Hot in the Hamptons: Art for Life

<p>Each year Russell Simmons hosts the star-studded event to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.</p>

News 12 Staff

Jul 17, 2017, 9:46 AM

Updated 2,490 days ago

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Hip-hop heavyweights, along with Super Bowl winner Darrelle Revis, Tony and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo, Star Jones, Soledad O'Brien, actors Simone and Dorian Missick, Miss Lawrence and over 600 Hamptonites came out to support Russell Simmons' Art for Life Gala
The event honored Public Enemy's Chuck D, Uber's Bozoma Saint John, artist Sanford Biggers, BET's Stephen G. Hill & Esi Eggleston Bracey.
Guests enjoyed a surprise performance by Chuck D and the evening's entertainment Cynthia Erivo.
The 18th annual Art for Life Gala raised over $1.1 million for arts education. Each year, Simmons hosts the star-studded event to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.


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