Summer may be hitting the homestretch, but the Hamptons scene in August has still been sizzling with boldfaced names, big bashes and plenty of buzz.
Saving the church
The fight to save the Upper West Side’s West Park Presbyterian Church moved east as Guild Hall, East Hampton on Aug. 25 hosted a star-studded night as The Center at West Park (CWP) presented a one-night-only staged reading of All the President’s Men, directed by John Benjamin Hickey. The cast list was a who’s who: Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ramy Youssef, Nathan Lane, Alec Baldwin, Andy Cohen, among others.
Moore even teased the event on her Instagram ahead of the show, urging fans to help save West Park Presbyterian, a landmark nonprofit community arts building from being sold. $5,000 tickets (and up, some going for $10k) gave ticket holders access to the post- performance reception with the cast. The Host Committee included Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
Jaws feted
After Hurricane Erin prevented swimming for several days — just when you thought it was safe to go back in the
water — JAWS’ 50th anniversary celebration took place at Shark Bar Montauk on August 24. The late Roy Scheider’s
daughter, Molly Scheider, introduced the all-day screening, which benefited the Hayground School in honor
of her father’s legacy on the East End.
“With the movie being as popular as it is, I’m always going to have a part of my dad with me no matter how long he’s gone. He truly lives through the fans. I’m grateful to Shark Bar for welcoming the community,” she told the NYDN.
Party time
On Thursday, August 14th, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch opened their Bridgehampton home for the third annual Summer Soirée for Citymeals on Wheels, raising funds to deliver an impressive 22,000 meals to homebound older
New Yorkers. Guests included top entertainment manager Jason Weinberg, David Rockwell and Jane Krakowski,
Derek Blasberg, Aerin Lauder and Carla Gugino.
On the 16th, The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF Hamptons) held their Bow Wow Meow Ball, honoring
Ellen and Chuck Scarborough with the Champion of Animals Award for the couple’s more 25+ years of ARF
support. Peter Marino and daughter Isabelle Trapnell Marino, presented the Scarboroughs with their award.
After dinner, the party continued with dancing to music by DJ Othello.
Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams was spotted celebrating Tao Hospitality’s Noah Tepperberg’s 50th birthday. Robin
Thicke surprised the crowd with a set alongside the Skadanks, actor Dash Mihok grabbed the mic, and even
Tepperberg’s 10-year-old son took the stage. Among the revelers: Lorraine Schwartz, Adrien Brody, Steve Stoute
and Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss.
On August 25, The Soho Sessions took over Amagansett’s Stephen Talkhouse for a night with Grammy Award-winning artist Maren Morris. This one-night-only show supported Music Will, the largest nonprofit music education program for schools in the United States and was sponsored by The FLAG Art Foundation.
Chelsea Handler brought her trademark candor and inimitable wit to the stage of the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center over the weekend whle and former president Bill Clinton signed a few copies of his latest book, The First Gentleman when he stopped by Bookhampton in East Hampton on August 19th.
