The East Hampton Star

The East Hampton Star is a weekly newspaper that comes out every Thursday in East Hampton, New York. This privately owned publication is one of the rare independent, family-run newspapers still operating in the U.S. The owners are residents of East Hampton Town.

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Gristmill: On the Sunny Side

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Baylis Greene

Be still my heart, when Sunny Sweeney takes to the airwaves of Willie’s Roadhouse on SiriusXM. Willie, of course, being Willie Nelson, the most musically successful former encyclopedia salesman in the history of country-and-western. Good luck finding better commercial radio. It’s wall-to-wall midcentury Americana, which means a whole lotta heartache and pining, hard times and harder drinking.
Second House Restoration Done at Last

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

After being closed to the public for more than a decade and with a yearslong renovation project deemed complete, Second House in Montauk, originally built in 1746 and replaced in 1797 following a fire, will soon reopen to the public. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be scheduled, and a photographic exhibition is set to open on May 23.
News for Foodies 04.17.25

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.
Friends of Georgica Pond Has New Director

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

After a lengthy search, the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation has a new executive director. Kim Quarty, who spent 17 years at the Peconic Land Trust, serving as its director of conservation planning, is the foundation’s new director. She will succeed Sara Davison, its longtime executive director.
'Vanya' at Guild Hall

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 . . .
Art Groove in Springs

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.
Between Two Cultures

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.
Garcia’s Run Club Drawing a Crowd

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Jack Graves

Last winter and the one just passed have proved less daunting for some here than in the past thanks to the presence of the Hamptons Run Club, which is overseen by Edwin Garcia of Montauk, a personal trainer in his early 40s who said during a recent conversation at The Star that he had Body Tech’s Mike Bahel to thank for his career.
Has a Horrific 1955 Crime Finally Been Solved?

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Has a shocking crime that took place in East Hampton Village in 1955 finally been solved? Mayor Jerry Larsen believes it has, and he isn’t alone. “Crimes of the Hamptons,” a discussion on Sunday at the East Hampton Library and part of the third annual Hamptons Whodunit crime and mystery festival, drew a large and spellbound audience that learned of the long-forgotten, never-solved case. A recent re-examination of the event, however, points to a possible culprit.
Laurie Anderson Onstage

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

Tickets are now on sale for Summer Dinner Theater, the Sag Harbor Church’s annual benefit, which will feature an evening of stories and songs by Laurie Anderson on June 7. Catered by Sen restaurant, the evening will begin with cocktails at 5:30, followed by dinner and remarks at 6:30, with the performance at 8. Main-floor tickets are $850 per person, $6,800 for a table of eight; mezzanine tickets are $650, $1,300 for a table for two. The event is likely to sell out well in advance.