April is a magical time in the Hamptons. The days are longer, temperatures are rising, the flowers are blooming and it is a wonderful time to get out and try something new. There are plenty of fun activities happening throughout the East End, so please enjoy my curated selection of 30 events for April.
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| | | | | This 5-week workshop at the Southampton Arts Center explores Decorative Painting techniques - sponging, ragging, glazing, distressing, metallic finishes, stenciling, marbling, etc.
| In the spirit of convening community around education and dialogue, FoodLab invites you to sip tea, learn about small scale farming, and network at Stony Brook Southampton campus.
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Follow Chris Paparo, aka the “Fish Guy,” on an underwater tour of Long Island at the Quogue Library. Enjoy photographs and videos while learning interesting facts about local creatures.
| Prepare to be amazed. Sleight-of-hand artist Allan Zola Kronzek will perform interactive, close-up magic every Thursday evening in the Green Room bar of the Sag Harbor Cinema.
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Visit the Parrish Art Museum for a gallery talk with artist Simón Vega, as he tours the exhibition and discusses his sculptural work in Tropical Space Castaways.
| Get ready to laugh out loud. The Bay Street Theater presents the All-Star Comedy Show, hosted by Jamie Roberts and featuring Oscar Aydin + Regina DeCicco.
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Madoo’s lecture matches landscape architects + designers with photographers who shoot their work. In conversation, designers share their designs + photographers explain their techniques.
| Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and SOFO to enjoy this year’s dramatic solar eclipse, offering close to 90% coverage at its deepest point here on the East End.
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Read It & Eat It! Book Club |
This bi-monthly book club is for foodies who love to read cookbooks and cook. Bring a prepared dish along with a copy of the recipe to share. This month’s theme is “Crazy For Quiche!”
| Meet up for a midday walk at local Southampton spots for exercise and relaxation. Meet others while enjoying fresh air or while on your lunch break. Meet at Long Springs Trail on Majors Path.
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A mystery and true crime festival, featuring thrilling author panels, interactive special events, crime scene challenges, trivia nights, a graveyard tour, and more.
| A three-day mni-fest of documentary films, revolves around the theme of “Cultivating Connections: Soils, Farms, Food.” At the Southampton Arts Center.
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The harp is at the center of a gorgeous program of color and nuance by French composers, alongside a rarely heard gem by Italian Nino Rota, most well-known as the composer of “The Godfather.”
| In conjunction with the exhibition, A Creative Retreat: Portraits of Artists, Guild Hall collection artist Laurie Lambrecht engages in conversation about her career and ongoing project included in the exhibition.
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This evening’s Creative Lab at Guild Hall is led by mixed-media artist, Darlene Charneco, a Latin-American artist whose mixed-media mapping series looks at people, networks, homes + communities.
| Medieval Italian literature expert Professor Yowell-Potter continues an engaging conversation at the Hampton Library about Dante’s The Divine Comedy.
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A fun, casual afternoon get-together at the Westhampton Library, where adults can meet and play a variety of games, including Mahjongg and bridge.
| In this hands-on workshop at the Southampton Arts Center, learn techniques to blend and combine paint colors effectively, and elevate your artwork to the next level of excellence.
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Childhood sweethearts in Seoul, separated for years, are reunited for one fateful week in New York. A film about love, destiny and life choices. Named Best Picture (2023) by the National Society of Film Critics.
| Can you help this Earth Day weekend to clean up several Peconic Land Trust preserves? Teams of volunteers will be assembled and disbursed to several local preserves.
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A live broadcast at Bay Street Theater of Roméo et Juliette, Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim.
| Do you crochet, knit, felt, weave, embroider, cross-stitch, spin, sew, quilt, macramé? Join this supportive group at the John Jermain Library for some crafting, chatting, and sharing of ideas.
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Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) for a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. The Pink Moon name comes from wild ground phlox, one of the earliest flowers of spring.
| Celebrate Arbor Day and meet at the Nathaniel Rogers House to learn about some of the town’s longest-standing residents, the ‘lopp’ trees - living historic artifacts dating back to the colonial days.
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A free concert and reception will follow the performance. Works in Progress Concerts are an opportunity for students of The Perlman Music Program to perform a piece of their choice for a supportive audience.
| Film: The Last Repair Shop |
This Oscar-winning film, at the East Hampton Library, tells the story of four unassuming heroes who ensure no student is deprived of the joy of music; a reminder of how music can be the best medicine.
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Earth Day Celebration at the Wildlife Refuge |
Head to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge for guided birding walks, live animal presentations, crafts, environmental exhibits, and self-guided kayaking on Old Ice Pond.
| Join Julie Andrews and daughter Emma Walton Hamilton at the Bay Street Theater for a discussion and Q&A on the pre-release of their new children’s book, Waiting in the Wings.
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Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Rogers Memorial Library. Choose a poem by an established writer that you would like to find in your pocket! Each attendee will read a poem then we’ll discuss them.
| Linking breath and movement, you will create space and strength in your body. All ages and levels of experience are welcome. Held at the Quogue Library.
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