Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar

Thursday, February 12 thru Wednesday, February 18

Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.arts council

 

Key West Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

Thursday

Jewelry Trunk Show and Art Show with Thomas Mann, 5 PM

Art@830 Gallery, 830 Caroline St. 295-9595. art830.com

 

Friday

Artist Demonstration with Priscilla Coote, 4 PM & Elizabeth Chamberlain Featured Artist Show, 5 PM

Key West Art Center, 301 Front St. 294-1241. keywestartcenter.com

 

The Civil War in Key West, A Sesquicentennial Salute Opening Reception, 5:30 PM

Key West Art & Historical Society, Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 295-6616. kwahs.org

 

Robert Burridge and Kathy Rose, Dreams From the Heart Opening Reception

Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St. 294-3973. luckystreetgallery.com

 

Saturday

George Petropoulos, Convergence: Light Captured Through My Lens Opening & Reception, 6 PM

Dog Tired Studio & Gallery, 1011 Whitehead St. 802-989-5910. dogtiredstudio.net

 

Tuesday

Jim Salem Opening Reception, 5:30 PM

Cocco & Salem Gallery, 1111 Duval St. 292-0072. coccoandsalem.com

 

CLASSES and WORKSHOPS

Thursdays in February

Acrylic Painting Basics w/Maggie Ruley, 1 PM

Island Inspirations, 933B Fleming St. 304-1013. Weekly painting classes designed to build greater confidence and basic painting skills.

 

DANCE

Friday

Alvin Ailey II Dance Company, 8 PM

Encore Series, Tennessee Williams Theatre, 5901 College Rd. 295-7676. keystix.com

 

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS

Thursday 

Dance Key West Benefit, 7 PM

La Trattoria, Oceanside, 3593 S. Roosevelt Blvd. To RSVP and purchase a ticket, or make a donation, please visit dancekeywest.org/donate

 

Saturday & Sunday

GardenFest Key West & The Green Market Place 2015, 10 AM

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd. 296-1501. kwbgs.org

 

Sunday

Southernmost Coconut Castaways “Jump Up” Social & Fundraiser for The Xena Fund, 2 PM

Smokin’ Tuna Saloon, 4 Charles St. 619-4414. southernmostcoconutcastaways.com

 

LECTURES

Thursday

Distinguished Speaker Series: TD Allman – Florida in the Civil War, 6 PM

KWAHS, The Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. 295-6616. kwahs.org

 

Sunday

An Evening w/Wayne White, 6 PM

The Studios of Key West, held at Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. 296-0458. tskw.org

 

Monday

Friends of the Key West Library Free Lecture Series: Jonathan Santlofer, 6 PM

St. Paul’s Church, 401 Duval St. friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org

 

Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Free Lecture Series: Slave Ship Uncovered, 6:30 PM

200 Greene St. (courtyard) 294-2633. mfmm.org

 

Wednesday

Lunchtime Curator Sessions w/Curator Cori Convertito, 12:30 PM

The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 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

 

Wednesday

Joe McKay, Crazy About Words Book Talk & Signing, 5 PM

Key West Public Library, 700 Fleming St. 292-3595. keyslibraries.org

 

MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE

Friday & Saturday

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

322 Duval St. 294-9501. oirf.org

 

Sunday

Presidential Families Series – In the Shadow of the White House, 4 PM

Truman Little White House, 111 Front St. 294-9911. keystix.com

 

MUSIC

Thursday

Jazz Dinner Concert with Jennifer Lowe, Geoffrey Lowe & Mark Rose, 7 PM

Pier House Harbour View Cafe Restaurant, 1 Duval St. 295-3201.

 

Wednesday

South Florida Symphony Orchestra – Master Concerts: Love, Loss, Redemption, 7:30 PM

Tennessee Williams Theater, 5901 College Rd. 295-7676. keystix.com Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Chee-Yun, violin, Brahms: Symphony No. 1.

 

THEATER

Thusday-Saturday

Bones & Pie: Original Short Plays by Key West Writers, 8 PM

Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. ontherockkeywest.com  295-7676. keystix.com  (through Feb 14)

 

Tuesdays-Saturdays

Next Fall, 8 PM

Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org  The story of two gay men in a committed 5-year relationship. (through February 8)

 

Tuesdays-Saturdays

Clark Gable Slept Here, 8 PM

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

Satire of Hollywood takes place in a swank hotel suite in Los Angeles on the night of the Golden Globe Awards. (through March 7)

 

Middle Keys Happenings

ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

Artists in Paradise Gallery: 10 AM to 6 PM

Friday – Color Fest 20th Annual Lower Keys Artists Network Judged Show Awards, 6 PM

Monday – Paradise Quilters Exhibit (daily through Feb 28)

Daily – Gale Upmal & Dale Malone Featured Artists Exhibits

Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key. 872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

 

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

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

The Art Studio, 12535 Overseas Hwy. 289-9013. keysartstudio.com

 

LITERARY

Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM

Big Pine Library, 213 Key Deer Blvd. keyslibraries.org

 

MUSIC

Monday

Florida Keys Concerts – Middle Keys: An Evening of Opera Highlights,  7:30 PM

San Pablo Church, 550 122nd St., Marathon. 451-0665. floridakeysconcerts.com

 

Upper Keys Happenings

ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

Thursday

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

Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s, Islamorada, MM 81.8. 295-4369. keysarts.com  Also on exhibit, vibrant painting by Ruth Gilmore Lang.

 

Thursday and Friday

Jewelry Designer Trunk Show: Saundra Messinger,  12 PM

Gallery Morada, Old Hwy., MM 81.6. 664-3650. gallerymorada.com

 

FILM

Friday

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, 6:30 PM

The History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.org  Space limited, call to reserve your seat.

 

LITERARY

Hooked on Books:

Saturday – Tim Dorsey Meet the Author / Book Signing,  4:30 PM

Monday – Lunch Bunch Group,  12 PM

Islamorada, MM 81.9. 517-2602.

 

LECTURES

Wednesday

Immerse Yourself Series: The Ageless Diver w/Dan Orr, 7 PM

The History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.org

 

MUSIC

Tuesday

Florida Keys Concerts – Upper Keys – An Evening of Opera Highlights, 7:30 PM

Island Community Church, MM 83.3, Islamorada. 451-0665. floridakeysconcerts.com

Wednesday

Muriel Anderson Acoustic Show,  7 PM

Founder’s Park, MM 87, Bayside, Islamorada. keysice.com

 

THEATER

Thursday-Saturday

Nunsense Jamboree, a Musical Country Western, 8 PM

The Key Players at Nelson Government and Cultural Center, Key Largo. MM 102. 453-0997. thekeyplayers.org

 

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