| Issue #35, November 24, 2006 |
South O’ the Highway (and the North too)
Christie Brinkley will be the guest of honor at the Ross School’s Fourth Annual Starlight Ball to benefit the Steven J. Ross scholarship fund on December 2nd. Her daughter, rising pop star Alexa Ray Joel, will perform, and Angela LaGreca from “The Today Show, New York” will be the evening’s Emcee.
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Russian heiress and Hamptons summer house-renter Anna Anisimova is fervently house hunting in Los Angeles so that she can enjoy the sun and sand year-round while developing a signature fragrance called “Torture.” No one knows whether this will impact her return to the $550,000 per-month lease this summer in our neck of the woods.
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The silent auction at Vered Gallery that began on November 17th will conclude on Saturday, November 25, at 8 p.m. sharp with the Last Bid Party from 6 to 8 p.m. Over 100 lots auctioned, among them works by Modigliani, Botero, Avery, Picasso and Chagall. For more information call 631-324-3303 or visit www.veredart.com. 100% of designated lots sold to benefit Literacy Suffolk.
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Another famous summer-renter, Hip-Hop Mogul and rapper Jay-Z, completed his weekend-long comeback tour to promote his new album, “Kingdom Come.” The rapper and his entourage performed in seven cities across the country in 24 hours, playing a 30-minute set at each venue. The tour, album, and current media blitz surrounding the rapper are all due to his recent return from his two-year retirement.
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A gallery exhibit featuring the work of Wainscott photographer Pete Turner, who will be signing copies of his new book, The Color of Jazz, published by Rizzoli, will be opening this weekend at East End Books.
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Dan’s Papers writer and North Fork editor, David Lion Rattiner, bumped into “Seinfeld’s” Bob Balaban at the Sagg General Store last weekend. Bob is reported to have said that the coffee at the Sagg General Store is “the best coffee in Sagaponack.”
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Hampton’s broker Tara Newman has sold the Hannibal French House in Sag Harbor for the third time, for a record-breaking $6,850,000. She sold the same property for $995,000 in 1989 and again for $1,750,000 in 1999.
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The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre is proud to present Lauren Bacall and Sidney Lumet in a conversation hosted by Jeffrey Lyons, live on stage after a screening of the 1974 Agatha Christie classic Murder On The Orient Express on Saturday. A portion of the proceeds will go to the National Film Preservation Foundation.
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Sag Harbor’s Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras, the face of Ralph Lauren Black Label and international polo star, is currently playing the season in Argentina, winning up a storm while on leave from Black Watch, the team owned by Hamptonite Neil Hirsch, of which he is the captain.
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Congratulations to David Slater of Sag Harbor, who was recently awarded the Pollock-Krasner Artist’s Grant for the year 2007. Mr. Slater is currently exhibiting work in the “Black And White Show” at Southampton’s Hampton Road Gallery and plans to unveil a large painting dealing with themes from his childhood during World War II next year.
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Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Hamptonite Piano Man Billy Joel and Amagansett’s Christie Brinkley, is currently on a sixteen-city tour promoting her first five-song EP, Sketches.
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East Hampton writer David Matalon and “Sabrina, The Teenage Witch” actor Chris Woolsey will be appearing on “Good Morning America,” “Fox & Friends,” and CNN’s “American Morning” to promote their new book, The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties.
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Practicing Medicine Without a License: The Corporate Takeover of Health Care in America, written by Dr. Don Sloan in collaboration with Dan’s Papers Managing Editor Robin Feman, is now available at Amazon, Borders Books and Barnes & Noble.
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The Islip Arts Council and the New York Philharmonic Free Concert Committee are holding an art contest for Suffolk County artists, ages 15 to 20, in celebration of the Philharmonic Free Concert’s 30th anniversary, which will be held at Heckscher State Park in East Islip. The selected artwork will be used for promotional materials, merchandise, and print and television public service announcements. The artist will receive a $500 scholarship, a basket of art supplies, two tickets to the pre-concert picnic, and will also be invited to attend the Kick-Off Reception at Carlyle-on-the-Green, where the artwork will be unveiled.
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David Waksman and HRH Catering have created a new annual holiday dinner series featuring 6 industry-specific Holiday Dinners at Hampton Hall. Each Dinner will target a different general area of the East End Business Community: Charities, Public Services & Supporters (Dec. 12), Retail and Service Providers (Dec. 13), Real Estate Services (Dec 14), Food, Wine, & Hospitality (Dec 19), Artists, Antiques, Decorators, & Designers (Dec. 20), and Business Professionals (Dec. 21). Individual Dinners, Corporate Groups, and Corporate Sponsorships are still available. Call 631-283-6100 for more information, to make reservations, or to sponsor the event.
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