Shirley Ritenour Provides Pure Pleasure with CD “Both Sides Now”

July 31, 2009 · Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Buzz, Fire Island, Q on Stage · Comment 

Shirley Ritenour - photo by Joseph R. Saporito

Shirley Ritenour - photo by Joseph R. Saporito

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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Singer Shirley Ritenour (www.SHIRLEYRITENOUR.com) so impressed listeners in recent Arts Project of Cherry Grove show “Hollywood Bound” that it’s no surprise that she is striking as well in her classy CD “Both Sides Now,” a mélange of music theater, film, and pop songs, some familiar and some rare, Read more

Shequida Celebrates Her Birthday with Ice Palace Show

July 29, 2009 · Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Buzz, Fire Island · Comment 

Shequida - photo by Joseph R. Saporito

Shequida - photo by Joseph R. Saporito

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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Shequida, a triple Leo, celebrated her birthday with her show at the Ice Palace on July 27.  DJ Chuck assisted.   Among the numbers Shequida sang were “Whatever Lola Wants,” from “Damn Yankees,” as “Whatever Shequida Wants,” and a raucous adaptation of “I who have nothing.”

Brandon & Ray End July with a Star-Studded ‘Bway @ the Beach’

July 29, 2009 · Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Buzz, Fire Island, People, Q on Stage · Comment 

Kenny Holcomb, Emily McNamara, Daniel Lincoln, Ray Fellman, Ben Cameron, Carey Anderson, Brandon Cutrell & Joey Chancey - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Kenny Holcomb, Emily McNamara, Daniel Lincoln, Ray Fellman, Ben Cameron, Carey Anderson, Brandon Cutrell & Joey Chancey - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Singer Brandon Cutrell and pianist Ray Fellman, hosts of “Broadway at the Beach,” on Monday nights at the Ice Palace, offered a particularly star-studded edition of the show on July 27.  Read more

Dirty Martini Headlines Nardicio ‘Magnum’ Party

July 29, 2009 · Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Buzz, Fire Island, People · Comment 

contest- Richard, Shealita Baby, Ben Andrews & Bianca Del Rio - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

contest- Richard, Shealita Baby, Ben Andrews & Bianca Del Rio - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Who but Dirty Martini, burlesque queen extraordinaire, would think to do a striptease to an Yma Sumac song for a gay male audience? Read more

APCG Mounts a Casino Fit for Royalty with ‘Casino Royale’

July 29, 2009 · Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Buzz, Fire Island · Comment 

Casino Royale staff - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Casino Royale staff - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert

The Arts Project of Cherry Grove’s (APCG) annual casino fundraiser, held this year on July 25 and 26, had “Casino Royale”-after Ian Fleming’s first James Bond thriller Read more

Sherry, Jackie, Spickie & More on a Tuesday in the Grove

July 23, 2009 · Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Buzz, Fire Island, People · Comment 

Sherry Vine, Spickie Hilton & Jackie Dupree - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Sherry Vine, Spickie Hilton & Jackie Dupree - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert

Singers Sherry Vine and Jackie Dupree, with Spickie Hilton, and their guests entertained the Grove audience royally, at the Ice Palace and at Cherry’s, for four hours on July 21. Read more

Bway @ the Beach, Season 4’s 5th Night Features Fantastic Voices Aplenty

July 23, 2009 · Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Buzz, Fire Island, Q on Stage · Comment 

Emily McNamara, Ray Fellman& Brandon Cutrell - photo by Joseph R. Saporito

Emily McNamara, Ray Fellman& Brandon Cutrell - photo by Joseph R. Saporito

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by Bruce-Michael Gelbert

The July 20 edition of singer Brandon Cutrell and pianist Ray Fellman’s Broadway at the Beach, at the Grove Hotel’s Ice Palace, featuring professional and local talent aplenty, Read more

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