Key West The Newspaper

Thursday, July 7 thru Wednesday, July 13
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Key West Happenings
DANCE CLASSES/WORKSHOP
Monday-Saturday
Key West Modern Dance 2016, 10:30 AM
Week-long dance workshop in Ballet, Modern and Contemporary dance, Repertory and Composition, with instructors from the most celebrated dance companies. 13 years and up. Coffee Mill Dance Studio, 605 A Simonton St. 305-296-9982. keywestmoderndance.com

FILM
Wednesday
Key West Theater’s Summerish Fun Movie Series: Sex In The City, 8 PM 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

Tropic Cinema:
Friday: Saturday Kids Movie Club: Khumba, 10:30 AM
Saturdays Creature Feature: Creation of the Humanoids, 11 AM
Tuesdays: Art & Architecture in Cinema: Painting the Modern Garden – From Monet to Matisse, 6:30 PM
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

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Writers of essays, poetry, fiction and nonfiction, published and unpublished, are welcome.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
Key West Theater presents:
Thurs 7/7: Robert Cray Band; Mon 7/11: The Return: The Ultimate Beatles Experience. 8 PM, 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

Sunday
South Florida Symphony Orchestra – Chamber Series: Excelsa Quartet, 7 PM
Schubert: String Trio in B flat Major, D. 471 Haydn: String Trio in G Major, Op. 53, No. 1, Kodaly: Intermezzo for String Trio, Beethoven: String Trio in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. southfloridasymphony.org

THEATER
Thursday-Sunday
Key West Summer Stage – Bad Jews, 8 PM
After a beloved grandfather dies in New York, leaving a treasured piece of religious jewelry that he succeeded in hiding even from the Nazis during the Holocaust, cousins fight over not only the family heirloom, but their “religious faith, cultural assimilation, and even the validity of each other’s romances.” Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. 302-540-6102. keywestsummerstage.com

Friday
Camp Bravo Performance: Lion King Jr., 8 PM
9th year of the Summer Musical Theatre Camp. Directed by Robin Kaplan, Penny Leto and Lauren Thompson. Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. KeyCommunitySchooloftheArts.org

Monday
Key West Summer Stage – New Play Reading: The Return by Bob Bowersox, 8 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. 302-540-6102. keywestsummerstage.com

Middle Keys
FESTIVALS/FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Underwater Music Festival 32nd Annual, 10 AM
A unique sub-sea concert that spotlights coral reef protection and environmentally responsible diving; Tunes are piped underwater via Lubell Laboratory speakers suspended beneath boats above the reef. The playlist typically features marine melodies ranging from haunting humpback whale songs to Jimmy Buffett’s “Fins” and the Beatles’ “Octopus’s Garden.” Takes place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. For ticket prices and reservations, call 305-872-2411. Looe Key Reef Resort, MM 27, Ramrod Key. 305-872-2411. lowerkeyschamber.com

Upper Keys
FILM
Wednesday
Movies Under the Stars – Cheeca Lodge & Spa: Good Will Hunting, 8 PM
81801 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-517-4505.

ONGOING
ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS
-Tropical Botanicals, Photographs by Nancy Spiewak, Salt Gallery, 830 Fleming St. 305-896-2980. NancySpiewak.com

-Pencil Me In: The Sketches of Mario Sanchez, The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org

-Mango Madness and Member Salon, The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. tskw.org

-Innocent Souls: Vietnam 1968 and Yesterday’s Kids: Reflection by 1st Lieutenant Glenn Hoover. Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St. InnocentSoulsVietnam.org

-Key West Art Garden at The Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd. kwbgs.org

-In Deep With Diatoms Exhibit, Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Rd. tropicalbotanicartists.com

-Celebrating the National Park Service Centennial: A Photography Exhibit by Clyde Butcher, Keys History and Discovery Center, MM 82, on the property of the Islander Resort. keysdiscovery.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.

DANCE
-Tuesdays: Key West Country Western Dancers – Dancers get together for dancing Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha NC2 & more. Free line dance lessons with Marvin. Blue Room at BottleCap, 1128 Simonton St. 724-333-4137.

-Wednesdays/Fridays: Salsa Dance Lessons with Lucy and Charlie, 7 PM and 8 PM, Beginner/refresher class. No partner needed and we love newbies. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

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

-Coffee Mill Dance and Yoga Studio Classes: Ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop, latin, belly dance and African dance. 605-A Simonton St. 305-296-9982. coffeemilldance.com

-Dance Factory Classes: Ballroom and Latin Dance classes, Ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and creative movement for children and adults. 906 Kennedy Dr. 305-296-5015. dancefactorykeywest.com

MUSIC
-Virgilio’s Nightly Entertainment, 9:30 PM, 524 Duval St. (rear) 305-296-1075.

– Tavern N’ Town Nightly Entertainment, 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, Wednesdays-Saturdays, 5 PM, The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St., Key West.

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