This week in the Arts- Key West

arts councilFlorida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar

Thursday, April 30 thru Wednesday, May 6

Key West Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS & EXHIBITIONS

Friday

The Connections Project III and Then and Now Show Opening Reception, 5:30 PM

Historic Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St. 295-4369. keysarts.com

 

Upper Duval Art Stroll, 6 PM

Special art exhibitions and receptions at galleries and shops along Upper Duval from United to Truman. Including Fran Decker, Something Different at Frangipani Gallery, Georgina Hosek Pottery at SoDu Gallery, Cocco and Salem, Island Arts, Key West Pottery, Cork and Stogie, Millionaire Gallery and Surviving the Season Show at Dog Tired Studios.

Daily thru July 31

Key West Art Garden 6th Annual

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Society, 5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Thursdays

Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, 11 AM

Florida Keys Community College. 609-884-3474 or [email protected]

The Studios of Key West – Classes and Workshops: Painting and drawing, writing and reading. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

DANCE

Fridays – Salsa (maybe a little Rueda too) Dance Class, 7 PM

Wednesdays – ChaCha Dance Course with Lucy Carleton, 8 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.

Tuesdays

Bachata Dance Classes, 7:30 PM

Dance Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS

Sunday

Key West Artisan Market, 10 AM

The Restaurant Store, 1111 Eaton St. 305-294-7994.

Monday

Gordon Ross: A ReMARCable Show for MARC, 8 PM

Tennessee Williams Cabaret Theater, 5901 College Rd. 305-295-7676. keystix.com

Wednesday

Key West Songwriters Festival 20th Annual

Various times and venues. kwswf.com

FILM

Tropic Cinema and Key West Art and Historical Society

Monday: Gettysberg, 6:30 PM

416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com

Friday

Key West Outdoor Movies , 7 PM

Free. Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti and Truman Ave. keywestoutdoormovies.com

LITERARY

Sunday

Key West Poetry Guild Meeting, 7 PM

Andy’s Cabana, 308 Petronia St. 305-293-0902.

MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE

Sunday

Locals Free at the Key West Botanical Garden, 10 AM

5210 College Rd. 305-296-1504. keywestbotanicalgarden.org

MUSIC

Thursdays

Bobby Nesbitt & skippo: Showtunes on the Beach, 4:30 PM

Salute! 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.

Friday

Larry Smith Presents, 8 PM

The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

Saturday

Keystock Music Festival, 5 PM

Truman Annex Waterfront. 305-295-7676. keystix.com

Featuring Grand Funk Railroad. Opening: Liza Jane Catana, the Unknowns, Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 Band.

Sunday

South Florida Symphony Orchestra – Chamber Music Series II: Dances from the Heart, 7: 30 PM

Tennessee Williams Cabaret, 5901 College Rd. 305-295-7676. keystix.com

Svetlana Smolina returns performing uplifting dances of J. Strauss, Chopin, Tchaikovsy, Schumann and Liszt.

Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM

Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.

Tuesday

The CRZZBs with Chris Burchard, Rob DiStasi, Bubba Lownotes and Skipper Kripitz, 9 PM

Virgilio’s, 524 Duval St. 296-1075.

Wednesdays-Sundays

In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5:30 PM

The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661. gardenshotel.com

THEATER

Thursday and Friday

Roshambo, 8 PM

Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. 305-295-7676. keystix.com

Tuesdays-Saturdays thru May 16

Me and Jezebel, 8 PM

Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org

Wednesdays-Saturdays thru May 23

Venus in Fur, 8 PM

Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. 296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Middle Keys Happenings

ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

Daily thru May 31

Beti Duke Exhibit, 10 AM

Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, MM 30. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

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

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.

LITERARY

Wednesday

Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM

Big Pine Library, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza, MM 30. keyslibraries.org

Upper Keys Happenings

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS

Mondays-Fridays thru June 30

Pasta Pantaleo, My Life in the Mangroves on Exhibit, 9 AM to 5 PM

The Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty, Islamorada. 81.8, Bayside. 305-712-8188. oceansir.com

Wednesday

Art Guild of the Purple Isles Meeting, 10 AM

Elks Lodge 1872, MM 92, Bayside,Tavernier. artguildofthepurpleisles.com

Daily thru May 31

Nadine Lahti, Audubon Aquanauts Exhibition, 9 AM to 5 PM

Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada, MM 82, 305-664-3571. lobstertrapart.com

bayside.

Daily thru June 6

Carlos Salgado, Rincones y Espacios (Corners and Spaces) Opening Reception, 6 PM

The Pink House Art Gallery, 264 Tavernier St. 305-304-0069. pinkhouseart.com

THEATER

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays (thru May 16)

The Key Players – Red, White and Tuna (A Comedy), 8 PM

Key Largo Lions Club, MM 99.6, Oceanside. 305-509-0027. thekeyplayers.org

Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.

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