King Sunshine Sunday: Compassion wins out
Compassion wins out King Stephen ‘Sunshine’ Sunday BY C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Fantasy Fest 2013 King Stephen “Sunshine” Sunday grew up in …
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Queen Diane May: Work hard, play hard
Work hard, play hard Queen Diane May BY C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Queen Diane May raised three children in Reston, Va., before moving …
The Sir Peter Anderson Story: The Conch Republic helps out the U.S. of A. in a time of need / Part 8
The Sir Peter Anderson Story The Conch Republic helps out the U.S. of A. in a time of need Part 8 As Told to Mark …
Red Barn holding auditions Saturday
Red Barn holding auditions Saturday for two productions Red Barn Theatre is holding auditions from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday, May 17, at the theatre, …
Writes of Spring 2014 kicks off today
Writes of Spring 2014 kicks off todayhttp://konknet.com/konk-life/contributors/connie-gilbert BY C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER “Through the tangled pathways, the twisted haunts, the spare …
Pitts informs at symphony concerts
Pitts informs at symphony concerts BY JOHN ANDOLA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER When the South Florida Symphony performs at the Tennessee Williams Theatre …
Conchs and Cowboys at Red Barn
PHOTO/Roberta DePIero Conchs and Cowboys at Red Barn SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE “Conchs, Cowboys and Tales of Old Key West!” returns to Red Barn Theatre, 319 …
Stage dropper: Up front with the Symphony
BY C.S. GILBERT FEATURE WRITER Imagine sitting on stage in the midst of a rehearsing orchestra, close enough to touch a young man (one of …
On the State of the Secretary General
On the State of the Secretary General BY MARK HOWELL Peter Anderson, 67, is fighting a battle against cancer. The Secretary General of the Conch …
Souvenir opens at Waterfront
Souvenir opens at Waterfront SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Concert halls have always had bad singers, but never has there been someone as spectacularly awful as, …
Feature / Truman’s Little White House Gains Historic Recognition
Truman’s Little White House Gains Historic Recognition By C.S Gilbert The Little White House has just been named a Site of National Historic …
Symphony presents ‘blues-drenched’ Ellen Zwilich
Symphony presents ‘blues-drenched’ Ellen Zwilich By C.S. GILBERT FEATURE WRITER On Thursday, American contemporary composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Shadows for Piano and Orchestra is featured …
Suzette Frey: On speaking the same language
Suzette Frey: On speaking the same language BY ELIZABETH MEADE HOWARD When Suzette Frey was 7 years old, she found herself translating between her …
ARTS / Call to poets, painters for TWKWE Challenge
Call to poets, painters for TWKWE Challenge SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE In the continuing celebration of the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Tennessee Williams, organizers …
Feature / Conchette Capers
Conchette Capers, a 40-year tradition lives again By C S GILBERT After an absence of 15 years, the Key West High School Conchettes dance team …
Feature / An All-Star Cast Sings for Woman’s Hope – and Habitat for Humanity
An All-Star Cast Sings for Woman’s Hope – and Habitat for Humanity SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE The eighth annual Woman’s Hope Concert on Friday, March …
Arts / I am my own wife
‘I Am My Own Wife’ at Red Barn SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St., is presenting the Pulitzer Prize Winning “I …
Sound debate climaxes tonight (maybe)
Sound debate climaxes tonight (maybe) BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER Officially, Tuesday’s Key West City Commission meeting should be the finale in creating a new …
Feature Story / Equality Florida’s Season of Support Begins
Equality Florida’s Season of Support Begins By C.S. GILBERT An elegant party hosted by Jack and Terri Spottswood last Thursday honored Equality Florida’s major …
Feature Story / Presidential Progeny meet at Truman Little White House
Presidential Progeny meet at Truman Little White House By Mark Howell Margaret Hoover, great-granddaughter of President Herbert Hoover, brought along her new baby boy, Jack, …