|
On September 2, Guild Hall will host an extraordinary night of
song, dance and theater to celebrate its 75th Anniversary, produced
by Patricia Watt and directed by James
Larocca. The evening will feature 75 stars that have
dazzled John Drew’s stage, including Bob
Balaban, Alec Baldwin, Joy Behar, Chevy
Chase, Melissa Errico, Anne Jackson, Dina Merrill, Phyllis Newman,
Itzhak Perlman, Mercedes Ruehl, Roy Scheider, KT Sullivan, Eli
Wallach, and Harris Yulin. For more
information, call 631-324-4050.
* * *
Hamptonites Russell Simmons and Rabbi
Marc Schneier, Chairman and President of The Foundation for
Ethnic Understanding, recently presented the Joseph Papp
Racial Harmony Award to Reginal Hudlin, President of
Entertainment BET Networks, John Singleton,
filmmaker, and Jeff Valdez, Founder of Si’ TV. The
presentation took place at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Benefit for
the Foundation which was held at the home of Brett
Ratner in Beverly Hills.
* * *
This Saturday fashion designer and Hamptonite Nicole
Miller will host a birthday bash for photographer
Patrick McMullen at the Jaguar Cain
Estate in Southampton. At the party, which Wycleaf
Jean will co-host, Asian superstar Sun
will make her U.S. debut.
* * *
Guild Hall’s Garden as Art weekend kicks off on Friday night with
a cocktail party in the enchanted garden of Tony
Ingrao and Randy Kemper on Huntting Lane,
East Hampton. The following morning a breakfast from The Golden
Pear will be served at Guild Hall before lectures by
John Danzer and Doug Reed. Most of
these gardens have never been open to the public before and either
the owners or the garden designers will be on hand in every garden.
Benefactor ticket holders ($500) will be treated to a very special
Saturday lunch prepared by The Laundry at one of
the finest old mansions on Main Street. Patron tickets ($250) and
Tour and Lecture Tickets ($125, $100 for Guild Hall members) are
still available. Call 631-324-0806.
* * *
“7th Heaven” star Jessica Biel certainly has
more than her share of hot-blooded male admirers, but who knew she
also had such a fan base in little girls? The stunning starlet was
mobbed at Andrew Saffir’s The Cinema Society premiere of her new
flick The Illusionist by a swarm of young Southampton girls, who
begged for autographs while the gracious Biel posed for pictures
with all of them. Following the screening, the pint-sized groupies
waited outside the theater for another glimpse of their favorite
star. Biel’s co-star Edward Norton was also on hand
at the Wall Street Journal sponsored premiere. After the opening
Norton and Biel joined Kathy and Rick
Hilton, Nacho Figueras, Howard
Stern and Debbie Harry at the after party
at Pink Elephant.
* * *
Author Richard Armstrong, a frequent visitor to
Southampton, has just completed the screenplay for his latest book,
God Doesn’t Shoot Craps. The book recently hit number three on
Amazon’s bestseller list of comic fiction. Although the author says
repeatedly that the leading character of Danny Pellegrino looks like
Dennis Farina, many readers think John
Travolta would be a better choice. Sean Connery has been
mentioned as a likely prospect for the role of Virgil Kirk. Other
casting choices are Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Andy
Garcia and Marisa Tomei.
* * *
Rick and Kathy Hilton, and
Fox 5’s Rosanna Scotto are hosting a screening of A
Guide to Recognizing Your Saints on August 26, to celebrate the
launch of the Hamptons International Film Festival Southampton
Spotlight Series. Director Dito Montiel will be in
attendance at the 7 p.m. screening at Southampton UA Cinema, as well
as at the 9 p.m. reception at Madame Tong’s. The
film features performances by Robert Downey Jr., Chazz
Palmenteri, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson, and Shia
LaBeouf, as well as a breakout turn by Channing
Tatum. Based on his memoir of the same name, it won both
the Dramatic Directing Award and a Special Jury Award for Best
Ensemble Performance at the 2006 Sundance Film
Festival.
* * *
The Hampton Theatre Company is holding a summer benefit cocktail
party on Sunday, August 27th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Southampton
estate of a company patron. Entitled “Long Live Live
Theatre,” the event will feature a live performance by
members of the company, the announcement of the company’s upcoming
season as well as drinks and hors d’oeuvres under the setting sun.
For more information, please call 631-653-8955.
* * *
On August 19, contestants for Miss Latina
Hamptons strutted down the runway in bathing suits as part
of the pageant at Southampton High School. The Miss
Latina Hamptons will be announced at a gala on November 11. Call
917-601-9610.
* * *
Marketing superstar and Hamptonite Andrew Levy
is working on a charity gala marking the 50th anniversary of
Yankee Don Larsen’s pitching an unprecedented World
Series Perfect Game. It will be at the Marquis
Marriott on November 4 and benefit the Don Larsen
Foundation.
* * *
Steven Spielberg, Roy Scheider, Toni Ross and
David Koepp will host a special 30th Anniversary of
the classic beach film Jaws to benefit the
Hayground School at Guild Hall on Thursday, August 24. It is a
feature of Guild Hall’s Red Carpet Film Series of films made by and
with our neighbors, coordinated by James Lawson. Tickets are $100
& $500 Call 631-325-0806.
* * *
Hamptonite Paris Hilton’s king-size bed is being
hawked in an online auction, along with dozens of other items from
Hilton’s many homes, including her family’s Southampton residence.
The opening bid for the bed is $1,500.
* * *
On Friday, August 25 at 8 p.m., Alec Baldwin, Harris
Yulin, Eli Wallach and Lizbeth Mackay will
star in a staged play reading of Arthur Miller’s The Price at the
John Drew Theater of Guild Hall. The play is
directed by Harris Yulin.
* * *
Celebrity trainer Bob Harper from NBC’s hit show
“The Biggest Loser,” will be teaching at
Summer Kicks Fitness in East Hampton, on Friday,
August 24 through Labor Day. Call 631-324-5333.
* * *
Chuck and Ellen Scarborough
were not the only ones to receive media attention at The
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons’ Chow Chow Bow
Wow benefit at their home in Southampton on Saturday. Their
adopted Labrador Oliver, along with fellow rescued pets —
Frances Hayward’s Shepherd mix, Amigo, and
Lisa and Brian McCarthy’s Chow,
Katrina —also got some attention. Plum TV host
Alison Chace caught the social canines as they were
served their plates of high-end cuisine by Christopher
Wolfe of Robbins Wolfe. The many guests included Hampton
regulars Bentley Meeker, Jackie Rogers, Anait Bian, Ralph
Destino Jr. and Dr. Peter Theodorou.
During the sit-down dinner, Oliver took to the stage and “sang”
along as Mr. Scarborough played his harmonica. No doubt the “duet”
helped to raise more than $250,000 for the no-kill shelter.
* * *
And the winner is ...Heather! Of “Hell’s
Kitchen,” the Fox TV reality cooking series with
Gordon Ramsay. Heather West formerly held post at
Almondito, the East Hampton Mexican hotspot, as
sous chef from opening until April, when she left for filming of
“Hell’s Kitchen.” She will now run her very own restaurant in
Las Vegas at the Red Rock
Resort.
* * *
On August 24, James Bradbeer Jr, President of
Lilly Pulitzer, the iconic and preppy Palm Beach
sportswear label, and the Boys’ Club of New York
will host a Family Tea Party. Guests include Amanda Hearst,
Lauren Bush, Calvert Moore, Heather Mnuchin, Samantha Boardman
Rosen, Cynthia Lufkin, Kathy Thomas, Alexia Hamm Ryan, Amy Hoadley,
Marissa Noel Brown, Mary Snow, and Ros
L’Esperance. The event will benefit The Boys’ Club of New
York. |
