Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 thru WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings & events throughout the Keys. All phone numbers are area code 305 unless noted otherwise.
Key West Happenings
ARTISTS EXHIBITS & RECEPTIONS
DAILY
Art Camp 2014 Exhibit, 10:30 AM
Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. 295-6616. kwahs.org
Showcasing the students’ art through August 22.
DANCE
FRIDAYS & WEDNESDAYS
Salsa & Salsa Rueda Too, 7 PM
Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 294-6348.
All levels. Visitors are welcome to join.
TUESDAYS
Key West Country Western Dancers, 7 PM
Cowboy Bill’s Honky Tonk Saloon, 618 Duval St.
Line dance lessons with Peggy & Marvin.
Therapeutic Dance Workshop Series, 11:30 AM
Unity of the Keys, 1011 Virginia St. 296-5888.
Rumba & American Tango Classes, 7:30 PM
Dance Factory, 906 Kennedy Dr. 304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com
FILM
The Tropic Cinema – Special Events
416 Eaton St. 877-761-3456. tropiccinema.com
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 – Marvel Renaissance – How the Super Heroes Conquered Hollywood, 6:30 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 – Kids Saturday Movie Club (ages 12 & under) Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), 10:30 AM
SATURDAY Morning Creature Feature: The Giant Gila Monster (1979), 10:45 AM
KIDS CLASSES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
Eco-Discovery Saturday: Life on the Reef (Ages 5-10), 10 AM
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Road, Key West. 809-4750. floridakeys.noaa.gov
Learn about coral reefs by making a coral polyp and putting together a coral reef jigsaw puzzle. Free.
LITERARY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Summer Tome Sadness: George Elliot’s Middlemarch, 5 PM
Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. 292-3595. keyslibraries.gov
MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
Plant Sale, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 10 AM
5210 College Rd. 296-1504. kwbgs.org
Choose from over 150 species of butterfly & bird attracting plants.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Key West Green Drinks, 5:30 PM
Muse, upstairs at Kelly’s Caribbean Grill & Brewery, 301 Whitehead St. keysglee.com
Green business month: Learning more about Green Business Certification & Leadership Council.
MUSIC
WEDNESDAYS-SUNDAYS
In the Cabaret & Jazz in the Gardens, 5:30 PM
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com
Wed:John Benson, Thurs & Fri: Michael Robinson, Sat: Bobby Green, Sun: William Johnson at 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAYS
Jazz Club, 4 PM
Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. 292-3595. keyslibraries.org
NIGHTLY
Jazz at Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 296-8100.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
Eastman Students Perform Classical Wind Quartet, 9 to 5, 4 PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 Duval St. 296-5142.
Dominic Giardino, a KWHS graduate of 2012, along with three of his Eastman School of Music classmates: Abigail Arnoldof & Michael Elderkin on bassoon and Jillian Honn on oboe.
Middle Keys Happenings
ARTIST EXHIBITS
MONDAY, AUGUST 18-31
Y’Art Sale & Special Jewelry Sale, 10 AM
Artist in Paradise Gallery, Winn Dixie Shopping Plaza, Key Deer Blvd. 872-1828. artistinparadisegallery.com
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
Paradise Quilters – Open Quilting, 1 PM
Dallas McDonald Senior Center, 380 Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key. 745-4202. paradisequilters.org
DANCE
Dance Lessons: Ballroom & Latin – Marathon
Theo & Ganine’s Dance Center, 5800 Overseas Hwy, Marathon. 766-3428. KeysDanceCenter.com
American & International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required.
LITERARY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Keys Writers Meeting, 1 PM
Big Pine Library, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza. 213 Key Deer Blvd. keyslibraries.org
Specially priced artwork by gallery members along with a costume & vintage jewelry sale benefiting SPCA & Xena Fund.
Upper Keys Happenings
ARTIST EXHIBIT
THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS
Legends of the Line, 10 AM
Florida Keys History & Discovery Center, Islander Resort, MM 82, Islamorada. 922-2237. keysdiscovery.com
Explores the characters that helped develop fishing practices used today and the development of tourism.
MUSEUMS, HISTORY & NATURE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Immerse Yourself! Series: Diving for Dollars, 7 PM
History of Diving Museum, MM83, 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada. 664-9737. divingmuseum.org
Is it worth the risk? Presented by Dick Magaldi.
ONGOING
ARTIST EXHIBITS
Member’s Exhibit, DAILY, 10 AM. Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza. 872-1828. artistinparadisegallery.com
Black, White & Read Exhibit, DAILY, 9 AM-5 PM, Arts Council, The Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St. 305-295-4369. keysarts.com
Richard Matson, A Light in the Window Exhibit, DAILY, 10 AM, Key West Art Center, 301 Front St. 294-1241. keywestartcenter.com
Key West Art Garden Exhibit, DAILY, 10 AM, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd. 296-1504. kwbgs.org
Cuba – Key West, One Race Exhibit, DAILY, 10 AM, Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St. 294-1669. galleryongreene.com
Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit, DAILY, 10 AM, 513 Truman Ave, behind the KW Visitor Center, 294-3121. twkw.org
Kati Meroni Fine Art Exhibit, MONDAYs-FRIDAYs, 9 AM, The Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s, MM 81.8. 712-8888. OceanSIR.com
Nadine Lahti, Florida Keys Wildlife Exhibit, DAILY, 8 AM, Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, Islamorada. MM 82.2 664-0001. lobstertrapart.com
Florida Keys or Bust! A History of Tourism Exhibit & Will Fernandez, Whims Exhibit, DAILY, 9:30 AM, The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 295-6616. kwahs.org
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Knitting/Needlework Group, Saturdays, 3:30 PM, Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. 292-3595. keyslibraries.org
Key West Plein Air Painters, Wednesdays, 5 PM, [email protected]
Modern Finger-style Guitar Lessons – Islamorada, Daily, Dave Feder, 394-2765. [email protected]
Morada Way Clay, Daily, 140 Morada Way, Islamorada. 900-9023. moradawayclay.com
The Art Studio, 10 AM, 12535 Overseas Hwy, Marathon. 289-9013. keysartstudio.com