Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar

Thursday, July 13 — Wednesday, July 19

Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.

 

KEY WEST

FESTIVALS & FUNDRAISERS

THURSDAY, – SATURDAY, various venues/times

Mel Fisher Days, festival commemorates salvager Mel Fisher’s discovery of the sunken Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, 305-296-6533, melfisherdays.com

 

SATURDAY, 10 AM

Mango Fest, Come support PAL and enjoy all things mango including chefs in a cooking competition using mangoes, tasting tent with a variety of mangoes, baby trees (saplings) for sale, cocktails, arts & crafts, and vendors. Bayview Park, Corner Truman Ave & Jose Marti Drive., Key West, 305-809-1082

 

TUESDAY – SUNDAY, July 18-23

Hemingway Days, various venues/times

Celebration includes a short-story competition, fishing tournament, paddleboard race, a 5K run and the fan-favorite — Sloppy Joe’s Look-Alike Contest and Birthday Party. fla-keys.com/hemingway-days

 

ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITONS

FRIDAY, 5 PM

Tropical Summer – Maggie Ruley, Key West Art Center, 301 Front St., Key West, 305-294-1241, keywestartcenter.com

 

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

THURSDAY, 5 PM

Intermediate Scribbling with Judi Bradford, The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St., 305-296-0458, tskw.org

 

DANCE

SATURDAYS

Dance Factory Summer Workshop Series, 906 Kennedy Drive, Suite C, Key West, 305-296-5015, dancefactorykeywest.com

 

LITERARY

 

THEATER

JULY 13-23, 2017, (Wednesdays through Sundays), 8 pm

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, All tickets $5, Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St., 305-296-9911, keywestsummerstage.com

 

MONDAY, 7 PM

Panang – A New Play Reading by James Larocca, Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St., Key West, redbarntheatre.com

 

FILM

SATURDAY, 10:30 AM

Kids Summer Movie Club – Muppets Take Manhattan & Eegah, Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St., Key West, 877-761-3456, tropiccinema.com

 

WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM

Stop Making Sense, In this concert film, the Talking Heads hardly talk, don’t stop, and always make sense. Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St., Key West, 877-761-3456, tropiccinema.com

 

WEDNESDAY, 8 PM

Austin Powers – Summerish Fun Movie Series, Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St., Key West, 305-985-0433, thekeywesttheater.com

 

MIDDLE KEYS

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

MONDAY, 6 PM

Create & Sip – Create a Santa Buoy, Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, MM 30, 305-872-1828, artistsinparadise.com

 

LITERARY

WEDNESDAY, 1 PM

Keys Writers Meeting, Big Pine Library, Winn-Dixie Plaza, Big Pine Key, 305-872-3196

 

UPPER KEYS

MUSEUMS & MORE

SATURDAY, 10 AM

Women’s Dive Day, The History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy. MM 83, Islamorada, 305- 664-9737, divingmuseum.org

 

WEDNESDAY, 1:30 PM

Dive Safety –   tours, videos, The History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy. MM 83, Islamorada, 305- 664-9737, divingmuseum.org

 

LECTURES

WEDNESDAY, 7 PM

Immerse Yourself – Marine Buoys, The History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy. MM 83, Islamorada, 305- 664-9737, divingmuseum.org

 

ONGOING:

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Tuesdays, 7:30 PM

Key West Country Western Dancers, Cowboy Bill’s 618 Duval St., 724-333-4137

 

Tuesdays, 11 AM

Life Drawing with Annamarie Giordano, Fort East Martello, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., 609-884-3474, kwahs.org

 

Wednesdays & Fridays, 7 PM

Salsa (& maybe a little Rueda too!) Dance Lessons with Lucy & Friends

Wednesdays, 8 PM

Various dance styles explored. Dance Course With Lucy & Friends., No partner needed.

Paradise Health & Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd., 305-296-6348 or 305-745-5578. [email protected], keywestdance.com

 

Sunday, 7 PM

Social Dancing: Ballroom & Latin, Dance Factory, 903C Kennedy Dr., 304-8184, dancefactorykeywest.com

 

ONGOING

Encounters: Friend or Foe? An exhibit by Tropical Botanic Artists, a collective of South Florida, highlighting plant/animal interactions in Biscayne National Park. Also featuring photographs by photographer/author Dr. Caroline Rogers. On display throughout the summer. Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St., Key West, 305-295-469, keysarts.com

“Postcard from the End of the Road” – Martha Hubbard, SALT Gallery, 830 Fleming St., Key West, 305-896-2980, saltislandprovisions.com

Tropical Summer – Maggie Ruley, Key West Art Center, 301 Front St., Key West, 305-294-1241, keywestartcenter.com

August Powers – Underwater Copper Structure, Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, 305-872-1828, artistsinparadise.com

Mango Madness (until July 27), The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St., Key West, 305-296-0458, tskw.org

Key West Art Garden (through July 31), Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Rd., 305-296-1504, kwbgs.org

Spiegel Grove on exhibit (Through September 4), 82990 Overseas Hwy, MM 83, Islamorada, 305-664-9737, divingmuseum.org

The Navy in Key West Exhibit, Custom House Museum, 281 Front St., 305-295-6616, kwahs.org

Collections, Key West: Wednesday -Saturday evenings 5-8 PM, Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays 10-4, 6810 Front Street, Down the dock from the Hogfish, Key West, 305-943-4778, collectionskeywest.com

Literary Walking Tours, 90-minute tours start at Key West Library, 700 Fleming St., Friday, 6 PM & Saturday, 10 AM, kwls.org/tour

Art Classes in Marathon: Pottery, Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture & more. The Art Studio 12535 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, 305-289-9013, keysartstudio.com

Guitar Lessons in Marathon (Thursdays 3 pm)

The Art Studio, 12535 Overseas Hwy., 305-304-1437 or [email protected]

Classical Guitar Lessons (Children & Adults)

Mateo, 2908 Riviera Drive, Key West. 305-304-1437 or [email protected]

Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons – Islamorada

Dave Feder, 394-2765. [email protected]

The Music Room – Private Piano, Woodwind & Guitar Lessons.

Robin Kaplan, 294-7382, keywestharpist.com

Coffee Mill Dance & Yoga Studio Classes (ages 2 years to adults)

605-A Simonton St. & 3340 North Roosevelt Blvd. #2, 305-296-9982, coffeemilldance.com

Dance Lessons: Ballroom & Latin – Marathon

Theo & Ganine’s Dance Center, 5800 Overseas Hwy, Suite 40, Marathon, 305-766-3428, KeysDanceCenter.com

Dance Classes – Upper Keys (ages 3-18)

On Your Toes Dance Studio, 92451 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, 305-852-3818, oytdancestudio.com

Dance Factory Classes

906 Kennedy Dr., Key West, 305-296-5015 or 305-304-8184, dancefactorykeywest.com

Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center

35 East Quay Rd., (End of Southard St.), Key West

305-852-7717, floridakeys.noaa.gov

History of Diving Museum

82990 Overseas Hwy, MM 83, Islamorada.

305-664-9737, divingmuseum.org

Key West Firehouse Museum

1024 Grinnell St., Key West 305-849-0678, keywestfirehousemuseum.com

Key West Wildlife Center

Key West Wildlife Center, Indigenous Park, 1801 White St.

305-293-7013. keywestwildlifecenter.org

Keys History & Discovery Center

Islander Resort, MM 82, Islamorada

305-922-2237. keysdiscovery.com

Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

200 Greene St., Key West 305-294-2633, [email protected]

melfishermaritimemuseum.org

Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit

513 Truman Ave, behind the Key West Visitor Center

305-294-3121. [email protected]

twkw.org

The Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St., 305-985-0433, thekeywesttheater.com

Key West Library, 700 Fleming St., 305-296-4369, keyslibraries.org

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