Weekly Highlights Out East: June 23-June 29
Garden parties, events for the art lover, a carnival and parade for the 4th, and my current summer picks...
FEED Foundation x Amber Waves Fête: A lovely way to start the season, Amber Waves Farm in Amagansett hosts a family fête benefiting the FEED Foundation on Saturday, June 27, 4:30–7:30 p.m., with wood-fired pizzas, local drinks, live music, and kids' activities.
Beautopia: The LongHouse Summer Benefit: LongHouse Reserve’s 16-acre sculpture garden turns over to its biggest night of the year on Saturday, June 27, 5:30–11 p.m. Cocktails and music through the gardens at golden hour, an art auction, dinner, and dancing, honoring artist Sean Scully and patron Bruce Horten. June is the time to be in these gardens, before the July crowds.
NOMAD Hamptons: The roving collectible-design fair lands its first U.S. edition at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center, June 25–28, with galleries mounting site-specific installations across the grounds
Southampton Fresh Air Home's American Picnic with Fireworks returns to a private oceanfront estate on Meadow Lane this Saturday, June 27, from 7 to 10pm. An all-American spread, food trucks, a carnival for the kids, and fireworks over Shinnecock Bay. This year marks SFAH's 125th, the camp that has served children with physical disabilities out here.
My friends have raved about Explorer Camp for years, so I finally signed my kids up for a week in August and they couldn't be more excited. The camp is run by East End Explorer, a local company that also offers private paddle tours, SUP and kayak rentals, and boat charters. Camp weeks sell out through the summer, so book now.
A friend recently launched CeCe Freade, a gentle French-Korean skincare line built around calming, soothing formulas, so it's especially good for sensitive skin. The Future Proof Face Cream has become my nightly ritual, and I think it’s outstanding.
Here are some free World Cup print-outs your kids might enjoy (source: Lauren at Kickstart Reading).
I absolutely love the new bag I purchased from Underwater Weaving. They have excellent colors (it was hard to choose just one). I don't think a more perfect summer bag could exist.
I practically lived in these ivory crepe pants and the matching top through every cocktail party and dinner this May and June. It’s a great elevated summer outfit I’ll continue to have on repeat.
This polo sweater is also on heavy rotation, I have it in pink and aqua and it’s the perfect pop of color and I love the weight of it.
I love these exfoliating shower mitts. They leave my skin so soft, and there's something satisfying about buffing away all the sunscreen at the end of the day.
Boden is having an excellent sale right now for kids. I just stocked up on colorful and fun summer camp clothes: so many great suits, a fabulous embroidered blouse, fun socks, sweet PJs, cute shorts, and some boys 4th of July shorts and so so much more that’s worth checking out for summer.
North Sea Fire Department Carnival: Tuesday, June 30–Saturday, July 4. 149 Noyac Road, Southampton. The local volunteer department throws its annual carnival just in time for the holiday weekend — rides, games, and fair food for the whole family. Fireworks light up the sky on Thursday, July 2 and again on Saturday, July 4. A genuinely sweet, old-fashioned way to kick off summer.
Southampton Village 4th of July Parade: Our favorite day of the year. Saturday, July 4 at 10 a.m., one of the oldest and largest on Long Island, now in its 105th year. Take the kids, ours absolutely love it. We like to post up along Jobs Lane, bring the beach chairs and sun protection.
East Hampton Art & Design Days: Four days of private house and garden tours, artists' studios, design panels at Guild Hall, July 9–12, with names like Charlotte Moss, Tom Scheerer, and Amy Astley, benefiting the East Hampton Historical Society and Guild Hall. Access is intimate and pass-based, so plan ahead and book early.
For all Hamptons openings and other events, check out this issue
The Gazillion Bubble Show takes its final bow Off-Broadway on September 7 after nearly two decades. Yes, it's touristy, but my kids LOVED it, and this is the summer to catch it before it's gone for good.
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now: The Guggenheim's survey of Pop art just opened and runs through January 10. The showstopper is Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room, a mirrored chamber of suspended, glowing lights. Quietly breathtaking, and worth timing your visit around.