Recreation

With wicked winter weather seeming like it would never end, it is finally time to celebrate the start of the Hamptons season and might as well kick it off with a bang. Here's what's happening in the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend.

Whether you want to try beer from local Hamptons microbreweries, try a taste of Europe, or want to break out your college beer pong skills here are a few spots in the Hamptons and North Fork to grab a brew.

The James Toback and Michael Mailer documentary “Seduced and Abandoned” starring Hamptons resident Alec Baldwin premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

The Hamptons are full of amazing nightlife from Quogue to Montauk, so here are a few suggestions to make summer 2013 memorable.

The future looks extremely bright for the Hamptons only hospital. A new stroke center, a tighter union with Stony Brook, and an air-conditioned summer gala are all in the mix this summer.

IGHL held its Annual Spring Gala, this year honoring Southampton's John Tortorella of J. Tortorella Custom Gunite Swimming Pools, Autochem Corp. J. Tortorella Heating and Gas, and Sun Stream USA.

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Thrift and Treasure shop will be transformed by some of the top interior designers who are donating their time to support the Third Annual Designer Showhouse and Sale.

Jean Shafiroff, Chair of Southampton Hospital's 55th Annual Summer Party, hosted a kickoff luncheon for the annual fundraiser at Le Cirque in New York City.

The Hamptons nightlife scene is about to get a lot hotter with the opening of these hotspots on Memorial Day Weekend.

The Garden Club of East Hampton is proud to present their annual garden party and plant sale.