Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar
Thursday, June 11 thru Wednesday, June 17
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.
Key West Happenings
CLASSES and WORKSHOPS
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
DANCE
Thursday-Monday
Key West Latin Extravaganza – Salsa / Bachata Weekend Workshop
Four days of Salsa, Merengue and Bachata. For reservations/questions contact 305-296-6348. Limited space available. Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. [email protected], facebook.com
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays (June 16-July 3)
The Choreography Workshop (ages 12-18), 10:30 AM
A 3-week exploration of the young dancer’s voice with Kyla Piscopink. CoffeeMill Dance Studio, 916 Pohalski St. 305-296-9982.
Fridays and Wednesdays
Salsa and Salsa Rueda too Dance Class, 7 PM
Wednesdays at 8 PM: Cha Cha Dance Class. All levels, drop in class, no partner needed. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance
Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]
Saturday
African Dance and Drumming Classes, 4 PM
With dancer Carol Brown and drummer Massai Abdul. Open to all ages, no experience necessary. The CoffeeMill Dance Studio, 916 Pohalski Ln. coffeemilldance.com
Tuesdays
Latin Mix Dance Class, 7:30 PM
Learn them all: Salsa, Cha Cha, Rumba, Bachatta. 7 week session through July 13. Dance Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-
8184. dancefactorykeywest.com
Key West Country Western Dancers, 7:30 PM
Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha. Free line dance lessons. Bourbon Street Pub, 724 Duval St. 724-333-4137.
FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Thru Sunday, June 14
Southernmost Coconut Castaways “Jump Up” Fundraiser for Meet Me in the Keys 8th Annual
A weeklong event featuring live music at various venues, a charity walk, raffles, give aways, drawings, prizes, silent auctions.
Benefiting KOA Care Camps, a camp for kids with cancer. See website for details. Various locations throughout the Keys. 305-619-4414. meetmeinthekeys.org
Friday
BottleCap Fundraiser: MARC House, 5:30 PM
Celebrity bartenders and silent auction. 1128 Simonton St. 305-294-9526. marchouse.org
FILM
Tropic Cinema
Saturday – Summer Kid’s Movies: Book of Life, 10:30 AM
Creature Feature: The Monster that Challenged the World (1957), 11 AM
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com
LECTURE
Tuesday
Focus on Contemporary Cuban Art with Artist Reynerio Tamayo, 2 PM
The Studios of Key West resident artist. Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St. 305-294-1669. galleryongreene.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
MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Thru September 1
Blue Star Museums Program – Free Admission for Active Military Personnel/Family
Participating museums: The Custom House, The Key West Lighthouse & Museum, Fort East Martello, KW Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.
MUSIC
Saturday
Key West Sax Quartet, 3 PM
Mark Rose, Soprano Sax, Donna DeForrest, Alto Sax, Les Dudley, Tenor Sax, Georges Hemund, Baritone Sax. Free Admission.
Donations accepted. St. Paul’s Church, 401 Duval St.
Love Lane Gang, 9 PM
Offbeat instrumentation, including mandolin, fiddle, accordion, ukulele, washboard, and a kazoo horn section, added to familiar
guitar, bass, and harmonica, creates a broad musical palette which they use to color their performances. McConnell’s Irish Pub and Grill, 900 Duval St.
Tuesday
‘League of Crafty Musicians’ presents the CRZBs, 9 PM
Soulful rock, brazilian and funk-fusion, with Chris Burchard, on guitar, Rob DiStaci sings and plays keyboards, Bubba Lownotes plucks the bass, and of course, Skippo on the drums. Virgilio’s, 524 Duval St. 305-296-1075.
Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5:30 PM
Thurs: John Benson, Fri: Michael Robinson, Sat: Will Johnson, Sun: Michael Emerson and Friends. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661. gardenshotel.com
Nightly Jazz Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Thurs: Carmen Rodriguez, Fri: Mike Emerson, Sat: Bobby Nesbitt, Sun: Rob DiStasi. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.
THEATER
Friday and Saturday
Celebrity Impersonator Michael L. Walters as Dame Edna, 8 PM Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org
Middle Keys Happenings
CLASSES and WORKSHOPS
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
American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required. Ballroom and Latin
Dance Instruction. Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com
LITERARY
Wednesday
Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM
A read-aloud critique group for all forms of creative writing. All levels welcome. Big Pine Library, 213 Key Deer Blvd. keyslibraries.org
Upper Keys Happenings
MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
Friday-Sunday
Art McKee: Celebrate the Father of Modern Treasure Diving with Silver Bar Splash! Celebrate the anniversary of Art’s famous Silver Bar find on June 10, 1949 while using a Miami made, Miller-Dunn Divinhood (open bottom helmet). Learn more about Art McKee’s contributions and see a collection of his equipment and artifacts in our Treasure Room Exhibit. Various events and venues, see website for details. The History of Diving Museum, Islamorada, MM 83. 305-664-9737. DivingMuseum.org
ONGOING ARTIST EXHIBITS
The Members Summer Salon & Mango Madness Exhibition, The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
Beti Duke – Featured Artist of the Month and BJ Royster Exhibits, Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com
Coleen Corson, Palmtastic Angler Art Exhibition, Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada, MM 82, bayside. 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com
Florida Keys Community College – Student Art Show. Library Gallery, 5224 College Rd., Stock Island. 305-809-3194.
Celebrating 30 Years of Treasure & Adventure Exhibit. Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Key West. 305-294-2633. melfishermuseum.org
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
Following the Fish, Ernest Hemingway in Key West Exhibit and The Civil War in Key West, A Sesquicentennial Salute Exhibition
The Custom House, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.