Thursday, May 5 thru Wednesday, May 11
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.

Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Exhibitions by Alaina Plowdrey and Andrew Printer – Opening Reception, 6 PM
The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Jewelry IS Art Trunk Show, 6 PM
New Works by Barb Grob; held over is Ayala Bar and Ula Sustazula. Key West Local Luxe, 515 Fleming St. 305-304-9001. keywestlocalluxe.com

Friday
Janis Childs Opening Reception, 6 PM
SoDu Gallery, 1102B Duval St. 305-296-4400. sodugallery.com

ZEN Jewelry Trunk Show, 6 PM
Green Pineapple Boutique, 1130 Duval St. zenbykarenmoore.com

Scene in Key West, Larry Blackburn Exhibit, 6 PM
Duval Square, 1075 Duval St.

Gabrielle Wilson Exhibition – Opening Reception, 7:30 PM
Acrylic and mixed media artist. Anne McKee Grant recipient. Kelly’s Caribbean, 301 Whitehead St. 305-872-1828.

Saturday
A Sailing Life, AD Tinkham Exhibition – Opening Reception, 6 PM
Exhibit thru June 6. Salt Island Provisions, 830 Fleming St. 305-896-2980. ADTinkham.com

DANCE CLASSES
Fridays / Wednesdays
Salsa Dance Lessons with Lucy and Charlie, 7 PM and 8 PM
Beginner/refresher class. No partner needed. Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

Tuesdays (thru May 31)
Learn to Dance the Waltz, 7:30 PM
Or come to improve your skills. The Dance Factory, 906 C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com

Key West Country Western Dancers, 7:45 PM
Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha NC2 and more. Free line dance lessons with Marvin. Blue Room at BottleCap, 1128 Simonton St. 724-333-4137.

LECTURE
Tuesday
Small Works Exhibit: Artist Talk, 6:30 PM
Artists include Mark Hedden, Claudia Richards and Lynne Bentley-Kemp. Lemonade Stand Gallery, 318 Petronia St.

LITERARY
Friday
Frank Deford – Reading and Book Signing, 6 PM
Deford to speak out about his book I’d Know That Voice Anywhere. Books and Books at The Studios, 533 Eaton St. booksandbookskw.com

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Thru Sunday, May 8
Key West Songwriters Festival 21st Annual
Five days of live music, new voices and stories behind the songs. Various times and locations in Key West. kwswf.com

FILM
Friday
Bayview Park Movie Series: Rookie of the Year, 8 PM
Free, family movies-rated PG13. Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti & Truman Ave. keywestoutdoormovies.com

Tropic Cinema:
Sunday – Opera on Screen: Lucia di Lammermoor, 1:30 PM
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

MUSIC
Wednesdays-Sundays (May 4-8)
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5 PM
Wed: Dom Carelli, Thurs: Jimmy Olson, Sat: James King, III, Sun: Mike Emerson & Friends. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661.

Thursday
Tinsley Ellis, 8 PM
Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

Sunday-Tuesday
The Story Goes On, 8 PM
Starring Mother/Daughter Duo Camille Russo Toler and Erika Monet Butters. Red Barn Theater, 319 Duval St. 305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town
Wed-Sun (April 5-8), 5 PM
Wed/Sun: Rob DiStasi, Thurs: Carmen Rodriguez, Fri: Mike Emerson, Sat: Bobby Nesbitt. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.

THEATER
May 5-7, 11-14
The Cripple of Inishmann, 8 PM
The people of Inishmaan learn that a Hollywood director is coming to a neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been gazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. (rear) 305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Wednesdays-Saturdays, May 11-14, 18-21, 25-28
Die! Mommie Die!, 8 PM
A faded pop singer tries to escape her corrosive marriage and find happiness with a younger lover. Bad acid trips, a resentful daughter, a weird son and a poisoned suppository all play a part in this outrageous comedy. Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org

Middle Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Artists in Paradise Gallery, 10 AM-6PM
Anne Schroeder Featured Artist of the Month; and Connie Hauk’s Students art work from Big Pine Academy. Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

DANCE
Friday
Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center – Free Open House Dance Party, 5 PM
First Fridays Monthly, Free Open House Dance Party for the Community. Gulfside Village Plaza, 5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40. 305-407-0225. keysdancecenter.com

THEATER
Thurs-Sun, May 5-8,
Taking My Turn, a Musical, 8 PM
One of the first musicals to deal with aging. The spoken words were collected from interviews with people “in their prime”, which became the basis for the non-linear book. Marathon Community Theater, 5101 Overseas Hwy, MM 47.5, oceanside-behind Plaza Grill. 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org

ONGOING
DANCE
-Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center. American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required. Ballroom and Latin Dance Instruction. 5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40, Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com

-On Your Toes Dance Studio. Focused on teaching ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and acrobatics to students aged 3-18.
92451 Overseas Highway, Tavernier. 305-852-3818. oytdancestudio.com

-Salsa and Salsa Rueda too Dance Class, FRIDAYs/WEDNESDAYs, 7 PM/8 PM. All levels, drop in class, no partner needed. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

-CoffeeMill Dance Studio – Fall Adult Classes check website for full schedule. 916 Pohalski St. 305-296-9982. coffeemilldance.com

-Dance Factory – Social Dancing: Ballroom and Latin, SUNDAYs, 7 PM. No partner needed/singles welcome. 906C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com

-Key West Country Western Dancers, TUESDAYs, 7:45 PM. Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha. Free line dance lessons. Blue Room at BottleCap, 1128 Simonton St. 724-333-4137.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
– Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, Thursdays, 11 AM. Weekly 3-hour long class. Models wanted. Private Home – 325 Catharine St, Key West. RSVP 609-884-3474.

-Plein Air Painting Classes in Sugarloaf, Thursdays at 9:30 AM. Call Jim Salem for more information. 305-394-5555. [email protected]

-The Studios of Key West – Classes and Workshops: Painting and drawing, writing and reading, Photo and Mixed Media, Culinary Arts, Kids and Teens, Music Performance and movement. 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

-The Art Studio in Marathon – Classes and workshops: Pottery, Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture and more. 12535 Overseas Hwy, Oceanside. 305-289-9013. keysartstudio.com

-Morada Way Arts and Cultural District – Classes and workshops: Playing with Abstraction, Beer 101, Plein Air to the Next Level, Creating with Clay, Underwater Realism, Palm Frond Boats, Write Your Story, Exploring Paint with Taylor, Keeping Images Alive. 151 Morada Way, MM 81.5, 305-900-9023.

MUSIC
-Tuesday League of Crafty Musicians, 9 PM, Virgillio’s, 524 Duval St., Key West. 305-296-1075.

-Denis Hyland Quartet, Fridays at 8:30 PM, Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St., Key West.

-Nightly Entertainment at Tavern N’ Town, featuring Michael Thomas, Carmen Rodriguez, Mike Emerson, Bobby Nesbitt and
Rob DiStasi. Call for weekly line-up 305-296-8100. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd.

-In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, Wed-Sun 5 p.m. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St.

-Dave Feder, Thursdays, 9 p.m. oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2027.

-Rock Solomon and Tim McAlpine, Fridays, 3 p.m. Patio Bar, 525 United St. 305-292-1450.

-Melody Cooper, Fridays/Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Bistro Sole, 1019 White St. 305-296-4288.