Southampton Arts Center Offers Full Slate of Programs for September
As fall approaches, Southampton Arts Center [SAC – southamptonartscenter.org] is gearing up for new and continued signature programming. Continuing with their collaborative film presentations, SAC will screen the exciting and iconic surf film Five Summer Stories in celebration of its 50th anniversary on Sunday, September 4 at 7:30 p.m. A montage of five-plus exciting, controversial, and beautiful vignettes or stories, the film perfectly captures a fractured era in which an explosion of creativity and revolutionary change was shaking down the old order, taking the sport of surfing into new and unknown territory. The month will also include additional films, new wellness classes, and the first annual SummerFest After Dark Party in support of SAC’s mission of community building through the arts. Here’s what on deck in September…
Benefit: SummerFest – Thursday, September 1 @ 6 PM
Southampton Arts Center is pleased present its annual SummerFest Gala. Friends, both new and old alike, are invited to join SAC for a magical evening on the iconic grounds of 25 Jobs Lane. SAC will also honor Helena and Rob Vahradian with the 2022 Champions of the Arts Award. This critical SAC fundraising initiative is responsible for generating 1/3 of SAC’s annual contributed income – allowing SAC to continue their year-round world class programming and serve as a critical economic driver of our beloved community.
southamptonartscenter.org/summerfest
Live: First Annual SummerFest After Dark Party – Thursday, September 1 @ 10 PM
Hosted by Alexander Hankin, Danielle Naftali, Makenzie Moon Phelan, and Andrew Warren, with event co-chairs Emira D’Spain, Ivy Getty, Connor Kennedy, Paige Lorenze, Gaia Matisse, Julia Moshy, Grace Murdoch, Noor Pahlavi, Ryan Thomas Roth, Ming Lee Simmons, and Harrison Vail and special guests Serena Kerrigan, Claudia Oshrey, and Ben Soffer, SummerFest After Dark party guests will enjoy drinks, bites, and dancing from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
southamptonartscenter.org/live
Studio @ SAC: Figure Drawing Workshop – Fridays, September 2, 9, 16, 23 + 30 @ 1 PM
Working from a live model, artist Linda Capello’s figure drawing workshop will explore techniques of line, mass, gesture, proportion, and foreshortening, starting with short poses and working towards one long pose. Limited availability – registration is required.
southamptonartscenter.org/studio
Wellness: TORCH’D with Isaac Boots – Saturday, September 3 @ 9:30 AM
Lead by Isaac Boots, TORCH’D is a vigorous flow of body resistance, dance conditioning and intense targeted repetition to fire up and transform your body.
southamptonartscenter.org/wellness
Live: Hamptons Jazz Fest with Ada Rovatti – Saturday, September 3 @ 7 PM
Join SAC and Hamptons Jazz Fest as we present Ada Rovatti for an evening of jazz! Italian native Ada Rovatti started playing saxophone in high school after years of classical piano training. After winning a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Italy she divided herself between Boston where she studied with Joe Viola, George Garzone and Italy where she was working in Big Bands with guest artists such as Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker.
southamptonartscenter.org/live
Wellness: Ritmo Fit Booty Sculpting + Live Drumming – Sunday, September 4 @ 10 AM
Mila Tina and Alumbra Sport present Ritmo Fit, the most exciting fitness show exclusively designed to sculpt women’s bodies comes to the Hamptons in an explosion of movement and sound. With self-care, fitness, and wellness at the center of the experience, the duo has combined live drumming and an exhilarating workout that will shed pounds in a way previously unimagined.
southamptonartscenter.org/wellness
Film: Five Summer Stories – Sunday, September 4 @ 7:30 PM
When Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman’s iconic surf film Five Summer Stories premiered in 1972, it took the surfing world by storm. The film’s unusual format – a montage of five-plus exciting, controversial, and beautiful vignettes or stories – perfectly captured a fractured era in which an explosion of creativity and revolutionary change was shaking down the old order, taking the sport of surfing into new and unknown territory. With its groundbreaking use of super slow-motion surf cinematography, Five Summer Stories took the surf film genre to a new artistic level, inspiring a generation as it depicted the pure, innocent joy of surfing as symbolic of humankind’s best possibilities. Featuring 35 surfers, this is the 50th Anniversary re-release of the film Laird Hamilton calls "My favorite surf movie of all time!"
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Wellness: Sound Meditation – Saturday, September 10 + 24 @ 10:30 AM
Join us for a soothing, deeply relaxing and immersive Sound Meditation led by Bowl Master and Meditation DJ Daniel Lauter.
southamptonartscenter.org/wellness
Film: Surf Movie Night – Saturday, September 17 @ 4 PM
Join Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter at SAC for their 20th annual Surf Movie Night, a benefit for clean water and healthy beaches. Event features a surf swap, online auction, and film screening. Refreshments available from Mattitaco, Good Bickle, Savory Fig, Westhampton Beach Brewing Co. and Free Rain. Gates open/Surf Swap begins at 4 PM. Film program begins at 7 PM.
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Film + Panel: The Crime of the Century – Saturday, September 24 @ 6 PM
In collaboration with Blossom Sustainable Development and Judge Deborah Kooperstein (retired), SAC will screen The Crime of the Century. This is a searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution, and mass abuse of synthetic opiates. Exploring the origins, extent, and fallout of one of the most devastating public health tragedies of our time, with half a million deaths from overdoses this century alone, the film reveals that America’s opioid epidemic is not a public health crisis that came out of nowhere. Q&A discussion will precede the films.
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Unless otherwise noted, films and jazz concerts take place outdoors on SAC’s West Lawn. Guests are encouraged to bring beach chairs or a blanket, and may arrive early with picnics. Films are free to members. SAC’s galleries are open Thursday through Sunday from 12 to 5 PM. Learn more and register for events at southamptonartscenter.org/events.
Select Southampton Arts Center programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. FIGURES TRANSFORMED is presented by Sylvia Hemigway and Lana Jokel, with media partners Purist and WLIW-FM. The SAC Summer Stage 2022 is sponsored by Primary Care and Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. FILM @ SAC is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens. Wellness @ SAC media partner is The Purist. Financial Literacy Partner: J.P. Morgan Private Bank. General operating support is provided by Bank of America.
ABOUT SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER
Southampton Arts Center is committed to community building through the arts. We present and produce inspiring, inclusive, socially and regionally relevant programs across all disciplines – welcoming, connecting, and collaborating with the diverse members of New York’s East End community and beyond. SAC is a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information about Southampton Arts Center, located at 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, New York 11968, visit southamptonartscenter.org or call 631.283.0967. Follow SAC on Facebook and Instagram @southamptonartscenter. For press inquiries, contact Rachel Bosworth via email at rachel@rachelbosworth.com or by phone at 631.220.1220.