What event will Culturebot leave NYC for?
I love New York but during the summer I will find pretty much any excuse to leave. I love arts and theater festivals like Edinburgh or the Philadelphia Live Arts festival in September. Two summers ago I went to the Noorderzon festival in Groningen, Holland that was fantastic. Unfortunately I rarely have the resources to get very far. So I sometimes end up going to Fire Island for The Invasion out at Cherry Grove on 4th of July weekend. The Invasion is this kind of anachronistic throwback to the 70’s where a boatload of literally hundreds of drag queens get on a ferry boat at Cherry Grove and “invade” the next town over – The Pines. There’s really no better way to celebrate Independence Day than with a boatload of drag queens pulling into the harbor singing the Star Spangled Banner in impromptu 4-part harmony. Of course, if you’re going to go, I strongly suggest spending the night in a different, quieter, town, like, say, Fair Harbor.
