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A painting by artist and illustrator Michael Paraskevas, who celebrates 20 years with Dan's Papers this year, was selected as the artwork for the 2008 Hampton Classic poster. Paraskevas has been awarded this honor three other times, in 1987,1992 and 1998. He and his mother, Betty, are hard at work on their new animated series, "Taffy Saltwater," with Saban Entertainment, and a new Junior Kroll book is due out this fall. Find out more at thecheapshow.com.
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The National Convention of the Democratic Party in Denver, Colorado, kicked off on Sunday with an inter-faith gathering. Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of The Foundation of Ethnic Understanding, was among the religious leaders who led delegates in prayer. The inter-faith gathering brought delegates, elected officials, local residents, musical guests and spiritual leaders from many communities of faith together.
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Rumor has it that Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, star of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City," stole the show at the Southampton wedding of Blue Star Jets owner Todd Rome and Vanessa Brahms last week. In front of 200 guests at Nello Summertimes in Southampton, the countess borrowed the microphone from Andy Hilfiger's band and sang two songs, apparently causing quite a stir.
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Prudential Douglas Elliman chairman Howard Lorber was honored last Sunday at the Meadow Lane estate of Eleanor Wohl by the Chabad of Southampton Jewish Center, which he helped in its zoning fight. www.annliguori.com for more info.
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Jon Bon Jovi attended the Music for Mercy Corp benefit for Darfur held last weekend in Water Mill. Sarah Silverman, The English Beat and Bill McCuddy performed, and auction items included walk-ons in a Robert Zemeckis movie and the ABC show, "Dirty Sexy Money."
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