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  **** DANIEL NARDICIO'S ICON SERIES **** Christine Ebersole   On Saturday, August 16, Christine Ebersole will be joined by The Aaron Weinstein Trio, celebrating the release of her recent CD "Strings Attached."  The event is part of Daniel Nardicio's Icon series with a special meet and greet at Cherry Grove's Community House after the show to benefit several Cherry Grove Charities.   The evening at Fire Islands famed Ice Palace, will include classic standards from the '20s through '40s, featuring songs by legends like Fats Waller ("Jitterbug Waltz"), Cole Porter ("Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"), Johnny Mercer ("This Time the Dream's on Me") and George Gershwin ("Shall We Dance") to name just a few. Tickets for the Ice Palace can be found HERE . Currently starring in the hit TBS comedy series "Sullivan & Son," now in its 3rd season, Christine has performed in co...

Khloe Kardashian With Drag Superstars Khloe Kardashian was spotted at my favorite hotspot Cherry's On The Bay in Cherry Grove Fire Island. Cherry's owners Donna Bianco and Jacque Piazza we hear was so excited to welcome the reality star to the world famed club. According to sources, Kardashian went wild watching the Cherry Grove version of The Wizard Of Oz.  Z100's Elvis Duran Star Johnny Pool made the Kardashians his world famous drinks as they watched all the action on the Cherry's stage. Khole was having such a great time, she went to her Instagram Page and said 'My version of Disneyland!!! Cherry's Drag Show!!! #FireIsland!' Currently, Khloe and sister Kourtney are busy filming the reality show Kourtney And Khloe Take The Hamptons. The sisters have opened up a new Dash Boutique in the Hamptons, which features sets of bikinis for both mothers and their daughters. Photo Courtesy Of: Khloe Kardashian via Instagram

**** EMS IN CHERRY GROVE SAVES LIVES **** The Cherry Grove EMS In September of 2013, the Cherry Grove Community Association met to discuss the possibility of creating an EMS, Emergency Medical Service in the community of Cherry Grove. The Cherry Grove Fire Department does not provide EMS services to the community. The Suffolk County Police Department are the First Responders in emergency medical situations. In August 2013, a local resident went into cardiac arrest and the response time by the Suffolk County Police was 45 minutes. This is simply for the most part a logistics problem for the limited manpower of the Suffolk County Police who maybe in another community, or are actively engaged in another emergency somewhere else on Fire Island and simply not available to respond immediately. The community association formed a committee headed by local resident, Kenneth Osman, a retired NYPD Sergeant and a 40 year member of the West Babylon Fire Depar...

Kathy Najimy Daniel Nardicio once again brings in the top talent to Cherry Grove's Ice Palace in Fire Island New York.  Kathy Najimy's Lift Up Your Skirt is a semi- autobiographical in progress solo show will be taking the ferry for another great adventure on the famed island. The award winning Actress and Feminist-Activist Kathy Najimy brings some of her best samples of Lift Up Your Skirt. A reading of some true life stories of Kathy's upside down life. As well as a brand new piece about Marriage Equality from "Aunt Maddie" the beloved character made famous from Kathy's: The Kathy and Mo Show.  Not a musical, but Kathy's Musical Director Brian Nash, spices things up the 70 min show. You can get your tickets HERE . Photo By: Walter McBride/WM Photography/Retna

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. Harding **** Larry Kramer Ryan Murphy  A NORMAL HEART --- Ever watch something that just exceeds your expectations on every level? HBO’s A Normal Heart, which premiered this past weekend, was such an exceptional production, that I will go on record right now as saying it’s the best thing I've seen this year. Larry Kramer’s poignant, pounding, play, which first premiered in 1985, created a furor of its own since it denounced everyone from then-NYC Mayor Ed Koch to President Reagan who steadfastly never mentioned the word AIDS. As People magazine said in a great review, “The Normal Heart isn't a period piece or a cautionary tale; it’s a bulletin from the front lines, a heart-stopping report about the terrifying progress of AIDS as it sweeps through and decimates Manhattan’s gay population.” The pacing from director Ryan Murphy is just superb. Though the play was presented at various times, there’s no questio...

**** WORK IT BITCH! **** The Best Of Bianca Del Rio It has been many years since I was hanging out with Ru Paul. I have such memories when she was just like all of us hanging out at the Christopher Street piers in New York City. Then her career skyrocketed with "Work" and this diva always worked.  I will always remember being backstage with Ru Paul at Wigstock. It sent shivers down my spine when she went on to perform in front of what seemed like all of New York City. Ru took the stage and told the story of how she used to be homeless and poor and used to sleep on the piers. Then Ru pointed to a luxury apartment building in the sky and said, "that's where I live now, you got to work it baby" and blasted into her number one hit. New York City had made another star. I started to see Ru at penthouse parties. Ru became friends with some of the most powerful and rich people in the world. We would drink champagne at Denise Rich's ...

**** DJ SUSAN LEVINE'S POSTCARD FROM FIRE ISLAND THE 37th "INVASION OF THE PINES" FROM CHERRY GROVE **** DJ Susan Levine At The Invasion One of the gayest and most festive days in Cherry Grove is an event we call "THE INVASION OF THE PINES" The Invasion takes place every 4th of July on Fire Island. Over the years the Invasion has become a famously fun day for everyone gay and straight to spend celebrating being out and proud in Cherry Grove and The Pines. It's our own spectacular carnival Fire Island style! For those of you that are not familiar with the legendary annual Fire Island bacchanalian event called "THE INVASION", I am going to give you a little history lesson on it's origin. You will find it interesting and it will help all the Invasion virgins understand what I am going on about as I give you a recap of this years INVASION from my point of view as MC on the dock in front of CHERRY'S O...

**** FIRE ISLAND DINING **** Celebrity Chef Stephen Daniello Celebrity Chef Stephen Daniello is back on Fire Island and will be hosting a whole new list of celebrities and events this 2013 summer season at the Island Breeze in Cherry Grove. Celebrity Chefs resume goes way back to 1987. Since then he has prepared lavish dinners and events for celebrities such as Whitney Houston, Bon Jovi, Marvin Hamlisch, Gloria Gaynor, Felipe Rose of the Village People, Malcolm Forbes, and Elizabeth Taylor. Chef Stephen is most recently known for his magical culinary and personal one on one poolside luncheon with Liza Minelli on Fire Island during her visit in summer 2012. Chef Stephen’s Fire Island celebrity resume includes Wanda Sykes, Neil Sedaka, Michael Kors, Robin Byrd, and Elvis Duran of Z100. Chef Stephen is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Daniel Nardicio’s summer 2013 celebrity line up! Lorna Luft, Carol, Channing, and Margaret Cho will...

**** HOT ON THE DANCE FLOOR By: DJ Susan Levine **** DJ Susan Levine Spinning In Palm Springs My favorite time of year is upon us, summertime in New York. New Yorkers live for this time of year because we are so lucky to have some of the most fantastic beaches just short jaunts from our winter caves. This is also the time of year that I start my DJ residency at the club closest to my heart " CHERRYS ON THE BAY " in Cherry Grove on Fire Island. Fire Island may be part of the USA but it is a world away. I feel lucky that I get to DJ at a club like Cherry's which has a gorgeous view of the bay and magnificent sunsets from my DJ booth. The summer crowds come to Cherry's to dance which makes Cherry's dance floor an incredible barometer for what commercial music is HOT HOT HOT in the clubs! Here are some of -the-hook banging hits already moving the beach dance floors!  The top of the list of joyous dance anthems at the mome...

**** NEW YORK CITY EVENTS **** The Fire Island Dunes Need Repairs Mega lesbian DJ Susan Levine along with Fire Island's Cherry's On The Bay and New York's Cubbyhole, will host "THAT PARTY", with a portion of the proceeds going to The Dunes Fund/Restoring Our Community. The Fire Island Dunes took a hit in Hurricane Sandy and they need to be rebuilt. As most Fire Islanders know, the Dunes protects the barrier island from storms such as Sandy, and they did their job this time around, but they need to be  restored to pre-storm levels. I can not think of a better way to raise money for such a great cause than to have Cherry Grove resident hurricane DJ Susan Levine spin her hits. Guest bartenders for the night will be Mike Salineri and Rachael Valentine . New York City cable Queen Robyn Byrd will also be on hand for this great cause. The event will be held at Chelsea Manor, 138 West 25th Street in New York City at 6pm on Feb.17th...