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Thursday, August 4 thru Wednesday, August 10
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Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Benjamin Entner’s Inflatable Still Lifes and Portraiture Exhibition, 6 PM
Entner creates larger than life inflatable still lifes and portraits. The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

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 & Salem, Island Arts, Key West Pottery, Cork & Stogie, Millionaire Gallery, Dog Tired Studio & Gallery and Rock House Gallery.

Saturday
Bold New Strokes by Greg Sobran at SALT Gallery, 6 PM
Featuring more than a dozen new oil-on-linen vistas of our island and select others from Sobran’s travels. On exhibit thru August 31st. Salt Gallery, 830 Fleming St. 305-896-2980.

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Midsummer’s Night Dream and Spectacle “The Most Magical Night of Summer”, 6 PM
10th Annual celebration: a wonderland of costumed revelers, interactive art projects, feasting, dancing and multiple stages featuring poets, musicians, storytellers and theatrical antics will celebrate the magic of summer and the power of dreams. KWAHS, Fort East Martello, 3501 South Roosevelt Blvd. 305-394-3804. kwahs.org

FILM
Tropic Cinema:
Saturday: Kids Saturday Movie Club: Adventures In Zambezia, 10:30 AM
Saturday: Creature Feature: Yongry: Monster From The Deep, 11 AM
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

Friday
Key West Theater’s Summerish Fun Movie Series: Square Grouper, 8 PM
Movie nights feature your favorite movie classics accompanied by a full bar and some highly sought after Key West air conditioning. 512 Eaton St. thekeywesttheater.com

LITERARY
Sunday
Key West Poetry Guild Meeting, 7 PM
UU, 801 Georgia St. 305-296-4369.

MUSIC
Friday
Florida Keys Guitar Festival: Jazz Guitar Trio, 8 PM
Key West Legends: Larry Baeder, Michael Gillis, Mike Emerson. Virtuoso classical and jazz guitar concerts featuring the internationally acclaimed Mateo, Steve Ramos and Bob Hanni. Concerts include Spanish guitar highlights, Mateo’s world premiere of his Preludes, Jazz guitar duos and more. The Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St. 305-304-1437. keystix.com

Saturday
Florida Keys Guitar Festival: Classical Guitar Concert for Children, 3 PM
Classical guitar by Mateo. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to experience this special guitar concert. Admission to the matinee performance is a donation suggested event. Old Stone Church, 600 Eaton St. 305-304-1437. floridakeysguitarfestival.com

Saturday
Jazz and Classical Guitar: Steve Ramos and Bob Hanni, 10 PM
Featuring legendary jazz guitarist Bob Hanni and the great classical guitarist Steve Ramos. These guitar masters will show what superb playing is all about. Jazz and classical guitar music at its best by two of the most famous guitarists in South Florida. The Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St. 305-304-1437. floridakeysguitarfestival.com

Sunday
Guitar Summit: Cool Jazz and Hot Summer Night, 6:30 PM
Final concert of the festival featuring all six guitarists: Mateo, Steve Ramos, Bob Hanni, Larry Baeder, Mike Emerson and Michael Gillis will be performing together. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-304-1437. floridakeysguitarfestival.com

MIDDLE KEYS HAPPENINGS
FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Sunday
Kilts in the Keys, 5 PM
A mid-year event to promote the 4th Annual Florida Keys Celtic Festival coming in January 2017. The party will feature food, games, children’s activities and music by the well-known Celtic band, West of Galway. Herbie’s Restaurant, 6350 Overseas Hwy, Marathon. 305-743-6412. FLKeysCelticFestival.com

ONGOING
ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS
-Pencil Me In: The Sketches of Mario Sanchez, The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org

-Innocent Souls: Vietnam 1968 and Yesterday’s Kids: Reflection by 1st Lieutenant Glenn Hoover. Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St. InnocentSoulsVietnam.org

-In Deep With Diatoms Exhibit, Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Rd. tropicalbotanicartists.com

-Celebrating the National Park Service Centennial: A Photography Exhibit by Clyde Butcher, Keys History and Discovery Center, MM 82, on the property of the Islander Resort. keysdiscovery.com

 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
– Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, Thursdays, 11 AM. Weekly 3-hour long class. Models wanted. Private Home – 325 Catharine St, Key West. RSVP 609-884-3474.

-Plein Air Painting Classes in Sugarloaf, Thursdays at 9:30 AM. Call Jim Salem for more information. 305-394-5555. [email protected]

-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

-The Art Studio in Marathon – Classes and workshops: Pottery, Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture and more. 12535 Overseas Hwy, Oceanside. 305-289-9013. keysartstudio.com

-Morada Way Arts and Cultural District – Classes and workshops: Playing with Abstraction, Beer 101, Plein Air to the Next Level, Creating with Clay, Underwater Realism, Palm Frond Boats, Write Your Story, Exploring Paint with Taylor, Keeping Images Alive. 151 Morada Way, MM 81.5, 305-900-9023.

DANCE
-Tuesdays: Key West Country Western Dancers – Dancers get together for dancing Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha NC2 & more. Free line dance lessons with Marvin. Blue Room at BottleCap, 1128 Simonton St. 724-333-4137.

-Wednesdays/Fridays: Salsa Dance Lessons with Lucy and Charlie, 7 PM and 8 PM, Beginner/refresher class. No partner needed and we love newbies. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

-Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center: World-class instructors-Ballroom and Latin Dance Lessons, American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required. 5800 Overseas Hwy, Suite 40, Marathon. 305-766-3428. KeysDanceCenter.com

-Coffee Mill Dance and Yoga Studio Classes: Ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop, latin, belly dance and African dance. 605-A Simonton St. 305-296-9982. coffeemilldance.com

-Dance Factory Classes: Ballroom and Latin Dance classes, Ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and creative movement for children and adults. 906 Kennedy Dr. 305-296-5015. dancefactorykeywest.com

MUSIC
-Virgilio’s Nightly Entertainment, 9:30 PM, 524 Duval St. (rear) 305-296-1075.

– Tavern N’ Town Nightly Entertainment, featuring Michael Thomas, Carmen Rodriguez, Mike Emerson, Bobby Nesbitt and Rob DiStasi. Call for weekly line-up 305-296-8100. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd.

-In the Cabaret, Wednesdays-Saturdays, 5 PM, The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St., Key West.

-Dave Feder, Thursdays, 9 p.m. oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2027.