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| The noted equestrian community, Millbrook, in the heart of the Hudson Valley, was in full gallop on July 19-21 at the 150-acre farm of Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels. The multi-faceted weekend celebrating its 20th anniversary was centered around three days of horse competition, enhanced by shopping at Fitch's Market with 50 shops, collector cars, along with a series of social events. The 333 horses in competition for Tiffany & Co. prizes included three Olympic Riders along with over 100 riders who had qualified for the United States Eventing Association's regional championships and of course Millbrook's best were jumping for the blue. |
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| The Sunday Spectator Luncheon was sponsored by Stribling Private Brokers and chaired by Jane Hottensen and Darren Henault, who created a "low country" picnic for 350 guests complete with Champagne Paul Goerg. Ladies and gentlemen wore hats, if convenient, while dining under the large marquis overlooking the jumping field. The Fitch's Corner Award was presented to Barbara and Donald Tober. The country chic day was sponsored by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, Fresh Gourmet, and fashion retailer J .McLaughlin. |
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| Applauding the horses and riders were Lorna and Larry Graev, Warrie and Jim Price, Marlene and Jim Zirin, Zibby and Jim Tozer, Gloria and Craig Callen, Fernanda Gilligan and her gang of young, Joan and Jay McLaughlin, Linda Buckley with Tiffany designers John Truex and Richard Lambertson, Parker Gentry Thorne, Julia and Nigel Widdowson, Tony Cutugno, Cece Cord, Libbet Johnson, and Nancy Stahl who was on her horse as part of the Millbrook Hound Parade. Fitch’s Corner is the private farm of Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels, located on 150 acres in the heart of Millbrook hunt community. The farm operates as a private horse boarding facility where they welcome the community to enjoy the Fitch's Corner Horse Trials Weekend every July. The horse competition is the core activity of the weekend and, for the third year in a row was the site of the United States Eventing Association Area 1 Northeast regional championships. Tally Ho for a great equestrian weekend. |
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| On August 2, 2013, not-for-profit art museum, sculpture garden, and art education organization LongHouse Reserve hosted a spectacular evening of late summer artistic treats and treasures on its sprawling East Hampton property. The Friday evening extravaganza celebrated the opening of two of its much-anticipated 2013 exhibits: internationally acclaimed Chinese contemporary artist and dissident Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold and top emerging Cuban sculptor Yoan Capote’s RERUM ALTER NATURA. The Reserve kicked off these two noteworthy exhibits with an enchanting garden concert by the inventive Voxare Quartet. As part of the evening’s festivities, Yoan Capote made a special appearance along with LongHouse Founder Jack Lenor Larsen, President Dianne B, Executive Director Matko Tomicic and Peter Olsen. |
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| Friday evening’s festivities included the new exhibit from famed contemporary Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold. The twelve-piece art installation is the gold patina-plated ‘collector’ series of his internationally touring body of work. A collaborative project between Ai Weiwei, his studio, and private New York art organization AW Asia, the exhibit will reside at LongHouse until October 12th. The second exhibit is from top Havana sculptor and UNESCO prize-winning artist Yoan Capote. RERUM ALTER NATURA, or The Other Nature of Things, is Capote’s most recent work, completed during his current residency in the states. Like much of Capote’s energetic, psychologically-driven, and superbly well-crafted work, RERUM ALTER NATURA features two bronze sculptures, and grapples with immigration, exile and the emotional and psychological plight of the wandering traveler. The exhibit will also run through the end of the season. |
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| The art-filled evening was made complete with a passionate performance by Voxare quartet, comprised of violinists Emily Ondracek-Peterson and Galina Zhdanova, violist Erik Peterson, and cellist Adrian Daurov. The group performed not only standard repertoire, but also contemporary works by living composers as well as their own arrangements of popular and rock music. Guests included Guns N’s Roses guitarist Richard Fortus, photographer Michael Halsband, President and Founder of Fundación Amistad Maria ‘Luly’ de Lourdes Duke, Ralph Pucci, Asia Dyrkacz, Rolf Heitmeyer, Ellen Wesibrud, Nancy Singer, Angela and Eric Firestone, Fiona Moore and son Declan Slonim, Claudia Spinelli, James Solomon, Larry Warsh and Jonah Warsh, Sandra Becker, Victoria Exnicios, Howard Farber, Lillian Heidenberg, Melissa Armstrong, Melissa Mapes, and Katerina Benzoba. |
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| UJA-Federation of New York’s Manhattan Women’s Philanthropy hosted its eighth annual Hamptons Trunk Show at The Bridgehampton Historical Society on August 1, 2013. The afternoon drew more than 600 men and women for an afternoon filled with shopping, music, snacks, and fun all for a good cause. 20% of all sales from this event will go toward UJA-Federation’s annual campaign to care for people in need, inspire a passion for Jewish life and learning, and strengthen Jewish communities. |
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| Participating designers included Gerber-Seid Fine Art, Ramy Brook, SoulCycle, Pologeorgis Furs, JILLY New York, Catherine Beth Jewelry, Hipchik Couture, Lissa Fine Jewelry, Scoop NYC, Danielle Queller, Edition01, Gumdrop Kids, and many more. The event was chaired by Ramy Sharp and vice chaired by Jill Bikoff, Stacey Bronfman, Harriet Croman, Jennifer Gardner Trulson, Jamie Mitchell, Sara Pilot, and Debbie Wilpon. |
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Photographs by Mary Hilliard (Fitches Corner); Heidi Green Photography (UJA) |