Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar THURSDAY, MARCH 17 thru WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23

 

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

Key West Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS

Thursday

Tennessee Williams Gallery – Opening Reception, 5:30 PM

New permanent exhibit/installation of Tennessee William’s paintings, 2nd floor of the Custom House Museum. Key West Art & Historical Society, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org

The Key West Plein Air Painters – Armory Show, 6 PM

Key West subjects painted in the open air by some of Key West’s finest artists. The Armory, 600 White St.

Walk on White Gallery Walk, 6 PM

Exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along White St, including Harrison Gallery, Stone Soup Gallery, Artists @ the Armory and hIPSO facto at the Coffee Mill Dance Studio.

Friday

Guild Hall Gallery 40th Anniversary Party, 4 PM

Local artists celebration at Key West’s oldest co-op gallery. 614 Duval St. 305-296-6076. guildhallgallerykw.com

Love Notes ~ Recent Paintings by Maggie Ruley, 5 PM

Exhibit thru March 31st. Key West Art Center & Gallery, 301 Front St. 305-294-1241. keywestartcenter.com

Friday/Saturday

Lemonade Stand Annual Small Works Show Opening Receptions, 6 PM & 12 PM

Saturday Champagne Reception at 12 p.m. Exhibit thru April 20. Lemonade Stand Gallery, 318 Petronia St. [email protected]

Saturday

Artist Studio Tours Stock Island, 11 AM

Visit the studios of woodworkers, welders and potters, and you’ll explore the fascinating workspaces of jewelry-makers, painters, and more. The Studios of Key West. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Sunday

Marylene Proner Artist Reception, 5:30 PM

Exhibit thru April 1st. Cocco and Salem Gallery, 1111 Duval St. 305-292-0072. coccoandsalem.com

Monday

Gingerbread Square Gallery – John Clayton, Gabriella Fiabane, Valerie Hardy and Ashley Benton, 5:30 PM

This special show will introduce the four most recent artists to join the Gingerbread Square Gallery family. 1207 Duval St. 305-296-8900. gingerbreadsquaregallery.com

Sunday

Tennessee Williams Plein Air Art Exhibit, 10 AM

Tennessee Williams Center, 513 Truman Ave. twkw.org

Marylene Proner, 10 AM

Exhibits her paintings of and about Key West. Cocco and Salem Gallery, 1111 Duval St. 305-292-0072. coccoandsalem.com

CLASSES and WORKSHOPS

CoffeeMill Dance Studio: (Saturday)

1 PM – African Drumming & Dance Workshop with Abdul Mateen

5:30 PM – Five Elements of Bellydance Workshop with Judith Sahirah, 5:30 PM

916 Pohalski St. coffeemilldance.com

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS

Saturday

Migration Mania and Great Egg Hunt, 10 AM

For children of all ages who like birds and butterflies. The Garden, with its green canopy and fresh water ponds, provides a welcome rest and refueling stop for migrating birds. Birders have long flocked to the Garden, but this light-hearted event imparts valuable knowledge to the uninitiated about natural phenomena while entertaining with arts, crafts, games and an egg hunt.

The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org

Daily thru March 31

Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration

Various Key West times and venues: month long birthday celebration with classic films, forums, theater, painting, poetry and short story contests and more. twkw.org

FILM

Friday

Key West Outdoor Movies – Free, 7 PM

Visualize Entertainment, Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti and Truman Ave. keywestoutdoormovies.com

Tropic Cinema:

Monday – Tennessee Williams Classic Film Series: Summer and Smoke, 6 PM

Tuesday – Hamlet, 6:30 PM

416 Eaton St. tropiccinema.com

Tuesdays

Key West Library Matinees, 3:30 PM

700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org

KIDS CLASSES and WORKSHOPS

Saturday

Discovery Saturday-Seagrass Beds: They’re Not for Napping! (ages 5-10), 10 AM

Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center 35 East Quay Rd. 305-809-4700. floridakeys.noaa.gov/eco_discovery.html

LECTURES

Thursday

KWBG – Educational Lecture Series: limited Space Edible Gardens for Food Independence, 12:30 PM

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd. kwbgs.org

Saturday

Bob Perlow Tales from Hollywood, 8 PM

The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

LITERARY

Cafe con Libros, 9:30 AM

Thursday: Hy Conrad – Author of the Amy’s Travel Mystery Series; Tuesday: Rosalind Brackenbury – Author of “The Circus at the End of the World.” Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE

Friday/Saturday, 6 PM and 9 AM

Truman Legacy Conference 14th Annual: Harry’s War: The Ongoing Legacy of the Korean War, 5 PM

The program will begin on Friday evening with a reception on the lawn of the Truman Little White House followed by a keynote address by Ambassador Kathleen Stephens. The Truman Little White House, 111 Front St. 305-294-9911. trumanlittlewhitehouse.com

Saturday

Plant Sale at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM

Choose from over 150 plants and species of butterfly and bird attracting plants propagated by the Garden’s volunteers in sizes from one-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org

MUSIC

Thursday

Sean Tyrrell in Concert, 8 PM

The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Friday

Denis Hyland Quartet, 8:30 PM

Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St.

Sunday

Spanish Rhapsody 5, 7 PM

Sergio Puig on piano and international soprano Melody Cooper on vocals performs music of Spain, Cuba and Latin America.

The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Key West Theater:

Sunday – The Sunday Ramble, 8 PM

Wednesday – Broadway Series with Nancy Dussault, 8 PM

Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

THEATER

Thursday/Friday, March 17, 18

Locura, 8 PM

An original play by Key West playwright Michael Marrero set in and around Key West in the early 1980s.

Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. keywesttheater.com

Wednesday, March 23-25, 30, 31, April 1 & April 6-8

Fringe Theater Key West: The Apple Falls, 8 PM

Key West Garden Club Pavilion, 1100 Atlantic Blvd. 305-407-6790. fringetheater.org

Tuesday-Saturday, thru March 26

The Producers, 8 PM

A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks’ laugh-out-loud spectacle. Based on Mel Brooks’ classic film. Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org

Monday, March 21-26, 29-2, April 5-9

Red Barn Theatre: Out of the City, 8 PM

319 Duval St. (rear)305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Middle Keys Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

The Connections Project 2016: Big Pine Key Mosaic Opening Reception, 5:30 PM

A Mosaic of the Keys – 400 original 6×6 canvases unveiled. Festive hors d’oeuvres and libations by Artists in Paradise Gallery, entertainment by the Coconut Ukulele Orchestra 305-295-4369. keysarts.com

Artists in Paradise Gallery

DAILY: Paul Shetrompf Featured Artist of the Month, 10AM-6PM

Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, MM 30. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

Thursdays-Saturdays, thru April 9th

Florida Keys Watercolor Society Presents their 34th Annual Judged Exhibition’s

View exhibit before curtain and during intermissions of MCT Musical. Gallery of the Marathon Community Theater, MM 47.5 (o) 305-731-3046.

FESTIVALS / FUNDRAISERS

Thru Sunday

Florida Keys Wildlife Refuges Outdoor Festival (Key Largo, Big Pine and Lower Florida Keys)

Four action packed days of outdoor adventures and hands-on activities including guided birding and nature walks, a historical bike ride, art and photography workshops, kids programs, a behind-the-scenes kayak excursion into the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge and much more. Plus the 2nd Annual Run With Deer 5K race is Saturday, March 19th on Big Pine Key.

305-872-0645. favorfloridakeys.org/outdoor-fest

Saturday

Southernmost Coconut Castaways: Howie’s Happy Hour Party/Jump Up/Social, 3 PM

Sugarloaf Key/KOA Kampgrounds, Sugarloaf Key, MM20. SouthernMostCoconutCastaways.com

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE

Friday

Marathon Garden Club Meeting, 1 PM

5270 Overseas Hwy, MM50, Bayside. 305-743-4971. marathongardenclub.org

THEATER

Thursday

Marathon Community Theater – 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. Pueudolus belongs to Hero, a naive young man who is madly in love with Philia, the beautiful but brainless girl-next-door. Philia, a courtesan and valuable virgin, is waiting to wed the feared army captain, Miles Gloriosus, who has already paid for her. Hero promises Pseudolus his freedom if he can win Philia for him before the captain arrives. MM47.5 (o), behind Plaza Grill. 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org

Upper Keys Happenings

ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS / RECEPTIONS

Thursday

Morada Way Arts and Cultural District Art Walk, 6 PM

MM 81.5, Islamorada. 305-664-9100. moradaway.org

Thursday-Sunday, March 17-20

The Art Guild of the Purple Isles 50th Annual Judged Members Art Show, 10 AM to 5 PM

Premier show of fine arts and photography. March 17th the show will be open til 8 p.m.

Florida Keys History and Discovery Center, Islander Resort, MM 82.1, Islamorada. 305-451-2726. artguildofthepurpleisles.com

Daily in March

Art Quilt Exhibition “Florida Architecture”, 9:30 AM

Key Largo Public Library, Tradewinds Plaza, MM 101 (b). 305-451-2396. keyslibraries.org

FESTIVALS / FUNDRAISERS

Thru Sunday

Florida Keys Wildlife Refuges Outdoor Festival (Key Largo, Big Pine and Lower Florida Keys)

Four action packed days of outdoor adventures and hands-on activities including guided birding and nature walks, a historical bike ride, art and photography workshops, kids programs, a behind-the-scenes kayak excursion into the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge and much more. Plus the 2nd Annual Run With Deer 5K race is Saturday, March 19th on Big Pine Key.

305-872-0645. favorfloridakeys.org/outdoor-fest

FILM

Wednesdays

Florida Keys History and Discovery – Mid Week Matinee, 2 PM

Keys History and Discovery Center, Islander Resort, MM 82 (o), Islamorada. 305-922-2237. keysdiscovery.com

LECTURES

Friday

Ocean Life Lecture Series: Sea Turtles and Man, 7 PM

A review of the Endangered Status of Sea Turtles Globally, in Florida and in the Florida Keys. Meet and greet at 6 p.m. Sandi Williams and Allison Estape. Free and open to the public. Murray Nelson Gov’t Ctr, 102050 Overseas Hwy – MM 102, Key Largo.

LITERARY

Thursday

The Inside Story – Conversations with Keys Authors Series: James Hall, 6 PM

Author of 19 novels, most recent, The Big Finish. Hall’s non-fiction work includes Hot Damn!, a collection of personal essays. His most recent non-fiction effort is Hit Lit which is an analysis of 12 of the most commercially successful novels of the last century. Hall is also the author of two collections of short stories: Paper Products, and Over Exposure, an ebook that contains his Edgar Award winning short story, “The Catch.” Free and open to the public. Islamorada’s Helen Wadley Branch Library, 81830 Overseas Hwy. 305-852-9886.

Monday

Lunch Bunch Group, 12 PM

Hooked on Books, MM 81.9, Islamorada. 305-517-2602.

MUSIC

Saturday

Pops in the Park: Viva Florida!, 4 PM

Florida Keys Community Concert Band, Founders Park, MM 87, Bayside, Islamorada. 305-853-7294. keyscommunityconcertband.org

ONGOING

DANCE

-Swing Dance Lessons with Lucy and Charlie, WEDNESDAYs, 7 PM. Paradise Health andFitness 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

-Finding Your Voice in Watercolor with Karen Beauprie, Tuesdays, 10 AM, Key West Art Center, 301 Front St. Bring own supplies-list available at beausartstudio.com

– 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

-Libby York, Wednesdays at 8 p.m., Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St. libbyyork.com

-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.

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