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ART FAIR (Southampton Elks Lodge grounds, 605 County Road 39, Southampton)
General Admission: One Day Fair Pass, $15. Friday, July 26, 12pm - 7pm, Saturday July 27, 12pm - 7pm, Sunday, July 28, 12pm - 7pm and Monday, July 29, 12pm - 5pm
Art Southampton, the international contemporary and modern art fair, this year offers two special exhibitions: Warhol by Gallery Valentine and the New York Academy of Art Exhibition of famed alumni curated by internationally acclaimed artist Eric Fischl.
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BENEFIT (Private home, 214 Toppings Path, Sagaponack)
Saturday, July 27, 5-8PM, $75 advance, $100 door
Gimme Shelter Animal Rescue's mission is to rescue animals who are about to be euthanized in kill shelters across the country. Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction to help save animals' lives.
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BENEFIT (Hayground School, 151 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton)
Sunday, July 28, 5:30 – 7:30PM cocktail party; 7:30 – 10PM dinner; $175 for cocktail party; $1,000 for cocktail party and dinner; $40 for children
Top Manhattan and Hamptons chefs will be featured at the 2013 Chefs Dinner on Sunday. The much-anticipated event, now in its ninth year, is a benefit for Hayground School's Jeff's Kitchen and the Jeff Salaway Scholarship Fund.
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BENEFIT (The Watermill Center, 39 Water Mill Towd Road Water Mill)
Saturday, July 27, 6PM, $500 and up
The Watermill Center will once again bring together the worlds of theater, art, fashion, design, and society for DEVIL'S HEAVEN, its annual benefit. Funds raised will support the Watermill Center's year round Artist Residency Programs, providing a unique environment for young and emerging artists to explore and develop new work.
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CONCERT (Montauk Beach House, 55 South Elmwood Avenue, Montauk)
Saturday, July 20, Noon-7PM, free (must RSVP)
Sound Waves @ The House, the summer fashion & music series, featuring poolside music performances by Roger Taylor of Duran Duran and electronic house trio Dirty Vegas with DJ Hesta Prynn.
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BENEFIT (Home of Maria and Kenneth Fishel, Bridgehampton )
Saturday, July 27, 6PM, $300 and up
The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation's Hamptons Happening, FEAST, will be kicked off by a trunk show at the home of Maria & Kenneth Fishel. The main evening event is Saturday night with Todd English, six of his restaurants and twenty other renowned NYC and Hamptons chefs, serving food under an 8000sf tent on the Fishels' property.
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FISHING TOURNAMENT (Montauk Marine Boat Basin, 426 W Lake Drive, Montauk)
Saturday, July 27, 6AM-7PM, $950
Shark's Eye, Montauk's first satellite tag and all-release fishing tournament, has expanded into a two-day festival for sport, science, conservation and education. Some of the foremost research scientists in the country will be joined in Montauk by country music sensation Colton James and folk music star Caroline Doctorow, who will perform at the outdoor stage at Gosman's dock on Saturday night.
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CONCERTS (The Surf Lodge, 183 Edgemere Street, Montauk)
Chappo, Saturday July 27, 6PM, free.
Father John Misty, Sunday July 28, 6PM, free.
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