Thursday, July 16 thru Wednesday, July 22
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.

Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Walk on White Gallery Walk, 6 PM
Exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along White St, including Artists @ the Armory, Harrison Gallery, Stone Soup Gallery and hIPSO facto at the Coffee Mill Dance Studio.

Friday
Arthur Rothstein, Assignment Key West 1938 Photography Opening Reception, 5:30 PM
The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985) is known as one of America’s premier photojournalists, was the first of the FSA’s team of professional photographers who traveled the country documenting the plight of Americans trying to survive the Depression years. This exhibition features 35 black-and-white images during his assignment in the Florida Keys.

CLASSES and WORKSHOPS
Maggie Ruly – Island Inspirations:
Thursday – Free Painting Class, 5:30 PM
Saturday – Confident Color, 10:30 AM
Tuesday – Summer Fun Painting Class – Beach Umbrella, 6 PM
933B Fleming St. 305-304-1013. maggieruley.com

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

DANCE
Fridays and Wednesdays
Salsa and Salsa Rueda too Dance Class, 7 PM
Wednesdays at 8 PM: Cha Cha Dance Class. All levels, drop in class, no partner needed. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

Key West Country Western Dancers, 7:30 PM
Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha. Free line dance lessons. Bourbon Street Pub, 724 Duval St. 724-333-4137.

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Tuesday-Sunday
Hemingway Days 35th Annual Festival
Various events and locations in Key West. 305-292-8445. hemingwaydays.net

Wednesday
Southernmost Coconut Castaways Jump-up and Social Fundraiser: School Supplies Drive for Kids, 5 PM
The Gates Hotel, 3824 N. Roosevelt Blvd. southernmostcoconutcastaways.com

FILM
Tropic Cinema:
Friday – Daryl Hall and John Oates: Recorded Live In Dublin, 9 PM
Saturday – Summer Kid’s Movies: Muppets Most Wanted (2015), 10:30 AM
Creature Feature: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1959), 11 AM
Tuesday – Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt From the National Gallery London, and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 6:30 PM
Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

KIDS
Discovery Saturday : Cool Crustaceans (ages 5-10), 10 AM
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Rd. 305-809-4750. Explore the life of lobsters, shrimp and crabs. Play a game of Crab Soccer and make a lobster hat to take home.

LECTURE
Thursday
Distinguished Speaker Series: Ann Rothstein-Segan, 6 PM
The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org
Ann will talk about the stories behind the photographs taken on assignment by Arthur Rothstein, in every corner of the US and beyond, during his distinguished 50-year career.

Tuesdays in July
Native Artists of Key West, 2 PM
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St. 305-294-1669. galleryongreene.com

Tuesday
Distinguished Speaker Series: Tim O’Brien, Ph. D., 6 PM
The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org The lecture entitled, Ernest Hemingway – Angler, Sportsman, Conservationist? will examine Hemingway’s fishing adventures in local waters. One of the long-standing questions about Ernest Hemingway is, can he be considered a conservationist? Free admission with limited seating. RSVP to reserve your seat.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Saturday
Plant Sale at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM
5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org Choose from over 150 species of butterfly and bird attracting plants propagated by the Garden’s volunteers. The Garden also welcomes all volunteers to “dig in the dirt” at the Nursery & in the Garden every Wednesday and Saturday morning.

Tuesdays-Saturdays
Key West Firehouse Museum, 10 AM
1026 Grinnell St. 305-849-0678. keywestfirehousemuseum.com

Daily
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 9 AM
35 East Quay Rd., (End of Southard St.) floridakeys.noaa.gov

Key West Wildlife Center, 9 AM
Indigenous Park, 1801 White St. 305-293-7013. keywestwildlifecenter.org

Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Exhibits, 9 AM
200 Greene St. 305-294-2633. [email protected]

Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit, 10 AM
513 Truman Ave, behind the Key West Visitor Center294-3121. [email protected]

Daily Thru September 1
Blue Star Museums Program – Free Admission for Active Military Personnel/Family
Participating museums: The Custom House, The Key West Lighthouse & Museum, Fort East Martello, KW Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.

MUSIC
Friday
South Florida Symphony Orchestra – Chamber Music Series IV: Russian Soul, 7 PM
The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 954-522-8445. southfloridasymphony.org
Svetlana Smolina on piano, Irina Schuck on violin, Yves Dharamraj on cello. Gabriel Faure: Élégie Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thais F. Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor F. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 or Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Ernest Chausson: Piano Trio in G Minor.

Saturday
Love Lane Gang, 9 PM
McConnell’s Irish Pub And Grill, 900 Duval St. [email protected]
Nightly Jazz Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.

Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret in the Gardens, 5 PM
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com

THEATER
Thru Sunday (thru July 19)
Theatre XP – Summer Stage 5th Season: A Streetcar Named Desire, 8 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval Street (rear). 305-296-9911. keywestsummerstage.com Key West revival of Tennessee William’s play.

Monday and Fridays, July 20-August 21
Acting Classes: Scene Study, 7 PM
Wednesdays, July 22-August 21,
Acting Classes: Monologue, 7 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. (rear)305-296-5587. keywestsummerstage.com

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

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. Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Morada Way Arts and Cultural District: Walkabout, 6 PM
MM 81. 5, Islamorada. 305-664-9100. moradaway.org
Galleries include: Redbone Gallery, Gallery Morada, Pasta Pantaleo Signature Gallery and Morada Way Clay. Tiki torches, live music, food, drink and art!

LECTURES
Wednesday
Treasure Diving: Everything You Want to Know, 5 PM
Keys History & Discovery Center, MM 82, ocean, Islamorada. 305-922-2237. keysdiscovery.com
Capt. Fismer (Fizz) has more than 35 years of treasure search and salvage experience, with Spanish shipwrecks being his area of expertise.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Daily
History of Diving Museum, 10 AM
MM 83, bay, Islamorada. 305-664-9737. divingmuseum.org

Thursdays-Sundays
Keys History and Discovery Center, 10 AM
at the Islander Resort, MM 82, Islamorada. 305-922-2237. keysdiscovery.com

ONGOING ARTIST EXHIBITS
Marie Carney Exhibit. Ocean Sotheby’s, 81888 Overseas Hwy, Islamorads, bay. 305-712-8888. oceansir.com
Anja Marais, Being Shore to Ocean Exhibit. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
Inspired ZEN by Karen Moore, Backcountry Bliss Exhibit. Island Arts Gallery, 1128 Duval St. 305-292-7800. islandstylegalleries.com
Nadine Lahti, Crustacean Celebration Exhibit, Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada, MM 82, bay. 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com
Florida Keys Community College – Student Art Show. Library Gallery, 5224 College Rd., Stock Island. 305-809-3194.
Celebrating 30 Years of Treasure & Adventure Exhibit. Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Key West. 305-294-2633. melfishermuseum.org
Sense of Place – Richard Kemble 1932-2007, Exhibit. Historic Gato Building, Key West. 305-292-1828. keysarts.com
The Civil War in Key West, A Sesquicentennial Salute Exhibition. The Custom House, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org