Guild Hall of East Hampton - 26th Anniversary Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner at Cipriani in Manhattan with Alec Baldwin, Dick Cavett and many other celebs! Honorees were Bob Balaban for Performing Arts; Richard Prince for Visual Arts; Marsha Norman for Literary Arts; and Susan and Alan Patricof for Leadership and Philanthropic Endeavors. Throughout the past twenty five years the Academy has honored both summer and year-round East End residents who have demonstrated excellence in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Some past recipients include: Steven Spielberg,
Billy Joel, Elaine Stritch, Mel Brooks and Alec Baldwin for Performing Arts; Julian Schnabel, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, April Gornik and Chuck Close for Visual Arts; Kurt Vonnegut, E. L. Doctorow, Edward Albee, Joseph Heller and Joe Pintauro for Literary Arts; and Special Awards to Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, and Peter Jennings, to name a few. Funds raised from the Award's dinner benefit Guild Hall's mission of celebrating the artistic spirit on the East End by educating, inspiring, and enriching
diverse audiences with excellent and engaging year-round programming
For more on this event and LOTS of other events:
http://thehamptons.com.
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