THURSDAY, MARCH 31 thru WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
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Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Daily, April 1 thru July 31
Key West Art Garden, 10 AM
Showcasing local art work made mostly out of recycled materials displayed as part of nature within the beautiful grounds of the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. 5210 College Rd., Key West. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org

Friday
Upper Duval Art Stroll, 6 PM
Special art exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along Upper Duval including Frangipani Gallery, SoDu Gallery, Cocco and Salem, Island Arts, Key West Pottery, Cork & Stogie, Millionaire Gallery, Dog Tired Studio & Gallery and Rock House Gallery.

“From A Woman’s Hand” Show Opening Reception, 6 PM
Awards will be given in the following categories, watercolor, oil/acrylics, fine craft, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, and photography. SoDu Gallery, 1102B Duval St. 305-296-4400. sodugallery.com

Fool’s Photography Show, 6 PM
Celebrating photography. Show includes images by Jon Baird, Michael Hayes, Sean Callahan and Kate Levin.
Dog Tired Studio and Gallery, 1011 Whitehead St. (corner of Whitehead and Julia Streets) 802-989-5910. dogtiredstudio.net

Paul Carmichael Photography and Helen Rebane Fused Glass Jewelry Opening, 6 PM
New work by Florida wildlife photographer Paul Carmichael and jeweler Helen Rebane. Exhibition thru April. Frangipani Gallery, 1102A Duval St. frangipanigallery.com

Saturday
Red, Eric Anfinson Opening Reception, 6 PM
Anfinson’s latest paintings explore the power of red to serve as both parameter and container for emotional impact. Live music by Lance Taylor. Exhibition thru April. Salt Island Provisions, 830 Fleming St. 305-896-2980. ericanfinson.com

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Friday
Women’s Hope Concert, 8 PM
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of this all-star musical variety show headlining many of Key West’s top performers.
Tennessee Williams Cabaret Theater, 5901 College Rd. 305-295-7676. keystix.com

Saturday
Florida Keys Ocean Festival 6th Annual: Huey Lewis and the News Live in Concert, 10 AM
All-day fun filled festival featuring live music, local food, arts, crafts, educational booths, touch tanks, live animals, shopping at more than 100 vendor booths, and a huge silent auction. The festival also features a free kids fishing seminar, painting for the kids with world renowned marine artist, Wyland, a live painting exhibition and live auction by Wyland. Truman Annex Waterfront, 35 East Quay Rd. 305-745-1079. keystix.com

Sunday
Key West Artisan Market: Ocean Awareness, 10 AM
Local artisans include fresh produce, culinary, textile, jewelry, wood, artists & crafters, curiosities, the KONK Life/Key West Writer’s Guild Local Author’s Nook, 104.9 the X live variety show, beer, wine and food. In addition, the Key West Aquarium will be onsite with a marine life touch tank display. Restaurant Store, 1111 Eaton St. facebook.com/KeyWestArtisanMarket

FILM
Tropic Cinema:
Sunday – Art & Architecture in Cinema: Florence and the Uffizi Gallery 3D, 1:30 PM
Tuesday – La Damnation de Faust, Opera national de Paris, 6:30 PM
416 Eaton St. tropiccinema.com

Friday
Key West Outdoor Movies – Free, 7:30 PM
Family PG 13 films. Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti & Truman Ave. keywestoutdoormovies.com

Tuesdays
Key West Library Matinees, 3:30 PM
700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org

LITERARY
Friday
Dancing on Silence, 7 PM
A poetry reading by Nance Boylan, in participation with the Upper Duval Art Stroll. The Green Pineapple, 1130 Duval St.

Saturday
Friends of the Key West Library Book Sale, 9:30 AM
Last one of the season. Key West Library Palm Garden, 700 Fleming St. friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org

MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
Sunday
Locals Free Sunday at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM
5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. keywestbotanicalgarden.org

MUSIC
Thursdays (thru April)
Showtunes on the Beach, 5 PM
Bobby Nesbitt and Skipper Kripitz. Salute! On the Beach, 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.

Southernmost Magnolia, 6 PM
A blend of Cajun, country and bluegrass music. Led by singer and guitarist Maggie Moniz, Steve Gibson on mandolin and Cindy Jefferson on bass, and Chuck Sherman on pedal steel. BO’s Fish Wagon, corner of Caroline and Margaret Streets.

Thursday-Sunday
In the Cabaret & Jazz in the Gardens, 5 PM
Thurs: Jimmy Olson, Fri: Michael Robinson featuring Eric Haley, Sat: Jimmy Olson, Sun: Mike Emerson & Friends.
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661.

Friday
Denis Hyland Quartet, 8:30 PM
NYC/Key West singer, Denis Hyland, is joined by the instrumental trio of Dom Carelli, piano, Joe Dallas, acoustic bass, & skippo on drums. Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St.

Saturday
South Florida Symphony Orchestra – Masterworks Concert 4: Spring is in the Air, 7:30 PM
Celebrating Martha Graham Dance Company’s 90th Anniversary. Maratha Graham Dancers perform Appalachian Spring Vignettes with Narration of Copland/Graham letters. Principal Dancers: Maurizio Nardi, Miki Orihara, Tadej Brdnik, Beth Holland, Narrator.
Maestra Sebrina Maria Alfonso, celebrates the arrival of spring by presenting: Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite; Robert Schumann’s Cello Concert in A Minor with featured virtuoso cellist Carter Brey; and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 in E Minor.
Tennessee Williams Theatre, 5901 College Rd. 305-295-7676. keystix.com

Ben Harrison in Concert, 8 PM
The concert highlights new materia from his latest album, Destino, plus many old favorites. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Tuesday League of Crafty Musicians with Pro-Magnum Trio, 9 PM
Ross Brown on vocals, Gary Rivenson on bass and Skipper Kripitz on the drums. Virgillio’s, 524 Duval St. 305-296-1075.

Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Entertainment by Michael Thomas, Carmen Rodriguez, Rob DiStasi, Mike Emerson. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.

THEATER
March 31-April 16
Free Beer Tomorrow, 8 PM
Created entirely by Key West writers, Free Beer Tomorrow is an evening of original short plays that all take place in a bar modeled after the late, great, Boca Chica Lounge on Stock Island. Each short play takes place in a different decade, from the opening to the inevitable closing of the establishment, which was enjoyed by conchs, locals, smugglers, shrimpers, politicians, hippies, and everything in between. Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

March 31, April 1 & April 6-8
Fringe Theater Key West: The Apple Falls, 8 PM
Pauline, a musical prodigy diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, lives her life as a homeless person on the street. She suffers from hallucinations, and in her distorted world she is saving the planet from a deadly poison. As her family pursue every avenue to help her legal, medical, emotional they must face the reality that her illness divides the family and threatens to destroy each of them. Parish Hall at St. Paul’s Church, 401 Duval St. 305-407-6790. fringetheater.org

March 31, April 2, 5-9
Red Barn Theatre: Out of the City, 8 PM
In this sophisticated and witty new comedy, two couples who have been close friends for years head off for a milestone birthday celebration at a B&B in the Poconos. But an unexpected event tilts the long-term relationships, and old assumptions are shattered. Anything can happen in the woods. 319 Duval St. (rear)305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Saturday, April 2
Sharon Tate in Heaven, 3:30 PM
Mississippi Mud Productions presents Sharon Tate in Heaven, a celebration of 1960s actress Sharon Tate. This is a one woman show starring actress Jen Danby. Free and open to the public. Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595.

Monday, April 4
Love Letters, 7 PM
by A.R. Gurney for one night only starring Rosi Ware and Stephen Kitsakos. Murphy Davis directs as a couple who live separate lives read letters they have sent to each over a fifty year period describing their hopes and disappointments over a period of fifty years. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Middle Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Artists in Paradise Gallery:
Sue D’Antonio Featured Artist of the Month – featuring mixed media, 10AM-6PM
Robert Stein guest artist in the window through April 15th – featuring photography/mixed media.
Monday: LKAN – Cooking with Joanne Jarzombek or coloring with Wine, 7 PM
Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

LITERARY
Wednesday
Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM
A read-aloud critique group for all forms of creative writing. All levels welcome. Big Pine Library, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza. 305-872-0992. keyslibraries.org

THEATER
Thursdays-Saturdays, Thru April 9th
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 8 PM
Musical comedy. Forum takes place in ancient Rome. A crafty slave named Pseudolus schemes to win his freedom. Marathon Community Theater, behind Plaza Grill. MM47.5 (o), 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS / RECEPTIONS
Mondays/Tuesdays thru June 28
BJ Royster Creating New Works, 10 AM
BJ Royster Ocean Gallery, 81650 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 386-569-6331. bjroyster.com

FESTIVALS / FUNDRAISERS
Sunday
Florida Keys Bay Jam 22nd Annual, 2 PM
Outdoor family fun music festival. Concertgoers can enjoy the beach, craft and food vendors, craft beer and wine. ICE Amphitheater in Islamorada Founders Park, MM 87. keysice.com

FILM
Wednesday
Florida Keys History & Discovery – Mid Week Matinee: Key Largo, 2 PM
Keys History and Discovery Center, Islamorada, MM 82 (located on the property of the Islander Resort). 305-922-2237. keysdiscovery.com

MUSIC
Thursdays
Jam / Open Mic with Dave Feder, 9 PM
oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2027. keysice.com

ONGOING

DANCE
-Swing Dance Lessons with Lucy and Charlie, WEDNESDAYs, 7 PM. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348 or 305-745-5578. [email protected]

-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. 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

-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.

-Showtunes on the Beach with Bobby Nesbitt and Skipper Kripitz, THURSDAYs, 4:30 p.m., Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.

-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.

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