Name: When Ocean Meets Sky
Start: 2023-06-23T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-06-23T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Whyte Hall

When Ocean Meets Sky

BOFFO IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PRESENTS INNOVATIVE & EXPERIMENTAL ART, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. Our initiatives include artist residencies, digital commissions, and the creation of spaces, experiences and exhibitions. Since 2009 we’ve served the artistic community by supportiing new work and stimulating interdisciplinary dialogues. We serve local communities by offering access to the greatest voices of all media, generations, and practices in unexpected and unconvential ways.BOFFO believes in art and design as a vehicle of change - a way to improve and enhance the quality of life of our communities and of individuals. BOFFO believes in enabling the greatest creative talent of our time to become powerful forces in shaping social, industry, and community landscapes.BOFFO is a New York State 501(c)(3) nonprofit exempt from federal income tax.

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Film Screening + Q&A with Director Crayton Robey

Whyte Hall

In celebration of Fire Island Pines&#x27; 70th anniversary, BOFFO, the Fire Island Pines Historical Society, and the Fire Island Pines Foundation present a Time Capsule Screening of the documentary &quot;When Ocean Meets Sky,&quot; directed by Crayton Robey and produced by Robey and Dr. Ed Schulhafer.&quot;When Ocean Meets Sky&quot; offers a timeless and enduring window into the past, providing a chronicle of the social, cultural, and political transformation of Fire Island Pines. This film is a tribute to the brave trailblazers who fearlessly embraced their individuality, advocated for their convictions, fought for acceptance and equality, and paved the way for the dynamic and cherished community we embrace today.The documentary features storytellers such as the 104-year-old Alice Thorpe, Lee Frey, Laura Delano Eastman, Larry Kramer (ACT UP), Jerry Herman (creator of &quot;MAME,&quot; &quot;HELLO DOLLY,&quot; and &quot;LA CAGE AUX FOLLES&quot;), Mart Crowley (author of &quot;THE BOYS IN THE BAND&quot;), Alan Poul (known for &quot;TALES OF THE CITY&quot;), Wakefield Poole (director of &quot;BOYS IN THE SAND&quot;), Gilbert Parker, and Tedi Thurman (Miss Monitor), co-owner of the original Boatel and Blue Whale establishments. Jim Pepper, Hal Rubenstein, Scott Bromley, Thom Hansen (Panzi), Walter Boss, Walter and Joyce Reich, Clern Lafountaine, Kenneth Stein, and Carson Kressley. Randy Jones (the original Cowboy from the Village People) narrates the film, with queer icon and Tony award-winner Sara Ramirez (&quot;GREY&#x27;S ANATOMY&quot; and &quot;AND JUST LIKE THAT&quot;) sharing their voice as Peggy Fears.Join us during Pride Weekend on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Whyte Hall, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Admission to the screening is priced at $25, and following the film, there will be a Q&amp;A session with the filmmakers and the remarkable trailblazers of Fire Island Pines.

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