Gathering at the Palace to Cheer Friends & Neighbors in Beltzer’s “Coming of Age”
James Beltzer - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
The Grove’s James Beltzer introduced the documentary “Coming of Age in Cherry Grove,” his work-in-progress, to an appreciative audience, at the Grove Hotel’s Ice Palace on June 20, that had come to see their friends, their neighbors-and themselves-and to cheer.
We saw Bella, who was a few seats away from us, say onscreen that Cherry Grove is “like a Federico Fellini movie” and play Susan Boyle doing “I Dreamed a Dream.” We saw Panzi, bullhorn in hand and all in yellow feathers, leading last year’s Fourth of July Invasion of the Pines and, later, she and Bella and Rose Levine held forth about the origins of the Invasion. The Pines’ Robyn Bird spoke of videotaping the Invasion and claimed, “I’m trisexual-I will try everyone sexually. Read more
Sybil & Sisters Administer Riotous House Blessing
House Blessing for Island Breeze (left to right) Sisters Mary Brian & Edwina- Island Breeze's Angela Badolato & Diamond Dave- Urban- Sybil Bruncheon & Sister Mary Troy - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
The annual Cherry Grove House Blessing, postponed a week to its rain date, took place on June 20. In the absence of Bishop Harold Seeley, who is ailing, Sybil Bruncheon administered the blessing, Read more
A 3-Diva Monday in the Grove: Bianca, Epiphany & Shequida
Bianca Leigh - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Three popular singers made seasonal returns to Cherry Grove on June 14. Lovely Bianca Leigh served as our singing dinner hostess for the year’s second Dining with the Divas evening, at Cherry’s, and Miss Fire Island 2006 Epiphany sang there afterwards. Later, across the way, Shequida made her initial 2010 appearance at the Ice Palace.
Assisted by DJ Dustin, Bianca, in terrific voice and wearing a slinky blue and black gown and a flower in her hair, seduced us with “Whatever Lola Wants,” from “Damn Yankees,” and “Big Spender,” from “Sweet Charity.” She capped “The Blues in the Night” with a long-sustained final note and swung us with “Le Jazz Read more
Bambie Sue Does the Pines: SAGE & So On at the Start of June
Alan Brockman - photo by Koitz
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By Gil Neary
The big community event of the first weekend in June in the Pines was the June 5 SAGE tribute party for Alan Brockman, long time former president of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association (FIPPOA) and still referred to by many as the mayor of the Pines. The entire Old Guard of FIP was in attendance at Whyte Hall, of course well peppered with current FIPPOA board members and Alan’s many friends and neighbors. Following the event there was a beautiful dinner party at the bay-front palatial home of Dr Ed Schulhaffer and Crayton Robey, Ed’s partner and the director and writer of “Where Ocean Meets Sky,” the documentary film about FIP that had aired on Logo. Read more
FIPAP’s “Merrily” by Sondheim, APCG’s “Fantasea” Casino, & Hardy’s “Confessions” of Tiger Tyson Due at Whyte Hall
Jane Krakowski courtesy of FIPAP, merman & mermaid by Bruce-Michael Gelbert, Stephen Sondheim courtesy of Bruce-Michael Gelbert, TigerTyson courtesy of Tigertyson.com
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Composer Stephen Sondheim turned 80 earlier this spring and has been fêted with numerous tributes this season. In this spirit, the Fire Island Pines Arts Project (FIPAP) recently announced that its Labor Day Weekend musical will be “Merrily We Roll Along” (1981), the Sondheim musical, which traces the lives of three Read more
Daniel Nardicio Kicks Off Underwear Party Season with Memorial Day Weekend Extravaganza at Ice Palace
dancing at the Underwear Party - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Daniel Nardicio, originator of the Underwear Party on Fire Island, did his part to ensure a lively Memorial Day Weekend, in Cherry Grove, by giving his first party of the season on May 29. A near-capacity crowd filled the Ice Palace to hear the music of DJ Gant Johnson Read more
GuyFriday: “Golden Boy-s”
Joey Adami - photo by Joey Adami
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By Joey Adami
Fire Island
“The sun feels nice,” breathed Will, fitting his hands behind his head.
Stretched out above the sand on a wide blanket, Will and Luke relaxed their bodies. Memorial Day Weekend was less then a week away, giving the guys just enough time to get some color after a long, dull winter of gray skies and cold.
“Sunscreen?” Grady asked, sheltered under the enormous-rainbow striped umbrella that shaded him from view. Clad in a baseball hat, white t-shirt, and globs of thick sunscreen, Grady sighed loudly, returning to his magazine.
“I’m not going anywhere near that ridiculous umbrella,” Luke snapped. Read more
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