DUE TO POOR AIR QUALITY, THIS PROGRAM WILL NOW BE HELD INDOORS IN OUR LOBBY.
Third Thursdays at Guild Hall are a vibrant celebration of art, music, and community. Enjoy live music in the Minikes garden curated by Carlos Lama during extended gallery hours, offering the perfect backdrop to visit the exhibitions on view at a relaxed pace. Concessions, including wine, beer, cocktails, and light refreshments will be available for purchase from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Cart. Whether you come for the music, the art, the social vibe, or all of the above, Third Thursdays offers a welcoming way to spend warm nights on the East End with family and friends.
Whatever Lola Wants is the East End’s very own youthful American Songbook and Jazz trio. They aim to unite the community through the power of music and by authentically resurfacing timeless tunes that speak to love & humanity.
The titular vocalist, Lola Lama, is a local actor, singer, and performer. With beginnings at Sag Harbor Elementary and Pierson, Lama recently earned a BFA in Drama from the New Studio on Broadway at NYU Tisch. She also received training at the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU, Atlantic Acting School, and Interlochen Arts Academy. In addition to Whatever Lola Wants, Lama is the lead singer of the local multi-generational female-centric 80s Rock band, The Cherry Bombs.
On keys and additional vocals is 17-year-old NYC and East End-based singer/songwriter Matthew Brand. Starting piano lessons at only four years old, Brand is a true virtuoso, having just graduated from Mannes School of Music and kicking off a new chapter at NYU’s esteemed Clive Davis Institute. Matthew has composed, lyricized, produced, and recorded a pop-rock EP and other original singles. More accolades include writing a Piano Concerto that he premiered at Carnegie Hall, hosting an annual Charity Rock Concert at Horace Mann named “UrbanAid,” and music directing Voices for Change. When he’s not playing solo in Brooklyn, Matthew grooves alongside performers Lola Lama, Reilly Rose, and The Cherry Bombs.
Bassist Dylan Hewett is a fellow Pierson graduate and local musician with a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Gettysburg College. Hewett has experience playing with several East-End bands on both electric and upright bass. To name a few, the Lynn Blue Band, Wood Dog, and the Jack Marshall Trio. Last Summer, Dylan had the chance to play with legendary musician Ed Sheeran at Rosie’s Amagansett.
Advance reservations are available, but are not required.
Carlos Lama
xCarlos Lama, a native Texan with Peruvian roots now living in the Hamptons, is a singer, DJ, vinyl enthusiast, and part time thespian. With his band Cracked Actor he has paid tribute to music icons David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, Tom Petty and Hank Williams, Sr. to name a few. He has been collecting vinyl records since the 1970s in just about every genre imaginable, and takes every opportunity to spin them in public. At Innersleeve Records he was impresario (aka manager) for several years, helping them settle into their new location on Main Street in Amagansett. He is currently in residence at the Southampton Arts Center for their monthly Saturday Night Stomp dance party. He has curated soundtracks for art events and installations at Parrish Art Museum, Camp Hero in Montauk, The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, M&M Fine Art, Glenn Horowitz Gallery, Harper’s Books, and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. His long-running radio show Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers has been heard on WUSB Stonybrook, WRCT in Pittsburgh, and KPFT in Houston. He spent seven years at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston as an arts educator running the very successful Teen Council, and currently teaches music appreciation during the summer to boarding students at the Ross School. In 2018 he appeared on the John Drew Theatre stage as the Prince in Romeo and Juliet, and as Harlan Horace Orion in The Summit.
Sponsors
Third Thursdays Restaurant Partner: Moby’s
Performing Arts programs are supported by 2026 season sponsors Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, with additional lead support from Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund.
Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming, and the Anne Wolf Concert Fund.
Guild Hall’s Performing Arts programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Gene Bernstein and Kathy Walsh, Amy Cooney and Marty Feinman, John and Joan D’Addario, Suzanne and John Golden, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve and Susan Pesner and Peace, in memory of Michéle Pesner, whose entire life was devoted to all aspects of culture, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Stacey and Oliver Stanton, and Susi and Peter Wunsch.
