South O' the Highway (and the North too)

At the final Hampton Social @ Ross concert featuring Tom Petty, Sir Paul McCartney and his seatmate, Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger, relaxed to the hazy tunes of the Hamptons favorite hippie rocker after enjoying a candlelit dinner at Sen in Sag Harbor. "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels was with them at the concert, which also boasted such celebrity guests as Christie Brinkley, Howard Stern, Christie Turlington, Richard Gere and Mischa Barton.

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Scores of the East End's brightest lights are rallying for Hooray for Hollywood, honoring Oscar-winner Patricia Neal and Shirl Penney on November 1 at Steiner Studios, benefiting The Auditory Oral School of New York. Event Chair David Steiner has organized a stellar group, including chairs Robin Cofer and Cassandra Seidenfeld. The Event Committee includes Blanche Binder, Greta Blackburn, Joanne Borts, Colette Bryce, Dame Josephine D. Hall, Joan Kaye, Countess Luann de Lesseps, Kari Matz, Deborah Mello, Gail Parker, Dr. Janet Shefts and Valerie Smaldone. Onboard for the evening are Mrs. Robert Altman, Lucie Arnaz & Larry Luckinbill, Bob Balaban, Alec Baldwin, Marisa Berenson, Cornelia Sharp Bregman & Marty Bregman, Hon. Adolfo Carrion, Arlene Dahl, Tovah Feldshuh, Andy Griffith, Tammy Grimes, Linda Hamilton, Rosemary Harris, Celeste Holm, Elaine Kaufman, Rue McClanahan, Dina Merrill & Ted Hartley, Hon. Marty Markowitz, Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Rex Reed, Marty Richards. Cliff Robertson, Leba & Neil Sedaka, Mr. & Mrs. Budd Schulberg, Marian Seldes, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Stein, Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, Hon. Scott Stringer, Betsy Von Furstenberg, Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson, Tony & Gen Walton, Mr. Mrs. Douglas Watt, Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman. The evening will include dinner, auctions, celebrity tributes, performances by Broadway and Hollywood stars and dancing to Alex Donner and his Orchestra. Executive Producer is Jennifer Dumas and Patti Watt is Entertainment Producer for the gala. For individual tickets, tables and sponsorship packages call (212) 655-9377.

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The Hamptons' own Russell Simmons, Frances Hayward and Wayne Pacelle, President of the US Humane Society, are putting up a fight against dog fighting. The trio have begun filming their national Public Service Announcement that will be released this year to help stop the barbaric practice of pitting dogs against each other for sport.

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Southampton's Cathy Moriarty, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the movie Raging Bull - about the life of boxing champ Jake LaMotta - has invited him to see her perform in the play The Boy of Steel on September 22 at Utopia's Paradise Theater in the Bronx. The event is being underwritten by philanthropist Adele Smithers, president of the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation. Designer Maggie Norris decided to forgo Fashion Week and host a small intimate party at the Gail Rothwell Boutique in East Hampton during the Hampton Classic. Her gorgeous Bespoke Shirting Collection, featuring equestrian-inspired detachable cuffs and collars, enticed the likes of Heidi Albertsen, Michele Gerber Klein, Jessika Fairchild, Cynthia Lufkin, Somers Farkas and Pamela Fiori away from the Hampton Classic Horse Show to try on some outfits. Kimora Lee Simmons has been named Creative Director of Phat fashions now that her ex-husband and business partner, Russell Simmons, left the company to pursue other business and philanthropic projects.

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Hamptons designer Jackie Rogers showcased her Egyptian-inspired Spring 2008 collection and introduced her first jewelry line at the Midtown Loft on Wednesday, September 5. Sitting in the front row were supermodel Carmen Dell'Orefice, Sharon Bush, Andrea and Ashley Stark, Mark W. Smith, Elegant Affairs' Andrea Correale, Bentley Meeker, Elaine Sargent, Frances Hayward, Campion Platt, Vicki and Fred Modell, Diane Lieberman, Alison Weiss Brady, Station Studios owner Andrew Barile, Michele Gerber Klein and Mark Langrish.

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Nicci Young of Johannesburg, South Africa and Hamptonite Richard C Wiese are getting married next week. Congratulations!

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Amy Zerner will present her latest "Spiritual Couture" collection at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City on Tuesday, September 18 and Wednesday, September 19 from eleven a.m. until five p.m.

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Westhampton's Meryl Lieberman has been selected for inclusion in the September 2007 issue of New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition magazine featuring the top 5% of attorneys in the New York metro area. And if all this reality show stuff is too much for you to comprehend, know that the team behind the wildly popular "The Real Housewives of O.C." are taking their spin to the Hamptons, trailing a handful of gals on the go and ladies in the know for a new series. Last week, they turned 75 Main Street into a veritable soundstage as they tracked several of the ladies on their daily rounds of tennis and shopping the luxe boutiques of Jobs Lane and Main Street. I've learned who two of the first round of "Housewives" are and they are definitely not the Donna Reed type nor are they the type to be easily lampooned, Countess LuAnne de Lesseps and Jill Zarin. Both are gals I know from the charity scene as hardworking, generous to a fault human beings. It will be really interesting to see how this all pans out.

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Annselm Morpurgo, also known as Artemis Smith, has moved the online auctions for the Morpurgo House and Cultural Center Project to www.DansBid.com. The Federal Court is presently mulling over Annselm's motion to permanently block the street partition auction of the property presently set for October 12 in Sag Harbor. A free-for-all over the property by the multiple defendants took place at the Federal Court building in Central Islip a couple of weeks ago and now everyone is waiting for Judge Seybert's decision on the injunction.

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