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Victoria's Secrets: Wonderful people

By Victoria Schneps

4 minute 07/23/2023

When people ask me if I ever get tired of going to events, I always answer with a resounding “no!”

My life has been enriched by the people I meet, and as a “free bird widow,” I’m free to go — and I love going!

This week was one packed with meeting wonderful and interesting people. The story can be told in photos, so here they are!

With Erica Rivera and Dr. Eunice Park, CEO of Airem Spa, located in the Topping Rose House

Tony Award-winning producer Wendy Federman with Chef James Gillespie of Salt & Loft in Westhampton Beach

Tish Colette recently opened a new store on Main Street in Southampton.

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Scott at the Waxman cancer fundraiser

Sandy Raynor has been manager of the farm stand on Montauk Highway, just west of Westhampton High School, for 25 years. I always find fresh fruit, fabulous pies, seafood and flowers — and they don’t charge extra for using your credit card!

Alex Novack, Guy Clark, Harrison Morgan, Elena Gibbs, Peter Gordenstein and David Hochberg

Star pianists put on a performance as part of the summer long Pianofest, created by my friend Lou Meisel. The extraordinary pianists have trained since childhood and were curated by Paul Schenly. Performers included Gabriel Merrill-Steskal, Owen Michael Dodds, John Gibb, Jialin Yao, Victoria Paulino de Souza, Karina Tseng, Na Young Koo and Angeline Ma. For more information on Pianofest in the Hamptons, visit pianofest.com or call Noah Hardaway at 979-203-5879.

Iris and Saul Katz, whose name and support of Northwell’s Katz Women’s Hospital, joined Nancy Burner at her home to hear speakers discuss the advances at Katz and the Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.

Dr. Peter Micholas was in attendance to hear Katie Couric speak

Maria and Kenneth Fishel hosted a Valentino party at their Bridgehampton home

With Pamela Morgan, Guy Clark, Catherine Carey, Harrison Morgan, Cameron Silver and Paola Bacchini at the Valentino party.

Meryl and Steve Rosen, DDS, and his friends Bobby and Karen Guttenberg met Geraldo and Erica Rivera as we went to dinner at Canoe Place Inn, then their sold out “Candlelight Hamptons: A Tribute to Queen” concert

The Quogue Wildlife Refuge held its annual gala honoring Bill Ritter, pictured above with
Therese Corriente (l.) and Michael Meyers (r.).