Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines: The Famous Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resort Communities on the Atlantic - OCTOBER, 2008              Home | Calendar | Art | Gallery | Organizations| Location | Real Estate | Directory | Classified | Shopping | Letters | Links | Email Us        • FERRY   SCHEDULE Cherry Grove, F.I. Pines       • ABOUT GAY   FIRE ISLAND • Galleries • Our History       • GETTING TO   FIRE ISLAND • Train | Ferry • Bus | Car       • WEATHER See Current Forecast       • REAL ESTATE Sales | Rentals • NYC Sales     • CALENDAR   OF EVENTS Shows, Benefits, Art Events Arts Project Ends Season with Gala FantaSea Ball The climax of the Arts Project of Cherry Grove's (APCG) season was its gala FantaSea ball, at the Ice Palace on September 27. Harold Seeley designed the ball's setting, a fabulous sea scene, and ... MORE > Cherry's Halloween Party Cherry's Hosts Angels & Devils & Ghouls, oh, my, at Early Halloween Party. For the climax of Cherry's season, on September 27, Mark LeMay and Kevin "Ginger Moore" Hammond... MORE >                UPCOMING EVENTS SEE FULL LIST OF EVENTS >> ................................................................ WILL CLARK PRESENTS Will Clark's MANhattan Events >> SEE FULL LIST OF NYC EVENTS >> ............................................................... TALES OF THE BEACH: • The Birth and Life of Cherry Grove: Before and After the 1938 Great Hurricane. • The Saga of the Invasion of Fire Island Pines The story behind this festive and annual event. • A Pictorial Review: Old images tell us the history about our great past. .............................................................. THE QUEST: Desperately Seeking My New Dress. They are fierce. They compete for Miss Fire Island and Home Coming Queen. Their makeup is flawless, and their wigs are...  MORE ............................................................... INTERVIEWS: The Grove's Dominick Desantis: give us a glimpse of the past. MORE   Donnie Russo: One most well known and loved people. MORE Frankie Cocktail: MORE ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ADVERTISEMENTS The Best Of Fire Island Homes Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove, Ocean Beach, Water Island & all of Fire Island Residentials Sales and Summer Rentals. www.thebestoffireisland.com ............................................................... Fire Island Realtors The best summer rentals properties and homes for sale in all of Fire Island, The Pines and the Grove www.fireislandrealtors.com ............................................................... New York Q News Gay E-zine with everything hip and happening in New York City. News and events all around the city. www.newyorkqnews.com ............................................................... Residential Sales & Summer Rentals Fire Island Pines & Cherry Grove Homes For Sale & Summer Rentals: Season, Month & Weekly. www.cjmingolelli.com ............................................................... New York City Homes For Sale Looking to Sell or Buy your new home. Contact two specialist in the Manhattan market. Call us: 212-321-7117 or visit our site www.pde-tworealtors.com ............................................................... Shopping Online? - Gives Us a Try! Online Mega Mall. Your community online shopping mall/Apparel, Books, Movies, Cars, Homes and much, much more ... www.qnewsmegamall.com .............................................................. GAY TRAVELS • Top 10 reasons to Visit South America Now It’s affordable. Been to Europe lately? Cities like London, Paris, and Berlin, have become insanely expensive, especially for American travelers, who aren’t enjoying the best exchange rate right now. Even in the smaller villages, you order a latte and you don’t know... ............................................................... • Costa Rica: A Gay Tropical Paradise We’ve all heard the radical right expression, “God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” Well, anyone who has been to Costa Rica lately can tell you that in this tropical paradise, “Adam and Steves” are everywhere, and welcomed with open arms!----- ............................................................... LATEST NEWS Fall Storm Batters Grove Beach Cherry Lane Closes Season with Survivors' Party Porsche Closes Ice Palace Season with Amazing Marathon Grove Writers Present Their Works to Appreciative Audience Late in Season Arts Project Ends Season with Gala FantaSea Ball ............................................... Cherry's Halloween Party Cherry's Fêtes Jacqué with Candyland Party Epiphany & Special Guests Appear in Sunday Show at Cherry's Epiphany Hosts Cherry's Christmas in September party Grove Celebrates Martha's 60th ............................................... Shequida Returns to Ice Palace Friends' Embrace PAWS & APCG Revisit "Mme Stephanie's Scandals" of 1993 Meat Rack Parade Precedes Nardicio 'Panty' Party to Make for a Zany Night Charity's 'Sisters' Assist in Season Finale at Cherry's Dame Edith Hosts Hurricane Drag Marathon ............................................... 'Visions of Cherry Grove' Showcases Local Art APCG Pres Coco Love Crowned Miss Fire Island Nardicio Strikes Back at Ferry Ban Fire Island Film & Video Festival Announces Awards Shequida Nixed for Final "Talent" Rounds ............................................... Josie Is Chosen as Miss Long Island Pines & Grove Dress "Forum" Performer by Lending Leather Living with "Our Favorite Things" Singer Sadé Pendarvis Surprises in Ice Palace Appearance Guest Stars Join Charity in Labor Day 'Labor of Love' ............................................... Fire Island Was Younger Than Springtime Anew Shequida Wraps up FI Season before Heading to LA for "America's Got Talent" Finals Film Fest Looks at Love's Twists & Turns in Final Night's Fare Pianist Dan Daly Returns to Cherry Grove CGCAI Honors Joan Van Ness, Frank Santoro & Pierre Galarneau ............................................... Obsession & Possession Mark Thriller Night at FI Film Fest Tommy Femia's Judy Garland & Palace Guests Stay All Night, Sing Them All Sofina's Wolfgang, Named for Mozart, Wins PAWS' "Strut Your Mutt" Contest DJs Rich King & Gustavo Bring SNAXX Party to the Ice Palace Island Breeze Catches the Disco Fever ............................................... Cherry's Celebrates Full Moon & Madonna's Birthday with a White Party Bianca del Rio Makes Guests Squirm at Pines Pavillion's Glo Lounge Jason Cozmo, Singer Blake Evan Sherman, & Ginger Moore Give Cherry's a Fine Show Bella Presents One-Night-Only Gala at Ice Palace Concerned Women Hold 13th Annual Grove Breast Cancer Benefit ............................................... Lady GAGA & Dazzle Dancers Headline Nardicio 'Birthday Extravaganza' at Ice Palace FI Film Fest's 2nd Week Focuses on Endearing Portraits of Female Impersonators Renée Flaming Is New Miss Cherry's Grove Trounces Cops, 15 to 6, in Deciding Cherry Bowl Volleyball Game Archives Display 70 Years of Grove History ............................................... Pessimistic Films Are Fare for Fire Island Festival Opening Times Squares Dance at the Palace Victoria Chase Presides at "Beauty & the Beef" at Island Breeze The Bingo Bitch Is Back at Cherry's Tides' Cozy Bar Resounds with Sound of Buster Freeze's Music ............................................... Fire Department Serves Pancakes Demi-Tasse Takes Grove By Storm Hosting Eclectic First Ice Palace Show Miss Sweetie & Gusty Winds, at Cherry's, Take Us on a Magical Mystery Tour At 60th Annual APCG Art Show, John Mansueto & Cathy Eckdahl Paintings Deemed Queen's & President's Choices SAGE Honors Grove Couple Jan Felshin & Edrie Ferdun & Veteran Lawyer Jim Fallon ............................................... In Photos & Phrases, Robert Bonanno Shares Some Fire Island 'Lessons from the Beach' Fire Department Serves Pancakes Sherwood Returns to the Grove Velvet-Voiced Victoria Weston Returns, Victorious, to Grove & Ice Palace France Joli Celebrates Full Moon & David's Birthday at Cherry's ............................................... The Game's the Thing in Arts Project's "Olympics Casino" Sherry Vine Scintillates at First Tuesday Solo Show at Ice Palace Fire Island Film & Video Festival Plays Thursdays July 31 to August 28 at 8 at Grove Community House Viva & Nikki Present Gala 'Sexx Starr' Show at Cherry's Leather at Island Breeze ............................................... Daniel Nardicio Hosts Bang-Up Underwear Party, Complete with Lip-Sync Contest Labohn & Company Cast Gimlet Eyes on 'Sweet Talkin' Guys' to Benefit Doctor's Fund Gusty Winds' Contest Margo & Festive Wedding Party Lead 33rd Invasion of the Pines Sybil Bruncheon's Bingo ............................................... Singer-Songwriter Sedaka Visits Cherry Grove Josie Is Miss Grove Hotel 2008 Shequida Displays Her Soprano at 2nd Palace Show A Blessing on Your House for 2008 APCG Hosts Flea Market ............................................... Tim Steffen & Susan Ann Thornton Celebrate "Saving Faith" Epiphany, Former Miss Fire Island, Gives First FI Solo Show And What's More, Baby, Queens Can Cook: Grove Doctor's Fund Introduces New Cookbook Grove Celebrates 'A Decade of Pride' with Largest Parade Ever PREVIOUS EDITION >> NEW YORK CITY HOMES Residential Sales FIRE ISLAND HOMES - Vacation & Second Homes Residential Sales Seasonal Rentals Monthly Rentals Weekly Rentals ABCtv.com Apple iPod nano BareNecessities.com Carnival Cruises DELL.com MACYS.com NorthernTool.com Overstock.com Palm Pilot Store PetSmart.com QNewsMegaMall.com SIRIUS.com SONYstyle.com TLAvideo.com Undergear.com WalMart.com .................................................... OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS August 2008 Del Martin July 2008 Greg Cheplin March 2008 Frieda Rosen February 2008 Dan Lanning January 2008 Bob (Bo) Perillo Heath Ledger .................................................... RECOMMENDED READING Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town by Esther Newton • Winter on Fire Island limited availability, unknown binding. • Welcome to Fire Island: Visions of Cherry Grove and the Pines by Jack Nichols, hardcover. • Dark Wind: A True Account of Hurricane Gloria's Assault on Fire Island by Jon Jiler, all editions. The Men of Fire Island present Hot Cookin • A House on the Ocean, a House on the Bay by Felice Picano, hardcover. • Escape from Fire Island!: A Date with Destiny Adventure by Jim English, paperback. • Fire Island: In Color by Jeffrey Richards, all editions. 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