Bits & Banter: Cornelia Foss, Jericho Brown, Uganda Fundraising, PechaKucha!
Poet Jericho Brown will be the next guest in the spring Writers Speak Wednesdays series of free author talks and readings on Wednesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. at Chancellors Hall at Stony Brook Southampton.
Writers Speak is on the Road to Sag Harbor
Five writers connected to the MFA in Creative Writing at Stony Brook Southampton are taking the popular Writers Speak program on the road this week.
African-American Read-In at Canio’s on Saturday
Kathryn Szoka — co-owner of Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor — joined forces with the John Jermain Memorial Library to bring attention to all-too-often overlooked African-American authors by hosting a “read-in” during Black History Month.
Stony Brook Southampton Keeping Up With The Curve
In the past five years, the number of podcasts has more than tripled to over 300,000. And with them come more listeners, more fans and a growing need for editors, writers and producers.
A Conversation With Lou Ann Walker
In its new edition, The Southampton Review scored a major first: One of its essays, “Taut Rhythmic Surfaces” by George Saunders, has won a Pushcart Prize.
Kozatch Takes Readers “Off the East End”
“Off the East End” is an earnest book, and it’s obvious that the author has a commitment to the people he writes about.
Creating a Story with a Bestselling Author in Sag Harbor
To the approximately 300 kids at the assembly, bestselling author James Hannibal asked, “Who likes to write stories?” About half of them raised their hands.
Billy Baldwin Pens Inspirational Children’s Book
The Sag Harbor children’s author loves creation and storytelling, and says it’s worth every bit of grammar work and writing to achieve his goals.
Writers Speak Up At Stony Brook Southampton
The East End is, unarguably, a watering hole for some of the greatest minds in the world — though not many of them are...
A Whale Of A Time: “O’er the Wide and Tractless Sea”
If anyone knows that a picture says 1,000 words, it’s Michael P. Dyer.
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Q&A With Bay Street’s Artistic Director Scott Schwartz
This week, Bay Street Theater unveiled its plans for a new facility to be built on Long Island Avenue in Sag Harbor. Bay Street Artistic Director Scott Schwartz talked about the way in which a new space will change what the theater can offer.
Friends Of Bay Street Target 2 Main Street Property To Add To Steinbeck Park
On Tuesday, during a Zoom meeting to unveil the initial renderings for the new theater, Adam Potter, the chairman of Friends of Bay Street, announced that his not-for-profit organization is also in discussions to purchase 2 Main Street, which is currently home to K Pasa restaurant, Espresso, the Yummylicious ice cream parlor, and Havens, a gift shop.
‘Dust For Blood’ Reveals Truth of Long Island’s Migrant Labor Camps
In 1949, two young children died in a Bridgehampton migrant camp while their parents were out working in the fields. The children, who were alone at the time, were killed when the 12-foot-by-20-foot chicken coop in which the family lived caught fire. The tragedy was hardly the first and it would definitely not be the last of many that befell the East End’s migrant farm population in the mid-20th century.