Thursday, April 7 thru Wednesday, April 13
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.

Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Friday
Rick Worth – Artist Demonstration, 4 PM
Rick will share some of his tips and techniques. Free and open to the public. Key West Art Center & Gallery, 301 Front St. 305-294-1241. keywestartcenter.com

Thursday
First Thursdays Art Walk, 6 PM
Exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along Caroline Street extending along Simonton, Eaton and Fleming Streets.

Friday
The Connections Project 2016: Key West Mosaic Opening Reception, 5:30 PM
A Mosaic of the Keys – 400 original 6×6 canvases unveiled. Festive hors d’oeuvres and libations. Royal Furniture, 3326 N. Roosevelt Blvd. (Searstown next to Publix). 305-295-4369. keysarts.com

Roberta Marks: a Retrospective Opening Reception, 5:30 PM
A cohesive exhibition of nearly thirty years of her mixed media work. Exhibition thru June 7. The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org

Daily thru July 31
Key West Art Garden, 10 AM
Showcasing local art work made mostly out of recycled materials displayed as part of nature within the beautiful grounds of the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. 5210 College Rd., Key West. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Thursdays thru April 28th
Acrylic Possibilities with Maggie Ruley, 1 PM
Four week series of classes exploring non-traditional painting techniques; Learn to combine acrylic paint with mixed media techniques. Maggie Ruley ~ Island Inspirations, 933b Fleming St. 305-304-1013. maggieruley.com

DANCE
Key West Latin Extravaganza – Salsa / Bachata Weekend Workshop
Friday: Free Bachata basic class, 6 PM; Salsa beginners, 7 PM; Salsa experienced, 8 PM
Saturday: Bachata beginners, 6 PM; Salsa beginners, 7 PM; Salsa experienced, 8 PM
Sunday: Bachata intermediate, 4 PM; Salsa experienced progressive, 5-7 PM.
No partners necessary. Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Bahama Village Music Program Open House Fundraiser, 12 PM
Showcasing all programs including: School of Rock – Vocal and Songwriting; Suzuki Strings (Violin and Cello Program), Ukulele Orchestra, Joyful Voices Choir and Jazz Ensemble. There will be food venders and lots of fun for the kids. 103 Olivia St. 305-304-8950. bvmpkw.org

Saturday
The ReMARCable Dance Project, 4 PM
An innovative dance program that combines the talents of Dance Key West and MARC, a local non-profit serving adults with developmental disabilities. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Sunday
Women Singing for Women, 7:30 PM
Presented by Jodyrae Campbell, Christopher Peterson emcee; Benefiting Samuel’s House. La te da, upstairs, 1125 Duval St. Reservations 305-296-0240.

FILM
Tropic Cinema:
Sunday – La Damnation de Faust, Opera national de Paris, 1:30 PM; WLRN Radio Theater: Rebecca, 7:30 PM (champagne reception at 7 p.m.)
Tuesday – 4 Nights for Justice Series: Private Violence, 6:30 PM (champagne reception at 6 p.m., Q&A after screening with visiting filmmaker) 416 Eaton St. tropiccinema.com

Tuesdays
Key West Library Matinees, 3:30 PM
700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org

LECTURES
Tuesday
Bird Migration – Mark Hedden, 10 AM
Free and open to the public. Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org

LITERARY
Saturday
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 AM
Writers of essays, poetry, fiction and nonfiction, published and unpublished, are welcome. Key West by the Sea, 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd. (Community Room) keywestwritersguild.org

MUSIC
Saturday
3 Jewish Divas Present Music from their Heritage, 7:30 PM
Sephardic, Yiddish and French songs with Vicky Rosenblatt, Melody Cooper and Nancy 3. Hoffman. This is another “Feed Your Mind, Feed Your Soul” event which includes Champagne, Wine and Delicious Desserts. B’nai Zion, 750 United St. 305-292-1920.

Sunday
Nick Norman, Joal Rush, Lewis Brice and Friends, 8 PM
Norman singer/songwriter who delights his audiences with soulful and inspirational performances. Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

THEATER
April 7-9, 12-16
Free Beer Tomorrow, 8 PM
Created entirely by Key West writers, Free Beer Tomorrow is an evening of original short plays that all take place in a bar modeled after the late, great, Boca Chica Lounge on Stock Island. Each short play takes place in a different decade, from the opening to the inevitable closing of the establishment, which was enjoyed by conchs, locals, smugglers, shrimpers, politicians, hippies, and everything in between. Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

April 7 and 8
Fringe Theater Key West: The Apple Falls, 8 PM
Pauline, a musical prodigy diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, lives her life as a homeless person on the street. She suffers from hallucinations, and in her distorted world she is saving the planet from a deadly poison. As her family pursue every avenue to help her legal, medical, emotional they must face the reality that her illness divides the family and threatens to destroy each of them. Parish Hall at St. Paul’s Church, 401 Duval St. 305-407-6790. fringetheater.org

April 7-9
Red Barn Theatre: Out of the City, 8 PM
In this sophisticated and witty new comedy, two couples who have been close friends for years head off for a milestone birthday celebration at a B&B in the Poconos. But an unexpected event tilts the long-term relationships, and old assumptions are shattered. Anything can happen in the woods. 319 Duval St. (rear)305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Wednesday, April 13 (Preview night)
Enchanted, 8 PM
When two frustrated London housewives decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four bloom again—rediscovering themselves in ways that they could never have expected. Wednesdays-Saturdays, thru April 30. Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org

Middle Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Artists in Paradise Gallery:
Sue D’Antonio Featured Artist of the Month – featuring mixed media, 10AM-6PM
Robert Stein guest artist in the window through April 15th – featuring photography/mixed media.
Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

THEATER
Thursday-Saturday, April 7-9
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 8 PM
Musical comedy. Forum takes place in ancient Rome. A crafty slave named Pseudolus schemes to win his freedom. Marathon Community Theater, behind Plaza Grill. MM47.5 (o), 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS / RECEPTIONS
Mondays/Tuesdays thru June 28
BJ Royster Creating New Works, 10 AM
BJ Royster Ocean Gallery, 81650 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 386-569-6331. bjroyster.com

FESTIVALS / FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Native Plant Day: An Earth Day Event
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, MM 102.5, Overseas Hwy. 305-451-1202. fla-keys.com

Saturday / Sunday
Florida Keys Island Fest 25th Annual, 10 AM
Music, art, food and fun complement this annual art show with nearly 100 artists and crafters, live music and a “Taste of the Islands” foodie competition. Free admission. Founder’s Park, MM 87 bayside, Plantation Key. 305-664-4503.

FILM
Wednesdays
Movies Under the Stars: Citizen Kane, 7:30 PM
Cheeca Lodge and Spa is celebrating its 70th anniversary with weekly Wednesday screenings. MM 82, oceanside. 305-517-4505.

MUSIC
Sundays
Dave Feder’s Jazz Trio, 6 PM
Smuggler’s Cove Resort & Marina, 85500 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada, bayside. 305-664-5564

ONGOING

DANCE
–Swing Dance Lessons with Lucy and Charlie, WEDNESDAYs, 7 PM. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348 or 305-745-5578. [email protected]

–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

–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. 916 Pohalski St. 305-296-9982. coffeemilldance.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.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
– Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, THURSDAYs, 11 AM. Weekly 3-hour long class. Models wanted. Florida Keys Community College, 5901 College Rd. 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

–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.

–Showtunes on the Beach with Bobby Nesbitt and Skipper Kripitz, THURSDAYs, 4:30 p.m., Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.

–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.

–Southernmost Magnolia, Thursdays, 6 p.m. B.O.’s Fish Wagon, 801 Caroline St.

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

–Steve Gibson on the Mandolin, Fridays 6 p.m. Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd.

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