If You Love…Showhouses
Join media sponsor HC&G at the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons’ annual Thrift Shop Designer Showhouse and Sale. Area decorators will be creating inspiring room vignettes, whose contents will be sold to benefit ARF. Preview and reception, Sat., May 24, 5–8 p.m.; showhouse open Sun.–Mon., May 25–26, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., 17 Montauk Hwy., Sagaponack. For tickets and more information, call 631-537-0400 x219 or go to arfhamptons.org.
HC&G presents the second annual Holiday House Hamptons, a showhouse benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, at the Watchcase in Sag Harbor. Our region’s top designers will be transforming several spaces, from loft apartments to a freestanding townhouse. Design chairs include Steven Gambrel, Thom Filicia, Mary McDonald, and Vicente Wolf. Opening gala, Sat., June 28; showhouse runs June 29–Aug. 10. For tickets, hours, and more information, call 212-472-3313 or go to holidayhousehamptons.com.
If You Love…Looking at Houses
The Southampton Historical Museum hosts its fifth annual Tour of Southampton Homes with media sponsor HC&G. Stops on the self-guided tour range from a historic Colonial-style house in the village to a sprawling Meadow Lane estate. Sat., May 31, 1–4:30 p.m., with a reception to follow. For tickets and more information, call 631-283-2494 or go to southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org.
If You Love…Gardens
HC&G is the proud media sponsor of the Parrish Art Museum’s Landscape Pleasures, a horticultural feast featuring a symposium with esteemed British garden designer Arne Maynard and a tour of magnificent East End gardens, including the grounds of fashion designer Tory Burch’s Southampton estate. Symposium, Sat., June 7, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.; tour, Sun., June 8, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. For tickets and more information, call 631-283-2118 x150 or go to parrishart.org.
If You Love…Shopping
Join media sponsor HC&G at Much Ado About Madoo, a three-day garden fair at the Madoo Conservancy, the late Robert Dash’s brilliant two-acre garden in Sagaponack. Festivities include a live auction conducted by Jamie Niven, a silent auction of architect-designed birdhouses and other goods, workshops, and a festive garden market with plants, garden antiques, home accessories, food items, and more. Kickoff cocktail, Fri., June 13, 6–9 p.m.; market open Sat., June 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Sun., June 15, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. For tickets, call 631-537-8200 or go to madoo.org.
The Peconic Land Trust is bringing the first annual Antiques & Design Show to Bridgehampton, a weekend of fun that includes an exhibition and sale featuring top dealers, from the East End to England. Preview party, Fri., June 20, 6:30 p.m.; show runs Sat.–Sun., June 21–22, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Bridgehampton Community House, 2357 Montauk Hwy. For more information and tickets, call 212-988-2906 or go to peconiclandtrust.org.
