Arts

Upon entering Bay Street, a buzz of excitement and anticipation blanketed the theater. It was 6:50 p.m., and the audience burrowed into their seats, ready to be taken back in time to 1930, when it was a sin "To Kill a Mockingbird."

"I was inspired to create something in an experimental style," said pianist Dani Campos. "We've been calling this piece an 'anti-musical.'"

WHBPAC's Finest in World Cinema Series continues through November, screening the best in current release art house, foreign, independent and documentary films that run concurrently at the most prominent film houses in New York City.

Throughout the month of November, the Tripoli Gallery is presenting Poetics of Space, a two-man show which combines the art of sculpture with detailed paintings and mixed media works.

"Since the start of this program six years ago, we've brought nearly 10,000 students from 51 schools across Long Island," noted Tracy Mitchell, Executive Director at Bay Street Theater.

The Round Table Theatre Company and Guild Hall are presenting a special production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" directed by Morgan Vaughan.

Guitar gods, Eric Johnson and Mike Stern, are teaming up for an irresistible six-string collaboration at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.

"The Ladd brothers invented Scrollathons to engage the community in creating original works of art from strips of discarded fabric," said Education Director Cara Conklin-Wingfield.

"The World Goes 'Round," a special showcase featuring the works of songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb, will take Center Stage at the Southampton Cultural Center's Levitas Center for the Arts.

Ille Arts' third annual Life in the Abstract will showcase the work of John Haubrich, Barbara Groot and Dru Frederick.