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Surfers at Gilgo Beach

Endless Summer in August: Things to Do on Fire Island and Around the Great South Bay

Posted on August 9, 2025

Rose Levine

The Unsinkable Rose Levine Brings the House Down Again

Posted on August 9, 2025

Mark your calendars for Aug. 28, when Dan’s Papers Presents An Evening with Charlie Rose and Isabella Rossellini takes the stage at the esteemed Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WHBPAC).

Dan’s Papers

Dan’s Papers Presents an Evening with Charlie Rose and Isabella Rossellini

Blair Fell is a literary wonder. His work in television includes shows like Queer as Folk and the Emmy-winning California Connected. He has written a dozen plays—some award-winning, like Naked Will and The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun, plus the downtown cult favorite Burning Habits. His essays have appeared in the HuffPost, Out, and the New York Daily News. He’s a two-time winner of the Doris Lippman Prize in Creative Writing at City College, where he first started writing his debut novel, The Sign for Home. And, his latest novel, The Disco Witches of Fire Island, is piling on the accolades—my own included. I am devouring this witty, magical, heartfelt, and sometimes heartbreaking 1980s tale.

Books & Authors

Cake or Pie? with Blair Fell

Posted on August 7, 2025

Ann Solomon

SPOTLIGHT: Ann Solomon and The Ocean Beach Art Show

Posted on August 6, 2025

When it comes to current elder statesman blues guitarists, Jimmie Vaughan doesn’t get mentioned nearly enough. While his late baby brother Stevie Ray Vaughan may have gotten much of the commercial success thanks to his game-changing style of playing that oftentimes cast him as a latter-day Hendrix, Vaughan’s younger sibling often cited him as the better guitar player. And while Vaughan may be in the shadow of fellow living greats like Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark, Jr., Susan Tedeschi, and Derek Trucks, the humble 74-year-old Texas guitar-slinger has carved out his own legacy.

Jimmie Vaughan Brings the Blues to Patchogue

Posted on August 4, 2025

Lighthouse-by-Beth-Batiewicz

August Begins with Movies, Music, Sports, and Theater

Posted on August 1, 2025

Issie 6 8/1/2025

The Sunday of Summer: Fire Island News, the August 1st Edition

Posted on July 30, 2025

Annie Lowry

MEET THE COVER ARTIST: Annie Lowry

Posted on July 27, 2025

Panzi! Queen of the Pines cast

Panzi! Queen of the Pines: A Disco Celebration of LGBTQ+ History and Resilience 

Posted on July 25, 2025

Alive After Five

July Closes with Soul: Where to Go and What to Do This Week

Posted on July 25, 2025

Rose Levine

July, She Will Fly: What to Do and Where to Go on Fire Island and Around the Great South Bay July 18-25, 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025

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