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Within The Hedges - Hundreds of elegantly turned out Hamptons summer revelers gathered at the spectacularly manicured sprawling grounds of Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper, dubbed Woodhouse Park, to toast an organization with a heart of gold, God's Love We Deliver.

Within The Hedges - The Genius of England themed Much Adoo About Madoo was held on Saturday in the majestic gardens of The Madoo Conservancy. The all day event started with a Garden Market where attendees walked through the mazes of the Madoo Conservancy and browsed from a variety of vendors and items, followed by a Garden Cocktail party.

Within The Hedges - The Retreat celebrated its milestone 25th Anniversary with their Annual Benefit - Artists Against Abuse. The Gala, with more than 250 supporters, was held at the Ross Lower School Fieldhouse.

Within The Hedges - Good looks run in the family when it comes to Christie Brinkley's kids – Alexa Ray Joel, Sailor Cook, and Jack Cook. We all took notes during the SOFO Meets SOHO Gala.

Within The Hedges - The Hetrick-Martin Institute held its Thirteenth Annual School's Out benefit in East Hampton at the home of Peter Wilson and Scott Sanders. The event attracted a large crowd of celebrity and fashion-industry heavy weights including long time supporter Bravo's Andy Cohen and shoe mogul Brian Atwood.

Within The Hedges - "There are some of us who live in another world and see things differently,” remarked designer Donna Karan as she introduced her dear friend and founder of the Ross School, Courtney Sale Ross, at the recent Live @ Club Starlight Gala which honored Ross and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the revolutionary school in East Hampton.

Within The Hedges - Edie Falco and Aida Turturro waiting on line for an hour to get into a sale? That would be for the Southampton Fresh Air Home Decorators-Designers-Dealers Sale, Auction and Cocktail Benefit Party.

Within The Hedges - Event Chair Sandra McConnell had once again recruited eight top interior decorators to create rooms from donated ARF merchandise. Remembering last year's gorgeous bargains, we had our decorator, George Gordon Chang, poised to review cell photos in New York.

Within The Hedges - Jack Biderman has been hosting his annual Memorial Day bash for years with his wife Isabel. This year he gives us his three Hamptons rules.

Within The Hedges - Memorial Day weekend signals that the Hamptons' charity season is officially on and Georgica Restaurant in Wainscott hosted supermodel Jessica White's third annual Angel Wings Foundation dinner in support of Somaly Mam.

Within The Hedges - What better way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Hamptons than wandering around the magnificent Water Mill estate of Joan and George Hornig.

Within The Hedges - Up-island from the Hamptons, the Independent Group Home Living (IGHL) annual gala honored former New York Jets, entrepreneur and humanitarian Marty Lyons.

Within The Hedges - What do a clam digger, a puppeteer, an extreme sports photographer and a bookbinder all have in common? They were among the creative personalities who took part in the Parrish Art Museum's third installment of "The Lightning Round". In this "game", each individual is allowed to present "20 for 20", meaning "20 slides or visuals, for 20 seconds each", giving the speaker a total of 6 minutes and 40 seconds in which to encapsulate his or her life's passion.

Within The Hedges - From where to shop to where to work out and of course where to party here in the Hamptons the ideas are endless. We pulled together the cream of the crop for you so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy. Happy Memorial Day Weekend and welcome back to the Hamptons!

Within The Hedges - On Saturday, April 21, Spring Fling, the Parrish Art Museum's annual community party and fund raiser took place - and it was one rockin' party.

Within The Hedges - On Saturday, April 14, 2012, Last Chance Animal Rescue held its Second Annual Rock for Rescue Benefit at 230 Elm in Southampton, for some foot tapping, tearing up the dance floor fun with friends - and all for a very worthy cause.

Within The Hedges - The 2012 Sag Habor Easter Bonnet Sidewalk Parade was held on Saturday, April 7, following a petting zoo at the Sag Harbor Garden Center.

Within The Hedges - You might call it stacking the odds, or more accurately, smart fundraising when Jean Mackenzie joined forces with Rose and John Dios to host a joint Casino Night.

Within The Hedges - Bay Street Theatre looked like a Las Vegas Casino when their First Annual Casino Night took place this Saturday, March 24. The evening's grand prize winners were Gary and Annette Bierfriend and Kevin Kruel.

Within The Hedges - The Business Council, a network of local and regional business leaders with a strong interest in promoting the vitality of the East End through support of the Parrish Art Museum held its annual wine tasting event at the Museum featuring spectacular wines from the North and South Forks.