Vicki & Jack Rovner, Donna & Marvin Schwartz. Len ConwayJack Rovner, Clare Bisceglia

Jack Rovner and Donna & Marvin Schwartz were presented with first annual Visionary Awards at the West Hampton Beach Performing Arts Center's (WHBPAC) beautiful new facility at 18 Sunset. Bravo!

Ronnie Kroell, Bruce T. Sloane, Edward WilkersonLIVE OUT LOUD'S 1st Annual Fundraiser was held at the magnificent home of Bruce T. Sloane in East Hampton's Grace Estate. Guests enjoyed cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, a fabulous silent auction and dancing overlooking the water at a gorgeous sunset. The evening benefited LIVE OUT LOUD, a Non-Profit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering LGBT youth by connecting them with successful LGBT professionals in their Community. Bravo!  For more information: www.liveoutloud.info

Tom Hubbard, Marilyn Maye, Jim Eklof, Tedd FirthFresh off her resounding success at the Metropolitan Room in NYC, which compelled Stephen Holden to gush her praises in the NY Times, Marilyn Maye held court at Guild Hall, where this “national treasure” enraptured the audience at The John Drew Theater. Her performance was an inspirational celebration of life spanning a wide array of music including Johnny Mercer, Ray Charles, Kander and Ebb, and even Jack Feldman, who was in attendance at the benefit evening sponsored by The Board of Trustees of Guild Hall and Co-Chairs. An intimate dinner followed at the Maidstone Tennis Club.

Eli Wallach
Tony award winning actor Eli Wallach starred in a reading of Jeff Baron’s "Visiting Mr. Green" at Guild Hall on Sunday June 21. The stage and movie veteran turned in a skillfully nuanced performance opposite the young Peter Sabri in the moving two hander helmed by James Larocca. A talk back with the audience followed the performance produced by Guild Hall in association the Playwrights’ Theatre of East Hampton.

Martha StewartAlexa Ray Joel, VeredThis past Saturday evening June 20 the Ross School in Sag Harbor kicked off their Hampton's summer season with the 6th annual Club Starlight Benefit for the Ross School programs and scholarships, where Martha Stewart was honored for her support of their students. The evening featured entertainment by recording legend James Ingram, Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers and Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel.
Photography: Barry Gordin

Nicole MillerAlec BaldwinCelebrities,
philanthropists, and environmentally- interested New Yorkers and End Enders joined forces to support the protection and restoration of eastern Long Island’s natural environment to benefit the Group for the East End at the Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Bridgehampton on this past Saturday evening June 20 which raised over $530,000. .
Photography: Barry Gordin

Taryn Simon, Julianne MoorePhotos from Hartigan / Simon opening at Guild Hall and after party at the Georgica home of Michael & Cheryl Minikes.

Photography : Barry GordinDorian Bergen, Mikaela Sardo Lamarche

And The Winners Are...

Maud Reardon, Euan Morton, Bryan ReederEuan Morton opened his new show, “Caledonia: Songs for the Homecoming,” at the popular cabaret venue the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street in NYC. Morton a Tony and Drama Desk nominee for his fantastic performance as Boy George in the Broadway musical “Taboo, a role he originated in London where he received an Olivier Award nomination, is native of Scotland. Morton,backed by Bryan Reeder on piano and Maud Reardon on violin, dwelled on music from his homeland, particulary  the songs of the great Scottish songwriter/poet, Robert Burns, who wrote Auld Lang Syne.

James GandolfiniMarcia Gay HardenTelevision heavyweight James Gandolfini, who plays Tony Soprano on the HBO series “The Sopranos,” heads a dazzling cast in Yasmina Reza’s lasted dissection of contemporary social hypocrisy, God of Carnage. The 90 minute biting satire directed with the bold stylized force of a blunt instrument by the gifted Matthew Warchus is a welcome audience pleaser. Reza, the Tony Award winning playwright of Art, took on similar territory over a decade ago in Art, but here she steps up the ante with a lethal dose of hostility that lies just beneath the surface in her portrait of two married couples.