Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar
Thursday, May 14 thru Wednesday, May 20
Key West Happenings
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Thursdays
Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, 11 AM
Florida Keys Community College. 609-884-3474 or [email protected]
Thursdays (thru May 28)
Acrylic Painting Basics with Maggie Ruley, 1 PM
Maggie Ruley, Island Inspirations. 305-305-1014. maggieruley.com
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. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
DANCE
Fridays – Salsa (maybe a little Rueda too) Dance Class, 7 PM
Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio. 305-296-6348. [email protected]
Saturday and Sunday
Dance Works 13 Presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7:30 PM (Sunday at 2 PM)
Tennessee Williams Theatre. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
Tuesdays
Key West Country Western Dancers, 6:30 PM
Bourbon Street Pub, 724 Duval St. 724-333-4137.
Bachata Dance Classes, 7:30 PM
Dance Factory. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com
FESTIVALS & FUNDRAISERS
Sunday
One Particular Harbour Fundraiser: Benefiting Boys and Girls Club of the Keys, 5 PM
Margaritaville. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
FILM
Friday
Key West Outdoor Movies (free):Cars, 8:30 PM
Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti and Truman Ave. keywestoutdoormovies.com
Tuesday
Performance on Screen Series: Caesar and Cleopatra, 6:30 PM
Tropic Cinema. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com
KIDS CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Saturday
Discovery Saturday — Nesting Ninja Turtles (ages 5-10), 10 AM
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, Truman Waterfront. 305-809-4750. floridakeys.noaa.gov
MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
Friday and Saturday
Harry S. Truman Symposium 13th Annual: America’s Great National Healthcare Debate: The Legacy of Harry Truman and National Health Care. Friday: Truman Little White House at 6 PM; Saturday: Marriott Beachside Hotel at 8:30 AM. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
Saturday
Plant Sale at the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, 10 AM
305-296-1504. kwbgs.org
MUSIC
Thursdays
Bobby Nesbitt & Skippo: Showtunes on the Beach, 4:30 PM
Salute! 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.
Friday
Denis Hyland Presents: From Sondheim to Sinatra, 8 PM
The Studios of Key West. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
Love Lane Gang
Fridays: McConnell’s Irish Pub And Grill, 8:30 p.m. 900 Duval St; Saturdays: Rum Row, 4 p.m. 3824 N. Roosevelt Blvd; Sundays: Salute on the Beach, 5:30 p.m. 1000 Atlantic Blvd. at 5:30 p.m. [email protected]
Tuesdays
League of Crafty Musicians with Pat ‘n Deb Quartet, 9 PM
Virgilio’s, 524 Duval St. 305-296-1075.
Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5:30 PM
The Gardens Hotel. 305-294-2661. gardenshotel.com
Nightly Jazz Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.
THEATER
Thursday-Saturday (thru May 16)
Me and Jezebel, 8 PM
Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org
Wednesdays-Saturdays thru May 23
Venus in Fur, 8 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. 305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com
Call to Actors:
The Waterfront Playhouse – 2015/16 season productions
Dates for auditions: Sunday, May 17th, 3 to 5 for Matthew Barber’s Enchanted April; Wednesday, May 20th, 5 to 7 for Mel Brooks’ The Producers; Wednesday, May 27th, 5 to 7 for Charles Busch’s Die! Mommy! Die! All auditions will take place at the Waterfront Playhouse. Details of the shows and specifics for the auditions on the website: waterfrontplayhouse.org
Middle Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Daily thru May
Grades Pre K to 5th, Big Pine Academy Exhibit, 10 AM
Artists in Paradise Gallery. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com
Craig Kerns, Transcendent Light Photography Exhibit
The photographs will be on display throughout the running of “The Fox on the Fairway,” Thursdays-Saturdays (thru May 23).
Marathon Community Theater, MM 49.5.
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
12535 Overseas Hwy, Oceanside. 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.
FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Battle in the Bay Dragon Boat Festival 7th Annual, 8:30 AM
Sombrero Beach, Marathon. battleinthebaydragonboat.com
LITERARY
Wednesday
Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM
Big Pine Library, Key Deer Plaza. keyslibraries.org
THEATER
Thursdays-Saturdays (thru May 23)
The Fox on the Fairway, 8 PM
Marathon Community Theater, MM 49.5. 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org
Upper Keys Happenings
FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Thursday-Saturday
Mac Arnold’s Cornbread & Collard Greens 9th Annual Festival, 7 PM
Key Largo, Bayside Grille, MM 99.5.
Thursday-Sunday
Key Largo Original Music Festival
Multiple venues & stages. 305-394-3736. keylargooriginalmusicfest.com
LECTURES
Friday
Ocean Life Lecture Series: To Live and Work Beneath the Sea: Aquarius, 7 PM
Friends of the Key Largo Cultural Center, Murray Nelson Gov’t & Cultural Ctr, MM 102. 305-396-7000. fklcc.org
Monday
Immerse Yourself! Seminar Series: Diving for a Living with Kerry Dillon, 7 PM
The History of Diving Museum, Islamorada. 305-664-9737. divingmuseum.org
MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
Saturday
History of Diving Museum: Meet Bob Croft, 3 PM
Lecture and Film, 7 PM
Islamorada. 305-664-9737. divingmuseum.org
THEATER
Thursday-Saturday (thru May 16)
Red, White and Tuna (A Comedy), 8 PM
Key Largo Lions Club, MM 99.6, Oceanside. 305-509-0027. thekeyplayers.org
ONGOING ARTIST EXHIBITS
Colin Goldberg, Rona Chang and Corryn Leigh Young, The Studios of Key West. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
A Sense of Place – Richard Kemble 1932-2007, Exhibit. Historic Gato Building, Key West. 305-292-1828. keysarts.com
Key West Art Garden Exhibit 6th Annual, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Society. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org
Carlos Salgado, Rincones y Espacios (Corners and Spaces) Exhibit. The Pink House Art Gallery, Tavernier. 305-304-0069. pinkhouseart.com
Nadine Lahti, Audubon Aquanauts Exhibition, Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada. 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com
Pasta Pantaleo, My Life in the Mangroves Exhibit, The Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s Int’l. Islamorada. 305-712-8188. oceansir.com
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.