I love the Hamptons in October, the trees are changing colors, the traffic slows down, the beautiful fall colors of the flowers and vegetables,Homecoming for most High Schools, the Hamptons Film Festival takes place during Columbus Day weekend, apple picking, pumpkin picking, but the best part about October in the Hamptons has to be Halloween
I love trick-o-treating in East Hampton because many of the homes are decorated and the inner child has emerged from many of these adults. I love to see so many children all dressed up and the joy that you see on their face as you open the door with a bowl full of candy. I do feel for those who have no candy and hide in their homes afraid to answer the doors because children can be merciless when you hold out on the Candy on Halloween…DO NOT RUN OUT OF CANDY…Apples and Raisins are not a winner with kids… I would actually recommend buying bulk candy so that you won’t run out of anything. Kids can get cranky when you don’t give them candy….especially at Halloween!
Children from everywhere come out to celebrate Halloween in the Hamptons, and that is because we love to make the children happy. Families go all out with decorations, many of the businesses and homeowners spend a tremendous amount of money on candy because it is possible to have over 200 kids knocking on the door saying those words TREAT-O-TRICK. Lets take a sneak peak at what’s happening this Halloween in the Hamptons.My children have spent Halloween in the Hamptons for the last 12 years and it really has been the best part of their childhood.
The Haunted Path and Rec Night…Friday, October 25th @ SYS 1370 A Majors Path, Southampton 7-10pm (6th grade & up!) $2 transportation available from most locations, snacks & hero slices for sale…$5 admission…call 702-2432 for more info.
Trunk or Treat, Saturday October 26..all Ages 1-3pm Come walk the Haunted Path, enjoy Arts & Crafts & Carmel Apple Making! Call Southampton Youth Bureau for more information 287-1511
Masquerade Party…Saturday, October 19th 6-9pm $30 @ B’Smiths Restaurant on the Wharf, Sag Harbor...dress code: Black or White with Mask Judging, Mask Making…proceeds to benefit the New Youth Resource Center of Sag Harbor..for more information contact Debbie Skinner @ 909-7814
VOODOO (Field Of Horrors) Haunted House Friday, October 11, 2013 – Sunday, October 27, 2013 PATTY’S BERRIES & BUNCHES 410 Sound Ave Mattituck, NY 11952 VOODOO (Field of Horrors) Haunted House, a Dark Mansion & Entertainment Oh LLC Production – NOBODY IS SAFE!!!!! Friday through Sunday SHOWS: Fridays: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm (PG13) Saturdays: 2:00 pm to 5 pm (Family Show) – 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm (PG13) Sundays: 12:00 pm to 4 pm (Family Show) October 11, 12 & 13 October 18, 19 & 20 October 25, 26 & 27 $20 Adults $10 Children CASH ONLY Portion of the proceeds will help fight Breast Cancer Pumpkin Decorating Workshop Saturday, October 26, 2013… Guild Hall?158 Main Street?East Hampton 11:00 am to 12:00 pm… $12/$10 members per child Join us to decorate a pumpkin just in time for Halloween! For kids ages 6 and up. Pumpkins included. No carving. Register online at GuildHall.org or at Box Office; theatermania.com; or 1.866.811.4111. Annual Halloween Storytime & Parade At The Hampton Library (FREE), Bridgehampton 2478 Main Street Saturday, October 26, 2013 For children with their families. Following story time – don’t miss the fun! We have a wonderful time each year, trick-or-treating on Main Street in costume. Little Lucy’s Halloween Pet Parade!, Saturday, October 26, 2013…1:00 pm Meet at Little Lucy’s on Jobs Lane at 1:00pm sharp for judges viewing. Parading up Jobs lane and onto Main street, then back to Little Lucy’s with a party to follow! Entertainment by Beau Hulse from L.A. Woman, Raffle Prizes from Local merchants, Award Gifts and Treats from Little Lucy’s, plus, adorable ‘adoptable’ dogs from the SH Animal Shelter. 100 % of all profits for the day will benefit the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.- Do call if rainy, could then be postponed HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY Thu, Oct 31, 2013 ?4:00 PM-5:30 PM Rogers Memorial Library 91 Coopers Farm Rd, Southampton Play Halloween themed games while listening to creepy music. There will be a spooktacular prize for the best costume, so get creative! For those in grades 6-12. To register online, use program code RMT257. CONTACT INFORMATION: Laurie Ridgway [email protected]* 631 283-0774 ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH Fri, Oct 25, 2013?4:00 PM-6:00 PM Children’s Museum of the East End, 376 Bridgehampton Turn Pike Bridgehampton It’s the Halloween party that’s not tooo scary! At CMEE, Children will enjoy Halloween games and leap and jump to their hearts content in in outdoor “pumpkin patch” bounce house. They can trick or treat for healthy snacks while dressed in costume. Prizes are awarded for best costumes. Activities also include building a mummy action figure, creating clothespin bats, and decorating monstrous cupcakes. Ideal for children aged 6 and under, CMEE’s Halloween Bash offers plenty of fun for older goblins too! We traditionally sell out so sign up early! Free to Members/ $23 for Non-members**6315378250 http://www.cmee.org ZOMBIE DANCE PARTY This event requires registration, see below Fri, Oct 25, 2013?7:00 PM-8:30 PM Lodge at Squiretown Park, 62 Red Creek Road, Hampton Bays Join A&G Dance Company and learn a cool zombie dance to show off at the next Halloween party!. Dress the part for extra fun. Family friendly, for all ages. CONTACT INFORMATION: Eileen Langsdorf [email protected]**631-728-8585 Price: 10 STAGES 19TH ANNUAL FRANKENSTEIN FOLLIES Fri, Oct 25, 2013 7:30 PM. Sat, Oct 26, 2013 7:30 PM, Sun, Oct 27th 2013 Frankenstein Follies The Ghoulishly Fun Musical Revue Stages’ 19th Annual Halloween Bash This Year on Halloween Weekend! Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc. is throwing the Halloween Bash you and your children won’t want to miss! The main event is Frankenstein Follies, a Halloween-themed musical review directed and choreographed by Helene Leonard. Frankenstein Follies features all your favorite monsters and ghouls with a cast of thirty-nine local young performers. There will be Halloween fun for young and old, including face painting, a “tattoo” parlor, a crazy fortune teller and a terrifyingly tasty treat bar for the scary sweet tooth in us all. Call the Bay Street Theatre box office at (631) 725-9500. For more information call Stages at (631) 329-1420..Price $15 Family Sleepovers: Halloween Spooktacular Friday, October 11; 6:00pm to 7:00am Bats, porcupines, a sloth – oh my! You might want to take along a flashlight for a rare glimpse into the nighttime habits of three new animals in the brand-new Creatures of the Night exhibit. Buoys and ghouls are invited to dress in Halloween costumes and bunk down for an exciting night of creepy crawly craft time, a haunting movie presentation of Monster House, and some monster mash dancing! Sleepover includes Aquarium admission, dinner, continental breakfast, a movie, craft, animal interaction, and waking up next to one of our exhibits! Price: $64.95 (Aquarium Members: $49.95) Children 2 & Under: FREE Reservations required – call 631.208.9200, ext. H2O (426).October 11; 6:00pm to 7:00amEAST END HALLOWEEN PARADES There are several local parades that occur in most towns in the East End, I do not have the accurate dates and times for these parades, the dates listed are based on previous data from past years. Please come back next week for an update to this article. Sat, Oct 26, 2013**Sun, Oct 27, 2013 Westhampton To Montauk Halloween Walk-About: Hampton Bays on Saturday, October 26, at 10 a.m. Stop at any merchants who display a Mark Sinclair Foundation pumpkin in their window. 728-6784 East Quogue Halloween Parade: The East Quogue Chamber of Commerce and the East Quogue PTA will hold its annual “Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Carving Contest” on Saturday, October 26, at 5:30 p.m., starting at the East Quogue Firehouse and proceeding to the Village Green. Southampton Rag-A-Muffin Parade: The 22nd Annual Southampton Chamber of Commerce Ragamuffin Parade & Pumpkin trail will start on Sunday, October 27, at 12:30 p.m., beginning at Agawam Park for free photos by Southampton Village Photo and Graphics on “props” provided by Pumpkintown at Hank’s Farm. The Parade will start at 1PM at Agawam Park then proceed through the streets of Southampton Village (Windmill La., Nugent St., Main St., and Jobs La.) Parade followed by a trick-or-treat “Pumpkin Trail.” Local merchants will distribute special treats to children in costume ages 9 and under. Participating merchants will be designated by a paper pumpkin in their window. 283-0402 | southamptonchamber.com. Sag Harbor Rag-A-Muffin Parade: Dress up in your spookiest or cutest costume and participate in the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Sag Harbor Rag-A-Muffin Parade” on Sunday, October 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. Meet in the parking lot behind the Laundry and parade down Main Street to the Whaling Museum. On Thursday, October 31st @ 3pm the Pumpkin Trail will attract hundreds of Trick-o-treaters from everywhere down Main Street in Sag Harbor… Sagaponack Common School: will host its “Haunting Sagaponack and Parade” on Thursday, October 31, at 9 a.m. Costumed children will parade from the school, trick-or-treating at several homes and businesses along the way to the post office, Amagansett School PTA: will host this year’s “Amagansett Halloween Parade” on Thursday, October 31, at 4 p.m., starting at the Amagansett School and proceeding west down Main Street through the hamlet. 267-3572. Montauk School PTA: will host its annual “Halloween Parade,” for children in prekindergarten through sixth grade, on Thursday, October 31, at 4 p.m., starting at the Montauk Corner Store and proceeding to St. Therese of Lisieux Church. Southampton Publick House: 2013 Halloween Costume Party..Thursday, October 31st**10pm-Until….$10 at the door Happy Hour 10pm-Midnigt Best Costume awarded at Midnight…1st Prize: $500**2nd Prize: $250**3rd Prize: $100*DJ Dory spinning all night long…
Be Safe and Happy Halloween!
*Note: Click on costumes to buy
It is that time of the year again, the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival in the Hamptons Thursday, October 10th-Monday, October 14th, 2013. Will this years films at The 21st Hamptons Film Festival take the Oscar? If you are a movie fan, than I am sure you must love this time in the Hamptons. The stars are out, Directors, Producers and everyone associated with the Film. Among those expected to attend the Festival are: Anna Paquin, Bruce Dern, Ralph Fiennes, Renee Zellweger, Dakota Fanning, David Duchovny, Helena Bonham Carter, Edgar Wright, Kevin Connolly, Will Forte, Timothy Hutton, Amy Ryan, Richard Curtis, Adepero Oduye, Brie Larson, Dane DeHaan, David Oyelowo, Jonathan Franzen, Paul Dano, Ralph Macchio, Richard Curtis, Scott Haze, Spike Jonze and Joe Wright. Although these Festivals take place all over the world, there is something very special about the Festival in the Hamptons. I am very excited about the Films selected this year and I am truly excited to see 12 YEARS A SLAVE, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY & LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, and Foreign Film THE PAST…I have highlighted a couple of the films to be shown this year, for a complete schedule of the movies click here. Hurry and get your tickets the popular ones might be SOLD OUT already…
The Spotlight films include: BREATHE IN, FREE RIDE, HER, LABOR DAY, LOUDER THAN WORDS, MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, THE PAST and CAPITAL.This year the festival will pay special tribute to Oscar Award winning director Costa-Gavras before the screening of his latest film CAPITAL.
OPENING NIGHT FILM: Thursday, October 10th
KILL YOUR DARLINGS
With a loose, heady energy that echoes a Beat poem, John Krokidas’ impressive feature film debut tracks the meeting of Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs during Ginsberg’s early days at Columbia University. They forge a bond looking for a “new vision”––daring each other to innovate and redefine their voices––and splinter apart when one of them becomes involved in a murder in 1944. Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan lead an exceptional cast that also features Michael C. Hall, Elizabeth Olsen, David Cross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Huston as Kerouac, and an almost unrecognizable Ben Foster as Burroughs. Featuring Dane DeHaan and Jack Huston:see trailer:
ABOUT TIME
At age 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) learns a strange family secret passed down from his father (Bill Nighy): he can travel back in time. From this premise springs another winning romantic comedy from one of the genre’s most beloved filmmakers, Richard Curtis (NOTTING HILL, LOVE ACTUALLY). As a young man, Tim’s immediate anxiety and excitement over his special abilities centers on falling in love with a pretty girl. When he meets Mary, played by the incandescent Rachel McAdams, he must master his time-tripping powers to woo the woman of his dreams. see trailer:12 YEARS AS A SLAVE: Monday 10/14 715pm and 745pm (closing night film)
12 YEARS AS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life. Director: Steve McQueen, Screenwriter: John Ridley, Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad and Anthony Katagas….Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o, Paul Giamatti, Sarh Paulson, Alfre Woodard see trailer:AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY…Centerpiece Film…
A star-studded ensemble led by Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts brings Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play to life in this gutsy, powerful screen adaptation. Beverly Weston (Sam Shepard) is an Oklahoma poet battling alcoholism, while his wife Violet (Streep) suffers from cancer and a new-found drug dependency. When Beverly vanishes, the family unites in a search that ends with a morbid discovery. Mother and daughters are left to deal with the aftermath… and each other. Director John Wells and his ferocious cast electrify Letts’ singular prose and craft one of this year’s must-see films. see trailer:
FREE RIDE: 10/11 915pm & 10/12 615pm
Set in the 1970s, FREE RIDE stars Academy Award® winner Anna Paquin (THE PIANO, HBO’s TRUE BLOOD) as a single mother who moves to Florida with her daughters in search of a better life, but gets pulled into the high-stakes drug-trade business. This accomplished, gritty directorial debut, based on writer/director Shana Betz’s life story, delivers as both a provocative crime thriller and a powerfully rendered family portrait. Paquin’s dynamic star turn and a vivid supporting cast, including Cam Gigandet and THE SOPRANO’s Drea De Matteo, help make FREE RIDE an unforgettable trip. HER: Written and directed by Spike Jonze, HER is an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world. Set in Los Angeles in the near future, it follows Theodore, a complex, soulful man, heartbroken after the end of a relationship, who becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system promising to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he meets “Samantha,” a bright voice who is insightful, sensitive, and surprisingly funny. As their needs and desires grow in tandem, their friendship deepens into an eventual love. see trailer: LOUDER THAN WORDS: Family Movie : 12 and up. John Fareri (David Duchovny) and his wife Brenda (Hope Davis) live an idyllic suburban life. After the sudden death of their young daughter, and deeply shaken by the less than ideal conditions of her hospital, the couple decides to build a premier children’s hospital, with the help of consultant Bruce Komiske (Timothy Hutton). Inspired by true events, this touching film portrays a family who instead of being gripped by loss created an extraordinary place of healing for thousands of ailing children and implemented a national standard for family health facilities.LONG WALK TO FREEDOM… 10/11, 4:30pm 10/12, 8:00pm
Idris Elba, best known for his roles on TV’s THE WIRE and LUTHER, transforms into the legendary Nelson Mandela in this exhilarating screen adaptation of the political leader’s autobiography. Director Justin Chadwick’s (THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL) portrait charts the incredible true story of the many struggles that took Mandela from South Africa’s rural Cape region to armed struggle and arrest, and then to the president’s mansion as his nation’s first democratically elected leader. More than just a historical biopic, the film also tracks the incredible love story between Mandela and his wife Winnie, soulfully embodied by Naomi Harris. see trailer: THE PAST: Foreign Film… 10/12, 6:15pm, 10/13, 3:15pm Family secrets and domestic strife lurk under the surface of this riveting new drama from Asghar Farhadi, the writer/director of A SEPARATION, the 2011 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film. Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) travels from Iran to France at the behest of his estranged wife Marie (Bérénice Bejo, THE ARTIST) to finalize their divorce. Further escalating their immediate tension, Marie insists Ahmad stay in her home with live-in boyfriend Samir (Tahar Rahim, A PROPHET), and Samir’s children from his own stalled marriage. With this latest film, Farhadi cements his status as one of the world’s preeminent filmmakers. To see a Full List of all the movies and events during the Hamptons International Film Festival visit their website, http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/program/Greetings Hamptons Mouthpiece Readers….so what’s the NEWS AROUND TOWN this week in the Hamptons…
What do Whites’s Pharmacy in East Hampton and City Chemist in Brooklyn Heights, NY, have in common? They are now both owned by the same person. Seems like City Chemist and White’s Pharmacy have merged, I am happy they will not be changing the name at the East Hampton location or the Pharmacist Vincent Alibrandi. White’s Pharmacy will be redesigned and I am told they would like to bring the Brooklyn vibe to the East Hampton location. I liked the set-up at the Montague Street location and I am excited to see what new changes will be made in East Hampton. I am told these changes should be completed by May 2014, just in time for the very busy summer crowd. The question is which products will they now carry, I do hope they continue to carry Bare Escentuals:
Michael Wudyka of Enclave Inn and East Hampton Studio has apparently had his fill with the Hamptons…All but 1 of the Enclave Inn locations in the Hamptons were sold last year and this year the last remaining location in Bridgehampton was sold to Donna Karan’s daughter Gabby Karan De Felice’s who owns Sag Harbor and Southampton restaurant Tutto Il Giorno..Hmm Will she be turning the inn into another Tutto Il Giorno location? Mr Wudyka in addition has sold the East Hampton Studio in Wainscott and his home…So what’s next for Mr. Wudyka, when I spoke to him last week he was enjoying some funtime at the Emmy’s in Los Angeles. Good Luck Michael, hope to see you in the Hamptons soon.
DANCING? Where is there a place to go dancing on a Saturday night in the Hamptons in the Fall and Winter months…Old Stove Pub in Sagaponack is opening up its restaurant space after 1030pm for dancing…and get this ladies pay $10 at the door and drinks are on the house until midnight…Fellows this is where the ladies will be, but make sure you bring those dancing shoes because women love a man that can dance. In addition on the weekends Old Stove offers a 2 for 1 at the bar…call them for more information.
The Sag Harbor Music Festival is this weekend in the Hamptons 9/28….Looking forward to hearing some really great music from some amazing musicians…As Always Sag Harbor is always happening…Along with the Music Festival, come out on Saturday Morning to support Pierson HS for their annual Home-coming, always so much fun, I am looking forward to seeing the floats parade down Main Street to Mashashimuet Park – Sag Harbor…then immediately following are a series of varsity games by the Field Hockey Team, JV Girls Tennis and the Girls and Boys varsity soccer teams all being played at the Park.
September Fest in Southampton kicks off this weekend…9/27-9/29
San Gennero Festival :October 5th and 6th in the heart of Hampton Bays on Good Ground Road. There will be great food, entertainment, fireworks, carnival rides and games, signings, parade, raffle chances to win a Fiat and so much more! Proceeds for this event go to local charities, specifically the San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons Scholarship fund, Maureen’s Haven and Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Southampton Hospital.
Artist Dinner every Thursday night at Madison & Main this Fall…Pre-fixed dinner $25 and $5 wine…Music later Sag Harbor, Main Street
Barristers in Southampton will be closing their doors this weekend 9/28-9/29 after 35 years of business. I love their Burgers, the BEST in the Hamptons. They will be missed…The building is for sale with a price tag of $4.1 million, which includes the business and two second-floor apartments.
The Hamptons Film Festival is coming up…stay tuned for my Hamptons Mouthpiece Must See movies to see at the Festival this year. Check back next week for more news around the Hamptons….
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