Flappers bedecked with feathers and brandishing elegant cigarette holders posed with their dapper companions in a scene straight out of “The Great Gatsby” last night at the East End Seaport & Marine Foundation in Greenport.
The event was a Gatsby-themed fundraiser, “Keep the Light On,” for Long Beach Bar, or Bug Light, Lighthouse; guests began the evening with a reception at the Museum complete with pink champagne and then headed to Bug Light by boat, the first time a reception was held at the Lighthouse, off Orient Point.
The mood was festive and as the crowd of 80 gathered at the Museum, it was easy to feel as though the scene was a glimpse back into Greenport’s rich past, as men wearing old-fashioned bathing garb posed playfully with women carrying antique metal beaded flapper bags and sporting ornate headbands.
