3-D: Dan, Dinner and Dancing!

On Friday August 3, the Ferregut Tower Gallery and the Southampton Inn will host 3-D: Dan, Dinner and Dancing!, featuring an informal talk by Dan Rattiner about his pen and ink drawings, which are on display at the Inn, followed by a four-star barbecue by the pool and dancing - all to honor Dan.

The Ferregut Tower Gallery director Yolanda Merchant, currated a show of Dan Rattiner's ink drawings at the Southampton Inn on Hill Street in Southampton. The show titled Ode to the East End, opened June 25 and will run through September 11.

This body of work represents Mr Rattiner's lifetime of drawing. He is mostly known because of his tabloid: Dan's Papers. Dan's drawings are in the tradition of the French artist Sempe. His swift calligraphic pen captures a broad range of emotions with simple and arabesque like lines - full of movement. Foremost, they expose his love and deep attachment to his home - the East End of Long Island. The drawings, 87 in all, span 40 years, from 1960 to today. They allow us to see a certain history of the East End through the careful observations of Mr. Rattiner. And as such, they reveal a common experience of life here, the unique combination of individuals: farmers, fishermen, artists, Wall Streeters and Summer Colony, along with the beauty of the environment: the Ocean, the beaches, the farms, the McMansions - all drawn with affection and admiration for the life we are fortunate to experience.

Following the talk there will be a four-star barbecue in honor of Dan by the Southampton Inn's and the East End's primer chef, Peter Dunlop (formerly of The American Hotel) and of course dancing! The talk will take place from 5-6 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The dinner will follow with music for dancing. Cost for the dinner and dancing is $35. per person and $10 for children under 12. Please join us for this fun evening. Please RSVP for both events at The Southampton Inn (631) 283-6500. See you there.

The Ferregut Tower Gallery is located at the Southampton Inn, 91 Hill Street Southampton. Call (631) 287-0798 or visit www.ferreguttowergallery.com for more information.

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