THIS WEEK AT BHM

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The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

Open Hours

Wednesdays to Saturdays

11am to 3pm

FREE ADMISSION

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Agent of Change: Kurt Vonnegut, the Civic-Minded, Darkly-Comic Writer with Suzanne McConnell

Saturday, April 12 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

Soon after Slaughterhouse-Five became a best seller, an interviewer asked Vonnegut why he wrote. He answered, “My motives are political. I agree with Stalin and Hitler and Mussolini that the writer should serve his society. I differ with dictators as to how writers should serve.”

Co-sponsored by Canio’s.
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Ghost Hunting at the Nathaniel Rogers House

Saturday, April 12 from 8 to 10:30pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

$40 per person

Join the crew of the Long Island Paranormal Investigators and explore the museum at night. Learn the ins and outs of being a ghost hunter, hear some local stories and maybe find out what goes bump in the night.

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CURRENT EXHIBITS

FUTURE EVENTS

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Our Island’s Story: The Natural History of Long Island with Tara Rider, Ph.D.

Saturday, April 19 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

What’s intriguing about Long Island and our surrounding waters is that so much of the story happened in the last 12,000 years, when humans were here. This talk will discuss the features that make Long Island’s geology distinctive and have shaped the peoples who have inhabited this island.

Co-Sponsored by the Southfork Natural History Museum and Nature Center.
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Saturday, April 26 from 2 to 3:30pm

The Hampton Library

2478 Main Street, BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

Don’t miss this solo reading of original poems and songs by Peter Mallon Walsh, a writer, performer, and former owner of the legendary New York City watering hole Coogan’s, which is the subject of the award winning documentary Coogan’s Way and the best-selling book by Jon Michaud, Last Call at Coogans’s: The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar.

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Various Locations Throughout the Summer Season

$20 per person per class

Artist and teacher Howard Rose will be leading a series of Plein Air Painting Classes for this summer with the Bridgehampton Museum. Plein Air painting has a lengthy history on the East End of Long Island with artists like William Merritt Chase. These classes are for artists of all abilities from beginners to professionals and will take place at a series of beautiful locations throughout the East End. Join us to get hands on with some history!

At the culmination of this program, The Bridgehampton Museum will be hosting an exhibition of works done by students in this class. Each student will be able to submit one piece they worked on during one of the classes to be part of the exhibition which will be on view in the museum this fall.

5/10 at The Bridge Golf Club

5/24 at The Corwith House

6/14 at The Arts Center at

Duck Creek Farm

6/28 at The Nathaniel Rogers House

7/12 at The Madoo Conservancy

7/26 at Bridge Gardens

8/9 at The Corwith House

8/23 at The Southfork Natural History

Museum & Nature Center

9/6 at The Nathaniel Rogers House

9/20 at The Carl Fisher House

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Growing Up Literary: George Plimpton’s Son Reflects with Taylor Plimpton

Saturday, May 10 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

Author and essayist Taylor Plimpton, son of Paris Review founding editor George Plimpton, reminisces on growing up among giants of the written word like Peter Matthiessen and next-door neighbor Kurt Vonnegut in Sagaponack, one of the most remarkable literary hamlets in the world.

Co-sponsored by Canio’s.
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Searching for a Better Life: Looking Back at the African American Migration to Bridgehampton with Pat Turner Ph.D.

Saturday, May 17 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

UCLA research professor Patricia A. Turner, PhD, whose family migrated to “the Turnpike” in 1930, will share stories of the people and institutions that forged Bridgehampton’s resilient black community.

Co-sponsored by Canio’s and the Eastville Community Historical Society.

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Mini-Whale Making Workshop with UpSculpt

Saturday, June 7 from 12 to 4pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

Artists and educators Cindy Pease Roe and Bri Sander will guide you in transforming marine plastic debris into unique mini whale sculptures—all while learning about ocean conservation and Bridgehampton’s rich maritime history.

This work is supported by Long Island Grants for the Arts through funds provided by the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Huntington Arts Council.

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July – RSVP HERE

August – RSVP HERE

Encaustic Workshop with Bonnie Rychlak

Monday through Friday, 9am to 12pm

July 21- 25 | August 18 -22

The Corwith House

2368 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

$150 Per week long class

Learn the ancient technique of encaustic painting which dates to the Greeks. Students will be led by teacher and artist Bonnie Rychlak to learn the basics of this ancient craft that involves using hot wax and pigments to create something of a mixture between painting and sculpting. Through demonstrations, discussion and exploration, students will discover its endless possibilities for making art.

There is a class size limit of 10 students and students will be expected to come to all five classes. All materials will be supplied for this class.
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Sit down with a staff member of the Bridgehampton Museum for an hour to tell your story. Share details about you or your family’s history here in Bridgehampton and the surrounding areas. We are looking to collect stories about major world events, family get togethers, immigration stories, local legends and more!

All of these sessions will be recorded with video and audio and will be made publicly available on our YouTube Channel and will be added to our Archive for future generations. All participants will be required to sign a video and audio release form.

Click here to share Your Story

Volunteers and Intern Opportunities
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We are in need of your help! We are looking for volunteers who would like to act as tour guides at the Nathaniel Rogers House this summer season. Right now our open hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm. We are looking for warm and welcoming people to join us at the museum during those open hours.

Click here for our Volunteer Application

Want to know how you can support BHM?

The Bridgehampton Museum

PO Box 977

Bridgehampton, NY 11932

BHmuseum.org

(631) 537-1088

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The Bridgehampton Museum

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