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Keri Lamparter
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PRESS RELEASES
Summer 2026 Montauk Playhouse Update:
Montauk Playhouse Celebrates First Anniversary with Thriving Cultural and Aquatic Centers
The New Aquatic Center at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Opens
Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting and First Look at The New Montauk Playhouse Aquatic & Cultural Centers
Set for Friday, August 15, 2025 | 2 – 4 PM
PRESS CLIPS
August 20, 2026, East Hampton Star:
A Year Later, Montauk Playhouse Thrives
August 20, 2026, East Hampton Press:
First Anniversary of The Montauk Playhouse Opening Marks a Promising Future
April 19, 2026, East Hampton Press:
Montauk Playhouse Pool Hosts Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Ervin
view article and additional images online
December 18, 2025, East Hampton Star:
Montauk Playhouse Pools Are Open
December 17, 2025, East Hampton Press:
Years in the Making, Aquatic Center at Montauk Playhouse Set for Opening Day
December 2025, James Lane Post:
New Aquatic Center Opens at the Montauk Playhouse
Montauk Playhouse transformation, in the making for decades, nearly finished
August 21, 2025, LTV East End News:
August 21, 2025, East Hampton Star:
Hochul Hails a Remade Playhouse
New Aquatic Center Makes a Splash at Montauk Playhouse
August 15, 2025, East Hampton Press:
East Hampton Town, Montauk Playhouse Foundation Cut Ribbon on Aquatic Center and Cultural Center
August 15, 2025, New York State website:
Governor Hochul Attends Ribbon Cutting for Montauk Playhouse
August 7, 2025, East Hampton Star:
Playhouse Ribbon Cutting Ahead: This Is Montauk’s Moment
July 9, 2025, East Hampton Press:
Montauk Playhouse Will Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony August 15
May 22, 2025, East Hampton Star:
Montauk Playhouse Renovations Are Almost Done
April 3, 2025, East Hampton Star:
Montauk Playhouse Work Will Be Done by June
October 10, 2024, East Hampton Star: Montauk Playhouse Improvements Are On Track
August 22, 2024, East Hampton Star: Montauk Playhouse Construction is on Track
July 30, 2024, East Hampton Press: Nearly 100 Compete in 16th Annual Montauk Ocean Swim Challenge
November 16, 2023: Dan’s Papers: East End Groups, Montauk Playhouse… Receive NY State Grants
August 10, 2023: East Hampton Star: Montauk Playhouse Aquatic Center Is on Its Way
July 27, 2023: East Hampton Star: Playhouse Aquatic Center Groundbreaking
April 18, 2023: Newsday: Plans for Montauk public pool finally taking shape
April 14, 2023: East Hampton Press: Swimming Pool at Montauk Playhouse Ready To Become Reality
April 14, 2023: East Hampton Star: Pools in Reach at Last at Montauk Community Center
August 12, 2021: East Hampton Star: Project Update
August 17, 2020: East Hampton Press: Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation Hosts Virtual Swim Challenge
August 1, 2020: Hamptons Online: Swim Challenge Goes Virtual
February 8, 2020: Dan’s Papers: Montauk Playhouse: Community Center…
January 16, 2020: The East Hampton Star: Anonymous Donor Gives $1M for Playhouse
January 14, 2020: News 12 Long Island: Anonymous Donor Gifts $1 Million to Montauk Community Center
January 13, 2020: The East Hampton Press: Anonymous Donor Gives $1 Million for Montauk Playhouse Improvements
January 13, 2020: The Independent: $1 Million Anonymous Donation for Montauk Playhouse
October 11, 2019: Dan’s Papers / Behind the Hedges, pg. 27: Now Playing at the Playhouse
Labor Day, 2019: Dan’s Papers / Behind the Hedges, pg. 58: My Hamptons: Interview with Chip Duryea
September 2, 2019: The Independent: Gone Local for Montauk Playhouse
August 19, 2019: The East Hampton Press: Montauk Playhouse Foundation Plans “Gone Local” Event for Aquatics Center
July 19, 2019: The East Hampton Press: Swimmers Enjoy 11th Annual Montauk Ocean Swim Challenge
July 18, 2019: The East Hampton Star: Montauk Playhouse Project Update