Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar

Thursday, April 23 thru Wednesday, April 29

 

Key West Happenings

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Thursdays

Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, 11 AM

Florida Keys Community College. 609-884-3474 or [email protected]

 

The Studios of Key West – Classes and Workshops: Painting and drawing, writing and reading. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

 

DANCE

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

Wednesdays – ChaCha Dance Course with Lucy Carleton, 8 PM

Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

 

Sundays

Ballroom and Latin Dance Evening, 7 PM

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

 

Tuesdays

Key West Country Western Dancers, 6:30 PM

Bourbon Street Pub, 724 Duval St. 724-333-4137.

 

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS

Thru Sunday, April 26

Conch Republic Days 33rd Anniversary. Various venues and times in Key West. conchrepublic.com

 

Friday

Island Affair Benefit, 6 PM

Key West Golf Club, College Rd, Stock Island. 512-525-5052. Benefiting Sigsbee Charter School.

 

FILM

Tropic Cinema

Thursday – New York Film Critics Series: The Water Diviner with Russell Crowe, 7 PM

Monday – Classic Movie Series: Two for the Road (1967), 6:30 PM

416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

 

LECTURES

Thursday

Distinguished Speaker Series: Rum and the Conch Republic with Carl Grooms, 6 PM

The Custom House, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org

 

LITERARY

Saturday

Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 AM

Key West by the Sea, 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd. (Community Room) keywestwritersguild.org

 

MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE

Wednesday

Sea Turtle Day, 12 PM

Key West Turtle Museum, 200 Margaret St. Celebrate Earth Day with The Turtle Hospital, Fish and Wildlife Comm. and Key West Sea Turtle Club.

 

MUSIC

Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM

Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.

 

Thursdays

Bobby Nesbitt & skippo: Showtunes on the Beach, 4:30 PM

Salute! 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.

 

Love Lane Gang, 8:30 PM

Friday – McConnell’s Irish Pub And Grill, 900 Duval St.

Sunday – Salute on the Beach, 1000 Atlantic Blvd.

 

Sunday

Nancy 3 Hoffman, International Treasures Concert, 7 PM

One Island Family, 801 Georgia St. 207-939-0301. [email protected]

 

Tuesday

Pro-Magnum with Ross Brown, Gary Rivenson and Skipper Kripitz, 9 PM

Virgilio’s, 524 Duval St. 296-1075.

 

Wednesdays-Sundays

In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5:30 PM

The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661. gardenshotel.com

 

THEATER

Thursday-Saturday

Air Heart with Mara Neimanis – Amelia Earhart Aerial Performance, 8 PM

The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

 

Thursday-Sunday

Fringe Theater Key West – Conch Republic, The Musical, 8 PM

The San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St. 786-529-2281. fringetheaterkeywest.org

 

Thursday-Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday

On the Rock Productions: Roshambo, 8 PM

Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. 305-295-7676 or keystix.com

 

Wednesday (Preview Night) Thursday (Opening Night)

Me and Jezebel, 8 PM

Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org Shows weekly: Tuesdays-Saturdays thru May 16.

 

Wednesdays-Saturdays thru May 23

Venus in Fur, 8 PM

Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. 296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

 

Middle Keys Happenings

ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

Daily

Anne Schroeder Featured Artist of the Month, Thomas Avery Exhibit, 10 AM

Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza, Big Pine Key. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

 

CLASSES and WORKSHOPS

Thursdays

Plein Air Painting Classes in Sugarloaf, 9:30 AM

Jim Salem. 305-744-9880.

 

Tuesdays at Crane Point Paint Outs, 10 AM

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

 

The Art Studio in Marathon – Classes and workshops: Pottery, Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture and more

305-289-9013. keysartstudio.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.

 

MUSIC

Monday

Sandbar Session: The Music of Jefferson Airplane 50th Anniversary, 9 PM

Little Palm Island, 28500 Overseas Hwy.

Upper Keys Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

Saturday

Carlos Salgado, Rincones y Espacios (Corners and Spaces) Opening Reception, 6 PM

The Pink House Art Gallery, 264 Tavernier St. 305-304-0069. pinkhouseart.com

 

Mondays-Fridays

Pasta Pantaleo, My Life in the Mangroves on Exhibit, 9 AM to 5 PM

The Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty, Islamorada. 81.8, Bayside. 305-712-8188. oceansir.com

 

DAILY

Glenn Lahti, Landmarks and Lighthouses Exhibition, 9 AM to 5:30 PM

Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada, MM 82, Bayside. 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com

 

LECTURES

Wednesday

Keeping Them Flying in the Keys, 6 PM

Keys History and Discovery Center, MM 82, Islamorada. 305-922-2237. keysdiscovery.com Presented by Ian Martin.

 

LITERARY

Wednesday

Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7 PM

Key Largo Library, Tradewinds Shopping Center MM 101.4. 305-451-4164.

 

MUSIC

Saturday

Pops in the Park – Young Musicians Concert, 4 PM

Keys Community Concert Band, Founders Park, MM 87.4, Islamorada. 305-853-7294. keyscommunityconcertband.org

 

THEATER

Saturday

Friends of the Key Largo Cultural Center: Key to Comedy – Improv and Sick Puppies Comedy.

Murray Nelson Cultural Center, MM 102, Key Largo.

 

Wednesday (April 29-May 16 on Wed, Fri, Sat)

The Key Players – Red, White and Tuna (A Comedy), 8 PM

Key Largo Lions Club, MM 99.6, Oceanside. 305-509-0027. thekeyplayers.org

 

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