Almond Restaurant will host its fifth “Artist & Writers Night” on Tuesday, March 5th at 7 p.m. This month, the evening will be hosted by novelist and editor Susan Scarff Merrell and will focus on the life and work of author Shirley Jackson.  A family style three-course menu created by executive chef Jason Weiner will be served. The cost is $40 in advance and $45 at the door with a glass of local wine or craft beer, tax and gratuity.

The evening will be a chilling introduction to the life and work of the first grande dame of horror Shirley Jackson. She is best known for her short story, “The Lottery,” about a ritual stoning in a bucolic Vermont village. Stephen King said that she had written one of the two great novels of the supernatural and that she “never had to raise her voice.”

“Through this event, we’re continuing the time-honored Hamptons tradition as an incubator of creativity,” chef Jason Weiner explains. The evening will give artists and writers the opportunity to gather together to exchange thoughts and ideas while enjoying a great meal.

About Susan Scarf Merrell:
Susan Scarf Merrell teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at Stony Brook Southampton, and is Fiction Editor of TSR: The Southampton Review. Merrell’s literary thriller, narrated by a young woman who moves into the home of Shirley Jackson and Jackson’s husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman, is forthcoming from blue rider/Penguin in 2014.

HERE’S THE RECAP:

WHO:        Susan Scarf Merrell
WHAT:        Artists & Writers Night
WHERE:    Almond, 1 Ocean Road, Bridgehampton
631-537-5665 www.almondrestaurant.com
WHEN:        Tuesday, March 5th at 7 p.m.
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About Almond
Almond debuted on the Hamptons restaurant scene in the spring of 2001.  The affordable French bistro quickly became one of the top spots in the Hamptons for locals, celebrities and tourists.  “Almond has brought French bistro to the Hamptons,” stated Joanne Starkey of the New York Times.  Chef Jason Weiner quickly established himself in the Hamptons as top toque and over the years has established a very strong commitment to using locally farmed products and local produce in order to support the local community.