The Dance Factory Summer Dance Camp
3 Sessions to choose from: June 16-20, July 14-18, August 11-15.
$175/week, 8 AM – 2 PM
All ages welcome, Featuring tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical and character, with a show for parents at the end of each week.
296-5015
“LIGHTS UP ON KIDS” – Summer Workshop at the Waterfront Playhouse
Produced by The Key West Players, Inc. - July 21 to August 9, 2008. The Waterfront Playhouse announces the return of “Lights Up On Kids,” a comprehensive summer theatre workshop for children ages 7 to 17. The workshop is produced by The Key West Players and made possible through a generous grant from the Dogwood Foundation. The Players are thrilled to have enlisted Cameron Murray and Daniel Bonnett as co-directors for this three week musical theatre workshop at the Waterfront, which will run July 21 to August 9, 2008.
The workshop is entitled “Creature Feature,” and will take the participants on a journey through the Broadway musical world of animals, enchanted objects and magical creatures. The spotlight will be on such popular Broadway musicals as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Cats, Suessical and The Jungle Book. The workshop will cover training in all aspects of theatre, including voice, dance, acting, improvisation, mask making, as well as set, costume and prop design and construction. The workshop will culminate in a fully staged production, which will be developed in the workshop and will be open to the public.
Let your child open a world of creativity and find their star potential! For enrollment, scholarships or more information, please contact Gary Symons, the Business Manager for the Key West Players at 305-394-7445 or at gjsymons@hotmail.com.
So you want to be an Actor?
Now is your chance, Carole MacCartee is offering an adult summer acting workshop beginning June 16th through July 20th, at the Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. Scene Study Class will be Monday and Friday nights from 7-10pm, with a final public performance July 20th. The cost is $240 for the 6 weeks and scholarships are available. The second class offering is a monologue/audition class on Wednesdays, from 7-10pm, beginning June 17th. The cost of the class is $120 for six weeks with scholarships available. Carole MacCartee has been directing in Key West for twenty years and this is the seventeenth year she has been directing the summer acting program at the Red Barn Theatre. She has studied over the past fifteen years at the Shakespeare Theatre Arena Stage, The Studio Theatre in Washington D.C., the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland, and the New Actor’s Workshop in New York City. To register, or for more info, call Carole at 296-5587.
SOL FEST 2008 - June 16-July 11
Applications being taken for children between 5-18 years of age. All classes are age appropriate and broken down by levels. There will be a non-refundable enrollment fee of $30 (administrative, music and costume cost) due with application. Subjects covered will be: Vocal Technique: Stressing breathing, relaxation, characterization and creativity; Repertoire: All students study the great works of classical, opera and Broadway; In the Spotlight: Musical Theater, Acting, Improvisation and scenes from shows will be a daily activity; The Art of Dance: Study all basic dance steps and learn choreography from your favorite shows. Students can also sign up for the Dance class learning ballet, tap, modern and hip hop; I Can Hear Clearly Now: Ear training teaches relative pitch, hearing harmonies, melodic and rhythmic dictation and solfege; Keyboard Skills: A keyboard lab will be used for beginners and more advanced students. Beginners learn to find their way around a keyboard. Advanced students will study improvisation and harmonies; Drums of Steel: Learn the basics of rhythm, drumming and playing a steel pan. Various levels of instruction will focus on technique singing your part, bringing out a great tone from your pan and the art of improvising. Caribbean rhythms will be taught using instruments native to the area. Download Application Here.
Dates:
Week 1: June 16-20,
Week 2: June 23-27,
Week 3: June 30-July 4,
Week 4: July 7-11
Class times:
Theater/Music Program – 2-6 pm
Drums of Steel Program – 12-3 pm
Theater/Music And Drums of Steel - 12-6 pm
Dance/ballet, tap and modern – 12-2 pm
Students may attend any session. There will be an in house performance after the 2nd week with a major performance during the final week. Classes are formed based on age and skill level with a separate track for high school students.
Applications may be picked up at the Florida Keys Arts Council Office, 1100 Simonton St, or by contacting the Key West Symphony Office at 305-292-1774. Scholarships are available, but limited. Contact the Symphony Office for details.
Theatre Instructor – June 12-July 21 - The Cultural American Music Program (CAMP) & Careers 2008. Applicants must have a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in field and teaching experience. For more information call Tina at 743-6215
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CAMP and Careers 2008, now in its 6th year currently accepting applications.
The Educational Coalition for Monroe County (ECMC) in collaboration with Monroe County School District and Florida Keys Community College presents the Cultural American Music Program (CAMP) and Careers 2008. Applications are currently being accepted from 7th-12th grade students. 6th annual program! NEW in 2008 for 9th-12th grade students: two career focused programs for non-music students. Culinary arts/hospitality management/tourism and film/video productions offered for dual enrollment credit for non-music students and as elective choices for music students. High school and DE credit available to qualifying students. Limited intern positions are available for FKCC college students and Monroe County teachers.
CAMP runs June 14-July 19 at Marathon School. Countywide transportation is provided. Public, private & home school students are invited to apply. Train with world renowned instructors: winds, percussion, brass, guitar (bass, classical), vocals, physical performance/theatre, rhythm, Stomp, ballroom dance, film, and culinary arts! MUSIC STUDENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE YEAR PREVIOUS VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL INSTRUCTION (private lessons, school band, or school chorus).
Junior CAMP is open to 4-6 grade students; limited space is available based on teacher recommendation. Program cost: $400 (includes tuition, final performance attire, CAMP t-shirt, and student materials). Scholarship assistance available! SPACE IS LIMITED. Please call (305) 743-6215 or e-mail mbelotti@bellsouth.net to reserve your space, for more information, or for an application.
The Educational Coalition for Monroe County (ECMC) invites musicians to join the Mid-Keys Community Big Band. Rehearsals are Thursdays 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Marathon Community United Methodist Church. The band is under the professional direction of Hulber Gagliardini. Countywide musicians moderate to professional level are welcome. Proficiency in reading music is required. Call (305) 743-6215 for more information. Sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, Linda Lee Byars’ Music Studio and the Marathon Community United Methodist Church.
The Keys Community Concert Band invites local amateur musicians to participate in its 2007-2008 "Pops in the Park" concert season. Susan Bazin, Music Director at Key Largo Schools, will direct the Keys Community Concert Band in weekly rehearsals. The Band is open to musicians of any age with a playing ability at the high school level. There are no auditions. Musicians are welcome to join at any time during the performing season. Rehearsals begin Monday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the Key Largo Middle School band room, MM 105. For further information, call (305)853-7294.
Keys Chamber Orchestra meets every Sunday at 1 p.m. at Venture Out Pavilion, Spanish Main Drive, Cudjoe Key. All musicians welcome. Call Kathy Woodrow 744-0822 for info.
Violin/Viola/Cello classes – Individual lessons in Key West – Beginning to Advanced. Local violinist, 40 years teaching. All welcome, preschool to adult. Paul – 879-0560.
Private piano, woodwind and guitar lessons. The Music Room. Robin Kaplan 294-7382.
Bahama Village Music Program located at 727 Fort Street, Key West, offers free classes in steel pan, drums, piano, guitar, clarinet, saxaphone, flute, violin and gospel choir for kids during the school year. 727 Fort St., Key West. Call 292-9628 or e-mail bvmpkw@aol.com for more info.
Monroe County Nutrition Office seeks paid and volunteer entertainers and artists to visit senior clients in Key West, Big Pine, Marathon, Plantation Key. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Call Janice Drewing at 292-4522 for more information.
House Blend, Key West's first dance improv performance company, seeks creative collaborations with other local artists, musicians and performers for various performance opportunities and projects throughout the Key West community. Comprised of CoffeeMill Dance Studio dancers and founding members of Brazen Hussies Dance, House Blend seeks to bring dance and other performance art forms beyond the stage and into the community-from grocery stores to gas stations to gala events. Call 923.6013 for more information.
CoffeeMill Dance & Yoga Studio. Classes & workshops in dance, music and more. CoffeeMill Studio, 916 Pohalski Lane, Key West.
296-9982, or coffeemilldance@aol.com
Theo & Ganine's Dance Center offers classes & workshops in ballroom and latin dance. 11450 Overseas Hwy., Suite 203 Marathon.
743-0660.
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Poetry Guild meets first Sunday of the month, as it has for the past 30 years. Open to all who are interested in poetry. 8 p.m. Blue Heaven Restaurant, corner of Petronia & Thomas Streets, Key West. 292-8577.
Seeking Keys Artists who make handmade prints; silk screen, lithograph, monoprint etching and relief. For group show aiming to educate viewers about printmaking process and history. Contact Katharine 393-2488.
Panel Artist Opening: The recently relocated Bougainvillea House Gallery of Marathon has an opening for a half, or full, space panel artist effective May 1st. Interested artists must reside at least part time in the Keys. This cooperative gallery has been in business nearly 10 years and is home to 20 artists from Key Largo to Key West. The gallery's new location is MM53.2 (Gulf-side) at the Marathon Chamber and Visitor Center. Call the gallery for more information at 305-743-0808, or if interested in an application, contact president Ann Lynch at 305 743-7513 or cell at 305-731-8683, or e-mail rtannie@bellsouth.net. Summer hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 9:30 – 5pm
Florida Keys Art Guild Art Scholarship – All Monroe County graduating seniors who plan on majoring in the visual arts are welcome to apply for this grant. The Florida Keys Art Guild will be offering this scholarship opportunity to students from the three public high schools, Island Christian School, as well as students who have been home schooled. Art work from interested students will be on display at the Bougainvillea House Gallery. Viewing will be from May 6 through May 12, and the Florida Keys Art Guild will be announcing the scholarship recipients during graduation ceremonies at area High Schools. Applications for the scholarship are available at the Bougainvillea House Gallery, 12220 Overseas Hwy, Marathon (MM53.2 Gulf). Applications are also available from High School art teachers, or for more information please contact Kathy Lancaster at Marathon High School, 289-2480 or Alison Schaeffler-Murphy, 942-1105.
2008 Holiday Card - Call to Artists
The Key Deer Bookstore, operated by all-volunteer non-profit Friends And Volunteers Of Refuges (FAVOR) is seeking artwork for our 2008 holiday card. FAVOR has 4 symbol animals representing the four National Wildlife Refuges that we support. The National Key Deer Refuge was represented in 2006, the Key West National Wildlife Refuge in 2007. This year The Great White Heron Refuge will be represented.
THEME GUIDELINES: FAVOR’s third annual holiday card will feature the Great White Heron and / or other birds that can be seen in the refuge. Photography will not be accepted. Art that will appeal to both tourists AND locals will be favored. Art must be able to reproduce well on a standard card (Anywhere from 4.25x5.5 to 5x6-7/8). Winning artist will get a bio in the card, 24 free cards, additional cards at cost, and free newspaper publicity. FAVOR will also run a “people’s choice” contest to get free publicity for 6-10 runners up.
HOW TO ENTER: Mail the artwork submittal form and your original artwork to: FAVOR Holiday Card Contest, c/o National Key Deer Refuge Visitors Center, Winn Dixie Plaza, 179 Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key, FL 33043.Artists may also bring their works to the Visitors Center during working hours. To print out an artwork submittal form or just learn more about FAVOR, see www.favorfloridakeys.com Questions can be directed to Alison Higgins at 305-923-1783.
Promising Monroe County high school students in grades 9 through 12 (public, private, parochial or home school) are encouraged to apply for one several talent scholarships offered by The Studios of Key West, a non-profit arts community. TSKW campus is based in the historic armory building at 600 White Street, Old Town.
The scholarship will award participation in one of the almost 50 visual or literary arts workshops offered at TSKW, under personalized instruction in a variety of disciplines taught by accomplished regional and national figures. TSKW Scholarships will cover the full cost of enrollment, instruction, and materials valued at up to $1000. For a application requirements or more info contact Martha Barnes, Program Coordinator, Martha@tskw.org. The scholarship program is made possible through the generosity of our new community membership group, Friends/TSKW.
The Studios of Key West is accepting proposals for artwork to be included in their changing display in the Sculpture Garden at the Armory, 600 White St. Key West. Keys artists whose work would be appropriate for this outside venue are encouraged to contact Lauren at TSKW, 296-0458 or e-mail, Lauren@tskw.org.
Courtney Mattison owner of The Aveda Salon on Duval, located in the historic Dr. Porter mansion, at 429 Caroline Street, is pleased to be able to utilize the bright open atmosphere and ample wall space of her salon to host rotating art exhibits. She is currently seeking artists for future exhibits. Salon hours are 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 292-6020.
Bone Island Appraisal Company at 925 White St in Key West is seeking artists to exhibit work during the monthly "Night on White" gallery walk. We encourage local artists to contact our office if they are interested in being featured. Phone 295-8336 or e-mail boneislandorder@bellsouth.net.
The Guild Hall Gallery has artist's retail and studio space available. Classes, shows and events are also welcome. 614 Duval St., Key West. For more information call 296-6076.
Gallery Key West is an eclectic collection of fine and functional art created by local artists Janis Childs, Elizabeth Calleja, Wayne Smith, Jessica Wilson, Martha dePoo, Tony Scullin, Barbara Powell and Rich Krajovic. Paintings, pottery, decorative functional art, sculpture, stained and fused glass, jewelry and photography. We are looking for new artists to join us at our high traffic location of 824 Duval St. We are open daily, 10am-10pm. Please call Jessica at 849-2225, or the gallery at 292-0046, or better yet, stop by and see us!
Island Arts Co-Op Gallery, located in a high-traffic area on Duval St., now has openings for local Keys artists in all media. All work must be juried in. Membership includes working a weekly shift & sharing Gallery expenses in exchange for Duval St. display space to showcase your work. For a limited time, we are offering special TRIAL MEMBERSHIPS. Call (305) 292-9909 for more details or check us out at 1128 Duval St., Key West.
Marathon Government Center, contact Rich Jones, 289-2805, jones-rich@monroecounty-fl.gov;
Marathon Gov’t. Annex, contact Priscilla London, 289-6011 or 393-1477(cell), safety@monroecounty-fl.gov;
Key West Airport, contact Hal Bromm, halbromm@hotmail.com;
“Artport” at Marathon Airport, contact Marianne Motches, 743-2744, mgm_art@bellsouth.net;
Lower Keys Medical Center Main Hall Gallery, contact Emily Sorkin at 295-0674, emcorrespond-keys@yahoo.com.
Historic Key West Courthouse, contact Isabel DeSantis, 295-3130. idesantis@monroe-clerk.com.
Monroe County Courthouse Annex, contact Janis Jo Stevens, 294-3099, janis@e-isle.com;
American Cancer Society, contact Carrie Helliesen, 292-2333, ext. 111, carrie.helliesen@cancer.org.
Care Center, Tavernier, contact Anna Gavlinski, 853-3284, annagavlinski@yahoo.com.
Social Security Administration Office, contact Carmen Turner, 292-9535, ext. 201, Carmen.Turner@ssa.gov.
Monroe County Health Dept. in Tavernier, contact Freda Vaughn, 853-1907, Freda_vaughn@doh.state.fl.us.
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