Florida Keys Cultural Arts Calendar
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
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.