Arts

"The idea came to me when I was researching a local whaling adventure. A whale was caught of Amagansett in 1907," Richard Doctorow, the curator of the exhibit, explained.

"The significance of the Moran's and their role locally and nationally is of great importance to the world of art," said Maria Vann, "but in a broader sense because of Thomas Moran's role in the founding of our National Parks."

The Choral Society of the Hamptons is presenting a duo of special shows fêting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

"There is a song about taking a right on a rode to Brownsville, Tennessee, and one day I was driving Yank and he said, 'Take the right,' and I realized we were on the road to Brownsville in his song," Sebastian told us about a defining moments of his musical life.

"Each Pianofest season presents a world of music in a dynamic format that shares the curiosity and background of works familiar and new, centered around the talents of the best young performers of today from around the world," Paul Schenly noted.

"Mad Mix as an exhibit concept is a play off the informal definition of mad as in mad loaded or, in this case, very mixed work with 11 featured artists," shared The White Room co-owners and directors Andrea McCafferty and Kat O'Neill.

"It's a film about this group of women and how they came together to achieve something incredible," Holmes told Hamptons.com.

"You really can't beat laying down tunes in the sunset surrounded by families dancing or lazing in the grass," Joe Delia shared.

"We try to realize that this might be the only chance this animal ever has to have its voice heard and have its story told and, and get people interested in it. That's a big responsibility, but it's one we really take pride in," Sartore told us.

"In 1974 I sought out Lee Strasberg when I was on an NBC Soap called Somerset. I was untrained but strangely successful as a 'fake" actor,'" Swanson revealed to Hamptons.com.