HAMPTONS HOSTS WITH THE MOST

A look at this season’s VIPs (Very Important Party-throwers)

David Ganek anek

Expect fire eworks on the beach and on the walls at the Meadow Lane homeme of Ganek, who ran the hedge fund Level Global Holdings, this weekend: His personal art collection includes works by Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman and Diane Arbus.

James Chanos

It’s the 20t th year for hedge fund man- ager Jamess Chanos’ Independence Day bash. His giant clambake on the beach of his Further Lane manse, where Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Gagosian and Tommy Hilfiger are neighbors, attracts a wide range of guests and promises a surprise DJ.

Ron Perelman erelman

If past ye ars are any indication, the billionaire investor’s to annual August fund-raiser for Harlem’s Apollo Theater will be one of the season’s most stellar Hamptons events. Held at “The Creeks,” his home on Georgica Pond, the evening has included performances by Sting, Pharrell Williams and Jon Bon Jovi — even Perelman has been known to ju mp onstage and join t he jam.

Julie Macklowe

The socialite, form mer hedge fund manager and d current cosmetic cs queen will host VH1’s Save the Music event on Aug. 8 at her Sagaponack spread. The 500 guests will be entertained by a 45-minute Jason Derulo performance. “This is a production; he is coming with his whole team,’’ says Macklowe, who hopes to raise $1,000,000. Hannah Bronfman and Brendan Fallis will deejay.

Ivan Willzig

“Sir Ivan,’’ the banker turned-performer known for his debauched parties, is having a disco-themed bash on Aug. 22 to celebrate the release of his new record, “Kiss All the Bullies Goodbye.” “My parties are better than all of them,’’ boasts Wilzig, whose medievalstyle Water Mill home will be lit in a rainbow of colors, with 300 bottles of rosé Champagne to be poured.