This Weekend: Music Festival, Pub Quiz

It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend and there's plenty to do. 

Friday

Montauk's 4th Annual Music Festival: The annual Music Festival is three-day festival features more than 200 artists performing a wide variety of musical styles; many will perform on the showcase stage set on the Village Green Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. These shows are family-friendly. A full schedule of the concerts can be found at the music festival website. 


Saturday

SUP Race for the Peconic Baykeeper: Main Beach Surf & Sport hosts the first standup paddle race of the season. The annual Paddle for the Bays to raise money for The Peconic Baykeeper includes a 3-mile recreational course and a 6-mile elite race course. The race starts and finishes at Havens Beach in Sag Harbor. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The races start at 9 a.m.

Montauk's 4th Annual Music Festival: The annual Music Festival is three-day festival features more than 200 artists performing a wide variety of musical styles; many will perform on the showcase stage set on the Village Green Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. These shows are family-friendly. A full schedule of the concerts can be found at the music festival website. 

Meet the Winners of the Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition: Michelle Klein, Assistant Curator and Registrar at Guild Hall, interviews the winners of the 75th Annual Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition. The Awards Judge was Elisabeth Sussman, Curator and Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The interviews start at noon.

ART SHOW: A group art show will be held at Ashawagh Hall this weekend, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibition includes paintings by Dennis Lawrence and sculptures by Paul Pavia and Michael Cain. 

Swim A Thon: A Swim-a-thon at the YMCA RECenter in East Hampton is looking for participants of all ages to help raise money for The American Cancer Society by collecting pledges and swimming laps. Swimmer packets can be picked up at Hampton Jitney's Front desk located at The Omni 395 County Road 39A Southampton. It begins at 3 p.m.

Springs Fire Department Pub Quiz Night: The Springs Fire Department will host a night of trivia and good laughs. Cost is $35 per person/$65 per couple/$250 for a table ( Max. 8 table). Price includes dinner and open bar (Beer & Wine). There will also be door prizes and 50/50 raffle. All proceeds benefit the Springs Fire Department Ex-Chiefs Association.

Georgica Restaurant & Lounge Season 5 Launch: East Hampton Patch and Southampton Patch invite you to join us in Wainscott for the Georgica Restaurant & Lounge Season 5 Launch on May 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. There will be complimentary passed hors d'oeuvres and a choice of a complimentary glass of champage, wine or MDW cocktail. Estee Maria Band performs between 6:30 and 11 p.m. and DJ Cred spins from 11 p.m. until close. A $30 three-course prix fixe dinner is available from 6:30 p.m. till midnight. 

Best Seat in the House with Corky Laing: Corky Laing, drummer for the rock group Mountain and known for the writing and recording the rock classic Mississippi Queen, puts on a show at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $25 day of event.

Sunday

Fifth Annual Mitzvah Day: The Jewish Center of the Hamptons will hold its fifth annual Mitzvah Day from 9 a.m. to noon. All are welcome.

Montauk's 4th Annual Music Festival: The annual Music Festival is three-day festival features more than 200 artists performing a wide variety of musical styles; many will perform on the showcase stage set on the Village Green Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. These shows are family-friendly. A full schedule of the concerts can be found at the music festival website. 

Meet & Greet with Fred Overton: Get to know Fred Overton, the current East Hampton Town Clerk, who is running for town board in the November election, at a fundraiser in his honor at Harbor Bistro in Springs at 3 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $50 per person in advance, and admission at the door will be $75 per person.

Expressionism Panel: The Pollock-Krasner House in Springs has gathered a panel to address the relevance of expressionism, both figurative and abstract, in contemporary art. Speakers include artists Sally  Egbert, Connie Fox, Colin Goldberg, Carol Hunt, Ruby Jackson, and Haim Mizrahi. Linda Hatofsky, widow of West Coast expressionist painter Julius Hatofsky, will discuss her late husband's work, and contributions from the audience are welcome.