Over the course of nearly both of their lifetimes, Gerson and Judith Leiber have amassed a staggering collection of artwork and artifacts. They met in 1945. Mr. Leiber, who was... more
The Leiber Collection will present a special community art-making workshop with artist Roisin Bateman on Saturday, September 30, at 2 p.m. Using materials such as vines, leaves and twigs sourced from the Leiber Garden, and bound together with various types of wire, participants will create sculptural forms, allowing the materials to guide them in an exploration of different possibilities and shapes. Guided through the process by Bateman, together the group will create a mobile to suspend from a tree at the Leiber Garden. In honor of Bateman’s childhood growing up on the west coast of Ireland, an “Irish tea” will ...
by Staff Writer
This October, join the Peter Matthiessen Center and Joanne Friendland Roberts, producer of “The Bonackers” documentary for two unique gatherings celebrating the centuries-old Bonacker community of East Hampton. The first event, on the afternoon of Sunday, October 1, takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Arts Center at Duck Creek, and showcases the arts and traditions of the men and women who have fished and farmed the lands and seas of the East End for nearly 400 years. Participants will explore cultural arts passed down through the generations, discovering this little-known community’s unique history and lifestyle. Wisdom keepers, ...
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Note: Due to this weekend's projected heavy rains and winds, this event has been postponed as of September 21, 2023. The new date and time will be announced soon. The Leiber Collection presents a special event, “A Bird Happening” with artist Monica Banks, on Saturday, September 23, at 4 p.m. Guests are invited to see an expanded installation of Banks’s cakes and teacups, watch video of bird shenanigans, enjoy refreshments and listen to her conversation about this ongoing project with Leiber Collection Director and Curator Ann Stewart. “Watching birds evokes the same ineffable feelings in me as looking at great ...
19 Sep 2023 by Staff Writer
The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will host a premiere of the film “Love… Reconsidered,” a witty and charming romantic comedy starring Sophie von Haselberg, Judy Gold, Marisa Ryan, Elaine Bromka, Luke Gulbranson and Colton Haynes, on Saturday, September 30, at 7 p.m. in the Mollie Parnis Auditorium. Set between New York City and Southampton, “Love… Reconsidered” is based on the true (love) life story of Arielle Haller-Silverstone, who wrote the screenplay loosely inspired by her own experiences when she lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic and moved to the Hamptons. Directed by Carol Ray Hartsell, “Love… Reconsidered” marks ...
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