Dec 262014
 

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Thursday, December 25 thru Wednesday, December 31

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

Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Friday thru Wednesday
Adam Scott Rote New Year’s Show, 10 AM
Millionaire Gallery, 824 Duval St. 305-440-2392. millionairegallerykeywest.com

Fridays
Jazz Dance Class with Denis Hyland, 10:30 AM
CoffeeMill Dance Studio, 916 Pohalski Ln. 296-9982. coffeemilldance.com

Fridays and Wednesdays
Salsa Dance Classes, 7 PM and 8 PM (Wed)
Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 296-6348. [email protected]
Drop in class, no partner needed.

Sundays
Ballroom and Latin Dance Evening, 7 PM
Dance Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr. 304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com
Mondays: Argentine Tango Practica at 8:15.

Mondays
International Folk Dancing, 7 PM
UU Fellowship Hall, 801 Georgia St. 207-939-0301.
With Nancy 3. Hoffman. Learn dances from Europe, the Caribbean, Israel and more. For beginners, all ages welcome.

Tuesdays
Key West Country Western Dancers, 6:30 PM
Free line dancing lessons with Marvin, plus Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha, etc.
Cowboy Bill’s, 618 Duval St. 724-333-4137.

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Wednesday
New Year’s Eve Celebrations
Duval St and Key West bight. keywestchamber.org
Fireworks. Watch the Conch Shell, the Drag Queen, or the Pirate Wench drop.

FILM
Saturday
Kid’s Saturday Movie Club: Mr. Peabody and Sherman, 10:30 AM
The Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456.

LITERARY
Saturday
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 AM
Key West by the Sea, 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd. (Community Room) keywestwritersguild.org

MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
Saturday & Sunday
Opening Doors for 55 Years – House Tour, 4 PM
Old Island Restoration Foundation, 322 Duval St. 294-9501. oirf.org
Self-guided tours showcase festively dressed Key West homes & gardens. Benefiting education, grant and scholarship programs.

MUSIC
Thursday
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, 5 PM
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com

Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 296-8100.
Michael Thomas, Carmen Rodriguez, Mike Emerson, Rob DiStasi and Bobby Nesbitt.

Friday
Love Lane Gang, 8:30 PM
McConnell’s Irish Pub and Grill, 900 Duval St.
Creating a broad musical palette such as swing, old school country, rockabilly and bluegrass.

THEATER
Fridays thru Sundays, thru January 11
The Price – Friday Opening Night, 8 PM
Fringe Theatre Key West, Garret of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, 200 Greene St. 295-7676. Keystix.com
Estranged brothers, old scores and an ancient furniture appraiser who turns haggling into a commentary on life and consumerism.

Tuesdays-Saturdays thru January 17
The Last Night of Ballyhoo, 8 PM
The time is 1939, when the most important thing in young Lala Levy’s life is the Atlanta premiere of Gone With the Wind.
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. 296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Thursdays-Saturdays thru January 10
Noises Off, 8 PM
Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org
A delirious romp of slamming doors, bickering actors, pretty girls in their underwear, mayhem and errant sardines.

Middle Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Daily thru December
Joanne Jarzombek and Sandy West Exhibits, 10 AM
Winn Dixie Shopping Plaza, Big Pine Key, MM 30. 872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

CLASSES and WORKSHOPS
Thursdays
Plein Air Painting Classes in Sugarloaf, 9:30 AM
Jim Salem, 744-9880. [email protected]

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

DANCE
Ballroom and Latin Dance Instruction
Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center, 5800 Overseas Hwy, Suite 40, Marathon. 766-3428. KeysDanceCenter.com
American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa and monthly dance socials.

FESTIVALS & FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Florida Keys Craft Beer & Bubbly Inaugural Fest, 10 AM
Marathon Community Park, 200 36th Street. Marathon Chamber, 289-0183.
Unique craft beers, wines, food, live entertainment and more. Free admission.

Saturday-Tuesday
Locals Art Show, 10 AM
K-Mart Shopping Plaza, MM 50.2, Oceanside, Marathon. 664-0001. lobstertrapart.com

MUSIC
Sundays
Keys Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal, 2 PM
Dallas McDonald Senior Center, 380 Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key. 304-7544.

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Daily thru December
Wildlife Showcase and Exhibit, 9 AM to 5 PM
Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop and Gallery, Islamorada. MM 82.2. 664-0001. lobstertrapart.com
Indigenous wildlife on canvas, tile and other media in various sizes.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Tuesday
The Connections Project III: Mosaic of the Keys – Free Workshop, 4 PM
Morada Way Clay, 140 Morada Way, MM 81.5. 900-9023. keysarts.com
Create a 6×6 canvas (provided) to be included in the 2015 Exhibit.

Wednesday
Plein Air Painting, 10 AM
The Rain Barrel Gardens, MM 86.7. Artamorada Gallery, 852-5833.

LITERARY
Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7 PM
Key Largo Library, Tradewinds Shopping Center MM 101.4. 451-4164. [email protected]

MUSIC
Thursdays
Jam Session/Open Mic, 9 PM
oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 922-2027. keysice.com

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