Season 2, Episode 5: Behind every summer is a community that keeps Fire Island alive. This episode explores the history of the beloved Pines Pantry through the eyes of its iconic Pantry Girls, alongside the volunteer firefighters of The Pines and Cherry Grove who protect the island from fires, hurricanes, beach erosion, and an uncertain future.
Photos: Holiday in Bryant Park
On November 27 at 7PM, WCBS-TV (channel 2 in the New York tri-state area) presented "Holiday In Bryant
Park" at The Pond at Bryant Park in the heart of Manhattan.
"Holiday In Bryant Park" attracted nearly 10,000 people
into the park to be a part of the live television audience on WCBS-TV Channel
2. WCBS-TV's anchors Chris Wragge and
Kristine Johnson were hosts.
Entertainment legend and Tony-winner Ben Vereen crooned Christmas songs along with Broadway stars such as two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Bebe Neuwirth, Tony nominees Carolee Carmello and Kelli O'Hara, Drama Desk winner Norm Lewis from the new Broadway show Disney's The Little Mermaid and Mandy Gonzalez and Christopher Jackson of the up-coming Broadway musical In The Heights. Robert Creighton of The Little Mermaid was the pre-festivity host.
Skating performances included three-time US National Pairs Champions Ina and Zimmerman and US and World Figure Skating Champion Todd Eldridge, along with the acclaimed "Haydenettes," 2007 National Champions in synchronized skating. Talent Unlimited, featuring a choir of 28 NYC city high schoolers, accompanied some of the stars.
Photos by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
PRE-SHOW WARM-UPS
The Three Graces
Kyoka Ina and John Zimmerman
The Haydenettes
Robert Creighton from The Little Mermaid
THE SHOW
The Haydenettes
The Haydenettes
Jennifer Robinson
Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon
Lonnie Quinn WCBS TV Weatherman
Todd Eldredge
Lonnie Quinn interviews Todd Eldredge
Lonnie Quinn interviews Todd Eldredge
The Haydenettes
Christopher Jackson and Mandy Gonzalez
Christopher Jackson and Mandy Gonzalez
Mandy Gonzalez and Christopher Jackson
Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman
Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman
Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman
The Three Graces end the show
Mandy Gonzalez and Christopher Jackson
Robert Creighton and Carolee Carmello
Chris Wragge and Kristine Johnson from WCBS TV
Carolee Carmello and Ben Vereen
The Bryant Park Christmas Tree
Come celebrate the Holidays at Bryant Park!
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