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" The city that never sleeps always get slightly drowsy come August: With summer winding to an end, vacation days dwindling, and weekends bleeding into Mondays.  While party attendance can seem at an all-time low during this final month of summer, especially when certain circles set up shop in their summer houses for the entire month, a proper equation needs to be applied to the art of event planning. Exhibits A and B: The Cinema Society screening of &amp;quot;Austenland&amp;quot; on Monday and &amp;quot;Ain&amp;#039;t Them Bodies Saints&amp;quot; on Tuesday.  &amp;quot;People want to be outdoors; hence, I try to do most summer parties in locations with outdoor space,&amp;quot; says Andrew Saffir, the founder of the Cinema Society. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m a sucker for a rooftop or poolside party.&amp;quot;  Monday night&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Austenland&amp;quot; after-fete was held pool-side at The Jimmy at the James Hotel, and did in fact bring out the flick&amp;#039;s star, Keri Russell (who made the rounds for an hour before heading home to family) along with Stacey Bendet, whose brand Alice &amp;amp;amp; Olivia hosted the evening, and Whitney Fairchild.  And the Downtown Calvin Klein screening for &amp;quot;Ain&amp;#039;t Them Bodies Saints&amp;quot; didn&amp;#039;t see a seasonal dent at all: The screening, held at MoMA, drew the film&amp;#039;s stars Ben Foster and a crop-top wearing Rooney Mara, Francisco Costa, Donna Karan, Lee Radziwill, Prabal Gurung, Robin Wright and Richard Gere.  &amp;quot;I always tend to think that everyone flees for the entire Summer, but the reality is, work and family and other obligations do keep many people in the city,&amp;quot; explains Saffir. &amp;quot;So there are definitely good people around in need of a social/cinema fix, Richard Gere included!&amp;quot; Even the dashing actor - and Hamptons summer staple - made it to the after-party, held at the new Refinery Rooftop - briefly: The rooftop remained packed throughout the evening, including Courtney Love who took countless photos with fans on her way out the door around 11pm.  &amp;quot;People tend to be a little more relaxed in the Summer, and many schedules ease up, so if the party is in the right location and a few refreshing Summer-y libations are on offer, people do tend to linger a little longer,&amp;quot; adds Saffir.  Clockwise from top right: Stacey Bendet at the &amp;quot;Austenland&amp;quot; after party (Matteo Prandoni/BFAnyc.com); Francisco Costa and Rooney Mara at the &amp;quot;Ain&amp;#039;t Them Bodies Saints&amp;quot; screening (Matteo Prandoni/BFAnyc.com); Atmosphere on the rooftop of the Refinery Hotel (Neil Rasmus/BFAnyc.com); Robin Wright and Ben Foster at the &amp;quot;Ain&amp;#039;t Them Bodies Saints&amp;quot; after party (Neil Rasmus/BFAnyc.com); Richard Gere at the &amp;quot;Ain&amp;#039;t Them Bodies Saints&amp;quot; after party (Neil Rasmus/BFAnyc.com); Keri Russell at the &amp;quot;Austenland&amp;quot; after party (Matteo Prandoni/BFAnyc.com). "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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