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CONNECT TO THE ARTS
THIS WEEK
MARCH 20-27
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Connections Project: Making Music in the Keys
Thursday, March 28, 5-7 PM
Lower Keys Chamber
31020 Overseas Hwy, Big Pine
Three local musicians will perform in a
Nashville-style writers’ round, taking turns singing their own songs and
telling stories of living and working in the Keys. Free reception
and also 58 unique canvases on display and available by donation.
Click HERE for more information.
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FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS | |
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Migration Mania & Great Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 23, 10 am - 2 pm
Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
5210 College Rd., Key West
The day features three age-level egg hunts with 6,000 eggs for ages 0-3 at 11a.m., ages 4-6 at Noon, then ages 7-12 at 1 p.m.
There will be environmental education booths,
children’s interactive playground, raffles, games, crafts, and face
painting. All children will receive a raffle ticket for fun,
kid-friendly prizes, and additional raffle tickets may be purchased for
prizes ranging from gift certificates to local restaurants and fun water
activities.
Click HERE for more information.
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Island Fest Featuring the Taste of Islamorada
Saturday & Sunday, March 23-24, 10 am - 5 pm
Founders Park
mile marker 87 bayside, Islamorada
This fun annual Island Festival features a juried
art show, a sand sculpture competition, the "What Floats Your Boat"
homemade boat race, live music, great food, classic cars, and on Sunday,
the annual "Taste of Islamorada" restaurant competition.
Click HERE for more information.
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Taste of Key West
Monday, March 25, 6 pm
Truman Waterfront Park
105 Front St, Key West
This free admission, open-air event features an
assortment of beverages and palate-pleasing plates. Restaurants and food
vendors from across the Lower Keys and Key West donate their culinary
talents to create delectable small plates. Food ranges from seafood,
tropical and Caribbean flavors, to European dishes, vegetarian
offerings, and desserts. Buy tickets based upon what looks best! A large
assortment of wines and beers will also be offered.
Click HERE for more information.
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Tennessee Williams Birthday Party
Tuesday, March 26, 5-7 pm
Tennessee Williams Museum
513 Truman Ave., Key West
The final, celebratory event of the Tennessee
Williams Festival is the annual birthday party in his honor. This year
marks the 113th anniversary of his birth. The public is welcome to
celebrate with champagne and cake.
Click HERE for more information.
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Key West Sunset Celebration
Daily two hours prior to sunset
The Dock at Mallory Square, Key West
A nightly arts festival of arts and crafts
exhibitors and psychics, street performers, food carts, and of course
the thousands of tourists from around the world who visit this Key West
art show.
Click HERE for more information.
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Anne McKee Artists Fund 2024 Grant Applications
Open through March 31
Anne McKee Artists Fund
The Anne McKee Artists Fund is proud to offer
grant opportunities to individual visual, performing, and literary
artists who reside in Key West and the Florida Keys. The Anne McKee Fund
artist grant awards up to $2000 per person for project-based
work. In addition, there are three youth-based scholarships, with
categories for age 14 and over and 14 under youth, as well as the Jon
McIntosh Student Grant for Artistic Advancement.
Click HERE for more information.
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Morada Way Third Thursday Art Walk
Thursday, March 21, 6-9 pm
151 Morada Way
between mile markers 81 and 82, Islamorada
On the Third Thursday of each month, Keys-inspired
fine artists, vendors, residents, and visitors congregate on Morada Way
in Islamorada to celebrate the arts and culture in the Florida
Keys.
Click HERE for more information.
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Walk on White!
Thursday, March 21, 6-9 pm
White St., Key West
More than 25 businesses between the Armory at
Southard and Dairy Queen on United have joined together. Walk on White
is back with more energy than ever before. The Walk has transformed into
not just a celebration of art, but a celebration of local businesses.
Participants now include home services, car
detailing, restaurants, salons, various retail shops, fitness studios,
medical centers, property management firms, and galleries. Every
business is doing something special and preparing to welcome you with
open doors!
Click HERE for more information.
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Underwater Photography Gallery
Thursday, March 21, 5-8 pm
22627 LaFitte Drive, Cudjoe Key
Michael and Suzanne Lombard have been diving and
photographing underwater around the world for over 40 years. We
support ocean conservation and recovery of threatened/endangered species
such as manatees, turtles, sharks, dolphin, and other rare/ endemic
aquatic life. .
Click HERE for more information.
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Pat Ford Wildlife Photography Exhibit
Wednesday, March 27, 6-9 pm
Florida Keys History & Discovery Center
Islander Resort property, mile marker 82 oceanside
Renowned fishing, wildlife and sports photographer
Pat Ford, known for his stunning photos of fish, birds and wildlife
captured around the world and in the Florida Keys, will be in attendance
and will speak about his wild adventures at the opening of his new
photo exhibit
Click HERE for more information.
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Key Largo's Latitude 25 Writers Group
Wednesday, March 27, 7 pm
Key Largo Library,
Tradewinds Shopping Center at MM 101.4, Key Largo
Attendees are encouraged to bring and share short pieces of writing.
Click HERE for details.
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Literary Walking Tours
Sundays & Wednesdays at 10 am
Sponsored by Key West Literary Seminar
Tours begin at Key West Public Library
700 Fleming St., Key West
Join us each week for a stroll through downtown
Key West, illuminating stories of writers that have called our island
home. The tour features the former homes and favorite haunts of
Tennessee Williams, Shel Silverstein, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost,
and more.
Click HERE for details.
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Waterfront Farmers Market
Thursday, March 21, (Every Thursday), 2-7 pm
Truman Waterfront Park, Key West
(end of Southard Street)
Culinary, beverages, produce, seafood, apparel, gifts, and art.
For more info contact Sean@dailyplan-it.net
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Artisan Market
Sunday, March 24, 10 am - 2 pm
Key West Wildlife Center parking lot
1801 White St., Key West
Local artisans include culinary, textile, jewelry,
wood, artists & crafters, curiosities, Local Author’s
Nook, live variety show, fresh produce and lots of great, fresh
food. Each week is a different theme focused on island living and local
charities.
Full details, click HERE.
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Octopus Biology and Behavior
Wednesday, March 20, 7 pm
History of Diving Museum
82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada
Join Chelsea Bennice as she takes us through her
fascinating research of the biology, behavior, and lives of the
octopuses of South Florida. This presentation will be in-person at the
Museum.
Click HERE for details.
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Delicate Balance of Nature Lecture
Wednesday, March 20, 7:30 pm
Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Nature Center
30587 Overseas Highway, Big Pine Key
Dr. Chris Malinowski, Director of Research and
Conservation with Ocean First Institute, will discuss some of the most
important conservation issues impacting coastal ecosystems, through the
lens of his research on species including sharks, groupers, snook and
sheepshead
Click HERE for details.
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Stories and Art in Nature with Kristie Killam
Wednesday, March 27, 6:30 pm
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
MM 102.6, Oceanside, Overseas Highway, Key Largo
Join retired park ranger Kristie Killam for an
evening of inspiring nature stories. Kristie will share her beautiful
photos and videos and bring you a behind the scenes tour of creatures,
foliage and landscapes.
Click HERE for details.
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Women’s Film Festival: One Sings, the Other Doesn't
Wednesday, March 20, 6 pm
The film looks at the lives of Pomme, an aspiring
singer, and Suzanne, a struggling mother, as they search for their own
identities in 1970s France. Following each screening, attendees will
have the opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions during
post-film QA sessions.
The 4th annual Women's Film Festival is presented in collaboration with the National Organization for Women Key West chapter.
Writers on Bicycles with talkback
Friday, March 22, 6 pm
Writers on Bicycles" is a delightful one-hour film
about Key West as seen through the eyes of its many writers, living and
deceased. It is also a look at a cross-section of American writers
through the prism of the unique town in which they live and work. In
2012, Carey and Jane Winfrey began videotaping more than 30 Key West
writers about what has made this island community such a literary
magnet.
Tropic Cinema
416 Eaton St., Key West
For more information, click HERE.
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Keys Choral Arts: Spring Concert
Friday, March 22, 7 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
401 Duval St., Key West
Keys
Choral Arts invites you to its Spring Concert with musical selections
about love, joy, honor and remembrance. The concert will feature a
special arrangement of Jimmy Buffett songs arranged by Michael
Robinson.
For more information, click HERE.
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Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock n’ Roll
Wednesday, March 20, 8 PM
From the progenitors of Rock and Roll in the
1940s, through the glory years of the '50s, '60s, and '70s, up until MTV
in the early '80s, Neil Berg's 50 Years of Rock & Roll uses
fascinating stories and groundbreaking music, with tributes to such
important and iconic rock stars/groups/genres.
Paradise Big Band, Treasures II
Sunday, March 24, 8 PM
Under the baton of Joe Dallas Jr, the band remains
a truly "local" organization consisting of professional and
semi-professional musicians from the Lower Keys and primarily Key West.
In the interest of enhancing both solo and ensemble performances, the
band regularly features outstanding guest artists from New England, New
York City and Pittsburgh.
Tennessee Williams Theatre
5901 College Rd., Key West
For more information, click HERE.
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Old Dominion
Friday-Sunday, March 22-24, 7:30 pm
Coffee Butler Amphitheater
Truman Waterfront Park
21 Quay Rd., Key West
The Old Dominion quintet brings the "No Bad Vibes" Tour to Key Wes
For more information, click HERE.
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Adam and Paul: Dueling Pianos
Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, 8 pm
Helmerich Theater
4-Hands! 176-Keys! 1 Champion! It’s a show and a
competition when New York City’s dueling pianists and singers Adam La
Salle and Paul Rigano get together for a rib-tickling showdown
performing the songs of Billy Joel, Elton John, Carole King, Van
Morrison, The Eagles, Queen, ColdPlay, Maroon 5, Neil Diamond and so
much more!
Salon Concert With Derek Lassiter, Pear
Thursday, March 28, 8 pm
Sanger Gallery
As a vocalist and composer, Derek Lassiter has
been a mainstay in the Bay Area arts scene for nearly three decades,
fusing elements of soul, jazz, R&B and gospel.
The Studios of Key West
533 Eaton St., Key West
For more information, click HERE.
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Ray & Peter: A Day at the Theater w. Ray Fogg & Pete Jarvis
Saturday, March 23, 8 pm
Singer-songwriters Ray Fogg and Pete Jarvis have
been friends for 25 years, occasionally sharing the stage with their
zany antics. The intimate show will feature each of their songs as well
as combining on a number of songs from Pete's days performing and
writing with the late Wayne Hammond as the Pete & Wayne Show!
Algorhythm
Wednesday, March 27, 8 pm
Algorhythm features Trevor Young of SOJA, Kevin Offitzer of Stick Figure, and Kyle Wareham of Three Legged Fox
Key West Theater
512 Eaton St., Key West
For more information, click HERE.
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Thanks for the Memories
Bobby Nesbitt & Carmen Rodriguez
Monday and Tuesday, March 25-26, 7:30 pm
Truman Little White House
201 Front Street, Suite 111, Key West
Bobby Nesbitt and Carmen Rodriguez return to the
Truman Little White House in their new show “Thanks For the Memories—A
Celebration of the USO.” The popular duo will be celebrating the
legendary entertainers “the soldiers in greasepaint” who entertained the
boys overseas, stars such as Al Jolson, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene
Dietrich, and of course Bob Hope.
For more information, click HERE.
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Jazz In The Gardens on Sundays
Sundays, 5-7 pm
526 Angela St., Key West
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Murder on the Orient Express |
Tuesdays - Saturdays, through April 6, 8 pm
Waterfront Playhouse
Mallory Square, Key West
A snowdrift stops a luxurious train in its tracks…
an American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, and the passengers
rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer –this is Ken
Ludwig’s new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient
Express.
For more information, click HERE.
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Thursdays - Saturdays, through April 6, 8 pm
Marathon Community Theatre
5101 Overseas Hwy. Marathon
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?!
Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious
hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. The original storybook heroines
are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop
culture so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the
record straight.
For more information, click HERE.
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Daily through March 29, 7 pm
Fringe Theater, The Armory
600 White St., Key West
A poignant and devastatingly honest look at love
and loss between two artists whose first date and last goodbye take
place over five years. The musical's innovative structure takes us
through their story from start to finish (and finish to start). This
show has strong language and adult themes.
For more information, click HERE.
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Tuesdays through Saturdays, through March 30, 8 pm
Red Barn Theatre
319 Duval St. Rear
A group of terminally "woke" teaching artists
scramble to create a pageant that somehow celebrates both Turkey Day and
Native American Heritage Month. A hilarious, clever and delicious
roasting of good intentions and absurd assumptions.
For more information, click HERE.
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Watercolor Art Adventure
Wednesday, March 20, 12-3 pm
Every Wednesdays
Marathon
Spend an afternoon unlocking your inner artist with award winning watercolorist, Ann Lynch.
For more information contact Ann at 305-731-8683 or email RTannie@bellsouth.net.
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Poppies in the Field Painting Class
Monday, March 25, 6-8 pm
Big Pine Key Moose Lodge
3681 Wilder Rd, Big Pine Key
All materials and instruction included. Poppies are painted in an 11 x 17 canvas. Class is limited so soon up early.
Please register and/or view more information HERE.
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Watercolor Mondays
Mondays, 10 am-1 pm
with Karen Beauprie
Key West Art Center
301 Front St., Key West
Mondays in February. All skill levels welcome. Seats limited.
Please register and/or view more information HERE.
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Classes and Workshops in March
Studios of Key West
533 Eaton St., Key West
View and sign up for classes HERE.
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Zen by Karen Moore Jewelry
Create with Karen: Bracelet Making & ZEN Jewelry Pop-up Shop
Once a month, Sunday 8am-2pm
Great Lakes Coffee, 7009 Shrimp Road
ZEN Jewelry Pop-up at the Perry Hotel
Once a month, Sunday 10a-4pm
inside the lobby, 7001 Shrimp Road
Find all the ZEN jewelry event details HERE.
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Weekly Classes
Sacred Space
529 Southard St., Key West
Visit Sacred Space for full schedule of classes.
Sign up for classes HERE.
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Life Drawing Classes - Key West
Tuesdays, 11 am-2 pm
Life Drawing Classes, Key West
3 hours of continuous drawing. Reservations required. Please email Annamariegiordanostudios@gmail.com or call 609-884-3474.
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Classes - Sandra Trupcevic-West
Artist & Instructor Sandra Trupcevic-West
Fridays - TSKW 4-5pm
533 Eaton St., Key West
Fridays - Stone Soup Gallery, 6-8pm
802 White St., Key West
Wednesdays -Parmer’s Resort 2-4 pm
565 Barry Ave., Little Torch Key
For information: 816-547-3449 or ArtintheKeys.com
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Dance Classes With Lucy Carleton
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30 & 6 pm
Williams Hall, 729 Fleming St., Key West
Fridays, 7 p.m.
Salsa lessons
Coffee Mill, 804 White St., Key West
305-745-5578
Private lessons available.
lucycarleton.kw@gmail.com
www.dancekeywest.com for up-to-date schedule
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