Mark Segal

1 day ago | epgn.com | Mark Segal

The Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol is elegantly elaborate — marble, brass, bronze, statues, chandeliers. But wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. In my life, I’ve been to more than 90 countries around the world, and to this day, my least favorite place on Earth remains Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. And yet, here I am — on deadline, riding Amtrak to Harrisburg. Why? History calls. To understand how I first ended up in Harrisburg in 1974, you need to know a bit of my backstory.

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

More Easter SpecialsThe 1770 House in East Hampton has a couple of tricks up its sleeve for Easter. Tickets are now on sale for the restaurant’s annual chocolate bunny raffle. The cost is $5 for one ticket, or $20 for five. The winner gets to take home the 24-inch, 10-pound milk chocolate bunny displayed in the front parlor. The proceeds will benefit the Flying Point Foundation for Autism, and the winner will be announced on Saturday.

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

National Theatre Live returns to Guild Hall on Saturday at 7 p.m. with “Vanya,” an adaptation of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” that was filmed during its sold-out run in 2023 on London’s West End. In this radical new version of “Uncle Vanya,” Andrew Scott, whose stage résumé includes “Hamlet” and “Present Laughter,” plays all eight characters and brings to life their hopes, dreams, and regrets in the one-man adaptation. In his New York Times review, Jesse Green wrote, “As adapted by Simon Stephens . . .

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

Easter specials from 1770 House, Fresno, Highway, Bell and Anchor, Il Buco al Mare, Elaia Estiatorio, Calissa, and Wolffer, plus a Peruvian cuisine event at Baker House 1650 Holiday specials from Nick and Toni's, Lulu Kitchen, the Cookery, and Loaves and Fishes, the Clam Bar reopens, wine class at Park Place, news from Wölffer, goodbye to What the Falafel. Among the many gifts for sale at East Hampton's Monogram Shop are Mrs.

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

‘Shirin Neshat: Born of Fire,” the internationally renowned Iranian-born artist’s first solo museum show in the New York area in 20 years and the first ever on the East End, will open Sunday at the Parrish Art Museum. Ms. Neshat will be joined by Corinne Erni, the museum’s chief curator of art and education, who organized the exhibition, for a conversation on Saturday evening at 7. Advance registration is required for the program, which is likely to sell out early.