The Paradiso 17th Annual Watermill Summer Benefit was nothing short of artsy and fabulous! A snow monkey greeted attendees, including guest auctioneer Sharon Stone, Alec Baldwin, Miranda Richardson, Emily Mortimer, Marisa Berenson, Calvin Klein, Roger Waters, Alan Cumming, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Lisa Perry, Anne
Hearst and Jay McInerney, Fern Mallis, Eric Ripert, Tatiana and Campion Platt, Nicole Miller, Kathy and Rick Hilton, Andre Balazs, and James Frey, as they walked through an amazing fun house!

During a spectacular dinner, Vincent Morelle and Cherif Zaouali of Readymade Dance performed a routine choreographed by Andre Gingras. As if that wasn’t enough—guests witnessed a human tornado machine! A Touch of Class DJ’ed in the auction tent, as enthusiastic bidders contributed to the center’s year-round artist residency and education programs. Watermill Paradiso auctioned off 100 bottles of its exclusively designed scent, along with other items, such as a private concert by Rufus Wainwright. Stone actually roused the audience into bidding twice on the concert—it’s no wonder $1.4 mil was raised that evening.