Get your oversize hats and Mint Julep sipping appetites ready for the Southampton Social Club’s Opening Weekend and Kentucky Derby Bash.  Celebrate the 144th renewal of the Greatest 2 minutes in Sports at one of the Hamptons hottest night life spots.

The SSC festivities begin before the 20 thoroughbred are let of out the gate, on Friday May 4^th at 5pm.   Get ready for a live DJ, top shelf open bar options and complimentary passed hors d’oeuvres.

The mint julep has been the traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby since the 1930s.  Get in line for your own fresh-as-spring Mint Julep—on the house at the SCC Derby Day Bash on Saturday May 5^th starting at 5 pm.

KentuckyDerby.com says what sets the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks apart from other sports and entertainment events, is the hats.

“During the race’s infancy, a lady without a hat on Derby Day wasn’t just a fashion faux pas; it was considered indecent. Part Southern tradition, part spectacle, the Kentucky Derby hat parade is …one of the greatest people-watching events in the world,” according to KentuckyDerby.com.

So in line with proper derby practice, dust off those dapper sports coats, page-boy hats and southern-belle inspired hats and dresses for your chance to win—no, not a Wreath of Roses but the guest with the best derby attire goes home with a $100 dinner gift card.

This summer, be sure to take advantage of SSC’s three-course prix-fixe specials, group dinner packages and their VIP cabanas.  Get Social with the Southampton Social Club.

− by Amanda Summers