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Pines Profile: Bob Levine (b. 1933)
Robert “Bob” Levine, known to generations of Fire Islanders as the incomparable Rose Levine, is an indelible part of Fire Island history. For more than seventy years, Bob has been one of the most recognizable, beloved, and enduring figures in the history of both Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines. While he best known as a legendary drag entertainer, Bob has also been a chronicler, a social icon, and a bridge builder between Fire Island’s two LGBTQ+ communities.
The Annual Labor Day Drag Party (aka The Fools Paradise Drag Party) Est. 1996
The Labor Day Drag Party is a long-standing tradition in Fire Island Pines that holds a Guinness World Record for having the most Madonna impersonators in a single place. It is a stunning example of over the top glamor and fabulousness, done in a way that defies convention, that the Pines has come to represent.

