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 Cultural Umbrella
Application Workshops
The
Cultural Umbrella Committee of the Tourist Development Council
announces workshops to assist applicants with the new application
format. Please RSVP info@keysarts.com
Marathon Monday, March 8, 10 AM
Marathon Community Theatre, 5101 Overseas Hwy., Marathon
Key Largo
Monday, March 8, 3 PM
Murray Nelson Gov't. Center, 102050 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo
Key West
Tuesday, March 9, 2 PM
Eco-Discovery Center, 35 E. Quay Rd, Truman Waterfront, Key West
Cultural Umbrella Calls to Artists
Writers Call:
The
Monroe County Tourist Development Council, Tinsley Advertising and the
Cultural Umbrella of the Florida Keys & Key West are issuing a call
for writers interested in producing articles for the Culture 2011
magazine.
For more information click here
Visual Artists Call:
The
Monroe County Tourist Development Council, Tinsley Advertising and the
Cultural Umbrella of the Florida Keys & Key West are calling
artists to submit artwork for the Culture 2011 magazine.
For more information click here
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 ▪ Thursday, March 4
Night at the Bight Art Walk & Area Open House, 6-9 PM
The
merchants of the Caroline Street Art and Design District invite you to
join them as they open their doors for a district-wide open house.
 ▪ Thursday, March 4
Debra Yates Exhibition Opening Reception, 6-8 PM
The Studios of Key West - 600 White St; 296-0458, or www.tskw.org
 ▪ Thursday, March 4 thru April 17
Rhoades Collection of Marvel Comic Book Art
FKCC Library - 5901 College Rd
A
unique and rare collection of comic book art on loan from Shirrel
Rhoades, local film critic, writer, and former Executive Vice President
of Marvel Entertainment and Publisher of Marvel Comics.
 ▪ Friday, March 5
FKCC Art Teachers & Students Exhibit Opening Reception, 5-7 PM
The Historic Gato Building - 1100 Simonton St, 1st Floor
info@keysarts.com, or www.keysarts.com
The
exhibit presents artwork of currently enrolled teachers and students of
FKCC, ceramics instructor and artist Jay Gogin will serve his famous
paella in the courtyard until 7 PM. Hosted and co-sponsored by
Florida Keys Council of the Arts.
 ▪ Monday, March 8
Carol Sadowski, Nyla Witmore, Jane Washburn
& Joan Hodous Exhibition Opening Reception, 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Gingerbread Square Gallery - 1207 Duval St, 296-8900, or GingerbreadSquareGallery.com
"4 Women, 4 Styles - Key West, Provence, Venice."
Runs through March 14
 ▪ Monday, March 8 thru April 17
FIRE/FOCUS, daily 11 AM
Lucky Street Gallery - 1130 Duval, 294-3973, or luckystreetgallery@gmail.com
Works
by Four Artists. Featuring Carol Munder (Photogravure) and Phyllis
Rose ( Floral Photography) on the Focus side with Cindy Wynn ( steel
furniture) and George Clark (raku ceramics) representing the Fire.
 ▪ Monday, March 8 thru March 14
Seascapes by Walfrido
Wyland Galleries - 102 Duval, 292-4998, or www.wylandkeywest.com
Appearing daily and by appointment
 ▪ Wednesday, March 10th
"Objects And Obsessions" - Judith Zabar Exhibition
Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 PM
Cocco & Salem Imagine Art
1111 Duval Street, 292-0072, www.coccoandsalem.com
Show continues through March 23rd
 ▪ Thru Sunday, March 7
Jane Gilbert Exhibition - "In a New Vein", 10 AM
SoDu Gallery - 1102 Duval St
 ▪ Thru Monday, March 8
Michael
Haykin Exhibition - "Surface Tension"
Cocco & Salem Imagine Art - 1111 Duval
St, coccoandsalem.com
 ▪ Thru April 16
Sculpture Key West
West Martello Towers, Ft Zachary Taylor, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, Vera Vasek - 295-3800 or info@sculpturekeywest.com; Celebrating 15 years of sculpture in Key West. www.sculpturekeywest.com
▪ Ongoing
Marilyn Arnold Palley Art Collection
Harrison Gallery - 825 White St
Wearable Totemic Art jewelry, 294-0609
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The Studios of Key West
600 White St; 296-0458, www.tskw.org
 ▪ Mondays
Karen Beauprie Watercolor Classes, 1-4 PM
Open to all levels, bring your own supplies.
 ▪ Wednesdays
Still Life and Plein Air Painting with Jim Salem, 1-4 PM
Register for 1 or more sessions! Students bring their own materials and medium of choice.
 ▪ Wednesday, March 10
Art Tastings at Guild Hall Gallery - 11 AM - Noon
614 Duval St, 296-6076; www.guildhallgallerykw.com
Ann Irvine, watercolor demonstration.
Reservations are suggested.
 ▪ Sundays
West African Drum Class, 1-2:30 PM
Shakti Yoga Studio 1011 Truman Ave
$10 per class and all levels are welcome. Drum rental is available through Bongo D, 942-6716. mail@reggaekeywest.com
 ▪ Thursdays
Creative Movement Classes for Little Ones, 5:30 - 6 PM
CoffeeMill Dance Studio - 916 Pohalski St, 296-9982.
Cricket Desmarais teaches this creative movement series for three year olds.
 ▪ Ongoing
Annamarie Giordano life drawing class
FKCC - 5901 College Rd
Pre-registration
recommended. Please call the instructor for details. $25 per class.
Cathy Torres 809-3250 or Annamaire Giordano 609-884-3474, or
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 ▪ Saturday, March 6
Dance Party at the Dance Factory, 8 PM
Dance Factory - 906 C Kennedy Dr Key West
Ballroom, Latin, Tango. Bring your dance shoes! $5. Daina - 304-8184
 ▪ Saturday, March 6
80's Dance Party to benefit American Cancer Society, 8 PM
Bottlecap Lounge, 1128 Simonton St
80's
trivia games, prizes, best dressed, best looking mullet and new wave
hairdos, brst makeup & 80's celeb look alike contest.
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 ▪ Saturday, March 6
47th Annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest, 1 PM
Oldest House Museum - 322 Duval St; 294-9501, or www.oirf.org
Free to watch or compete!
 ▪ Tuesdays
Aqua Idol benefits Waterfront Playhouse, 6:30 PM
711 Duval St
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 ▪ Sunday, March 7
The Oscars Keys West, 7-10 PM
Tropic Cinema - 416 Eaton St www.tropiccinema.com
All
the glam and fanfare of the 82nd Annual Oscar Awards, with a live
telecast of the world's most watched awards program, and a red carpet
full of Key West's own stars and luminaries.
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At the Key West Library
700 Fleming St, www.keyslibraries.org, 292-3595
 ▪ Thursday, March 4
"Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life" - A&E Biography, 2:30 PM
Guest speaker Brewster Chamberlin
 ▪ Friday, March 5
"Soul of a People" documentary, 2 PM
Discussion to follow
 ▪ Saturday, March 6
Book Sale - KW Library Garden, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
 ▪ Book Bites Reading Group
"To Have and Have Not" by Ernest Hemingway
Three choices:
Saturday, March 6, 10:30 AM; Key West Library
Monday, March 8, 5:30 PM; FKCC Library - 5901 College Rd - Guest speaker Pat Silcox;
Wednesday, March 10, 5:30 PM; Key West Library
 ▪ Saturday, March 6
Joan Hodous Book signing - "It All Counts", 4:30 PM
Voltaire Books - 330 Simonton St; 294-8472
Joan reading from her book of poetry and paintings. Book signing to follow.
 ▪ Sunday, March 7
Key West Poetry Guild, 8-10 PM
Blue Heaven Restaurant - 729 Thomas St - upstairs
Open to all interested in poetry. 292-8577, or boatsy2002@aol.com
 ▪ Monday, March 8
Friends of the Key West Library Lecture Series
Robert Richardson, 6 PM
The Studios of Key West - 600 White St; 296-0458, or www.tskw.org
2010 Lecture Series - Reads from his new books on Ralph Waldo Emerson
 ▪ Tuesdays
The Writer's Den, 6-8 PM
Shanna Key - 1900 Flagler Ave; Free parking, no dues. Informal critique group. All genres and levels welcome. ellamcquaid@comcast.net or 849-2263
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 ▪ Thru June 1
Babar Comes to Key West
Custom House Museum - 281 Front St, 295-6616, or www.kwahs.com
Original
watercolors, collages, and sketches from galleries and private
collections celebrate the adventures of Babar and his friends, by
author and artist Laurent de Brunhoff.
 At the Truman Little White House
111 Front St, 294-9911, or www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com
▪ Thru April 1
With Love, Harry
A
celebration of Bess Truman's 125th birthday, and a display of some of
the thousands of letters that were sent between Harry and Bess over 50
years.
 ▪ Ongoing at the Custom House Museum
281 Front St, 295-6616, or www.kwahs.com. Open 10 AM - 6 PM
Ongoing - J Seward Johnson - Man in the Street Sculptures,
Ongoing - The Best of Times, the Worst of Times - Key West in the early 20th Century
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 ▪ Saturday, March 6 The Key West Pops Presents Pianomen, 7:30 - 9:30 PMTennessee Williams Theatre, Key West One
show only. Featuring Jeffrey Chappell, Daniel Curtis, David Troy
Francis, Jono Mainelli, Thomas Pandolfini and David Phillips. www.keywestpops.org ▪ Sunday, March 7 Impromptu Concerts: Jacksonville Lyric Opera presents Cenerentola, 4 PMSt Paul's Episcopal Church - 401 Duval St www.keywestimpromptu.org$20/Up to age 19 FREE; Reservations and info call 296-1520 Ext. 1  ▪ Sundays Libby York - Sunday Jazz Brunch, Noon - 2 PMCafe Sole - 1029 Southard St; 294-0230, www.libbyyork.com  ▪ Wednesdays Matthew Jampol Classical Guitar
Wine/Dinner & Concert, 7-9 PMLe Bistro - 816 Duval St; 304-1437, or www.dinnerconcert.net |
 ▪ Tuesdays thru Saturdays, thru March 19
The Full Monty, 8 PM
Waterfront Playhouse - Mallory Square,
www.waterfrontplayhouse.org. 294-5015
Directed by Danny Weathers, Music Direction by Michael Fauss, and featuring many of Key West's best loved performers.
 ▪ Wednesdays thru Saturdays thru March 27Shirley Valentine, 8 PMThe Red Barn Theatre - 314 Duval St, www.redbarntheatre.orgDirected
By Joy Hawkins - Joan O'Dowd returns to the Red Barn stage in this
funny and moving Tony Award winning play. From chips and eggs in
Shirley's proper English kitchen to wine and adventure on a beach in
Greece, you will love this smash-hit comedy!
 ▪ Saturdays
Brown Bag Lunch Improv Theatre, Noon-1 PM
Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden - 1 Free School Lane; 294-0015, or www.nancyforrester.com
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At The Artists in Paradise GalleryMM30 Big Pine, 872-1828, www.artistsinparadise.comOpen 10 AM Daily  ▪ Thru Saturday, March 6 Featured Artist - Coralee Burch Impressionistic tropical and northern landscapes, florals and wildlife with artist markers, watercolor, pen and ink and pastels.
▪ Thursday, March 4 thru March 21 Window Showcase - Pete RosinAuction items leading up to the annual Pete Rosin Scholarship Auction on March 20
▪ Friday, March 5 Walk on Winn-Dixie - Big Pine Key, 7-9 PMBig Pine Key Shopping Plaza - MM30 ▪ Thursday, March 4 thru April 4Florida Keys Watercolor Society -
28th Annual Judged Show, 11 AM - 4 PMMarathon Community Theatre - MM49.5Presented
during the production of "Guys & Dolls". Viewing is daily from
11-4, before the curtain and during all intermission performances. This
year's raffle painting is "Paradise" by Terry Mulrooney. Raffle tickets
are available at the show for $1. As a gesture of "Artists Helping The
Arts", 20% of all sales will go back to the MCT. Call MCT at
305-743-0994 for more information about the exhibition or theatre
production. sddraig1@yahoo.com, or www.floridakeyswatercolorsociety.com ▪ Thru March Julie Joyce - Watercolors of Tuscany Exhibit Frank's Grill - 11400 OS Hwy Marathon, 731-3046 Collection of original watercolors painted on location in the hills of Tuscany.  ▪ Friday, March 5 Ballroom and Latin Dance Party Open House, 8-10 PMTheo & Ganine's Dance Center, 11450 Overseas Hwy, Suite 203, Marathon. 743-0660
▪ Thursday, March 4 Friends of the Marathon Library Books and Coffee Lecture Series, 1:30 - 3:30 PMSt. Columba Episcopal Church - 451 52nd St MarathonNotable local authors such as Tom Corcoran, Ben Harrison, Gail Swanson, Jo Lee Scarborogh and more.
 ▪ Saturday, March 6 34th Annual House & Garden Tour Marathon Garden Club - 5270 OS HwyThis years' tour will take place on Duck Key. Call for time and tickets. 743-4971, or www.marathongardenclub.org
▪ Monday, March 8
Rossini's Cenerentola - Jacksonville Lyric Opera, 7:30 PM
Marathon High School Auditorium; Mile Marker 50, Sombrero Beach Rd.
www.marathonconcerts.com
 ▪ Thursdays thru Saturdays, March 4 thru April 3
"Guys and Dolls", 8 PM
Marathon Community Theatre - MM49.5
3 PM Matinee on Sunday, March 21.
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 ▪ Friday, March 5
Rain Barrel First Fridays - Places Remembered, 5-7 PM
Rain Barrel - MM 86.7 Bayside - Islamorada
Meet the artists, wine and cheese. 1carolynsmith@gmail.com or 852-5833
 ▪ Thru Sunday, March 7
Purple Isles Art Guild 44th Annual Members Judged Show, 10 AM Daily
Key Largo Library - Tradewinds Shopping Center MM102; 852-3745
 ▪ March
Paradise Revisited - John David Hawver Exhibition, 10 AM
Rain Barrel - 86700 OS Hwy; 852-9958, or bluesbrush@bellsouth.net and www.johndavidhawver.com. Paintings, pastels & prints. Florida Seascapes & Landscapes.
 ▪ Ongoing
Feast for the Eyes The Palette and the Spirit - John David Hawver, 8 AM - 9 PM
John
David Hawver Gallery extension at Spanish Gardens Cafe - 80925 OS Hwy
Islamorada; Changing exhibitions of Hawver's Florida Seascapes and
Landscapes, and monthly meet the artist evenings.
▪ Saturday, March 6
Rain Barrel Art Classes, 10 AM
Rain Barrel - MM 86.7 Bayside - Islamorada; 1carolynsmith@gmail.com or 852-5833
"Make
and Take" Art lessons for children and adults, with Gloria Avner.
Bring home a piece of art. No art experience necessary. All
materials included, $22.
 ▪ Wednesday, March 10
Purple Isles Art Guild Plein Air Painters, 10 AM - 2 PM
Bayside Grill - MM100; 453-2812
New York Children's International Film Festival:
Founders Park - MM87 Bayside Plantation Key; www.keysice.com
 ▪ Friday, March 5
Sita Sings the Blues, 7 PM
▪ Saturday, March 6
The Secret of Kells, 7 PM
▪ Monday, March 8
Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys, 7 PM
Key Largo Library - Tradewinds Shopping Plaza MM101.4
852-1620, or www.keyshistory.org
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The Florida Keys Council of the Arts
would like to thank new and returning members
Benefactor National
Endowment for the Arts, Florida Department of State - Division of
Cultural Affairs, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, Monroe
County Tourist Development Council, The Community Foundation of the
Florida Keys, South Florida Cultural Consortium, Kawaler Family
Charitable Foundation, Dr. Shirley Freeman & Harvey W. Server,
Molly Grover Shallow Corporate SponsorAT &T, Cooke Comunications Patron Lois Giffen, Sherry Phillips & Les Faust, Mary Ann Mahoney, Bob & Cris Sandifer Corporate Partner Americans
for the Arts, Blue Heaven & Salute, Bottle Cap Lounge & Liquor,
Conch Color, The Conch Republic Media Group, First State Bank, Key West
Photos - C.J. Groth Supporter Love in Bloom, Florida Keys Keynoter Business Partner7
Artists Key West, Alan S. Maltz Gallery, American Royal Arts, Archeo
Gallery, Art 4 Spirit, Art By Janis, Fine Art Studio, Art@830, Artists
in Paradise Gallery, Audubon House Gallery, Bluewater Potters Gallery,
Cocco Salem Imagine Art, FKCC Art Gallery / Library, Fleming Street
Gallery, Galerie Rue Royale, Gallery Morada & Gardens, Gingerbread
Square Gallery, Glass Reunions, Green World Gallery, Guild Hall
Gallery, Guy Harvey's Island Grill & Gallery, Haitian Art Gallery,
Hands On, Harrison Gallery, Helio Gardens Gallery, Island Iron &
Ink, Island Style Gallery, Joy Gallery, Key Largo Art Gallery, Key West
Art Center, Key West Gallery, KW Light Gallery, Lucky Street Gallery,
Mary O'Shea's Glass Garden, Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden and
Gallery, Rain Barrel Artisan Village, Sculpture Key West, Sign of
Sandford, SoDu Gallery, Southernmost Hotel Collection, Stacie Krupa
Studio Gallery, The Gallery on Greene, Wild Side Gallery, Wyland
Galleries of Key West Business non-profit Florida Keys Community Concert Band, FKCC Keys Chorale, Key West Violin Studio, Marathon Community Theatre Contributor Lawrence
and Carol Abramovitz, Theresa Axford, Donna Bosold, Sheldon Davidson
& Susan Server, Erica's Pool Service, Randy & Rita Fabal,
Florida Keys Art Guild , William Grose & Stephen Murphy, Joel &
Judy Harris, Monica Haskell, Margaret Jewitt, Dr. Thomas Kirschbaum
& Ann Reynolds, Daniel Lawler, Karen Leonard & Aaron Wechter,
Donald and Emily Lowe, Doug Mayberry , Sheldon and Deborah Mermelstein,
Jennifer O'Lear, MacArthur Music, Mangia Mangia, Mid Keys Security
Systems Inc., Carol Phillips, San Carlos Institute, Schooner Wharf Bar,
Emily Sorkin & David Greenberg, Dale & Katie Truax
Alexander, Jane and Tom Vetter, Dean and Sandy Walters, Roger and Mary
Ann Westerlund Family Bud
Ames & Rosalee Sprout, Bert and Clare Angermann, Robert &
Beverly Arnold, Clayton and Mary Ellen Beattie, Bert Bender, Carol
Brooks & Christine Novak, James & Sally Burke, Lucy Carleton
& Leon Williams, Jerry & Caroline Cash, Mayor Craig Cates,
Thomas & Kathy Cawley, Melody Cooper, Janet "Chic" Czykierda,
Robert and Susann D'Antonio, Bob & Fran Decker, David Del Rosso
& Janis Jo Stevens, Dave Dicken, Earl & Sheila Duncan, Jenny
& Mike Emerson, Jean & Patricia Garneau, Dr. Jim & Adele
Gerbracht, Sid and Deborah Goldman, Bill & Beverly Goldner, Andy
and Stephanie Griffiths, Richard & Mary Grusin, Cory Held &
Paul Gildea, Fred and Donna Heiner, Gayle and Mike Hewlett, Susan Kane
& David McClinton, Frank & Sylvia Kelley, Wes and Lynn
Bentley-Kemp, Kathy Kilroy & Michael Blades, Bounce Margil &
Karen Grant, Roger and Cindy McVeigh, Allen Meece, Marianne Motches
& Linda Kohout, Capt. Page & Dottie, Stephen and Kathy Russ,
Cristina & Louis Scaramuzzi, Ted & Donna Shields, Lee
Skillington, Bunnie Smith & Jack Paul, Alan & Linda Solomon,
Steven and Carole Sonstein, Esta Marie and Sandy Stover, Sidney and
Audrey Waldman, Rosi & Jeff Ware, Ralph DePalma & Barbara
Weikel, Howard Wolman & Dennis Hudson, Susanne Woods Individual Martha
Barnes, Karen Beauprie, Tina Belotti, Joel Blair & Peter
Moulton, Florence Bousquet, Sharon Braunberns, Joanne Brennan,
Barry Briskin, Teri Brozak, Joyce Carpenter, Elsa Clark, Nancy Cohn,
Deborah Crowe, Wayne Dapser, Roberta DePiero, Marilyn Douthett, Beti
Duke, Mickey & George Eggers, Bruce Etshman, Todd German, Kathaleen
Giurtino, Susan Goracy, Jane Grannis, Geroge Gugleotti, Leo Gullick,
Veronica Gutierrez, Donna Hanson, Fred and Donna Heiner, Marie E
Henson, Hal Howland, Laura Jackson Collins, Joanne Jarzombek, Chris
& Leslie Johnson, Mark Jones, Julie Joyce-Rehbock, Leslie
Kanter, George Korn & Richard Kemble, Roger & Pamela Kostmayer,
Richard Krajovic, Deb LaFogg-Docherty, Darlene LaVelle, Whitney and
Katrina Lavene, Ann Lynch, Dale & Jack Malone, Laurie Margolin,
Roberta B. Marks, Jennifer Martin, John & Maribell Maschal, Anne
McKee, Johnathan & Vicki Meyers, Dick & Kathleen Moody, Janet
Mooney, Deborah Moore, Maurizio Nardi, Jane Newhagen, Brian O'Meara,
Joyce Peckman, William and MaryCarlin Porter, Nancy Perez Miller, Caren
Ragan, Mary L. Ringemann, Cynthia Re Robbins, Jacquelyn Sanchez, Jane
Scharer, Vivien T. Segel, Lynn Sherman, Joan Simpson Parks, Joanne
Sloan, Lynn S Smith, Marcia Somersall, Joyce Stahl, Irene Stanton, Coco
Strauss, Sue Sullivan, Peggy Taylor, Victoria Taylor, Gale Upmal,
Sandra West, Arnold & Susan Winshall, Kim Workman, Hans Zimpel
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 The
Florida Keys Council of the Arts has been designated by the Board of
County Commissioners as the Local Arts Agency (LAA) as provided by
Florida Statute 286.011. The Florida Keys Council of the Arts is
sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Arts Council; the National
Endowment for the Arts; and private donations.
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