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The Educational Coalition for Monroe County (ECMC) invites musicians to join the Mid-Keys Community Big Band. Rehearsals are Thursdays 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Marathon Community United Methodist Church. The band is under the professional direction of Hulber Gagliardini. Countywide musicians moderate to professional level are welcome. Proficiency in reading music is required. Call (305) 743-6215 for more information. Sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, Linda Lee Byars’ Music Studio and the Marathon Community United Methodist Church.
The Keys Chamber Orchestra (which meets at the Venture Out Resort pavilion, Cudjoe Key during the fall/winter) continues to meet during the summer. Sundays, 2-4 PM, Sugarloaf Baptist Church, Crane Blvd. All ages and levels of musicians are encouraged to attend and participate. Contact Marvin Perry at 305 304-7544.
Violin/Viola/Cello classes – Individual lessons in Key West – Beginning to Advanced. Local violinist, 40 years teaching. All welcome, preschool to adult. Paul – 879-0560.
Private piano, woodwind and guitar lessons. The Music Room. Robin Kaplan 294-7382.
Bahama Village Music Program located at 727 Fort Street, Key West, offers free classes in steel pan, drums, piano, guitar, clarinet, saxaphone, flute, violin and gospel choir for kids during the school year. 727 Fort St., Key West. Call 292-9628 or e-mail bvmpkw@aol.com for more info.
Monroe County Nutrition Office seeks paid and volunteer entertainers and artists to visit senior clients in Key West, Big Pine, Marathon, Plantation Key. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Call Janice Drewing at 292-4522 for more information.
House Blend, Key West's first dance improv performance company, seeks creative collaborations with other local artists, musicians and performers for various performance opportunities and projects throughout the Key West community. Comprised of CoffeeMill Dance Studio dancers and founding members of Brazen Hussies Dance, House Blend seeks to bring dance and other performance art forms beyond the stage and into the community-from grocery stores to gas stations to gala events. Call 923.6013 for more information.
CoffeeMill Dance & Yoga Studio. Classes & workshops in dance, music and more. CoffeeMill Studio, 916 Pohalski Lane, Key West.
296-9982, or coffeemilldance@aol.com
Theo & Ganine's Dance Center offers classes & workshops in ballroom and latin dance. 11450 Overseas Hwy., Suite 203 Marathon.
743-0660.
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Poetry Guild meets first Sunday of the month, as it has for the past 30 years. Open to all who are interested in poetry. 8 p.m. Blue Heaven Restaurant, corner of Petronia & Thomas Streets, Key West. 292-8577.
Political Satire at SoDu
This upcoming Fantasy Fest theme, “Pirates, Pundits and Political Party Animals,” lures us into the realm of political satire.
If you have a horse in the race and can turn it into art, The SoDu window beckons you. We are inviting our favorite artists to look at the politics of the town, the country, the world with an artist’s eye for our October window display.
Warm up your engines with Walt Kelly, lipsticked pigs, Animal Farm, The Onion, Stephen Colbert, Jon Daily, Bloom County, Doonesbury, and Monty Python.
Guidelines:
Two or three dimensions, any media, but must fit in the window (the door is 6’4” x 32”). Please let us know ahead of time if you are planning something large or elaborate.
Deadline for submissions is October 13. Window will be installed that week through the end of the month. Bring your art to SoDu Gallery, 1100 Duval St 10 am - 6 pm. 296-4400
Sales will be governed by the gallery consignment agreement which you will need to sign if you are not already in the gallery.
Judgment of suitability and final choice are at the sole option of SoDu gallery. Note: Please do not use the phrase "Fantasy Fest" in your art, as it is trademarked by Market Share.
Remembering Georges – 10 Years after the Storm: The library is mounting an online exhibit of Hurricane Georges photographs. We are asking the community to contribute photos of before, during and after the storm. Please email your digital photos of Hurricane Georges to rice-anne@monroecounty-fl.gov. Click here to view the library’s photo exhibits.
Seeking Keys Artists who make handmade prints; silk screen, lithograph, monoprint etching and relief. For group show aiming to educate viewers about printmaking process and history. Contact Katharine 393-2488.
Panel Artist Opening: The recently relocated Bougainvillea House Gallery of Marathon has an opening for a half, or full, space panel artist effective May 1st. Interested artists must reside at least part time in the Keys. This cooperative gallery has been in business nearly 10 years and is home to 20 artists from Key Largo to Key West. The gallery's new location is MM53.2 (Gulf-side) at the Marathon Chamber and Visitor Center. Call the gallery for more information at 305-743-0808, or if interested in an application, contact president Ann Lynch at 305 743-7513 or cell at 305-731-8683, or e-mail rtannie@bellsouth.net. Summer hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 9:30 – 5pm
The Studios of Key West is accepting proposals for artwork to be included in their changing display in the Sculpture Garden at the Armory, 600 White St. Key West. Keys artists whose work would be appropriate for this outside venue are encouraged to contact Lauren at TSKW, 296-0458 or e-mail, Lauren@tskw.org.
Courtney Mattison owner of The Aveda Salon on Duval, located in the historic Dr. Porter mansion, at 429 Caroline Street, is pleased to be able to utilize the bright open atmosphere and ample wall space of her salon to host rotating art exhibits. She is currently seeking artists for future exhibits. Salon hours are 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 292-6020.
Bone Island Appraisal Company at 925 White St in Key West is seeking artists to exhibit work during the monthly "Night on White" gallery walk. We encourage local artists to contact our office if they are interested in being featured. Phone 295-8336 or e-mail boneislandorder@bellsouth.net.
The Guild Hall Gallery has artist's retail and studio space available. Classes, shows and events are also welcome. 614 Duval St., Key West. For more information call 296-6076.
Gallery Key West is an eclectic collection of fine and functional art created by local artists Janis Childs, Elizabeth Calleja, Wayne Smith, Jessica Wilson, Martha dePoo, Tony Scullin, Barbara Powell and Rich Krajovic. Paintings, pottery, decorative functional art, sculpture, stained and fused glass, jewelry and photography. We are looking for new artists to join us at our high traffic location of 824 Duval St. We are open daily, 10am-10pm. Please call Jessica at 849-2225, or the gallery at 292-0046, or better yet, stop by and see us!
Island Arts Co-Op Gallery, located in a high-traffic area on Duval St., now has openings for local Keys artists in all media. All work must be juried in. Membership includes working a weekly shift & sharing Gallery expenses in exchange for Duval St. display space to showcase your work. For a limited time, we are offering special TRIAL MEMBERSHIPS. Call (305) 292-9909 for more details or check us out at 1128 Duval St., Key West.
Marathon Government Center, contact Rich Jones, 289-2805, jones-rich@monroecounty-fl.gov;
Marathon Gov’t. Annex, contact Priscilla London, 289-6011 or 393-1477(cell), safety@monroecounty-fl.gov;
Key West Airport, contact Hal Bromm, halbromm@hotmail.com;
“Artport” at Marathon Airport, contact Marianne Motches, 743-2744, mgm_art@bellsouth.net;
Lower Keys Medical Center Main Hall Gallery, contact Emily Sorkin at 295-0674, emcorrespond-keys@yahoo.com.
Historic Key West Courthouse, contact Isabel DeSantis, 295-3130. idesantis@monroe-clerk.com.
Monroe County Courthouse Annex, contact Janis Jo Stevens, 294-3099, janis@e-isle.com;
American Cancer Society, contact Carrie Helliesen, 292-2333, ext. 111, carrie.helliesen@cancer.org.
Care Center, Tavernier, contact Anna Gavlinski, 853-3284, annagavlinski@yahoo.com.
Social Security Administration Office, contact Carmen Turner, 292-9535, ext. 201, Carmen.Turner@ssa.gov.
Monroe County Health Dept. in Tavernier, contact Freda Vaughn, 853-1907, Freda_vaughn@doh.state.fl.us.
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