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| Cherry Grove In-town Party for the Arts Project |
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| Victor Skolnik 1966-2022 - Mr. Fire Island Leather 2014 & former Excelsior MC President - Courtesy of Excelsior MC |
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| “A Gay Night of Neil Simon” premiers at the Cherry Grove Community House & Theatre |
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| The Fabulous One Hit Wonders Legends Show |
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| Cherry Grove Archives Collection Probes Our History During mid-July Film Festival |
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| Grove Invades Pines 2022 |
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| 2022 Homecoming Queen Jizzabella & Mr. Fire Island Leather Errik T. Together |
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| House Blessing Raises $5K+ for Grove Organizations |
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| Cherry Grove Holds 24th Annual Pride Parade |
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| Gina Yashere Plays the Community House, Kicking Off Juneteenth Weekend |
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| Jizzabella Is Chosen Grove Homecoming Queen 2022 |
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| Susan Campanaro & Lynn Portas Are ‘Doing Time with Lavinia’ Draper, Ice Palace, June 11 |
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| Errik T. Is Chosen Mr. FI Leather 2022 as Excelsior MC Run Resumes after 2 Years’ Absence |
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| Charles Jacob Young, of Manhattan, Cherry Grove, & Harleyville, South Carolina, Passes at 82 |
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| Tony Bondi Passed Away on December 13 |
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| Cherry’s Holds Colorful Halloween Party at the Climax of the Season |
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| Jan Felshin Passed Away in September |
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| Cherry Grove Remembers Jack Dowling |
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| Robert “Cobra” Scherffius Passed Away on September 4 |
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| Feeling the Heat with the Cast of “Hot Times” at the Community House for APCG |
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| In Tuesday Night Cabaret Show, Arts Project Gives Us a Wonderful ‘World’ |
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| Hedda Lettuce Ends Her Cherry’s Season Teasing Pines Guys & Serenading Us |
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| In “Pink Unicorn,” Gay Nathan Moves Us with Trisha & “Gender Queer” Grandchild Joe’s Tale |
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| Dana Goldberg Holds Forth on Lovers & Pets, Trump & the Pandemic, & Sex Toys, for APCG |
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| Professor Stephanie Jirard Stimulates Discussion of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for APCG |
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| Spending an Evening ‘Over the Piano,’ Thanks to APCG, with Three Fine Musicians |
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| Susan Campanaro & Lynn Portas Give Us 50 Songs on Sunday Evening at Sand Castle |
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| Linwood Matthews Is 90 |
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| Daddy Issues: in “I Favor My Daddy,” Jamie Brickhouse’s Father Takes Center Stage |
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| Participating in “Rainbow Connection 2021,” a Devised Theater Project |
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| Cherry’s Gives Johny Pool a Gala Retirement Party |
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| Singer Marisa Corvo Returns Triumphant to Cherry Grove |
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| Archives Collection Conveys ‘Greetings from the Grove’ |
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| Sue King & Sheila Morgan Bring their “SueShe Roll” to Sand Castle |
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| Koitz Photography Displayed at Grove Community House |
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| Assisted by Joan Crawford, We Celebrate Uncle Spooky’s Birthday |
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| April Freely, New FIAR ED, Passed Away this Month |
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| Grove Invaded Pines on July 5th |
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| Hedda Lettuce Makes Triumphant Return to Cherry’s |
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| Cherry Grove Holds Festive 23rd Annual Pride Parade |
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| Jasmin Van Wales Wins Top Title in First-Ever Mx. Juneteenth FI Contest; Robin Fierce & Zariah Powell Are Runners-Up |
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| Beach Solidarity March & Raising Progress Pride Flag Mark Juneteenth Afternoon |
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| Sylvia Rivera Law Project Benefit Helps Kick-Off 1st FI Juneteenth Celebration |
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| “Greetings from the Grove,” Next Month, Will Feature Archive Collection Highlights |
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| Michael Longoria Reveals the ‘Broadway Heartbeat,’ Singing Love Songs with Assurance, at the Ice Palace |
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| 10th Anniversary Women’s Pride in the Pines Took Place on June 12 |
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| In-Person Cherry Grove Artist Tour Returns |
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| Sabel Scities, with Boundless Energy, Conquers Cherry’s |
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| House Blessing Raises more than $8K for Grove Community Organizations |
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| Artist Susan Ann Thornton Embraces Cherry Grove “Atmospheres” in New Little Book |
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| Club Cumming Performers Return to Cherry Grove |
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| Ben Cameron’s Broadway Sessions Beach Party Returns Triumphant to the Ice Palace! |
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| Ken Woodhouse Hosts Trivia at Cherry's |
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| Davida is Cherry Grove Homecoming Queen 2021! |
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| Dan Daly Returns to Sand Castle |
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| Jeffrey Piccolomini Passed Away on May 15 |
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| Porsche Starts Her Season of Song |
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| “Fire Island” Is New Slasher Film-in-Progress, Set in the Grove |
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| Mr. Fire Island Leather Contest Marks Its 20th Anniversary on May 19 |
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| Dan Daly Returns to Cherry Grove |
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| CG Archives Collection Will Show Treasures from the 1950s at NY Historical Society |
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| FI Bear Weekend 2021 Cancelled |
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| Excelsior MC’s FI Leather Weekend 2021 Cancelled |
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| Jack Dowling, of Cherry Grove & New York City, Passed Away at 89 on February 24 |
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| Pianist Dan Daly Will Play in Cherry Grove in Summer 2021 |
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| Grove’s Miss Pearl’s Portrait Included in LGBT+ Seniors Exhibit in Brooklyn Heights |
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| Michael Peskoff, of Cherry Grove & NYC, Passed Away on December 22 |
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| Richard “Fluffy” Cataldi, of Ft. Lauderdale, Chelsea & Cherry Grove, Passed Away on December 21 |
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| FIAR Welcomes New ED April Freely |
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| Sue King & Sheila Morgan’s Show at Cherry’s: Loved It! |
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| Jamie Brickhouse & Michael Hayes Marry |
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| Porsche Marks the Miss FI Day that Wasn’t with Bianca Leigh & Other Guests |
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| Richard LaFrance, Theater Director, Passed Away on September 6 |
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| Porsche Marks the Miss FI Day that Wasn’t with Bianca Leigh & Other Guests |
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| CGCAI Honors Grove’s Covid-19 Heroes |
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| Dominic DeSantis’ Life Celebrated by Cherry Grove Fire Department |
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| Victor Alfieri, of Manhattan & Cherry Grove, Passed Away on September 3 at 91 |
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| Sabel Scities is Back at Cherry’s |
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| FIG Hosts Greg Scarnici “Hot Rods” Book Signing |
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| Ice Palace Holds Black Lives Matter Benefit Tea |
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| James P. Hughes, Arts Project of CG Board Member, Passed Away August 20, 2020 |
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| Dan Daly Is Playing & Singing Now at Cherry Grove Pizza |
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| Sunday at the Palace with Divas |
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| Grove Welcomes New Firetruck Honoring Former Chief--& Original Invader—Lyn Hutton |
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| ‘Covid Destroyers’ Do the Good Work in Grove & Pines |
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| Taking Tea at the Palace |
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| Pines Party 2020 Cancelled |
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| FI Bear Weekend 2020 Cancelled |
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| Tuesday Trivia at the Ice Palace Resumes |
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| An Evening with the Divas: Porsche at the Palace, Ginger Snap at Cherry’s |
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| Masses Flock to FI Pines for 4th of July |
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| Grove Celebrates July 4 with a Scaled-Down Invasion of the Pine |
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| Ikea is Cherry Grove Homecoming Queen 2020 |
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| Cherry Grove’s Holds 22nd Annual Pride Parade, with Apt Masking & Some Distancing |
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| Following Major Donation to Color of Change, Bway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Makes Additional Contributions |
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| The Artist Tour of Cherry Grove Goes on Line |
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| Koitz’s “Gay Fire Island” Photos Find a Place in a Gem of an Art Book |
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| James Oblak Sings Live at Cherry’s |
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| Cherry Grove Holds Black Lives Matter Solidarity March |
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| LGBTQ Organizations Express Support for Black Lives Matter in the Wake of Floyd Murder |
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| Cherry Grove Reopens Gradually--& Safely |
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| Grove Fire Department Holds EMS Appreciation Parade |
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| Co-Founder Chris Bogia Resigns as Artist Residency Executive Director |
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| Arts Projects Revise Season Schedules |
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| The 4th of July Grove Invasion of the Pines for 2020 Is Cancelled |
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| Grove & Pines Businesses Focus on Thinking Positive in the Pandemic |
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| Fire Island Bear Weekend Postponed Till September |
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| Grove’s FI Market & the Pines Pantry Are Open & Taking Precautions |
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| Fire Island Artist Residency 2020 Cancelled |
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| Excelsior M.C. Cancels its Spring Fire Island Leather Weekend 2020 |
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| An Arts Project Reunion at the Monster |
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| APCG Holds Out-of-Town In-Town Party |
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| "Safe/Haven: Gay Life in 1950s Cherry Grove," CG Archives Exhibition in Wilton Manors FL |
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| Joseph John (Joe) Clinton, of Cherry Grove & Westbury, Passed Away on January 25 |
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| Cherry Grove’s Pat Wagnis (February 22, 1937-January 2, 2020) Passed Away in Florida |
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| Dominic DeSantis, Cherry Grove Icon, 90, Passed Away During New Year Season |
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| Grovites Celebrate New Year in Boca Raton |
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| Jeff Goodman & Ralph Storrier Get Married |
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| Cherry’s Celebrates Early Halloween |
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| Arts Project Season Closes with a Riot— a Stonewall Riot |
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| Fire Destroys Pines Home |
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| Community Bids Farewell to our Bella, Leaving Cherry Grove for Florida |
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| Cherry’s Christmas Show Features Boudoir, Kimmi, Kamilla & Jizzabella, with Queen Levine |
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| Rob Ferri, Mr. Fire Island Leather 2010, Passed Away on September 14 |
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| Ice Palace “Turnabout” Show Is Great Fun |
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| Ice Palace Celebrates Miss Fire Island 2019 Winners at Coronation Ball |
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| Melbourne, Australia’s Dan Sexton Chosen Mr. Nude Belvedere at Nardicio Spartacus Event |
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| Zola Powell, Boudoir LeFleur & Billy Little Take Top Miss Fire Island 2019 Prizes |
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| Roland & Joe Host Toga Tea for Arts Project of Cherry Grove |
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| Homecoming Queens ‘Talk about Sex’ in Entertaining Arts Project Show |
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| Ariel Sinclair Celebrates 25 Years as Queen of the Ice Palace |
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| Marieann Meringolo—Che Bella Voce!—Sings of Love at Grove Community House |
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| Comic Suzanne Westenhoefer Triumphs at Cherry Grove Community House |
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| In Cherry Bowl, Grovettes Best Copettes Again, 2 Volleyball Games to 1 |
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| Brenda Dharling Is New Miss Cherry's |
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| Parker, Patty, Emilio/Ginger & Company Probe Rise & Fall of “The Fabulous Monroe Sisters” |
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| Arts Project’s “Emerald City Casino” Grosses $5,900 |
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| Doris Dear’s “More Gurl Talk” at Cherry Grove Community House—a Family Show |
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| Fire Island Dance Festival 2019 Raises Record-Breaking $657K+ to Fight AIDS |
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| Cherry Grove Archives Committee Holds “Reflections ’69” Show |
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| Margaret Cho Shares Her Wit & Wisdom at the Ice Palace |
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| Triage Returns to Cherry’s |
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| Grove Celebrates Dominic DeSantis’ 90th Birthday |
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| Ninth Annual Fire Island Artist Residency Features 5 Visual Artists & Its First 3 Poets |
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| Uncle Spooky Celebrates His Birthday with an Apt Scary Movie |
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| Writers Dowling, De Mastri & Yaeger Read Their New Works at the Community House |
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| FIG Offers Art Show, Featuring John Mansueto, Aronda Xystris & Susan Ann Thornton’s Work |
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| Cherry's Holds Its White Party |
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| Dancers Responding to AIDS Present 25th Anniversary Fire Island Dance Festival, Pines 7/19-21 |
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| Excelsior MC Donates $1,300 to Grove Fire Department |
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| CGCAI Brings the Italian Street Fair to Cherry Grove |
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| Neil Sedaka Visits Sand Castle |
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| Invasion 2019: the View from Queen Victoria Falls’ Entourage |
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| “Rose Levine Sings Broadway Melodies” Made for an Endearing Autobiography in Song |
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| Arts Project Celebrates ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Gilbert Baker, Creator of the Rainbow Flag |
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| Cherry Grove Holds Colorful 21st Annual Pride Parade |
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| Electra Brings Us her Bette Midler! |
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| Jan Felshin & Edrie Ferdun Celebrate 60th Anniversary, with All Cherry Grove in Attendance |
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| Flags Fly from New Flagpoles on Grove Dock on Flag Day |
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| Hedda—“the Legend, the Lady, & the Lettuce”—Returns to Cherry’s |
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| Melbourne, Australia & NYC’s Eugene Becomes Mr. FI Bear 2019 During 5th FI Bear Weekend |
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| Grove Artists Show Us Their Work |
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| For PAWS’ Benefit, a New Show Staged by Sal Piro, Raising Nearly $3K |
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| Cameron’s Bway Sessions Beach Party Enjoys Gala Memorial Day Opening with Roscioli & Fox |
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| Cherry Grove Remembers Our Losses in Moving Memorial Day Service |
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| House Blessing Raises Over $6K for Grove Organizations |
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| Victoria Falls Is Cherry Grove’s 44th Homecoming Queen |
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| Dan Daly Returns to Sand Castle |
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| Porsche, Hosting ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Showing, Sings Some Favorites at Island Breeze |
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| Bruce Michael the 2nd Wins Mr. Fire Island Leather 2019 Title during Excelsior MC Weekend |
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| New Cherry Grove Dock Christened |
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| With Jizzabella Hosting, Ruby Monroe Wins Cherry’s “So You Want a Job?” Contest, with Singers Anne Guinta & Davida Jones as Runners Up |
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| FIAR 2018 Artists Show Work at LGBTQ Community Center in NYC |
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| Cherry Grove Dock: a Work in Progress |
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| Jerad Bortz Comes to the Monster! |
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| Ariel & the Perfect Storm |
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| Arts Project of Cherry Grove Members Gather in the City, at I Trulli Cucina |
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| Arts Project Takes J. Mark’s in Ft. Lauderdale |
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| Frankie Cocktail Fioravonti, of Lips & Top of the Bay, Passed Away on February 11 |
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| Carol Channing, Beloved Broadway Legend, Passed Away on January 15 |
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| Gathering at Cherry Lane to Say We Survived Summer 2018 |
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| Philis Raskind-Anderson, Sculptor & Cabaret & Theater Personality, Passed Away |
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| Cherry’s Halloween Party, Season’s Last Big Event, Draws Large, Costumed Crowd |
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| Arts Project Ends Platinum Anniversary with Gala Prom & Monika & Denise are King & Queen |
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| Community Remembers Craig Burns Eberhardt |
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| Turnabout Is All Play at the Ice Palace |
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| Boudoir, Kimmi, Jizzy, Kendra, Busted & Josh Wish Us a Very Special Christmas at Cherry’s |
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| Travis Wins 7th Annual Mr. Nude Belvedere Contest at Nardicio Spartacus Party |
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| Miss Fire Island Coronation Ball Focuses on Winners Past & Present |
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| 53rd Miss Fire Island Pageant Brings Forth Fabulous Winners Tina Burner, Sugga Pie Koko & Vanessa Diamond |
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| Toga Tea at Hi-Fidelio Benefits APCG |
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| House Blessing Raises $ for Grove Organizations |
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| APCG “Those Were the Days” Salutes NYC in Style |
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| FIPAP Presents Rollicking “Rocky Horror” for Labor Day Weekend |
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| Shirley Ritenour, with Brian Holman, Recalls, in Moving Song, ‘When She Loved Me’ |
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| Craig Burns Eberhardt, Belvedere Co-owner, Passed Away on August 20, 2018 |
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| FI Artist Residents Show Work at Closing Exhibition |
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| CGCAI Honors Grovites Anita Auricchio, Jack Dowling, Ruth & Susan Freedner, & Valerie L. Perez & Evelyn Danko |
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| Loved Ones, Friends & Students Remember Jean-Pierre Lemarié |
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| Judy Gold Embraced by Capacity Audience at Community House in Her Grove Debut |
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| Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle Spread Ecosexuality to Cherry Grove, Thanks to FIAR |
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| Ben Cameron’s Broadway Sessions at the Beach Returns to Ice Palace at Last, with Special Guests Olivia Lucy Phillip & Anthony Lee Medina |
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| At APCG 70th Anniversary Art Show, Diane Quero & Michael Abdis Works Win Recognition |
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| Concerned Women of the Grove (CWOG) Raise $ for Breast Cancer Research & Services |
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| Grovettes Beat Copettes in Annual Cherry Bowl Volleyball Tournament |
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| Arts Project ’70s Casino Grosses $6,600 for the Arts |
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| Robbyne Kaamil Passed Away in July |
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| Fire Island Artist Residency 2018 Begins |
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| Triage Takes Cherry’s by Storm Once Again |
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| Cherry Grove Archives Collection Entertains & Educates with a Fantastic Film Festival |
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| Excelsior MC Donates Master & slave Auction Proceeds to FIAR |
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| Chris Caswell Brightly Steps into the Sun in Cherry Grove |
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| In Bernstein’s “A Quiet Place,” in New Chamber Recording, Family Troubles Come Clear |
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| Living ‘La Vie en Rose’ with Rose Levine on Bastille Day |
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| Cynthia Nixon, Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate, Campaigns at Grove Community House |
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| Club Cumming at the Beach Opener Showcases the Women |
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| Queen Rose & Panzi Lead High-Spirited 43rd Annual July 4 Grove Invasion of the Pines |
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| Cherry Grove Fire Department Remembers Recently Fallen Robert Younger & William Strumlauf |
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| Veteran Favorites & New Faces Alike Dazzle in Panzi & APCG’s Own “70, Girls, 70” |
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| Spending Late Sundays at Cherry’s with 2 Favorite Singers, Lauren Ordair & Vita Summers |
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| Cherry Grove Holds 20th Annual Pride Parade |
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| 8th Annual Women’s Pride in the Pines Was Held on June 9 |
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| Imperial Court Holds Annual Benefit Drag Tag Sale |
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| Cherry Grove Artists Show Their Work & Raise Money for Dune Fund |
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| Ted Bishop Nieves Becomes Mr. Fire Island Bear 2018 During 4th Annual FI Bear Weekend |
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| Hedda Lettuce Lights Up Tuesday Night--& Sunday—at Cherry’s |
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| Grove Performers Raise $ for Bway & Grove’s Injured Jerad Bortz & Spouse Steven Skeels |
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| PAWS Benefit Show Raises $$ for Stray Pets & Injured Wildlife |
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| “Thinking & Drinking” Trivia, Starring Ken Woodhouse, Resumes at Ice Palace |
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| Grove Remembers Losses at Moving Memorial Day Service at Community House |
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| Rose Levine Is Cherry Grove Homecoming Queen 2018 |
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| Pianist Dan Daly’s Seasonal Return to Sand Castle Attracts a Crowd of Singer |
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| Fire Island Beach Season Begins |
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| Our Porsche Indulges Us in a Varied, Early Season, Nearly-All-Request Show |
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| CB Kirby Becomes Mr. Fire Island Leather 2018 during Excelsior MC “Erector” Weekend |
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| Flea Market Nets Arts Project Close to $5K |
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| A Seal out of Water a Cherry Grove Story |
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| Leilah Babirye Evokes Bugandan Empire & Daphne Fitzpatrick, $3 Bills in Gordon Robichaux Show |
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| FI Artist Residency 2017 Artists Display Work in NYC “Bluebirds” Show |
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| Rita Lichtenstein, of FI Pines & NYC, Passed Away on March 13 at Age 90 |
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| Two New York Josephs Will Vie for International Mr. Leather in May |
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| APCG Holds In-Town Party at I Trulli |
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| APCG Holds Out-of-Town In-Town Party in Ft. Lauderdale |
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| Jean-Pierre Lemarié, Born in Paris, France, Passed Away Suddenly in NYC on February 23 |
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| Vincent Tiley (FIAR 2017) & Photographer Bryson Rand Display Work at Leslie-Lohman |
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| Babirye Leilah Burns, FIAR 2015, Uganda Activist & Artist, Wins US Asylum |
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| Chris Caswell “Step[s] into the Sun,” at the Beechman, in Fine Fettle |
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| Juan Punchin (March 26, 1945, Ica, Peru -November 15, 2017, New York City): Memories of Juan & Cherry Grove |
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| Vincent Tiley, FIAR 2017, Has a New Painting: “Mr. Leather Man” |
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| Soprano Shirley Ritenour Gives Us an Affair to Remember, for CWOG, at Don’t Tell Mama |
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| Cherry's Holds Halloween Party |
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| APCG Goes Mad as a Hatter for End-of-Season Ball |
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| Bill Strumlauf, Cherry Grove Firefighter, Passed Away on September 15 |
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| Grove Stars Raise Funds for Hurricane Disaster Relief |
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| Cherry’s Christmas Party Features Wild Show by Ginger, Hedda, Boudoir & Kimmi |
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| Edie Windsor, Marriage Equality Icon, Passed Away on September 12 at 88 |
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| Clay Magnus Wins Mr. Nude Belvedere 2017 at Daniel Nardicio Spartacus Event |
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| Roland Michely & Joe Anania Host Toga Tea for APCG |
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| Matt Baney, Homecoming Queens & Friends Wish Us a Rollicking Christmas in Legends VII |
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| Boudoir, Kimmee, Jizzabella & Candi at Cherry’s on Sunday Night |
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| Justin Vivian Bond Showed Up, Vocally, Emotionally & Politically, in Cherry Grove |
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| Margaret Cho Takes on Trump & More in Ice Palace Show |
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| FIAR 2017 Closes with Festive Reception & Exhibition |
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| CGCAI Awards 12th Annual Community Honors to Walter Kowalsky, George McGarvey, Roland Michely & Sue Panzer |
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| CWOG-Next Generation Breast Cancer Benefit Raised $50K+ |
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| Luna Luis Ortiz, of Visual AIDS & Ballroom Voguing Scene, Addresses FIAR |
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| Women’s Pride in the Pines Raises $100K+ for Callen-Lorde |
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| At 69th Annual Grove Art Show, Queen Ginger Snap & President Thom “Panzi” Hansen Single Out Ray Bagnuolo & Steven Menendez Photos for Recognition |
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| Concerned Women of the Grove Breast Cancer Benefit Is Revived by “Next Generation” |
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| FIAR Salutes Its Founders |
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| Grovettes Beat Copettes in Cherry Bowl Tournament Volleyball Games! |
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| Sonny Shores Sings on Cherry’s Dining with the Divas Series |
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| Arts Project ‘Hollywood in Heaven’ Casino Nets Organization $10K+ |
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| Here Come the Grooms: Roque Loret-de-Mola & Ken Cypert Marry in Cherry Grove |
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| Fire Island Artist Residency Introduces 2017 Emerging Artists |
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| Dancing in the Rain at 19th Annual Pines Party |
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| Michele Balan & Shirley Ritenour Take the Community House Stage |
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| Triage, Popular Band, Makes 4th Annual Appearance at Cherry’s |
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| Hedda Lettuce, Back at Cherry’s, Celebrates with a Birthday Bash |
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| Cherry Grove Archives Displays Historic Treasures |
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| Jean-Pierre Lemarié, Pianist & Composer, Makes Welcome Fire Island Return in Virtuoso Recital, a Study in Contrasts |
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| CGCAI’s Colorful ’50s Party at Belvedere Raises $32.5K for Community House |
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| Highly Political Grove Invasion of the Pines 2017, Coordinated by Panzi & Led by Ginger Snap, Recalls Revolutions of 1776 & 1976—& Now |
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| House Blessing Raises More than $6K for Grove Charitable Organizations |
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| Theresa Caputo, LI’s Spirited Medium, Entices ’Em into Grove Community House |
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| 3rd Annual Fire Island Bear Weekend Centerpiece Is Bear Contest, with Danny Jay as Winner |
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| Marriage Equality Icon Edie Windsor Is Grand Marshal for Grove’s 19th Pride Parade |
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| Early Morning Fire Destroys 4 Pines Homes |
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| Grovites Gather to Remember Gilbert Baker on Flag Day, June 14 |
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| Hedda Lettuce, Queen of Green, Is Back! |
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| 4th Annual Artist Tour of Cherry Grove |
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| Imperial Court Holds Drag Tag Sale |
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| PAWS Fundraiser Netted $2,771 for Animal Rescue & Placement |
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| Singer Porsche’s Season Is Already in Full Swing |
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| LET’S HONOR & SHARE MEMORIES OF GILBERT BAKER, CREATOR OF THE RAINBOW FLAG, ON FLAG DAY, JUNE 14 |
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| Grove Stars Turn Out for PAWS at the Community House |
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| Lavinia Draper Makes Season Debut, with Ken Woodhouse as New DJ |
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| Ken "Sonny Shores" Woodhouse Makes Debut as Ice Palace Trivia Quiz Master |
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| Ben Cameron’s Broadway Sessions Beach Party Opener Features Andrew Keenan-Bolger |
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| Grove Remembers Losses on Memorial Day |
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| Ginger Snap Acclaimed 42nd Grove Homecoming Queen at APCG Party |
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| DWORLD's Renown Underwear Party Kicks-off Ice Palace's Season 2017 Opening Night |
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| Grove Hosts Leather Weekend; Sir Joseph Is Named Mr. Fire Island Leather 2017 |
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| Arts Project Flea Market Raises $6K+ for Organization |
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| George Susani (Princess Royale Brandy) Passed Away in January 2017 |
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| Kimmee Moore Wins Cherry’s “So You Want a Job?” Competition |
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| Grove’s Lynn Lewis Passed Away on April 11 |
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| Gilbert Baker (June 2, 1951-March 30, 2017), Rainbow Flag Creator, Passes Away in NYC |
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| Arts Project Holds In-Town Party, Announces Some Summer Season Highlights |
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| APCG South Florida - The Out of Town - In Town Party |
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| Jack Ebert, of Cherry Grove & Ft. Lauderdale, Passed Away on March 3 |
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| Arts Project of Cherry Grove Kicks Off 2017 with Winter Spectacular at Stonewall |
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| Debbie Reynolds Passes Away in Week that Took Carrie Fisher & Singer George Michael |
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| Season’s Survivors Gather at Cherry Lane |
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| Ice Palace Ends Season, as First Signs of New Grove Hotel Emerge |
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| Arts Project Celebrates Election 2016 with Gala End-of-Season ‘Grand Inaugural Ball’ |
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| At Island Breeze, LeeLee Heavenly Becomes Miss Tiki Bar, & at Cherry’s, it’s Christmas |
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| Mark Is Selected as Mr. Nude Belvedere 2016 at Nardicio Spartacus Party |
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| Honey Davenport, Holly Dae, and Lady Ivana Win Top Miss Fire Island Titlese |
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| Roland & Joe’s Toga Tea Benefits Arts Project |
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| Demi Tasse Takes Us on a Wild & Woolly Wax/Whacks Museum Tour |
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| Singer Jennifer McClain Returns to Cherry Grove |
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| CGCAI Salutes 7 Grovites for their Contributions at 11th Community Honors Awards Dinner |
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| Singer Lailah Lancing Makes Ice Palace Debut |
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| SAGE Visits Cherry Grove |
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| Ginger Snap Shares Her Journey through Life & Song |
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| Parker (“Panzi Invasion”) & Andie Sargent Marry & Raise $3K for Grove Archive |
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| Richard Campanaro (1936-2016) |
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| Dallas Dubois Makes Welcome Return in Solo Show at Cherry’s |
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| Pataya Hart, Sapphira Cristal, Poly Cockit & Holly Boxsprings Win Recognition at Miss Cherry’s 2016 |
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| Doug Karalis (1970-2016) |
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| Arts Project of Cherry Grove Holds 68th Anniversary Art Show—Eckdahl & Way-Howard Works Win Special Recognition |
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| Christine Carol Nowakowski Parker (1948-2016): the Wife of My Life |
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| Suffolk County Police Copettes Beat Grovettes in Cherry Bowl Volleyball Tournament |
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| FIAR Introduces New Resident Artists to Cherry Grove |
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| Sideshow Casino Grosses Nearly $4K for Arts Project of Cherry Grove |
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| FIPAP Will Give Flaherty & Ahrens’ “Once on This Island” During Labor Day Weekend |
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| Going for the Shine at “Xanadu” Pines Party |
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| God’s Love We Deliver Thanks Fire Island for Support |
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| “Panzi Invasion” Offers New Grovite’s Look, Referencing Veterans’ Views, at July 4 Invasion |
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| Archives’ Restored “Camille” Film, from ’53, Is a Camp Treasure |
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| Triage Priority: Make Hot Rock Music at Cherry’s |
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| Singer Marieann Meringolo Graces the Grove Once More |
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| Jason CoZmo Returns with Vivid Dolly Parton Tribute |
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| CGCAI Takes to Belvedere for Colorful “Carnival in Venice” Costume Party, with Guest Lavinia Draper, & Raises $30K for Grove Community House |
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| Patty, Al, & Busted, Familiar Grove Performers, Revel in Community House Debut in “Sissy” |
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| We Celebrate Sonny’s Birthday & Grove Pride with a Rollicking Show |
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| Queen Logan Conquers Pines in 40th Anniversary Invasion, Coordinated by Founder Panzi |
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| John Sorensen Passed Away on Pride Day at Age 92 |
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| House Blessing Raises More than $4,600 for Grove Organizations |
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| Koitz Captures Compelling Grove Images in “SNAP!!” Show, Benefiting Community House |
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| BLOW is at Cherry’s on Thursdays |
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| Disputed Territory: an Account of a FINS Ranger Incident |
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| Lydia Sabosto Plays Top of the Bay |
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| Exceptional Bway Sessions @ Beach on Pride Monday |
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| Fire Island Pines Historical Preservation Society Presents "SOUVENIRS" |
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| Ice Palace Benefit Raises Nearly $5K for Long-Term Survivors of AIDS/HIV |
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| CGCAI Takes to Belvedere & Blueberry Hill for Summer Benefits |
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| With Ginger & Gusty, Al, Patty, & Busted at Cherry’s on Sunday Night |
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| Walk of Fame: Stroll Down Memory Lane–Becoming a Grove Tradition |
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| Candlelight Vigil for Orlando & Fireworks Climax Pride Day in Cherry Grove |
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| Susan Kravitz Celebrates Publication of “Mascara, Mirth & Mayhem,” 30 Years of Photos of “Independence Day on Fire Island” |
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| Cherry Grove Holds 18th Annual LGBT Pride Parade |
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| Hedda Lettuce Plays Island Breeze! |
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| Grovites Remember Orlando with Beach Vigil |
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| Drag Tag Sale Raises Funds for Imperial Court |
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| Women’s Pride in the Pines, Lavish Fundraiser, Was Held on June 11 |
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| Rosana Chinchilla Displays Art Inspired by Cherry Grove |
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| Lavinia Draper Celebrates her Birthday at her First Ice Palace Show of the Season |
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| Ben Cameron’s “Broadway Sessions” Makes Splashy Debut at the Ice Palace, with Guests Daisy Eagan, Max Crumm & Travis Kent |
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| Memorial Day at Grove Community House: Renovation, Homecoming Queen & Remembrance |
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| Photographer Koitz to Display Fire Island Photos at Grove Community House |
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| Dan Daly Returns to SandCastle |
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| Cesar Diaz Named Mr. FI Leather ’16, with John Doyle as Audience Favorite, During Excelsior MC “Island of Misfit Boys” Run |
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| Porsche Flexes Those Pipes in Varied 1st Solo Show of the Season |
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| Ariel Hosts Ice Palace Opening Night, with Porsche, Logan, Brenda, Jada, Sonny, & DJ Chuck |
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| Tudorville Deck Sale Benefits APCG |
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| Kentucky Derby Day at Island Breeze Raises $2K+ for EMS |
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| FINS Policy on Nudity on Grove & Pines Beaches Clarified |
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| Arts Project of Cherry Grove Holds Preseason Reunion in NYC |
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| Arts Project Holds Ft. Lauderdale Party |
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| Cherry Grove Stars Perform in ‘Winter Spectacular’ at Stonewall to Benefit Arts Project |
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| Cherry’s Holds Terrific Early Halloween Bash |
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| Arts Project Returns to Studio 54 in Disco-Themed Gala Ball |
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| Cherry’s Holds Candyland Party |
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| Porsche Celebrates 10 Years at Ice Palace at Finale to a Challenging Season |
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| Cherry’s Celebrates Christmas at 1st of a Series of Saturday Night End-of-Season Parties |
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| Nardicio Underwear Party Concludes Season at Ice Palace, with 600 in Attendance |
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| Arts Project Takes Tea by the Sea |
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| Dan Daly & Marissa Pontecorvo Headline Season Finale at Sand Castle |
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| Hedda Lettuce, Her Name Up in Postcards, Gives Season Finale at Cherry’s |
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| For Miss FI’s Golden Anniversary, Vita Summers, Kendra H. Kinx, Donna Piranha & Yuhua Hamasaki Win Miss FI, Entertainer, Ms. FI, & Miss FI All Star Titles |
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| Broadway @ the Beach Ushers out 10th Season at the Ice Palace in Style |
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| Enjoyable Kid Kamp Show Encourages “Future of Cherry Grove” |
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| David Auxier-Loyola’s “The EnGaygement” Touches Hearts in Cherry Grove |
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| In Matt Baney’s “Legends IV: Hullabaloo,” Homecoming Queens Salute the ’60s |
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| FIPAP Fields a Terrific “Cage aux Folles,” as “Gawdy” & “Grand” as One Would WantWeekend |
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| Singers Julie James & Jennifer McClain Pay Wonderful Tribute to “Bway Dames” |
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| "Carmen Miranda Bingo" Concludes APCG Bingo Season |
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| Justin Vivian Bond Attests that “Love Is Crazy!” for APCG, on Full Moon Weekend |
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| Ice Palace Divas-for-a-Night Turn It Out in ‘Turnabout’ |
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| Daniel Nardicio's "Fashion on Fire" Benefit Raises Close to $8K for Rosie's Theater Kids |
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| CGCAI Holds 10th Annual Honors |
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| FIAR Resident Leilah Presents “Door to Fantasy” to Ice Palace Queens |
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| Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds Sings, Quips, & Reminisces for the Arts Project of Cherry Grove |
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| Bill Perez's Ashes Are Scattered in the Great South Bay |
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| Nardicio Underwear Party, Mid-August, Still Packs Them In |
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| Sonny Shores Hosts “Cherry Grove Pride Celebration,” Community Variety Show, at the Palace |
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| With Festive & Invaluable “Invasion of The Pines,” Lorraine H. Michels Continues Her Photographic Chronicle of Cherry Grove History |
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| Hedda Lettuce Sings! At the Community House! For the Arts Project! |
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| Lorraine Michels & Thom “Panzi” Hansen Introduce Lorraine’s “Invasion of the Pines” Book at FIG & Floyd’s |
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| Matthew George’s Gala Birthday Party at Belvedere, with Songs by Annie Ross |
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| Grovettes, Home Team, Best Suffolk County Police Copettes Again, winning 2 Games to the Copettes’ 1, in Annual Cherry Bowl Volleyball Tournament |
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| Sonny Shores Hosts 'Pride Celebration' Show, with Favorite Grove Performers, at Ice Palace on August 9 |
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| Bill Perez's Ashes to Be Scattered from Dock on August 15 |
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| Honey Davenport, Vita Summers & Champagne Bubbles Take Titles in Miss Cherry’s Contest |
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| FIAR Presents Its 2015 Resident Artists to Cherry Grove |
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| Jack Dowling’s “Joseph’s Hand” & Devan Shimoyama’s “Howling to the Moon” Win President’s & Queen’s Choice Ribbons at 67th Annual APCG Art Show |
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| Electra Makes Welcome Return to Cherry’s as Bette Midler & More |
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| Pines Party Glittered in Living Color & the Hue Was Emerald |
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| Archives Show, Curated by Lee Sharmat, Displays Grove’s Historic Treasures |
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| 21st Annual Fire Island Dance Festival Raises More than $540K for AIDS Services |
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| Nardicio’s “Cherry Grove Is on Fire!,” with Alan Cumming, Benefits CGFD & New Fire Truck |
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| Grove’s 40th Invasion of the Pines: Celebratory, Controversial, Political, & Exhilarating! |
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| Miss Sweetie Plays Island Breeze |
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| Bianca Del Rio, Superstar, Returns to Cherry’s |
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| Sonny Shores, Your Singing Bartender, Returns to Top of the Bay |
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| Dan Daly Returns to Sand Castle |
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| Imperial Court Holds Drag Tag Sale |
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| Arts Project Holds “Over the Rainbow” Casino, Netting $4K+, on Pride Day |
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| Cherry’s & Cherry Grove Remember Bar’s Original Co-Owner Lois McIntosh |
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| Cherry Grove Holds 17th Annual Pride Parade |
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| Pines Women’s Pride Raises $120K+ for LGBTQ Youth through Hetrick-Martin Institute |
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| Jamie Brickhouse & Friends Celebrate "Dangerous When Wet" Publication |
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| House Blessing Raises More than $5K for Grove Organizations |
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| Jamie Brickhouse’s “Dangerous When Wet”— the Riveting Tale of a Gay Man’s Ups & Downs--& Larger-than-Life Mama Jean |
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| Much-Heralded New CGFD Fire Truck Arrives in Cherry Grove |
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| Bears Invade Grove for 1st FI Bear Weekend, Featuring Mr. FI Bear Contest, Beards & Bears Underwear Party, Furball, & Bear Brunch |
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| Queer Nation Flies Banner, Urging Pines Business Boycott, from Plane above Fire Island |
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| PAWS Show Raises $2K+ for Stray Animal Rescue & Placement |
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| Hedda Lettuce Returns to Cherry’s in Rare Form & with New (Dress) Material |
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| Two Day Flea Market Raises Thousands of $ for Arts Project |
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| Edrie Ferdun Leads Yoga at Community House |
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| Array of Grove Stars Turns out for PAWS |
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| Activists Urging Business Boycott Begin Papering the Pines |
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| Nardicio Underwear Parties Resume |
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| Lavinia Draper Is Back at the (Ice) Palace! |
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| Playing Games with Sybil Bruncheon at Island Breeze |
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| Memorial Fund Grants $3,600 to Grove Archives for Digitalization & Storage of Materials |
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| Broadway at the Beach’s 10th Season Opens at Ice Palace & Songs from Musicals Predominate |
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| Cherry Grove Remembers Losses at Memorial Day Service |
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| Demi-Tasse Is Cherry Grove Homecoming Queen 2015 |
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| NYC’s Edd Named Mr. FI Leather 2015, with Boston’s Jonathan as Runner-up, & $500 Raised for New CGFD Truck, During Excelsior & Twilight Guard ‘Cherry Grove 20/40’ Run |
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| Cherry’s Shows off Talent in 5th Annual “So You Want a Job?"--DJ Michael Vespie Wins |
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| Leather Weekend May 15-17 Shapes Up, as Contingency Plans Fall into Place in the Wake of the Grove Hotel Fire |
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| Young Singer Vita Summers, New to the Grove, Makes Impressive Cherry’s Debut |
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| Island Breeze Kentucky Derby Event Raises $4,500 for EMS in the Grove |
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| Porsche Sings Emotional 1st Show of Season at Island Breeze |
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| FI Photographer Koitz, USC Award Winner, Exhibits FI Photos in LA this Month |
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| Bill Perez (1939-2015), of Cherry Grove, Chelsea & Ft. Lauderdale, Passed Away |
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| Dick Newman, of Cherry Grove & Ft. Lauderdale, Passed Away in March 2015 |
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| Grove Hotel, Holly House, Anima, and Kokomo Engulfed in March 27 Early Morning Fire |
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| Arts Project Anticipates Cherry Grove Season with March Reunion Brunch in Chelsea |
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| APCG Holds Out-of-Town In-Town Party in Ft. Lauderdale |
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| Sonny Shores, “Untucked,” Does the Duplex |
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| Singer-Songwriter Mark Aaron James Releases Compelling New Album “Play Harder” |
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| Frank Glinsky October 25, 1959-November 16, 2014 |
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| Gary Greene Passed Away on December 10, 2014 |
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| Marge Cozzolino Passed Away on November 6, 2014 |
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| Cherry Lane Holds Survivors Party, Final Event of its Season |
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| Lois McIntosh, Life Partner of Meryl Facterman, Co-Founder of Cherry’s, & Co-Producer of 1st Dr’s Fund Benefits, Passed Away on September 30 |
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| Divas & Demons Dance to Music of Queen Levine at Cherry’s Halloween Party |
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| APCG Ball Salutes ‘Kinky Boots’ |
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| Paradise Lost? FINS Rangers Update Position on Nudity on the Beach |
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| Porsche Sings out Her Ice Palace Season with 30 Songs, with Faithful DJ Chuck |
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| Daniel Nardicio Holds Season's Final FI Underwear Party |
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| Ken Woodhouse & Mike Turci Marry on September 20 |
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| Cherry’s Celebrates Co-owner Jacqué Piazza’s Birthday with Candyland Party |
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| "The Normal Heart" comes home to the Pines this Saturday |
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| Playwright Dan Clancy Composes a Beautiful “Quartet” |
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| Grove Performers Turn Out for CWOG EMS Benefit |
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| At Daniel Nardicio’s 3rd Annual Spartacus Party, Clint Is Chosen Mr. Nude Belvedere |
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| David Bullock Passed Away on September 1 |
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| Brenda Dharling, Jada Valenciaga & Whore D’Oeuvre Take Top Miss FI 2014 Titles |
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| Bway@Beach Ends Season 9 with Dazzling Finale |
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| Ken Woodhouse, APCG, & Kid Kamp Present 2nd Annual Cherry Grove Children’s Show |
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| Turning Out in Togas for APCG |
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| Director James Belzer Shows the Community His Film “Coming of Age in Cherry Grove” |
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| FIPAP Fields Strong Ensemble for Enchanting Sondheim-Lapine “Into the Woods” |
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| In “Déjà Vu,” Demi-Tasse Shares Her Dream View of Vegas |
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| FI Opera Festival Introduces Unfamiliar 1st Weill Opera, an Intense “Protagonist,” in the Pines |
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| Cherry Grove Honors 2014 |
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| Top of the Bay Restaurant Reopens Just 9 Days after Fire |
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| “Do Your Own,” Kathy Najimy Urges, in Climax to Nardicio Icon Series at Ice Palace |
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| Miss Sweetie Makes Welcome Return to Fire Island at Last! |
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| Pines Dances on Beach to DJ Paulo’s Music at Ascension, Benefit for Fund in the Sun Charities |
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| Christine Ebersole Sings for SOCH on Nardicio Icon Series & Is Fêted by CGCAI & APCG |
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| Setting the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Madonna |
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| Ice Palace Celebrates Ariel Sinclair’s 20th Anniversary |
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| APCG Finds Photographers Kravitz & Quero ‘Remembering the Grove’ |
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| Early Morning Fire Breaks out in Top of the Bay Kitchen |
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| FIAR Introduces Its Artists to the Grove |
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| Ascension Party Will Go on, in the Pines, as Scheduled, Despite Some Damage by Storm |
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| Role Reversal in Palace Turnabout Show: Performers Bartend & DJ, Bar Staff Performs in Drag |
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| Broadway’s Jackie Hoffman Brings Riotous Rant & Qvetch to Ice Palace as Nardicio Icon |
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| Danny Logan/Dallas Dubois, Newly Muscled & Bearded, Makes Surprise Return to Ice Palace for Logan Hardcore Birthday Pool Show |
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| Arts Project Holds 66th Annual Art Show—Artists Fernando & Crawford Win Recognition from President & Queen |
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| Cherry’s Celebrates Johny Pool’s 50th Anniversary on Fire Island |
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| Daniel Nardicio Celebrates Birthday with an Underwear Party Featuring Naked Dessert Table |
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| Carrington Tract Fire & Fencing |
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| Blue Whale Chef Stephen Daniello Announces Celebrity Luncheon for August 13 |
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| Grovettes Beat Copettes Again—Finally—in Cherry Bowl Volleyball Tournament |
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| Ascension Party Returns to FI Pines for 9th Steamy Summer of Fun Packed Parties |
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| Bianca Del Rio, ‘Drag Superstar,’ Returns to Cherry Grove |
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| Taking Two Titles Apiece in Miss Cherry’s Pageant, Tina Burner- Miss Cherry’s & Audience Favorite- & Honey Davenport -Miss Cherry Lane & Best Performer - Are Winners |
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| CGCAI Raises $180K+ at “Route 66” SOCH Benefit at Blueberry Hill |
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| NOLA 'Nardi Gras' Is Theme for First August Underwear Party |
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| Community Reacts to FINS Statements & Actions |
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| Skyla Is Crowned Miss Grove Hotel 2014 & Brenda Dahling Takes Remaining 2 Titles |
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| APCG XXXMas Casino Raises $5K+ for Organization |
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| Broadway’s Linda Lavin, also Notable as TV’s “Alice,” Wins Hearts as Nardicio ‘Icon’ |
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| Nardicio Pines Party Weekend Underwear Party Draws More Than 1,000 |
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| Triage Rocks the Grove |
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| Jason Cozmo Returns as Julie, Liza & Dolly |
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| FINS Officials Attend CCGAI Meeting &, Addressing Meat Rack Citations & Other Issues, Hew Firmly to Party Line |
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| John DiNaro & John Young Display Sculpture at Floyd's |
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| “Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor,” the Dr’s Fund Benefit, Proves a Laugh a Moment |
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| CGCAI Will Follow ‘Moroccan Mirage’ Success with ‘Route 66’ on August 2 |
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| Belvedere Invades Palace for Whip It Out Wednesday |
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| CGCAI’s Colorful Moroccan Mirage Party Benefits Grove Community House |
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| Linda Eder Unfurls That Magical Voice to Open Nardicio Icon Series at the Ice Palace |
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| Meat Rack Incidents Continue as FINS Rangers Step up Patrols |
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| Hurricane Postpones July 4th Invasion, But Grove Invades Pines in Glorious Sunshine on the 5th |
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| Nardicio Underwear Party for the 4th Fills the Palace |
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| Sonny Shores, Singing Bartender, Makes Top of the Bay Debut |
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| Mark Aaron James Serenades Blue Whale Brunch Audience |
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| Mica Tells Her Story in Narrative & Song |
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| Grove Celebrates with 16th Annual Pride Parade |
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| ‘Blow’ Begins for the Season at Cherry’s |
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| Early A.M. Fire Destroys Grove House Hernando’s Hideaway |
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| Porsche & Palace Celebrate Johnny Pool |
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| Drag Tag Raises Funds for Imperial Court |
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| Island Breeze Holds “Who’s Your Daddy?” Party |
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| Freedner Twins Celebrate 70 with Blood Family & Grove Family |
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| Grove Fire Department Remembers Ex-Chief George Oakley (October 27, 1949-May 26, 2014) |
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| Hedda Lettuce Returns to Cherry’s |
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| Pines’ Love Shack Benefits Trinity Place Shelter |
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| FINS Rangers Give out Summonses for Sex in the Meat Rack on June 7 |
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| Augmenting the Tonys® Telecast with Live Performances |
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| Traditional Colorful Grove House Blessing Takes Place on June 7 |
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| Lavinia Draper’s Special Guests Join Her in Happy Hour Show |
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| Ariel Sinclair’s Kamikaze Kabaret Begins for the Season |
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| Cherry Grove Stars Turn out for PAWS |
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| Loved Ones Remember Dennis Daniel |
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| "Souvenirs Three Decades of Classic Tea Dance" |
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| Shequida, with Guest Dancers & Crystal Demure, Begins Ice Palace Season on Memorial Day |
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| Grove Remembers Losses in Memorial Day Service |
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| Fire-Fighter, Long-Time Resident, and Contractor George Oakley Passed Away on May 25 |
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| Whore D’Oeuvre Is Grove Homecoming Queen 2014 |
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| Dina Martina—a Mess & We Love Her—Returns to Open Nardicio Icon Series |
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| Pianist Dan Daly Returns to Sandcastle |
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| Nardicio Kicks Off Season with Packed Memorial Day Weekend Underwear Party |
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| Sybil Bruncheon Hosts ‘Fun & Gaymes’ at Island Breeze |
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| Showtune Sing-along Resumes at Cherry Lane |
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| Bianca Del Rio Wins ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ |
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| Victor Skolnik, Excelsior MC Treasurer, Is Mr. Fire Island Leather 2014 |
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| Ariel Sinclair Hosts 2nd Night at the Palace |
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| Porsche Show Opens Ice Palace Season |
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| Belvedere Founder John Eberhardt Passed Away at Age 92 |
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| For NYC In-Town Party, APCG Takes Us to Lips for ‘Broadway Brunch’ |
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| Grove Performers Strut Stuff at Stonewall to Benefit Arts Project |
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| Arts Project of Cherry Grove (APCG) "In-town Party" out of town... in Fort Lauderdale |
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| Bill “Billie Ann Miller” LaMonica, 1925-2014 |
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| FIBO 2014 Is Cancelled |
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| Ramses & Amun Ra, Beloved Egyptian Mau Pet Cats, Passed Away in January & December |
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| State Grants Grove Community House $300,000+ for Renovation & Repair |
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| Ritenour Rises to Highest of Wagnerian Heights in Breast Cancer Benefit Recital |
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| Lorraine Michels Book Celebrates Grove Community House, “the Heart of Cherry Grove” |
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| Late Season Nighttime Fire Destroys Luxury Home on Fisherman’s Path in the Pines |
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| A Very Unusual Porsche Show Concludes Singer’s Season |
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| Cherry’s Annual Halloween Party Helps Brighten the End of the Season |
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| APCG Ends Season with Black-and-Silver Beaux Arts Ball |
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| Nardicio’s Season Closes with Back to School Underwear Party |
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| Family & Friends Will Celebrate the Life of David A. Blaustein (1961-2013) on October 25 |
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| Christmas at Cherry’s, Dan Daly at the Breeze & Nardicio Party at the Palace |
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| Grove Remembers Pete Lahny |
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| Daniel Nardicio Celebrates ‘Spartacus’ at Clothing-Optional Belvedere |
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| Grove Stars Raise Funds to Fight Breast Cancer in CWOG Follies |
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| Roxy Brooks, Bootsie LeFaris & Zola Win Top Titles in 48th Annual Miss FI Contest |
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| Community & FINS Rangers Cooperate on 2nd Annual Meatrack Cleanup |
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| New Generation Takes Community House Stage with Flare in “3 Piggy Opera” |
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| At Roland & Joe’s Toga Tea, Benefiting APCG, Philomena Feeds Us & Dan Gets Us Singing |
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| Matt Baney’s “Legends: Project Runway” Celebrates Grove Homecoming Queens—Highlight Is Home Depot Haute Couture Fashion Show |
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| Huge Crowd Packs Ice Palace for Nardicio Labor Day Weekend Party |
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| Well, Hello, Dolly, It’s So Nice to Have You in the Pines for Labor Day |
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| FI Opera Festival Makes Splashy Pavilion Debut with a Concert & Operatic Rarities |
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| Grove Archives Show, Curated by Lee Sharmat, Spotlights Rose, Bella, Billie Ann, Includes Color Footage from the ’40s |
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| “Simply Edie,” Dancer & Singer, Returns to the Grove |
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| CGCAI Honors Gary Greene, Luis Valentin, Phil Stoehr, Sal Piro & the Late Glen Boles |
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| Gatsby Party Raises Funds to Save Our Community House |
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| US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Highest Ranking Official Ever to Visit Cherry Grove, Unveils Historic Designation Plaques at Community House1 |
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| 11th Annual Fire Island Black Out Weekend Held August 9-11 |
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| No Joy in Grove-ville: Mighty Grovettes Bested by Copettes for a 2nd Year |
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| Sabel Scities Is Miss Cherry’s’ Lauren Ordair, Tina Burner & Bootsie LeFaris Score Other Titles |
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| 18th Annual -- & Last? — CWOG Breast Cancer Benefit Takes Place on August 3 |
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| At 65th APCG Annual Art Show, President & Queen Recognize Eckdahl & Michels |
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| Nardicio Party Celebrates Leo Birthdays |
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| Dallas at the Palace |
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| Charity Hosts Cherry’s Dining with the Divas Show |
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| Good Drag or Bad Drag, But Always in Fun, Turnabout Show Benefits Dunes Fund |
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| APCG Casino Goes to the South Pacific |
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| FI Artist Residency Introduces its 2013 Resident Artists |
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| Imperial Court Royal Revue Returns to the Ice Palace |
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| Dr’s Fund Show Twists Show Tunes till We Scream—with Laughter |
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| SAGE Honors CGCAI’s Diane Romano & Floyd’s’ Brett Roper |
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| Nardicio Underwear Parties Draw Record Crowds to Ice Palace |
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| Fire Fighter Laura Dunlop Passed Away on July 18 |
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| Chanteuse Bianca Leigh Returns for Cherry’s Dining with the Divas Series |
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| Porsche’s Key West Colleagues Invade the Ice Palace |
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| Margaret Cho Talks Frankly about Sex & Its Many Variations |
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| Call to Action - Cherry Grove and Mosquito Spraying - Residents Need to Vote! Message from Diane Romano, President CGCAI |
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| HQ Shirley Shapiro, Escorted by Mr. FI Leather Candido Soares & Jake Roberts, Dressed for a Bar Mitzvah, Leads 38th Annual Grove Invasion of the Pines |
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| Outlook LI Gives Generous Donation to CG Dunes Fund |
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| Cherry Grove Celebrates 15 Seasons of Pride |
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| Imperial Court Holds Annual Drag Tag Sale |
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| Motley Clerical Crew Gives Grove’s House Blessing |
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| Ariel Sinclair’s Kamikaze Kabaret Season Premiere Features Yamaneika Saunders as Headliner |
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| Women's Pride in the Pines Party Benefits SAGE |
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| Grove Celebrates Harold Seeley with Homages, Spreading of Ashes, Distribution of Bequests, Dinner & Fireworks |
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| Dan Daly at the Castle, Nardicio Party at the Palace |
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| Show Tune Sing-Alongs Return to Cherry's |
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| Hedda Lettuce Is Back at Cherry’s! |
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| Frankie Cocktail Is Back at Top of the Bay |
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| At PAWS Benefit, Grove & Guest Talent Turn out to Help the Animals |
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| Porsche, Pines Visitors & Porn Stars at the End of May |
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| Grove Remembers Losses at Memorial Day Service |
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| Shirley Shapiro Is Crowned Grove Homecoming Queen ’13 at APCG Membership Party |
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| Astounding Dina Martina‘Singees, Dahnces, & Ahcts’ to Open Nardicio Icon Series, Season 2 |
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| Nardicio Ushers in Ice Palace Underwear Parties with a Carnival Salute to Fleet Week |
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| Robin Byrd & Lucas Entertainment Inaugurate Steamy Porn Night “Blow” at Cherry’s |
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| Sid Grossberg, Grove Nonagenarian, Passed Away on May 19 |
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| Candido Soares Become Lucky 13th Mr. FI Leather during Twilight Guard’s 1st Run |
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| Opening Night Gala Brings Out Ice Palace Stars |
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| Russell A. Chieffe, of Cherry Grove & Jersey City, Passed Away April 1 at Age 55 |
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| Chita, Channing, Vilanch & Cho Headline Nardicio Icon Series 2013 |
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| APCG Holds NYC In-Town Party, Announces Preliminary Summer Schedule |
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| Sal Piro Announces Resignation as Grove Hotel/Ice Palace Manager |
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| Arts Project Out Of Town "In-Town Party" in SoFlo is a Big Hit! |
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| FINS: Nudity on Fire Island Beaches Will Be Limited |
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| Fire Island Survives Storm Sandy |
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| Rose Levine Rolls Out the Merman & Herman at the York to Save Grove Community House |
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| Cherry’s Throws Gala Halloween Party for Climax of Season |
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| Arts Project Struts Most Elegant Stuff in End-of-Season Jet Setters’ Ball |
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| Sabel Scities Gives Season’s Final Cherry’s Show |
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| Singer Ends Season with ‘Porsche-thon’: 30 Songs, Impressions of Colleagues, & a Pizza Break |
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| Daniel Nardicio Holds Final Ice Palace Underwear Party of a Stellar Season |
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| Cherry’s Celebrates Jacqué’s Birthday with Candyland Party |
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| Mr. FI Lthr Mark, Lavinia Draper, DJ Richard, Palace Mgr John & Leather Man’s Cirrtone Throw a Leather Tea |
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| LaFountaine Family Story—a Slice of Pines History |
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| Cherry’s Celebrates Christmas in September; Nardicio Throws a Blackout Party at the Palace |
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| Mr. FI Leather 2012 Mark Nayden & Singer Lavinia Draper to Host September 22 Leather Tea |
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| Concerned Grove & Pines Citizens & FINS Rangers Cooperate to Clean the Meat Rack |
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| Grove’s Own Wendy Elected NY Emperor 22 |
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| Shequida Closes Season with Show Filled with Surprises |
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| Concerned Citizens Join FINS Rangers to Work to Rid the Rack of Litter on Sept 15 |
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| Yuhua Hamasaki, Holly Dae & Monica Storm Take Top Titles in 47th Annual Miss FI Contest |
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| APCG Holds “Dragon Queen Casino,” Fundraiser “with an Asian Flair” |
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| APCG Dresses in Togas for Tea during Labor Day Weekend |
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| Finn’s “Falsettos,” FIPAP’s Fine Choice of Labor Day Show, Looks Unflinchingly at Alternative Families at the Dawn of the Age of AIDS |
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| Veda ‘s “Transphibian” EP Comes from Ireland, with Love, to Fire Island |
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| Lavinia Draper Gives Gala Season Finale, with DJ Richard Kennedy, at the Ice Palace |
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| CWOG Reports Funds Raised at August 4 Breast Cancer Benefit |
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| Grove Stars Perform in CWOG “Follies” Benefit at the Ice Palace |
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| Grove Performers Salute Shannon at Baby Shower Show |
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| Archives Displays Cherry Grove Treasures in Curator Sharmat’s Show |
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| Concerned Grove Men Meet with FINS Ranger Supervisors about Recent Meat Rack Patrols |
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| Meeting Folks at Daniel Nardicio’s Ascension Weekend Nardi Gras Party |
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| We Celebrate Jean-Pierre’s Birthday |
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| CGCAI Honors Matt Baney, Michael Coffindaffer, Carl Luss &, Posthumously, Wally Forstell |
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| Bradshaw Smith, Broadway Beat Videographer, Remembered in Grove by Friends & Family |
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| “Turnabout” Is All Play, at the Ice Palace, Where “the Boys Are Girls, the Girls Are Boys,” According to Titanium/Lavinia |
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| Can I Get an “Amen?” Daniel Nardicio, Flotilla DeBarge & Robbyne Kaamil Hold FIBO Sunday Gospel Brunch at Island Breeze |
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| Fire Island Black Out Celebrates 10th Anniversary in Ronkonkoma, Grove & Pines |
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| Ginger Snapt Sweeps Miss Cherry’s Pageant Titles; Liza Minnelli Makes Cameo Appearance |
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| July 28 “Illusions & Delusions” Show Raised Over $7,000 for Doctor’s Fund |
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| Concerned Women Hold Lavish 17th Annual Breast Cancer Benefit |
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| Liza Minnelli Joins Alan Cumming on Daniel Nardicio’s Icon Series & the Grove Is in Rapture |
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| Daniel Nardicio’s Leo Birthday Underwear Party Features Naked Dessert Table |
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| Icon Joe Hepworth Returns to the Grove to Work Weekends at the Tiki Bar |
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| No Joy in Grove-ville: Mighty Grovettes Bested by Copettes in Volleyball Tournament |