Arts

"With our show, we would like to challenge preconceived notions that people who have heard of Lorenzo da Ponte may have while simultaneously enticing audiences who are unfamiliar with opera and Da Ponte," Ashley Bell noted.

"Garrard Conley's best-selling, autobiographical novel reveals the necessity of getting rid of programs whose mission is to change the identity of its subjects," Anne Chaisson noted.

"My work is a gesture meant to convey what made me look at that subject, what I saw and what I felt on that day," said the artist.

"He was a collector of Pollock's work and de Kooning, and beyond that almost every artist that worked in the Hamptons in the '50s/'60s and even later," Solomon told us.

"We are thrilled to host Asha Stuart, Director of Lost Tribe of Africa and JaBig, subject of Escape who rode 17,000 kilometers on his bicycle from Montreal to the Arctic Ocean," Elyn Kronemeyer reflected.

The North Fork TV Festival will offer screenings, an actors and showrunners panel, soiree honoring Bridget Moynahan, conversation with Aida Turturro and more.

"I'm delighted to welcome Hector Martignon back to the Parrish with another world class concert on the Terrace," shared Corinne Erni,

"Captain Henry Green was an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life. Remarkably the man had ties to the infamous slave ship the Amistad and the California Gold Rush," said the author.

"We're so happy to have this weekend's talented musicians and comedians returning to Bay Street," Tracy Mitchell shared.

"We are delighted to bring a dynamic mix of international stories to this year's festival from both returning filmmakers and new voices in cinema," noted David Nugent.