Key West The Newspaper

Thursday, May 19 thru Wednesday, May 25
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Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Walk on White Gallery Walk, 6 PM
Exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along White Street including Artists at the Armory, Harrison Gallery and Stone Soup Gallery.

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Wednesday
Benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity with Bill Blue and Melody Cooper, 6 PM
Pier House, 1 Duval St. 305-295-3201.

FILM
Friday
Bayview Park Movie Series: The Lego Movie, 6 PM
The last movie of the season and everything is free, bounce house, photo booth, live animals, music and more. Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti and Truman Ave. keywestoutdoormovies.com

Tropic Cinema:
Sunday – Art and Architecture In Cinema: Leonardo Da Vinci – The Genius in Milan, 1:30 PM
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

KIDS CLASSES and WORKSHOPS
Saturday
Discovery Saturday: Sea Turtles Hit the Beach (ages 5-10), 10 AM
Special guests from the Turtle Hospital. Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Rd. 305-809-4750.

LECTURES
Thursday
Adult Environmental Education – Speaker Series, 12:30 PM
Medicinal Uses of Native Plants of the Keys and Caribbean; Constance N. Miller, retired Clinical Herbalist. The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd., Stock Island. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org

LITERARY
Friday
Tom Swick Reading and Book Signing, 6 PM
Swick will talk about his new book The Joys of Travel and Stories That Illuminate Them. Books and Books @ The Studios, 533 Eaton St. booksandbookskw.com

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Saturday
Plant Sale at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM
Native, rare and endangered plants offered for sale including butterfly and bird attracting plants. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd. 296-1504. kwbgs.org

Wednesday, May 25
Blue Star Museums Program – Free Admission for Active Military Personnel/Family
Thru Labor Day. Museums include: The Custom House, The Key West Lighthouse & Museum, Fort East Martello, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, The History of Diving Museum. arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums

MUSIC
Chicago’s: Thursdays: Amandah Jantzen, 5 PM / The Good Thing, 8 PM; Tuesday: Anni Piper Trio, 8 PM. 610 Greene St.

Wednesdays-Sundays (May 18-25)
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5 PM
Wed: Dom Carelli, Thurs: Jimmy Olson, Fri: Michael Robinson w/Eric Haley, Sat: James King, III Olson, Sun: Peter Diamond and Friends. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661.

Mondays
Larry Smith, 8:30 PM
Larry creates a jam worthy of any world-class jazz club from New York to Shanghai. Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St. larrysmithkeywest.com

The Crizzbeez, 9 PM
Pat Metheney-inspired, modern guitar fusion, some Sting, John Mayer, Marvin Gaye and Steely Dan type pop and soul. Chris Burchard on guitar, Rob DiStasi on bass and Skipper Kripitz on drums. Virgilios, 524 Duval St. (in back of La Trat restaurant). 305-296-1075.

Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town
Thurs-Wed (May 19-25), 5 PM
Thurs/Tues: Carmen Rodriguez and Michael Thomas, Fri/Sun: Rob DiStasi, Sat: Bobby Nesbit, Mon: Michael Thomas, Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.

THEATER
Wednesdays-Saturdays, May 18-21, 25-28
Die! Mommie Die!, 8 PM
A faded pop singer tries to escape her corrosive marriage and find happiness with a younger lover. Bad acid trips, a resentful daughter, a weird son and a poisoned suppository all play a part in this outrageous comedy. Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org

Middle Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Artists in Paradise Gallery, 10 AM-6 PM
Anne Schroeder Featured Artist of the Month; and Connie Hauk’s Students art work from Big Pine Academy. Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

FILM
Movie: Out of Africa, 8:30 PM
Free! Bring your blanket, chairs and cooler. Marathon Community Park, 36th Street, Oceanside.

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS / RECEPTIONS
Thursday
Morada Way Arts and Cultural District Art Walk, 6 PM
Featuring art, food, drink and music. Galleries include: Redbone Gallery, Gallery Morada, Pasta Pantaleo Signature Gallery and Morada Way Clay. MM 81.5, Islamorada. 305-664-9100. moradaway.org

FUNDRAISER
Friday
Murder Mystery Dinner: Mardi Gras Murder at the Four Deuces, 6 PM
Benefitting Treasure Village Montessori. Advanced reservations required. 305-394-0205. keylargochamber.org/events Moose Lodge, MM 81.5 O/S, Islamorada.

LECTURES
Friday
Ocean Life Lecture Series: Rising Above: The Science of Sea Level Rise and What It Means For Us, 7 PM
Dr. Tiffany Troxler, Ph.D. Meet and greet at 6 PM. Murray Nelson Gov’t and Culture Ctr, MM 102, Key Largo. fklcc.org

Wednesday
Keys History and Discovery Lecture Series: Last Train to Paradise: Here Two Decades, Gone In One Night, 6 PM
Professor and Author Les Standiford. Book signing to follow. 82100 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2237. keysdiscover.com

LITERARY
Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7 PM
Key Largo Library, Tradewinds Shopping Center MM 101.4. 305-451-4164. [email protected]

FILM
Movies Under the Stars – Cheeca Lodge and Spa: A Beautiful Mind, 8 PM
81801 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada.

MUSIC
Dave Feder
Thursdays: Jam / Open Mic with Dave Feder, 9 PM, oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada.
Sundays, 5:30 PM, Morada Bay, Islamorada. 305-922-2027. davidfeder.com

ONGOING
DANCE
-Salsa and Salsa Rueda too Dance Class, FRIDAYs/WEDNESDAYs, 7 PM/8 PM. All levels, drop in class, no partner needed. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

-CoffeeMill Dance Studio – Fall Adult Classes check website for full schedule. 605-A Simonton St. 305-296-9982. coffeemilldance.com

– Learn to Dance the Waltz, Tuesdays, 7:30 PM (thru May 31) The Dance Factory, 906 C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com

-Dance Factory – Social Dancing: Ballroom and Latin, SUNDAYs, 7 PM. No partner needed/singles welcome. 906C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com

-Key West Country Western Dancers, TUESDAYs, 7:45 PM. Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha. Free line dance lessons. Blue Room at BottleCap, 1128 Simonton St. 724-333-4137.

-Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center. American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required. Ballroom and Latin Dance Instruction. 5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40, Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com

-On Your Toes Dance Studio. Focused on teaching ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and acrobatics to students aged 3-18. 92451 Overseas Highway, Tavernier. 305-852-3818. oytdancestudio.com

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
– Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, Thursdays, 11 AM. Weekly 3-hour long class. Models wanted. Private Home – 325 Catharine St, Key West. RSVP 609-884-3474.

-Plein Air Painting Classes in Sugarloaf, Thursdays at 9:30 AM. Call Jim Salem for more information. 305-394-5555. [email protected]

-The Studios of Key West – Classes and Workshops: Painting and drawing, writing and reading, Photo and Mixed Media, Culinary Arts, Kids and Teens, Music Performance and movement. 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

-The Art Studio in Marathon – Classes and workshops: Pottery, Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture and more. 12535 Overseas Hwy, Oceanside. 305-289-9013. keysartstudio.com

-Morada Way Arts and Cultural District – Classes and workshops: Playing with Abstraction, Beer 101, Plein Air to the Next Level, Creating with Clay, Underwater Realism, Palm Frond Boats, Write Your Story, Exploring Paint with Taylor, Keeping Images Alive. 151 Morada Way, MM 81.5, 305-900-9023.

MUSIC
-Tuesday League of Crafty Musicians, 9 PM, Virgillio’s, 524 Duval St., Key West. 305-296-1075.

-Denis Hyland Quartet, Fridays at 8:30 PM, Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St., Key West.

-Nightly Entertainment at Tavern N’ Town, featuring Michael Thomas, Carmen Rodriguez, Mike Emerson, Bobby Nesbitt and Rob DiStasi. Call for weekly line-up 305-296-8100. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd.

-In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, Wed-Sun 5 p.m. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St.

-Dave Feder, Thursdays, 9 p.m. oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2027.

-Rock Solomon and Tim McAlpine, Fridays, 3 p.m. Patio Bar, 525 United St. 305-292-1450.

-Melody Cooper, Fridays/Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Bistro Sole, 1019 White St. 305-296-4288.