Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar

Cuban Artist Tamayo’s ‘Plankton Paintings’ on view at The Studios July 13-24
Cuban Artist Tamayo’s ‘Plankton Paintings’ on view at The Studios July 13-24

Thursday, July 9 thru Wednesday, July 15
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
Thru Sunday
Key West Modern Dance 2015
The Coffee Mill Dance Studio, 916 Pohalski St. 305-296-9982. keywestmoderndance.com
Three daily classes starts at 10:30, 12:00 and 2:00. Acclaimed faculty of dance professionals from the most celebrated dance companies in America return for an intensive summer study with technique classes and repertory in Modern and Contemporary dance. Maurizio Nardi, Artistic Director. See website for details and registration.

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
Thursday-Sunday
Mel Fisher Days
Various events and locations in Key West. 305-294-2633. melfisherdays.melfisher.com

FILM
Thursday and Friday
A Genius At Work – Dance Documentary Screening, 6:30 PM
The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
This documentary captures insight on the life and creative process of two legendary American masters of dance and choreography. Thursday: Part one: Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed; Friday: Part two: A Good Man, about the life of Bill T. Jones.

Tropic Cinema
Saturday – Summer Kid’s Movies: Paddington (2015), 10:30 AM
Creature Feature: Caltiki (1959), 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
Saturday
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 AM
Key West by the Sea, 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd. (Community Room) keywestwritersguild.org

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
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 Center294-3121. [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.

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
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.

Monday
Theatre XP – theatresymposium: Stage Managing, 7 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval Street (rear)305-296-9911. keywestsummerstage.com
Featuring panel discussions which will take a look at various aspects of theater. Free with general seating.

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
Big Pine Library, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza. 305-872-0992. keyslibraries.org

Upper Keys Happenings
FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Underwater Music Festival 31st Annual, 10 AM
Looe Key Reef Resort, Ramrod Key, MM 27, ocean. 305-872-2411. lowerkeyschamber.com
Music broadcast by the radio station is piped underwater via Lubell Laboratory speakers suspended beneath boats above the reef. A unique sub-sea concert to promote reef protection.

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
Marie Carney Exhibit. Ocean Sotheby’s, 81888 Overseas Hwy, Islamorads, bay. 305-712-8888. oceansir.com
Anja Marais, Being Shore to Ocean Exhibit. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
Inspired ZEN by Karen Moore, Backcountry Bliss Exhibit. Island Arts Gallery, 1128 Duval St. 305-292-7800. islandstylegalleries.com
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

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