THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 thru WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.

Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Saturday
The Beautiful Florida Keys art by Michael Harrell Opening, 5 PM
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St. galleryongreene.com

Sunday
Susan Sykes Opening, 5:30 PM
Cocco and Salem Gallery, 1111 Duval St. coccoandsalem.com

Thru January 31
Rodger Stuart Davis, Black and White and Color Exhibit
The Tropic Cinema. 416 Eaton St.

George Lee Crosby, Paintings from Cuba and Key West
Stone Soup Gallery, 802 White St. stonesoupgallery.com or bluehillartist.com

Jean LaRance, Fish Tales Exhibition
KEPart Studio – Gallery, 534 Fleming St. kepart.com

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday/Sunday
Florida Keys 11th Annual Seafood Festival, 11 AM
Bayview Park at Truman Avenue and Jose Marti Dr. fkca.org

FILM
Saturday
Opera Live From the Met: The Pearl Fishers, 1 PM
Regal Cinema, 3338 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-292-1071.

Tropic Cinema:
Monday: Classic Movie Series: My Man Godfrey (1936) 6:30 PM
416 Eaton St. tropiccinema.com

LECTURES
Monday
Friends of the Key West Library Lecture Series: Hal Crowther, 6 PM
Journalist and humorist who writes about politics in the South. Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org

The Living Room Series – Discussion: Conch Stories, 7 PM
The Truman Little White House, 111 Front St. trumanlittlewhitehouse.com

Wednesday
Key West Garden Club – Horticulture Lecture Series, 5:30 PM
Shelly Krueger: Sponges: Past, Present and Future. West Martello Tower on Higgs Beach, 1100 Atlantic Ave. keywestgardenclub.com

LITERARY
Thru Friday, January 15
Key West Literary Seminar 34th Seminar: Shorts: Stories, Essays & Other Briefs
Each year the KWLS explores a unique literary theme, while the Writers’ Workshop Program provides writers at all stages of development with opportunities to explore the craft of writing. Readers from all over the world join the best writers of our time for the talks, lectures, conversations, interviews and workshops (Mon-Fri, Jan 11-15). San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St. kwls.orgkwls.org/seminar

Tuesday
Cafe con Libros, 9:30 AM
Key West Library, 700 Fleming St.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
Friday/Saturday
Key West House and Garden Tours, 4 PM
Old Island Restoration Foundation. oirf.org

MUSIC
Sunday
Book Signing: Ralph DePalma and Rob O’Neal, 5 PM
Music by Lance Taylor. Grand Vin, 1107 Duval St. 305-296-1020.

Paradise Big Band, 8 PM
Tennessee Williams Cabaret Theater, 5901 College Rd. keystix.com

The Living Room Series – Concert – “Stand by Me”, 8 PM
An intimate evening with Rusty Lemmon. The Truman Little White House, 111 Front St. trumanlittlewhitehouse.com

THEATER
Thursday/Friday
Be Careful, The Sharks Will Eat You! with Jay Alvarez, 8 PM
A one-man performance. Alvarez tells the story of his family’s decision to set sail into the unknown in 1964, in a boat that barely held his family. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. tskw.org

Jan 15-17, 19-23
Fringe Theater Key West: Blithe Spirit, 8 PM
“Women, can’t live without them, can’t escape them after they die” says Charles Condomine, a popular novelist who invites the eccentric clairvoyant Madame Arcati, to his home to conduct a séance. Written by Noel Coward. St. Paul’s Parish Hall, 401 Duval located behind the church. fringetheater.org

Jan 15-31
Red Barn Theatre – Scott and Hem, 8 PM
by Mark St. Germain. In this fictional but probable meeting between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, the two legends literally and figuratively come to blows. Scott is holed up in a Hollywood hotel where he is hopefully writing more than he is drinking when Hem walks in for a visit. Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. redbarntheatre.com Mondays dark.

Middle Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Daily thru January 25
Peggy Taylor’s Costume Jewelry, 10 AM
Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key. artistsinparadise.com

Wednesday
New Works by Ganine Giorgione Derleth Opening and Reception, 5:30 PM
Giorgione Fine Art, Gulfside Village, 5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite #35. giorgionefineart.com

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Wednesday
Southernmost Coconut Castaways: 5th Anniversary/Birthday and Jump Up Social, 6 PM
Mangrove Mama’s, MM 20, Sugarloaf Key, bayside. SouthernMostCoconutCastaways.com

MUSIC
Monday
Florida Keys Concert Association – The New Xavier Cugat Orchestra, 7:30 PM
Marathon High School, 350 Sombrero Rd. floridakeysconcerts.com

Thursdays-Saturdays, thru February 6
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, 8 PM
Marathon Community Theatre, Overseas Hwy., MM 47.5, oceanside (behind Plaza Grill). 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Monday-Sunday
Islamorada Fine Art Expo
Week long cultural celebration including Fine Art Festival, Plein Air Festival, Film Festival, Live Music Events and Culinary Demonstrations. Various locations in Islamorada. moradaway.org

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Upper Keys: Art Under the Oaks 33rd Annual, 9 AM
Featuring over 100 booths of fine art and original crafts, entertainment, specialty foods, music and more. Free admission and free offsite parking with shuttle. San Pedro Church Gardens, Plantation Key, MM 89.5. artundertheoaks.com

Thru Sunday
Upper Keys Sacred Art Tour with Tibetan Buddhist Monks
This event highlights the creation and construction of a World Peace Mandala by monks of the Drepung Gomang monastery. Other events include Tibetan Marketplace, guided daily meditation by the monks, and traditional meals and entertainment at local schools and churches. St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church, Islamorada. keystopeace.com

LECTURES
Friday
Ocean Life Series: Exploration as a Discipline, 7 PM
An Overview of the University of Miami’s Exploration Science Program. Murray Nelson Gov’t and Cultural Center, MM 102.5, Overseas Hwy., bayside, Key Largo.

LITERARY
Monday
Lunch Bunch Group, 12 PM
Hooked on Books, MM 81.9, Islamorada. 305-517-2602.

MUSIC
Saturday and Sunday
Baygrass Bluegrass Festival 4th Annual, 11 AM
ICE Amphitheater in Islamorada Founders Park, MM 87. keysice.com

Tuesday
Florida Keys Concert Association – The New Xavier Cugat Orchestra, 7:30 PM
Island Community Church, MM 83, bayside. floridakeysconcerts.com

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 at 11 AM. Weekly 3-hour long class. Models wanted. Florida Keys Community College, 5901 College Rd. 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
-Libby York, WEDNESDAYs at 8 p.m., Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St. libbyyork.com
-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.
-Larry Smith’s Afternoon Delights, Mon-Fri 4 p.m. Chicago’s, 610 Greene St. larrysmithkeywest.com
-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.
-Southernmost Magnolia, THURSDAYs 6 p.m. B.O.’s Fish Wagon, 801 Caroline St.
-Rock Solomon and Tim McAlpine, FRIDAYs, 3 p.m. Patio Bar, 525 United St. 305-292-1450.
-Steve Gibson on the Mandolin, FRIDAYs 6 p.m. Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd.