By Georgia Suter
In the age of long whaling voyages and merchant sailing trips, seamen were on board for months at a time, sometimes years.  Amidst long hours of work in harsh seafaring conditions, sea chanties were sung to ease the burden of hard labor and boost morale amongst crew members.  
Tim Fitall, member of the [...]

By Claire Walla
After Long Island University earlier this week gave Peconic Public Broadcasting a three-day reprieve to come up with the funding to complete the purchase of station 88.3 fm, the university on Saturday announced it would give the fledgling radio company further time to raise more than half-a-million dollars.
“Long Island University and Peconic Public [...]

By Vee Benard

Paddlers for Humanity, a not-for-profit organization based in East Hampton that seeks to raise funds and awareness for charities and other non-profit organizations that focus on either education, community or health issues, is holding its final paddle event of the 2010 summer season this coming Sunday, September 5.  
Founded in 2008 by Fred [...]

By Claire Wala
But—you ask—how can something be both wild and tame?
To find out, stop at the Whaling Museum in Sag Harbor on Sep. 4, where the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons (WRC) and the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF) will join forces to make this strange dichotomy come to life for their first ever [...]

By Benito Vila

It started ugly for T&S Mott last Thursday and didn’t get any better as the game went on, Sag Harbor Liquors coming away with a 14-4 win to take the 2010 Sag Harbor Mens’ FastPitch Softball League championship.
The league trophy left Mashashimuet Park the property of Billy Schmitz, Jeremy Karl, Kelly Fox, Jeff [...]

By Raun Norquist
World-class equitation, hunter and show jumper competition returns to Bridgehampton with the 35th Hampton Classic Horse Show, opening August 29 thru September 5. Long-time Hampton Classic course designer, Olympic Gold Medalist, Conrad Homfeld, has stepped aside this year, handing off design of the jumping courses in the Grand Prix Ring to internationally renowned [...]

By Ellen Frankman
The commercial lure of seine fishing takes a back seat this weekend, as local fisherman Al “Big Time” Daniels and the South Fork Nature Center team up to expose both kids and their parents to the creatures we share our waters with daily.
Seining is a technique practiced in its earliest time thousands of [...]

By Helen A. Harrison
 The oversize legs striding along Henry Street have prompted some spirited debate in these pages. Clad only in old-fashioned nylons (sans garter belt), they add a dash of spice to the village’s architectural streetscape. Passers-by, not knowing the backstory, may well wonder where they came from and how they got here. Surely [...]

By Vee Benard
“The Chalks,” a folk-singing sister act featuring on-stage ‘siblings’ Judeen, Judelle and Belva Chalk, is hitting the Hamptons once again. Following their East End debut at the Bay Street Theatre last February, the country singing group is making appearances at the Parrish Art Museum over the next two weeks.
The Chalks, brainchild of Mary [...]

By Francesca Normile
Last summer, The Custom House presented an opportunity to the children of Sag Harbor (and those of the greater East End): a chance to tour the town they strolled around in everyday, but had perhaps not yet really seen. Led by New York City architectural educator and part-time Sag Harbor resident, Janet Sygar, [...]