Honey Davenport, Vita Summers & Champagne Bubbles Take Titles in Miss Cherry’s Contest
by Bruce-Michael Gelbert |
follow us...
photos by Bruce-Michael Gelbert
(left to right) MC Ginger Snap, Audience Favorite Champagne Bubbles, Miss Cherry's 2015 Honey Davenport, Miss Cherry Lane & Entertainer 2015 Vita Summers & MC Gusty Winds (inset - Wanda Sykes & Miss Cherry's 2014 Tina Burner)
The Miss Cherry’s 2015 contest, dedicated to the memory of Lois McIntosh, original co-owner of Cherry’s with surviving spouse Meryl Facterman, took place on August 2, and the title winners, besting six other contenders, were, for Miss Cherry’s, Honey Davenport, who was Miss Cherry Lane 2014; for both Miss Cherry Lane and Entertainer, singer Vita Summers; and for audience favorite, Champagne Bubbles.
Contest MCs were Miss Cherry’s 2013 Ginger Snap and Gusty Winds. Judges were Cherry Grove Community Association, Inc. President Diane Romano and spouse Pat Goff; Belvedere Guest House owners Craig Eberhardt and Julien Darcelien; Arts Project of Cherry Grove President and Invasion Founder Thom “Panzi” Hansen; Wanda and Alex Sykes; and Dune Point’s Petra Brehl and Rick Dugas. Contestants beside those already mentioned were Dixie Ruption, from North Carolina; Anyman Willdo; Bible Girl, Joyce Rodgers’ grandchild; Lady Alessandra; Ratu Tiara; and Mahagony, inspired by Diana Ross. Susan Levine served as DJ.
Crowning the top winners was Miss Cherry 2014 Tina Burner, who ended her reign with “And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going,” complete with confetti shower and a moment with Wanda Sykes, which followed Tina’s earlier number—“Here’s where I stand, here’s who I am”—in which she stripped out of her fancy drag and into male clothing. MCs Ginger and Gusty donned ‘lesbian drag’—jeans and flannel shirts—for the Indigo Girls’ “Closer to Fine” and Ginger’s solo, on roller skates, was “Xanadu.” Past Miss Cherry’s Ivanna Cocktail contributed “Get This Party Started” and “Friends.” Matthew Kennedy, from Island Breeze, sang “Only You.” Busted also did a number.
Contestants were judged on presentation; creative day wear—a new category, created by Ginger; performance; and evening wear, as well as answering a Cherry’s trivia question. Honey’s winning song was “Feel It All Over,” with two back-up dancers, and Vita’s were “In My Own Little Corner” and “It’s Possible,” from “Cinderella,” and “One Night Only,” from “Dreamgirls.” Champagne’s contribution was Britney Spears’ “(You drive me) Crazy,” with a trio of back-up dancers. For creative day wear, Honey portrayed Michelle Obama, walking the Presidential pooch, and Vita worked a nautical look. Ginger described Champagne’s day wear as “an ice cream cone with the cherry on top.”
Gay E-zine with everything hip and happening in New York City. News and events all around the city. www.newyorkqnews.com ..........................................................
The best summer rentals properties and homes for sale in all of Fire Island, The Pines and the Grove www.fireislandrealtors.com
..........................................................
Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove, Ocean Beach, Water Island & all of Fire Island Residentials Sales and Summer Rentals. www.thebestoffireisland.com
..........................................................
Gives Us a Try. Online Mega Mall. Your community online shopping mall/Apparel, Books, Movies, Cars, Homes and much, much more ... www.qnewsmegamall.com
..........................................................
Looking to Sell or Buy your new home. Contact two specialist in the Manhattan market. Call us: 212-321-7117. Visit Our Website >> ..........................................................
Fire Island Pines & Cherry Grove Homes For Sale & Summer Rentals: Season, Month & Weekly. www.cjmingolelli.com
..........................................................
Advertisements
The Best Of Fire Island
Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove, Davis Park, Water Island Residentials Sales and Summer Rentals. www.thebestoffireisland.com
Fire Island Realtors
The best summer rentals properties and homes for sale in all of Fire Island, The Pines and the Grove www.fireislandrealtors.com
Fire Island Q News
Monthly Gay Webzine, Fire Island Pines & Cherry Grove, LGBT Resort Communities on the Atlantic. www.fireislandqnews.com
New York Q News
Gay E-zine with everything hip and happening in New York City. News and events all around the city. www.newyorkqnews.com
Fire Island Residential Sales & Summer Rentals
Fire Island Pines & Cherry Grove Homes For Sale & Summer Rentals: Season, Month & Weekly. www.cjmingolelli.com
South Florida Homes
Looking to Sell or Buy your new home. Contact two specialisst in the"SoFla" market. www.coastaldigs.com
New York City Homes
Looking to Sell or Buy your new home. Contact two specialist in the Manhattan market. www.26west17.com
New York's Performances & Arts
Theater, Performing Arts and Entertainment Reviews in the New York City metropolitan area. www.qonstage.com
Shopping Online? - Gives Us a Try!
Online Mega Mall. Your community online shopping mall/Apparel, Books, Movies and more ... www.qnewsmegamall.com
Into the Pines Kitchen contains 200 recipes from 100 contributors, including Pines notables Scott Bromley, Gilbert Parker, and Hal Rubinstein. As a nod to bygone days, the book also features a posthumous contribution from John Whyte, one of the Pines' founders. The book includes original photography of the island from Pines artists William Karam, Mark Lonsbury, and Barbara Sahlman. •More About this Book»
"Drag Queens Can Cook-Recipes to Sync Your Lips Around" is a new cookbook, being sold for a tax deductible $25, created by doctors and life partners Rick Byrd, PhD, and Patrick Fratellone, MD, as a benefit for the Elmer A. Lindsay Memorial Medical Center, the Cherry Grove Doctor's Fund. •Read More»