This week in the Arts- Key West
Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar
Thursday, April 30 thru Wednesday, May 6
Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS & EXHIBITIONS
Friday
The Connections Project III and Then and Now Show Opening Reception, 5:30 PM
Historic Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St. 295-4369. keysarts.com
Upper Duval Art Stroll, 6 PM
Special art exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along Upper Duval from United to Truman. Including Fran Decker, Something Different at Frangipani Gallery, Georgina Hosek Pottery at SoDu Gallery, Cocco and Salem, Island Arts, Key West Pottery, Cork and Stogie, Millionaire Gallery and Surviving the Season Show at Dog Tired Studios.
Daily thru July 31
Key West Art Garden 6th Annual
Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Society, 5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org
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]
Tuesdays
Key West Country Western Dancers, 6:30 PM
Bourbon Street Pub, 724 Duval St. 724-333-4137.
Tuesdays
Bachata Dance Classes, 7:30 PM
Dance Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com
FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Sunday
Key West Artisan Market, 10 AM
The Restaurant Store, 1111 Eaton St. 305-294-7994.
Monday
Gordon Ross: A ReMARCable Show for MARC, 8 PM
Tennessee Williams Cabaret Theater, 5901 College Rd. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
Wednesday
Key West Songwriters Festival 20th Annual
Various times and venues. kwswf.com
FILM
Tropic Cinema and Key West Art and Historical Society
Monday: Gettysberg, 6:30 PM
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com
Friday
Key West Outdoor Movies , 7 PM
Free. Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti and Truman Ave. keywestoutdoormovies.com
LITERARY
Sunday
Key West Poetry Guild Meeting, 7 PM
Andy’s Cabana, 308 Petronia St. 305-293-0902.
MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
Sunday
Locals Free at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM
5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. keywestbotanicalgarden.org
MUSIC
Thursdays
Bobby Nesbitt & skippo: Showtunes on the Beach, 4:30 PM
Salute! 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.
Friday
Larry Smith Presents, 8 PM
The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
Saturday
Keystock Music Festival, 5 PM
Truman Annex Waterfront. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
Featuring Grand Funk Railroad. Opening: Liza Jane Catana, the Unknowns, Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 Band.
Sunday
South Florida Symphony Orchestra – Chamber Music Series II: Dances from the Heart, 7: 30 PM
Tennessee Williams Cabaret, 5901 College Rd. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
Svetlana Smolina returns performing uplifting dances of J. Strauss, Chopin, Tchaikovsy, Schumann and Liszt.
Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.
Tuesday
The CRZZBs with Chris Burchard, Rob DiStasi, Bubba Lownotes 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 and Friday
Roshambo, 8 PM
Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
Tuesdays-Saturdays thru May 16
Me and Jezebel, 8 PM
Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org
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 thru May 31
Beti Duke Exhibit, 10 AM
Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, MM 30. 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.
LITERARY
Wednesday
Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM
Big Pine Library, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza, MM 30. keyslibraries.org
Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Mondays-Fridays thru June 30
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
Wednesday
Art Guild of the Purple Isles Meeting, 10 AM
Elks Lodge 1872, MM 92, Bayside,Tavernier. artguildofthepurpleisles.com
Daily thru May 31
Nadine Lahti, Audubon Aquanauts Exhibition, 9 AM to 5 PM
Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada, MM 82, 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com
bayside.
Daily thru June 6
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
THEATER
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays (thru May 16)
The Key Players – Red, White and Tuna (A Comedy), 8 PM
Key Largo Lions Club, MM 99.6, Oceanside. 305-509-0027. thekeyplayers.org