Arts

"I'm a perpetual student and I truly believe education is power, whether it's a cooking course, a long semester course or even a whole new degree," Lettieri told us.

"We have always wanted to highlight our beautiful grounds by installing artwork for the public to enjoy while taking advantage of the property, and it made perfect sense to pursue this now," Amy Kirwin said about a new Public Art Project.

"Our Walk on the Wild Side exhibition is all about living life without limits. The artworks featured in this show are fun, fresh and a little spicy," Joi Jackson Perle relayed.

If your summer reading goals have been lacking lately, getting your hands on riveting reads just got a lot easier - because many Hamptons and East End-based libraries are now offering curbside pickup.

"With all precautions in place, and with confidence that you — our adored audience and esteemed members — will observe the necessities of safe- distancing and face coverings, we welcome you back to LongHouse," Dianne Benson noted.

"Being able to bring performers together from across the country and being able to have audience members tune in from across the country to see their loved ones perform when they never could make our in person shows has been such a beautiful silver lining of COVID times productions!" Anita Boyer and Kasia Klimiuk said.

"Around this time last year I started a charity called 'The Artist Alignment,' because I had a spinal surgery in October of 2018, and I wanted to find a way to give back to the hospital and surgeons who totally changed my life," Flanzer explained.

"This is going to be a fun class that is open to beginner-intermediate levels and will give some history, foundation and solid technique, as well as upbeat combos and improv opportunities to channel our musicality as tap dancers," Boyer told us.

"I decided to stop trying to find some kind of message and deep meaning in what I was doing. This, like so many things about living and working in isolation, gave me so much freedom," artist Barbara Thomas expressed.

"I I feel like it's really important that the Parrish is now here for its community, as a legacy but, also with what's going on right now and to be a hub to bring people together," Erni told Hamptons.com.