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Taking Flight for Kids

Thu, 08/05/2021 - 07:55

Wings Over Haiti, which built a school near Port-au-Prince and has plans to build another, will benefit from the Hamptons Artists for Haiti fund-raiser at the East Hampton Airport on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The organization was established by Jonathan Glynn, a Sag Harbor artist, in 2010.

The benefit will feature wine, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, raffles, a silent auction, dancing, and music by D.J. Giancarlo. Billed as "the best time you'll ever have helping build a school," tickets are $175 in advance and $195 at the door, and can be bought online at wingsoverhaiti.net. 

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Vets Said They Felt the Love at Soldier Ride

“This has been the best experience I’ve ever had. I’ve been telling people, ‘I feel more welcome now than when I actually came home,’ ” said Sabrina Mohammed, a veteran who took part in Soldier Ride the Hamptons on July 18.

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Amagansett Vintage Shop Is a Family Affair

From a 1985 Unimog platform fire truck imported from Germany to black open-toe platform booties, you can find a bit of everything vintage at Georgopoulos Motors on Main Street in Amagansett, where the brother-and-sister team of Stathios and Tiffany Georgopoulos are in business together this summer. He sells the cars, she sells the clothes.

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Item of the Week: Camping by the Sea at Hither Hills

As soon as the campground opened at Hither Hills State Park in Montauk in 1929, camping on the beach became popular, as shown in this vintage postcard.

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