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Music scene Terri White: Not all treasure in Key West is sunken. A22 u Key West is ready to celebrate a treasure of its own u The music stage at the Mel Fisher Days Top picks BY MAXINE celebration. Head to our most-read page for LOPEZ-KEOUGH top picks of the week. A9 u Florida Weekly Correspondent

There are a few universal laws that every child learns early in life. Find- ers, keepers. Sharing is caring. Step on a crack, break your mother’s back. Don’t make that face unless you want it to stay that way. From every well-meaning parent and teacher: Follow your dreams and you can achieve the impossible. From Robert Louis Stevenson and Jules Verne: Hunting for buried treasure is a totally valid career choice.

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BY MAXINE LOPEZ-KEOUGH loaded by a crew of more than 100 sailors Florida Weekly Correspondent and slaves into the bowels of the mahogany- hulled vessel that sat dockside. They were four weeks behind schedule. At the same time, all manner of unre- For months, a procession of mules had corded booty — jewelry, currency, art, all been arriving at the Veracruz docks, wind- smuggled aboard to avoid taxation— was ing their way through the haze of a humid secretly added to the mix. By the time the tropical summer, laden with a bank’s worth ship was ready to depart, the Nuestra Seno- of treasure bound for Spain. Each piece of ra de Atocha, prize galleon of Spain’s Tierra silver, each flawless emerald, each gold bar, Firme Fleet, named for the holiest of shrines each bronze cannon needed first be record- in Madrid, had had over 40 tons of treasure isle Cook COURTESY PHOTO ed in a ledger, after which it was carefully packed tight within its hull. The Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha. Bill and Eden Brown’s one-stop for SEE ATOCHA, A14 u all of your culinary needs. A29 u

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A6 WEEK OF JULY 14-20, 2016 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST PINK TRIANGLE Xena Fund: All for the love of a Great Dane BY C.S. GILBERT gave Xena three extra years, so For the last two years the Running of Florida Weekly Correspondent the Xena Fund is the ultimate the Chihuahuas held near Cinco de Mayo paying it forward.” by Rick’s and Durty Harry’s complex In some ways, the Xena Fund is the The couple formally estab- has benefited the Xena Fund. Also, just love child of Sister Season Fund and a lished the 501(c)(3) nonprofit catching on is the All Pet Stroll during very large, very sweet, smoke gray Great in Xena’s memory in 2005 and the Conch Republic Anniversary cel- Dane. Xena (pronounced Zeena) was they, and Xena, “became icons of ebration in April, she said. the much-loved four-legged daughter of the gay community. They would The Xena Fund works with Friends of an active and popular couple in Key walk down Duval and people Animals, Ms. Senturia pointed out, and West’s LGBT community, Gary Sechen would walk up and give them takes calls from vets and owners. In addi- and Wynn Miller, at the turn of the last money,” Ms. Senturia said, add- tion to emergency veterinarian care, the century. ing that “tourists come up and fund periodically holds Healthy Pet Days “Xena Fund was intended as a Sister hand me money” occasionally. when local vets offer free consulting, Season Fund for pets — to aid people This is not to discount the including free heartworm testing. in the hospitality industry whose wages hard work of fundraising. Of Tie-dyed tanks and T-shirts by art- dried up in the off-season with emergen- special note is 801 Bingo, the ist Mallory Mike with a line drawing of cy vet bills,” said Alice Senturia, leader raucous Sunday afternoon fun- Xena are available for $20 and delivery is of the board of directors to which Sechen draising event emceed by potty- free in Key West. and Miller entrusted the fund when they mouthed drag queen QMitch. Another artist, Deb Pansier, who moved upstate. Their motto, as stated on 801 Bingo gives proceeds to a COURTESY PHOTO makes dog collars and leashes, created the brochure, is “Friends helping friends variety of local good causes, one Alice Senturia, leader of the Xena Fund board of an ID tag with Xena’s picture on it and care for their pets.” every six weeks or so, and Xena directors. donates all profits from the tags. However, the bare-bones history given Fund is often a beneficiary. In Meanwhile, they just keep on keeping on the brochure understates a very addition, Ms. Senturia noted, QMitch is Ms. Senturia took over in September on. Ms. Senturia quoted tennis legend human story of love, gratitude and gen- a two-time winner of the St. Valentine’s 2011 after years as a volunteer and donor, and AIDS statistic Arthur Ashe: “Start erosity. Xena was friendly, well-behaved Day Queen of Hearts crown, perhaps especially of her handmade art jewel- where you are, use what you have and do and pretty much known and welcomed the fund’s best known event. In the fun- ry for benefit auctions, and has helped what you can.” Anybody with a furry or all over town.” The mythology is that draising spirit of the Fantasy Fest court establish a new benefit or two. even a scaly family member knows how after Xena was diagnosed with stomach (albeit in miniature), a king, a queen and Two of Cups, a new jazz duo just come important that can be. cancer in 2002, her dads initially refused attendants are crowned. The fund leader to town from St. Louis, will be dedicating The Xena Fund is located at 1623 Laird offers of financial help from friends,” she also has some wonderful stories about an occasional regular Wednesday perfor- St. It can be reached at (305) 432-0494 or said. As the fight against the disease con- the late, adored queen of drag comedy mance at the Little Room Jazz Club to the by visiting xenafund.com. Donations of tinued, though, “it got so expensive that R.V. Beaumont, who for years emceed the Xena Fund; the two heat up the club with cash or checks are gratefully accepted at they accepted help,” vowing that they weekly 801 Bingo games and did a great vocals and guitar and sometimes Skipper any branch of Centennial Bank; tell them would “pay it forward. The treatment deal to turn them into a local institution. Krippitz on drums. it’s for the Xena Fund. ■

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Water by the Spoonful Smoking Tuna Bourbon Street Pub SPECIAL EVENTS July 20, 8 p.m. 4 Charles St. 724 Duval St. Red Barn Theatre Summer Stage Live music nightly Bria Ansara 319 Duval St., #2 Check the schedule at smokingtunasa- Mondays and Tuesdays, 8-10 Keywestsummerstage.com loon.com. Bourbonstreetpub.com Tickets at (305) 540-6102 Sloppy Joes 201 Duval St. PHOTOGRAPHY Live music nightly Photographs from the Check the schedule at sloppyjoes.com. permanent collection Ongoing Modern Dance Lessons Irish Kevin’s Key West Art and Historical Society July 14-16 211 Duval St. Custom House Coffeemill Annex Live music nightly 281 Front St. 605A Simonton St. Check the schedule at irishkevins.com. Kwahs.org (305) 296-9982 Lazy Gecko Leon Russell 203 Duval St. CINEMA July 20 and 21, 8 p.m. Live music nightly Tropic Cinema Key West Theater Check the schedule at thelazygecko. 416 Eaton St. 512 Eaton St. com. Kid Movie Club Thekeywesttheater.com Shaun the Sheep Gas Monkey Bar and Grill July 16, 10 a.m. 217 Duval St. Creature Feature Live music nightly The Last Man on Earth Check the schedule at gasmonkeykey- July 16, 10:30 a.m. west.com. tropiccinema.com Mel Fisher Days Check the website for ongoing films. July 15 and 16 Little Room Jazz Club Complete schedule of events at melfish- 821 Duval St. erdays.melfisher.com MUSIC Terri White LGBT Saturdays, 9 p.m. Aqua Nightclub Native Plant Sale The Porch Live jazz nightly 711 Duval St. July 16, 10 a.m. to noon 429 Caroline St. Check the schedule at Littleroom- Aqua Idol for Florida Keys SPCA Key West Tropical Forest Check the schedule at Theporchkw.com. jazzclub.com. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. 5210 College Road Drag shows Green Parrot Bar Berlin’s Nightly, 7 and 9 Hemingway Days 601 Whitehead St. 700 Front St. Karaoke July 19-July 24 Live music nightly Bria Ansara Monday through Thursday, 11 p.m. Complete schedule of events at Check the schedule at greenparrot.com. Friday and Saturday nights, 7-10 Aquakeywest.com fla-keys.com Aandblobsterhouse.com Pulitzer winner ‘Water by the Spoonful’ opens July 20 at the Red Barn

SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY At its core, “Water by the Spoon- both are about to come uninvited into interactions online. ful” is about families — the ones we’re the light. It is in the way Hudes brings these two What does it take to win the Pulitzer born into and the ones we adopt as we Yazmin, a teacher of music theory at story lines together — and the remark- Prize for Drama? Certainly a powerful progress through life. Twin story lines a Philadelphia college, shares Elliot’s able staging — that gives “Water by story, told with heart and an understand- — sometimes comedic, sometimes dra- familial dissonance, finding herself adrift the Spoonful” its power and pathos, ing of the human condition. And rich, matic — interweave to drive the point after a divorce. Her blood family is all and ultimately, gave it the Pulitzer. It is, fully formed characters who engage from home that things may not always be she has left — Elliot particularly — but without any doubt, completely worthy the first word and keep you entranced perfect, and we may not always get to a death in that family begins a process of of the honor — a rare masterpiece that until the last syllable is uttered. Add in choose who we align ourselves with out disintegration that has her questioning shouldn’t be missed. a totally unique staging and lighting that of necessity, but in the end, family is all her own value. Starring are Luis Febo (“Casa Valen- take you across the world without mov- we have, and it is everything. Layered on top of this storyline is tina”) and Melody G. Moore (“A Streetcar ing you an inch. So it is with Elliot Ortiz and his cousin one of the remarkable aspects of the Named Desire”) as Elliot and Yazmin, Philadelphia playwright Quiara Yazmin, who find themselves struggling play. A group of recovering addicts meets along with a stellar cast that includes Alegria Hudes gives us all that and more with where their lives are going, each regularly in an online chat room — from Paula Cabot, Tammy Shanley, Karl M. in her Pulitzer-winning “Water by the weighed down with their own baggage. such far-flung places as Philadelphia, San Stahl, Bob Bowersox and Tony Konrath. Spoonful,” opening Wednesday, July 15, at Elliot, a wounded veteran of the Iraq war, Diego and Sapporo, Japan. They are the Bowersox directs as well. the Red Barn Theatre in Key West as the tries to find meaning in small acting jobs family of necessity, holding each other Tickets for all performances are avail- second main stage production of Thea- while sleepwalking through his days as a together and sober, despite an hourly bat- able by calling (302) 540-6102. Early bird treXP’s Summer Stage. The play runs Subway sandwich maker. But despite his tle to fall off the wagon. They never see tickets (at a special discount) are available Wednesdays through Sundays through Latin bravado, he’s haunted by the ghosts one another, but like a fly on the wall, we until July 16. More information can be July 31. All curtains are at 8 p.m. of war and of his immediate family, and are privy to their intimate and compelling found at keywestsummerstage.com. ■

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SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY rary techniques, and the afternoon classes A. Cuevas, a young talented artist from will explore repertory and improvisation. Miami with a great deal of professional Key West Modern Dance is presenting Classes are open to students of intermedi- experience as a dancer and choreogra- a series of modern dance lessons featur- ate and advanced levels, 14 years or older. pher. Key West Modern Dance ing a fantastic lineup of dancers in this This year’s faculty will feature Maurizio “Key West Modern Dance is a fantas- year’s faculty. Nardi, the director and founder of the tic opportunity for the community and lessons The lessons will take place at the Cof- workshop, a former principal dancer with for visitors alike. Students come from >> When: July 14-16 feeMill Dance Studio Annex in Old Town the Martha Graham Dance Company; different parts of the United States to >> Where: Coffeemill Annex, Key West from July 14-16. There will Juan Rodriguez, a fantastic dancer and attend the classes every year. I try to 605A Simonton St. be three daily classes of 1½ hours each choreographer with extensive profes- offer a variety of styles and techniques >> Phone: (305) 296-9982 with live percussions by Skipper Krip- sional experience, among the most sig- to create a truly unique experience and >> Online: Keywestmoderndance.com its. The morning classes (10:30 a.m. and nificant with the Alvin Ailey American to give students a comprehensive work- noon) will focus on different contempo- Dance Theater and Complexion; and Luis shop,” Mr. Nardi said. ■ A10 WEEK OF JULY 14-20, 2016 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST Its namesake never saw it, but Audubon House still worth a look

BY MAXINE LOPEZ-KEOUGH made him one of the now-priceless movement to protect and Florida Weekly Correspondent richest men in the Flor- preserve the island’s oldest architecture. ida Keys, such wealth To this day, the property is cared for It’s midway through the tour of Key demanded a home through the Mitchell Wolfson Trust, and West’s stunningly pretty Audubon House of appropriate gran- remains a reputable dealer of original and Tropical Gardens that the truth comes deur. In 1846, after the Audubon work. The three-story home out: John James Audubon — famed natu- rest of the island was is filled with precious antiquities and, ralist painter, whose lifelike paintings of mostly flattened in a of course, with Audubon’s work, as well bird portraits line the walls of the museum hurricane, Capt. Geiger as information about the artist’s life and — never actually lived in the Audubon chose a prominent lot career. An acre of lush tropical gardens House. But don’t let this spoiler keep you on which to build his surrounds the home, featuring hundreds from visiting; indeed, a visit to the Audu- family’s new home — a of orchids, a koi pond and a replica of the bon House offers so much beauty, charm lavish American Clas- property’s original 1850s outdoor kitchen and historical interest, you’ll be left feeling sic Revival mansion of building. only that it was Audubon’s loss that he was tropical wood at the Visitors are encouraged to wind their never able to inhabit such a magical place. intersection of Green way through the quiet brick pathways, Amassing a fortune from treasure gath- and Whitehead streets, taking note of the rare tropical plants ered from the ruins of shipwrecks might with an unobstructed (carefully labeled for those without exten- seem like a job description for a storybook view of the ocean (and sive botanical knowledge) and view the pirate, but in 19th-century Key West, it was any new potential ship- medicinal and herb garden, a staple of a lucrative and respectable way to make wrecks). It was a grand, COURTESY PHOTO 19th-century upscale homes. Though the a living. The busy passage between the busy estate encompass- museum and its grounds are located in the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf Coast was a ing 6 acres, home to Capt. Geiger, his wife, portraits during a visit to the gardens of Dr. bustling downtown district, once inside dangerous place for ships to sail, and each his children, and a number of slaves who, Benjamin Strobel, whose home was locat- the protective foliage of the grounds, the year saw many boats wrecked on offshore in addition to domestic chores, were made ed on the property where the Geiger fam- sights and sounds of the outside world reefs during the frequent storms that pum- to assist in the wrecking business that ily mansion would later be constructed. are muffled. Visitors are transported back meled the area. fueled Geiger’s wealth. The Wolfsons began a two-year pro- in time to an island without tour buses “Finders keepers” might not mean much For over a century, Capt. Geiger’s home cess of painstaking renovation, the first or T-shirt shops, where fame and fortune today, but for those in the wrecking indus- remained in the family’s possession, until historical renovation of its kind in Key awaited any man brave enough to watch try of Key West, it was law. When a ship Capt. Geiger’s great-grandson, Capt. Wil- West, at the end of which marked the the sea for a wrecked ship, and beat his ran aground, the first man to reach the boat liam Bradford Smith, took up residence. rechristening of the Geiger home as the fellow wreckers to the prize. ■ became the “wreck master,” who — after Smith, a Key West Harbor pilot, lived Audubon House Museum. They filled the saving the crew and passengers, if possible in hermit-like seclusion without indoor house with antiques, including many items — directed the salvaging of the ship and plumbing, electricity or cooking facilities, from the Geiger family, as well as numer- its cargo. Back on land, the recovered haul and by the time of his death in 1956, the ous original hand-colored lithographs by was auctioned off, with the wreck master house had fallen into ruin. Audubon. The Audubon House taking the largest cut of the profits. It was Slated for demolition, it was saved in Today, Key West is known for having >> Location: 205 Whitehead St. a dangerous, highly competitive and regu- 1958 by Mitchell and Frances Wolfson, who one of the most colorful and well-protect- >> Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. lated industry, the spoils of which helped were compelled to purchase the property ed historical districts in the United States, >> Tickets: The museum offers discounted solidify Key West as the richest city in the after hearing it was destined to become a with the highest density of historic frame museum tickets to locals. country by the mid-1800s. gas station. The Wolfsons had heard the buildings in the nation. Yet few who visit >> Contact: For more information, call (305) For Capt. John Huling Geiger, a mari- same folklore that speculated James Audu- know that it was the Wolfsons’ renovation 294-2116 or visit audubonhouse.com. time pilot whose shipwrecking success had bon might have conceived many of his bird of the Audubon House that began this Key West’s Only Athleisure Wear Boutique! Specializing in performance wear for running, yoga, paddle boarding, ﬁshing and more. Yoga Tuesday Thursday Only $10 Visit our Facebook page for speciﬁc times!

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BY BUCKY MONTGOMERY show” Cabernet Sauvignon from Lodi, Florida Weekly Correspondent and a Graffigna Centenario Reserve Malbec from San Juan. Its beer selec- Beer. Wine. Aperitifs. Jazz. If that tion includes a KeyBilly Island Ale, a sounds like your kind of place, then Coppertail Free Dive IPA and a Funky Our team can create a there’s only one place for you in Key Buddha Nib Smuggler Chocolate Milk West, and that’s the Little Room Jazz Porter, among many more. It serves custom estimate for your Club on Duval Street. It’s an unassuming craft cocktails, various aperitifs, sangrias little club with wide, welcoming doors, both white and red, and assorted dessert wedding or event. offering both indoor or outdoor seat- wines. BBridal Bouquets ing (for those who would rather watch The Little Room does not carry a full the Duval Street passers-by). Inside, food menu, but offers a small bite menu, BBoutonnieres & Corsages the décor and furnishings are rich and perfect for nibbling with wine and craft BWedding Centerpieces elegant, with dark wood and beautiful cocktails. It includes a fruit and cheese Ceremony Decor antique upholstery, and there is a 70-inch plate, a charcuterie plate of cured meats, B television with a soothing feed from the pickled vegetables and cornichons, and Atlantis aquarium behind the bar. various other small plates with various Manager Jenn Garrison was born in olives, nuts and antipasto. Germany. Her family moved to Toronto, “It’s a relaxed place with a great crowd 305-292-1824 Canada, just before the fall of the Berlin who actually listen to the music. Sing- Wall. She remained in Canada until she ers have to be on their game. There is a turned 18. Although she has traveled Chicago blues and jazz meets Key West all over the world, and continues to feel,” she adds. “And we have not one, but do so, she’s been bartending, and now two pianos.” managing, the Little On Sunday nights, you might expect BHair Flowers & Leis Room for the past to hear local two years. She has favorites Ken BEveryday Arrangements an unmatched pas- Fradley and BCustom Arrangements sion for this room, Barry Cuda the music that is as they grace BCake Flowers played there, and the stage. On 134 Simonton Street introducing people Monday, it’s the Complimentary One Hour to wine. Monday Night Consultations are Available Key West, FL 33040 “I don’t think Jazz Jam with by Appointment www.loveinbloomﬂorist.com wine should be Larry Smith. intimidating. It Ericson Holt 5VFTEBZ'SJEBZtBNQN should be fun. appears on Tues- Worrying about days, and Two of wine being intimi- Cups performs dating or presti- on Wednes- gious is outdated. day nights. On You should be Thursdays are able to get a great the renowned glass of wine for blues masters under $10.” Larry Baeder and On her way tthe legendary south from Can- Bill Blue, often to ada, she man- a standing room aged to acquire only crowd. The a soccer schol- DDennis Hyland arship in Miami JJazz Quartet in 2002 before aappears most Fri- graduating from Northwoodoo Uni- dadays. Then there versity in West Palm Beach in 2007. She are the special guests, such as Broad- took an office job for a Fort Lauderdale way’s Terri White, the Dominic Carelli tech company, but then, “Looking out Trio, Roenin, or the great Libby York. the window every day at the Intracoastal It always starts at 8:30 p.m., and there’s Waterway, the people going by on boats, never a cover charge. easygoing, tan, that Key West lifestyle, “Jazz is such a wide umbrella of musi- while I was spending all day staring at cal styles,” Jenn says. “So many different a computer screen,” she decided it was ways to be played, from New Orleans time for a life change. jazz to Amy Winehouse. I’ve had to learn In 2008, she moved to Key West. it myself, and I’m always surprised.” She Although she had always bartended, her stipulates that the owners “want to keep first year was spent at the Peter Lik Gal- jazz alive.” lery on Duval Street, selling fine pho- The Little Room also opens its stage tographic artwork. Since then, she has for special events and local comedians worked at the Sunset Pier at the Ocean on occasion as well. The Fringe Theater Key Resort, the Tree Bar at Rick’s and performed the hilarious “Hate Mail” fea- Durty Harry’s, and still does Sunday turing Susannah Wells and Pony Charvet brunch shifts at the trendy 2 Cents Res- with Michael D. Robinson on piano last taurant on Appelrouth Lane, where she’s month. also worked for the past two years. The Little Room Jazz Club is open “I moved to London, England, for every day of the week at 5 p.m. and two months, but came right back to Key closes sometime after midnight. The West. It was like night and day,” she said. entertainment starts at 8:30 every night. She also lived in San Francisco for a year. Its half-off happy hour is every day from Her maiden name was White, but she 5 till 8 p.m. And for a special treat, every married local bartender and massage Wednesday is the “Wine, Women and therapist Bradley Garrison in 2013, and Music” Local Appreciation Day, although so now they do their traveling together: out-of-town guests are welcome as well. Guatemala, Morocco, Vietnam and next “I’m managing most of the time, so I’m week, they’re off to Colombia. almost always here,” Jenn said. She grate- The Little Room offers an interesting fully jumps behind the bar throughout and selective variety of inspired wines the night anytime the bartender could from California and around the world, use some help with thirsty guests. including a Stemmari Pinot Grigio from Beer, wine, aperitifs and jazz. It says it Sicily, a Louis Latour Grand Ardeche right there on the front glass windows. Chardonnay, a Michael David “Freak- Stop in. ■ A12 WEEK OF JULY 14-20, 2016 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST Good times in the Conch Republic

Here are three attractions for the whole family that capture Key West’s artistic inclinations, diverse history and whimsical beauty. Mallory Square The nightly Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square is the best free show in town, a center of Key West commerce and performance art (mallorysquare. com). The square’s history dates back to the town’s early years when it was incorporated in 1828. Everything blurs together here: past and present, tour- Indigenous Park at 1801 White St. and ists and locals, day and night, music it is open seven days a week. Paved and magic, artists and hustlers, pho- trails weave throughout the park, where tographers, friends and you can visit and enjoy native flora lovers. The aromama of and fauna.fa The main focus of the food vendors fillslls centercen is wild bird and wildlife the air along withh services.s It provides reha- the acrobatics bilitative care to over 1,000 of fire-juggling native wild animals and performers, birds, while also provid- the future ing rescue services for told in tarot sea and land turtles, and cards, and marine and land mam- magnanimous mals. It provides 24-hour good cheer. emergency rescue servic- On any given es within Key West. In addi- Key West Butterfly and Nature on average about 10 days. The female night you might tiont it provides chicken res- Queen Alexandra’s birdwing, consid- find the Rev. Billill cuecu services for sick, injured Conservatory ered the world’s largest butterfly, has Welzein preachinghi or orphaned feral chickens. This peaceful enclave filled with doz- a wingspan up to 11 inches while the to the crowd, hear the The mission of the Wildlife Center ens of butterfly species from around pygmy blue, the smallest, has a half-inch melancholy stylings of Dennis Riley, is to “Ensure the future of our diverse the world, flowering plants, birds and wingspan. Check out a 15-minute film the “southernmost bagpiper,” or for native wildlife by providing timely res- cascading waterfalls is its own world, a about these “flowers of the sky” in the the feline-inclined, Dominique the Cat cues and quality rehabilitation with the calming respite from Duval Street’s bus- learning center or view Sam Trophia’s Man. The festivities begin about two hope of release back to the wild.” tling commerce. Take your time stroll- artwork in Wings of Imagination — the hours before sunset. It is located at 1801 White St. and is ing through the conservatory with a Butterfly Gallery. Butterflies that have open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. computerized weather control system lived out their life cycles are preserved Key West Wildlife Center (305) 292-1008, keywestwildlifecenter. keeping it a tropical 85 degrees. Be still in clear acrylic cases. More information: The Key West Wildlife Center is org. and the butterflies might land on you. 1316 Duval St.; (305) 296-2988; keywest- located inside the 8-acre Sonny McCoy Raised on farms in the tropics, they live butterfly.com. ■

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For a comprehensive guide and map to Key West’s finest art galleries, visit: keysarts.com/artist_connections/gallery_ guide.pdf SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK The Historic Armory Studios 600 White St. Paintings by Michael J. Phillips Ongoing [email protected] (704) 819-2487

Mixed-media work by Sherry Sweet Tewell Ongoing Sherrysweettewell.com [email protected] (859)-533-1874 Images from Nancy Spiewak’s “Botanicals,” a photographic Key West Art and Historical series of botanical species Society indigenous to Key West. Custom House 281 Front St. Kwahs.org kwbgs.org (305) 294-1669 Roberta Marks: A Retrospective Key West Art Garden 2016 Galleryongreene.com 30 years of mixed-media work on Florida Keys artists and sculptors are UnaRazo/OneRace display at the Custom House featured in this open-air exhibit. The Art of Mario Sanchez Ongoing Continuing through July 31 Ongoing 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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When the Atocha joined the rest of her convoy of 28 ships and set course for Spain, it was Sept. 4 — now six weeks later than the fleet had been scheduled to depart, and five weeks into prime tropical storm season. The ships began their journey, with the Atocha holding the rear to ward off attackers. The following day, as it entered the shallow, treacherous waters of the Flor- ida Straits, a hurricane hit the convoy head-on. By morning, eight ships, including the Atocha, were wrecked. Their remains were strewn across tens of Atocha treasure. miles, a kingdom’s worth of treasure banished to the bottom of the sea along ing for an armada of Spanish ships that with hundreds of passengers drowned. sank in 1715. The two agreed to work for Only three sailors and two slaves were free for one year, and to split whatever able to escape the Atocha’s watery grave; proceeds they salvaged equally. Together, they were found clinging to the mizzen- they designed a series of tools for sens- mast by rescuers who could do no more ing large variations in the magnetic field than mark the site of the Atocha’s sunken on the ocean floor, and for blowing clear hull, then move onward to search for sur- water down to the silty bottom in order vivors of the rest of the fleet. to better illuminate what treasures might One month later, a second hurricane be hidden there. Beginning in 1969, Mr. would plow through the site, scatter- Fisher and his team prioritized their ing the remains of the Atocha so far it search for treasure, honing in on one seemed the 112-foot ship had vanished payload in particular: Atocha. altogether. Spanish salvagers would Mr. Fisher and his team began a tumul- return to search for the galleon and her tuous 16-year search for the famed Span- legendary bounty for the next 60 years, ish galleon, traveling to Spain to research all returning home empty-handed. In the ancient maps and anecdotal records of end, after decades of fruitless searching, the shipwreck. Though armed with cop- it wasn’t a Spanish salvager who tracked ies of faded, centuries-old documents down the wreck — it was, improbably, a they believed showed the location of former chicken farmer from Indiana who the wreck, mistranslated directions and finally unearthed the disappeared gal- renamed islands led them on a series of leon. His name was Mel Fisher, and he’d futile, lengthy searches costing hundreds spent 16 years searching for the Atocha, of thousands of dollars. telling everyone who asked that today But Mr. Fisher was not to be deterred, was the day he was going to find it. reportedly beginning each day’s search Mr. Fisher had spent his childhood with the proclamation, “Today’s the dreaming of undersea adventures, read- day!” The team discovered a handful of ing Jules Verne and designing crude div- cannons, silver and a gold chain attrib- ing helmets in landlocked Indiana. When uted to the Atocha’s manifest in the early a postwar discharge found him settled in 1970s, which enabled them to continue to Tampa, Mr. Fisher was able to realize his raise money to fund their efforts. Trag- childhood dreams by cultivating a love edy struck when Mr. Fisher’s son, Dirk, of skin diving. In time, he purchased a and daughter-in-law, both of whom had revolutionary new technology called the worked alongside Mr. Fisher and his “aqualung,” which allowed him to remain crew for years, were killed after their underwater for longer periods of time. treasure-hunting boat capsized mere Eventually, Mr. Fisher relocated with days after their discovery of some of the his family to Torrance, Calif., taking his Atocha cannons. love of diving with him. During the day, It wasn’t until July 20, 1985, exactly a he worked as a chicken farmer on his year from the day of Mr. Fisher’s son’s family’s ranch. At night, he designed death, that the hunt could finally cease. spear guns and diving gear in a feed shed A message from one of Mr. Fisher’s fleet outside. His creations were popular with of salvage ships, Dauntless, was received the locals, and in time he found a com- back at headquarters: The charts could munity of people who shared his pas- finally be put away for good; they’d sion for underwater adventure — and, found the main pile of treasure. The improbably, a bride whose interest was excavation of one of the world’s most just as keen. They made money diving coveted shipwrecks began. for spiny lobster, saving enough to open Teams of archaeologists and conser- Mel’s Aqua Shop, the first recorded spe- vators gathered and began the lengthy cialized dive shop in the world. Together, work of stabilizing the long-buried gold, they would teach an estimated 65,000 silver, precious gems, rare navigational people how to dive. instruments, gallery wares, seeds, arma- In 1953 the two set off for a honeymoon ments and countless other treasures. spent underwater, exploring shipwrecks Together, the bounty offered a priceless in Florida. The Fishers spent the next look into 17th-century life, valued at over few years indulging in their shared love $400 million. They were immediately of diving, selling lobsters for money, flung into a deluge of legal proceedings, manning Mr. Fisher’s dive shop, and mak- with various claims from parties including underwater films for television. An ing the state of Florida itself, ultimately interest in underwater treasure-hunting, finding themselves arguing their right to spurred by a vacation to Mexico, soon the treasure before the Supreme Court. blossomed into a full-scale obsession, They were victorious, and in 1987, and eventually Mr. Fisher put together Congress passed the Abandoned Ship- a crew of like-minded treasure hunters wreck Act, giving states the rights to to move to Florida. The team included a shipwrecks (and their payloads) locat- welder, an electronics specialist, a diesel ed within three miles of the coastline. mechanic, a cartographer, and, of course, Today, much of the treasure the Mel Mr. Fisher’s wife Dolores, an accom- Fisher group fought to keep is now on plished skin diver who would go on to display at the nonprofit Mel Fisher Mari- break the world record for underwater time Museum, which sees 200,000 visi- endurance. tors each year. To see it in person and The Fisher crew teamed up with Real learn more about the incredible journey Eight, a treasure-hunting outfit led by to find the Atocha, visit the museum at Kip Wagner, who’d spent years search- 200 Greene St., Key West. ■ summer sale ALL SOFAS % SECTIONALS & SLEEPERS* 40 offMSRP*

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______SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY around the property. The bricks, tour guides note, are a little crooked, sug- The crown jewel of Key West’s rich lit- gesting that the hard-drinking writer erary legacy, which has attracted writers and his friend may have been a little such as Tennessee Williams, Ralph Elli- sauced at the time. son, Robert Frost and Carson McCull- Fellow writer John Dos Passos first ers, is Ernest Hemingway’s old home at suggested to Mr. Hemingway that he 907 Whitehead Street. The sprawling visit Key West. The first place he stayed two-story property is a National His- in 1928 was the Trev-Mor Hotel at 314 toric Landmark where Mr. Hemingway Simonton Street with his wife Pauline, lived and wrote during most of the where he finished “A Farewell to Arms.” 1930s. It is also famously home to about They purchased the property on White- 50 cats. They lounge among the tropi- head Street, a 19th century Spanish Colo- cal foliage and occasionally leap into nial style house, in 1931 for $8,000. It’s a visitors’ laps. An average cat has five lavish property and, including the gar- front toes and four back toes, but about dens, the single largest property on the half the cats have an extra toe on one or island. Mr. Hemingway, his wife Pauline more paw since they’re descendants of and their two sons Patrick and Gregory Hemingway’s cats. All the cats on the lived there until 1940. They added a property carry the polydactyl gene in pool in the late 1930s, at the time the their DNA. only one within 100 miles,iles, thatthat Tour guides offer a complete nar- cost an astound- rative room by room, or you’re free to ing $20,000. The explore on your own. Forget the crowd home is filled with and listen to the breeze rustling the original furniture, palms like the sound of gentle rain on art, European his upstairs wrap-around porch. Then antiques, and tro- you can almost imagine the peace and phy mounts from solitude the famous writer may have Mr. Hemingway’s felt as he hammered away on a type- African safaris. writer working on stories he published You’ll also find his at the time such as “To Have and Have old bookshelf with Not” (with some characters inspired by outdated titles such his Key West friends) and “For Whom as “Cranberry Red” the Bell Tolls.” He would write in the by E. Garside, “The mornings and go out exploring in the Iron Mistress” by afternoons. Paul Wellman and COURTESY PHOTOS S Later the press leaked his address. “Poise: How to Attain It” by D. Starke. Ernest Hemingway’s home, inside After that Mr. Hemingway and his The Hemingway Home & Museum is and out. At right is Hemingway with friend, Capt. ‘Sloppy’ Joe Russell, who open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More infor- sons and kittens at Finca Vigia, also owned Mr. Hemingway’s favorite mation: 305-294-1136 or visit Heming- Cuba, ca. 1942. bar and indulged his taste for big-game wayhome.com. ■ fishing, built a brick wall that still stands COURTESY JFK LIBRARY Happy Hour 4-7pm $3 Beer $3 Wine $3 Wells local hangout! live music! bloody mary bar Located steps from Duval at the entrance of Historic Bahama Village, Blue Macaw oﬀers a Caribbean Atmosphere, Island Drinks, Local Cuisine & Live Music! Breakfast Ű Lunch Ű Dinner

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A bit over a decade ago, a young, relatively petite newcomer joined the Aquanette lineup at Aqua Nightclub: Faith Michaels. She was the second drag performer whose female persona was so skillfully crafted (or who was so naturally gifted) that I was left shaking my head: come on, this really can’t be a boy. For the record, Gugi Gomez was first. It wasn’t until we hap- pened to be sitting at a bar chat- ting, and I repeated the “can’t be a boy” line (probably for the umpteenth time) that Rovison Mejias whipped out his driver’s license. Yup — he’s male, and by the way a newlywed living hap- pily in Alaska with his husband. We miss him. Lovely Faith Michaels, especially in the sweet young thing persona, continued to puzzle me for years, but I’m finally getting over it. Trust me, though: she’s a convincing diva, especially performing one of her favorite numbers as Celine Dion. David Gernovich was born in Phoe- nix and grew up in Tucson. He “really enjoyed drama classes in middle and high school” and “walked away with awards in acting” in print and TV “com- mercials right after high school with an organization called IMTA, International Model and Talent.” “I wasn’t happy in Tucson. I was working for a bank for about 10 years and that’s not what I wanted to do. I came here on vacation visiting Randy Thompson, I was looking for a new home. When I came, I brought some drag in hopes of doing a show and I did a few shows,” Mr. Gernovich remembered. “Inga was impressed with me and asked if I wanted a job at Aqua Night- club. Let me think about that — YES!!! So I went back home, got all of my stuff in order and moved back a few months later.” That was 13 years ago this year, he said. Does the name Faith indicate a devo- tion to religion? Nope. Faith Michaels was born in the late 1990s. “I started in ’97 and it started like it does with most guys — Halloween. I was approached by a guy who was doing a baby drag queen pageant and asked if I would do it. I decided I would do it, not think- ing about winning just about learning and I did Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted Snake.” Well . . .” (dramatic pause) “I Faith is won! Son of a b***h! From there on, I hit a versatile performer. “I lip sync at work the ground running.” but I’ve released dance music that can As for the drag name, it “came from be found on iTunes. ‘Fetish’ is my first a Musicland tape of a singer named song and video — all of my work is on Faith Evans, a beautiful woman. I loved YouTube. ‘Fetish’ won music video of her intro song called ‘Faith.’ Loved the year in Germany and ‘Work that the meaning of it.” And the last name Body’ hit No. 43 on the iTunes dance Michaels? “Well, on stage with a loud charts.” We asked if there were anything bar you can’t have a one syllable name. else he’d like fans to know. Well, he’s People miss it. So I added Michaels into social media: “Everything I want because George Michael sang about them to know they see on my Facebook Faith.” and Instagram account.” He’s also into The job as a performer may look like gratitude. “Kimball (Ingram) is the best fun but it really isn’t easy, he said, and (boss)” and “thank you to everyone who there can be a down side. “Queens can supports me in everything I do.” be cold and their followers can really Aqua Nightclub, at 711 Duval, pres- make you feel unwanted, but with time ents the Aquanettes in “Reality Is a I came into my own and found people Drag” at 9 p.m. nightly, with additional who love and appreciate the hard work 7 and 11 p.m. shows. Call (305) 294-0555 I do.” for additional information. ■ A18 WEEK OF JULY 14-20, 2016 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST KEY WEST HAPPY HOUR GUIDE

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Later in life, some of these laws seem to benefit us more than others. Anyone who has ever found cash on the street seems quick to invoke “Finders keepers,” while sometimes it feels like our CEOs could do with a little refresher on the whole “Sharing is caring” thing. Our mother’s backs all seem to break regard- less of how many cracks we avoid. And we’d certainly have saved a whole lot on Botox if we could have remembered to stop making that face 10 years ago. This year, on July 15 and 16, Key West will celebrate the life of a man who lived some of these laws not just as playground rules, but as canons of adulthood. He was a man who fought before the Supreme Court to defend his rights, and who followed his dreams relentlessly, impossibly, sure that they would come true if he simply kept at it. He was a man who shared the incredible bounty of his life with family, friends and strangers — who dreamt of finding buried treasure more than he dreamt of a desk job — and then had the courage to follow that dream, even when things seemed hopeless. And who, after having lived a life of inconceivable adventure, Mel Fisher’s storied treasure salvage vessel J.B. Magruder. tenacity, intrigue and bravery, inspired an annual celebration that today raises tens of thousands of dollars for charity. It is the memory of Mel Fisher, historic treasure hunter, famed dreamer and one of Key West’s most beloved characters, that the July 14 and 15 Mel Fisher Days Festival seeks to celebrate. Mel Fisher is perhaps the most legendary treasure hunter in American history. His early years were spent working on a chicken ranch, running the world’s first dive shop, selling lobsters and exploring wrecks underwater alongside his record-setting diver wife Dolores, nicknamed Deo. In time, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher went on to uproot their lives to search for buried treasure in Florida. They developed cutting-edge Mel Fisher handprints at the Schooner Wharf Bar. technology and amassed a crackerjack day we find the Atocha! Today’s the day! team of experts, all of whom narrowed Outside of his family, his crew, his close their focus to the search for one myste- friends and a handful of investors, no riously vanished Spanish galleon ship: one believed he would find it. the Atocha, which had sunk in 1622 in (Spoiler alert: he found it.) the waters off the Florida Keys, taking Mel Fisher Days has grown since its with it more than $400 million worth of 1998 conception, when Mr. Fisher was gold, jewels, armaments, antiquities and alive and the festival was able to honor those legendary pieces of eight (Spanish him in person. At the time, it was a small silver dollars worth a fortune today). gathering, with hot dogs and rum and The Fishers had children; the children Coke discounts as the main draw. Today, joined the quest. The family became a the celebration offers a wider range of kind of Swiss Family Robinson of the events, including tours of the company’s treasure salvaging business, spending treasure boats, live music, raffles, a 16 years and hundreds of thousands of silent auction worth tens of thousands dollars on their quest to unearth the of dollars, and the chance to bite into a Atocha’s payload. The Fishers lost a cupcake laced with an authentic Atocha Capt. Andy of the J. B. Magruder. son and daughter-in-law to the search, piece of eight. and faced an endless barrage of doubt Beginning on Friday, July 15, a lim- with the “Golden Crew” of the origi- ity. This year’s recipient, Wesley House and ridicule over Mel’s refusal to give ited number of ticket-holders will get a nal Atocha mother lode discovery. The Family Services, is a charity that Shawn up hope of finding behind-the-scenes event is free, open to the public and Cowles, investor relations manager for the ship. He was look at the private will also feature live music, food, drinks Mel Fisher’s Expeditions and one of the famously, relent- conservation labo- and contests (including the aforemen- original creators of Mel Fisher Days, lessly determined, ratory of the Fisher tioned cupcake contest — those pos- feels strongly that Mr. Fisher himself starting each day family, receiving sessing particularly chippable teeth: would have been proud to support. by telling his crew an intimate look You’ve been warned.) The following The charity, which provides services to “Today’s the day!” at some of today’s evening, a “Party Like a Local” block needy children and families throughout It became a most sophisticat- party will stretch across the 200 block the Keys, including foster and adoptive credo; they printed ed archaeological of Front Street, where the now-famous care, intervention services, life skills it on T-shirts. For over 5,000 days, Mr. conservation technology (and the mil- silent auction, with prizes ranging from training and more, exists to protect and Fisher believed that today was the day lions of dollar’s worth of treasure that authentic treasure to luxurious vaca- provide for the many needy families he would finally achieve his dream. it was built to protect.) That afternoon, tions, will commence. This year the who utilize its services. They would find the Atocha, be rich locals and visitors will converge at first-ever “Mel Fisher Days T-Shirt Lot- During his lifetime, Mr. Fisher had, beyond imagination, and his childhood Schooner Wharf Bar (one of Mr. Fisher’s tery” offers participants the chance to of course, leaned heavily on the sup- dreams that evolved from late nights favorite drinking haunts — they actu- win an actual treasure chest of their port of his immediate family, his wife reading “Treasure Island” in rural Indi- ally cast his handprints in the concrete), very own, complete with more than and children working tirelessly along- ana would finally become reality. where the storied treasure salvage ves- $2,000 worth of silver dollars. side him, sometimes with heartbreaking Mr. Fisher’s quest became the kind of sel J.B. Magruder will dock alongside While the company still actively rais- results. His son, Kim Fisher, continues dare-to-dream, impossible-to-win-but- the bar. es funds to finance its current treasure- his father’s work to this day, search- determined-to-anyway story that Hol- Treasure-hunting fans will be able to hunting missions, it was decided early ing the ocean surrounding the Keys lywood loves to make about high school tour the ship, examining equipment still on that 100 percent of the festival’s for the still-undiscovered sections of football teams in the South. Today’s the used in the field and rubbing shoulders proceeds would go to a Key West char- the Atocha and other valuable wrecks. FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST www.FloridaWeekly.com WEEK OF JULY 14-20, 2016 A21

The Key West community, Mr. Cowles reasons, supported Mr. Fisher and his company through 16 years of seem- ingly futile searching and fundraising; in helping raise funds for its Key West community (and significant ones at that — last year’s event raised $20,000) the Mel Fisher’s Treasures company is simply helping its family out. “That’s what families do,” he says. “They support us and we support them.” When it comes to the company’s current efforts to uncover buried treasure, Mr. Cowles can’t help but reveal his excitement. “Our historians have com- piled an immense amount of historical research on the first few ships and electronic surveys are underway,” he says. “Using modern technology now available to us, we believe we can iden- tify and locate these long-lost ships and recover their treasure.” That new technology includes a newly developed HAUV (that’s a hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle to you landlubbers), a custom-built research vehicle capable of reaching depths of up to 1000m. “Over the next few years, we expect to have numerous ‘Today’s the Day’ moments, as these lost galleons and all their wealth are found, salvaged Key West locals Damian DeAngelis and and divided among our partners,” Mr. Deanna Kay Cox enjoying the celebration. Cowles says. It’s not just the universally felt lure of riches that makes Mel Fisher’s story such a powerful one. Indeed, for many, the actual loot of the Atocha is not the most incredible part of the tale. It’s the idea that a person could wake up each day, for an incomprehensible number of days in a row, and tell himself and his crew that today was the day, and that he could believe it just as strongly one morning as the next. In an age of deletable tweets and five- second attention spans, of lightning-fast information and anonymous internet bullies, this kind of unwavering faith in one’s ability to achieve his or her dreams is practically unheard of. But of Admiring the treasure. equal importance is the endless support and unwavering faith of his crew, his family and friends, which enabled Mr. Fisher to achieve his dreams, making the Atocha team just as impressive and legendary a model for humanity as the man behind the find himself. It’s the stuff of fables. Of mythical The Mel Fisher Expeditions booth. quests, and pirates, and children’s playground laws. For Mel Fisher, “Today’s Perhaps Mr. Fisher was teaching all the day” wasn’t simply a credo meant of us that each morning, before the day to keep the workers focused. It was has ground us down to our worst selves, how he lived in the present moment. It we have the opportunity to choose our enabled him to get up each day with the thoughts, to choose to believe we can same determination and focus as the achieve our dreams or make sure that day prior. It made every day he woke someone else’s are held afloat for just up important, hope-filled, exceptional. one more day. And perhaps that’s what Every day, there was an opportunity for Mel Fisher Days is really about, at its adventure and success. Every day, the core: that today’s the day, for all of us support of one’s family — both genetic — we just have to remember to live it and otherwise — enough to keep some- that way. ■ one from giving up. Treasure hunt winners.

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Donna’s children were tough sure of a different kind, that was nearly about the relationship at first, due to a sunk and buried, but thank goodness, previous tumultuous relationship that due to a twist of fate, hard work, and no they hadn’t yet gotten over. But love will small amount of love and perseverance, find a way. It was like a checklist for the that treasure was brought back from the ladies, traveling to be with them, win- brink of obscurity and now resides in ning them over to the idea, one by one. Key West for all to see and admire. Derek and Sendaya in Detroit, Brett and Within one year, she went from being Tal at the City Center, Scott and Kathy down on her luck, out of money, recent- in Boston. “Some of the past choices ly broken up with her longtime partner, weren’t good, so they were skeptical,” unable to find enough singing jobs to White said. “But one by one we checked pay her rent, losing her apartment and them all off.” sleeping on a bench in a Greenwich White and Barnett continued bounc- Village park, to performing in the hit ing from New York to Los Angeles Broadway revival of “Finian’s Rainbow” doing club acts. Recently, they found at the St. James Theater in New York. LARRY BLACKBURN / COURTESY PHOTO themselves debating whether to stay Since then, it’s been one bumpy ride in LA or move back to where they from one success to another. She has always remembered. began, to Key West. “The commute in performed in “Nunsense,” “Ain’t Mis- From The New York Times: LA was costing $25 one way to my gigs, behavin’,” “Barnum,” “Welcome to the “She is usually someone who five times a week. Sometimes, after Club” and “Bubbling Brown Sugar,” and lifts your energy if you’re feeling paying the musicians, I came home in April 2010, assumed the role of Mama down,” he said. “That night she with $3.25.” Morton in the long-running Broadway looked soulless. I was concerned So they decided it was time to come revival of “Chicago.” for her — scared.” home to Key West, the place where they From People magazine: “After three So he decided to do some- first met that one fateful night when all months (of homelessness) in 2008, thing about it. He called a mutual the stars in heaven must’ve aligned just White, 61, a performer since her child- acquaintance in Jersey City, N.J., the right way. hood in Palo Alto, Calif., was “so down who agreed to let White stay “All I want to do now is sit on a stool I was doing chin-ups from the gutter,” with him, and then a few days and sing my heart out,” she said. “It she says. “This after co-starring with later, Pat West, owner of The never fails, though, when I find a great RALPH DE PALMA / COURTESY PHOTO Glenn Close and Jim Dale in ‘Barnum’ Keys, a bar at the time on Duval Street place and the movers are coming, I get in 1980, and singing in Liza Minnelli’s in Key West located across the street a call,” she said lightheartedly. This one Radio City Music Hall show. She was from La Te Da, asked White to come for back to New York. White got the part came from the Warren Carlyle Casting too proud and embarrassed to seek help Fantasy Fest and sing at the grand open- and from there, she was off and running Agency, specializing in new Broadway from social services and told very few ing of her new nightclub. It just so hap- from one project to the next. projects. “I turned it down.” friends of her predicament. Depressed, pened that someone had canceled and Despite having faced blacklisting for It sounds as though this treasure is she couch-surfed for a period, and often so there was an opening. White said, being gay in the past, during a rehearsal now ours. found herself on a bench at New York “Let me think about it — yes.” It was a for “Follies” at the St. James Theater, “We have five wonderful grandkids. City’s Washington Square Park at night. real lifesaver; she is quoted to have said, one of the producers asked her, “What We arrived just in time in Key West She had a biweekly gig at a piano bar “I got back on my feet.” can I do for you?” White answered, “I to see the oldest graduate from high where she was able to store her belong- It was also on that night, Nov. 2, 2008, want to get married onstage.” school,” she says. ings and wash up, only making $32 every that Terri White met Key West jew- They opened the show on a Friday, “My heart is rich. This is what I’ve other week, money she used for ramen elry designer Donna Barnett. They had and after the next Sunday matinee, 500 worked for all my life,” she had said noodles and to pay her cell phone bill. much in common: the love of cigarettes of their closest friends attended their after her opening night on Broadway. It Still, she continued seeking out audi- and Makers Mark, road trips and musi- commitment ceremony at the beautiful was never truer than now. “It has been tions. “I was in bad shape,” she said. cals. They moved in together, and now St. James Theater, located at 246 W. 44th a wild ride.” It was then, on a chilly October night they are married and have been together St. in New York City. They were inter- You can catch Terri White at the Lit- in 2008, that a New York police officer, since. Now, that’s serendipity. viewed by news sources from all around tle Room Jazz Club on Saturday nights, David Taylor, who had heard White When White heard about auditions the world for the event, including Katie and occasionally at the tropical outdoor while walking his beat near the piano for “Finian’s Rainbow,” a 1947 show Couric near the bench White used to Blue Heaven restaurant. Because she bars where she had performed, rec- about leprechauns, a pot o’gold and sleep on in Washington Square Park. has just returned to town, you’ll be sure ognized her, but only barely. She was Southern bigotry that White first per- At 4:45 the next morning, the ladies to see her soon onstage in many loca- sullen and downtrodden, not the usual formed in when she was 8 years old had a conversation that went something tions. An evening with Terri is always upbeat and gregarious woman he had — Barnett bought her a plane ticket like this: Donna: “Do you feel married?” enjoyable, so go see for yourself. ■

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Do you like to cook or just enjoy good food? Owners Bill and Eden Brown are providing foodies, chefs and those of you who just like to dabble in the kitchen with a one-stop location for all of your culinary needs. They offer colorful indoor and outdoor tableware, innovative high-quality kitch- enware and chef-led cooking lessons for home cooks at all skill levels. Several types of lessons and events are available: · Chef’s tasting menus: These are dem- onstration cooking lessons and events. The featured chef will prepare a unique themed menu for your education and enjoyment. · Hands-on cooking lessons: Whether you are a beginner or a master chef, these lessons are geared toward a specific type of MILE ZERO / COURTESY PHOTO cuisine or toward specialized techniques. Isle Cook owners Eden and Bill Brown. COURTESY PHOTO · Wine education events: An opportu- Chef Martha Hubbard is one of Isle Cook’s nity to learn about basic wine, to enjoy an ■ July 16 and July 23, 3:30 p.m. bard. We started with a Spicy Crab many chefs hosting Chef’s Tasting Menus, advanced tasting for specific regions or a Wine education events Cheesecake, followed by a Baby Kale Hands-On Cooking Lessons, Wine and Food blind wine tasting. Chef Martha Hubbard and Arugula Salad. The entrée was Education Events and more. · Food education events: Lectures Regional wine and food tasting a traditional Shrimp Etoufee and we and instruction on nutrition, food, flavors, finished off with Chickory Coffee and cooking techniques and ingredients. ■ July 23, 5:30 p.m. Beignets from Café du Monde in New Coming up this week: Chef’s tasting menu Orleans. The food, the cooking demon- Chef Alice Weingarten stration, our fellow dinner companions Isle Cook ■ July 15, 5:30 p.m Alice celebrates summer all combined for an incredible dining Chef’s tasting menu experience. >> Where: 218 Whitehead St., #6 Chef Melissa Schwarz I recently experienced a Creole- You owe it to yourself to experience >> Info: Islecookkeywest.com Indian cuisines themed chef’s tasting provided by Isle Cook. ■ chefs Mick Kilgos and Martha Hub-

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