Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar

Thursday, March 12th thru Wednesday, March 18th

Key West Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

SATURDAY

Legendary Locals Opening Reception, 5 PM

Gallery on Greene. 305-294-1669. galleryongreene.com Mario Sanchez, Jeff MacNelly, Suzie dePoo, George Carey, William Copley, Henry La Cagnina, Jay Gogin, John Kiraly, Joe Loeber, Makiki, Monty Triz, Norma Renner, Olga Manosalvas, Papito Suarez, Robert Franke, Van Eno, Vivian Lang.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS (thru April 4)

Docent Training Class Offered, 9 AM

The Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden. 296-1504. keywestbotanicalgarden.org Featuring botanist and native plant expert, Steve Woodmansee.

DANCE

FRIDAYS

Salsa (maybe a little Rueda too) Dance Class, 7 PM

Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio. 305-296-6348. [email protected] (and Wednesdays, 8 PM)

SUNDAY

Ballroom and Latin Dance Evening, 7 PM

Dance Factory. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com

TUESDAY

Key West Country Western Dancers, 6:30 PM

Bourbon Street Pub. 724-333-4137.

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS

SATURDAY

Plein Air Key West – 7th Annual, 9 AM

Key West Art Center. 305-294-1241. keywestartcenter.com Check in, then go paint. Return by 1:30 pm. Happy Hour and Art Sale, 5 p.m.

FILM

MONDAY

Tennessee Williams Classic Film Series: Suddenly Last Summer, 6 PM

TWKW / The Tropic Cinema. 305-294-3121. twkw.org / tropiccinema.com

LECTURES

THURSDAY

Distinguished Speaker Series: Dennis Beaver, 6 PM

Key West Art and Historical Society at The Custom House. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org

SUNDAY

The Great War, Multi-media Lecture w/ Mark LeBlanc, 4 PM

St. Paul’s Church. 401 Duval St. Free. 305-296-5142. Co-sponsor, cffk.org

MONDAY

Friends of the Key West Library Free Lecture Series: Les Standiford, 6 PM

St. Paul’s. 401 Duval St. 305-292-3595. friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org

WEDNESDAY

Key West Garden Club – Horticulture Lecture Series: How to Grow Orchids, 5:30 PM

West Martello Tower. 305-294-3210. keywestgardenclub.com Rochelle Eannarino, Orchid Expert.

LITERARY

THRU FRIDAY

Katharyn Howd Machan, New Works of Poetry or Prose, 9:30 AM

Private Home. RSVP 305-872-9153.

SATURDAY

Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 AM

Key West by the Sea. keywestwritersguild.org

TUESDAY

Cafe con Libros, 10 AM

Key West Library. 305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE

Tennessee Williams Month Long Birthday Celebration

305-294-3121. twkw.org Various venues and times.

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

Old Island Restoration Foundation – House Tours: Opening Doors for 55 Years, 10 AM

305-294-9501. oirf.org

MUSIC

SUNDAY and MONDAY

Living Room Series – Bobby Nesbitt and Carmen Rodriguez: I Like Ike, Songs of the Eisenhower Era, 8 PM

Truman Little White House. 305-294-9911. keystix.com

THEATER

THURSDAYS-SATURDAYS (thru March 28)

Fringe Theater Key West – Orson’s Shadow, 8 PM

The Studios of Key West. 305-296-0458. keywestfringe.org

SUNDAY

Tennessee’s Rose, 8 PM

The Studios of Key West. Tickets 305-296-0458. tskw.org / twkw.org

TUESDAYS-SATURDAYS (thru April 11)

Waterfront Playhouse – Monty Python’s Spamalot, 8 PM

305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org

WEDNESDAYS-SATURDAYS (thru April 18)

Red Barn Theatre – Let’s Get Lost, 8 PM

305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Middle Keys Happenings

ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

FRIDAY

The Connections Project III: Mosaic Opening Reception, 5:30 PM

Artists in Paradise Gallery, Big Pine Key. 305-295-4369 keysarts.com

FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS (thru April 4)

Florida Keys Watercolor Society’s 33rd Annual Exhibition, 11 AM to 3 PM

Marathon Community Theater. 609-231-7045. fkwcs.com

Daily

Anne Schroeder Featured Artist of the Month, 10 AM

Artists in Paradise Gallery, Big Pine Key. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

CLASSES and WORKSHOPS

Art Classes in Marathon: Pottery, Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture and more

The Art Studio, Marathon. 305-289-9013. keysartstudio.com

Tuesdays at Crane Point Paint Outs, 10 AM

Florida Keys Watercolor Society at Crane Point, Marathon. 609-231-7045. fkwcs.com

DANCE

Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center

Ballroom and Latin Dance Instruction. Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com

American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required.

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS

TUESDAY

Southernmost Coconut Castaways Fundraiser for The Charitable Foundation, 5:30 PM

Boondocks Grill and Draft House, Ramrod Key. 305-619-4414. southernmostcoconutcastaways.com

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

Marathon Seafood Festival, 10 AM

Marathon Community Park. 800-262-7284. marathonseafoodfestival.com

LITERARY

WEDNESDAY

Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM

Big Pine Library. keyslibraries.org

THEATER

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS (thru April 4)

Marathon Community Theater – The Producers, 8 PM

743-0994. marathontheater.org

Upper Keys Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS and EXHIBITS

MONDAYS-SATURDAYS (thru March 15)

Art Guild of the Purple Isles 49th Annual Members’ Judged Art Show, 9:30 AM

Key Largo Library, Tradewinds Shopping Center. MM 101.4. 305-451-2726. purpleislesartguild.com

FILM

FRIDAY

History of Diving Museum – Sharknado, 7 PM

The History of Diving Museum, Islamorada. 305-664-9737. divingmuseum.org space limited, call to reserve your seat.

LITERARY

SATURDAY

Islamorada Writers and Readers Seminar Third Annual, 9:30 AM

Islamorada Library, MM 81.5. 305-852-9886.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE

WEDNESDAY

Immerse Yourself! Seminar Series: The HMS Winchester with Capt. Lars Vihlen, 7 PM

The History of Diving Museum, Islamorada. MM 83. 305-664-9737. divingmuseum.org Pre-seminar museum tours, 5:15 and 6 p.m.

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