Key West The Newspaper

Thursday, August 27 thru Wednesday, September 2
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Key West Happenings
DANCE
Fridays and Wednesdays
Salsa and Salsa Rueda too Dance Class, 7 PM
Wednesdays at 8 PM: Nightclub 2 Dance Course. All levels, drop in class, no partner needed. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

Tuesdays
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.

Sundays
Social Dancing – Ballroom & Latin, 7 PM
Dance Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr. 305-3048184. dancefactorykeywest.com
No partner needed/singles welcome.

FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS
Tuesday-Monday (Sept 2-7)
Key West Brewfest
Various events and locations. Events from beer dinners, beer brunches, happy hour parties, pool parties, late-night parties, seminars and the Signature Tasting Festival. benefits the Rotary Club and their charitable efforts. keywestbrewfest.com

FILM
At the Tropic Cinema
-Thursday: WLRN presents The Arts Radio Network Theatre Project: The African Queen, 5:30 PM
Broadcast live from the stage of the Carper Theater and launches WLRN’s Florida Keys Museums and Attractions Weekend.
-Thursday-Saturday: 72 Hour Film Challenge: The Tropic Cinema invites amateur and professional actors and filmmakers to participate. Open to the public and is for locals of all ages and experience levels. To participate as an actor, filmmaker, or crewmember, contact Juliet Gray at [email protected] or 917-756-7536. Screening of completed films September 9 and 10. 416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

LECTURE
Tuesdays in September
The WPA Works Project Administration in Key West, 2 PM
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St. 305-294-1669. galleryongreene.com

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Friday-Sunday
Florida Keys Museum and Attractions Weekend
A family event. Visit wlrn.org for participating museums and attractions in the Florida Keys and Key West.

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
Sunday
Music at Martello: Donovan Frankenreiter & Cody Simpson, 4:30 PM
Fort East Martello Museum, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org
Family fun concert, pro-surfer and recording artist Donovan Frankenreiter and special guest Cody Simpson. Tickets at keywestconcerts.com

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: Karen Heins, 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.

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

FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Southernmost Coconut Castaways “Jump Up” Fundraiser for The Food Pantry, 1 PM
Private Home, 1566 Buttonwood Drive, Big Pine Key. SouthernMostCoconutCastaways.com
Food Drive for The Food Pantry of the United Methodist Church of BPK. Social, pool party and potluck.

LITERARY
Wednesday
Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM
Big Pine Library, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza. 305-872-0992. keyslibraries.org
A read-aloud critique group for all forms of creative writing. All levels welcome.

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Mondays-Fridays (thru September 25)
Marie Carney Exhibit, 9 AM-5 PM
Ocean Sotheby’s Gallery, 81888 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-712-8888. oceansir.com
Featuring fine original scratchboard art inspired by the ocean.
Daily thru September
Whimsical Waterful Reef Photography, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM
Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada, MM 82, 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com
Glenn and Nadine’s extensive collection of reef photography.

LECTURES
Wednesday
80 Years Later: The Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 (2 days: Aug 2 & 8)
4 PM – Documentaries show in theater – Storm of the Century and The March of the Bonus Marchers,
5:30 PM – History of the Florida Keys Memorial by Historian Jerry Wilkinson
6:30 PM – The Florida Keys: Still Vulnerable by Local 10 Hurricane Specialist May Mayfield. Keys History and Discovery Center, at the Islander Resort, MM82.1 ocean, Islamorada. keysdiscovery.com

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