On Thursday, September 20th, Manhattan based Gastroenterologist Dr. Gina Sam, hosted an intimate evening at George Berges Gallery in the heart of SoHo celebrating her Resident Magazine Cover. Dr. Sam was featured in the August issue pictured in a gold and black sequined dress.
Tasty hors d’oeuvres were served to guests including Resident Publisher Christopher Pape and NBC’s Chicago Fire actor Jeff Lima. The stylish Dr. Sam dazzled in a gold embellished black gown complemented by Swarovski crystal Christian Louboutin shoes and an eye-popping Louis Vuitton red clutch. While browsing through Dr. Gina Sam’s spread in Resident Magazine guests sipped on Vivanco Spanish wine. The George Berges gallery featured works from Ben Birillo and Michael Carson.
Dr. Gina Sam, Curtis Bain_Credit Jared Siskin PMC
Jeff Lima, Dr. Gina Sam_Credit Jared Siskin PMC
Sahar Nikdel, Sunita Parajuli, Florence Pua, Dr. Gina, Kashayar Yazdan, Ishita Sheth_ Credit Jared Siskin PMC
Sal Rutigliano, Christopher Pape, Georges Berges, Miguel Fernandez _Credit Jared Siskin PMC
You can learn more about Dr. Gina Sam’s expertise and practice at www.drginasam.com.
On Thursday, September 13th, Artiz Gallery in Manhattan hosted a private reception for artist Patti Grabel to celebrate the opening of her solo exhibition, Causing A Stir.
Notable guests included Tony Ingrao, Dr. Joel Kassimir, Ken Alpert, Dr. Debra Wattenberg, Isidore Mayrock, Amanda Grabel, Courtney Grabel, Barry Klarberg and Sara Herbert-Galloway, Ryan Klarberg, Laurie Cohen, Evan Cohen, Peter Himler, Leigh Ann Tischler, Jaishri and Vikas Kapoor and Viviane Silvera, in addition to Artiz Gallery Director Ashley Ramos and Ryan VanMeter of City Harvest.
Steve Leber, Laurie Page and Scott Page_Credit Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com
Jeff Sander and Mala Sander_ Credit Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com
Max Kessler and Lindsey Barnett_Credit Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com
Chrissy Lefkowitz, Sue Ann McCarthy, and Mindy Shulman_Credit Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com
The exhibition features a curated collection of limited edition, photographic prints. Grabel’s prints feature spoons that she has painted and arranged on canvas to convey a diversity of meanings and tell stories that we can all relate to, including the centrality of family and friends, the importance of physical and spiritual nourishment, the ability of art to communicate and engage, and the power that comes from creative expression and self-determination.
The event was held in partnership with City Harvest to help feed New Yorkers in need. Artiz Gallery donated 10% of all sales throughout the exhibition.
Grabel thanked guests for attending and shared her inspiration for the series: “Spoons are the most beautiful utilitarian object. It’s something you would open your mouth for easily and accept. It’s something we feed our children with, it’s what we feed our family with. When you’re holding a spoon, it extends your hand, which extends your heart, which infuses love and soul into what we cook.”
Patti Grabel and Ryan VanMeter_Credit Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com
Causing A Stir opened to the public on Friday, September 14th and was on view through Thursday, September 20th at Artiz Gallery (135 E. 65th Street, New York, NY).
ABOUT PATTI GRABEL: Patti Grabel is an artist, writer, and producer based in New York City and Bridgehampton. As an artist, she works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, assemblage, and found-object sculpture. Her life story and passion for cooking and entertaining inform her artistic practice. Her current series, Lick the Spoon, explores imagery that reveals narratives that are at once personal and universal, whimsical and poignant, intimate and public.
ABOUT ARTIZ GALLERY: Artiz is an art company that is strengthening the presence of innovative Israeli contemporary art in the United States. The unique combination of Israel’s rich culture, history, diversity and the ever-evolving environment has made this country an exciting hub for artists and a vibrant contemporary art community has emerged. Artiz is proud to present you the many artistic and creative faces of Israel.
ABOUT CITY HARVEST: City Harvest is New York City’s largest food rescue organization, helping to feed the more than 1.2 million New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on their tables. We will rescue 61 million pounds of food this year and deliver it, free of charge, to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens and other community partners across the five boroughs. Our programs help food-insecure New Yorkers access nutritious food that fits their needs and desires; increase our partners’ capacity; and strengthen the local food system, building a path to a food-secure future for all New Yorkers. To learn more about our work, visit CityHarvest.org.
Patti Grabel’s exhibition titled, Causing a Stir, opens at Artitz Gallery (135 E. 65th St.) to the public Friday, September 14th though Thursday, September 20th . Causing a Stir is a curated collection of limited edition, photographic prints. Grabel’s prints feature spoons that she has painted and arranged on canvas to convey a diversity of meanings and tell stories that we can all relate to, including:
The centrality of family and friends
The importance of physical and spiritual nourishment
The ability of art to communicate and engage
The power that comes from creative expression and self-determination
Spoons are potent symbols and metaphorically rich—giving and receiving in a single motion.
With a body of art that focuses on the importance of physical and spiritual nourishment; the ability of art to stimulate communication, engagement; and the power that comes from creative expression and self-determination, Patti’s unique technique and symbolism has caused a stir in the art community.
About the Artist
Patti Grabel is an artist, writer, and producer based in New York City and Bridgehampton. As an artist, she works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, assemblage, and found-object sculpture. Her life story and passion for cooking and entertaining inform her artistic practice. Her current series, Lick the Spoon, explores imagery that reveals narratives that are at once personal and universal, whimsical and poignant, intimate and public.
Lick the Spoon primarily comprises photographic compositions printed on paper or glass depicting wooden spoons that have been painted, hung to dry on a clothesline, and arranged to tell stories. Patti sometimes incorporates other elements to convey meaning including text and objects. The narrative threads in each work embrace many themes including nourishment, sensuality, creative expression, and the liberating and necessary act of taking chances in life.
In addition to their texture and sculptural quality, Patti uses spoons for their metaphorical richness. They are everyday tools and vessels. Whether part of a set of heirloom silverware or a humble wooden spoon for stirring and serving, they are used around the globe. Importantly, they represent central aspects of Patti’s life—nurturing family and friends and creating in her studio and kitchen.
The notion of licking the spoon aligns with the artist’s credo of embracing adventure, new opportunities, and unexpected paths in both her artistic practice and life. A selection of works from the Lick the Spoon series, which Patti began in summer 2017, were shown at the Chase Edwards Contemporary Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY, in September 2017. One of her pieces was included in a recent benefit event supporting Michael Bolton Charities. “Musical Spoons” has recently joined the private collection of Sound Point Capital, which is located in the Seagram building at 375 Park Avenue New York, New York. “Musical Spoons” was proudly selected for the Museum of Arts and Designs 60th anniversary Diamond Jubilee MAD Ball as part of their silent auction. Her prints are on display atwww.shop.pattigrabel.com.
On Saturday, September 1st, philanthropist Roni Willett, who works in New York City as a financial analyst, hosted a luncheon for Michael Milken’s Prostate Cancer Foundation at her family’s home in Watermill, NY.
Guests included Danielle Lauder, Willy Hess, Steven Sachs, Eileen Kelly, Juliana Hatkoff, Serena Kerrigan, Charlie Pasciucco, Lara Phitoussi, Baran Gunes, Walid- Layadi Marfouk, Samantha Cohen, actress Renée Willett and Katya Bakat.
Serena Kerrigan and Eileen Kelly_credit Jared Siskin/PMC
Leesa Wagner, Roni Willett, Renee Willett and Helene Shapiro_credit Jared Siskin/PMC
Juliana Hatkoff and Charlie Pasciucco_credit Jared Siskin/PMC
The poolside seated meal was catered by Sant Ambroeus, serving Veal Milanese, Branzino and Chocolate Mousse Cake.
Danielle Lauder, Steven Sachs, Willy Hess, Serena Kerrigan and Eileen Kelly_credit Jared Siskin/PMC
Roni said, “I have grown up knowing Michael Milken personally and seeing his genius, devotion and commitment to finding a cure for prostate cancer. As I have attended his various events in the past, I have come to realize how crucial it is to educate the younger generation about prostate cancer, give them tools for prevention and highlight the importance of getting involved. The Prostate Cancer Foundation funds groundbreaking research that is finding cures for a cancer that 1 out of 9 men get throughout their lifetime. I am honored to be able to carry forward all their great work and dedicated to helping them find a cure starting with the lunch I am hosting for my friends in the Hamptons Labor Day Weekend to begin to raise awareness.”
Atmosphere_credit Jared Siskin/PMC
The lunch followed the organization’s annual gala at the Parrish Art Museum attended by Senator Lindsey Graham and a conference that featured former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
On Saturday, August 18th, the sun shined as philanthropist Audrey Gruss hosted 50 of her closest female friends for a White Tea Garden Party at her Southampton home, Fairwind, where guests were given the first look at Body Mist Light, the new product from the Hope Fragrance collection.
One year after Hope Fragrance launched, guests including Judith Giuliani, Sharon Bush, Hilary Geary Ross and Anne Eisenhower, learned how, with their support, Hope was able to launch a new product and were given samples to review in advance of the launch this fall.
Sharon Bush, Audrey Gruss, and Hilary Geary Ross_Credit Eugene Gologursky
Depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide, with 20-million people diagnosed with depression in the US each year, and 350-million people affected globally. However, despite its prevalence and staggering cost to society, it is still misunderstood and under-researched. In order to create an additional source of revenue to accelerate breakthrough depression research, Audrey created the Hope Fragrance collection in the summer of 2017. Over the past 12-months, 100% of net profits from Hope Fragrance have gone directly to Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) – the non-profit organization Audrey founded over a decade ago in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with depression.
Classic white tea sandwiches were passed around, while green linen-covered tables, representing the crisp fresh garden notes of the fragrance, were laden with white coconut cupcakes, white teas, floral bouquets and petit fours decorated with the blossoms of the four white flowers that compose Hope Fragrance’s key notes – gardenia, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley and tuberose.
Guests including Debbie Bancroft, Katherine Embiricos LeFrak, Mai Harrison, Kim Heirston, Carol Mack, Nancy Schaeffel, and the legendary landscape gardener Edwina von Gal, were all dressed in white and roamed the grounds, which featured a white cutting garden, blooming white hydrangeas, a white and green woodland garden, a pool surrounded by white dogwood trees, that had gardenia flowers wired around them, an apple orchard and white birch allee.
Shannon Nordeman and Katherine Embiricos LeFrak_Credit Eugene Gologursky
Lucia Hwong Gordon, Laura Nicklas and Kim Heirston_Credit Eugene Gologursky
Clelia Zacharias and Mai Hallingby_Credit Eugene Gologursky
The Hope Fragrance collection currently includes an Eau de Parfum, an Eau de Parfum Purse Spray, a Hand and Body Creme, and a Scented Candle. The products range from $40 to $115 SRP, and are available to purchase at https://hopefragrancesint.com. The Body Mist Light will launch in the fall of 2018.
Product Line Display_Credit Eugene Gologursky
About Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF)
HDRF’s mission is to fund the most innovative neuroscience research into the origins, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of depression and other mood disorders – bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome, anxiety disorder and suicide.
In 2010, HDRF launched its Depression Task Force (DTF) – an outstanding collaboration of eight leading scientists, at the frontiers of brain science, from different research institutions across the U.S. and Canada. These scientists have developed an unprecedented research strategy that integrates the most advanced knowledge in genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology, electrophysiology, and brain imaging.
To date, HDRF has provided more than $30-million through over 125 grants for breakthrough depression research that promises to transform the way depression is viewed, diagnosed, treated and prevented.
To accelerate breakthrough research, they share ongoing results, in real time, at the HDRF Data Center. For more information, visit: www.hopefordepression.org
Beth Stern hosted ‘Healthy Guru’, the hottest wellness and fitness event presented by KIMA | Center for Physiotherapy and Wellness, at the Southampton Arts Center on Saturday, August 4th.
Beth arrived with her family in a playful white ruffled top and long jean skirt, posing for pictures with Social Life Publisher Justin Mitchell, KIMA’s Tracey Vincel, Dr. Martin Fox, Dr. Anna Avaliani, Jean Shafiroff, Ken and Maria Fishel and Dr. Cynthia Barrett.
Beth Stern and Tracey Vincel_ Credit Cassidy Sparrow
Beth Stern, Justin Mitchell and Ali Badillo_ Credit Cassidy Sparrow
Dr. Martin Fox and Teresa Slyfield_Photo by Cassidy Sparrow
Ken Fishel and Maria Fishel_Photo by Cassidy Sparrow
Dr. Cynthia Barrett_Photo by Cassidy Sparrow
Over 300 guests enjoyed a selection of fitness classes from organizations including KIMA | Center for Physiotherapy and Wellness, Erika Bloom Pilates, Five Pillars Yoga, Run the Hamptons, Bodē nyc, Exhale, Elements Fitness, East Side Dance Company, Trufusion Barefoot Bootcamp and BE TIME PRACTICE, a mobile meditation studio. After working up a sweat, fitness fanatics were also able to peruse shoppable activewear pop ups from Lululemon and Elements Fitness as well as select nutrition, health and wellness booths, while enjoying small bites provided by Hamptons Farms, rosé by Whispering Angel and sparking bubbly from Clifton Dry.
Atmosphere_Photo by Cassidy Sparrow
Hamptons Farms_Photo by Cassidy Sparrow
Whispering Angel_Photo by Cassidy Sparrow
The event was sponsored by Social Life Magazine, KIMA Physiotherapy and Wellness, Wellness Couture, Lululemon, Essentia, Zico Coconut Water, GT’s Kombucha, Chameleon Cold-brew, Clifton Dry, Dr. Steven Fox, The Palm by Whispering Angel, SANO Organic Plant-Based Protein, RxBars, Liquid Biocell, Bemer Group, Aesthetic Artistry, Precision Medical Associates, B.I.O. – Beauty Inside Out, Dr. Martin L. Fox – LaserFox, Trufusion, Arbonne Beauty, Advanced Surgeons, Well Within Beauty, Moo.com, Swell, Glo Yoga Mats, Erika Bloom Pilates, Five Pillars Yoga, Run the Hamptons, Be Time Practice,Bodē nyc, East Side Dance Company, Exhale Barre, Hamptons Farms, Turks & Caicos and Sam Edelman.
Social Life magazine is the premier luxury publication for the Hamptons. The content – which covers the luxury lifestyle on the local, national, and international levels – targets a captive audience of high-net worth and high-income individuals who summer on the East End of Long Island.
Discerning readers turn to Social Life to peruse photos from the most exclusive society events, view sophisticated fashion editorials, and read in-depth interviews with celebrities and leading figures in real estate, travel, and art. By providing the readership with unparalleled content, Social Life has established itself as the “must read” magazine for jet-setters, tastemakers, and the Manhattan and Hamptons elite.
On a bright and beautiful summer morning, more than 500 men, women and children – plus a few canine friends – gathered at the starting line of Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s (HDRF) third annual Walk of Hope + 5K Run to Defeat Depression on Sunday, August 5th in Southampton.
The high-energy crowd, which included CBS’s Blue Bloods star Lorraine Bracco, The Watermill Center’s Robert Wilson, and Jenny and John Paulson, set out at 9am to complete a tree-lined 5K course around Lake Agawam. The USA Track and Field-sanctioned event raised more than $250,000 for advanced depression research.
Atmosphere_Start_Credit Caryn Leigh
Speaking from the steps of the Southampton Cultural Center just before the starting gun, HDRF Founder and Chair Audrey Gruss said, “Depression is the number-one reason in the world for disability, and the leading cause of suicide. We want people to know there is help, and we need more research if we are going to turn the tide on depression and suicide in this country, so thank you all for coming out to support the cause today.”
Southampton Village Mayor Michael Irving helped kick-off the event and cut the ribbon at the starting line. “The Walk of Hope has gathered the entire community to raise awareness about depression,” he said, adding, “I am so proud to see such an enormous turn-out and outpouring of support from our Village!”
Hope was in abundant supply as everybody sported caps in HDRF’s signature sunshine yellow, along with t-shirts with a custom design by Robert Wilson. The competitive runners – 89 in all – burst through the starting line, followed by families and fun runners. Following the race, Audrey Gruss and her team presented medals for best times in various age categories. Travis Taylor won the best time in the Adult Male category, and Tara Farrell won best time in the Adult Female category. Mark Jacobello, age 13, won for best youth male, and Caroline Clagne, age 13, won for best youth female.
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Gruss then presented awards to the top individual fundraisers Scott Snyder and Kim Heirston, and an award for Top Fundraising Team to Arthur Dunnam and Roy Cohen, who named their team after their dog Oskar, who was in attendance.
Arthur Dunnam and Roy Cohen and Oscar the dog__Credit D.Gonzalez for Rob RichKim Heirston and Richard Evans_Credit Caryn Leigh
This year, the Walk of Hope + 5K Run was heralded by the Week of Hope, a village-wide effort in Southampton to raise mental health awareness that started on July 26th, 2018. More than 90 stores in Southampton “turned yellow” by placing two-foot wide yellow statement balloons by their front door to symbolize hope and their commitment to changing the staggering statistics around depression.
The initiative came in the wake of the suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, as well as local Sag Harbor resident and publicist Jeanine Pepler. Each shocking loss is a reminder that the suicide rate is rising in the U.S. and that depression is a national health epidemic. Every 12 minutes a person dies by suicide in the United States; depression is the leading cause.
Additional participants included: Southampton Hospital’s Steve Bernstein, Somers Farkas, Jamee and Peter Gregory, Martin Gruss, Campion Platt and his children,Clelia and Tom Zacharias, Marigay McKee and Bill Ford, Erika Bloom, Samantha Gregory and Roberto Benabib with their daughter, Carolina Gregory-Benabib,Dr. Patrick Stubgen and Dana Hammond Stubgen, Janna Bullock, Jessica and Josh Gruss, Karen LeFrak, Caroline Bierbaum LeFrak and Jamie LeFrak and their children.
Marigay McKee and Bill Ford_Credit Caryn Leigh
The LeFrak Family_Credit D.Gonzalez for Rob Rich
The Walk of Hope was supported by its Committee members: Lisa Aery, Nona Murphy Collin, Arthur Dunnam, Christine Mack, Jay McInerney, Anne and Jacques Nordeman, and Alicia Owen.
Lisa Aery_Credit D.Gonzalez for Rob Rich
The Walk of Hope + 5K Run starts the lead-in to the 11th Annual Luncheon Seminar which will be held on November 6th, 2018. The event will focus on “Brain Health and Wellness – the Science of Self Care,” and will honor public figures speaking out about depression and salute the research progress of HDRF’s acclaimed team of world-renowned neuroscientists.
Audrey Gruss founded HDRF in April 2006 in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with clinical depression. Today, HDRF is the leading nonprofit organization focused solely on depression research and public education. The World Health Organization has declared depression as the leading cause of disability worldwide, but despite its prevalence, depression is still misunderstood, underfunded and under-researched. The mission of the HDRF is to fund innovative neuroscience research into the origins, medical diagnosis, new treatments, and prevention of depression and its related mood disorders – bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder and suicide.
To date, HDRF has provided more than $30-million through over 125 grants for breakthrough depression research that promises to transform the way depression is viewed, diagnosed, treated and prevented.
Atmosphere_Finish_Credit Caryn Leigh
About depression:
In the United States, depression affects over 20-million adults each year – that’s one in ten adults.
Depression is the leading cause of suicide. In the United States, a person dies by suicide every 12 minutes – over 41,000 people per year.
Depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide.
The current annual cost to US society of treating depression alone is $210-billion – 60% of which represents reduced efficiency at work and costs related to suicide.
The Crisis in Research:
Although depression is one of the most serious and prevalent conditions in the US, it is ranked 77th. (out of 250) in the amount of federal funding it receives.
Most of the major pharmaceutical companies have discontinued brain research.
Talented young brain scientists are being recruited overseas.
There are very few privately-funded companies in depression research.
What Makes HDRF Different
The Depression Task Force represents the most innovative approach to neuroscience research today.
The Task Force has created an unprecedented research plan with each member executing a piece of the plan in their own laboratories.
They are not going down well-worn paths of research. They have identified major challenges in the field and are laser focused on the areas where the field is stuck.
They share results in real time at a centralized data bank. This allows them to leverage data to accelerate research.
This is unheard of in the entire scientific research field which is normally competitive and not collaborative.
Rachel Zoe is a celebrated fashion designer, TV personality and entrepreneur. As a stylist she has worked with clients including Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightly, Jennifer Garner, Kate Beckinsale, Liv Tyler, Nicole Ritchie among others. Rachel is the owner of Rachel Zoe Collection, the founder of The Zoe Report and the creator of the subscription box, Box of Style.
In her Social Life interview with Editor in Chief Devorah Rose, Rachel talks about her views on style, her marriage, her fashion line, what it means to be a working mom and her love for the Hamptons.
Social Life Magazine: Rachel Zoe_ Credit Brian Bowen Smith
On Being a Working Mom with two children
Social Life Magazine: Rachel Zoe_ Credit Brian Bowen Smith
“I wish I could say I meditate and do yoga and all that, but I don’t. It’s daily mayhem of work and parenting, work and mommy-ing. I feel like the love I get from my kids, is my me time. It’s not relaxing. I’ve never been more tired in my life.”
On Her Love of The Hamptons
“I grew up going to the Hamptons every summer since I was born. That’s where Rodger and I got engaged, and where Skyler and Kaius both went into the ocean for the first time. I’ve also celebrated almost every birthday and anniversary in the Hamptons since both are just before Labor Day.”
“The Hamptons is the place that means family to me. I told my family I was pregnant with my first child at Nick and Toni’s, and I got engaged at the dock at East Hampton Point, which is now Moby’s. And the memories go on and on.”
On Her Marriage
Social Life Magazine: Rachel Zoe_ Credit Brian Bowen Smith
“We just celebrated our twenty-seventh anniversary and twenty years of marriage. We both have this theory that if your relationship is right, it actually should be the easiest part of your life. Everything else in our life is hard — the challenges of growing a business, having employees, raising children.”
“He and I are actually the easy part. At this point we’ve been together for more than half our lives, so it’s just how we exist. But we still can bicker. There are times we are Lucy and Ricky and other times we are the Notebook couple. We exist with each other and don’t know how to do it any other way. No one knows me better in this world.”
On What She Feels About Style
Social Life Magazine: Rachel Zoe_ Credit Brian Bowen Smith
“I find many times that people on the most limited budgets have the best style because it forces them to be more creative. I believe putting your absolute best self out there is transformative in every way. I think it really makes you look at yourself differently and feel differently. What matters most is how you feel.”
Jean and Martin Shafiroff hosted a cocktail reception on Saturday June 30, 2018 to kick off Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s 60th Annual Summer Party.
Summer Party Honorees John Catsimatidis and Bruce Mosler, Junior Chair Caitlin Diebold O’Connell, and Hospital team Robert Chaloner, Chief Administrative Officer, Steve Bernstein, Chief Development Officer, and Ken Wright, Chairman of Southampton Hospital Association, helped greet friends and supporters including U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, New York State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Greg Kelly and his wife Judith Grey, and Southampton Village Mayor Michael Irving and his wife Ellen Irving.
Rebecca Seawright, Carolyn Maloney, John Catsimatidis, Bruce Moslter, Alex Donner, Margo Catsimatidis, Cindy Farkas Glanzrock_Credit Sean Zanni.PMC
Jean Shafiroff is known for her leadership in raising money for Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. In 2010, 2011 and 2013 she served as the Summer Party Event Chair, which collectively raised more than five million dollars. Midway through the celebration Jean described how passionate she is about the Hospital. She introduced Ken Wright who spoke before Bob Chaloner and finally Dr. Darin Wiggins.
Caitlin Diebold O’Connell, Cindy Willis, Jean Shafiroff, Laura Lofaro Freeman, Melanie Wambold_Credit Sean Zanni:PMC
The celebration was held at the new Southampton waterfront home of the Shafiroffs, and attendees including last year’s Summer Party honorees Marigay McKee and Bill Ford, Lady Liliana and Lord William Cavendish, Melanie and John Wambold, Missy Hargrove, Randi Schatz, Laura and Jim Freidman, Byron Wien, Dr. William Gibbs, and Dr. Apostolos Tassiopoulos and his wife Yianna Tassiopoulos, Jane Scher and Dr. Gary Rombough, and Barbara and Richard Solomon mingled and enjoyed canapes while listening to music performed by Alex Donner.
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Jane Scher and Alex Donner_Credit Sean Zanni:PMC
The 60th Annual Summer Party will take place on Saturday, August 4th between 6:30pm and 11pm under the air-conditioned tents at the corner of Wickapogue and Old Town Road in Southampton.
The evening will benefit Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department, which is the sole provider of emergency care on the South Fork, treating more than 25,000 people annually. The tents will be completely transformed by the imagination and creativity of Lawrence Scott Events who will also provide an elegant catered dinner. Music will be by Groove Society. Guests will have access to an array of fabulous silent auction items, and a raffle with a $25,000 cash prize. Table sponsorships begin at $7,500 and tickets are $500 per person.
For more information about Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s 60thAnnual Summer Party and to learn more about event sponsorship, or purchase tickets, please visit: www.southamptonhospital.org or contact Kathy Lucas, Director of Special Events at (631) 726-8700, Ext. 3.
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is recognized by the NYS Department of Health as a provisional Level III adult trauma center, the first one on Long Island’s East End. This designation enables the Hospital to provide care to the most critically injured patients. During the summer season when the regional population swells, it is even more critically important that trauma care be accessible close by. Faster treatment for trauma patients can mean the difference between life and death, so support for this essential service is vital
About Jean Shafiroff
Jean Shafiroff is a philanthropist, activist, humanitarian, and author of the book, Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give. Jean is at the vanguard of a new movement of modern philanthropists. Jean’s philanthropy goes beyond financial contributions and includes the gifts of extensive time and knowledge. Through her work, she encourages and seeks to empower all individuals to become philanthropists so that they can build the fulfillment of giving into their lives.
A volunteer fundraiser, leader and spokesperson for several charitable causes, the spectrum of Jean’s philanthropic work includes improving the lives of underserved populations, women’s rights and well-being, health care, animal welfare and resources for children in need, in addition to other causes.
Jean holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and a BS in physical therapy from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has worked both in public finance and private partnerships on Wall Street. Prior to that, she was a physical therapist at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. Jean is married to Martin Shafiroff, an investment advisor, and together they have two daughters, Jacqueline and Elizabeth, who share their mother’s interest in charitable causes. Jean and her family reside in both New York City and Southampton, NY.
To celebrate her July cover in Social Life magazine, global beauty icon Christie Brinkley will host the 7th Annual St. Barth Hamptons Gala on July 21st at the Bridgehampton Historical Museum.
The evening fête will celebrate the global beauty and fashion icon’s July cover story in the luxury lifestyle Hampton’s publication. Taking place at the Bridgehampton Historical Museum on July 21st from 6pm to 10pm, the festive evening will feature tasty hors d’oeuvres by Lulu Kitchen and Duryea’s and an exclusive Prosecco lounge hosted by Christie Brinkley’s brand, Bellissima. Guests will have the chance to dance the night away while DJ Lee Kalt spins the summer’s best hits. A portion of the proceeds from this special event will benefit the Bridgehampton Historical Museum.
About Social Life Magazine:
Social Life is the premier luxury publication for the Hamptons. The content – which covers the luxury lifestyle on the local, national, and international levels – targets the captive audience of high-net worth and high-income individuals that summer on the East End of Long Island. Luxury readers turn to Social Life to peruse the most exclusive event photos in society, read in-depth interviews with celebrities, and review sophisticated fashion editorial. By providing the readership with unparalleled content, Social Life has established itself as the “must read” magazine for Hamptons and Manhattan tastemakers.
