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Thursday, July 2 thru Wednesday, July 8
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Key West Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS and EXHIBITONS

Thursday
Anja Marais, Being Shore to Ocean Opening Reception
The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org Also on view, 3rd floor gallery, Summer Solstice Watercolors Exhibit, work by students of Susan Sugar. Exhibits thru July 31.

Friday
Upper Duval Art Stroll, 6 PM
Special art exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along Upper Duval from United to Truman. Including Frangipani Gallery, SoDu Gallery, Cocco and Salem, Island Arts, Key West Pottery, Cork and Stogie, Millionaire Gallery and Dog Tired Studios.

Friday
Inspired ZEN by Karen Moore, Backcountry Bliss Opening Reception, 6 PM
Island Arts Gallery, 1128 Duval St. 305-292-7800. islandstylegalleries.com
This collection of gems includes Apatite and Aquamarine, Prehnite and Amazonite. Sunday mornings gem consultation with Karen.

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
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]

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
Friday-Sunday
The Key Lime Festival 3rd Annual
Various events and times in Key West. Features talent show, pie-eating and cooking contests. Schedule on website keylimefestival.com

Saturday
VNA/Hospice of the Florida Keys 31st Annual Picnic Fundraiser, 5 PM
Casa Marina Resort, 1500 Reynolds St. 305-320-0676. 4thofjulykeywest.com Live music, silent auction, children’s games and Family festivities followed by fireworks at 9 p.m.

FILM
Tropic Cinema
Saturday – Summer Kid’s Movies:Earth to Echo, 10:30 AM
Creature Feature: Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957), 11 AM
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

LECTURE
Tuesdays in July
Native Artists of Key West, 2 PM
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St. 305-294-1669. galleryongreene.com

LITERARY
Sunday
Key West Poetry Guild Meeting, 7 PM
Blue Heaven (upstairs), 729 Thomas St. 908-591-5566.

Wednesday
July Books Bites – Harry Hole (Ho-leh) Series, 5:30 PM
Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Sunday
Locals Free Sunday at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM
5210 College Rd. 296-1504. keywestbotanicalgarden.org Experience the biodiversity of plant and animal life and how the Garden functions as a sanctuary for an endangered ecosystem.

Tuesdays-Saturdays
Key West Firehouse Museum, 10 AM
1026 Grinnell St. 305-849-0678. keywestfirehousemuseum.com

Daily
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 9 AM
35 East Quay Rd., (End of Southard St.) floridakeys.noaa.gov

Key West Wildlife Center, 9 AM
Indigenous Park, 1801 White St. 305-293-7013. keywestwildlifecenter.org

Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Exhibits, 9 AM
200 Greene St. 305-294-2633. [email protected]

Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit, 10 AM
513 Truman Ave, behind the Key West Visitor Center 294-3121. [email protected]

Daily 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
Nightly Jazz Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100. Thurs: Carmen Rodriguez/Michael Thomas, Fri: Mike Emerson, Sat: Bobby Nesbitt, Sun: Rob DiStasi.

Saturday
Love Lane Gang, 9 PM
McConnell’s Irish Pub and Grill, 900 Duval St. 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.

Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret in the Gardens, 5 PM
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com Wed/Thurs: John Benson; Fri/Sat: Michael Robinson and Friends; Sun: Will Johnson.

THEATER
Thursday
Camp Bravo 8th Annual Grand Performance, 7 PM
Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-7382. keyscommunityschoolofthearts.org

Monday
Theatre XP – Summer Stage 5th Season: Life and Death, 8 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St (rear). 305-296-9911. keywestsummerstage.com New play by Key West playwright Bob Bowersox. A special premiere reading, featuring several top Key West actors. Free with general seating.

Wednesdays-Sundays (thru July 19)
Theatre XP – Summer Stage 5th Season: A Streetcar Named Desire, 8 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval Street (rear). 305-296-9911. keywestsummerstage.com Key West revival of Tennessee William’s play.

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

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Marathon Beach Party, Parade and Fireworks Show, 10:30 AM
Parade proceeds from Marathon High School on Sombrero Beach Rd., MM 50, to free admission at Sombrero Beach. Daylong celebration features food, drink, kid’s crafts and entertainment followed by fireworks. 305-743-5417.

Big Pine Key – Celebration and Fireworks, 5 PM
Community Park, 31009 Atlantis Rd. Features live music headlined by Haywire. Refreshments and kids’ crafts and entertainment followed by fireworks.

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Mondays-Fridays
Marie Carney Exhibit, 9 AM
Ocean Sotheby’s, 81888 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, bay. 305-712-8888. oceansir.com New exhibit featuring original scratchboard art inspired by the ocean.

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Key Largo – Fourth of July 40th Annual Parade, 10 AM
From the parking lot at Anthony’s Clothing Store, MM 98.2, and ends at MM 100. Free admission, community picnic, barbecue, vendor booths, kids’ games and live music.

Fireworks Show on Blackwater Sound, 10 PM
Bayfront, MM 104.

Islamorada – Independence Day Celebration, 6 PM
Founders Park, Plantation Key, MM 87, bay. Features entertainment, food and drinks. Fireworks show to follow. 305-853-1685.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Daily
History of Diving Museum, 10 Am
82990 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, MM 83, bay. 305-664-9737. divingmuseum.org

Thursdays-Sundays
Keys History and Discovery Center, 10 AM
at the Islander Resort, MM 82, Islamorada. 305-922-2237. keysdiscovery.com

ONGOING ARTIST EXHIBITS
Nadine Lahti, Crustacean Celebration Exhibit, Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada, MM 82, bay. 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com
Gale Upmal Featured Artist Show: Fins & Feathers, The Key West Art Center, 301 Front St. 305-294-1241. keywestartcenter.com
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
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.