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THE HAMPTONS GOSSIP
The Hamptons party scene continues unabated – indeed over the last few weekends, the energy has been ratcheted up more than a few notches with spectacular fetes featuring world class entertainers.
Story By: Edward Callaghan
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THE HAMPTONS GOSSIP
The Hamptons party scene continues unabated – indeed over the last few weekends, the energy has been ratcheted up more than a few notches with spectacular fetes featuring world class entertainers.
Story By: Edward Callaghan
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Ray KellyAlicia Keys, Jon Bon Jovi, Ben E. King & Betty LaVette Rock The Creeks
Billionaire cosmetics mogul Ron Perelman opened the gates of his 57 acre estate “The Creeks” overlooking Georgica Pond for an extraordinary evening of music “Apollo in the Hamptons” featuring an insane musical line up that included Alicia Keys, Jon Bon Jovi and Apollo legends Ben E. King and Bettye LaVette. The evening benefited the world renowned Apollo Theater which launched the careers of scores of superstars over the decades.
Pre-show guests indulged in fried chicken and sliders served up by famed chef Marcus Samuelsson, inside the estate's barn theater. (The floor of Perelman's barn is painted by Jackson Pollock). Seen munching happily away were Carey Lowell & Richard Gere, Jimmy Buffett, Jon Bon Jovi, Dick Laura Parsons, Penny Marshall, George Stephanopoulos Ali Wentworth, Pete Peterson & Joan Ganz Cooney, Pharrell Williams, Matt Lauer, General Colin Powell, director Brett Ratner, moguls Ron Meyer and Terry Semel, Ira & Inga Rennert, Google’s Eric Schmidt, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and many more.
After dinner Perelman and his co-chair, Citigroup Chairman Dick Parsons invited Jimmy Buffett onstage to serenade Perelman's father with probably the loudest version of "Happy Birthday" Mr. Perelman has ever had, especially since it was for his 94th birthday. From there the show took off as Ben E. King first took the stage. Bettye Lavette followed with "Let Me Down Easy" and Jon Bon Jovi joined the super soul-singer for a duet. The crowd really began to move as Jamie Foxx took the mic singing the pop-hit "Gold Digger" and Alicia Keys blew the crowd away with the appropriate tribute "Empire State of Mind." The grand finale featured all performers sharing the stage for a rendition of "Stand By Me."
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Billionaire cosmetics mogul Ron Perelman opened the gates of his 57 acre estate “The Creeks” overlooking Georgica Pond for an extraordinary evening of music “Apollo in the Hamptons” featuring an insane musical line up that included Alicia Keys, Jon Bon Jovi and Apollo legends Ben E. King and Bettye LaVette. The evening benefited the world renowned Apollo Theater which launched the careers of scores of superstars over the decades.
Pre-show guests indulged in fried chicken and sliders served up by famed chef Marcus Samuelsson, inside the estate's barn theater. (The floor of Perelman's barn is painted by Jackson Pollock). Seen munching happily away were Carey Lowell & Richard Gere, Jimmy Buffett, Jon Bon Jovi, Dick Laura Parsons, Penny Marshall, George Stephanopoulos Ali Wentworth, Pete Peterson & Joan Ganz Cooney, Pharrell Williams, Matt Lauer, General Colin Powell, director Brett Ratner, moguls Ron Meyer and Terry Semel, Ira & Inga Rennert, Google’s Eric Schmidt, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and many more.
After dinner Perelman and his co-chair, Citigroup Chairman Dick Parsons invited Jimmy Buffett onstage to serenade Perelman's father with probably the loudest version of "Happy Birthday" Mr. Perelman has ever had, especially since it was for his 94th birthday. From there the show took off as Ben E. King first took the stage. Bettye Lavette followed with "Let Me Down Easy" and Jon Bon Jovi joined the super soul-singer for a duet. The crowd really began to move as Jamie Foxx took the mic singing the pop-hit "Gold Digger" and Alicia Keys blew the crowd away with the appropriate tribute "Empire State of Mind." The grand finale featured all performers sharing the stage for a rendition of "Stand By Me."
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Anjelica HustonAshley & Mary-Kate Go Country
Brooke and Daniel Neidich threw their annual Hamptons Hoedown at their East Hampton estate over the weekend, where an eclectic crowd that included Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, Lauren & Andres Santo Domingo and Oscar winning Anjelica Huston were spotted among the sea of plaid shirts & jeans bedecked guests. Reportedly Anjelica Huston “tore up the dance floor” following in the tradition of Bill & Hillary Clinton at a previous Hoedown.
The cowboys & cowgirls played beer pong, dined and danced under a tent decorated with red, white and blue lanterns. Barbecue pit-master Rich Chinitz served up Carolina pulled pork barbecue, ribs, smoked sausages and fried chicken.
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Law & Order’s Tamara Tunie & Hubby Singer Gregory Generet Got On their Toes
Tamara Tunie star of Law & Order SVU & her husband jazz vocalist Gregory Generet were among the hundreds of hip Hamptonites that turned out for the 8th Annual On Our Toes in the Hamptons featuring Evidence, A Dance Company at the Hayground School this weekend. Always the premiere African-American social and cultural event on the Hamptons calendar, this year’s late afternoon event raised the bar even higher with a gorgeous crowd, delectable food, en electrifying performance by Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence, A dance Company and non-stop dancing long after the bars closed. Chef David Martinez of Harlem’s critically acclaimed 5 and Diamond restaurant, no stranger to the Hamptons scene, pulled out all the stops to delight taste buds and the eyes with his innovative twists on classic dishes and fanciful displays and food stations adorned with birds and carriages carved from fresh local fruit and gorgeous bouquets of field flowers by Bridgehampton Florist Michael Grim.
The highlight of the elegant affair was – as always - the electrifying performance of “Ife/ My Heart” by Ronald K. Brown and his stunning Evidence Dancers. Applauding wildly were Event Chair, Dr. Ancy Verdier, Zaid Abdul-Aleem, Board President, Joanne E. Hill, Board Vice President. Gail Monroe-Perry, Board Secretary; Reginald Van Lee, Chairman Emeritus, Board Members Dwayne Ashley, Monica F. Azare; Reginald Canal, Andrea Hoffman. Leslie Mays, Larry Satterfield, Jocelyn Taylor, Susan Taylor & Khephra Burns, Dan & Alicia Bythewood, Toni Ross, Jenna Bond-Louden Solonje Burnett-Loucas, Brie Bythewood, Christopher Harvell & Dr. Lezli, Levene Harvell, Kelly Mitchell, Obi Onyeagoro and Erin L. Patten and hundreds more.
The gala also honored two dynamic individuals who have effected great change in their respective professions: artist, educator and activist Jon Snow, co-founder of the Hayground School and renowned financial advisor Lola C. West, Managing Director, WestFuller Advisors LLC.
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Brooke and Daniel Neidich threw their annual Hamptons Hoedown at their East Hampton estate over the weekend, where an eclectic crowd that included Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, Lauren & Andres Santo Domingo and Oscar winning Anjelica Huston were spotted among the sea of plaid shirts & jeans bedecked guests. Reportedly Anjelica Huston “tore up the dance floor” following in the tradition of Bill & Hillary Clinton at a previous Hoedown.
The cowboys & cowgirls played beer pong, dined and danced under a tent decorated with red, white and blue lanterns. Barbecue pit-master Rich Chinitz served up Carolina pulled pork barbecue, ribs, smoked sausages and fried chicken.
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Law & Order’s Tamara Tunie & Hubby Singer Gregory Generet Got On their Toes
Tamara Tunie star of Law & Order SVU & her husband jazz vocalist Gregory Generet were among the hundreds of hip Hamptonites that turned out for the 8th Annual On Our Toes in the Hamptons featuring Evidence, A Dance Company at the Hayground School this weekend. Always the premiere African-American social and cultural event on the Hamptons calendar, this year’s late afternoon event raised the bar even higher with a gorgeous crowd, delectable food, en electrifying performance by Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence, A dance Company and non-stop dancing long after the bars closed. Chef David Martinez of Harlem’s critically acclaimed 5 and Diamond restaurant, no stranger to the Hamptons scene, pulled out all the stops to delight taste buds and the eyes with his innovative twists on classic dishes and fanciful displays and food stations adorned with birds and carriages carved from fresh local fruit and gorgeous bouquets of field flowers by Bridgehampton Florist Michael Grim.
The highlight of the elegant affair was – as always - the electrifying performance of “Ife/ My Heart” by Ronald K. Brown and his stunning Evidence Dancers. Applauding wildly were Event Chair, Dr. Ancy Verdier, Zaid Abdul-Aleem, Board President, Joanne E. Hill, Board Vice President. Gail Monroe-Perry, Board Secretary; Reginald Van Lee, Chairman Emeritus, Board Members Dwayne Ashley, Monica F. Azare; Reginald Canal, Andrea Hoffman. Leslie Mays, Larry Satterfield, Jocelyn Taylor, Susan Taylor & Khephra Burns, Dan & Alicia Bythewood, Toni Ross, Jenna Bond-Louden Solonje Burnett-Loucas, Brie Bythewood, Christopher Harvell & Dr. Lezli, Levene Harvell, Kelly Mitchell, Obi Onyeagoro and Erin L. Patten and hundreds more.
The gala also honored two dynamic individuals who have effected great change in their respective professions: artist, educator and activist Jon Snow, co-founder of the Hayground School and renowned financial advisor Lola C. West, Managing Director, WestFuller Advisors LLC.
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Mike BloombergCrocodile Rockin’ at Posh Southampton Estate
Hard to believe that a major do like the bash Apollo Management mogul Leon Black tossed for his 60th birthday could have flown so under the radar but it did til now. Mr. Black transformed his oceanfront Southampton into a faux nightclub constructing a wooden deck over his swimming pool and building a tent for Mr. for a very special concert. – by none other than Sir Elton John. Wall Streeters like Lloyd Blankfein, Julian Robertson, Michael Milken and Steven Schwarzman got on their party mode as did Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Senator Chuck Schumer, Rudy Giuliani and reportedly Vice President Joe Biden. Also tapping their feet were Martha Stewart and Howard Stern.
A buffet dinner was served with crab cakes and steak on the menu. It even included a seared foie gras food station. Then Sir Elton gave an hour-and-a-half performance for a rumored $1.5 million ending the show with "Crocodile Rock."
Joy Behar Ties the Knot
Newlyweds Joy Behar and longtime beau Steve Janowitz had a family dinner Sunday night at Almond in Bridgehampton with Behar's daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter for a little celebration of her wedding last week. The family also toasted Joy on her appointment to The Bay Street Theater Board of trustees.
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Hard to believe that a major do like the bash Apollo Management mogul Leon Black tossed for his 60th birthday could have flown so under the radar but it did til now. Mr. Black transformed his oceanfront Southampton into a faux nightclub constructing a wooden deck over his swimming pool and building a tent for Mr. for a very special concert. – by none other than Sir Elton John. Wall Streeters like Lloyd Blankfein, Julian Robertson, Michael Milken and Steven Schwarzman got on their party mode as did Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Senator Chuck Schumer, Rudy Giuliani and reportedly Vice President Joe Biden. Also tapping their feet were Martha Stewart and Howard Stern.
A buffet dinner was served with crab cakes and steak on the menu. It even included a seared foie gras food station. Then Sir Elton gave an hour-and-a-half performance for a rumored $1.5 million ending the show with "Crocodile Rock."
Joy Behar Ties the Knot
Newlyweds Joy Behar and longtime beau Steve Janowitz had a family dinner Sunday night at Almond in Bridgehampton with Behar's daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter for a little celebration of her wedding last week. The family also toasted Joy on her appointment to The Bay Street Theater Board of trustees.
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George HamiltonHappy Birthday George
Marking another year was perpetually tanned actor George Hamilton who celebrated with restaurateur Mark Packer at T-Bar at Savanna's.
Photos By: RD/Dziekan/Leon/Longendyke/Retna
Marking another year was perpetually tanned actor George Hamilton who celebrated with restaurateur Mark Packer at T-Bar at Savanna's.
Photos By: RD/Dziekan/Leon/Longendyke/Retna
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