Lifestyle

Celebrate Hanukkah with Rowdy Hall’s red wine-braised beef short rib, potato latkes and chocolate babka (December 14-16). On Christmas Eve, choose between Almond’s 25th annual suckling pig roast fundraiser or FĒNIKS’ Taste of Seven Fishes featuring Montauk Pearl Oysters with Siberian caviar to steamed local black sea bass. Pre-order TownLine [...]

Wölffer Estate’s Lighting of the Vines benefits Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center (December 6). More annual events include the Church’s Community Holiday Party (December 12) and Greater East Hampton Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Tour of the Inns (December 13). Take the kids to Sag Harbor’s Santa and Mrs. Claus [...]

Children’s Museum of the East End offers two time slots for its Gingerbread House Decorating Workshops with extra gingerbread treats from Citarella (December 6; take-home kits available through December 23). Peconic Ballet Theatre dazzles in “The Nutcracker” (Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, December 13–14). The Hampton Maid’s “Breakfast with Santa” [...]

Outfit the whole family in Lake Pajamas’ Peruvian pima cotton sets, and shop for bookworms at BookHampton. If you miss Sylvester & Co. Modern General’s brick-and-mortar store in Sag Harbor, find all your favorites including Dreamy Coffee at its online iteration. Gathering Marketplace offers complimentary gift wrapping with donations to [...]

Boasting views of the Intracoastal Waterway, Mediterranean-themed Tutto Mare soon debuts alongside Palm Beach’s Royal Poinciana Plaza and new Glazer Hall for the performing arts. Specializing in attire, equipment and rentals for racket sports, East Hampton’s Set Point Tennis opened a second location in West Palm Beach. Worth Avenue’s Le [...]

There’s still time to support Children’s Museum of the East End’s Holiday Auction through December 7. Take the Polar Bear Plunge and help Heart of the Hamptons serve more than 3,200 families in the Town of Southampton (Cooper’s Beach, December 13). Drop off unwrapped gifts at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts [...]

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.   My suggestions for holiday décor services and where to buy Christmas trees, wreaths and garlands. “Topiaire on Jobs Lane in Southampton installs wreaths on [...]

East Hampton Historical Society hosts its 37th annual House & Garden Tour (November 29; private residence cocktail party, November 28). Visit Marders for the Steve Shaughnessy Trio (November 28-30) and Deacon Brown and the Genesis Gospel Choir (November 30), as well as the Clubhouse Hamptons’ Neil Night, a tribute to [...]

Donate non-perishable goods to Springs Food Pantry’s food drive (East Hampton drop-off location at 26 Park Place between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through November 21). Support Heart of the Hamptons by purchasing artworks at Southampton Artists Association’s “Art from the Heart” fundraiser (Southampton Cultural Center through November 23), and by donating [...]

LongHouse Reserve’s “LongHouse Illuminated: A Magical Winter Experience” features immersive theatrical vignettes, dazzling light displays, refreshments, a holiday market curated by Sunshine pop-up boutique, and crafting with the Shine Studio (Fridays and Saturdays, November 29-January 3). Montauk Point Lighthouse hosts “Lighting of the Lighthouse” with a holiday singalong and hot [...]