STIRRING THE POT: FLORENCE FABRICANT & PETE WELLS

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Tag: Talk

THE MATTHIESSEN TALKS: BILL MCKIBBEN

THE MATTHIESSEN TALKS: BILL MCKIBBEN, A LAST CHANCE FOR THE CLIMATE AND A FRESH CHANCE FOR CIVILIZATION

Writer, activist and environmentalist Bill McKibben, among the first to alert the world of the imminent perils of climate change with his book The End of Nature, comes to Guild Hall in East Hampton with a powerful message: In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, solar energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient energy choice around the world.

Even as the current U.S. government renews its embrace of fossil fuels and turns the nation away from renewables, solar power is taking off around the world. Against all the big, bad things happening on the planet, this is a very big and hopeful thing. McKibben will discuss groundbreaking revelations in his new book “Here Comes the Sun, A Last Chance for the Sun and a Fresh Chance for Civilization,” followed by a conversation with environmental activist and PMC president, Alex Matthiessen.

The program will be followed by a book signing in the lobby. Copies of Bill McKibben’s book are available for purchase in advance with tickets as an add-on during the checkout process, or on the day of the program, subject to availability. 

ABOUT THE PETER MATTHIESSEN CENTER

Since 2019, the Peter Matthiessen Center has organized a myriad of popular events on the East End of Long Island–the writer’s home of 55 years from where the great majority of his 33 books was written–in furtherance of the issues he cared and wrote about most: protection of the environment and native peoples and (hu)man’s spiritual search for meaning. In 2025, the Matthiessen Talks was launched, a series of public events, or “dialogues,” designed to amplify the views of writers and activists who are working and organizing on behalf of nature and indigenous peoples. In addition to sponsoring the series, the PMC aims to establish an international literary prize in Peter Matthiessen’s name to support and promote writers producing works of fiction and non-fiction that aim, directly or indirectly, to address the most challenging issues of our time–and, in this way, further empower and mobilize the grassroots movements toiling to save civilization and the planet, as we know them.

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HAMPTONS INSTITUTE: ORDER OR CHAOS—THE ECONOMY UNDER TRUMP

Trump’s sweeping tariff overhaul—dubbed “Liberation Day”—sent shockwaves through global markets and rattled investors. It’s the biggest shift in the international economic order in at least 80 years. What happens next? Will it spark a manufacturing revival and shrink the trade deficit—or fuel inflation, crush small businesses, and stall growth? Fred Hochberg, seasoned business executive and government leader who served eight years of service as Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) and Glenn Hutchins, chairman of North Island and North Island Ventures, and co-founder of Silver Lake are joined in conversation with Gillian Tett, journalist, author and member of the editorial board for The Financial Times.

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FULL SCHEDULE:

GUARDRAILS ON DEMOCRACY
MONDAY, JULY 7, 7 PM

SNL: 50 YEARS OF AMERICAN SATIRE
MONDAY, JULY 14, 7 PM

POST-PLAY CHILDHOOD
MONDAY, JULY 21, 7 PM

ORDER OR CHAOS: THE ECONOMY UNDER TRUMP
MONDAY, JULY 28, 7 PM

Hamptons Institute is a forum for ideas that shape both our community and the world. Founded in 2010 at Guild Hall, the Hamptons Institute returns with a compelling series of dynamic conversations. Each session features world-renown experts from diverse fields exploring a single topic through multiple perspectives, followed by an audience Q&A. 

The Hamptons Institute’s 2025 installment is guest-curated by Ellen Chesler—author and Hamptons Institute co-founder (alongside Guild Hall’s late Chair, Mickey Straus)—and Patricia Duff, founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit The Common Good, dedicated to civic participation, civil dialogue, and finding solutions through common ground.

ABOUT HAMPTONS INSTITUTE

Founded in 1931 by Mary Woodhouse and her husband Lorenzo, Guild Hall began as a civic institution anchored by a museum and theater. The multidisciplinary arts institution has long been driven by the conviction that engaging with the arts—through exhibitions, performances, and meaningful dialogue—sparks connection, deepens understanding, and inspires people to participate more actively in the world beyond the boundaries of the East End. 

This mission expanded in the 1980s with the launch of Hot Topics, a series designed to spark civic discourse, featuring notable panelists like Peter Jennings, recognized for his commitment to democratic journalism. Today, alongside its rich offerings in performing and visual arts, Guild Hall continues to foster thoughtful dialogue with leading luminaries across diverse fields.

HAMPTONS INSTITUTE: POST-PLAY CHILDHOOD

How are digital devices affecting the way adolescent minds develop, and is there a correlation between usage and illness? Author Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of the must-read book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness and Dr. Dave Anderson, Vice President of Public Engagement and Education and a senior clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, a nonprofit committed to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders, are joined in conversation with Perri Peltz, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist and public health advocate.

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FULL SCHEDULE:

GUARDRAILS ON DEMOCRACY
MONDAY, JULY 7, 7 PM

SNL: 50 YEARS OF AMERICAN SATIRE
MONDAY, JULY 14, 7 PM

POST-PLAY CHILDHOOD
MONDAY, JULY 21, 7 PM

ORDER OR CHAOS: THE ECONOMY UNDER TRUMP
MONDAY, JULY 28, 7 PM

Hamptons Institute is a forum for ideas that shape both our community and the world. Founded in 2010 at Guild Hall, the Hamptons Institute returns with a compelling series of dynamic conversations. Each session features world-renowned experts from diverse fields exploring a single topic through multiple perspectives, followed by an audience Q&A. 

The Hamptons Institute’s 2025 installment is guest-curated by Ellen Chesler—author and Hamptons Institute co-founder (alongside Guild Hall’s late Chair, Mickey Straus)—and Patricia Duff, founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit The Common Good, dedicated to civic participation, civil dialogue, and finding solutions through common ground.

ABOUT HAMPTONS INSTITUTE

Founded in 1931 by Mary Woodhouse and her husband Lorenzo, Guild Hall began as a civic institution anchored by a museum and theater. The multidisciplinary arts institution has long been driven by the conviction that engaging with the arts—through exhibitions, performances, and meaningful dialogue—sparks connection, deepens understanding, and inspires people to participate more actively in the world beyond the boundaries of the East End. 

This mission expanded in the 1980s with the launch of Hot Topics, a series designed to spark civic discourse, featuring notable panelists like Peter Jennings, recognized for his commitment to democratic journalism. Today, alongside its rich offerings in performing and visual arts, Guild Hall continues to foster thoughtful dialogue with leading luminaries across diverse fields.

HAMPTONS INSTITUTE: SNL—50 YEARS OF AMERICAN SATIRE

Saturday Night Live has been responding to American politics for five decades lampooning Presidents from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump. 

Susan Morrison, author of the bestselling book Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live and the articles editor of The New Yorker joins SNL Cast Member, Mikey Day, writer, producer, actor, director and former SNL Cast Member, Robert Smigel and Vogue’s long-time theater critic and former SNL staff writer, Adam Green, to talk about the longest-running and most relevant comedy show on television.

Signing of LORNE to follow. Books can be purchased before and after the program.

Click HERE for tickets.

FULL SCHEDULE:

GUARDRAILS ON DEMOCRACY
MONDAY, JULY 7, 7 PM

SNL: 50 YEARS OF AMERICAN SATIRE
MONDAY, JULY 14, 7 PM

POST-PLAY CHILDHOOD
MONDAY, JULY 21, 7 PM

ORDER OR CHAOS: THE ECONOMY UNDER TRUMP
MONDAY, JULY 28, 7 PM

Hamptons Institute is a forum for ideas that shape both our community and the world. Founded in 2010 at Guild Hall, the Hamptons Institute returns with a compelling series of dynamic conversations. Each session features world-renown experts from diverse fields exploring a single topic through multiple perspectives, followed by an audience Q&A. 

The Hamptons Institute’s 2025 installment is guest-curated by Ellen Chesler—author and Hamptons Institute co-founder (alongside Guild Hall’s late Chair, Mickey Straus)—and Patricia Duff, founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit The Common Good, dedicated to civic participation, civil dialogue, and finding solutions through common ground.

ABOUT HAMPTONS INSTITUTE

Founded in 1931 by Mary Woodhouse and her husband Lorenzo, Guild Hall began as a civic institution anchored by a museum and theater. The multidisciplinary arts institution has long been driven by the conviction that engaging with the arts—through exhibitions, performances, and meaningful dialogue—sparks connection, deepens understanding, and inspires people to participate more actively in the world beyond the boundaries of the East End. 

This mission expanded in the 1980s with the launch of Hot Topics, a series designed to spark civic discourse, featuring notable panelists like Peter Jennings, recognized for his commitment to democratic journalism. Today, alongside its rich offerings in performing and visual arts, Guild Hall continues to foster thoughtful dialogue with leading luminaries across diverse fields.

HAMPTONS INSTITUTE: GUARDRAILS ON DEMOCRACY

Norman Eisen, a globally recognized authority on law, ethics, and anti-corruption, Susan Corke, executive director, Democracy Defenders Action & Democracy Defenders Fund, and Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, will lead a discussion on the prosecutorial process and enforcing legal limits on the current Trump administration. James D. Zirin, author, legal analyst, and television show host, will moderate. Together, this panel will explore the urgent threats facing democracy today—and the essential guardrails needed to protect it—in a candid, insightful, and compelling conversation.

Click HERE for Tickets.

FULL SCHEDULE:

GUARDRAILS ON DEMOCRACY
MONDAY, JULY 7, 7 PM

SNL: 50 YEARS OF AMERICAN SATIRE
MONDAY, JULY 14, 7 PM

POST-PLAY CHILDHOOD
MONDAY, JULY 21, 7 PM

ORDER OR CHAOS: THE ECONOMY UNDER TRUMP
MONDAY, JULY 28, 7 PM

Hamptons Institute is a forum for ideas that shape both our community and the world. Founded in 2010 at Guild Hall, the Hamptons Institute returns with a compelling series of dynamic conversations. Each session features world-renown experts from diverse fields exploring a single topic through multiple perspectives, followed by an audience Q&A. 

The Hamptons Institute’s 2025 installment is guest-curated by Ellen Chesler—author and Hamptons Institute co-founder (alongside Guild Hall’s late Chair, Mickey Straus)—and Patricia Duff, founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit The Common Good, dedicated to civic participation, civil dialogue, and finding solutions through common ground.

ABOUT HAMPTONS INSTITUTE

Founded in 1931 by Mary Woodhouse and her husband Lorenzo, Guild Hall began as a civic institution anchored by a museum and theater. The multidisciplinary arts institution has long been driven by the conviction that engaging with the arts—through exhibitions, performances, and meaningful dialogue—sparks connection, deepens understanding, and inspires people to participate more actively in the world beyond the boundaries of the East End. 

This mission expanded in the 1980s with the launch of Hot Topics, a series designed to spark civic discourse, featuring notable panelists like Peter Jennings, recognized for his commitment to democratic journalism. Today, alongside its rich offerings in performing and visual arts, Guild Hall continues to foster thoughtful dialogue with leading luminaries across diverse fields.

THE DOGIST LIVE: THIS DOG WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Elias Weiss Friedman—better known to his 11 million+ followers as The Dogist—for a special live event celebrating the transformative power of dogs and the stories from his new heartwarming book which hit #2 on the NYTimes Bestsellers List, This Dog Will Change Your Life.

This intimate evening will feature The Dogist on stage sharing stories and insights from his own life. Friedman weaves together tales of the many dogs he has been lucky enough to know, both in his personal life and while doing his Dogist work. As part of the “Live” experience, audiences will witness Elias photographing dogs live on stage, getting an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at his signature portrait process in real time.

The evening will also showcase members of The Dogist community sharing their own personal stories about how dogs have changed their lives forever. We’ll meet adoptable dogs from ARF (Animal Rescue Fund of The Hamptons) and learn about their unique journeys, offering attendees the chance to connect with dogs looking for their forever homes.

Special guest Ali Wentworth will moderate the evening, joining The Dogist in conversation and sharing her own experiences about how dogs have shaped and enriched her life, bringing her signature warmth and humor to this celebration of the human-canine bond.

Be Part of the Story: We invite you to participate in this special evening by sharing your most compelling “this dog changed my life” story for a chance to join The Dogist onstage during the show. Send your story to The Dogist at info@thedogist.com for a chance to be featured.

All tickets include a copy of the instant New York Times bestselling book This Dog Will Change Your Life. The evening will conclude with a book signing, giving you the opportunity to meet The Dogist and have your copy personally signed.

STIRRING THE POT: FLORENCE FABRICANT & ANDREW CARMELLINI

STIRRING THE POT WITH FLORENCE FABRICANT
GUEST: ANDREW CARMELLINI

Stirring the Pot returns for the 15th consecutive year with a series of four insightful and entertaining talks. For this last session, New York Times food & wine writer Florence Fabricant will have a conversation with chef and restaurateur Andrew Carmellini, who has opened a collection of restaurants after making his name at the original Café Boulud. 

Andrew Carmellini’s rustic and refined cooking combines American roots and Italian heritage and is on display in more than a score of restaurants in New York and elsewhere. Each represents a distinctive element in his varied portfolio, assembled after making his name as chef de cuisine at the original Café Boulud in 1998. The Ohio native now unties his apron and puts his feet up, when he can, on the North Fork.

Attendees are invited to arrive at 10 AM for a breakfast by provided by Citarella.

STIRRING THE POT: FLORENCE FABRICANT & PETE WELLS

STIRRING THE POT WITH FLORENCE FABRICANT
GUEST: PETE WELLS

Stirring the Pot returns for the 15th consecutive year with a series of four insightful and entertaining talks. For the first session, New York Times food & wine writer Florence Fabricant will have a conversation with Marc Murphy, a chef and television personality. Then we’ll welcome Christina Tosi, known for her uncommon confections and string of Milk Bars. Then Pete Wells, who was the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times for 12 years. The final guest will be chef and restaurateur Andrew Carmellini, who has opened a collection of restaurants after making his name at the original Café Boulud.

Pete Wells finally shelved his aliases a year ago after 12 years as the restaurant critic for The New York Times. His specialty, as he has put it, is writing “with opinion and analysis about all kinds of restaurants serving all kinds of cuisine in all kinds of neighborhoods for all kinds of prices.” He’s from Rhode Island, and worked as an editor at Food & wine and at the Times before being tapped to call the vast world of New York restaurants home turf. 

Attendees are invited to arrive at 10 AM for a breakfast provided by Citarella.

STIRRING THE POT: FLORENCE FABRICANT & MARC MURPHY

STIRRING THE POT WITH FLORENCE FABRICANT
GUEST: CHEF MARC MURPHY

Stirring the Pot returns for the 15th consecutive year with a series of four insightful and entertaining talks. For this first session, New York Times food & wine writer Florence Fabricant will have a conversation with chef and restaurateur Andrew Carmellini, who has opened a collection of restaurants after making his name at the original Café Boulud. Marc Murphy, a chef and television personality, follows. Then we’ll welcome Christina Tosi, known for her uncommon confections and string of Milk Bars. The final guest will be Pete Wells, who was the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times for 12 years.

Marc Murphy, a Food Network personality and New York City chef and restaurateur, has trimmed his portfolio and now mainly cooks for private events and pop-up dinners in a space in Tribeca. He’s active in food-related philanthropy, lives in Manhattan with his family and also escapes to his beach house in Bridgehampton. A surfer, he once had a fish shack in Manhattan’s West Village he named Ditch Plains. He was born in Milan and now he’s making olive oil in Umbria, Italy, with his brother, Paul. Murphy will have bottles of his olive oil for purchase after the program.

Attendees are invited to arrive at 10 AM for a breakfast provided by Citarella.

ACADEMY ICONS: JEFFREY SELLER WITH ADAM PASCAL AND SETH RUDETSKY

Step into the world of Broadway with an extraordinary night of music, stories, and insider perspectives. Join Tony Award-winning producer and newly inducted Guild Hall Academy of the Arts member Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton, In the Heights, Rent), Broadway star Adam Pascal (Rent, Aida, Something Rotten!), and the always-entertaining Seth Rudetsky (SiriusXM’s On Broadway, Disaster!) for a one-of-a-kind experience.

Seller shares insights from his new book, Theater Kid—a heartfelt memoir tracing his journey from a young theater enthusiast to one of Broadway’s most influential producers. Through engaging conversation, he’ll reflect on the making of groundbreaking productions, with a special focus on Rent, the musical that redefined Broadway and inspired a generation.

With Rudetsky moderating and at the piano and Pascal lending his legendary voice, the evening weaves behind-the-scenes revelations with thrilling live performances, offering a rare and intimate look at the artistry, passion, and magic of musical theater.

A book signing will follow the discussion with copies of Theater Kid available for purchase at the event.