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CULTURE
CULTURE
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Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield “Indicator” Photo by Karley Klopfenstein, from Sculpture Key West 2006
Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield “Indicator” Photo by Karley Klopfenstein, from Sculpture Key West 2006
From left to right: Erin Backer: “Love Art, Love Life,” Lynn Loftus: “Fish Cleaning Table,” Susan Kay Holler: “Venus Down Under: Into the Light,”
Daniel J. Simpson: “August Fruit,” Nicholas Bergery: “Everglades”
About the Cover
“Indicator”
This kinetic sculpture by Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield was part of Sculpture Key
West 2006, an annual exhibition of outdoor sculpture that takes place each winter. This
husband and wife team uses materials and concepts that relate to developments in extreme
sport technology—like ultra light-weight high tensile fiberglass rods and the water/
sun-resistant fabrics used to create “Indicator”. Each year, Sculpture Key West exhibits
contemporary sculpture created by artists from around the world and our own backyards.
For more information, please visit the website www.sculpturekeywest.com.
“The Tourists” by A.L. Dean
Photo by Karley Klopfenstein, who is also a sculptor and has been documenting
Sculpture Key West for the past three years. More of her photographs are also available
on the website.
Cover artwork by Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield
TABle of Contents
“Fish Feast” by Fran Decker
“A Taste of the Keys” 3–5
“Legacies, Locales and Lightheartedness” 6–8
Calendar of Events
9 – 15
You are now part of an intriguing string of tropical islands that has stirred the imagination of
artists and writers throughout our history. We welcome you to this island enchantment.
Mayor Charles “Sonny” McCoy
Mayor Charles “Sonny” McCoy
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“Water Fairies” by Kim and Ian Workman
Florida Keys & Key West Culture
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Event listings are for use as a guide in contacting event coordinators and receiving information on
event dates, times and locations. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, but verification of
information should be made when planning to attend these events. Dates, times and locations are
subject to change. Neither the Monroe County Commission, Monroe County Tourist Development
Council, nor their agency may be held liable for incorrect information, errors or omissions.
“A Taste
of the Keys”
By Steven Faber
here’s a hidden treasure in the
Keys, one that doesn’t include
doubloons or pieces of eight. It’s our
unique cuisine and the restaurants
of every stripe serving it throughout
our 125-mile chain of islands.
Though there’s something on the
menu for every palate from carnivore
to Vegan, the key ingredient to the
dining experience here is, well, Keys
ingredients, and, at the top of that
list is our seafood. Simply stated,
it’s all about freshness, and there’s
a good chance the fish you enjoy
tonight was swimming this morning.
locally, appears on nearly every local
bill of fare, either cracked (pounded
flat and fried or sautéed), in fritters,
or as conch chowder, which is to the
Keys what gumbo is to New Orleans.
Perhaps the seafood most closely
associated with the Keys is stone
crabs, in season from October 15
through May 15.
Some of our local offerings may be
unfamiliar: wahoo, cobia, hogfish (or
hog snapper), and yellowtail snapper
may appear relatively rarely on the
menus of northern eateries, but they
are local delicacies, as are the more
familiar grouper and mahi mahi.
Conch, though no longer harvested
Though there are almost unlimited
choices for the visitor with a
hankering for a fried seafood basket
or fish sandwich, in recent years the
Keys has attracted cadres of top chefs
who have created from their culinary
roots, and with our great seafood, new
fusions with Cuban, French, Pacific
Rim, Asian and Caribbean flavors.
T
Exterior of Chanticleer South; Photo by Terry Pommett
Haute Keysine
While many French chefs begin
their day at the village fishmonger’s,
a typical morning for Chef JeanCharles Berruet begins on his small
boat, angling for the fish specials that
will appear on that night’s menu at
his intimate, country French-style
restaurant, Chanticleer South (MM
81.5 Oceanside/Islamorada). After
35 years operating his internationally
acclaimed Chanticleer Restaurant
in Nantucket, it is our good fortune
that this self-confessed fishing fanatic
began wistfully thinking of moving
south and downsizing. Berruet
cooks most of the 30 to 40 nightly
dinners – and all the sauces – himself.
Signature dishes appetizer: thinly
sliced tomato tart with basil, thyme
and olive oil on puff pastry; entrée:
scaloppini of grouper sautéed with a
pinot noir, shallot, peppercorn sauce;
dessert: soufflé, either Valrhona
chocolate or Grand Marnier with
vanilla bean custard sauce.
Literally walking distance from
Chanticleer, a Caribbean-looking
metal-roofed building sits in the
middle of a very Asian rock garden.
The combination is a perfect
metaphor for Kaiyó (MM 82
Oceanside), the Florida/Caribbean/
Asian-fusion restaurant. You can
find some of the freshest, most
artistically prepared sushi and
sashimi anywhere in the Keys, but
Chef Dawn Sieber is quick to point
Dinner at Kaiyó; Photo by Steven Faber
Florida Keys & Key West Culture out that her cuisine also delivers
more conventional preparations of
the same fusion elements.
A French/Moroccan ambiance
housed in a two-story plantationstyle house seems an unlikely place
for Asian fusion, but Ben Loftus,
executive chef for Pierre’s (MM
81.6 Bayside/Islamorada), swears
it’s a guiding force in his cooking.
Loftus is most enamored by Keys’
raw ingredients, particularly local
fish like hogfish, mutton snapper and
black grouper paired with marinades
derived from tropical fruits.
Signature dishes appetizer: lobster
Napoleon; entrée: potato-crusted
black grouper with wilted seasonal
greens and roasted tomato sauce;
dessert: Valhrona Chocolate Bomb.
It was while working a 12-year stint
in Vermont that James “Shadow”
Henahan, executive chef at Butterfly
Café in Marathon’s new Tranquility
Bay Resort (MM 48.5 Bayside), first
conceived his signature “world
coastal cuisine.” Henahan’s
circuitous route to the Keys comes
to us via Ireland, provincial French
canal and river vessels, and gulf
coast Florida yachts. He describes
the evolution of his current menu as
becoming more “tropicalized” the
further south he has come. Tropical
fruit flavors counterpoint sharp
Filet Mignon at Pierre’s; Photo by Steven Faber
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spices, and the colors and structure
of coral reefs contribute to the
architecture of his presentations.
Signature dishes appetizer: yellowfin
tuna tartare with avocado, chilies and
ginger; entrée: horseradish-crusted
Florida grouper with crispy leeks,
fennel mash and tropical citrus
coulis; dessert: Key lime pie with
nutty chocolate crust and white
chocolate mousse.
Down the Overseas Highway in
midtown Key West is a mecca for
foodies with eclectic palates, Alice’s
Key West Restaurant (1114 Duval
St.). After three years at the venerable
Culinary Institute of America in
Hyde Park, New York, she launched
immediately into a three-month
internship in Key West, and never
looked back. Since 1999 Alice has
been collecting accolades nonstop,
including being one of only three Key
West chefs to prepare dinner at the
prestigious James Beard Foundation
in July 2000. Weingarten’s cuisine
is eclectic, combining the flavors
of “The Conch Republic” with a
veritable United Nations of other
cuisines, including a lot of Asian,
Cuban, Spanish, Cajun and Brazilian
accents. Signature dishes appetizer:
spicy pink vodka conch bisque,
finished with Ketel One vodka;
entrée: Key West yellowtail with
brown butter and capers; dessert:
black bottom Key lime pie (Featured
in Southern Living Magazine.)
Andrew Bergman, executive chef
at nearby Pisces (1007 Simonton
St.) since 1990, got his start in
Washington, D.C. at top French and
Italian restaurants, subsequently
being offered the executive chef
position at Café des Artistes by
fellow D.C. restaurateur, Timothy
Ryan. Chef Bergman brought his
love of French Nouvelle cuisine with
him, combining Key West tropical
ingredients with the Nouvelle’s
“challenging alchemy of sauces.”
Signature dishes appetizer: Pisces
Aphrodite (lobster, shrimp and sea
scallops baked in puff pastry with
lemon tarragon butter); entrée:
yellowtail snapper “Atocha”
(lemon brown butter with
shrimp and scallops).
Chef Alice Weingarten with signature Key lime pie;
Photo by Steven Faber
On the Waterfront
There’s another type of fusion
cuisine in the Keys, where the fusion
ingredient is the romance of dining
at the edge of placid, subtropical
waters. Many have enjoyed a fresh
seafood lunch or dinner, entertained
by live, laid-back island music,
observing locals arrive or depart by
small boat, or toasting one of our
patented Florida Keys sunsets.
On the bay (Gulf of Mexico) side
of Key Largo is the aptly named
Sundowners, apropos since
waterfront restaurants on the bay
side have the best sunset views.
Sundowners’ menu runs the gamut
of fresh Keys seafood, including
stone crabs, and a great mahi
sandwich with sautéed onions
and cheese on a Kaiser.
Further south on the ocean side
is Snappers Waterfront. Besides
atmospheric waterfront dining
Snappers has what they refer to as
“$3.00 therapy.” The $3.00 is for a
bucket of baitfish, which you can
toss to or hand feed to the tarpon
hanging around the dock, many of
which exceed 100 pounds. This is a
had an epicenter it would be at the
foot of Duval. Key West’s signature
seafood is fresh shrimp, and, at
One Duval in the Pierhouse Resort
& Caribbean Spa (One Duval St.),
and Hot Tin Roof, at the next door
Ocean Key Resort (Zero Duval St.),
the shrimp and local fish hold equal
billing with the spectacular sunsets.
Classically Keys
Feeding the tarpon at the Hungry Tarpon in Robbie's Marina; Photo by Steven Faber
real kid-pleaser, and will keep them
occupied while mom and dad enjoy
that last glass of wine or cup of
coffee. Other waterfront restaurants
with tarpon feeding include The
Hungry Tarpon at Robbie’s Marina
(MM 77.5 Oceanside/Islamorada)
and Keys Fisheries (MM 49 Bayside/
Marathon). Islamorada Fish
Company (MM 81.5/Bayside) feeds
tarpon off their dock, but it’s not
customer hands-on. This is another
great place to enjoy stone crab claws,
a fried grouper basket to die for, and,
on hot days, a cup of cold conch
gazpacho is hard to beat.
signature dessert, deep fried Key lime
pie. Cabot’s serves up a full raw
bar menu, stone crabs, lobster and
local fish.
In the Lower Keys on Little Torch
Key, Parrotdise Bar & Grill (MM
28.5 Bayside) is perfectly set up for
sunsets, entertainment and dining
with a view. On the menu, don’t miss
the lobster macaroni and cheese, the
ultimate Keys comfort food.
But if there’s one place in the Keys
that has raised sunset-viewing to a
fine art it’s Key West, and if sunsets
Sometimes in the Keys it’s not about
the style of the food, but getting
great food in such a casual island
atmosphere that even Gilligan
would feel overdressed. Nowhere
is more emblematic of that Keys
tradition than B. O.’s Fishwagon
(801 Caroline St.). This used to
be a “Keyzee” version of a catering
truck that sold one of the best fish
sandwiches in the known universe.
That truck is still there, hidden in the
midst of a tumbledown shack that
looks like it was accidentally slapped
together by the passage of a dozen
hurricanes. Key West Fishcutters in
Summerland Key (MM 25 Bayside),
is one of the best small, super-casual
restaurant/fresh fish market combos
in the Keys. Po’ Boy sandwiches are a
great choice here, either mahi mahi,
snapper, grouper, oyster or shrimp,
all served up with incredible, housemade thick ripple-cut potato chips.
For family dining with a gourmet
slant, The Morada Bay Beach Café
has a huge expanse of kid-friendly
beach, entertainment and one of the
best choices for sunset dining in the
Keys. Another Islamorada dining
venue that provides indoor/outdoor,
upscale, sophisticated dining in
an elegant, airy room with a glass
wall facing the ocean is Atlantic’s
Edge, the flagship restaurant at
the tony Cheeca Lodge (MM 82
Oceanside). Cabot’s Restaurant
(MM 47.7 Oceanside) and Burdine’s
Waterfront Café (MM 47.8
Oceanside), have sunset views
certain times of the year. Burdine’s
touts their fish sandwich and their
Interior: B.O's Fishwagon; Photo by Steven Faber
Florida Keys & Key West Culture “Legacies, Locales
and Lightheartedness”
Art Shows Provide Insights on the Florida Keys
By Carol Shaughnessy
T
he Florida Keys’ art shows
and festivals offer a vibrant
visual feast — whose participants
range from gifted local residents to
international talents. Featured pieces
might include vivid-hued oils, bronze
sculptures, whimsical collages,
handcrafted jewelry and woodwork,
starkly beautiful black-and-white
photographs and even the unusual
fish prints known as gyotaku.
Yet in addition to showcasing artists’ passion and skill, Keys art festivals allow attendees to experience the
island chain’s edge-of-the-continent
history, breathtaking natural richness
and lighthearted, irreverent attitude
— attributes that, for decades, have
inspired creative spirits and infused
their work.
each artist’s work must be tropically
themed, and many draw inspiration
from Pigeon Key’s historic and natural richness.
“Each artist takes the tropical
theme and expresses their artistic
statement in a different way, so the
overall show portrays what the Florida Keys are all about,” says Alison
Schaeffler-Murphy, acting director of
the festival.
The event’s new setting, she advises, means visitors can enjoy a quintessentially Keys weekend experience.
“With a two-day ticket, they can
spend one day exploring fine arts
and crafts, and one day exploring
the restored buildings and charming
ambiance of Pigeon Key,” says Schaeffler-Murphy.
Island Reflections
The Key of Sea
For example, at the critically acclaimed Pigeon Key Art Festival, art
lovers can discover the history of the
Overseas Railway that connected the
Keys and Key West to mainland Florida for the first time in 1912. Held
each February, the two-day show
previously took place on the 4.6-acre
island of Pigeon Key, lying beneath
the Old Seven Mile Bridge west of
Marathon. The island was once a base
for railroad workers.
As an art festival setting, the
undersea realm is virtually unparal-
leled for uniqueness — but a group
of Lower Keys artists turned that to
their advantage. Each July, they print
selected images on underwater canvas
and suspend them beneath boats
at Looe Key Reef during the annual
Underwater Music Festival.
The quirky one-day concert,
featuring music broadcast below the
water’s surface by a local radio station, draws as many as 600 divers and
snorkelers to the Keys’ living coral
reef. Its “new wave” art component
was conceived by Barbara Hettinger,
manager of Big Pine Key’s Artists in
Paradise Gallery, who organizes the
yearly display.
“I have never heard of any other
underwater art shows,” says festival
founder and coordinator Bill Becker.
“Art and music are two elements you
don’t normally associate with the
underwater world.”
In 2006, a dozen artists contributed “aqua-culture” offerings:
printed watercolors, photographs
and oil paintings with a Florida Keys
theme. The motion of the water, they
discovered, brought movement and
enhanced life to their work.
“There was a [printed] school of
fish swimming, and with the movement of the canvas, it looked like
they were actually right there at Looe
The 2007 show will move to an
outdoor location within the city
of Marathon, because the historic
bridge can no longer accommodate
vehicle traffic — but ferry service is
planned to take attendees to Pigeon
Key for tours of the island and its
restored railroad buildings.
The show itself features the offerings of some 70 nationally and
internationally recognized artists
and craftspeople. At least half of
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Divers pretend to play replicas of musical instruments at one of the most unusual events
held in the Lower Keys, the annual Underwater Music Festival.
Key,” recalls artist-participant Gale
Upmal, president of the Lower Keys
Artists’ Network.
Visiting divers and snorkelers
aren’t the only ones who enjoy the
marine masterpieces — as Bill Becker
discovered during the 2006 event.
“As I was looking at the art, I saw
some fish swim by, and they seemed
to stop and look,” he reports. “They
seemed to think it was interesting.”
Creative by Nature
Attendees at Tavernier’s Art
Under the Oaks generally stay abovewater and dry, but they too can
explore an intriguing aspect of the
Keys’ natural richness.
The daylong January event,
which debuted in 1984, typically
presents the original handmade
work of more than 150 artists and
craftspeople on the grounds of San
Pedro Catholic Church.
Art lovers also can discover indigenous, exotic and endangered plants
and trees by taking a self-guided
nature tour of the spacious, shady
grounds. According to the show’s
co-chair Eileen Sylvester, the tour
features more than 100 trees from
some 30 species, including lignum
vitae and mahogany.
Offerings at Art Under the Oaks
typically range from oils and watercolors to stained glass, handcrafted
jewelry and even detailed paintings
on avian feathers. The show is characterized by a sense of friendliness and
camaraderie, with artists sharing creative insights and comparing notes
with patrons about their favorite
spots in the Keys.
In fact, Sylvester observes, the
event can serve as an introduction to
the Keys for newcomers and visitors.
“We have artists who paint watercolors of local homes and places
of interest and underwater scenes,
and we’ve had photographers in the
past who have highlighted the reefs
and ocean scenes,” she says. “So that
makes people want to look into different areas of the Keys that they may
not have explored.”
Indigenous Impressions
The annual shows presented by the
Upper Keys’ Purple Isles Art Guild
also provide insights into the island
chain’s appealing locales — including
some not accessible to visitors. The
guild includes an active group of plein
air painters whose members paint at
three luxurious private estates each
year, as well as at shoreline settings
and other picturesque locations.
Resultant images are displayed
with members’ other creations at
the Key Largo Public Library in a
10-day showing that traditionally
runs from late February into early
March. The guild also stages two
outdoor art fairs.
Guild president and artist Cris
Sandifer believes these events communicate one overwhelming fact.
“They show the beauty of the
Keys,” she says simply.
The outdoor festivals staged by the
Florida Keys Art Guild serve a similar
purpose. Every season, seven to nine
two-day shows are planned — each offering the artistry of guild members
and other creative spirits — at hightraffic locations.
Many featured images spotlight
the Keys’ marine life and fauna,
local landmarks, popular gathering
spots and architectural gems. The
guild’s 2007 schedule, which continues through late spring, includes
shows in Key Largo, Islamorada
and Marathon.
Heritage at Heart
Visitors to Key West, last in the
island chain, will find a calendar
overflowing with art events that
spark exploration into the area’s
cultural, environmental and
historic attractions.
The first widely known artist to
visit Key West was John James
Audubon, who sighted and drew
18 species for his “Birds of America”
folio during an 1832 stay. Today,
the Key West Art Center presents
two acclaimed annual shows adjacent
to Audubon House, now a museum
commemorating the legacy of the
famed ornithologist/artist.
The Key West Craft Show is traditionally held in late January, featuring handcrafted wares by approximately 100 national and regional
artisans in stained glass, leather,
jewelry, pottery, ceramics, woodcrafts
and furniture.
Morna Strengholt’s “Hammock Floor” was awarded best of show honors at the Purple Isles Art Guild’s 2004 show.
(Photo courtesy of the Purple Isles Art Guild)
The nationally renowned Old
Island Days Art Festival, set for late
Florida Keys & Key West Culture John Martini’s “Birdland” drew visitors’ attention to the waterfront field outside Fort Zachary Taylor during Sculpture Key West 2003. (Photo by Rob O’Neal)
February, presents watercolors and
oils, sculpture, graphics, collage and
photography by approximately 100
fine artists from around the U.S.
and Canada.
During both open-air shows, art
is displayed against the venerable
architecture and towering shade trees
of Key West’s historic district. Booths
also stretch into Truman Annex,
down a serene avenue that leads to
the restored “Little White House”
where Harry S. Truman spent 175
days during his presidency.
feature more than 80 sculptures on
the grounds outside Fort Taylor and
at the Civil War-era West Martello,
now home to the Key West Garden
Club, and East Martello, currently a
museum of island history.
Participating artists are encouraged to create site-specific or sitesensitive works that use the environment in their execution, meaning or
framing. Viewers are drawn by the
exhibition, reports event chair Carol
Schreck, to discover the community
and its heritage.
Perhaps the art event that most
closely links the Keys’ culture,
heritage and environment is Sculpture Key West, an annual outdoor
exhibition of large-scale contemporary sculpture by established and
emerging local, national and
international artists.
“Sculpture Key West is Key West —
an artistic interpretation of the
island’s spirit, waters, land, buildings
and history,” she asserts. “When you
bring in things like beautiful sunsets,
the color of the water, our subtropical climate, our flora and fauna …
that really starts deepening the story
and the experience for the artist and
the viewer.”
It debuted in 1995 at Fort Zachary
Taylor, a Civil War-era fort surrounded by a state park with a wooded area,
water’s-edge field and Atlantic Ocean
beach. The 2007 event is expected to
For several years, participating
artist Lauren McAloon has used Fort
Taylor’s Civil War history to inspire
site-specific sculptural stories. For
example, her rippling “Skipping
Spirit of Place
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Waves” suggested a cannonball skipping just above the waterline toward
its targeted vessel.
Some artists utilize the ever-present island breeze to bring natural
movement to their work, while others
rely on the changing effects of Key
West’s vibrant natural light.
The 2007 exhibition is set to open
in mid-January at East and West
Martello, and in late February at Fort
Zachary Taylor.
Sculpture Key West — like the
Keys’ other art events — was born
of the physical, historical and
attitudinal surroundings that
make the area unique. Diverse in
nature, format and medium, each
one encourages an appreciation of
the richly textured destination.
“Art is who we are,” says Schreck.
“It’s who we are as neighbors, as a
community, as a people. Because of
that, it becomes our history.”
And that, ultimately, is what
the art shows and festivals of
the Florida Keys invite visitors
to discover.
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Calendar of Cultural
EVENTS
In the Keys
Area code is 305 unless otherwise indicated
Theater
November 30
Key West Players & Red Barn Theatre
present “The Laramie Project.” A staged
reading to commemorate World AIDS Day.
Free. Donations requested at door. 8 p.m.,
Waterfront Playhouse, Mallory Square Tift's Lane, Key West. 294-5015.
December 1 & 2; 7 & 8; 9
“You Can’t Take it with You.” 8 p.m.
Marathon Community Theatre, MM 49.5
Overseas Hwy., Marathon. 743-0994.
marathontheater.org.
December 19 – January 20
“The Smell of the Kill.” 8 p.m.,
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St., Key West.
296-9911. redbarntheatre.org.
December 20 - January 13
Carl Hiaasen’s “Lucky You.” 8 p.m.,
Waterfront Playhouse, Mallory Square Tift's Lane, Key West. 294-5015.
January 5
Tennessee Williams Theatre “Encore
Series” presents “Patty Lupone in
Concert.” 8 p.m., 5901 College Rd., Key
West. 296-1520. keystix.com.
January 11 - February 3
“Goodbye, Charlie.” 8 p.m. plus Jan. 28
matinee 3 p.m., Marathon Community Theatre, MM 49.5 Overseas Hwy., Marathon.
743-0994. marathontheater.org.
January 17
Tennessee Williams Theatre “Encore Series”
presents “Ethel Merman’s Broadway” featuring Rita McKenzie. 8 p.m., 5901 College
Rd., Key West. 296-1520. keystix.com.
Jan. 20 & 21; Feb 2 & 3; 9 &10;
The Key Players present 10th Winter Musical. 8 p.m., Lions Club, MM 99 Overseas
Hwy. (behind TIB Bank), Key Largo.
853-2685. thekeyplayers.org.
January 18 - 21
Key West Symphony presents the musical
“Annie.” 8 p.m., January 20 matinee at
2 p.m., January 21 matinee at 3 p.m. Glynn
R. Archer Center for the Performing Arts,
Flagler Ave., Key West. 292-1774
keywestsymphony.com.
January 24 - February 10
“Dinner with Friends.” 8 p.m. Waterfront
Playhouse, Mallory Square - Tift’s Lane, Key
West. 294-5015.
January 30 - March 3
“Five Course Love.” 8 p.m., Red Barn
Theatre, 319 Duval St., Key West.
296-9911. redbarntheatre.org.
February 12-27
“The Exonerated.” 8 p.m., Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St., Key West. 296-9911.
redbarntheatre.org.
BIG
THINGS
in a Small Space
In our 27th year, The Red Barn Theatre,
Key West’s critically acclaimed, intimate,
professional theatre offers the best in live
shows 5 - 7 nights a week, December to
June. Located at 319 Duval Street (rear)
in historic Old Key West. For info on our
2006-07 season call 305-296-9911.
February 16 & 17
Tennessee Williams Theatre “Encore Series”
presents “Love Letters” Starring Barbara
Eden and Hal Linden. 8 p.m., 5901
College Rd., Key West. 296-1520.
keystix.com.
February 28 - March 24
Waterfront Playhouse presents
“Urinetown, The Musical.” 8 p.m., Mallory
Square - Tift’s Lane, Key West. 294-5015.
March 1 - 31
“Gigi.” 8 p.m. plus Mar. 18 matinee
3 p.m., Marathon Community Theatre,
MM 49.5 Overseas Hwy., Marathon.
743-0994. marathontheater.org.
March 13 - April 7
Opus. 8 p.m., Red Barn Theatre,
319 Duval St., Key West. 296-9911.
redbarntheatre.org.
March 21
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Tennessee Williams Theatre “Encore Series”
presents “3 Men and a Baby Grand” Salute to the Rat Pack. 8 p.m., 5901 College Rd., Key West. 296-1520. keystix.com.
March 23 & 24, 30 & 31
The Key Players present “Tony and Tina’s
Wedding.” 8 p.m., Lions Club, MM 99
Overseas Hwy. (behind TIB Bank), Key
Largo. 853-2685 thekeyplayers.org.
March 26
Tennessee Williams Theatre “Encore Series”
presents “Say Goodnight Gracie.” 8 p.m.,
5901 College Rd., Key West. 296-1520.
keystix.com.
April 4 – 14
“The Times.” 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Playhouse, Mallory Square - Tift’s Lane, Key
West. 294-5015.
April 17 - May 26
“The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” 8 p.m., Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval
St., Key West. 296-9911.
redbarntheatre.org.
“Pierre's” by Annmarie Anderson
Marathon
Community
Theatre
2006 - 2007 Season
You Can’t Take It With You
Goodbye, Charlie
Gigi
Clouds Over the Sunshine Inn
Nov. 2006 - May 2007
5101 Overseas Hwy * Marathon
M.M. 49.5 * next to the cinema
Box Office * 305-743-0994
Florida Keys & Key West Culture May 4 - 18
December 23
May 9 - 11
Keys Community Concert Band presents
Pops in the Park. Bring blankets,
lawnchairs. Free. 4 p.m. Islamorada
Founders Park, MM 87, Bayside,
Plantation Key. 853-7294.
“Clouds over the Sunshine Inn.” 8 p.m.,
Marathon Community Theatre, MM 49.5
Overseas Hwy., Marathon. 743-0994.
marathontheater.org.
Tennessee Williams Theatre “Encore Series”
presents “A Kid’s Life.” 8 p.m. 5901 College Rd., Key West. 296-1520. keystix.com.
Tuesdays in May
The Key West Players present “Plays in
May.” Staged readings of original plays.
8:30 p.m., Waterfront Playhouse, Mallory
Square - Tift’s Lane, Key West. 294-5015.
Music
November 30
Keys Chorale Holiday Concert. Mozart’s
“Requiem.” Tennessee Williams Theatre,
5901 College Road, Key West. 295-7676.
“Going Deep” by M. Ann Lynch
December 1
Samuel Metzger, organist performs
Christmas works of Leroy Anderson.
8 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,
108 Ocean Dr., Tavernier. 852-0621.
December 2
Key West Symphony Orchestra presents:
“Have a Mariachi Christmas.” 7:30 p.m.,
Glynn Archer Performing Arts Center, KW
High School, 2100 Flagler Ave., Key West.
292-1774.
December 3
East and West Martello
January 14 - April 14, 2007
Fort Zachary Taylor State Park
February 25 - April 14, 2007
www.sculpturekeywest.com
Old Stone Methodist Church presents Handel’s “Messiah.” 24th annual community
concert. Rehearsal 2-5 p.m. Performance 8
p.m., Corner of Eaton & Simonton Streets,
Key West. 294-0404.
December 8 & 9
Key West Symphony. Works by Villa-Lobos, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Yulia Ziskel
performs Brahms violin concerto. 8 p.m.,
Tennessee Williams Theatre, 5901 College
Road, Key West. 292-1774.
December 10
Performance at St. Paul’s presents “Amahl
and the Night Visitors.” 7 p.m.,
401 Duval St., Key West. 296-5142.
December 17
Performance at St. Paul’s presents Annual
Christmas Concert. 7 p.m., 401 Duval St.,
Key West. 296-5142.
December 17
7th Annual Christmas Concert. Free.
4:30 p.m. Marathon Community Theatre,
MM 49.5 Overseas Hwy., Marathon.
743-0994. marathontheatre.org.
December 18
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The Kinsey Sicks – Oy Vey In a Manger.
America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop
Quartet. 8 p.m., Tennessee Williams
Theatre, 5901 College Rd., Key West.
295-7676. keystix.com.
December 31
Island Opera Theatre presents “New
Year’s Eve Gala Celebration-A Tribute to
Rosemary Clooney.” Tennessee Williams
Theatre, 5901 College Rd., Key West.
296-1520. keystix.com.
January 7
35th Season Impromptu Concerts presents
Poulenc Trio; oboe, piano and bassoon.
4 p.m.. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401
Duval St., Key West. 296-4761.
keywestimpromptu.com.
January 11
South Florida Center for the Arts Concert
Series presents Glenn Miller Orchestra
8 p.m., Coral Shores Performing Arts
Center, 89901 Old Hwy. (MM 89),
Tavernier. 853-7070.
January 12
Middle Keys Concert Association presents
the Glenn Miller Orchestra. San Pablo
Church, 122nd St., Marathon. 743-4687.
January 12 & 13
Key West Pops presents “Welcome Home,
Jerry Herman.” Featuring Lee Roy Reams
and Leslie Uggams. 8 p.m. Tennessee Williams Theatre, 5901 College Rd., Key West.
296-1520.
January 14
Performance at St. Paul’s. 4 p.m.,
401 Duval St., Key West. 296-5142.
January 20
South Florida Center for the Arts Concert
Series presents Reprise Men’s Vocal Group.
8 p.m. Coral Shores Performing Arts Center,
89901 Old Hwy. (MM 89), Tavernier.
853-7070.
January 23 - 27
1st Annual Key West Music Festival. Featuring international acts as well as the best
in local musicians. Fort Zachary Taylor State
Park, enter at Thomas and Southard streets,
Key West. keywestmusicfest.com
January 24
Middle Keys Concert Association presents
Trio Con Brio- piano, violin, cello. 8 p.m.,
San Pedro Church, 122nd St., Marathon
743-4687.
January 26 & 27
Key West Symphony. Works by Holst,
Wagner and Ravel. 8 p.m., Tennessee
Williams Theatre, 5901 College Rd., Key
West. 292-1774. keywestsymphony.com.
January 27
Keys Community Concert Band presents
Pops in the Park. Bring blankets,
lawnchairs. Free. 4 p.m., Islamorada
Founders Park, MM 87, Bayside,
Plantation Key. 853-7294.
February 2 & 3
Key West Pops “Steven Sondheim's Follies
in Concert.” 8 p.m. Tennessee Williams
Theatre, 5901 College Rd., Key West.
296-1520.
February 4
Performance at St. Paul’s presents Black
History Month Event. 4 p.m., 401 Duval
St., Key West. 296-5142.
February 8 – 12
35th Season Impromptu Concerts presents
piano master classes with Artist-in-Residence Frederick Moyer. Key West.
296-4761. keywestimpromptu.com.
February 9
Island Opera presents “Divas 3” three
Sopranos perform operatic solos, duets
& trios. 8 p.m. Big Pine United Methodist Church, Key Deer Blvd., Big Pine Key.
294-0404.
February 10
Franko Richmond presents a “Valentine
Piano Concert.” 8 p.m. San Carlos Institute,
516 Duval St., Key West. 296-1520,
keystix.com.
February 11
Island Opera presents “Divas 3” three
Sopranos perform operatic solos, duets &
trios. 8 p.m., Old Stone Methodist Church,
corners of Eaton & Simonton Sts. Key
West. 294-0404.
February 11
35th Season Impromptu Concerts presents
Frederick Moyer, piano. Location TBA. Key
West. 296-4761. keywestimpromptu.com.
February 11
South Florida Center for the Arts Concert
Series presents Arlo Guthrie. 8 p.m., Coral
Shores Performing Arts Center, 89901 Old
Hwy. (MM 89), Tavernier. 853-7070.
February 12
Middle Keys Concert Association presents
Frederick Moyer, Pianist. 8 p.m., San Pedro
Church 122nd St., Marathon 743-4687.
February 18
Island Opera presents “Divas 3” three
Sopranos perform operatic solos, duets &
trios. 8 p.m. Holiday Inn, 99701 Overseas
Hwy., Key Largo. 294-0404.
February 18
February 23
Keys Community Concert Band presents
Pops in the Park. Bring blankets, lawnchairs.
Free. 4 p.m., Islamorada Founders Park, MM
87, Bayside, Plantation Key. 853-7294.
February 24
South Florida Center for the Arts Concert
Series presents United Nations Piano Quartet. 8 p.m., Coral Shores Performing Arts
Center, 89901 Old Hwy. (MM 89), Tavernier.
853-7070.
February 25
Performance at St. Paul's presents Key
West International Jazz Festival. 4 p.m.,
401 Duval St., Key West. 296-5142.
March 2
“Phantom of the Opera 1924” silent movie
with Lon Chaney. Featuring pipe organ
accompaniment by George Krejci. 8 p.m.,
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 108 Ocean Dr.,
Tavernier. 852-0621.
March 2 & 3
Key West Pops presents “Oscar® Music
from the Movies.” 8 p.m. Tennessee
Williams Theatre, 5901 College Rd.,
Key West. 296-1520.
March 4
Performance at St. Paul’s presents Wendy
Reynolds soprano/Steve Sigurdson, cello.
4 p.m., 401 Duval St., Key West. 296-5142.
March 9 – 18
Island Opera presents Rodgers &
Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.”
Tennessee Williams Theatre,
5901 College Rd., Key West. 296-1520
March 10
South Florida Center for the Arts Concert
Series presents Saint Patrick’s Day Concert.
8 p.m., Coral Shores Performing Arts Center, 89901 Old Hwy. (MM 89), Tavernier.
853-7070.
March 11
35th Season Impromptu Concerts presents
Miami String Quartet with Piano. 4 p.m. St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 Duval St., Key
West. 296-4761. keywestimpromptu.com.
March 12
Middle Keys Concert Association presents
Miami String Quartet with guest pianist
Jodi de Salvo. 8 p.m. San Pedro Church,
122nd St., Marathon 743-4687.
March 18
35th Season Impromptu Concerts presents
Brazilian Guitar Quartet. 4 p.m. St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, 401 Duval St., Key West.
296-4761. keywestimpromptu.com.
35th Season Impromptu Concerts presents
Moscow Chamber Orchestra. 15 piece
string orchestra. 7 p.m., San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St., Key West. 296-4761.
keywestimpromptu.com.
February 19
March 18
Middle Keys Concert Association presents
Brazilian Guitar Quartet. 8 p.m., San Pedro
Church, 122nd St., Marathon 743-4687.
Performance at St. Paul’s presents Key
West International Jazz Festival. 4 p.m.,
401 Duval St., Key West. 296-5142.
“Cat” by Kathryn Van Aernum
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March 24
Keys Community Concert Band presents
Pops in the Park. Bring blankets, lawnchairs. Free. 4 p.m., Islamorada Founders
Park, MM 87, Bayside, Plantation Key.
853-7294.
April 1
Performance at St. Paul’s presents Music
of Holy Week. 7 p.m., 401 Duval St., Key
West. 296-5142.
April 13 & 14
Key West Symphony. Works by RimskyKorsakov, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius. Adam
Golka, piano. 8 p.m. Tennessee Williams
Theatre, 5901 College Rd., Key West. 2921774. keywestsymphony.com.
April 17-21
Key West Symphony. Free outdoor concerts
in Islamorada, Marathon and Fort Zachary
Taylor in Key West. 292-1774.
keywestsymphony.com.
April 28
Keys Community Concert Band presents
Pops in the Park. Bring blankets, lawnchairs. Free. 4 p.m., Islamorada Founders
Park, MM 87, Bayside, Plantation Key.
853-7294.
May 2 - 6
12th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival.
Hog’s Breath Saloon and other locations in
Key West. 296-4222
May 6
Performance at St. Paul's presents Swing
Low. 4 p.m., 401 Duval St., Key West.
296-5142.
June 4 - 29
Key West Symphony presents SOL FEST.
A month-long master’s class in theatre and
music performance. Key West High School,
2100 Flagler Ave., and St. Paul’s Church,
401 Duval St., Key West. 292-1774
June 24
“Lunch at Herbies” by Susan Thomas
Island Opera presents “Divas 3” three
sopranos perform operatic solos, duets
& trios. Dinner Theatre. 8 p.m., Sugarloaf
Lodge, US 1, SugarLoaf Key. 294-0404.
Music-Ongoing
Organ/piano recitals featuring Joe Lowe
and Auwinna Weed. Free. M-F, Noon1 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401
Duval St., Key West. 296-5142.
Dance
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T-shirts available at the
Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce
MM 31 Oceanside, Big Pine Key
1-800-872-3722
lowerkeyschamber.com
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December 16
“Nutcracker Key West: The Holiday Film
Showing and Festive Party Reception.”
2 & 5 p.m. Tennessee Williams Theatre,
5901 College Rd., Key West. 295-7676.
keystix.com.
December 23
Islamorada Community Entertainment
presents “The Nutcracker.”
TIB Amphitheater, Founders Park,
Islamorada. 853-5988.
Dance - Ongoing
The Dance Factory. Variety of dance
classes for children and adults. The Dance
Factory, 906 Kennedy Dr., Key West.
Call 296-5015 for schedule.
CoffeeMill Dance & Yoga Studio. Classes &
workshops in dance, music and more. CoffeeMill Studio, 916 Pohalski Lane, Key West.
coffeemillculturalcentre.com. 296-9982.
Salsa Dance with Lucy and Leon. Open to
all levels. Field trip after class to El Meson
de Pepe uptown. Fridays, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Paradise Health & Fitness, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West. 296-6348.
Ballroom Dancing & lessons. Open to all
levels. Sundays, 7 - 9 p.m., Paradise Health
& Fitness, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key
West. 872-2675 or 296-6348.
Ballroom and Latin dance party open house
on first Friday. Free. 8 - 10 p.m., Theo &
Ganine’s Dance Center, 11450 Overseas
Hwy., Suite 203 Marathon. 743-0660.
Square Dancing. Second and fourth
Monday. 7 - 9 p.m., Beginners at 6:30. B’nai
Zion Social Hall, 750 United St., Key West.
wa8vec@arrl.net or 294-9626.
Line Dance Instruction. Wednesday; 7-8
p.m. beginners, 8-9 p.m. intermediate. On
Fridays; 2-3 p.m. beginners. 3-4 p.m. intermediate. Big Pine Key Senior Center. Key
Deer Blvd. 745.2383
Festivals and
Benefits
November 28
ReMARCable Christmas Tree & Celebrity
Signed Ornaments Auction. Benefits MARC
House. 7 p.m., Wyndham Casa Marina,
1500 Reynolds St., Key West. 294-9526,
ext. 16.
November 30 – December 3
Pirates in Paradise Festival 2006.
Celebrating Key West’s rich and colorful
maritime heritage. piratesinparadise.com.
December 4 –30
Marathon Garden Club presents 10th
Annual Christmas Exhibit. Opening gala
December 3, 6-9 p.m., Marathon Garden
Club, 5270 Overseas Hwy., Marathon.
743-4971. keysy.com/mgc
December 10
Winterfest 2006 “Art & Music in a Natural
Key.” 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lower Keys Chamber
of Commerce, MM 31 Overseas Hwy.,
Big Pine Key. 872-2411.
December 14
Key West Garden Club’s Holiday Cocktail
Party. 5:30-8:30 p.m. West Martello Tower,
Atlantic Blvd. at Higgs Beach, Key West.
292-1442.
December 16 & 17
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival.
Free. Lorelei Resort, Islamorada. 743-7441.
January 6 & 7
March 3
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival.
Free. Key Colony Beach, Marathon
743-7441.
“7th Annual Open Air Art & Music Affair.”
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Historic Harbor Walk/
Schooner Wharf Bar, 201 William St.,
Key West. 292-3302 or 239-352-1251.
January 13
Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen present 2nd Annual Seafood Festival. 11 a.m. 9 p.m., Bayview Park, Key West. 619-0039.
January 13
March 10 & 11
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival.
Free. Lorelei Restaurant, MM81 Overseas
Hwy., Islamorada. 743-7441.
Art Under the Oaks. Fine Art and Original
Crafts. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., San Pedro Church
gardens, MM 89.5 Bayside, Plantation Key.
853-0651 or 664-5574.
March 17 & 18
January 14 - April 22
April 7
Sculpture Key West. Over 80 sculptures by
national and international artists in three
historic settings. Ft. Zachary Taylor, East &
West Martello, Key West. 295-3800.
sculpturekeywest.com.
Key West Garden Club’s Spring Plant Sale.
Free. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. West Martello Tower,
Atlantic Blvd. at Higgs Beach, Key West.
294-3362.
January 21
13th Annual Master Chefs Classic. Benefits
MARC House. 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. For more
information 294-9526, ext. 16.
13th Annual Robert Frost Poetry Festival.
Heritage House Museum, 410 Caroline St.,
Key West. 296-3573.
heritagehousemuseum.org.
January 20 & 21
April 22
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art
Festival. Free. Waldorf Plaza, Key Largo.
743-7441.
“Battle in the Bay Dragon Boat Festival”
Benefits Habitat for Humanity. 872-4456.
January 26 - 28
Bahamian Cultural Festival. Crane Point
Museums & Nature Center, 5550 Overseas
Hwy, Marathon. 743-3900.
Native American Festival. Dance demonstrations, cultural foods, arts and crafts.
Crane Point Museums & Nature Center,
5550 Overseas Hwy., Marathon. 743-3900.
January 27
April 30
Anne McKee Artist’s Fund Auction. $20
includes food and bar. 6:30 p.m., East Martello Museum, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd.,
Key West. 295-8383.
The 12th Annual Taste of Key West
benefiting AIDS Help, Inc. 6-9 p.m. Free
admission, food and wine tastes $3-$6
each. Truman Waterfront, End of Southard
Street, Key West. 296-6196.
January 27 & 28
22nd Annual Key West Craft Show. Free.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Corner of Whitehead &
Greene Sts., Key West. 294-0431.
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival.
Free. City Events Field, Marathon.
743-7441.
April 11 - 15
April 26 - 28
May 26 - 28
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival.
Free. Lorelei Restaurant, MM81, Islamorada. 743-7441.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Looe Key Reef Resort - N'tl.
Marine Sanctuary. MM 27, Ramrod Key.
872-2411. lowerkeyschamber.com.
Film
Tropic Cinema at 416 Eaton Street, Key
West shows new independent, foreign and
art films daily. Check TropicCinema.com
or call 295-9493 for showtimes.
Cinema Shores Outdoor Films Under the
Stars. Cocktail service, free popcorn. Chairs
provided. $5. 8 p.m. in winter, 9 p.m. in
summer. Atlantic Shores Resort, 510 South
St., Key West. 296-2491.
Visual Arts
Now – January 5
“Here, There and Back Again,” new
works by painter William Welch. Custom
House, 281 Front St., Key West. 295-6616,
kwahs.com.
December 1-14
Gyotaku fish prints by Kimian. Artists in
Paradise Gallery, Big Pine Shopping Plaza,
MM 30 Big Pine Key. 872-1828
December 10
Purple Isles Art Guild Meeting Pre Christmas/Holiday Art Sale. 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Key Largo Lions Club Room, MM 99.4
behind TIB bank. 852-7494.
December 15 - 31
“Happy Holidays.” All the members of the
gallery’s talents displayed. Artists in Paradise Gallery, Big Pine Shopping Plaza,
MM 30 Big Pine Key. 872-1828.
January 11 - March 12
Sculptor J. Seward Johnson, Jr. – “Beyond
the Frame.” Custom House, 281 Front St.,
Key West. 295-6616, kwahs.com.
January 11 - February 2
Cuban American Heritage Festival.
294-7618. www.cubanfest.com.
Bougainvillea House Gallery presents 5th
Annual Winter Show “Hello Art.” Monday Saturday 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Marathon
Community Theatre, MM 49.5 oceanside,
Marathon. 743-0808.
Friends of Fort Taylor present Civil War
Heritage Festival 2007. Ft. Zachary Taylor
State Park, entrance at Southard & Thomas
streets, Key West. 292-6850.
June (dates TBA)
January 12 - May 31
February 24 & 25
PrideFest Key West. Week of special
events. pridefestkeywest.com.
February 3 & 4
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival.
Free. Lorelei Resort, Islamorada. 743-7441.
February 8 - 11
42nd Annual Old Island Days Art Festival.
A juried fine art show. Free. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Whitehead and Greene Streets, Key West.
294-1241.
February 10 & 11
Pigeon Key Art Festival. Juried outdoor
art show, music, food. Enter at Knight’s
Key, MM 49, Overseas Hwy., Marathon.
289-0025.
June (dates TBA)
Key West Summer Goombay Festival.
809-1229.
June 1 - June 9
June 30
Tropical Fruit Fiesta. Fruit tree sales, expert
speakers, vendors, fruit displays, children’s
activities and more. Marathon location
TBA. 292-4501.
July14
Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce presents
23rd Annual Underwater Music Festival.
New Photo Panoramas by C.J. Groth.
9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Guild Hall
Gallery, 614 Duval St., 394-4128.
keywestphotos.com.
January 14
Sculpture Key West opening reception.
6-9 p.m. East Martello Museum and
Gardens, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West.
295-3800. sculpturekeywest.com.
February 25
Sculpture Key West Opening reception Ft.
Zach. 3-6 p.m. Fort Zachary Taylor State
Park, enter at Thomas and Southard streets,
Key West. 295-3800. sculpturekeywest.com.
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March 2- April 1
Literature – Ongoing
The Florida Keys Watercolor Society presents 25th Annual Judged Exhibition. Daily
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Marathon Community
Theatre, MM 49.5 oceanside, Marathon.
743-0994.
First Thursday Poetry Slam: Written and
Freestyle Session. $100 cash prize. Must
register before 8 p.m. Sippin Internet Café,
424 Eaton St., Key West. 293-0555.
Latitude 25. Writing group meets last
Wednesday. 7 - 9:30 p.m., Key Largo
Library, Tradewinds Shopping Ctr, MM
101.4, Key Largo. Steve Gibbs 664-2266.
Key West Writers Guild. Meets 2nd & 4th
Saturdays. All newcomers welcome.
10 a.m. – noon, Kelly’s Caribbean Bar,
301 Whitehead St., Key West. 296-3646.
Key West Poetry Guild. Meets first Sunday.
Open to all interested in poetry.
8 - 10 p.m., Sea-Story Press,
305 Whitehead St., Key West. 296-5762.
The Lunch Bunch. Meets third Monday.
October through May. Noon. Hooked on
Books, MM 82.6 Oceanside, Islamorada.
517-2602.
Friends of the Library Lecture Series. Monday evenings during winter season. 6 p.m.
Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St., Key West.
Call 292-3595 for complete schedule.
For Writers Only: a read-aloud writing
support group. Meets first & third
Wednesdays. Free and open to the public.
1 - 3 p.m. Big Pine Key Library, Big Pine
Shopping Plaza, MM 30. Call Katherine
Vaccaro at 872-7564.
The Writer’s Den. Group critique session
meets Tuesdays. For writers at all levels, in
all genres. 7 - 9 p.m. Capt. Harvey’s Floating Restaurant, Garrison Bight., Key West.
Contact Vicki Weeks at divervicki@aol.com.
Friends of the Marathon Library “Books
and Coffee” series. Authors discussing their
books. Refreshments 1 p.m., presentation 1:30 p.m. January - March. Free. St.
Columba Episcopal Church, 52nd Street,
Gulfside, Marathon. 289-3137.
March 15 - April 22
Florida’s Preeminent Nature Photographer
Clyde Butcher. Custom House, 281 Front
St., Key West. 295-6616. www.kwahs.com.
Visual - Ongoing
“Recycling the Past” by Dale Malone
Call 305-295-4369 for a copy of the Gallery Guide or
you can download at www.fla-keys.com/culture
Florida Keys Council of the Arts: Art in
Public Buildings. Ongoing exhibit of Keys
artists at Gato Cigar Factory, KW International Airport, Lower Keys Medical Center,
Marathon Airport. keysarts.com.
295-4369.
“Night on White” Gallery Walk. Special exhibitions and receptions on third Thursday
of the month. 6 - 9 p.m. Includes Harrison,
Wave galleries. White Street Art District,
Key West. Call 295-4369 for Gallery Guide.
New exhibitions and receptions every
month featuring artists David Klein, Kate
Peachey, Phil Simmons and Christina Body.
Stone Soup Gallery, 519 Fleming St., Key
West. 296-2080.
Reception and exhibition featuring a different local artist on the last Friday of each
month. 5 - 7 p.m. Key Largo Art Gallery,
Plaza 103, MM 103, - Bayside, Key Largo.
451-0052.
First Saturday at The Artists Gallery.
DeClue’s Fine Art Printing and Framing,
Tavernier Towne Shopping Center,
MM 91.3, Tavernier. 852-4840.
Key West Art Center. Meeting followed by
artist’s demonstration on second Thursday
of the month. Open to the public. Free.
1 p.m. Key West Art Center, 301 Front St.,
Key West. 294-1241.
Purple Isles Art Guild. “Paint Out” every
Wednesday. Newcomers welcome. 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Various “plein air” locations in
Upper Keys. 852-7494
“Art on the Porch.” Special exhibitions on
2nd Saturday of each month. 10 a.m.6 p.m., Bougainvillea House Gallery,
MM 53.5 bayside, Marathon. 743-0808.
Key West Plein Air Painters meet
Wednesdays. A different site each week;
bring own materials. Free. 9:30 a.m. –
noon. 849-1581.
Big Pine Key Galleries and Gift Shops Walk
on Winn Dixie. First Friday of each month.
7 - 9 p.m. Winn Dixie Plaza, Big Pine Key.
923-1783.
Literature
January 1 - 14
“Party Girl” by Carolyn Smith
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25th Annual Key West Literary Seminar:
“Wonderous Strange: Mystery, Intrigue
& Psychological Drama.” Call
888-293-9291 (toll free) to register.
KeyWestLiterarySeminar.org.
Museums & More
Now - July
Key West Art & Historical Society presents
“Hemingway at Home Exhibition.” Custom
House, 281 Front St., Key West. 295-6616.
kwahs.com.
Now - September 30
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society
presents “The Tempest - Hurricanes that
Tormented Spanish Shipping 1550-1750.”
Exhibition, lectures. Mel Fisher Maritime
Museum, 200 Greene St., Key West. 2942633. melfisher.org.
December 10
South Florida Center for the Arts presents “Eleventh Annual Historic Holiday
Candlewalk.” Evening stroll through historic Tavernier with candles and song. Free.
853-7070.
December 20
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.” Lecture:
“Dr. Halley’s Diving Bell and
Helmets.” 7 p.m. Florida Keys History of
Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy.,
Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.com.
December 29 & 30
Old Island Restoration Foundation presents “Holiday House and Garden Tour.”
4 - 8 p.m., Key West. 294-9501. oirf.org.
January 12 & 13
Old Island Restoration Foundation
presents 47th Annual House and Garden
Tours. 4 - 8 p.m. Key West. 294-9501.
oirf.org.
January 17
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.” Lecture:
“Lifeline of the Diver - Air Pumps.” 7 p.m.
Florida Keys History of Diving Museum,
82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 6649737. divingmuseum.com.
February 10
Marathon Garden Club presents February
Festival promoting Florida friendly gardening. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Marathon Garden
Club, 5270 Overseas Hwy., Marathon.
743-4971.
February 16 & 17
Old Island Restoration Foundation
presents 47th Annual House and Garden
Tours. 4 - 8 p.m. Key West. 294-9501.
oirf.org.
February 21
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.” Lecture:
“Helmets to Swim-Diving.” 7 p.m. Florida
Keys History of Diving Museum, 82990
Overseas Hwy., Islamorada.
664-9737. divingmuseum.com.
February 24 & 25
Key West Art & Historical Society’s 3rd
Annual Key West Antique Show & Sale.
10 a.m. - 7 p.m. East Martello Museum,
3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West.
295-6616, ext. 16. kwahs.com.
March 3
Marathon Garden Club presents 31st
Annual House and Garden Tour. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Marathon. Call for schedule.
743-4971.
March 3
Old Island Restoration Foundation
presents 45th Annual Conch Shell Blowing
Contest. Free to watch or compete.
1:30 p.m. Key West. 294-9501. oirf.org.
March 11 & 12
Key West Garden Club Annual Key West
Gardens Tour. Old Town Key West.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 294-3210.
March 30 & 31
Old Island Restoration Foundation
presents 47th Annual House and Garden
Tours. 4 - 8 p.m. Key West. 294-9501.
oirf.org.
April 18
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.” Lecture: “Diving Helmets of the World, the
Best from 22 Nations.” 7 p.m. Florida Keys
History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas
Hwy., Islamorada. 664-9737.
divingmuseum.com.
April 21
Earth Awareness Day. Informative
presentations, food, arts, crafts and music.
Crane Point Museums & Nature Center,
5550 Overseas Hwy., Marathon. 743-3900.
May 16
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.” Lecture:
“Military Diving - the Mark VV and Helium.” 7 p.m. Florida Keys History of Diving
Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.com.
“Moth Wing” by Leo Gullick
June 9 - 11
Harry S. Truman Legacy Symposium.
“Los Alamos to the Everglades.” Truman’s
Environmental Legacy. Little White House
Museum, 111 Front St., Key West.
294-9911. trumansymposium.com.
June 20
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.” Lecture
Series: “Lights and Sounds in the Sea.”
7 p.m., Florida Keys History of Diving
Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy.,
Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.com.
6th Annual
Lower Keys
Jazz Festival
& Art Show
July 18
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.” Lecture:
“Photography Under the Sea.” 7 p.m.
Florida Keys History of Diving
Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy.,
Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.com.
Museums Ongoing
Historical Preservation Society of the
Upper Keys. Meets 2nd Monday of the
month. Lectures and presentations about
Keys history. 7 p.m. Key Largo Library,
Tradewinds Shopping Plaza, MM 101.4,
Key Largo. keyshistory.org 852-1620.
Key West Maritime Historical Society.
Preservation of the maritime heritage of the
Florida Keys. Monthly lectures, field trips,
exhibits, publications and special events.
Nov-May. Award-winning “Florida Keys
Sea Heritage Journal”published quarterly.
292-7903.
March 21
“Man’s Quest to Explore the Sea.”
Lecture: “Worldwide influence of the Florida
Helmets.” 7 p.m. Florida Keys History of
Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy.,
Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.com.
Gallery Key West, 824 Duval Street, Key West
www.marthadepoo.com
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