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November 23, 2020

Sixty-Something: The Past And Future Is At Hand On Thanksgiving

T.J. ClementebyT.J. Clemente
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I love the history of the East End, particularly East Hampton. In the Hamptons, there seems to be founding family’s descendants sprinkled all over the East End, often on historic farms and homes. They easily mention stories of the generations past as if they witnessed these events in past lives. They can actually point out the homes their ancestors dwelled in hundreds of years ago.

However, I am but pure third generation Italian immigrant of folks who came to America in the early 1900’s on both sides of my family. I have no real knowledge of actual locations of the homes of great-great grandparents. My only connection to the past would come at weddings and funerals or holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving.

There was a time when I dreaded Thanksgiving Day. I lived in some luxury condo on the Hudson River facing Manhattan, but in New Jersey. The in-laws and my parents always firmly requested our presence in Connecticut and in Westchester for big Thanksgiving family gatherings. Many times, both gatherings numbered over 20 with family members always coming and going. Those years I would drive my family of four to both gatherings in the worst traffic, but I did it and I am glad I did now when I look back. Why? Because those Thanksgiving Days connected me to my past and to my future.

It seems every year at both Thanksgiving gatherings there was always a new baby in the family. A proud mother would show her new child to all as the father beamed. Great-grandparents and grandparents would take turns holding the baby, symbolizing the connection from the past into the future.

I too remember being a young child and on Thanksgiving, as well as Christmas Day, doing the drive to both my grandparents’ homes, but luckily, they all lived close by to each other in the Bronx. Back in those days, the gatherings were bigger and the older folks broke into Italian when the gossip was beginning to get most interesting. Remember how annoying it was to be a young one and have your cheeks pinched by grandparents? Those days and those memories are now fading away daily, as most of you sixty-something people know. On Thanksgiving, they somehow float back from the deepest corners of the mind, as if they all occurred yesterday.

This year due to COVID-19 we are advised not to gather in numbers for Thanksgiving for safety reasons. Hopefully this will be a single year situation and not a new holiday tradition. Some folks no doubt will ignore this safety advisory, feeling a strong need to be with family. I wish them best of luck with that.

My time living in East Hampton was a time of living alone in a rented room with a dog. On Thanksgiving, I would be invited to homes to feast with friends, and even a few times total strangers. They were both sad, yet special Thanksgiving Days. It seemed I enjoyed their company but, in the end, I missed my family. Most of my older family folks are now long gone. Others now live far away. I remarried a decade ago and I have a devoted wife, I truly celebrate joyously Thanksgiving with her, but in a strange twist of fate, my only grandchild lives is England. They don’t have our Thanksgiving tradition there. Her dad is a Brit, and they have a whole host of holidays of which I know nothing about. That is where my future lives, back in the country where the pilgrims and early settlers came from. It’s just bizarre the circles in one’s lifetime and how and where the future of one family will manifest itself.

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  • The place is the old Astro’s, and it looks pretty much the same except all the seating is now by the windows, and there are no tables. You can go in for slices, and overall, it’s a pretty typical pizza joint with a more retro vibe. But what’s great about this pizza is that it is thin and has a crispness to it that you don’t get anywhere else in the Hamptons. This means that even if you devour half a pie, you don’t walk away feeling bloated and like death is imminent, but you just feel really full from good pizza.

Everything is fresh, and the overall vibe is trendy. You have to go. I gave it an 8.4. #pizza  #pizzatime  #pizzalover  #hamptons  #finipizza
  • Special Screening of Love…Reconsidered, A Hamptons-Based Romantic Comedy

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will be hosting a premiere of the film Love…Reconsidered on Saturday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the Mollie Parnis Auditorium. This is the charming romantic comedy starring Sophie von Haselberg, Judy Gold, Marisa Ryan, Elaine Bromka, Luke Gulbranson, and Colton Haynes, set between New York City and Southampton.

Love…Reconsidered is based on Arielle Haller-Silverstone’s true love/life story, and she wrote the screenplay after losing her job during the pandemic where she then moved to the Hamptons. Haller-Silverstone is the co-owner of Le Closet, a curated consignment store, with locations in Southampton and New York City, and she can’t wait to premiere this film at WHBPAC and connect with viewers.

The screening will also include a panel discussion with the filmmakers moderated by Kate Schumacher and Carinn Jade of the well-known podcast Pop Fiction Women. They will dive into the film’s characters and the complicated lives they lead, along with the filmmaking process that brought this movie to life on the screen. Arielle Haller-Silverstone spoke more about her inspiration for the screenplay, her background, and what she is most looking forward to for the screening.

Congratulations on your film Love…Reconsidered. Can you talk about the story behind this film and where your inspiration came from to write the screenplay? 

Arielle Haller-Silverstone: I lost my job during COVID and started Le Closet from my studio apartment in Hell’s Kitchen. On a total whim, my dad knew a broker that knew a broker in Southampton, and I decided to give it a shot. I schlepped all of the clothes from NYC and opened on Windmill Lane (where the store still is today!). I knew there was a script within this story and had to make a movie. @whbpac

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  • Sara Hartman Talks Musical Beginnings, Berlin, and New Album ‘Start Somewhere Dark’

With the excitement surrounding the return of the Sag Harbor Music Festival this year, one artist stood out in the lineup: Sara Hartman. She’s not your typical local artist. She is a SHMF veteran, performing at the very first one when she was just 15 years old. She grew up in Sag Harbor and attended Pierson High School. She took lessons at the famous Harbor Music Studio in Sag Harbor, and in 2015, she signed a record deal with a major label, moved to Germany, and toured the world opening for acts like Ellie Goulding, Clueso, Kelvin Jones, and many more. Her song “Monster Lead Me Home” off her Satellite EP has over 34 million Spotify streams. The US premiere of her new album “Start Somewhere Dark” will take place at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Saturday, September 30th. It seems things are coming full circle for Sara.

She spoke to Hamptons.com about her musical beginnings, Berlin, and new album ‘Start Somewhere Dark.’

Take us back to the beginning of your musical journey. How did it all start?

I grew up in Sag Harbor and took lessons with Paul Chapin at Harbor Music. It was a little lesson space near Sag Town Coffee way back in the day. I got a drum set for Christmas and really fell in love with it. I’m sure my neighbors were not as in love with the instrument as I was haha. I was really grateful to be working with Chapin as a teacher. He taught me a bit of piano, bass, guitar, and ukelele as well. That led to me writing songs in my bedroom as a way of dealing with a bit of a chaotic home life. It was therapy for me to be able to express myself through songs. I was adopted by the East End music scene after playing a show at Crossroads Music in Amagansett and soaked up all that I could learn. I was really supported by my family and my teachers at Pierson. Without all this, I wouldn’t be where I am today. @sarahartmanmusic

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