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South O' the Highway (and the North too)
Legendary Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason will be performing at the Independent Group Home Living (IGHL) 30th anniversary gala on Sunday, June 7 in Manorville. IGHL CEO Walter Stockton, of Quogue, has been a fan since Mason's days with the band Traffic. For more information, contact Frank Lombardi at 631-878-8900, ext. 102.
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Sports talk show host Ann Liguori of Westhampton was recently on the ABC hit series, "Dancing with the Stars," introducing Olympic gymnast and "Stars" contestant Shawn Johnson as the 2009 AAU Sullivan Award recipient. Liguori also hosted the AAU Sullivan Awards at the NY Athletic Club.
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Peter Cook has put his East Hampton home on the market. The property is listed with Corcoran Group and the listing has raised a few eyebrows. The price is $19.95 million, you know, to keep it under $20 million.
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Lyme Life, a new film produced by Martin Scorsese and starring East Hampton resident Alec Baldwin, won at Sundance this year. The story, about a troubled Long Island family, follows a teenager (Rory Culkin) who's trying to survive high school. To keep it real for Hamptonites, there is a hint about Lyme's disease in the trailer.
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Hamptonite Isobel Robins Konecky was co-chairman of her friend, Page Morton Black's, Parkinson's Disease Foundation's Bal du Printemps, May 12 at New York City's Pierre Hotel.
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Sag Harbor resident Eleanora Kupencow's whimsical environmental sculpture, "Horsing Around the Arrows of Time," that was installed at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in July, 2008, has attracted scores of children who use it freely for play and adventure. In April, it was the centerpiece of an Earth Day celebration at the Plaza.
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Forget swine flu, Grey Gardens fever spread to Manhattan two weeks ago, to the National Arts Club where paintings of Lois Wright, who once lived with the Beales on their East Hampton property, were on view. The guest list included Judy Maysles (wife of David Maysles who produced the original Grey Gardens documentary) and filmmaker Henry Corra. But who was really behind the star-studded event? Rebecca Cooper of The Gallery Sag Harbor coordinated and curated the entire show.
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