By Laura L. Griffin 8/17/12 11:00am

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To Do Saturday: The Artists of Fielding

Grab your peanuts and crackerjack, because Saturday marks the 64th annual Artists and Writers Celebrity Softball Game, which benefits an amalgamation of deserving East Hampton charities. And what rarified company you’ll be in! Long-time coach Ken Auletta leads the writers, joined by the likes of George Stephanopoulos, Hugo Lindgren and Carl Bernstein. The scribes will be challenged by the “artists” Christie Brinkley, Lori Singer and Mad Men’s John Slattery. (We’d never argue semantics, but this category used to include the likes of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, though we can’t picture either playing softball.) The proceedings will be announced by James Lipton, natch, whose bookings for Inside the Actors Studio have also begun to blur the lines of job titles. Remember the Jon Bon Jovi episode? Read More

By Elise Knutsen 5/03/12 3:59pm

Party Report

Mia Farrow and Ronan Farrow

Greater Talent Network’s 30th Anniversary Party: QT with Carl Bernstein, Michael Moore, and Proud Mom Mia Farrow

As The Observer approached the United Nations building yesterday evening, guests were handed an official-looking purple credential with an institutional insignia emblazoned on the front. “This is in case you need to go to the bathroom,” revelers were told.

Bathroom pass in hand, we ambled toward the Greater Talent Network’s 30th Anniversary fete. It was a tented affair, and guests were met with delegate-worthy river views and pomegranate martinis as they entered the space. Inside, a wide array of notables toasted the talent agency. Read More