On Saturday, July 24th, Guild Hall held a special presentation of the documentary “The Lost Leonardo”. Fresh from the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, the film tells the story of the 2017 $450 million sale at Christie’s of “Salvator Mundi”, the most expensive painting ever sold. The global controversy about its being a real long-lost masterpiece by da Vinci or not, is an interesting story of expertise, art provenance, fame, power and money.
The screening was presented by the Hamptons International Film Festival and Sony Pictures Classics. Actor and HIFF Board Co-Chair Alec Baldwin and HIFF Artistic Director David Nugent held a discussion and Q&A after the film. www.GuildHall.org
David Nugent (HIFF Artistic Director)/Alec Baldwin (HIFF Board Co-Chair)
Heather Buchanan
Larry and Betty Smith
Jane Cranston/Daryl Westfall
Steven and Penelope Dannenberg
Susan Leader/Judy Harris
Margaretta Campen/Ellen Marcus
Daniele Menache/Frida Jacobson/Annick Nemirovsky
Sophie Laffort/Sara Costello/Christoph Jorg (Co-Producer of “The Lost Leonardo”)
Evan Beard (“The Lost Leonardo” Cast Member)
Emory Wolf/Samantha Young
Michael Barker (Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics)/Kim Brizzolara (HIFF Board Vice Chair)/Julie Anderson
Anne Chaisson (HIFF Executive Director)/Tina Jones (House Manager of Guild Hall’s John Drew Theater)
Montauk General Store Puts Down Roots, One Matcha Latte at a Time
There’s a stop on my Montauk map, and it might be my new favorite.
Montauk General Store just opened its first permanent storefront at 805 Montauk Highway, and walking in felt like stepping into a memory I didn’t know I had. Think ’80s Malibu surf shack meets midcentury design, driftwood textures, stainless steel finishes, and vintage coastal Americana all layered together in the most effortless way.
Where Fine Jewelry Meets Everyday Joy with Stephanie Gottlieb
The designs themselves are intentionally versatile, and the personal part comes from the person wearing it. Some clients customize a piece, some choose a meaningful gemstone or charm, and others simply make it their signature. I love creating jewelry that gives people the opportunity to make it their own.
AVP League Returns to the Hamptons for Its Seventh Stop of the Season
This weekend, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) will return to East Hampton for its seventh stop of the 2026 AVP League season. The world’s best professional beach volleyball players, including Olympians and AVP stars, will face off at EHP Resort & Marina (295 Three Mile Harbor Hog Creek Road, East Hampton), where approximately 300 tons of sand were trucked in to create a court worthy of the world’s best athletes, overlooking the marina.