Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar

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Key West Botanical Garden opens its nursery to the public every 3rd Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. until Noon for plant sales. Most plants are priced at $8.00 for a 1-gallon pot and $15.00 for a 3-gallon pot. Members receive a 15% discount.
Key West Botanical Garden opens its nursery to the public every 3rd Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. until Noon for plant sales. Most plants are priced at $8.00 for a 1-gallon pot and $15.00 for a 3-gallon pot. Members receive a 15% discount.

Thursday, August 13 thru Wednesday, August 19
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
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]

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
Mystery Writers’ Key West Fest
Various times & venues. Featuring international bestselling and global multi-award winning author Jeffery Deaver and includes multiple workshops, presentations and panel events with other renowned crime fiction and true crime authors and one-on-one consultations with publishing industry experts. Also featured is the presentation of the inaugural Jeremiah Healy Mystery Writing Award.including multiple workshops, presentation and panel events. mysterwriterskeywest.com

Friday
BottleCap Fundraiser: Cooking with Love, 5 PM
Happy Birthday to the Salmagundi Stew of Six. 1128 Simonton St. 394-0785.

FILM
Tropic Cinema:
Wednesday – N.Y. Film Critics Series, 7 PM
Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

KIDS
Saturday
Discovery Saturday: Sharks on the Reef (ages 5-10), 10 AM
Learn about facts about sharks, see how sharks find food and play a game of Shark on the Prowl. Eco Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Rd. floridakeys.noaa.gov

LECTURE
Tuesdays in August
Artist Mario Sanchez’s Historic Perspective of Cuban-Key West, 2 PM
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St. 305-294-1669. galleryongreene.com 150 year relationship through the artists work.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Saturdays
Plant Sale at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM
5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org Choose from over 150 plants in sizes from one-gallon to 15-gallon pots.

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 – Celebrating 30 Years of Treasure and Adventure, 9:30 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 – Islamorada: The History of Diving Museum; Key West: The Custom House, The Key West Lighthouse & Museum, Fort East Martello, KW Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.

MUSIC
Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret in the Gardens, 5 PM
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com
Wednesdays and Thursdays: John Benson, Fridays and Saturdays: Michael Robinson, Sundays: Will Johnson.

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

THEATER
Monday and Fridays (thru August 21) – Acting Classes: Scene Study, 7 PM
Wednesdays (thru August 21) – Acting Classes: Monologue, 7 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. (rear) 305-296-5587. keywestsummerstage.com

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. 5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40, Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com

LITERARY
Wednesday
Keys Writers’ Meeting, 1 PM
Big Pine Key Library, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza. 872-0992. keyslibraries.org

Upper Keys Happenings
MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Daily
History of Diving Museum, 10 AM
MM 83, bay, Islamorada. 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

Daily Thru September 1
Blue Star Museums Program – Free Admission for Active Military Personnel/Family
Participating museums – Islamorada: The History of Diving Museum; Key West: The Custom House, The Key West Lighthouse & Museum, Fort East Martello, KW Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.

MUSIC
Thursdays
Jam/Open Mic with Dave Feder and Friends, 9 PM
oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2027.

Sundays
Dave Feder’s Jazz Trio, 6 PM
Smuggler’s Cove Resort & Marina, 85500 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada, bayside. 305-664-5564

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