Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to do over the weekend. In New York and the Hamptons, there are just too many options. Fortunately, AVENUE’s editors have put their collective heads together and come up with a few suggestions, ranging from a late-summer blockbuster to a pop music festival. What unites them all is that they’re worth your time.
Crazy Rich Asians
We’re calling it now: Crazy Rich Asians is going to be the hottest movie of the summer. Let yourself be transported to Singapore and enjoy laughs, love and luxury with the Young family this weekend. Just don’t forget your Birkin.
In theaters now
Hot 100 Festival
Listen to great pop music as the summer begins to wind down. Halsey, Rae Sremmurd, Future and others are coming to Jones Beach this weekend for the Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival.
Northwell Health at Jones Beach, Wantagh
Saturday, August 18th and Sunday, August 19th
Artists and Writers
Play Ball! The East Hampton Artists & Writers Annual Softball Game is one of the marquee events of Long Island intellectual life. Come watch your favorite Hamptons-based creative-types knock one out of the park. Just don’t strike out!
Herrick Park, 67 Newtown Lane, East Hampton
Saturday, August 18th beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Ellen’s Run
Ellen’s Run, the Ellen Hermanson Foundation’s annual 5K for breast cancer awareness, returns to this East End this Sunday. Run, donate or just cheer on the sidelines—it’s for a good cause.
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, 265 Herrick Road, Southampton
Sunday, August 19th at 9 a.m.
Summerslam
Are you ready? Summerslam, one of wrestling’s biggest events, comes to the Barclays Center this Sunday. Why not let it have a chokehold on your weekend plans?
Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
Sunday, August 19th at 6:30 p.m.
And for more things to do, be sure to check out Avenue’s Social Calendar.