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Treat dad to Canoe Place Inn’s Father’s Day Brunch on the Terrace and Parrish Art Museum’s Museum Architecture & Facilities Tour (June 15). For gifts:  Blue&Cream’s new Sag Harbor boutique; tickets to “John Lloyd Young: Broadway’s Jersey Boy” (Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, June 29), and golf at the East [...]

Spruce up your abode at new stores, including ABC Carpet & Home’s Southampton pop-up through September. RH East Hampton added a separate showroom down the street for outdoor vignettes such as teak furniture, umbrellas, rugs, lighting and fire tables. Kravet Workspace offers its portfolio of brands like Kravet, Donghia, Lee [...]

Guild Hall presents “Tiler Peck: An Evening of Music and Dance” featuring the New York City Ballet principal (June 14), and “Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis” (June 29). “Deceived” is adapted from Patrick Hamilton’s psychological thriller “Gaslight” (Bay Street Theater, June 24-July 20). Hamptons JazzFest and Pianofest [...]

Avoid the hassle of restaurant reservations with a membership to chef Ralph Pagano’s new Zoe. Donohue’s Steak House and Crazy Pizza, which is known for DJs and signature disco ball, are among Manhattan establishments expanding here. Gurney’s Montauk soon welcomes gigi’s for shrimp scampi and hamachi rolls. Sag Harbor has [...]

Experience Nordic Strong’s signature machine workouts at its Sag Harbor pop-up and recover at Stretch Zone’s new Southampton location. Topping Rose House introduced Naturopathica facials and massages, while Montauk Yacht Club partnered with Sisley Paris for a seasonal spa. Omayo Studios offers a sauna, cold plunge pool, wellness boutique and [...]

Get outdoors during the Ladies Village Improvement Society’s Annual Fair and the Madoo Conservancy’s Much Ado About Madoo garden market and cocktail party (June 14). Support girl power at i-tri’s inaugural Sweet 16 Gala (LongHouse Reserve, June 18); sustainability at Slow Foods East End’s Summer Solstice (Share the Harvest Farm, [...]

Since people are always asking me about real estate and lifestyle matters, we introduced a light and fun monthly Q&A about all sorts of topics.   Invest in your home with décor trends and must-have amenities. Here's what my buyers are looking for these days.  Fresh, clean, uncluttered spaces. A [...]

From summer soirées to celebratory bottles, New York wine purveyor taste56 demystifies how to select wines and curate personal cellars. After its sommeliers cull the best array, customers shop based on their “palate character” versus traditional methods like labels and grapes. Please enjoy a complimentary, year-long subscription to its 56Reserve [...]

Solé East debuts Sea Salt with a new beach-chic setting and Mediterranean menu (mezzes, octopus confit, daily catch bouillabaisse) by Duryea’s former chef Melissa O’Donnell. EHP Resort welcomes Wayan & Ma•dé, chefs Cedric and Ochi Vongerichten’s roving, Indonesian-French restaurant through August 31. The sushi scene grows with Namiro’s rolls, small [...]

On May 24, attend the Garden Club of East Hampton’s Plant Sale (Mulford Farm); Hampton Vintage’s market (Old Whalers Church); Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center’s “Kites for Kids” fundraiser (Main Beach), and opening receptions for Southampton History Museum’s “Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton during World War II” (Veterans Memorial Hall) and [...]