Mining the Dark Streets of the '40s
By Courtney M. Holbrook In his 20s, Alan Furst was addicted to mystery novels. He was living with his wife in a Pennsylvania farmhouse at the time, writing poetry. He realized that if he wrote five...
View ArticleA Cash Mob For Canio’s
At Canio’s Books last Saturday, the narrow passageways between shelves were even more crowded than usual. Shoulder to shoulder people stood, ready to flood the store with a holiday boost. A cash mob is...
View ArticleA Three-Pronged Artistic Celebration of Sag Harbor
A trio of local artists will present their visions of Sag Harbor for an upcoming exhibition, “Three Views of Sag Harbor,” that will premiere with a reception on Saturday, August 30, at Canio's Books....
View ArticleA Man is Drawn to the Blues
Jake Lear is an impressive guitar player who, despite the fact he was raised in Vermont, Sag Harbor and East Hampton, has a love of (and a talent for) blues and roots music from the Mississippi Delta....
View ArticleCanio’s Building on Market
The Main Street building that is home to Canio’s Books has recently been put on the market for $2.9 million. The post Canio’s Building on Market appeared first on The Sag Harbor Express.
View ArticleFor Those Who Have Inhaled: Crowd at Canio’s Engages in Cannabis Conversation
“Okay. So who here has inhaled?” The well manicured hands of about a dozen sexagenarians shot into the air in response to Kathryn Szoka’s question, on Saturday, August 18, at the reading from Catherine...
View ArticleCanio’s Hosts African-American Read-In
During the month of February, schools, churches, libraries, bookstores and organizations around the country host African American Read-Ins in conjunction with the National Council of Teachers of...
View ArticleCanio’s Marks 100th Anniversary of Yeats’“Easter 1916
On Saturday, April 23 at 5 p.m. poet/farmer Scott Chaskey and poet Kevin Coffey will read and discuss the influence of William Butler Yeats’ poem “Easter 1916”. Marking the 100th anniversary of the...
View ArticleGospel for a Cause at Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons
The Howard University Gospel Choir will perform to benefit the Bridgehampton Childcare and Recreational Center on Saturday, September 10 at 3 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons located...
View ArticleFinding the Unique in the Ordinary
Anyone can snap a picture these days, be it on a real camera, a tablet or the ubiquitous iPhone. But snapping a picture is much different than possessing the vision required to be a real photographer,...
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