Recreation

Conscience Point Promotions is spreading holiday merriment during the season of giving by hosting a Clothing Drive featuring a free concert with three East End favorites.

Chaired by Dame Diana Frankel and a committee that included Dame Peggy Donovan, Chevalier JJ Doran, Dame Judith Gates, Dame Candace Gonzalez and Dame Barbara Gross, the event honored the work of the Guide Dog Foundation with proceeds going to provide guide dogs and training to people who are blind or visually impaired.

What happens when two social publicists throw a party? The room filled to capacity and lots of air kissing occurred when they threw a holiday bash to fete, "Manners That Matter Most," the new book by June Eding.

For once, Annie Watt was on the other side of the camera. And she was smiling as broadly as if she were behind it. Watt, for those who aren't part of the social echelon, is the go-to lenser for the well-heeled.

The holiday season at the Sag Harbor Historical Society features a focus on the history of Annie Cooper Boyd.

"Alice Mason, a great New York hostess, always told me, 'Make sure you have a few controversial people at your party,'" Jean Shafiroff shared, "'to give it life.'" And while she wouldn't label anyone at her pre-Thanksgiving gathering 'controversial,' Shafiroff says "Mixing a broad spectrum of people makes for a more interesting cocktail."

"This was one of our most important fundraisers," noted East Hampton House & Garden Tour Event Chairman, Joseph Aversano. "So while you're contemplating a magnificent swimming pool and cabana, an alée of hydrangeas connecting one garden to another, or a historical Osborne property, your dollars will be hard at work supporting the East Hampton Historical Society and its...

Southampton Cultural Center is inviting artists of all abilities to join them during Peconic Paint and Sip presents "The Art of the Dance."

Find your Santa costume, fire up the sleigh, gather up the reindeer and elves, and get ready for a festive trip to Riverhead, because the town is hosting their first-ever Santacon this weekend.

Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum is inviting East End residents and visitors to celebrate the holiday season during their first annual Holiday Cocktail Party at the Museum.