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Round and About for November 20, 2025

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Vonda Shepard will perform at The Suffolk in Riverhead on Thursday, starting at 8 p.m. Courtesy photo

Vonda Shepard will perform at The Suffolk in Riverhead on Thursday, starting at 8 p.m. Courtesy photo

Steve Sandberg will be joined by Pete Swanson for Jazz Night at the Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor on Friday, starting at 7 p.m.

Steve Sandberg will be joined by Pete Swanson for Jazz Night at the Masonic Temple in Sag Harbor on Friday, starting at 7 p.m.

authorStaff Writer on Nov 18, 2025

Music & Nightlife

Mysteries, Deceptions and Illusions

Allan Zola Kronzek, a sleight-of-hand artist, will perform magic every Thursday evening, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Green Room bar of the Sag Harbor Cinema, 90 Main Street in Sag Harbor. allankronzek.com

Vonda Shepard

The Suffolk, 118 East Main Street, in Riverhead, presents Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actor’s Guild Award-winner Vonda Shepard, best known as the writer and performer of the original “Searchin’ My Soul,” the theme song for “Ally McBeal,” on Thursday, November 20, at 8 p.m. thesuffolk.org

Jazz Night

Hamptons Jazz Fest will host Jazz Night at the Masonic Temple, located above the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum, 200 Main Street in Sag Harbor, on Friday, November 21, at 7 p.m., featuring Steve Sandberg, Pete Swanson and a special guest. hamptonsjazzfest.org

Bad Animals: The Heart Tribute

The Suffolk, 118 East Main Street, in Riverhead, presents Bad Animals playing Heart’s most memorable tunes, on Friday, November 21, at 8 p.m. thesuffolk.org

Consonance Music Ensemble

Marders, 120 Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton, will feature the Consonance Music Ensemble in its Holiday Market on Saturday, November 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. marders.com

Fall of Freedom

The Masonic Music Series will continue on Saturday, November 22, from 7 to 10 p.m. with Fall of Freedom performing at the Masonic Temple, located above the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum, 200 Main Street in Sag Harbor. This is an all ages show. Guests are asked to bring a donation to support the food pantry. falloffreedom.com | masonicmusicseries.com

Manticore — The Tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer

The Suffolk, 118 East Main Street, in Riverhead, presents Manticore, taking audiences back to the raw, energetic and bombastic Emerson Lake & Palmer concert experience of the 1970s, on Saturday, November 22, at 8 p.m., thesuffolk.org

Soprano Carol Smith and Pianist Jonathan Howe

The Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane in Southampton Village, will host a recital with soprano Carol Smith and pianist Jonathan Howe on Sunday, November 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. The performance will include “Queen of the Night,” and music by Mozart, Paderewski, Rachmaninoff and Bortkiewicz, as well as John Carpenter, and will also touch on the early history of Freetown in East Hampton. 631-287-4377 | scc-arts.org

Moondance: The Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street in Westhampton Beach, will present Moondance: The Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute, on Friday, November 28, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. 631-288-2350 | whbpac.org

Stage & Screen

‘Fahrenheit 451’

Bay Street Theater, 1 Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, presents a new production of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” a sci-fi adventure celebrating imagination, courage, and the thrill of live theater, with performances on select dates through November 30. 631-725-9500 | baystreet.org

Friday Matinee at the Library

The Hampton Bays Public Library, 52 Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays, will host adults for a weekly movie screening, on Friday at 2 p.m. 631-728-6241 | hamptonbayslibrary.org

‘Wicked: For Good’

Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road in Southampton, invites teens to join in for a trip to the Southampton Playhouse movie theater to see “Wicked: For Good,” on Friday at 5:45 p.m. 631-283-0774 | myrml.org

‘Pride and Prejudice’

Montauk Library, 871 Montauk Highway in Montauk, will screen the 1940 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” on Friday, November 21, at 5 p.m. 631-668-3377 | montauklibrary.org

Film Screening: ‘The Naked Gun’

East Hampton Library, 159 Main Street in East Hampton, will screen the 2025 film “The Naked Gun,” on Saturday at 2 p.m. 631-324-0222 | easthamptonlibrary.org

‘Mercies of a Butterfly’

The Church, 48 Madison Street in Sag Harbor welcomes back Johnnie Cruise Mercer, for an evening of his one act dance theater work, “Mercies of a Butterfly,” on Saturday, November 22, at 6 p.m. 631-919-5342 | thechurchsagharbor.org

R.U.R.


LTV Studios, 75 Industrial Road, in Wainscott, presents a staged reading of Karel Capek’s “R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Roberts),” on Sunday, November 23, at 4 p.m. ltveh.org

‘Think You’re Funny?’

Bay Street Theater, 1 Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, presents the graduation show from the “Think You’re Funny?” comedy class, with all graduating students, hosted by comedian Paul Anthony, on Wednesday, November 25, at 8 p.m. 631-725-9500 | baystreet.org

Arts & Letters

Author Talk with Kim Gottlieb-Walker

East Hampton Library, 159 Main Street in East Hampton, will host adults for a virtual author talk with the author of “Lenswoman in Love: A Novel of the 1960s and ’70s,” on Thursday, November 20, at 5 p.m. 631-324-0222 | easthamptonlibrary.org

Figure Drawing Workshop

Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane in Southampton, will host a weekly figure drawing workshop on Fridays at 1 p.m. 631-283-0967 | southamptonartscenter.org

‘Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th Century’

The Nathaniel Rogers House, 2539 Montauk Highway, in Bridgehampton, presents historian-author April Masten discussing her book, “Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of the 19th Century,” which tells the story of two extraordinary jig dancers, Irish-American John Diamond and African-American William Henry Lane and the social world that created this Black-Irish dance and its close connection to boxing, on Saturday, November 22, at 5 p.m. bridghamptonmuseum.org.

Bill Goldstein in Conversation with Thymaya Payne

The Church, 48 Madison Street in Sag Harbor presents authors Bill Goldstein and Thymaya Payne to explore the points of intersection between writing a biography and writing a memoir and more, on Sunday, November 23, at 3 p.m. 631-919-5342 | thechurchsagharbor.org

Events & Benefits

Share the Harvest Thanksgiving Market

Share the Harvest Farm in East Hampton will host its Thanksgiving Market on Saturday, November 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Hoie Hall, 18 James Lane in East Hampton. The market will feature over 20 East End artisans and food vendors, as well as live music by Silas Jones, complimentary cider, and limited edition gifts. Enter festive raffles to win prizes from vendors including bakery baskets, spa gifts and local treats. All vendors are donating 20 percent of their profits to support Share the Harvest Farm’s mission of fighting food insecurity on the East End. sharetheharvestfarm.org

Santa on the Farm Weekend

The Long Island Game Farm invites families to experience the warmth and wonder of the holidays with a three-day celebration presented by Wildlife Sustainability at the Long Island Game Farm, 485 Chapman Boulevard in Manorville, beginning with a Holiday Pajama Party on Friday, December 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., and continuing with a weekend with Santa at the Farm, December 6 and December 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $24 at the door and children under the age of two attend for free. wildlifesustainability.org/santa-on-thefarm

Exhibitions

‘The Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg 100’

Guild Hall, 158 Main Street in East Hampton, presents a collaboration between eight East End public schools and ten regional artists, with “The Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg 100,” which explores what Rauschenberg described as the “gap between art and life,” through Sunday, January 4. guildhall.org

‘Art From the Heart’

The Southampton Artists Association is showing“Art From the Heart,” which will benefit Heart of the Hamptons, through Sunday, November 23, at the Levitas Center for the Arts Gallery at the Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane in Southampton Village. Last year, the exhibit raised enough money to provide more than 2,500 meals to those in need. The SAA will open works of 10-by-10 inch art, to be sold at $200 each. Half of the proceeds of each sale will be given to Heart of the Hamptons, providing 50 meals. southamptonartists.org

‘Gerson Leiber: The Poetry of Geometry and Color’

The Leiber Collection Museum and Sculpture Garden, 446 Old Stone Highway in the hamlet of Springs in East Hampton, is showing “Gerson Leiber: The Poetry of Geometry and Color — 1992-2002 Abstractions.” leibermuseum.org

‘Here & There — The First Churchennial’

The Church, 48 Madison Street in Sag Harbor is showing “Here & There — The First Churchennial,” the 2025 fall exhibition that highlights the artists residency program at The Church from its first three years. The exhibition is on view through December 29. On Friday, November 21, The church presents an after hours session, and in-depth look at the show with the people who made it happen, from 6 to 7 p.m. 631-919-5342 | thechurchsagharbor.org

‘John El Manahi: Paintings From the Artist’s Wife’

Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton, is showing “John El Manahi: Paintings From the Artist’s Wife” in the tractor barn at the Corwith House, 2368 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. The exhibition will remain on view through Saturday, November 22. bridgehamptonmuseum.org

‘Second Skin’

Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, in Southampton, is showing a group exhibition exploring the intersection of art and fashion, showcasing works by 15 international artists. This show is on view until December 28. 631-283-0967 | southamptonartscenter.org

‘Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds’

The Arts Center at Duck Creek, 127 Squaw Road in East Hampton, is showing “Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds,” a site-specific outdoor exhibition of large-scale steel sculptures by the Springs-based artist, through December 14. duckcreekarts.org

‘Hamptons Weddings, 1840-1925’

The Sag Harbor Historical Society is showing “Hamptons Weddings, 1840-1925” at the Annie Cooper Boyd House on Main Street in Sag Harbor. Curated by Mary Jane Marcasiano and Alex McNear, the exhibit displays wedding dresses from a variety of periods. sagharborhistoricalmuseum.org

‘Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton During World War II’

The Southampton History Museum will host the talk, “Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton During World War II,” on Saturdays through November 29, at Veterans Memorial Hall, 29 Pond Lane in Southampton Village. southamptonhistory.org

‘Peter Dayton: Dark Garden’

Guild Hall, 158 Main Street in East Hampton, is showing “Peter Dayton: Dark Garden” through December 31, 2027. This site-specific installation is created for Guild Hall’s stairwell. guildhall.org

Robert Dash: Looking Back

The Madoo Conservancy, 362 Sagg Main Street in Sagaponack, is showing “Robert Dash: Looking Back” in the summer studio. madoo.org

‘Stamberg Aferiat Architecture’

The Bridgehampton Museum is showing “Stamberg Aferiat Architecture,” an exhibition celebrating the work of architects Peter Stamberg and Paul Aferiat, at the Nathaniel Rogers House, 2539 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. Curated by Reed Kroloff, dean of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the exhibit showcases both architectural models and photographs, and will remain on view through November 29. bridgehamptonmuseum.org

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