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Rain and
thunderstorm
clouds
threatened
the
party
all
day.
Friday
evening's
drive to
the Hamptons was a nightmare for the thousands trekking out to
a
leisurely
weekend
in the Hamptons (an oxymoron!)... And the cocktail
party
for the
AMY
WINEHOUSE
FOUNDATION
GALA
kick-off
was a
brilliant
success.
The
weather
cooperated
and
turned
into a
warm,
summery Hamptons evening. People
trekked
from the
City so
were in
a fine
mood to
party,
talk and
listen
to great
music.
And,
that's
what
they
got.
Over 200
guests
were at
board
member
David
Hryck's
house in Southampton, under the stars and under a tent (just in
case!),
everyone
mingled
in fine
form.
Amy's
parents,
Janis
and
Mitch
Winehouse,
and
their
respective
spouses
Richard
and
Jane,
were
visiting
from England. Board members
Monte
Lipman
and
Alan
Serrins
journeyed
from the
City
along
with
Executive
Director
Julie
Muraco.
Among
the
crowd of
"faces"
were
Cheri
Kaufman,
Rod and
Judy
Gilbert,
PR guru
Catherine
Saxton,
financiers
Patrick
J.
Harvey
and Eric
Goldberg,
Fruzen
Ice
creator
Hana
Bisceglie,
Trenton
Harrison-Lewis,
the
irrepressible
Dr. Ruth
Westheimer,
and
famed
pop
singer
Taja
Sevelle,
who has
also
created
URBAN
FARMING,
to
create
100,000,000
"farms"
around
the
world.
Mitch
Winehouse,
performed
favorite
ballads
with the
Dominick
Farinacci
band, to
the
delight
of the
crowd.
"Hey,
now I
know
where
Amy got
her
voice,"
one of
the
guests
noted.
As a
special
tribute
to the
iconic
performer,
the Thai
ceremony
of
lighted
balloons
rose
into the
night
sky.
The Amy
Winehouse
Foundation
INSPIRATION
AWARDS Gala
takes place
at the
Waldorf
Hotel on
October
11th. The
Gala will
honor three
music
legends,
Tony Bennett,
who won the
Grammy Award
for his duet
with Amy.
Salaam Remi,
hip hop
producer and
keyboard
player as
well as
current
favorite
Nas,
who recently
released his
latest chart
topping
album
Life Is Good
featuring
Amy
Winehouse.
www.amywinehousefoundation.org
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