Florida Keys Cultural Arts Calendar, May 21- 27
Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar
Thursday, May 21 thru Wednesday, May 27
Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Martha Hubbard, White Street Pier Photos Opening Reception, 6 PM
Harrison Gallery, 825 White St. 305-294-0609. harrison-gallery.com
Works by other artists on exhibit
Artists @ the Armory Second Floor Studios Walk on White, 6 PM
Historic Armory, 600 White St.
Artists Christie Sauer Fifer, Lauren P. McAloon, Gretchen Mills, Claire Perrault, Michael J. Phillips, Marky Pierson, Sherry Sweet Tewell, Andy Thurber, Maureen Tracy Venti and several new artists.
Walk on White Gallery Walk, 6 PM
Exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along White St, including Artists @ the Armory, Harrison Gallery, Stone Soup Gallery and hIPSO facto at the Coffee Mill Dance Studio.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Thursdays
Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, 11 AM
Florida Keys Community College. 609-884-3474 or [email protected]
Thursdays (thru May 28)
Acrylic Painting Basics with Maggie Ruley, 1 PM
Maggie Ruley, Island Inspirations. 305-305-1014. maggieruley.com
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. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
DANCE
Fridays – Salsa (maybe a little Rueda too) Dance Class, 7 PM
Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio. 305-296-6348. [email protected]
Tuesdays
Key West Country Western Dancers, 6:30 PM
Bourbon Street Pub, 724 Duval St. 724-333-4137.
Bachata Dance Classes, 7:30 PM
Dance Factory. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com
FESTIVALS & FUNDRAISERS
Thursday
American Dream Benefit Concert – Habitat for Humanity, 6 PM
Pier House Resort, One Duval St. 305-296-4600. pierhouse.com
Live music by Bill Blue and The Nervous Guys.
Wednesday
Fringe’s Shakespeare in School Public Performance, 7:30 PM
BottleCap Lounge, 1128 Simonton St. fringetheater.org
A free public performance, benefiting Fringe Theater Key West.
LECTURES
Thursday
KWBG Speaker Series: Five Simple Steps to Become a Wildlife Superhero, 12:30 PM
Key West Botanical Garden Society, 5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org
LITERARY
Saturday
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 AM
Key West by the Sea, 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd. (Community Room) keywestwritersguild.org
MUSIC
Thursdays
Bobby Nesbitt & Skippo: Showtunes on the Beach, 4:30 PM
Salute! 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.
Love Lane Gang
Fridays: McConnell’s Irish Pub And Grill, 8:30 p.m. 900 Duval St; Saturdays: Rum Row, 4 p.m. 3824 N. Roosevelt Blvd; Sundays: Salute on the Beach, 5:30 p.m. 1000 Atlantic Blvd. at 5:30 p.m. [email protected]
Saturday
Waterfront’s 75 Years Celebration: Here’s to Us, 8 PM
Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org
The Grand Finale season celebration and tribute of past musicals that have appeared at the Waterfront with a huge case of talent.
Sunday
Melody Cooper and Jose Lezcano in Concert, 7 PM
Unity of the Keys Church, 1011 Virginia St. 305-296-4288.
Presenting a program of mostly Spanish and Latin American music.
The Sunday Ramble
Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. 305-295-7676. keystix.com
Featuring Nick Norman Band and Key Lime Pirates and other various artists.
Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5:30 PM
The Gardens Hotel. 305-294-2661. gardenshotel.com
Nightly Jazz Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.
THEATER
Thursday-Saturday thru May 23
Venus in Fur, 8 PM
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. 305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com
Call to Actors:
The Waterfront Playhouse – 2015/16 season productions AUDITION DATE CHANGE
Dates for auditions: Saturday, June 6th, 5 to 7 for Charles Busch’s Die! Mommy! Die! All auditions will take place at the Waterfront Playhouse. Details of the shows and specifics for the auditions on the website: waterfrontplayhouse.org
Middle Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Daily thru May
Grades Pre K to 5th, Big Pine Academy Exhibit, 10 AM
Artists in Paradise Gallery. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com
Craig Kerns, Transcendent Light Photography Exhibit
The photographs will be on display throughout the running of “The Fox on the Fairway,” Thursdays-Saturdays (thru May 23).
Marathon Community Theater, MM 49.5.
CLASSES and WORKSHOPS
Thursdays
Plein Air Painting Classes in Sugarloaf, 9:30 AM
Jim Salem. 305-744-9880.
Tuesdays at Crane Point Paint Outs, 10 AM
Florida Keys Watercolor Society at Crane Point, Marathon. 609-231-7045. fkwcs.com
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
Ballroom and Latin Dance Instruction. Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com
American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required.
THEATER
Thursday-Saturday (thru May 23)
The Fox on the Fairway, 8 PM
Marathon Community Theater, MM 49.5. 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org
Upper Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Morada Way Arts & Cultural District: Walkabout, 6 PM
MM 81.5, Islamorada. 305-664-9100. moradaway.org
FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Memorial Day Party
Morada Bay Beach Cafe, MM81.6, Bayside. 305-664-3225.
Live music, performers and fireworks.
LITERARY
Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7 PM
Key Largo Library, Tradewinds Shopping Center, MM 101.4. 305-451-4164.
ONGOING ARTIST EXHIBITS
Colin Goldberg, Rona Chang and Corryn Leigh Young, The Studios of Key West. 305-296-0458. tskw.org
Sense of Place – Richard Kemble 1932-2007, Exhibit. Historic Gato Building, Key West. 305-292-1828. keysarts.com
Key West Art Garden Exhibit 6th Annual, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Society. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org
Carlos Salgado, Rincones y Espacios (Corners and Spaces) Exhibit. The Pink House Art Gallery, Tavernier. 305-304-0069. pinkhouseart.com
Nadine Lahti, Audubon Aquanauts Exhibition, Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada. 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com
Pasta Pantaleo, My Life in the Mangroves Exhibit, The Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s Int’l. Islamorada. 305-712-8188. oceansir.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
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.