What are you up to this weekend in the Hamptons? With “Mutant Pianos” and To Kill a Mockingbird live onstage, classic toys on parade, beautiful birds of prey in-hand (they’re worth at least two in the bush, we hear) and more, a great weekend on the East End awaits.
Literature Live! To Kill a Mockingbird
Friday, November 11, Saturday, November 12, 7 p.m. Bay Street Theatre, Sag HarborHarper Lee’s timeless tale comes to life as Bay Street Theatre’s Literature Live program presents a staged production of To Kill a Mockingbird. Call the box office at 631-725-9500 for details, show times or to book group tickets. Student/teacher ticket is $10, $20 for an adult.
Meet Live Birds of Prey
Saturday, November 12, 10:30 a.m. South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo), BridgehamptonBring the kids and get up close and personal with a Great Horned Owl, Eastern Screech Owl, Barn Owl and Red-tailed Hawk, learning how and why they live and hunt at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge.
The Joys of Toys
Saturday, November 12, 11 a.m. Southampton Historical Museum, Rogers Mansion, 17 Meeting House Lane, SouthamptonYoung and old alike become babes in toyland amid the marching soldiers, Noah’s Arks and others toys on display from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tin, cast-iron and wooden toys, along with dolls, dollhouses, mechanical penny banks and more are sure to put you in the holiday spirit. Cost is $4 for non-members; members and children 17 and under are free.
Mutant Pianos: A Long Island Composers Alliance Concert
Saturday, November 12, 2 p.m. Parrish Art Museum, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton“Mutant Pianos” is a celebration of electronic music by two Long Island composers, Herb Deutsch—coinventor of the Moog Synthesizer—and George Cork Maul, pianist and performance art specialist. Part of an ongoing dialogue and improvisation between Deutsch and Maul, “Mutant Pianos” combines live musical performance, informal lecture and hands-on experience. The concert will also include a “Paint and Play.” In that piece, which will conclude the program, artist Steve Haweeli will paint what he hears as the composers play what they see. Tickets are $10 for Parrish members, $12 for nonmembers, and are available at parrishart.org or at the door.
Finest in World Cinema Presents The Mill and the Cross
Sunday, November 13, 4 p.m. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts CenterThe Sundance Film Festival was wowed by this drama inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s 1564 painting The Way to Calvary, starring Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling and Michael York. As the classic work of art comes to life, you’ll be wowed as well.
Check our Calendar for more great events this weekend and every day in the Hamptons!
