Clockwise from top left: guests listen to Eric Cantor introduce Joe and Blake Kernen at the Ross home in Southampton; Marie-Josée Kravis and Harry Benson; Joe and Blake Kernen; Karen LeFrak and Samantha Boardman; Wendi Murdoch and Wayne Wang at their movie premiere in Southampton.
What a treat it was to take a morning walk on the sweeping lawns by lush rose gardens—sure beats the gym! Among the guests were Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola, and Jill and David Gilmour. Back in London on Sunday for dinner and dancing at Annabel’s. Monday brought dinner at Windsor Castle with Barry Manilow entertaining, and lastly, Tuesday dinner at the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace. Then, to sunny Southampton, the sweetest place in the world come summertime. Summer living means summer books, so what do you do when a pal writes a book? Throw a book party! That’s what Wilbur and I did for Joe Kernen and his brilliant, young daughter Blake for their book: Your Teacher Said What?!: Defending Our Kids from the Liberal Assault on Capitalism. When asked what the book is about, adorable 11-year-old Blake answered, “Capitalism!” Guests included House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and his wife Diana Fine, Joe’s lovely wife, Penelope Kernen, MarieJosée and Henry Kravis, Gail and Carl
Icahn, Jenny and John Paulson, Robin and John Pickett, Kara and Steve Ross, Pat and Ed Ney, Ted Geary, Dolly and Jack Geary, Amanda Ross, Cynthia and Donald Frank, Samantha Boardman and Aby Rosen, Richard and Karen LeFrak, Jamee and Peter Gregory, Yasmin Aga Khan and Blaise Labroila, Gigi and Harry Benson, Carol and Earle Mack, Darcy and George Gould, Carole and Fred Guest, Ellen and Chuck Scarborough, Gail and Harry Theodoracopulos, Lesley and Stoddy Horn, Gerry Fabrikant and Tim Metz, Henry Barguidjian, Clelia and Tom Zacharias, Dailey and Gordon Pattee, Scarlett and Bill Robertson, Harriet and Ron Weintraub, Jane and George Bunn, Susan and Timmy Mortimer, Marianna and George Kaufman, Cornelia and Marty Bregman, Jamie Figg, Susan and Philip Warner, Catherine Cahill and Bill Bernhard, Lis and Richard Waterman, Audrey and Martin Gruss, and more. Nothing is more fun than a night at the movies and a bucket of popcorn! We headed to the UA Southampton
movie theater to see Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a fascinating adaptation of a novel about friendship, directed by Wayne Wang and produced by Wendi Murdoch. Traveling between the 1800s and present day, the movie dramatically illustrates how life has changed in China. Organized by Peggy Siegal, the event was hosted by Andrea Glimcher, Kelly Sugarman, Cristina Cuomo, Katie Lee, and Vera Wang. After the screening, we enjoyed a buffet dinner at Kelly and Jay Sugarman’s spectacular Saywer/Benson-designed home, which sits on 4.5 acres directly on the Atlantic Ocean. Moviegoers included Wendi Murdoch, Barbara Walters, Martha Stewart, Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Debra and Leon Black, Judith and Rudy Giuliani, Judy and Alfred Taubman, Louise Grunwald, Dennis Basso, Celerie Kemble and Boykin Curry, Tory Burch, Katherine Bryan and her houseguest Carolyn Roehm, Alex Hitz, Anne Hearst and Jay McInerney, Don Marron, Jim Coleman, Millie and Arne Glimcher, Marc Glimcher, Tamara Mellon, Tiffany Dubin, and more. u AU G UST 2 0 1 1 1 3 9