🌱 Patch AM: How Montauk’s tiny Leisurama houses built a lifelong beachside community

Good morning Montauk! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Montauk's tiny Leisurama houses built a lifelong beachside community
• See how Dixie D'Amelio styled a low‑key night at Surf Lodge

Also on today's calendar: Montauk Seafood Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Leisurama Homes in Montauk Captured the Midcentury Dream (freeyork.org) — Montauk's Culloden Shores Leisurama houses are spotlighted as a defining chapter in the hamlet's midcentury history, from Macy's showroom sales to today's preservation efforts by the Montauk Historical Society. Residents will recognize how these compact, prefabricated homes helped knit together enduring neighborhood friendships and still shape the community's character and architecture.
   

• Dixie D'Amelio Wears a White Tank and Belted Grey Shorts at The Surf Lodge • CelebMafia (celebmafia.com) — Montauk gets a bit of celebrity spotlight as Dixie D'Amelio is photographed at The Surf Lodge's Carlita x Mochakk concert wearing a simple white tank and belted charcoal shorts. The piece focuses on her casual late-summer look, from the oversized buckle and stacked bracelets to the relaxed, warm‑weather vibe familiar to anyone who's spent evenings out east.
   

📸 Around Montauk

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montauk

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Montauk Seafood Festival →
  Montauk Green,
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• East Hampton town board work session
  Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
  10:00 am
• Town Board Work Session →
  Montauk Playhouse, 240 Edgemere Street, Montauk
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Bilingual Story Time
  Montauk Library - Children's Programs 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
  11:45 am
Thursday September 10
• Montauk Chamber of Commerce & Visit Montauk's Farmers Market →
  Montauk Town Green, 742 Montauk Highway, Montauk
  9:00 am
• Sharing Music with Ms. Lori
  Montauk Library - Children's Programs 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
  11:45 am
Friday September 11
• Friday Classic Film Series: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
  Montauk Library community room
  5:00 pm
• Friday Classic Film Series at the Montauk Library →
  Montauk Library, 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Native American Zoomorphic Pinchpots.
  Montauk Library - Children's Programs Community Room
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Bird Walk - Seal Haul Out Trail w/ SOFO
  Montauk Library Seal Haul Trail, 3499+CV, Montauk, NY 11954, USA
  9:30 am
• Friends Book Group: Martyr by Kaveh Akbar
  Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Recorded Deeds 09.14.23 (easthamptonstar.com)

East Hampton

• 9 Wood Lot Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
• Hamptons Subway Considers Tunnel to Big Duck (danspapers.com)
• Private Planes, Rain Ponchos & Rich People: Nothing Stops Laughs from John Mulaney in East Hampton Saturday (danspapers.com)

Ok Montauk! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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