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2 NEWS ANCHOR CHRIS
WRAGGE
The 13th Annual A
Hamptons Happening benefiting
the Samuel
Waxman Cancer
Research Foundation
(SWCRF) on Saturday,
August 5, 2017 will
treat guests to an
intimate performance
by Grammy-nominated
singer-songwriter Rufus
Wainwright.
This special night
of music will
include a
performance by
recording artist
Sophie
Beem,
a protégé of Beyoncé.
Mr. Wainwright’s
performance will
celebrate the
introduction of a
sarcoma research
grant established
jointly by the SWCRF and
the Kate
McGarrigle
Foundation (KMF), a
nonprofit
organization he and
his family founded
to support sarcoma
research after his
mother passed away
from the disease.
Taking place on the
estate of Maria and Kenneth
Fishel, A
Hamptons Happening is
one of the Hamptons’
most anticipated
summer benefits and
will once again
feature tastings
from some of the top
chefs and
restaurants in New
York City and the
Hamptons.
The event will be
hosted by CBS 2 News
anchor Chris
Wragge and
will honor Glenn
Myles,
Chairman and CEO of
First Wall Street
Capital; Bobbie
Lloyd,
Chief Baking Officer
of Magnolia Bakery; Shep
Gordon,
Talent Manager,
Hollywood Film
Agent, Producer and
Author; Gabriel
Kreuther,
Owner and Executive
Chef of Gabriel
Kreuther Restaurant,
a Michelin Star
recipient, and
Relais & Chateaux
restaurant; and Margaret
Hayes,
President and CEO of
Fashion Group
International.
This year’s A
Hamptons Happening is
chaired by event
Co-Founder Marion
Waxman and
co-chairs
Karen Amster-Young,
Chris Arlotta, Jake
Croman, Erica
Linden-Fineberg,
Jacob Frisch,
Jessica Mackin-Cipro,
Jennifer Saraf
Myles, Jake Taub and Erin
Jennifer Woudsma.
A Hamptons Happening is
among the most
eagerly awaited
events of the
Hamptons social
calendar. Drawing on
average 500 guests,
the event will again
feature silent and
live auctions and
will take place
under a tent on the
stunning 15-acre
Bridgehampton
property of Maria and Kenneth
Fishel.
The benefit is a
scrumptious
celebration of New
York’s finest
cuisine, personally
presented by the top
chefs of the most
celebrated
restaurants in New
York City and the
Hamptons. Guests
indulge their
appetites for the
savory and the
sweet, mix and
mingle, bid on
exciting auction
items and dance to
today’s hottest
tunes, all the while
collaborating to
fund science’s quest
for a cure for
cancer.
The event’s producer
is Robin Lathrop of By
Robin and
music is by Untouchable
Events.
Sponsors and event
partners include:
AmTrust Title,
Hamptons Magazine,
Media Sponsor, The
Independent,
Newspaper Partner,
Keith’s Nervous
Breakdown, Pottery
Barn Southampton,
and Williams-Sonoma
Bridgehampton. Participating
restaurants, chefs
and spirits brands include,
to date: The
Savory:
The 21 Club;
Bareburger; Calissa,
Chef Dominic Rice;
David Burke at
Bloomingdales;
Centro Trattoria and
Bar; Delicatessen,
Michael Ferraro;
Eataly; The Golden
Pear, Keith Davis;
Chef Gabriel
Kreuther; Manna,
Chef Marco Barrila;
Neuman’s Kitchen,
Paul Neuman; Oreya,
Greg Grossman; Saaz
Indian Restaurant,
Sameer Mohan; Salt &
Bone; Scotto’s Pork
Store; Seafood Shop,
Colin Mather; Chef
Barret Beyer; and
The Union League
Club, Russell
Rosenberg. The
Sweet:
Candied Anchor,
Jillian Rennar;
Clarkson Avenue
Crumb Cakes, Susan
Walsh; Erica’s
Rugelach, Erica
Kalick; Magnolia
Bakery, Bobbie
Lloyd; and Southfork
Bakery. Beverages:
Doña Sarita Mezcal,
Moët, Montauk
Brewery, Montauk
Hard Whiskey, Palm
Bay International,
and Tito’s Handmade
Vodka.
Performers from The
National Circus
Project will
return to A
Hamptons Happening for
a second year to
delight attendees
with their whimsical
presence and magic
tricks.
About the Samuel
Waxman Cancer
Research Foundation
(SWCRF)
The Samuel Waxman
Cancer Research
Foundation is a
501(c)3 nonprofit
organization
dedicated to curing
and preventing
cancer. The
Foundation is a
pioneer in cancer
research and its
mission is to
eradicate cancer by
funding cutting-edge
research that
identifies and
corrects abnormal
gene function that
causes cancer and
develops minimally
toxic treatments for
patients. Through
the Foundation’s
collaborative group
of world-class
scientists, the
Institute Without
Walls, investigators
share information
and tools to speed
the pace of cancer
research. Since its
inception in 1976,
the Samuel Waxman
Cancer Research
Foundation has
awarded
approximately $90
million to support
the work of more
than 200 researchers
across the globe.
For more information
on A Hamptons
Happening, ticket
packages and
sponsorships, please
visit
www.waxmancancer.org/Events/Hamptons-Happening/HH17-Tickets
or call
212-867-4502.
WHEN:
Saturday, August 5,
2017
Press Check-In 6:00
p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Red Carpet Arrival
6:30 p.m. – 7:00
p.m.*
Auction 7:30 p.m.*
*Subject to client
approval
WHERE:
At the Home of Maria
& Kenneth Fishel and
Family
Bridgehampton, NY
TICKETS:
Individual Ticket
$425
Millennial Ticket
(30 & under) $200 |