Arts 8-28-25

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An Incomparable Art Exhibition

One hundred remarkable artworks from the collection of Lana Jokel, a documentary filmmaker and longtime friend of contemporary artists, are on public view for the first time at the Bridgehampton Museum’s Nathaniel Rogers House.
Where Are All the Protest Songs?
Two music writers and fans ponder why, at the current moment of political divisiveness, protest songs have yet to penetrate the mainstream.
HIFF 2025: The First Reveal
The 2025 Hamptons International Film Festival has dropped the first of a series of revelations about the highlights of its 33rd iteration, which will run from Oct. 3 through Oct. 13.
Biden in ’24: Self-Serving Self-Deception?
Was it a White House cover-up of dangerous incapacity? A plague of self-deception afflicting President Biden and those in his inner circle? Chris Whipple picks through the car wreck that was the 2024 election.
Jazz at The Church in Sag Harbor
In collaboration with Hamptons JazzFest, the Jane Ira Bloom Quartet, featuring Ms. Bloom on soprano saxophone, will perform at The Church.
Teens Expose Toxic Dumping
"Middletown," next up in the HamptonsFilm SummerDocs series, tell the story of how in the 1990s a high school English teacher and his students exposed toxic dumping in New York's Orange County.
The Big Easy and Triplets From Nairobi
LTV Studios will host Real East End Brass, a New Orleans-style band, and MOIPEI, identical triplets from Nairobi, Kenya, who will sing Broadway, jazz, swing, and more.
A Posthumous Book Launch
A new book by the artist Tony Bechara, who died in April, will have a posthumous launch at LongHouse Reserve.
Bits and Pieces
Melissa Errico, a Broadway actress and singer, to perform at the Southampton Arts Center, classical, jazz, and klezmer concert coming to Shelter Island.
The Art Scene
Gabriele Raacke at Ashawagh Hall, John Haubrich and Steven Corsano in Springs, floral art at the Depot Gallery, landscapes at Lucore in Montauk.
News for Foodies
Pete Wells, former New York Times restaurant critic, comes to Guild Hall, South Fork Bakery operates a new cafe at the Rogers Memorial Library, and Feniks opens in Southampton.

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.