Hillary’s Whirlwind Weekend

Local Democrats and businesses welcomed Hillary Clinton on Sunday for a jam-packed day of fund-raising.

The morning began with a pancake breakfast at the Huntting Lane, East Hampton home of Alan and Susan Patricof. Mrs. Clinton, looking relaxed and happy in a casual blue-and-white-checked dress, posed with guests for professional photographs and spoke to the crowd about early child development and education, middle-class prosperity, improving the economy, and energy and sustainability. The designer Rebecca Minkoff worked the grill to make French toast.

Several town officials were invited, including Supervisor Larry Cantwell, Deputy Supervisor Peter van Scoyoc, and Councilwoman Sylvia Overby. Mr. Van Scoyoc said he found Mrs. Clinton’s remarks to the point, especially, he said, since Donald Trump is in the midst of a debate about whether or not his hair is real.

Mrs. Clinton’s remarks resonated with Mr. Cantwell as well, “certainly her comments about continuing to accelerate the growth of renewable resources,” he said. The supervisor has met the former Secretary of State, now a Democratic candidate for president, several times here, and played golf at the South Fork Country Club in Amagansett with her husband when he was in the White House.

Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Cantwell sat down together at one point to talk privately about changes affecting the East End, including water quality, quality of life, and population growth, agreeing on the need to resist pressure and to protect natural resources.

“Hillary Clinton is much more engaging and personable than we sometimes see her on television,” said Mr. Cantwell.

After the breakfast, the candidate zipped over to the Southampton house of the designer Tory Burch, where photos showed her again speaking into a microphone. Instagram users supplied their own captions, including “FLOTUS turned POTUS” [Secret Service acronyms for the first lady and the president) and “Breakfast for the future president! Go Hillary go!!!”

That evening, Mrs. Clinton attended a party at the house of Hilary Leff and Elliot Groffman in Northwest Woods, East Hampton. The restaurant Almond in Bridgehampton catered the event. Eric Lemonides, an owner of the restaurant, had picked up some tomatoes from Amber Waves Farm earlier in the day and put them on Instagram as well. Mrs. Clinton posed with supporters and local business owners here as well, including Liza Tremblay of Joe and Liza’s ice cream, which topped off the menu.

Stephen Munshin volunteered to bartend, and his wife, Lindsay Morris, helped sign guests in. Both work at the publication Edible East End. Mr. Munshin said Mr. Clinton “was more out and about,” making rounds and glad-handing, while the candidate met with supporters.

As the event wound down, Mr. Lemonides snapped a shot of Bill sitting in the back of a car “doing #crosswordpuzzles” while he waited for Hillary to finish her night.

Over the past two weeks, while staying at an estate in Amagansett’s Barnes Landing neighborhood, Mr. Clinton has popped up all over town. On Monday night he dined at the Palm while three security vehicles reportedly blocked the Jitney stop.