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• July • August • September This Week’s Events 2021
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Vol. 15 - Issue 3
arts • THIRD THURSDAYS ARTS COUNCIL -Morada Way Arts & Cultural District Art Walk, 6 p.m. Park & stroll along the Old Highway to visit galleries, enjoy • JULY 1 - OCTOBER 1 culinary arts and music in the heart of Islamorada, MM81.5. - Liberty in the Shadow of Silence, Cuban Collective Exhibit moradawayarts.org by over 50 Cuban Artists, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays, Opening Reception, Thursday July 1, 5:30 p.m.,The Historic Gato Building, -Walk on White Gallery Walk, 6 p.m. 1100 Simonton St., 305-295-4369, keysarts.com Exhibitions & receptions at galleries & shops along White St. from Southard to United Street, Key West • AUGUST TBD Board of Directors Meeting & Advisor Orientation • LAST FRIDAYS Gallery Night, 6 p.m. Key Largo Art Gallery, 103200 Overseas Hwy. 305-451-0052, ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS keylargoartgallery.com • THROUGH THURSDAY, JULY 29 KEY WEST ART AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY Mango Madness - Members Show, Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., The Custom House, 281 Front St., Key West, 305-295-6616, The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St., 305-296-0458, tskw.org kwahs.org. 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily • THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 31 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12: Under Construction | Glass Plate Key West Art Garden 11th Annual, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily Negatives of A.V. Rabenau Sculpture art mostly made of recycled materials. Key West Tropical THROUGH SUMMER: Duval Street: The Longest Street in Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd., Stock Island, the World 305-296-1504, keywest.garden ONGOING ART CLASSES • JULY 1 - OCTOBER 1 - Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza, - Liberty in the Shadow of Silence, Cuban Collective Exhibit Big Pine Key, MM30, 305-872-1828, artistsinparadise.com. by over 50 Cuban Artists, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays, Call for schedule. JULY 1: Opening Reception, 5:30 p.m., The Historic Gato - Life Drawing with Annamarie Giordano, Tuesdays 11 a.m., Building, 1100 Simonton St., 305-295-4369, keysarts.com Call 609-884-3474 for information. • JULY 30 - AUGUST 25 - Lothar Speer, Traditional Drawing Class with Lothar, Poolside - A Summer Exhibit, JAG Gallery, 1075 Duval St C-23, Call 305-294-1241 Key West, 305-407-6202, jaggallery.art - Maggie Ruley, Paint With Maggie Acrylic Painting Class, Call 305-304-1013 • SEPTEMBER 1 - OCTOBER 1 David Ruhe Exhibition, Roberto Russell Gallery at Ocean - The Art Studio, 12535 Overseas Hwy., Marathon, Sotheby’s, 81888 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, 305-712-8888, Call 305-289-9013, keysartstudio.com facebook.com/OSIRgallery - The Studios of Key West, 1533 Eaton St., 305-296-0458, tskw.org • NIGHTLY Sunset Celebration! Performers, artists and sunsets!, Two hours before sunset. Mallory Square Dock, Key West, CHILDREN sunsetcelebration.org KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY • THURSDAYS Summer Art Camps, Fort East Martello Museum, 3501 South Key West Farmers Market, 3 - 7 p.m., Truman Waterfront Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, 305-295-6616, kwahs.org Park. Visit Facebook. MONROE COUNTY LIBRARIES Throughout the Keys, 305-292-3595, keyslibraries.org Various online summer activities, classes and programs.
MUSEUM QUALITY FINE. ART LEGAL CUBAN ART TOURS 606 GREENE ST., KEY WEST, FL | 305.294.1669 | www.galleryongreene.com COMEDY 4TH OF JULY • KEY LARGO COMEDY KEY WEST - 4th of July 44th Annual Parade, 10 a.m. Weekly shows and special events, BottleCap Lounge, 218 US 1, MM98 to 100. Picnic at Key Largo Community Park, Whitehead St., Key West, 305-985-7370, comedykeywest.com 10:30 AM. 500 Saint Croix Place, MM100. 305-451-1414. KEY WEST THEATER -Fireworks on Blackwater Sound, 10 p.m., MM104, bayside. 512 Eaton St., 305-985-0433, thekeywesttheater.com • ISLAMORADA AUGUST 21: Paula Poundstone, 8 p.m. - Independence Day Celebration, 6 p.m. Founders Park, MM87 on Plantation Key. Hosted by the Village DANCE of Islamorada and the Upper Keys Rotary Club. Features entertainment, food and drinks, fireworks. 305-664-4503, COFFEEMILL DANCE & YOGA STUDIO islamoradachamber.com 804 White St. and 3340 N. Roosevelt Blvd. #2, Key West, • MARATHON 305-296-9982, coffeemilldance.com - Marathon Beach Party, Parade, 10:30 a.m. THROUGH JULY 31: Summer Dance Classes and mini dance Parade proceeds from Marathon High School on Sombrero camps for children. Ballet, , jazz, tap, hiphop, lyrical and more. Beach Rd., MM50 (oceanside). Free admission Sombrero Beach. LEARN TO DANCE WITH LUCY & FRIENDS Day-long celebration features food, drink, kids’ crafts and CoffeeMill Annex Dance Studio 804 White St., Key West, entertainment followed by fireworks. 305-743-5417. 305-296-6348, dancekeywest.com • BIG PINE KEY - NOTE: EVENT ON JULY 3 FRIDAYS - Salsa (& Salsa Rueda & Bachata & Cha Cha & Rumba - Celebrate Fourth of July, 5 p.m. & Merengue)!) 7 p.m. Private lessons for all occasions, including Big Pine Community Park, 31009 Atlantis Rd. Features live weddings, anniversaries & Quinceaneras. music, food, drinks, games and activities for both kids and ON YOUR TOES DANCE & GYMNASTIC STUDIO adults followed by fireworks at 9 p.m. Free admission. 92451 Overseas Hwy., oceanside, Tavernier. 305-852-3818, • KEY WEST oytdancestudio.com - Rotary Club of Key West Cookout, Fireworks and 5K Race. Run starts at 7:30 a.m. at the corner of White St. and FESTIVAL & FUNDRAISERS Atlantic Blvd. Pre-register online southernmostrunners.com. Daytime activities at Casa Marina, 6 p.m., 1500 Reynolds St., • THURSDAY - MONDAY, JULY 1 - 5 includes food/music. Fireworks at 9 p.m., White Street Pier. Key Lime Festival 7th Annual ______Various times & venues. The festival includes culinary events, scavenger hunts, distillery tours, cookbook signings and pie eating • THURSDAY - TUESDAY, JULY 1-20 contests. keylimefestival.com Virtual Mel Fisher Days Silent Auction, Over $20,000 of treasure and merchandise. Bidding for the booty begins Thursday, • THURSDAY - MONDAY, JULY 1 - 5 July 1 and continues until 5pm, Tuesday July 20, on the 36th Mermaid Festival. Various times and venues in Key West, anniversary of the finding of the ATOCHA mother load. Fun, educational, family-friendly event. 305-204-4226, 305-296-6533, melfisherdays.com keywestmermaidfestival.com • SATURDAY, JULY 10 Underwater Music Festival 37th Annual, 10 a.m. Staged by Keys radio station US1 Radio 104.1 FM. The music is broadcast underwater via speakers suspended beneath boats positioned above Looe Key Reef reef, Ramrod Key, MM27, 305-872-2411, lowerkeyschamber.com • THURSDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 22 - 24 Hemingway Days Festival 40th Annual. Various times and LECTURES venues in Key West. Celebration features Sloppy Joe’s Look- Alike Contest, the Running of the Bulls, street fair, 5K, fishing • TUESDAYS tournament and a paddleboard race commemorating Ernest’s July Mario Sanchez’s World - Nance Frank, Gallery on Greene, 21st birthday. fla-keys.com/hemingway-days 606 Greene St., Key West, 305-304-2323, galleryongreene.com • WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY, AUGUST 11-15 HISTORY OF DIVING MUSEUM Key West Tropical Heat 82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada, MM83, 305-664-9737, Various venues and events. 305-294-4603, gaykeywestfl.com divingmuseum.org, Immerse Yourself Presentation Series, 7 p.m. JULY 21: Dive Safety; AUGUST 18: Vintage Diving; • THURSDAY-SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 - 15 SEPTEMBER 15: Keys Underwater Archaeology Key West Lobsterfest. Various times and venues Events include a lobster boil, Duval Crawl, street fair with lobster- LITERARY inspired culinary creations, music and a lobster brunch. 305-294-7170, keywestlobsterfest.com • FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS THROUGH JULY • WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - 5 Old Town Literary Walking Tour, 6 p.m. Fridays; WomanFest Key West. Various times and venues 10 a.m. Sundays. Key West Library, 700 Fleming St., Festival features activities ranging from women-only snorkeling 305-292-3595, kwls.org and water-sports excursions to high-energy late-night dance • FIRST SUNDAYS parties. 305-294-4603, gaykeywestfl.com Key West Poetry Guild Meeting, 7 p.m. • THURSDAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 - 6 facebook.com/groups/KeyWestPoetryGuild Key West Brewfest 11th Annual. Various times and venues • SECOND & FOURTH SATURDAYS Events include beer dinners, beer brunches, happy hour parties, Key West Writers Guild Meeting, sites.google.com/view/ pool parties, seminars and the Signature Tasting Festival Event keywestwritersguild with close to 200 beers on tap. Key West. 305-295-7676, keywestbrewfest.com MUSEUMS • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Lower Keys Fall Migration Mania Birding & Nature • SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 17 - 18 Adventure 10 a.m.. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, PADI Women’s Dive Day, 10 a.m. 5210 College Rd, Key West, 305-296-1504, keywest.garden History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada, 305-664-9737, divingmuseum.org FILM • THROUGH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Blue Star Museums Program - Free Admission for Active MARATHON COMMUNITY CINEMA Military Personnel/Family. Participants: History of Diving Museum, Light bites, wine & beer are served at private tables in this Islamorada; Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Key West; Key West intimate first-run film theater. 5101 Overseas Hwy., oceanside, Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, artsarts.gov/initiatives/blue- Marathon. 305-743-0288, marathoncinema.com star-museums TROPIC CINEMA • THROUGH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 416 Eaton St., Key West. 877-761-3456, tropiccinema.com Virtual Tours, The History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas DAILY: New, independent, foreign, documentaries & urban films. Hwy., Islamorada, 305-664-9737, divingmuseum.org/exhibits THURSDAYS: Music on Film Club, 7:30 p.m. • FIRST SUNDAYS SATURDAYS: Kids Summer Movie Club, 10:30 a.m. Locals Free Sunday, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. 5210 College Rd., Key West. 305-296-1504. keywest.garden • THIRD SATURDAYS -Eco Discovery Center Educational Series, 10 a.m. 35 East Quay Rd, Truman Waterfront, Key West. 305-809-4750, Are You Driving For floridakeys.noaa.gov Kids (ages 5-10), Free. - Plant Sale, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 10 a.m., he rts 5210 College Rd., Key West. 305-296-1504, keywest.garden T A ? MUSIC
• THURSDAY, JULY 1, 7:30 PM A “Celebration of Independence” Concert Songs of the Immigrants Who Made America Sing A rooftop concert aat The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St., featuring Broadway star Anika Larsen & jazz trumpeter Freddie Maxwell (Rain date: Friday, July 2) 305-296-0458, tskw.org • WEDNESDAYS-SATURDAYS Cabaret in the Gardens, 5 p.m. FRIDAYS: Mateo, Classical Guitar, 5 - 7 p.m. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St., Key West. 305-294-2661, gardenshotel.com • NIGHTLY Support the ARTS in Monroe County. Jazz - Tavern N’ Town, 5 p.m. Marriott Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, 305-296-8100. Purchase a STATE of the ARTS license plate and help fund the Florida Keys Council of the Arts teaching artists’ grants. COFFEE BUTLER AMPHITHEATER 21 E Quay Rd, Key West, 305-985-0433, thekeywestamp.com Thank you. JULY 31: Sublime, with Rome and Dirty Heads, 7 p.m. myfloridaspecialtyplate.com/state-of-the-arts.html AUGUST 6: Slightly Stoopid, 5 p.m. SEPTEMBER 19: Rebelution, 5 p.m. KEY WEST THEATER This publication is sponsored by the Florida Keys Council of 512 Eaton St. 305-985-0433, Visit thekeywesttheater.com the Arts, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, for full schedule of events. The State of Florida, Department of State, Division of JULY 2 & 3: David Shaw, 8 p.m. Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, JULY 23: Nick Norman, 8 p.m. National Endowment for the Arts and our wonderful JULY 31: Parrothead Massacre, 7:30 p.m. advertisers and donors. Thank You. SEPTEMBER 7: Carl Palmer, 8 p.m. Events/dates subject to change.
FLORIDA KEYS COUNCIL OF THE ARTS ART BUILDS COMMUNITY WE SUPPORT • WE CONNECT • WE PROMOTE • WE GIVE The Florida Keys Sculpture Trail The vision of Key West philanthropists Mr John Padget and the late Mr. Jacob Dekker, launched the public art sculpture trail project in 2017 along U.S. 1, the Overseas Highway, an All-American Road. The trail features 12 sculptures created by The Art Students League of New York’s Model to Monument Program, and is a generous gift to the residents and visitors of Monroe County, Florida. Sponsored in part by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, the County’s Art in Public Places Committee and the Florida Keys Council of the Arts. More details on the Sculpture Trail can be found at keysarts.com.
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1 7 Red Nun 2 & 3 4 Gaea by Jamie Emerson by Gaia Grossi Crane Point Hammock Mote Marine Laboratory 5550 Overseas Hwy. MM 50 24244 Overseas Hwy. MM 24 Marathon Summerland Key 1 Wave Henge 8 Leaves of Grass 11 Fragments by Damon Hamm 5 Moire 3 by Markus Holtby by Shiho Sato and Jeff Sundheim by Frank Michielli The Art Studio Morada Way Arts & Cultural District - Park, MM 80.1 Islamorada Truman Waterfront Park Big Pine Key Community Park 12535 Overseas Hwy. MM 53.6 Key West 31009 Atlantis Dr. MM 31 Marathon Everything Between Big Pine Key 12 2 & 3 Avis Gloriae et Lavdis by Sarah Moore Stand Tall, Stand Loud, MMXVI & Nature Eternal 9 by Aaron Bell Islamorada Gardens by Sheila Berger 6 Wind Tower... And We Breathe, a collaborative work by all seven M2M sculptors Everyone Breaks 81001 Overseas Hwy. MM 81 Key West Int’l Airport 10 by Tanda Francis Islamorada 3491 S. Roosevelt Blvd. MM 4 Grimal Grove Key West 258 Cunningham Lane MM 30 The Lagoon Big Pine Key 59300 Overseas Hwy. MM 59.3 Marathon THE ART OF GIVING o Individual $50 o Business non-profit $250 o Contributor for 2 $100 o Business Partner $375 o Advocate for 2 $250 o Corporate Partner $1,000 o Supporter for 2 $500 o Corporate Sponsor $5,000+ o Curator for 2 $750 o I would like to Volunteer o Patron for 2 $1,000 o I am an artist o Benefactor for 2 $5,000+
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MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Florida Keys Council of the Arts is to advance the creative development and promotion of the arts in our cultural community by providing excellence in leadership, advocacy, education and financial support for artists, cultural organizations and citizens of Monroe county. WE SUPPORT • WE CONNECT • WE PROMOTE • WE GIVE
FLORIDA KEYS COUNCIL OF THE ARTS 1100 Simonton Street, Key West, Florida 33040 305-295-4369 Executive Director/Editor - Elizabeth Young
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