through a jazz lens, Laurie Anderson at The Church, lecture on “Southern Plants for Northern Gardens.” |
| The Art SceneRosalyn Drexler show at the Pollock-Krasner House, two outdoor sculpture exhibitions, stoneware sculpture at the Parrish, group shows at the Springs Library, the Depot Gallery, Keyes Art, and Lucore Art. |
| News for FoodiesNew daily specials at La Fondita, Maguro Japanese Market opens in Montauk, Little Charli will offer pizza making classes this summer. |
| At the Galleries CalendarLate-breaking and standing gallery and arts center listings that last beyond the opening receptions announced in "The Art Scene," updated frequently. |
