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South O' the Highway (and the North too)
Congratulations go to East Hampton's Steven Spielberg! The award-winning director received an honorary degree from Boston University at the school's commencement ceremony last weekend.
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Retired Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee is renting out one of East Hampton's most well-known homes - Grey Gardens. From August 18 to Labor Day, for $30,000, renters can walk in the Beales' famous footsteps .
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Hamptons residents Tory Burch and Jill Zarin recently joined Robert DeNiro, LL Cool J, Kathie Lee Gifford and others at the Sloan-Kettering gala at the Plaza in New York City.
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MTV will soon be heading east to film a "True Life" episode featuring Hamptons summer shares. Casting is currently underway.
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Hamptons resident Michael J. Fox is spreading the word for a great cause. "Adventures of an Incurable Optimist," his television special about the power of positive thinking, was watched by 10.2 million viewers during its recent airing.
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"Real Housewives of New York City" star Kelly Bensimon recently appeared on Plum TV to discuss her experience on the show. The verdict? She's much nicer than she seemed.
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Dan Rattiner inked the contract for the publications of In the Hamptons Too this week. In the Hamptons, the original from Random House, remains for sale in all bookstores.
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Peter M. Sichel, a Jewish, German-born former captain in the U.S. OSS that ran intelligence agents into Germany during WWII, will discuss his experience growing up in Nazi Germany at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons on June 7 at 4 p.m. A reception hosted by Sheila and Albert Bialek will follow.
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Marty Richards will be feted by the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons at their annual GET WILD party on Saturday, August 8. Avis Richards, Beth Ostrosky Stern and Marcy Warren will chair the event. The honorary co-chairs are Liz Brown and Leslie Alexander, Margo MacNabb Nederlander and Ellen and Chuck Scarborough. For more information contact Linda B. Shapiro at (631) 329-5480.
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The Hamptons Home and Garden Show will take place June 5-7 at the Southampton Elks Lodge Fairgrounds on Route 27 in Southampton. Admission is $10, and all proceeds benefit Southampton Hospital.
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Chelsea Marie Tennariello, granddaughter of Dan's Papers shopping columnist Maria Tennariello, will be appearing off-Broadway in "Eddie Money" this June.
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Sigourney Weaver, Martha Stewart, Julianne Moore, Tom Hanks, Donny Deutsch, Rita Cosby and Alison Chace, host and producer of Plum TV's new "Morning, Noon, & Night" show, recently gathered at The New York Women in Communications' 2009 Matrix Awards. Proceeds from the luncheon were donated to scholarships given to women beginning their careers, embarking on a professional transition or advancing their skill set.
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Actress Bebe Neuwirth recently married Napa Valley Destino Vineyard owner Chris Caukins at the Players Club in New York City. The ceremony was performed by actor Peter Coyote, and the meal was provided by Hamptons caterer-to-the-stars Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs.
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Hamptons event planner Harriette Rose Katz, her daughter Melissa Rosenbloom, WABC's Lori Stokes, Mary Kennedy, Abbey Braverman, Roxanne Palin, Stephanie Winston Walkoff, Nina Rennert Davidson, Melissa Meyers and Jennifer Ruff were among 500 supporters at The 10th Annual Spring Luncheon benefit, presented by the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) at Cipriani 42nd Street on Wednesday, April 22. FAI supports research for a food-allergies cure.
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The Real Housewives of New York City alert! Maximiliano Palacio, South American actor hearthrob will be making his first trip to the Hamptons this Memorial Weekend - so ladies be on the lookout! Yep he's sweet, savy, smart and single!
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