Weekend Recap

We're not going to bother trying to recap everything that happened this weekend. We're just going to talk about one, and only one, day: Saturday. Stuff happened on Friday night and there were even a few things going on on Sunday. But Saturday was the day. If you spent the day on the beach, then here's what you missed.

We told you the weather would be fine and we were right. Just had to get that off our chest. Super Saturday 10 was the big event—at least in the afternoon—and as usual, the shopping competition was heated (as was the weather). Kelly Ripa hosted and even presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani (with wife Judith in tow) couldn't pass up the chance to do a little shopping. No word on what Rudy thought about the gift bags which are always popular. While the shopping was happening there was also some basketball being played at the annual Hoops 4 Hope benefit right down the street in Bridgehampton. And just because we needed even more traffic on Scuttlehole Road, the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge kicked off its second weekend. Next weekend will be big as the world's best polo player, Adolpho Cambiaso, makes his debut on the polo grounds. All of the afternoon activities were, of course, just a warm up for the eveniongs events. Robert Wilson hosted the Watermill benefit—this year's theme was Voom Zoo, and the guests played along with the animal theme. Not to be out done, Russell Simmons held the Art for Life benefit at his East Hampton home and drew some serious boldfaced names, including Forrest Whittaker, who spoke with our MorningNoon&Night host Olivia Sterns, about how important supporting the arts and creativity is for young people because that's what allowed him to accomplish everything that he has on the stage and in film. If that wasn't enough to keep you amused, Dave Matthews played at The Ross School and according to inside sources the show was "amazing." Futher east, The Cinema Society held a screening of the new film, Becoming Jane, which ws attended by hottie Anne Hathaway as well as Heather Graham, Howard Stern and plenty of others, which isn't a bad haul on an absurdly busy night. Also in East Hampton, Adrian Grenier hosted a shindig for charity:water at Project Greenhouse and, though he didn't manage to do too well in the poker game, he did quite well behind the turntables before heading to the Star Room where it seemed like just about every after party that night converged. And that was just another Saturday here in the Hamptons.