The Social Survival Guide
Not all parties are created equal. We've culled the best of them for you, in this very opinionated guide to summer socializing.

Parties
In their last hurrah before a Memorial Day exodus eastward to the Hamptons, our locals appear at the Met's Costume Institute Gala, The Young Fellows of the Frick Museum, Central Park Conservancy and Literacy Partners, among others.

Food
THE BRUNCH CLUB
Sunday brunch is no picnic; stay home and scramble.

Cover Story
Candice Bergen reveals her gameplan to love, friendships and enjoying the good life in the Hamptons.
By Fiona Murray. Photographed by Robert Trachtenberg

The List
HAMPTONS 500: Did you make the list?

Scrapbook
John Gruen
At his home in Water Mill, the art critic gathered around him the most celebrated names in the art world, including the late Robert Rauschenberg. Gruen opens his scrapbook and reveals its stories to Julia Nasser.

New in the Hamptons
All the new addresses you'll need to commit to memory this summer, from dining to shopping to surf bars that play Elvis movies at night.

Town Spotlight
East Hampton
Our shortlist of the community's best dining, clubs, lodging, farm stands, beaches and children's activites turns out to be, well...not so short.

Real Estate Section
Our publisher, Kathy Rae, introduces the section that features our favorite vice: all things real estate. Hamptonopoly and a real estate smack-down between Georgica Pond and Lake Agawam round out this installment.
Hamptonopoly

Real Estate Smackdown
LAKE AGAWAM V. GEORGICA POND

The Buy-In
HOSTESS GIFTS
If making your Hamptons debut this weekend, be sure to impress your hosts first. Buy your way in with these offerings.
Photographs by Lianne Alcon

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