Will Reeve, Rachel Platten, Donna Karen & Kenneth Cole Destigmatize Mental Illness At The Mental Health Coalition’s Second Annual Wellbeing At Work Day Event

Third Annual Bonac Print Shop Art Showcase

Places To Celebrate: New Year’s Eve On The East End

James Lane Post Hosts Holiday Party At Claude’s At The Southampton Inn

Sarah Wetenhall & Aerin Lauder Host Cocktail Party & Tree Lighting At The Colony Hotel

Group For The East End, Southold Town, & 170 Volunteers Remove 55+ Tons Of Debris From North Fork Nature Preserves

Art Foray and Art Quest Scavenger Hunts

"Block of Time" by Mica Marder at LongHouse. Photo by Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Two very artistic scavenger hunts were held on the East End this fall, offering a safe and socially distanced way to enjoy an afternoon, while experiencing some the area’s art hubs like the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton and the Watermill Center.

The first scavenger hunt we took part in was Art Foray at LongHouse, curated and produced by local artist Scott Bluedorn. The goal was to search the property for hidden art by artists including Brianna Ashe, Rossa Cole, Conrad DeKwiatkowski, Fitzhugh Karol, Laurie Labrecht, Mica Marder, Alexander Perez, and Almond Zigmond.

Once found, guests were instructed to take a photo of the art, tag the artists name and #LongHouseArtForay, and post on social media. Doing this would enter the participant in a chance to win the art they had found.

The next art outing we embarked on was Art Quest during the Watermill Center’s Community Day on October 24. Visitors were given clues and a map to each of the 25 artworks located on the 10-acre property. During the day, light refreshments were served by Hampton Coffee and Milk Pail Farm and live music was provided by Native American Flutist Eric LaPointe of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Each clue on the quest corresponded with a letter on the search map, which in the end spelled out: “Art is essential for community.”

We are happy to report that the James Lane team successfully found each item listed in both scavenger hunts.

Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Co-Publisher/Editor

Jessica Mackin-Cipro is an editor and lifestyle writer from the East End of Long Island. She was previously the Executive Editor of The Independent Newspaper and co-founded James Lane Post in 2020. She has won multiple NYPA and PCLI awards for journalism, design, and social media, including the Stuart C. Dorman Award for Editorial Excellence. In 2023, she was a recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award at the United Nations 67th Annual Commission on the Status of Women. She aims to share the stories of inspirational people and places on the East End and beyond.