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Main Articles - The “Writers Speak” series featured two of America's emerging young novelists. Introduced by series director Julie Sheehan - John Wray and Fiona Maazel who read from their most recent novels and then fielded questions from a curious audience.

Main Articles - Art and wine collectors may think their treasures are covered by their homeowner’s policy, but in many circumstances, they’re not. If a special bottle of wine smashes on the floor or a mover pokes a hole in a beloved painting, there’s little to do but shrug, unless you have special insurance.

Main Articles - Since coming to the Parrish Art Museum last April, Director Terrie Sultan has been hard at work familiarizing herself with the extensive artist communities here on the East End while planning new exhibits and programs. We were able to catch up with Terrie between meetings to talk about the recent goings on at The Parrish as well as her experience as a relatively new member of the community.

Main Articles - The classic red barn that houses The Applied Arts School in Amagansett belies a treasure trove of equipment from cutting-edge technology catering to the digital photographer to more traditional tools awaiting the purist creating etchings the likes of Childe Hassam in the early part of the 20th Century. Poised to become a cornerstone of the arts community, whatever the medium - from printmaking to silk screening, art in most of its applied forms is available here for the making.

Main Articles - In a departure from business as usual, the newly reorganized management at the Bay Street Theatre decided to make a commitment to the community in the off season by offering a series of special community nights designed to lure the winter weary out from their cozy dens to enjoy social events broadcast on the big screen or join the party live in the theater’s lobby.

Main Articles - Two filmmakers to watch who are using the Hamptons International Film Festival as a launching pad for world premiers of their first films are Amanda Gusack with ‘In Memorium’, and Stefan Schaefer with ‘Confess’. Both films showcase the writer/director’s command of story telling as well as stylish and creative visual presentation. Both were shot for little or no money and just over 18 days.

Main Articles - The Spanierman Gallery presents this wonderful benefit exhibition and sale for the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine.

Main Articles - Thirty years ago documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles trained their revealing lenses on the now legendary East Hampton estate Grey Gardens. Frances Hayward hosts a dinner to honor that achievement this week.

Main Articles - The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre is proud to present Lauren Bacall, live on stage for a special question and answer session after the screening of "To Have And Have Not" on Saturday, February 18 at 8 pm.

Main Articles - Somehow, you don’t expect a thought-provoking writer to be beautiful. Beautiful women are usually the muses, rather than the creators. But petite Kaylie Jones, her delicate features framed by a halo of golden hair, takes writing very seriously. Maybe that’s because her father, James Jones, provided the role model.

Main Articles - In the midst of the excitement, the house lights dimmed, and Richard Gere, Carey Lowell, Ain Gordon, Hazelle Goodman, and Steven Gaines stepped into their respective spot-lights to wondrous applause from a packed house where even the standing room was sold-out.

Main Articles - This Valentine’s Day you can hire the sitter, make the reservations, and set the mood for love. But what about the perfect sparkly token of your affection? These local experts will help you make sure the gift gets raves that will have you hearing “thank you” for weeks.

Main Articles - Welcome to Warhol World. Back in the day, if you were lucky and the evening ended the way you had hoped, you’d somehow find yourself back at The Factory being polaroided by the master himself, finally part of the elite circle of eccentrics hanging on Andy’s every guru-word.

Main Articles - On April 1, 1987, the day of Andy Warhol’s memorial service in New York City, photographer and part-time Hamptons resident Christophe von Hohenberg received his first assignment for Vanity Fair Magazine - to photograph mini-skirts in mourning at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. That afternoon, Mr. von Hohenberg took over 200 photographs that are now part of a commemorative book.

Main Articles - Two great performers with terrific comic timing, engaged in snappy, amusing dialogue is what you are in for, when you go to see Wendy Macleod’s play, “Things Being What They Are”, which is in previews at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor.

Main Articles - In the early 1970’s, art dealer Vered paid a visit to the Hamptons and fell in love with the area. Shortly after that first visit she opened a gallery in East Hampton that continues to bring art to the forefront of life on the East End.

Main Articles - When you're not partying, fund raising, gardening, golfing, boating, knitting, basket weaving, hobnobbing, standing pretty or enjoying a multitude of other activities in the Hamptons, you may find a few quiet moments to read a book. Instead of relying on your own devices and particular tastes, please, allow me to tell you exactly what you should be reading while you relax at your favorite UV-Ray absorption area-or as is colloquially known to some: The Beach.

Main Articles - The world is peopled with his creative children. Bll King, who is about to turn 82, will be honored by The International Sculpture Center with a lifetime achievement award this June. Until then, his work will be on view at the Pamela Williams Gallery in Amagansett until May 28, and should not, under any circumstances be missed.

Main Articles - Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.’s popular Summer Stock Program for young actors returns for its fourteenth season. Stages invites young actors to join its Summer Stock Program 2007 at the Southampton Town Recreation Center this summer.

Main Articles - The Pamela Williams Gallery is going into its third successful season. Created in February of 2005, “out of necessity” when the Lizan Tops Gallery in East Hampton closed and all the artists who had shown there were "homeless".