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Ashley Keiko, saxophonist, composer, singer/songwriter, performs in Agawam Park in Southampton on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth celebration. DANA SHAW

Ashley Keiko, saxophonist, composer, singer/songwriter, performs in Agawam Park in Southampton on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth celebration. DANA SHAW

Ashley Keiko, saxophonist, composer, singer/songwriter, performs in Agawam Park in Southampton on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth celebration. DANA SHAW

Ashley Keiko, saxophonist, composer, singer/songwriter, performs in Agawam Park in Southampton on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth celebration. DANA SHAW

Carl Nelson, Denise Smith Meacham, Jermaine Brantley, Alberta Johnson and Roger Gossom at the Juneteenth celebration in Agawam Park in Southampton on Saturday. DANA SHAW

Carl Nelson, Denise Smith Meacham, Jermaine Brantley, Alberta Johnson and Roger Gossom at the Juneteenth celebration in Agawam Park in Southampton on Saturday. DANA SHAW

A’Lelia Bundles, author of

A’Lelia Bundles, author of "On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker," the biography about her great-great grandmother, pioneering entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, gives the keynote address at the Southampton African American Museum's Juneteenth celebration on Saturday. DANA SHAW

Members of Halo, an all black female barbershop acapella ensemble from Washington, DC, performs at the Southampton African American Museum's Juneteenth celebration on Saturday. DANA SHAW

Members of Halo, an all black female barbershop acapella ensemble from Washington, DC, performs at the Southampton African American Museum's Juneteenth celebration on Saturday. DANA SHAW

Mary Bromley and Tony Bullock at the private screening on Sunday at the Sag Harbor Cinema of Markie Hancock's documentary

Mary Bromley and Tony Bullock at the private screening on Sunday at the Sag Harbor Cinema of Markie Hancock's documentary "The Power of Community: How One Small Town Stood Against Domestic Violence," which chronicles how The Retreat got it's start 35 years ago. The film will be released publicly in late 2022. RICHARD LEWIN

Amy Cerullo, Nicole Behrens, Barbara Mattson and, foreground, filmmaker Markie Hancock at the private screening on Sunday at the Sag Harbor Cinema of Ms. Hancock's documentary

Amy Cerullo, Nicole Behrens, Barbara Mattson and, foreground, filmmaker Markie Hancock at the private screening on Sunday at the Sag Harbor Cinema of Ms. Hancock's documentary "The Power of Community: How One Small Town Stood Against Domestic Violence," which chronicles how The Retreat got it's start 35 years ago. The film will be released publicly in late 2022. RICHARD LEWIN

Claudia Pilato and Retreat Executive Director Loretta K. Davis at the private screening on Sunday at the Sag Harbor Cinema of filmmaker Markie Hancock's documentary

Claudia Pilato and Retreat Executive Director Loretta K. Davis at the private screening on Sunday at the Sag Harbor Cinema of filmmaker Markie Hancock's documentary "The Power of Community: How One Small Town Stood Against Domestic Violence," which chronicles how The Retreat got it's start 35 years ago. The film will be released publicly in late 2022. RICHARD LEWIN

Hugh King and Audrey Gaines at the East Hampton Village Juneteenth celebration on Sunday in Herrick Park. RICHARD LEWIN

Hugh King and Audrey Gaines at the East Hampton Village Juneteenth celebration on Sunday in Herrick Park. RICHARD LEWIN

The Reverend Dr. Lewis Brogdon, associate professor and director of the Institute for Black Church Studies at the Baptist Seminary in Louisville, KY, gives the keynote speech at East Hampton Village's Juneteenth celebration in Herrick Park on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

The Reverend Dr. Lewis Brogdon, associate professor and director of the Institute for Black Church Studies at the Baptist Seminary in Louisville, KY, gives the keynote speech at East Hampton Village's Juneteenth celebration in Herrick Park on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

East Quogue School held its annual Flag Day ceremony on June 14. Students sing patriotic songs, the East Quogue School Marching Band plays, and students are asked to invite family members who have served in the military for a special ceremony honoring them for their service. Students also wrote short essays about what the flag means to them. This year’s essay winners were second-grader Faith Taylor, left, and fifth-grader Genesis Jenkins, center. East Quogue second-grade teacher Sue Masera, right, started the Flag Day ceremony six years ago, and it has become an East Quogue School tradition. CAILIN RILEY

East Quogue School held its annual Flag Day ceremony on June 14. Students sing patriotic songs, the East Quogue School Marching Band plays, and students are asked to invite family members who have served in the military for a special ceremony honoring them for their service. Students also wrote short essays about what the flag means to them. This year’s essay winners were second-grader Faith Taylor, left, and fifth-grader Genesis Jenkins, center. East Quogue second-grade teacher Sue Masera, right, started the Flag Day ceremony six years ago, and it has become an East Quogue School tradition. CAILIN RILEY

World War II Veteran Joe DeCristofaro was honored at the Springs School Flag Day ceremony on Tuesday, June 14. KYRIL BROMLEY

World War II Veteran Joe DeCristofaro was honored at the Springs School Flag Day ceremony on Tuesday, June 14. KYRIL BROMLEY

Students during the Springs School Flag Day ceremony on Tuesday, June 14. KYRIL BROMLEY

Students during the Springs School Flag Day ceremony on Tuesday, June 14. KYRIL BROMLEY

East Hampton Town Police Officer Grace Peterson was honored at the Springs School Flag Day ceremony on Tuesday, June 14. KYRIL BROMLEY

East Hampton Town Police Officer Grace Peterson was honored at the Springs School Flag Day ceremony on Tuesday, June 14. KYRIL BROMLEY

The Sag Harbor/Bridgehampton Little League took part in a parade around Citi Field on Sunday as part of the New York Mets Future Stars program.

The Sag Harbor/Bridgehampton Little League took part in a parade around Citi Field on Sunday as part of the New York Mets Future Stars program.

authorStaff Writer on Jun 20, 2022
AMAGANSETT Ice Cream! The Amagansett Village Improvement Society will host an Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 25, at the society’s tennis courts on Atlantic Avenue and Montauk Highway. Free... more

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