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October 16—22, 2014
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THIS JUST IN:
Key West Burlesque
Join Tatah DuJour on an epic
journey through glittering home
of g-strings and pretty things at
8 p.m. Saturday through Tuesday
at the Waterfront Playhouse, 312
Wall St.
“Adventures in BurlesqueLand” will take you into the sexy
and salacious world that exists
behind the big red velvet curtains
at the Waterfront Playhouse, a
world where bawdy burlesque
beauties make all your fantasies come true. The adventure
begins as the curtains part and
the lovely ladies of Key West
Burlesque; Moana Amour, Irina
Rose, Nancy no Pants and Nudie
Judie, take the stage. To purchase
tickets, email the box office at
AccessAlan@gmail.com.
Fourth Annual Stone Crab
Claw Eating Contest
The much-anticipated opening of Florida’s stone crab
season takes place Oct. 15
at the Keys Fisheries Market
and Marina in Marathon each
year and the season opening
is followed by this tasty test of
crab-consuming capacity. How
fast can you crack and cleanly
consume 25 stone crab claws?
Test your munching mettle at
this zany contest. Register by 12
p.m. and the contest starts at 1
p.m. Individuals and two-person
teams must be at least 18 years
old to enter. For information,
call 305-743-4353, or email keys.
fisheries@comcast.net.
unabashed appreciation for and
connection to their surroundings. Join us Saturday from 5 to
8 p.m. For information, call 305294-1669.
Exhibit at Gallery on
Greene Saturday
Ronny Bailey, a fifth generation
Conch, recreates city landmarks
from locally salvaged materials
and adds whimsical details to
bring Old Key West to life. The
exhibition is open through Feb.
4, 2015 at the Bumpus Gallery,
Custom House Museum, 281 Front
St, Key West.
“Native Sons and Daughters”
is an exhibit of five local artists,
Andy Thurber, Wayne Garcia,
Audra Paige, Mike Marrero and
Linda Reike, whose paintings
and wood carvings express an
The Small World of
Ronny Bailey
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Headresses galore: Explore Lemonade Stand Gallery kicks off
season with Johnny White
the ‘Anime’listic’ head trip
he Lemonade Stand Gallery is kicking of its season with Key West’s
own Johnny White. The public
knows White from his famous
website, “Mile Zero Key West.” He covers almost every event in Key West with
his interactive calendar and his unique
photographs.
“We thought Johnny was a perfect fit
to open our season during Goombay
and Fantasy Fest with
his drag queen lenticulars,” gallery owner,
Letty Nowak said. “We
are so fortunate to have
such a talented photographer in Key West.”
The exhibition,
White
“Transformer,” (a nod
to Lou Reed) will have
its opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
Monday.
Lenticular images, first developed in
the 1940’s as promotional “wiggle pictures” to show products in motion, the
technology is intentionally low-tech:
two superimposed images are cut into
thin slices. The “slices” are then reassembled, alternating slices from each
of the separate images into one, single
“interleaved” image. Then, on top of
this “interleaved” image, a large, plastic lens is laminated, designed so the
lens’ facets reveal only every other row
of slices. So, when you look from the
left, the facets reveal only one of the
original superimposed images. When
viewed from the right, the lens reveals
the other image.
No electronics, just light and a lens.
“I have always been fascinated with
portraits,” White said. “Not only the
finished product, but also the decisions and techniques that transform
a representation into a personality. As
Time Magazine’s Creative Director, I had
plenty of practice designing hundreds
of covers while working with the world’s
best artists and photographers to realize
them.”
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evelers hoping to
make “headlines”
at the Key’s West
Annual Fantasy
Fest Headdress Ball can
take center stage at 7
p.m. Tuesday at the 32nd
Annual Headdress Ball.
Billed as the premier gay
and lesbian event of the
Oct. 17 through 26 festival, the ball takes place
under a gigantic tent at
the Southernmost on
the Beach, located at 508
South St.
The glamorous gala
is themed “Anime’listic
Head Trip,” complementing Fantasy Fest’s
“Animeted Dreams and
Adventures” theme. Both
were inspired by traditional Japanese anime
and other forms of cre-
R
ative animation ranging
from classic comic books
to animated film blockbusters.
Entrants wearing
elaborate masks, cowls,
bonnets and other headgears, many decorated
with feathers, sequins
and unexpected or
bizarre accessories, will
vie for cash prizes at
the head-turning event.
The first-place winner
will take home $1,500.
Contestants should
take note, that they are
only judge on the actual
headdress so the crazier
the better.
Spectators at the
“heady” competition
can expect to see the
local celebrity judges,
dazzling entertainment
and a liberal dose of the
outrageous. Between
headdress presentations
organizers have planned
a talent revue featuring
top local performers and
female impersonators.
The doors open at
7 p.m. and the show,
emceed by Key West’s
emcee extrodinaire J.B.
McLendon, AKA “Gassy
Winds,” begins at 8 p.m.
The Headdress Ball is
presented by the Key West
Business Guild and raises
funds for the organization’s programs.
To purchase tickets for
the ball, go to keystix.
com. For information,
call Gregg McGrady at
305-923-3147, or send an
email to gregg.mcgrady@
gmail.com.
Johnny White’s lenticular photo exhibition
titled “Transformer” will have it’s opening reception Monday from 6-9 p.m. at the
Lemonade Stand Gallery at 318 Petronia
Street.
White says that he chose Key West’s
Drag Queen as subject because the
familiar before and after makeup shots
didn’t interest him.
“I wanted something more dynamic,” White said. “A static image that
changed. With a nod to the recent
news of Facebook banning Drag
Queens from using their stage names
and I also wanted to show the real
people behind those over-the-top performers we see on Duval every night.
As in life, what you see always depends
on your viewpoint.”
The reception is open to the public
from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday. The exhibit
is up through Nov. 8 at the Lemonade
Stand Gallery, located at 318 Petronia
St. in Bahama Village. The gallery is
open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
or by appointment. For information,
send an email to caroline@lettynowak.
com.
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HOG’S BREATH
SALOON
400 Front St.
JoBu Band
The JoBu Band, with its
musical mix of reggae to
hand-clapping rock ‘n’ roll,
will perform from 10 p.m.
Thu • Oct 16 • 5:30 & 9pm
Andrew Duhon Trio The Coal Men
“Grammy-Nominated NOLA Folk/Blues”
Fri, Sat • Oct 17, 18 • 10pm
Sun • Oct 19 • 8pm
After Zombie Bike Ride
Flow Tribe
“Homegrown New Orleans
Funk/Rock”
Fri, Sat Soundchecks 5:30pm
Chris Thomas
to 2 a.m. Monday through
Oct. 26.
JoBu has been a fullfledged touring band for
several years now. JoBu
delivers a performance
that leaves everybody yelling for more, proving it the
ultimate crowd-pleasing
band, by hooking people
with catchy lyrics, and filling dance floors with hard
beats.
Dave Coleman’s threepiece Nashville smart-rock
trio “The Coal Men” will
play from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Monday through Oct. 26.
The band recently played
late shift recently at the
Hog, so now they’ll be back
and look forward to seeing
the band’s fans.
NFL Sunday Ticket
“See all your games here”
1pm Sunday Jazz Showcase
Acoustic guitarist, pianist
and singer
Today: 6 to 9 p.m.,
Dante’s, 951 Caroline St.
Friday: 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.,
Island Dogs, 505 Front St.
Wednesday: 7 to 11 p.m.,
Rum Barrel, 528 Front St.
JEFF HARRIS
Saturday
3 to 7 p.m. and 6:30 to
10:30 p.m., Irish Kevin’s,
211 Duval St.
Sunday
6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Irish
Kevin’, 211 Duval St.
Tuesday
3 to 7 p.m., Irish Kevin’s,
211 Duval St.
Wednesday
4 to 8 p.m. Lazy Gecko
Redneck Party,
203 Duval St.
The JoBu Band will perform at the Hog’s Breath Saloon
Monday through Oct. 26.
THE LITTLE ROOM
JAZZ CLUB
308 Front St.
Ben Pegg
Wednesday
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Pegg instills a lingering
set of original music upon
his ever growing audience.
This singer/songwriter
plays with a unique style
of finger picking that grabs
onto the audience. Pegg’s
talent has been nicely
honed as he manages to
cross unknown boundaries through his own craft
creatively carved with emotion. As shown throughout
the beginning years of his
career he definitely has the
The Love Lane Gang
Sunday: 5:30 p.m.,
Salute! On the Beach, 1000
Atlantic Blvd.
Wednesday: 5:30 p.m.,
Sunset Pier, 0 Duval St.,
inside Ocean Key
The Love Lane Gang is
a locals band that knocks
the socks off tourists and
locals alike. With an age
range among the members of over thirty years,
they bring a wide variety
of experience and musical
tastes to bear and appeal
to music lovers of all ages.
They’ve brought back
skiffle and updated it for
the present.
ability to sooth one’s soul
while cleansing the palate
for a tasty set of his own
lyrically imbued melodies.
World Famous T-Shirts • Raw Bar • Restaurant
Happy Hour Daily • 5-7 pm
Entertainment from 1pm til 2am
Sun • Oct 19 • 5:30pm
NOLA Rox
“Chris Spies, NOLA Keyboard Wizard”
THURSDAY
October 16
7pm Monday Night BINGO
Joel Nelson
Tues, Wed & Thu
Oct 21-23 • 10pm
Holt & McAdam
Homemade
Wine
Red Elvises
“Siberian Surf Rock”
FRIDAY
October 17
SATURDAY
October 18
Kenny Fradley & Kenny Fradley &
Chad Burtch
Rolando Rojas
SUNDAY
October 19
MONDAY
October 20
TUESDAY
October 21
WEDNESDAY
October 22
Sunday NFL
Zack Seemiller
Joel Nelson
Joel Nelson
The Coal Men
The Coal Men
The Coal Men
Jobu
Jobu
Jobu
Holt & McAdam Holt & McAdam Holt & McAdam
Homemade
Wine
Homemade
Wine
Homemade
Wine
SCHOONER WHARF
202 William St.
The Doerfels
KEY WEST
Green Parrot
Package Goods & Spirits
Open Daily 11AM - 10PM • 609 Whitehead St
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Friday: 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.
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Growing up in a musical family these five
brothers were playing
instruments from the
time they could walk.
Although they started out
playing bluegrass they
have branched out into
other genres, blending
contemporary and classic
rock, country, pop and
alternative music. With a
unique blend of acoustic
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From New Orleans,
BY GWEN FILOSA
Paradise staff
with groove
or anyone in Key
West who can’t make
it up to New Orleans
for a taste of the city’s
homegrown funk-rock,
Flow Tribe will deliver an
authentic burst of that
sound this week at the
Green Parrot.
Fresh off the
September release of
the band’s five-song EP,
Alligator White, Flow
Tribe returns to the corner of Whitehead and
Southard streets for a
three-day stint: 5:30 p.m.
and 10 p.m. both Friday
and Saturday and a special 8 p.m. show Sunday.
“They’re going to play
a show after the Zombie
Bike Ride,” said Parrot
manager John Vagnoni.
The 5th annual Zombie
Bike Ride starts this
year at 6 p.m. from East
Martello and rolls down
to Duval Street.
Admission is free to
both the bike ride and
the Parrot.
Key West’s ridiculously
popular event, where
several thousand men,
women and even some
children don enough
greasepaint, fake blood
and horror movie props
to bury a tank, is a fitting
opening act for Flow Tribe.
The six-man band is
known for combining a
F
Chris Spies of NOLA Rox
Dave Coleman’s three-piece Nashville smart-rock trio — The
Coal Men— play the Hog’s Breath Saloon Monday through Oct.
brings the party back to
26.
The Green Parrot Fantasy
Week with shows at 10 p.m.
and electric instruments
on Tuesday, and 5:30 and
their enthusiasm seems
10 p.m. on Wednesday and
to just draw you in and
Thursday,
make you feel a part of
Playing a unique blend
the music itself.
of
Russian folk music, 50’s
Flow Tribe
rockabilly/surf,
reggae, and
THE GREEN PARROT
whatever
else
makes
them
Friday: 5:30 and 10 p.m.
601 Whitehead St.
Saturday: 5:30 and 10 p.m. happy, Igor & Red Elvises’
perpetual world tour has
Sunday: 8 p.m.
Today
provided a constant delight
Andrew Duhon
to legions of passionate
Red Elvises
Green Parrot fans year
5:30 and 9 p.m.
after year.
A Blues and Folk influFamed Siberian Surfenced singer/songwriter,
Rockers Igor and The Red
and a New Orlean’s native, Elvises 2014 World Tour
NOLA Rox
Duhon’s star is rising, with
his latest album, “The
Sunday, 5:30 p.m.
Moorings,” earning a
ZombieFest 2014 heats
Grammy nomination,
up early when New
and in 2012 Duhon
Orleans Keyboard wizard
garnered the “Best
Chris Spies teams up
Singer/Songwriter”
with world-class trumAward from NOLA’s
peter Kenny Fradley,
premier music publicablue-chip guitarist Larry
tion Offbeat Magazine.
Baeder and drummer
Featuring bassist
Randy Morrow for some
Myles Weeks
authentic New Orleans
(whom
Funk and Soul at 5 p.m.
some
Sunday.
Flowtribe brings
Andrew
Homegrown NOLA
Duhon
Funk/Rock to Parrot for
back-to-back Goombay/
Zombie Parties.
may recognize from previous Parrot gigs with Eric
Lindell) and drummer
Maxwell Zemanovic.
Flow Tribe will bring its show to The Green Parrot Bar this
weekend.
batch of musical personalities — rock, funk, Latin
— with a generous dose
of wiseguy humor. But
the juvenile gimmicks
the band tried on for size
back in the day are long
gone, as critics have pronounced Flow Tribe the
real deal.
This isn’t some fly-bynight pickup band or a
bunch of played out wannabes.
Made up of six native
New Orleanians who
first plugged in together
a decade ago, Flow Tribe
has paid its dues on the
road and continues ticking off regular gigs across
the South.
Band members who
started out as teens playing backyard parties said
they got dead serious
after the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina in
2005, when the levee system failed after the storm
and flooded 80 percent of
the city.
The band dedicated
itself to properly representing New Orleans and
regrouped with a newfound drive.
Paying those road work
dues has paid off for
frontman K.C. O’Rorke,
guitarists Bryan Santos
and Mario Palmisano,
drummer Russell
Olschner, bassist Chad
Penot and washboard
player John Michael
Early.
“Steady touring has
honed them into a tight
unit, one that can keep
a full club in motion,”
wrote Keith Spera, a veteran New Orleans music
critic.
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Who will be Fantasy Fest
King and Queen 2014?
he Trance is coming is
coming to an end, but the
Tropical Escapades? Not so
much.
That’s because there’s still
“The Coronation Ball,” the capper to the King and Queen of
Fantasy Fest, at 6 p.m. Friday at
Southernmost On The Beach,
1405 Duval St..
The final party on the sand
will determine who becomes
2014’s reigning royalty.
Julie “Jules” Hanson, MaryLynne Price, Shane Hall, Joe
Weed Clements and Clyde
Joyce have worked tirelessly
as goodwill ambassadors for
AIDS Help (the benefiting
organization) for eight weeks
of frenzied, frisky, feisty and
always fabulous fundraising
events Keys-wide, assisted by
T
2014 Candidates for Fantasy Fest King and Queen.
corps of volunteers, to raise the
most money and ascend to the
throne.
“Social media has elevated
campaigning to a new level,”
Director of Community
Relations Jeremy Wilkerson said.
“There was tweeting and texting, friending and sharing, apps
and e-mail blasts and radio and
T.V. appearances plus, of course,
posters and flyers. Candidates
also marketed goodies with their
logos and likenesses, becoming,
literally, their own brand.”
Special events ranged from a
weekly “Aqua Idol” competition
to upstairs Sunday BINGO at the
801 Bourbon Bar, with the final
All-Candidate event literally held
the night before Coronation: the
Key West Innkeepers Association
mixer at Aqua nightclub from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today.
With the Atlantic surf as their
soundtrack and a Friday night
Grand opening: Real Gallery
eal Gallery is pleased to announce its grand opening celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday
at 417 Southard St., across from the Green Parrot
Real Gallery is a fine art pop-up featuring painting, photography, sculpture, textiles
and mixed media.
After an extensive renovation, the old scooter shop is bright, refurbished and now home
to the works of a multitude of local artists including: Dick Matsen, Pam Hobbs, Lauren
McAloon, Marlene Koenig, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Claire Perrault, Craig Berube-Gray, Bill
Hartman, Lucy Paige, Gabrielle Wilson, Kevin Peterson, Mark Hedden, Christine Cardone
and Christie Fifer.
Other artists represented by Real Gallery include Chuck Seaman, Elizabeth HillaireNelson, and both Eduardo Guerra and J.Molina who are from Havana, Cuba.
The gallery offers high end work that spans not only years of experience, but also the
newest talent on the block. The bright spacious location will feature regular weekly events,
and is also available for fundraising and social events through January 2015.
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sky going South Florida violet as
their backdrop, Vicki Roush and
J.b McLendon will co-emcee the
evening produced, like last year,
by David Chesnet.
“We never know quite what
to expect when our five candidates take the stage,” Executive
Director Scott Pridgen said.
“They may somehow reprise
their kick-off production number, stage something brand-new
or simply address the audience
from the heart.”
It is also a night that a veritable mountain of gifts, memorabilia and acknowledgements
rain down upon the new King
and Queen, courtesy of The
Royal Purveyors.
Jeff Woessner, owner of Jeff’s
Gems, 906-F Kennedy Drive,
again created The Royal Ring(s).
Crowns are designed and provided by Neptune Designs,
owned and operated by Jay and
Carmenza Pfahl. Intended for
“less formal” events through
the year, The Royal Sashes are
donated by Fantasy Fest Queens
Ginger King and Fizz Retew and
Former King Gregg McGrady
(also remembering Jean-Claude
Gosslein). King and Queen
Pins come from Bill Heller and
Leigha Fox, both crowned in
2002, who decided to maintain
the goodwill gesture of Donnie
and Sonia Kozicki.
The Bitch Sisters (Scott
Fuhriman and Kelly Summers)
and LaLa Belle (the late LA
Meyers) continue their 2001
tradition of bestowing Royal
Scepters (donated by Local
Awards and Engraving).
Appliqued capes are gifted by
Frank Cicalese (Fantasy Fest
King 1995) and life partner Bob
Conti. Royal Florist since 2008
Richard Dennison of Gourmet
Nibbles and Baskets supplies
bouquets for the Coronation
Ball. A “family award” comes
from J.T. Thompson (of ‘One
Human Family’ and Design
Group Key West), who invented
the Duke and Duchess commendation to be more inclusive
and recognize their selfless
contribution. Similarly, in 2010,
partners Derrick Traylor and
Terry Paulson began providing
the Duke and Duchess Royal
Sashes.
And, of course, on an island
that treasures a good toast,
Dennis Beaver, of the Tennessee
Williams Key West Exhibit at the
Tennessee Williams Center, will
reward the King and Queen with
gold-and-silver engraved Royal
Chalices.
For ticket information, go to
www.AIDSHelp.cc, or call 305296-6196.
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Key West
Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Today
Walk on White Gallery Walk, 6
p.m.
Exhibitions and receptions at
galleries and shops along White
Street including Cindy Kulp
New Works and Sally Binard at
Harrison Gallery, Jack Houston,
Island Inspirations at Stone Soup
Gallery and hIPSO facto at the
Coffee Mill Dance Studio on
Pohalski Lane.
Today through Monday
Womankind BraZaar Exhibit, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Gato Building, Lobby, 1100
Simonton St. 295-4369. womankindkeywest.com.
Hosted by Florida Keys Council of
the Arts.
Saturday
Native Sons and Daughters:
Andy Thurber, Wayne Garcia, Mike
Marrero and Audra Paige Opening
Reception, 5 p.m.
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene
St. 294-1669. galleryongreene.
com.
Sunday
Both Sides Now Exhibition:
Lynn Bentley-Kemp, Ali Miranda,
Lincoln Perry Reception Gala, 6
p.m.
Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene
St. 619-5105. luckystreetgallery.
com.
Monday
Johnny White, Transformer
Opening Reception, 6 p.m.
Lemonade Stand Gallery, 318
Petronia St. 434-227-9988. lettynowak.com.
Mile Zero’s Johnny White,
Lenticular Photos.
Call to Artists: Craft vendors
needed: Grace Lutheran Arts and
Crafts Festival: Nov. 15.
Applications available at gracelutherankw@att.net or call 2965161.
DANCE
Friday
Salsa and Salsa Rueda Too, 7
p.m.
Paradise Health and Fitness
Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt
Blvd. 294-6348.
Street Fairs, Pet Masquerade,
Children’s Day and Fantasy
Parade.
Randy’s legendary impersonation
of Bette Midler, Cher and closes
with his mini-lounge act.
Sunday
Zombieland and Zombie Bike
Ride, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Fort East Martello Tower, 3501 S.
Roosevelt Blvd. 294-7433. zombiebikeride.com.
Featuring live music by Low Tribe,
face and body painting and costumed bike ride begins 6 p.m.
Sunday
Zombie Beach Bash and Love
Lane Gang at Salute on the
Beach, 5:30 p.m.
1000 Atlantic Blvd. In participation with the Zombie Bike Ride.
Wednesdays through Sundays
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the
Gardens, 5 p.m.
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela
St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com.
The Womankind BraZaar
Fundraiser: Comedy Show and
Sundays
Decorated Bra Auction, 6:30 p.m.
Ballroom and Latin Dance
Aqua Key West, 711 Duval St.,
Nightly
Evening, 7 PM
Dance Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr. Key West. 295-7676. keystix.com. Jazz at Tavern N’ Town, 5 p.m.
Marriott Beachside, 3841 N.
304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.
Tuesday
Roosevelt Blvd. 296-8100.
com.
Headdress Ball 32nd Annual:
Local entertainers include:
Thursday and Tuesday-Carmen
FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS Animelistic Head Trip, 8 p.m.
Southernmost on the Beach, 508 Rodriguez, Friday and WednesdayToday
COAST: Official, Unofficial Kickoff South St. 295-7676. keystix.com Mike Emerson, Saturday-Bobby
Nesbitt, Sunday-Rob DiStasi,
to Festival Week, 7 p.m.
Daily through October
Monday-Michael Thomas.
6404 Front St., Stock Island.
ReMARCable Pumpkin Patch, 11
617-418-9085. coastprojects.
a.m. to 7 p.m.
com.
THEATER
1401 Seminary St. 294-9526.
Featuring live music from local
Saturday through Wednesday
marchouse.org
favorite’s The Skank, led by
Key West Burlesque: Adventures in
All money raised benCayman Smith-Martin and Jeff
Burlesque Land, 8 p.m.
efits the Monroe Association for
Clark.
Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall
ReMARCable Citizens.
St. keywestburlesque.com.
Friday and Saturday
Goombay Street Festival, 6 p.m.
FILM
Middle Keys
and 10 a.m.
Friday
Key West’s Historic Bahama
New! Key West Outdoor Movies
Happenings
Village. bahamavillagegoombay.
– Free, 8 p.m.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
com.
Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti
Art Classes in Marathon: Pottery,
Street party showcasing island
and Truman Ave. keywestoutdoorClay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture,
arts and crafts, music and food
movies.com
Cake Decorating and more.
in the heart of Key West’s historic The newest Key West Outdoor
The Art Studio, 12535 Overseas
Bahama Village neighborhood.
Movies Series shown on a blow
Hwy, Marathon. 289-9013. keyup screen and top of the line 3D
sartstudio.com.
Friday through Sunday
projector. All films G and PG.
Haunting of Fort Zachary Taylor
DANCE
13th Annual, 8 p.m.
MUSEUMS, HISTORY AND
Dance Lessons: Ballroom and
The Friends of Fort Taylor, Truman NATURE
Latin - Marathon
Annex Naval Base at Truman
Saturday
Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center,
Waterfront. hauntedkeywestfort.
Plant Sale at the Key West
5800 Overseas Hwy, Marathon.
com.
Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.
766-3428. keysdancecenter.com.
The Haunt takes place in the
Key West Tropical Forest and
American and International styles,
Barracks for the first time. Kids’
Botanical Garden, 5210 College
wedding dance, swing, salsa.
Day is Sunday at 5 p.m., includes Rd. 296-1504. kwbgs.org.
Beginner’s welcome, no partner
magic show, candy and costume
Choose from over 150 species
required.
contest.
of butterfly and bird attracting
plants.
MUSEUMS, HISTORY AND
Friday through Oct. 26
NATURE
Fantasy Fest 2014 Anime:
MUSIC
Today
Animated Dreams and Adventures Friday
Lower Keys Green Drinks – GLEE,
Various times and venues in Key
Randy Roberts Live!, 9 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
West. fantasyfest.net.
La Te Da, Crystal Room Cabaret,
The Wharf Bar and Grill, MM 25.5.
Celebrity Look-A-Like Contest,
1125 Duval St. randyroberts.net.
812-592-1279. keysglee.com.
THEATER
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Marathon Community Theater
Fundraiser: Comedies and
Tragedies, 8 p.m.
5101 Overseas Hwy. 743-0408.
marathontheater.org.
Variety Show and dinner.
Friday
Isla Improv Workshops - Adult
Program, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Morada Way Arts and Cultural
District, 151 Morada Way,
Islamorada. 923-8097. moradaway.org.
Monthly, every third Friday.
Upper Keys
Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITS
Today
Morada Way Arts and Cultural
District: Walkabout, 6 p.m.
MM 81. 5, Islamorada. 6649100. moradaway.org.
Galleries include: Redbone
Gallery, Gallery Morada, Pasta
Pantaleo Signature Gallery,
Morada Way Clay and Michelle
Nicole Lowe Gallery.
Friday
Isla Improv Workshops: School
and Youth Program, 1 p.m. and
4 p.m. Morada Way Arts and
Cultural District, Island Christian
School, 83400 Overseas Hwy.
Islamorada. 923-8097. moradaway.org. 4 p.m. workshop held at
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, 73
High Point Rd., Tavernier. Monthly,
every third Friday.
LECTURES
Tuesday
Hurricane Impacts and Hazard
Mondays through Fridays,
Reduction Presentation by Dr.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Leatherman, 6 p.m.
George Rodez Exhibition
Keys History and Discovery
Ocean Sotheby’s Int’l. Realty,
Center, Islander Resort,
Islamorada, MM 81.8. 712-8888.
Islamorada. MM 82, 922-2237.
OceanSir.com.
keysdiscovery.com.
New collection of original paintTalk is in conjunction with The
ings and limited edition giclée
Great Labor Day Hurricane of
reproductions.
1935 Exhibit.
You’re in Key West to be on the Water
Think Zero Duval Street
Serving Waterfront Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Hot Tin Roof Dinner & Brunch Reservations Recommended
Live Entertainment DAILY
305-296-7701
393435
Florida Keys
Council of the
Arts Cultural
Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 16
through Wednesday, Oct. 22
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural
Calendar for more listings and
events throughout the Keys.
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Paparazzi
aparazzi’ is a photo-driven entertainment
feature compiled by Citizen staffers from
in-house and contributed shots. Snaps of
social events, arts and entertainment-related activities and other “wild art” will be welcomed as submissions to these pages. Send invitations to cover events to
paparazzi@keysnews.com, and we’ll do our best to get a
photographer to the event. If we can’t make it, send your
photos and information of your shindig and we’ll try to
publish them.
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PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
The young men from the Civil Air Patrol, Key West Squadron, came out to take
part in the Montessori School 5K run held at Higgs Beach.
Donald Barrett wins
the cash at the monthly
mixer of the Key West
Business Guild. He
is shown with Guild
President Carl Stevens
aboad mixer host the
Fury’s “Pride of Key
West.”
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Entrants came from all over South Forida to compete in the
Special Olympics Florida paddlelboard race held at Higgs Beach
this past Sunday.
Key West Firefighter School student Pepe Espinosa
hauls a weighted dummy during training classes
on Kennedy Drive last week.
“ML for Queen” was a model in the Key West Zonta
Fashion Show held at the Pier House to raise money for
mammogram exams for women. She is a survivor of breast
cancer herself.
Kenny Weschler and
Vanessa McCaffrey caught
up with each other at the
October Key West Business
Guild’s mixer held aboard
the Fury’s Pride of Key
West docked at the end of
Duval Street.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
MIKE HENTZ/The Citizen
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Judy Hadley, Louisa Black, Joy Rodriguez, Mona Santiago, Marisa Parra and Josefina Reif are seen during a girl’s
night out at the La Concha Hotel’s new lobby bar located at 430 Duval St.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
The Bitch Sisters, the reigning 2000 Queens of Fantasy Fest,
are getting their Halloween decorations early from MARC
House.
Sherry Read, Barbara Bowers, Joanne Tarantino and Julia Orifino Saturday enjoy a
beverage on the USCGC Ingham while waiting for a sunset.
PETE ARNOW, Special to Paradise
Ian Whitney and Dean Carlson, left, formerly of the Key West Innkeepers Association, have now
merged with the Lodging Association of the Florida Keys and Key West. At right is Jodi Weinhofer
and Steve Mungall welcoming them into the enlarged group at a luncheon held at the Pier
House.
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The Poetry of Hearts: A conversation on process
he Poetry of Hearts, the new play by
Key West playwright Bob Bowersox,
opens Nov. 4 at the Red Barn Theatre in
Key West. The play centers on an aging,
ailing British poet who has lived in America
for decades who decides it’s time for him
to go home to Britain and hang up his pen.
But his wife, who has been the driving force
behind his career, will have none of it, and
is willing to go to unthinkable lengths to
prevent his leaving. It’s a story about when
it’s time to let go, and the consequences of
doing so.
Playwright, and the mind behind the
play, Bowersox recently sat down with two
of the play’s stars, Vanessa McCaffrey and
Tony Konrath, to discuss the play.
Tickets for this three-week run are on sale
now at the Red Barn box office. Call 305296-9911, or go to redbarntheatre.com for
tickets.
BOB BOWERSOX (BB): Oftentimes we
playwrights find that we’ve written a different play than we think we have - that it
takes actors inhabiting the characters we’ve
conjured up, and directors giving them
real life before we begin to see what we’ve
really created and what it might mean. For
instance, I undertook The Poetry of Hearts
with the notion of exploring why we as
human beings tend to hold on to things
longer than we should. Now that you’re into
rehearsals, what do you think I’ve written?
VANESSA MCCAFFREY (VM): Ultimately,
I think it’s about the strength of human relationships. And about the seductive power of
man-made accolades.
TONY KONRATH (TK): Dylan Thomas
writes: “Do not go gentle into that good
night/Old age should burn and rage at close
of day/Rage, rage against the dying of the
light.” Poetry of Hearts, I think, is the antithesis of that. It’s about fierce acceptance
opposing the denial of others.
BB: And here I thought I wrote a love
story.
TK: You did. And more. The play’s working title was The Signature of Fear, was it
not? Clinging onto the status quo is one of
those signatures and the tussle between
Connie and Delia [Tony and Vanessa’s roles]
is like watching someone rescuing a panicked and scared climber from a cliff face.
T
VM: I think your stories have a connection to life that’s very tangible for an audience. In Person of Interest, the interrogation
scenario resonates with today’s world of
Big Brother surveillance. Moment of Grace
drew on the camaraderie of friends, but also
the dismantling of bigotry in today’s world.
The Poetry of Hearts spotlights the agony
of celebrity, and the strength of pure love.
Audiences want to be involved in such stories, and you give them that opportunity in
your plays.
TK: I think it’s more direct. Although the
characters are often extraordinary, their
journey within the play is something that
most people experience or expect to experience. There’s no “high-falutin’” going on.
These are ordinary people with ordinary
responses to ordinary - if extreme - situations. It’s just that, because it’s a play and
Tony Konrath, Bob Bowersox and Vaness McCaffrey.
you, as the writer, have months to work on
the single moments within it, and make
sure each word chosen is exactly right,
VM: I think the audience will see themConnie has to persuade Delia that he knows
those ordinary responses to ordinary situawhat he’s doing and that she can let go and selves in these characters as well.
tions seem to be experienced by individuBB: So you think we all - actors on the
trust him.
als, who, unlike most of us, can verbalize
BB: Is there something in your characters stage and audience in the theater - we all
and share their feelings more easily. That’s
have trouble letting go of things?
that you each relate to individually, based
TK: As I’m getting older, I certainly seem the nature of theatre.
on your thoughts about it?
BB: I hope the audiences will find those
to be able to let go of things more easily,
VM: Delia’s perseverance and her decisiveness are qualities that I relate to, as well though that’s not always been the case. But moments relatable and helpful to them in
their own lives.
objects break, friends pass on, watercolors
as her emotional depth. You write great
TK: Every experience changes us, somefade. Things become fugitive and we can’t
women, you know.
times a great deal. Theater is, as well as an
seem to feel like we control it.
BB: So far, that seems to be true, though
entertainment, an experimental contract
BB: I think that’s how Delia feels, isn’t it?
I’m not sure why that is. I know that I
She’s always felt that she was in control but between the actor and the audience, aided
admire them. They have to be so much
and abetted by the director and stage techis now coming to the realization that may
stronger than men in this world.
nicians, who help us actors find truths for
no longer be the case. Connie’s going in
VM: It shows. The play resonates proourselves in the play and the character we
directions she never expected.
foundly for me because of the character
embody within it. My hope is that what we
TK: I think it happens. Nowadays I can
you gave me, not only from a relationship
find is communicated not just in the words
give something away even though it holds
standpoint, but also where commitment
but also in the spaces between them - the
to endeavors is concerned. I’ve had several great meaning and memories. When we
silences that often mean so much - and in
moved to Key West, we had to thin down a
epiphanies while studying the lines where
library of several thousand books and it was the interactions between the actors. So I’m
I’ve thought “That’s me!” It’s been a welhoping that our audiences will exit the theheartbreaking. Now, I could do it easily.
come aid in constructing the character.
BB: You’re letting go. Like your character atre with an attitude changed or affirmed.
BB: How about you, Tony?
The Poetry of Hearts will certainly offer that.
does.
TK: I suppose I relate to how Connie’s
VM: I agree. And I hope our audiences
TK: Holding on is a form of panic. I think
gone beyond the acceptance of his death.
will take a way a feeling of having attended
that the calmness in the face of loss is
There’s a moment in the play where he
resonates deeply with the desert landscape something that belongs to me now and that a great night of theatre, the money wellspent, and an urgent need to share it with
- how it comes and goes so easily. There’s no I’ll lend to my character.
BB: I hope the audience comes away feel- their friends.
sadness about the future. There’s honor.
BB: Absolutely. It’s why we do it, isn’t it?
ing that calmness is possible in their own
BB: Honor? How?
lives.
TK: In embracing the inevitable.
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“Men, Women &
Children”
“Men, Women &
Children” follows the story
of a group of high school
teenagers and their parents as they attempt to
navigate the many ways
the internet has changed
their relationships, their
communication, their selfimage and their love lives.
The film takes on social
issues such as video game
culture, anorexia, infidelity, fame hunting and the
proliferation of illicit material on the internet. As each
character and each relationship is tested, we are
shown the variety of roads
people choose—some
tragic, some hopeful—as
it becomes clear that no
one is immune to this
enormous social change
that has come through our
phones, our tablets and our
computers. Starring Kaitlyn
Dever, Rosemarie DeWitt,
Ansel Elgort, Jennifer
Garner, Judy Greer, Dean
Norris and Adam Sandler,
directed and co-written by
Jason Reitman (“Up in the
Air”), based on the novel by
Chad Kultgen.
Rated R
“Men Women & Children”
this sleek thriller set in
Greece and Istanbul in
1962. Intrigue begins at the
Parthenon when a glamorous, wealthy American
couple—the charismatic
Chester MacFarland (Viggo
Mortensen) and his alluring young wife Collete
(Kirsten Dunst)—meet
Rydal (Oscar Isaac, “Inside
Llewyn Davis”), a Greekspeaking American who
is working as a tour guide,
scamming female tourists on the side. Instead
of becoming his latest
marks, the two befriend
him, but a murder at the
couple’s hotel puts all three
on the run together and
creates a precarious bond
between them as the trio’s
allegiance is put to the test.
Their journey takes them
from Greece to Turkey, and
to a dramatic finale played
out in the back alleys of
“The Two Faces Of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.
Adapted from the novel of
January”
the same name by Patricia
Highsmith (“The Talented
Screenwriter Hossein
Amini (“Drive,” “The Wings Mr. Ripley,” “Strangers on a
of the Dove”) makes a styl- Train”).
Rated PG-13
ish directing debut with
“This Is Where I
Leave You”
In this dramatic comedy, four grown siblings,
bruised and banged up by
their respective adult lives,
are forced to return to their
childhood home when their
father passes away, and live
under the same roof together for a week with their
over-sharing mother and
an assortment of spouses,
exes and might-have-beens.
Confronting their history
and the frayed states of their
relationships among the
people who know and love
them best, they ultimately
reconnect in hysterical and
emotionally affecting ways
amid the chaos, humor,
heartache and redemption
that only families can provide. Written by Jonathan
Tropper (based on his novel),
“This Is Where I Leave You”
stars Jason Bateman, Tina
Fey, Adam Driver, Jane
Fonda, Rose Byrne and
Timothy Olyphant and is
directed by Shawn Levy.
Rated R
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
FILM IN PARADISE
Brad Pitts’ ‘Fury’ shows humanity, tanks and tears in war
FRONT ROW
AT THE MOVIES
Cooke Communications Film Review
SHIRREL RHOADES
hile I’m not a big
fan of war movies
– or war itself, for
that matter –it is a
subject that has, does, and
will affect so many people’s
lives. As William Tecumseh
Sherman said, “War is hell.”
But sometimes a war movie
can be good entertainment.
“Fury” – the new Brad
Pitt film that’s playing at the
Regal – takes its name from
a M4A3EB Sherman tank
commanded by a hotshot
sergeant and his five-man
W
crew.
In this World War II
actioner, Sergeant Don
“Wardaddy” Collier (Pitt
with a jarhead haircut) is a
man who fought Nazis in
Africa and is now pursuing
then behind Germany lines,
lumbering along in his old
workhorse tank. When it gets
disabled, and 300 German
soldiers are approaching,
including a bunch of heavier
German tanks, Wardaddy
decides to stand his ground.
There’s the expected dramatic interplay between
Wardaddy and his crew,
particular a younger recruit
(Logan Lerman) who’s questioning his courage, but
it’s the battles you came to
see. Bomb blasts and the
boom of that 75mm turretmounted gun atop the Fury
— you’ll find it all in this war
film written and directed by
David Ayer (“End of Watch”).
Also in the cast are Shia
LaBeouf, Michael Peña,
Jon Bernthal, and Scott
Eastwood (Clint’s son).
There’s a message here
about courage under fire,
but this unsentimental telling will entertain you with
the sheer intensity of its
battle scenes. Somehow it
seems fitting that William
Tecumseh Sherman had a
tank named after him.
srhoades@aol.com
Brad Pitt stars in “Fury.”
‘Walk Among the Tombstones:’ Liam Neeson hit
Weekly Box Office Check
Reported by Box Office Mojo and Exhibitor Relations © 2013
a Laurence Block mystery, he plays Matthew
Scudder, a former cop
t 62, Irish actor Liam who works as an unliNeeson is an unlikely censed private eye. A
recovering alcoholic,
star to be doing
Scudder chooses his cases
action movies. Not ready
carefully, applying the AA’s
for the Geritol, he set a
12 Steps to his methodolbrisk pace with “Taken,”
ogy.
followed by “Unknown,”
A number of Block’s
“Taken 2” and “Non-Stop.”
books have made it to the
“I just hope my knees
screen. Back in 1986, Jeff
hold up,” Neeson quips.
Bridges played Scudder in
They’re still holding,
“8 Million Ways to Die.”
considering the title of
In this first Liam
his current flick is “Walk
Among the Tombstones.” Neeson outing, Scudder
reluctantly takes on an
It’s now playing at the
assignment for a drug
Tropic Cinema.
Action fans won’t be
disappointed. Based on
Continued on page 13
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A
Liam Neesen in “Tombstones.”
1.) “Gone Girl”
Week: $26.41M Gross:
$77.89M
2.) “Dracula Untold”
Week: $23.51M Gross:
$23.51M
3.) “Alexander
and the
Terrible,
Horrible, No
Good, Very
Bad Day”
Week:
$18.36M
Gross:
$18.36M
4.)
“Annabelle”
Week: $15.86M Gross:
$61.65M
5.) “The Judge”
Week: $13.12M Gross:
$13.12M
6.) “The Equalizer”
Week: $9.70M Gross:
$79.86M
7.) “Addicted”
Week:$7.49M
Gross: $7.49M
8.) “The Maze
Runner”
Week: $7.47M
Gross: $83.81M
9.) “The
Boxtrolls”
Week: $6.64M
Gross: $41M
10.) “Left Behind”
Week: $2.83M Gross:
$10.85M
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Top 10 ‘insider’ movie moments
ovie buffs love to be
“in the know” when
it comes to inside
jokes and tidbits in favorite
films. Our movie pal Susan
Server sends the following
list of movie trivia that’s
known mostly by “insiders.”
Enjoy these moments from
excellent movies you can
watch again and again.
10.) “In the Good Old
Summertime” (1949), “The
Godfather” (1972) – That’s
director Vincent Minnelli
and Judy Garland’s daughter
Liza in the final scene with
Garland and Van Johnson.
And that’s Francis Ford
Coppola’s infant daughter
Sofia as Al Pacino’s son in
the baptism scene.
9.) “On the Waterfront”
(1954), “The Godfather”
(1972) – Totally unscripted
and totally method are
Marlon Brando’s scene with
Eva Marie Saint’s glove in
“Waterfront” and with the
orange peel in the death
scene in “Godfather.”
8.) “Out of the Past”
(1947), “Against All Odds”
(1984) – Jane Greer plays
the daughter in 1947 and
then that character’s mother
in the 1984 remake. Bonus
M
– Noel Neille (Lois Lane
on TV) has an uncredited cameo in “Superman”
(1978).
7.) “Crimes and
Misdemeanors” (1989)
– Big laugh for the politically knowledgeable when
Woody Allen’s character,
responding to Mia Farrow’s
remarks about his brotherin-law (Alan Alda) being a
nice guy – “Yeah, like David
Greenglass.”
6.) “The Big Sleep”
(1945 and 1946) – Love
this one. the film was reshot
after Bogie and Bacall
became a hot item. Lauren
Bacall not only got new
lines and extra scenes but
a much more attractive
wardrobe. Compare and
contrast!
5.) “Cape Fear” (1962)
and (1991) – All three
male stars in the 1962
film (Gregory Peck, Robert
Mitchum, Martin Balsam)
have cameos in the remake
thirty years later.
4.) “His Girl Friday”
(1940), “Arsenic and Old
Lace” (1944) – Cary Grant
slips in references to his
real name (Archie Leach)
in these two terrific films
Tombstones
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dealer whose wife has been kidnapped
and murdered. Seems that some psychopaths are targeting family members
of drug dealers (hey, they’ve got plenty
of money to pay a ransom).
He teams up with an unlikely partner, a spunky street kid (Brian “Astro”
– once on a tombstone !
3.) “Dr. No” (1962) – For
the Art History cognoscenti
and conspiracy types who
claim masterworks are stolen for mysterious oligarchs.
James Bond spies Goya’s
“Duke of Wellington” in Dr.
No’s lair. At the time, the
well-known painting was still
missing after a famous heist
from a British museum.
2.) “Casablanca” (1942)
– The wartime blackout
forced the final scenes
to be filmed on a sound
stage. To disguise this, fog
machines were used to blur
the setting and midgets
were placed on a paper
cutout of a plane in the
background to fake the perspective.
1.) “Rear Window”
(1954) – My very favorite
“inside joke.” Raymond Burr
was in a contract dispute
with David O. Selznick
and had his revenge
when he had the Makeup
Department recreate
Selznick’s distinctive looks
as Burr’s portrayal of the
murderous, creepy husband!
Do you have any “insider”
movie trivia to share?
srhoades@aol.com
Bradley) who fancies himself a private
eye in training. The boy’s unwillingness
to follow orders helps Scudder crack the
case. You can count of lots of dead bodies.
Yes, Neeson’s knees hold up, but just
barely.
Therefore, you can look for “Taken 3”
in theaters next spring.
srhoades@aol.com
‘Men, Women & Children,‘ and dysfunction
REVIEWED BY SHIRREL
RHOADES
van Reitman is a pretty
good producer and director. He gave us such classic
movies as “Animal House”
and “Ghostbusters.” But,
truth be told, his son is even
better.
You’ll know Jason
Reitman by such films as
“Juno” and “Up In the Air.”
The structure of his films is
usually pretty nimble. And
his casting is always spot
on. “Juno” gave us Ellen
Page as a feisty pregnant
teen. “Up In the Air” put
George Clooney into first
class as an on-the-go corporate hatchet man. His
“Thank You for Smoking”
offered superb satire, casting craggy old Sam Elliott as
the dying Marlboro Man.
Now he gets even more
ambitious. Kinda like he
can pat his head and rub
his belly at the same time,
so now he wants to show
us he can do it while standing on one foot. So don’t be
surprised if he loses his balance a bit.
His new film “Men,
Women & Children” — currently playing at the Tropic
Cinema — is a complex
subject with a tangle of storylines about the invasion of
the online digital world into
our private lives.
As you’d expect, each
thread has a notable star:
Don Truby (Adam
Sandler) is a dad addicted
to online porn. He and his
wife (Rosemary Dewitt)
I
Judy Greer and Olivia Crocicchia in “Men, Women & Children.”
have resorted to scheduling sex with each other.
She’s considering having an
affair with a man (Dennis
Haysbert) she met on a dating website. Her husband is
checking out escort services
on the web.
Hannah (Olivia Crocicchia) is a cheerleader
who’s into sexting pictures
of herself. Her mom (Judy
Greer) posts suggestive photos of her daughter in a “private gallery” of a website.
Chris (Travis Trope)
edits a video of Hannah,
then fumbles sex with her.
Nevertheless, she tells all
her friends it was great in
order to enhance her rep.
He returns to watching
his dominatrix fetish porn
online.
Allison (Elena Kampouris)
tans the shape of a heart
over her crotch, but when
she offers to show it to her
boyfriend he tells her to
text him a picture instead.
She has an eating disorder
encouraged by the anorexic
community on prettygirls-
donteat.com.
Kent (Dean Norris)
deletes his son’s online
roleplaying game account.
Tim (Ansel Elgort) tells his
dad he understands why his
mom left him for another
man.
Patricia (Jennifer Garner)
reads her daughter’s chat
log to see what the girl’s
been up to. She answers
emails, pretending to be
Brandy (Kaitlin Dever),
resulting in her daughter’s
boyfriend nearly OD’ing
when rejected.
All of this — and more
— is introduced by the disembodied voice of Emma
Thompson while we watch
the Voyager Space Probe sail
through the galaxy.
Reitman seems to be telling us that all this doesn’t
amount to much, just some
odd happenings on a little
blue dot in the solar system.
Maybe you’ll like it; or
maybe you’d rather go
home and trawl the Internet
for a new porn website.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
Walk on White tonight Stone Soup
Dance the way to ‘hIPSO facto’ Gallery hosts
alk on White’s “hIPSO facto” starts up again at 8 p.m. today.
Art enthusiasts can add dance to their Walk on White repertoire as CoffeeMill Dance Studio opens its doors to Key
West’s third Thursday’s street-long celebration.
“hIPSO facto” is CoffeeMill’s Live Informal Dance Performance
Series and takes place at the 916 Pohalski studio (just a stone’s throw
from White Street).
A broad array of dance styles will be offered where those that stop
in can look forward to seeing choreography from local and visiting dance and performance artists. The public is invited to watch
new works in progress featuring creations by Mary Kay Lee, Judith
Cisneros, Cricket Desmarais, Leigh Pujado, Kim Bergman. Tai Chi
instructor Joe Furey will also present a class demonstration.
All are welcome to come by for this fun, free performance and
enjoy the free wine.
Doors open at 7:45 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. sharp. All
Mary Kay Lee will perform at 8 p.m. today at CoffeeMill Dance Studio durdonations go to CoffeeMill Dance Outreach and Scholarship Fund.
For information, call 305-296-9982, or go to coffeemilldance.com. ing Walk on White’s “hIPSO facto.”
W
Harrison Gallery presents
artist Cindy Kulp
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Harrison Gallery presents new works by Cindy Kulp. Opening
reception today from 5-8 p.m.
he Harrison Gallery, 825 White St. presents new works by
Cindy Kulp.
The opening reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today
during Walk on White.
Until now, Cindy Kulp has been best known for her exquisite
birds, but her latest creations have brought her in a new direction.
The work portrays a dreamy world where each painting carefully
explores an elaborate connected narrative. These new works are
the first installment of a two part series entitled “Reckoning.”
The Harrison Gallery will show part one during October’s Walk
on White.
The gallery will also be showing select works by Sally Binard,
who strives to capture otherworldly moments in her work, evoking
sensory responses from her life that would be otherwise verbally
unrelatable. Equally influenced by Belgium and Haitian heritage,
Binard’s work presents itself in a uniquely visceral language.
Jack Houston
oday from 6 to 8 p.m. the
Stone Soup Gallery, 802
White Street, will be showing Jack Houston’s “Island
Inspirations.”
“I am inspired by the wonderful play of light and color
of Key West,” Houston said.
“Especially the vegetation. My
work is mainly acrylic, and I try
to conjure the emotions and
spells created by this beautiful
island paradise. My paintings
are impressionistic, somewhat
abstract, but not photographic.”
Houston was born in
Kalamazoo, Mich. He is a
graduate of Michigan State
University and the Chicago
Institute of Art.
He was the founder and CEO
of Houston Wein Associates,
a design firm in Chicago. The
firm specialized in commercial design projects for major
retailers, designing department
stores, shopping malls, and
specialty stores in the U.S., Asia,
Europe and Mexico. Among
his clients were Saks Fifth Ave,
Marshall Fields and Carson
Pirie Scott. Specialty stores
included Godiva Chocolates,
Sprint and Starbucks.
Houston moved to Key West
in 2002 to pursue his passion
for fine art, on an tropical
island that he now calls home.
Currently a tour guide for the
Old Town Trolley Co., he divides
his time between showing visitors the charm of Key West and
painting the special places he
loves in paradise. His paintings are landscapes, with and
impressionistic slant to color
and light.
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PARADISE
Castaway theme party
and concert at COAST
oday at 7 p.m. Stock Island’s seaside, creative outpost COAST will host a “Castaway” theme party
that has been claimed as the “Official, Unofficial
Kickoff to Festival Week” at its space on Stock
Rock.
The evening will feature live music from local favorite’s
The Skank, led by Cayman Smith-Martin and Jeff Clark,
while barbecue and beverages will be on hand to keep
the local castaways well-fed and greased through the
night.
“Thursday, the day before Goombay, really is the last
time locals can enjoy the slow, summer pace on our currently ‘deserted island,’ says COAST founder Billy Kearins.
“But that all changes on Friday when the festivities heat
up and the circus gets to town. To mark that, we thought
a Castaway theme party seemed pretty apropos and we’re
excited to see what the locals will come up with as far as
costume interpretations go.”
The festivities, live music and costume carousal will
start around 7 p.m. at COAST’s “Downtown Stock Island”
space, 6404 Front St. As with all COAST events, “all mellow folk are welcome,” but this time, be sure to dress the
part.
For information, go to coastprojects.com.
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Tropic
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“A Walk Among The
Tombstones”
Based on Lawrence
Block’s bestselling series
of mystery novels, “A Walk
Among the Tombstones”
stars Liam Neeson (Taken)
as Matt Scudder, an exNYPD cop who now works
as an unlicensed private
investigator operating
just outside the law. When
Scudder reluctantly agrees
to help a heroin trafficker
(Dan Stevens) hunt down
the men who kidnapped
and then brutally murdered his wife, the P.I.
learns that this is not the
first time these men have
committed this sort of
twisted crime... nor will
it be the last. Blurring the
lines between right and
wrong, Scudder races to
track the deviants through
the backstreets of New
York City before they kill
again. Written and directed by Scott Frank (The
Lookout).
Rated R
HELD OVER:
“Hector And
The Search For
Happiness”
“1,000 Times Good Night”
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
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a new combat zone. After
a near-death experience
chronicling the ritual of
a female suicide bomber,
husband Marcus (Nikolaj
Coster-Waldau) levels an
ultimatum: give up the
dangerous profession or
lose the family she counts
on being there when she
returns from each assignment. Yet the conviction
that her photos can make
a difference keeps pulling
at Rebecca’s resolve, making it difficult for her to
walk away entirely. With
an offer to photograph a
Gamora (Zoe Saldana)
refugee camp in Kenya,
and the revenge-driven
Drax the Destroyer (Dave a place allegedly so safe
that daughter Steph
Bautista). But when
(Lauryn Canny) is allowed
Quill discovers the true
power of the orb and the to join her, Rebecca
comes face to face with
menace it poses to the
just how much she risks
cosmos, he must do his
each time she steps back
best to rally his ragtag
rivals for a last, desperate into the fray.
Live Simulcast
stand—with the galaxy’s
Appearance by Oscar winfate in the balance.
ner Juliette Binoche.
Rated PG-13
Tickets: $20, Members:
$18
SPECIAL EVENTS
So Hector decides to
break out of his deluded
and routine driven life.
Armed with buckets of
courage and child-like
curiosity, he embarks on
a global quest in hopes
of uncovering the elusive
secret formula for true
happiness. And so begins
a larger-than-life adventure with riotously funny
results. Based on the
worldwide best-selling
novel of the same name,
it is a rich, exhilarating
THIS WEEK:
and hilarious tale from
director Peter Chelsom
Tuesday
(“Shall We Dance?,”
New York Film Critics
“Serendipity”) that also
Series: “1,000 TIMES
stars Toni Collette, Stellan GOOD NIGHT.”
Skarsgård, Jean Reno and
7 p.m. pre-show, 7:30
Christopher Plummer.
p.m start time.
Rated R
“Guardians Of The
Galaxy 3D”
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“1,000 Times Good
Night”
Rebecca (Juliette
Hector (Simon Pegg) is
To evade the ever-per- Binoche) is one of world’s
top war photojournala quirky psychiatrist who sistent bounty hunter
ists, capturing dangerous
has become increasingly Ronan (Lee Pace) , Peter
and chilling images in
tired of his humdrum life. Quill (Chris Pratt) is
the most dire landscapes,
As he tells his girlfriend,
forced into an uneasy
all in an effort to shed
Clara (Rosamund Pike,
truce with a quartet of
light on the real cost of
“Gone Girl”), he feels
disparate misfits—gunmodern war. But she’s
like a fraud: he hasn’t
toting raccoon Rocket
really tasted life, and
(voice of Bradley Cooper), also a wife and mother,
yet he’s offering advice
tree-like humanoid Groot leaving behind a husband
to patients who are just
(voice of Vin Diesel), the and two young daughters
every time she travels to
not getting any happier.
deadly and enigmatic
Key West’s
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
PARADISE
Annual Zombie Bike Ride
to attract 7,500 riders
ove over “Walking Dead,” because Key West
is making way for the “Bicycling Dead.”
The 5th Annual Zombie Bike Ride will take
over the streets of the southernmost city at
2 p.m. Sunday with an anticipated attendance of
nearly 7,500 costumed zombies, ghosts and ghouls.
Revelers will rally at the historic and haunted Fort
East Martello, a new location from years past, at 2
p.m. for festivities including live music from the New
Orleans band Flow Tribe, food, face and body painting and more. The leisurely four mile ride departs
from Fort East Martello at 6 p.m., taking participants
down the scenic South Roosevelt Boulevard with
panoramic ocean views, before winding through Old
Town Key West and ending with a block party on
lower Duval Street.
Organized by WeCycle Bike Shop and Wonderdog
M
Productions, this family friendly celebration of bike
culture began in 2009 and has grown from a crowd
of 70 to be one of the most anticipated events of the
Key West entertainment calendar.
“We’ve made improvements this year, including
a change to the start location and access to all four
lanes of South Roosevelt, that will ensure the safe
and smooth flow of bikes and reduce impacts to
vehicle traffic along the ride route,” Evan Haskell,
owner of WeCycle Bike Shop on Stock Island, said.
Though there are no official stops along the ride
route, Salute! restaurant is hosting the official parade
viewing party and beach bash starting at 4 p.m. for
those wishing to watch rather than ride.
Participants may register in advance and purchase
commemorative 2014 Zombie Bike Ride shirts at
zombiebikeride.com.
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Zombie bicyclists make their way down South Roosevelt Blvd. during
last year’s Zombie Bike Ride. This year’s event will begin at 2 p.m. at
Fort East Martello. The ride begins at 6 p.m.
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