SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The Parrish Art Museum’s Midsummer Party, a highlight of the Hamptons summer season, will take place Saturday, July 11, starting at 7 pm. This year’s event will celebrate Dorothy Lichtenstein for her extraordinary energy, enthusiasm, and generous commitment to art and culture.

Dorothy Lichtenstein has been a trustee of the Parrish since 2000 and has contributed to the success of countless Museum programs and exhibitions. Dorothy’s close friends and party co-chairs, Agnes Gund, Jo Carole Lauder, and Ronald Lauder, along with Host Committee Chair Larry Gagosian, and Host Committee Vice-Chairs, Gayle Perkins Atkins, Deborah Bancroft, Danielle Ganek, and Kelly Behun Sugarman will come together with the Parrish to honor the woman whose charm, energy, and ceaseless generosity have touched the Museum for so many years.

This summer’s spectacular décor will be provided by The Daily Blossom, the exhilarating music by Peter Duchin and his Orchestra, and the fabulous food courtesy of Great Performances. The Midsummer Party begins with cocktails and dinner in an air conditioned tent in the Museum’s historic arboretum, then kicks into high gear with dessert, drinks, and dancing from 10 pm to 1 am. The sell-out party draws approximately 550 dinner guests and 500 “After Ten” attendees—primarily affluent Hamptons second-homeowners and individuals with sophisticated tastes and interest in the visual arts.