on the scene

On The Scene - "Even if you're only setting a table for those in your bubble or just yourself, making the extra effort to create a beautiful tablescape makes the moment feel special," Bikoff told us.

On The Scene - "We created cooking, dance, baking classes and wine tastings," Kathryn Nathanson continued, "everything from a virtual tea ceremony in Japan to a flamenco class in Spain to give our members a taste of travel. We tapped into our little black book of partners all over the world."

On The Scene - "Right now, the whole question of storytelling is: what are the stories and who gets to tell them," Susan Galardi said. "Not everyone gets to tell his or her story."

On The Scene - "It's a medical fact that singing is a natural antidepressant and it strengthens the immune system," Watts told us. "Now more than ever, being creative, and more specifically, singing is important."

On The Scene - "This is going to be a unique discussion, obviously, given the current state. I'm going to be speaking about how to entertain and host friends while maintaining social distance," told us.

On The Scene - "The Secret Service arrives and we find the Clintons a 'safe' spot and Jimmy [Buffet] starts performing. He finishes his first song, there is a loud pop, and the lights go out," Honerkamp recounted.

On The Scene - "Both locals and visitors of the region are in store for some amazing experiences based around the taste, sounds and sights of the Hamptons this winter," Glenn O. Vickers II noted.

On The Scene - "I spend most of my time in California, but home is in the Hamptons. When the opportunity came about to take over the nightclub, I couldn't say no," Tadross Jr. told us.

On The Scene - "I'm you, but young," the 20 something told the Grand Dame. "When I said that she freaked out," Tiel told the room about meeting Coco Chanel.

On The Scene - "Try to get the best of the artist. It doesn't make any difference if it's Picasso. Not everything he did was great," Art Basel Miami Beach Chair Norman Braman advised.

On The Scene - "This year's event will be quite special for our 30th!" Roman Roth noted.

On The Scene - "In just three short years, the event has become quite the hot ticket," Abas told us.

On The Scene - "I come every year," said Judy Giuliani, in one of those long flowing summer dresses that were de rigueur this summer. "My daughter actually won the Hampton Classic when she was much younger."

On The Scene - There is a socially conscious, philanthropic undertone to Fischer's innovative programs.

On The Scene - "I believe travel makes the world a better place," said Brian Kelly, Founder and CEO of The Points Guy.

On The Scene - "Music made me a better person and I want to give it back," Lang Lang told Hamptons.com.

On The Scene - "The Florida relation started more than 450 years ago," the Consul General of France in Miami Clément Leclerc related. "The French tried to set foot in Florida as early as the 1560s."

On The Scene - "The idea of a peep show is retro, but the big white peepholes make it modern," explained Susanne Bartsch.

On The Scene - "We all know art heals," says Mrs. Shafiroff, citing art therapy utilized to treat those in need such as children battered by domestic abuse, veterans and individuals from war-torn countries suffering from PTSD, and incarcerated individuals for whom describing trauma might not be possible.

On The Scene - In their day, the great composers actually worked with the Vienna Orchestra conductors to play the music as envisioned, Sir Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz, the book's author, told the room.