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Lighting the way for equity in urban education, Jean Shafiroff and Martin Shafiroff opened their Park Avenue home for a cocktail reception honoring the Mission Society. "This is the kick-off for our gala," Mission Society of New York President Elsie McCabe Thompson told us. "This year we're calling it the Founding Families Gala, a theme that underscores not...

Longtime Ellen Hermanson Foundation volunteer Rita Wasserman was honored with a Lifetime Community Achievement Award during the Foundation's "In The Pink" benefit at 230 Elm Productions. In addition to fêting Wasserman, the evening featured multi-chef tastings, an open bar, live music from The HooDoo Loungers - everybody's favorite East Coast New Orleans Party Band, and a silent auction...

The East End community came together at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett in support of the East Hampton and Amagansett Food Pantries, who were raising vital funding during the non-profit's "Ladles of Love" benefit. Headliners included Mama Lee, Jetty Coons, Lynn Blue Band, Bastards of Boom, Taylor Barton with G.E. Smith, Bobbi Terzi Originals and OCDC.

The 57th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, which is New York's second largest St. Paddy's Day march, drew quite the crowd. The extravaganza stepped off at Edgemere Road, marched up Edgemere Road and turned on to Main Street where it passes the reviewing stand.

After a successful Creative Artist Salon Night launch, LTV presented its second iteration - highlighting comedy, film, music, talk, scene readings and more. The gathering of East End creatives included bits by Mercedes Ruehl, Inda Eaton, Dan Gasby, Mago & Marsin, Judith Kasen-Windsor, John Sialiano (Goumba Johnny), Bill McCuddy, Christiane Arbesu, Julie Bluestone, and more.

Jean and Martin Shafiroff hosted a St. Patrick's Day cocktail party honoring Stony Brook Southampton Hospital - with Patrick McMullan as their special guest - this past Sunday. In keeping with the Luck of the Irish, guests did NOT have to fight their way through barricaded streets: the parade was the day before. In keeping with the holiday...

The Hudson Yards debut brought out several notable names, including Anne Hathaway, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dylan Sprouse, Andy Cohen, and more.

Southampton's Jean Shafiroff hosted a shopping event at Alice and Olivia in Palm Beach in support of Tri-County Animal Rescue in Palm Beach. A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Rescue's emergency medical fund and both dogs in attendance found their forever home.

Hamptons fixture Lucia Hwong Gordon pulled a glamorous group together at the Brazilian Court Hotel’s Cafe Boulud last Friday to celebrate her weekend in Palm Beach. Gordon has been making the awards circuit this season with her mother, Lisa Lu, who plays the matriarch, Nick’s Grandmother in “Crazy Rich Asians.”

Citizens Committee for New York City hosted its New Yorker for New York Gala at Gotham Hall in Manhattan. The evening honored Ursula Burns with the Osborn Elliott Award for Community Leadership, Richard Ravitch and Kathleen M. Doyle with the New Yorker for New York Award, and Citzens Committee grantees River Fields and Rusty Fields with the Marietta...