Key West The Newspaper

Thursday, September 24 thru Wednesday, September 30
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Key West Happenings
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
The Studios of Key West:
Saturday – Enhanced Vessel Workshop, 10 AM; Saturday/Sunday – Free Screenwriting Workshop w/Quincy Perkins, 9 AM and 10 AM, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

DANCE
Fridays/Wednesdays
Salsa and Salsa Rueda too Dance Class, 7 PM.
All levels, drop in class, no partner needed (Wed at 8 PM). Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

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

Tuesdays
Learn to dance the Foxtrot, 7:30 PM
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
Lower Keys Birding & Nature Exploration
Various times and events in Big Pine Key and at Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical garden. Details 305-296-1504 or kwbgs.org

LECTURE
Tuesdays in September
The WPA Works Project Administration in Key West, 2 PM
History of Key West as seen through the eyes of Florida’s most important native artist Cuban American Folk Artist Mario Sanchez.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Writers of essays, poetry, fiction and nonfiction, published and unpublished, are welcome.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
Daily
Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit, 10 AM
Extensive collection of photographs, first edition plays and books, rare newspaper and magazine articles, videos and other artifacts. 513 Truman Ave. 305-842-1666. twkw.org

MUSIC
Fridays
Stefano on the Mandolino, 6 PM
Playing well-known Italian tunes and a few surprises from other countries. Salute! On the Beach, 1000 Atlantic Blvd. [email protected]

Sunday
Songs of the Soul, 7 PM
Jody Rae for Queen – brings together some of the finest local musicians for a night of Soul. Tickets at jodyrae4queen.com The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458.

Monday
Larry Smith, 8 PM
Jazz and pop standards drawn from the Great American Songbook. Guest singers and musicians welcome. Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St.

Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret in the Gardens, 5 PM
Thurs: John Benson, Fri and Sat: Michael Robinson, Featuring Eric Haley, Sun: Will Johnson. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661. gardenshotel.com

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
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS and EXHIBITIONS
Daily in September
Foul Art Exhibit, 10 AM-6PM
Gallery members celebrated the rooster in various mediums. Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza, Big Pine Key. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

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

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Mondays-Fridays (thru September 25)
Marie Carney Exhibit, 9 AM-5 PM
Featuring fine original scratchboard art inspired by the ocean. Ocean Sotheby’s Gallery, 81888 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-712-8888. oceansir.com

Daily thru September
Whimsical Waterful Reef Photography, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM
Glenn and Nadine’s extensive collection of reef photography. Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop and Gallery, MM82, Islamorada, MM 82, 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com

LITERARY
Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7 PM
Key Largo Library, Tradewinds Shopping Center, MM101.4. 305-451-4164. [email protected]

MUSEUMS, HISTORY and NATURE
Saturday
History of Diving Museum – Smithsonian Museum Day, 10 AM
Free of charge as part of Smithsonian magazine’s eleventh annual Museum Day Live.
82990 Overseas Hwy, MM 83, Islamorada. 305-664-9737. divingmuseum.org

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 and Marina, 85500 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada. 305-664-5564.