🌱 East Hampton Daily: Mocha & Gigi + Who's Hiring + Shopping Chic

Hello, hello. Diane Witek here with the most important things happening in East Hampton today. Let's do it.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 72, low: 63.

Here are the top stories in East Hampton today:

1. Meet Mocha, this short hair domestic gray and white kitten is going to steal your heart. Or you might like a puppy, then you are in luck, meet Gigi; don't you just love here name? Well, this precious little retriever wants "in" on your love. Please find it in your heart to adopt this summer. (East Hampton Patch)
2. Check out this week’s newest job openings — the list is long, and the jobs are diverse. Search for more job openings in your area on the jobs board for the East Hampton Patch. (East Hampton Patch)
3. High fashion has come to the Hamptons! Luxury shopping and home stores are peppered all over the East End. Here's a guide to the latest in shopping chic this summer. (New York Post)
4. When you are worth $300 million, what do you buy? Well, if you're Robert Downey Jr., "one of the highest-paid actors in the Hollywood history," you buy the $11.9 million Windmill House in East Hampton. Take a peek inside the "Edward DeRose Windmill Cottage" Downey bought with his wife, Susan. (TheRichest)
5. Art centers, movies, cultural centers and more await you at East End's art institutions. Dan's Papers provides a list of what's hot in the Hampton's cultural scene. (Dan's Papers)

Today in East Hampton:

• Summer Reading Club — East Hampton Library. (All Day)
• My First Storytime — East Hampton Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Defensive Driving Class — East Hampton Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Fitness for Older Adults — East Hampton Library. (11 a.m.)
• Community Service: Peer Tutoring — East Hampton Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• Kindness Rocks for Young Teens — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• East Hampton Library: "In 1799, New York State passed the Gradual Emancipation Act which began the state's slow legal motions of outlawing slavery by declaring all children born to enslaved parents after July 4, 1799, to be free." (East Hampton Library via Instagram) (Website)
• Guild Hall of East Hampton: "Toi Derricotte Resistance Revival Chorus touched our hearts and minds last week at Calvary Baptist Church — thank you to all who shared in the love. ❤️❤️❤️ #guildhalloffsite. 📸 Jessica Dalene Photography." (Guild Hall of East Hampton via Facebook) (Website)
• East Hampton Library: "Join us for an author talk with George Theotocatos, Saturday, June 18, 2 - 3:30 p.m. East Hampton Library Baldwin Room, 'The Art of Stamps: Messengers of History and the Character of Nations.' Postage stamps serve a purpose far greater." (East Hampton Library via Facebook) (Website)

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Announcements:

• Behind The Scoreboard — The Boat That I Row (Details)
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Job listings:

• Interior Designer, East Hampton, N.Y. (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right! I'll see you around.

— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.

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