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There was something magical
about last week with
two glorious, sunny and
warm Sundays, plus the extraordinary
midweek celebration at
the Dan’s Papers Power Women
of the East End event.
I walked down the marina
ramp on a sparkly
Sunday morning located
behind one of my
favorite restaurants,
Bell & Anchor in Sag
Harbor, and I got onto
my friend Roman’s
boat.
Roman had invited
Patrick Condren and
me for a “last” ride of
the summer. It was a picture
perfect day to go boating
with the waters calm and
the sun shining strongly. We
went over to Shelter Island to
have lunch at his favorite market
in Dering Harbor.
Our destination was Marie
Eiff el, a food market overlooking
the harbor that makes
Roman’s favorite sandwich, “Th e
Cuban.” He said it was the tastiest
sandwich he ever ate. And he
was right!
Inside the sandwich, surrounded
by a crispy roll, was a combination
of shredded pork, cheese
and a slice of ham that makes me
salivate as I describe it to you.
Consider me a new member of
the “Th e Cuban” fan club!
Marie Eiff el has created a
superb French bakery and catering
business. She added a clothing/
home accessory shop across
the street, where I found two
shirts to buy.
Th e town also boasts a hardware
and toy general store, but
they all closed by 2 p.m., so I
missed my chance to explore
them.
A week of bountiful joy
Aft er lunch, we walked up
the hill to see Th e Chequit, the
hotel my friend Stacey Soloviev
recently bought and is renovating.
Th e hotel sits on the edge of
the picture-perfect tiny town on
the harbor. What a sight!
I wanted to linger longer, but
sadly it was time to return to
the boat and head back to Sag
Harbor. I wish time could have
stood still.
Later in the week was the
spectacularly successful Dan’s
Papers Power Women of the
East End event at Th e Muses in
Southampton.
More than 250 people gathered
to pay tribute to the diverse
and wildly accomplished women
in business, medicine, philanthropy
and government. Th ey
proudly walked the red carpet
to receive their “Vicki” statuette
(Dan’s Papers’ equivalent to
the Oscars statuette) from me,
Vicki!
It warmed my heart to see
so many happy people gathered
together. And I was so proud of
my event team that made it all
happen!
Days later on Halloween
Sunday, I had the privilege and
fun to go to Manhattan with my
sculptor friend Hans Van de
Bovenkamp, my favorite
acclaimed artist.
His Sculpture Farm,
where he lives, is in
Sagaponack, but we met
at Westhampton Beach’s
Village Square, where
Hans’ four magnifi cent
sculptures are on display.
We were joined by
Mayor Maria Moore
and Deputy Mayor Ralph
Urban, who thanked Hans
for lending the town his
unique sculptures for another
year — but they are for sale!
We then departed for our drive
to Manhattan to visit MoMA on
53rd Street. Luckily, the streets
and traffi c were both very quiet.
During the drive in, I was so
happy to see the brick and stone
walls surrounding the LIE going
toward the Midtown Tunnel
were graffi ti free! A huge change
from my last visit!
When we arrived at
MoMA and walked through
the galleries, it was remarkable
to me how Hans recognized
the work of many of
his friends, from Alexander
Calder to Willem de Kooning
to Larry Rivers to Jackson
Pollock to Lee Krasner — he
had known them all
and shared details
of their lives! How
great it was to see
the work of artists
of the Hamptons
at MoMA!
We took a
break for a delicious
lunch at
MoMA’s outdoor
cafe on their fi ft h
fl oor overlooking the
skyscrapers that were
all around us. We had a
bird’s-eye view of the architecture
of our great city.
What a way to
cap a glorious,
celebratory
eight-day
week fi lled with
bountiful joy!
Getting ready to board the
boat with Roman and Patrick
on a gloriously sunny day!
Westhampton Beach Mayor Maria Moore and
Deputy Mayor Ralph Urban with Hans and one of
his sculptures on The Great Lawn.
Roman takes a bite of
“The Cuban” sandwich,
which is now a favorite
of mine, too!
Judy Licht
receiving
her “Vicki”
statuette
alongside
Dan’s Papers
Publisher Ali
Jabbour.
Enjoying a bite with
Hans at MoMA!
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