What are the secrets couples keep from the outside world and what secret passions do they keep from one another? And when do long-term relationships wear thin to the point where communication and love breaks down, leading one partner to seek out the assistance of a professional or validation from a stranger?

Cemeteries are a treasure trove of historic information. Names, dates, relationships, professions, property can all be gleaned by studying the gravestones and death records of those who lived long ago. But what about historic African-American cemeteries? What sort of information can be found about the people who lie interred there?

Artist Alice Aycock takes big themes and ties them together in ways that aspire to make sense of our world. She didn’t sit down at the beginning of her career and break down the world into categories, but distinct categories did emerge. Cities, wars, mechanical movements, games, universe schemes, languages and dances are all lenses through which she looks, and that in turn lends insight into the cultures or time periods she’s examining in her work.

Since 1879, the picturesque red clapboard building at the south end of Agawam Pond in Southampton has housed St. Andrew’s Dune Church. But while the building has enjoyed a long life as a spiritual center, it began its mission by saving souls in an entirely different (and much more literal) manner — as one of the original life saving stations along the Atlantic Coast in the days when shipwrecks were far too common.

Documentary film making is about being in the right place at the right time. It’s also about understanding the story you want may not be the story you end up with. That’s why documentary filmmakers tend to be a special breed — perceptive, flexible and willing to switch gears on a dime if the story they are pursuing turns out to be nothing more than a red herring. For Roger Sherman, there’s never been any doubt that it was his genre.

If you ask anyone who knew Katy Stewart, chances are they’ll tell you about a girl whose courage, imagination and joie de vivre touched the lives of many in Sag Harbor and on the rest of the East End.

But this Friday, a group of young classical musicians are set to give back to the community some of the zest for life—and love of music—that Stewart brought to those around her.

These teenage prodigies from local schools will take the stage at Guild Hall for the fifth annual Classical Students for Katy’s Courage Fund benefit concert. The not-for-profit — which supports scholarships, counseling and pediatric cancer research — was created in honor of Stewart, who passed away from a rare form of liver cancer at the age of 12 in December of 2010.

Ever since they founded the Sag Harbor Fine Arts Center last year, artist and educator James Daga Albinson and executive director Cindy Neuendorf have sought to offer students a sculpting component. But finding the right sculptor to join the center has been a challenge up to this point … then Johanna Schwaiger entered the picture.

How do you feel like blind dates? Being fixed up by a mutual friend and thrown together with a complete stranger for a night of bonding can be a terrifying concept for many. But if you’re a musician and a friend of Sara Nightingale’s, there’s a good chance the whole thing could result in some pretty good jam sessions.

The Choral Society of the Hamptons has named David M. Brandenburg its executive director. He is a composer, co-founder of the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival, and music director of the Sag Harbor Community Band.

Twenty years ago, Jacqui Leader took over the helm of the East End Special Players. And her life hasn’t been quite the same ever since. The Players, as they are familiarly known, are a theatrical troupe made up of developmentally disabled adults. While many of the actors have Down’s Syndrome, there are other physical issues among members — including schizophrenia, blindness and severe learning challenges.