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Paradise
October 23—29, 2014
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Fantasy Fest
Fantasy Fest King for 2014, Shane Hall, left, is seen with a shadowy, unnamed zombie
during Sunday’s Zombie Ride on S. Roosevelt.
COVER: Rob O’Neal/Paradise
Fantasy Fest parade 2013
THIS JUST IN:
23rd Annual Parrot Heads in
Key West, Meeting of the Minds
Several thousand fans of singer/songwriter/
author Jimmy Buffett, known as Parrot Heads,
make an annual pilgrimage to the subtropical
island that inspired many of Buffett’s hits from
Wednesday through Nov. 2. As well as sharing
an appreciation for Buffett’s music and the
tropical lifestyle it promotes, Parrot Head Club
members focus on charitable, environmental,
educational and humanitarian activities. For
information, go to hip.com/MOTM.asp, or
send an email to andrew.talbert@gmail.com.
Pit Stop Party, Too
You’ve probably heard of the legendary Pit
Stop Party in Key Largo, which features musi-
cians from all over who stop by and play on
their way to Key West for MOTM. Now there is
Pit Stop Party, Too, starting at 1 p.m. Monday
and 11 a.m. Tuesday at Boondock’s Grill and
Ale House at MM 27.5 in Ramrod Key.
Party on with ‘TropRock’
The Southernmost Coconut Castaways, the
OFFICIAL “Friend Club” of Howard Livingston
and The MM24 Band, is presenting two full
days of the best “TropRock” music from some
of the best “TropRock” musicians from coast
to coast starting at 1 p.m. Saturday and ending
at 10 p.m. Sunday as they travel to Key West
for the Jimmy Buffett Parrot Head Convention,
called “Meeting Of The Minds.” The event will
be hosted by Steve Tolliver of the Trop Rock
Junkies. Both days will be filled with music
from 1 to 10 p.m. Parrotheads, TropRock music
fans and anyone interested is welcome to
come out and enjoy the atmospher. If you live
in the area or will be heading down for MOTM,
make sure you get this on your calendar.
Musicians interested in playing in the event
should contact Marc Hollander at marc.hollander@southernmostcoconutcastaways.com.
Key West Writers Guild meeting
The Key West Writers Guild will meet from 9
a.m. to noon Saturday in the conference room
at the condominiums at 2601 S. Roosevelt
Blvd. For free parking, enter just to the left of
the flagpoles at the midpoint of the buildings
across the street on Roosevelt Boulevard. For
information, call 904-403-0866.
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King Shane Hall and Queen Mary-Lynn Price crowned
he 2014 Fantasy Fest royalty were
officially named Friday evening at the
Royal Coronation Ball. Shane Hall won
the title of King and Mary-Lynn Price
took the crown as Queen.
Joe Weed Clements and Clyde Joyce
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will reign as Dukes and Julie Hanson as
Duchess.
The event raised a total of $235,000 for
AIDS Help, both surpassing last years total
of $215,000 and the set goal of $220,000 for
2014.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
The 2014 King of Fantasy Fest Shane Hall and Queen Mary-Lynn Price in
their first royal appearance at this year’s Coronation Ball.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Former queen of Fantasy Fest Vicki
Roush was co-host of this year’s
Coronation Ball and proved she still
has a tremendous singing talent.
Coronation Ball co-host J.B. Mcclendon had a surprise
guest show up on stage during the show.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
JT Thompson on stage at the Coronation Ball with the remaining members
of the Key West Wreckers Club, which has donated hundreds of dollars to
the community (including the name stone of the AIDS Memorial) over the
past years. The Wreckers will be disbanding after Fantasy Fest.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Soctt Pridgen, executive director of AIDS Help, announces the amount of money reaised by the five King
and Queen candidates this year at the Coronation Ball.
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HOG’S BREATH
SALOON
the Buffett fan club convention.
400 Front St.
Hugo Duarte and
Meeting of the Minds The Full Sail Band
Tropical Soul
Singer-songwriter Hugo
Dennis McCaughey and
friends are Topical Soul
and will play from 5:30 to
9:30 p.m. Monday through
Nov. 2 during Jimmy Buffett
ParrotHeads 2014 Meeting
of the Minds. Tropical Soul
has always been a crowd
pleaser for participants of
Thu • Oct 23 • 10pm
Red Elvises
“Siberian Surf Rock”
Thu 5:30 “Soundcheck”
Fri • Oct 24 • 5:30pm
Matt Backer
“British Guitar-Slinger”
Fri • Oct 25 • 7pm
Duarte and the Full Sail
Band will play from 10 p.m.
to 2 a.m. Monday through
Nov. 2.
Duarte’s CDs will be
available as the band plays
its new songs, along with
songs from its repertoire
of eclectic past hits that
includes rock, country and
Duarte’s own bled of KeyWest-Caribbean reggae
storytelling.
While living and playing
in Key West in the 1970s
and ‘80s, Duarte was often
joined on stage by another
local, Jimmy Buffett, and
for that and his talented
music, he is a hit with the
Buffett Meeting of the
Minds gathering. Come in
and see who shows up this
week to join him on stage.
90 MILE LOUNGE
300 Front St.
Friday
8:30 p.m.
Moose and Bullet Proof
Blues Band
Saturday
8:30 p.m.
Moose and Bullet Proof
Blues Band
Sunday
8:30 p.m.
Larry Baeder
Monday
8:30 p.m.
Ericson Holt
Tuesday
8:30 p.m.
Ericson Holt
Wednesday
8:30 p.m.
Carter Cash
Hugo Duarte and the Full
Sail Band will play the Hog’s
Breath Saloon Oct. 27 - Nov.
2.
SCHOONER WHARF
202 William St.
The Raven Cooper
Band
Southern Drawl Band will perform at Schooner this weekend.
Friday
5 to 8:30 p.m.
Schooner Wharf Bar welcomes back some favorite
old friends with a few new
tunes, as The Raven Cooper
Band takes center stage.
Cooper is a talented guitar player and singer, who
lights up the stage with
her wide range of vocal
after the march
Fri, Sat • Oct 25, 26 • 10pm
World Famous T-Shirts • Raw Bar • Restaurant
Happy Hour Daily • 5-7 pm
Entertainment from 1pm til 2am
Yo Mama’s Big
Fat Booty Band
“Funk, R&B, Bounce”
Sat, Sun 5:30 “Soundchecks”
THURSDAY
October 23
NFL Sunday Ticket
“See all your games here”
1pm Sunday Jazz Showcase
Wed • Oct 29 • 9pm
Key Lime Pirates
FRIDAY
October 24
SATURDAY
October 25
Joel Nelson Kenny Fradley Kenny, Rick
& Chris
& Chad Burtch
SUNDAY
October 26
MONDAY
October 27
TUESDAY
October 28
WEDNESDAY
October 29
Sunday NFL Zack Seemiller Joel Nelson
Rob Mehl
The Coal Men The Coal Men The Coal Men The Coal Men Tropical Soul
JoBu
“Roots, Rock, Reggae, Funk”
JoBu
JoBu
JoBu
Tropical Soul Tropical Soul
Hugo Duarate Hugo Duarte Hugo Duarte
400 Front Street • Across the street from Sunset
Green Parrot
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styles. Her diverse singing ability rivals an earthy
Janis Joplin, orchestral Julie
Andrews and Bluesy Billy
Holiday and the low growl
of Johnny Cash.
Backed by some of Key
West’s favorite musicians,
the show is an eclectic mix
of jazz, country, blues, and
more. Join the Wharf for
some savory food, refreshing drinks and great entertainment
Toko Irie
Saturday
5 to 8:30 p.m.
Toko Irie’s blend of
upbeat Island Reggae and
Calypso generates an easy
tropical feel. Renowned
for his unique three-stick
method of playing the steel
drums, his boundless charisma transports audiences
to Caribbean balmy breezes
and “Ya Mon,” everyone
has a fun time.
Toko brings Key West the
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Irie sounds of Bob Marley
and Paul Simon, as well.
Originally from Grenada,
Toko’s been a local favorite
for more than 10 years,
and his rhythmic style will
surely cast a spell on visitors, too.
Southern Drawl
Band
Today
7 p.m. to midnight
Friday
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Saturday
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Southern Drawl Band is
a melting pot of sound and
attitude. Playing country,
southern rock, troprock,
reggae, bluegrass and
Americana, they attract
listeners everywhere.
Bringing their own brand of
music and high energy performances, Southern Drawl
makes every audience
member feel like a part of
the show.
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band will play the Parrot this weekend.
They started a few years
ago as a duo in Knoxville,
and evolved into a fivepiece group. While becoming one of the Southeast’s
premiere bands, they’re
leaving fans and club owners asking “where did these
guys come from?” Come
and see for yourself what
everyone raves about.
SUNSET PIER
0 Duval St. (at Ocean Key)
Today
C.W. Colt, 1 to 4 p.m.
Friday
Rolando Rojas, 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday
The Doerfels, 1 p.m.
Robert Albury, 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday
Nina Newton Band, 1 p.m.
Robert Albury, 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday
C.W. Colt, 1 to 4 p.m.
Robert Albury, 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday
Tony Baltimore, 1 to 4 p.m.
Robert Albury, 6 to 8 p.m
Wednesday
Rolando Rojas, 1 to 4 p.m.
The Love Lane Gang, 5:30
to 8:30 p.m.
VIRGILIO’S
524 Duval St.
Night of musical
colboration
Experience a very special, evening of musical collaboration at
Virgilio’s, on Tuesday beginning at 9 p.m.
Experience a special
evening of musical collaboration at Virgilio’s at
9 p.m. Tuesday. Acoustic
guitarist/singer Adrienne
will be the featured vocalist. Expect to hear plenty
of music by Sade, Adele,
Joan Armatrading, Beatles,
Fleetwood Mac, Amy
Winehouse, Joni Mitchell,
America, RickieLee Jones,
etc., plus great originals.
A prolific songwriter, Miz
Adrienne, has been a longtime entertainer in the
Keys, from Marathon to
Key West. She will be propelled by the prowess and
colours of skippo’s rhythms.
Add to this gumbo, the
unmistakable, sexy soprano
and alto sax sound of Amy
Lee. Amy has been heard
nationally on numerous
CD’s, and she was also featured on the concert trail
with Jimmy Buffett, for 19
years. Relocated to Hawaii,
Amy is in town for a brief
music visit for Parrotweek
fest. This unique trio will
spread the joy thru their
own songs, and a personal
approach to classic tunes
you know and love, only at
Virgilio’s.
THE GREEN PARROT
601 Whitehead St.
Red Elvises
Famed Siberian SurfRockers Igor and The Red
Elvises 2014 World Tour
brings the party back to
The Green Parrot Fantasy
Week with shows at 5:30
and 10 p.m. today.
Playing a unique blend
of Russian folk music, 50’s
rockabilly/surf, reggae, and
whatever else makes them
happy, Igor and The Red
Elvises’ perpetual world
tour has provided a constant delight to legions of
passionate Green Parrot
fans year after year.
In 1995, band leader
and Russian émigré Igor
Yuzov dreamed that Elvis
Presley came to him and
told him to start playing
rock ‘n roll. Not one to
say “no” to The King, Igor
and other Russian friends
started playing music on
the streets of Santa Monica,
California and The Red
Elvises were born.
A visit to The Green
Parrot from this indisputably unforgettable band
with their special blend
of Russian and world ethnic music, reckless surf
and rockabilly licks, and
good old Rock ‘n Roll can
only lead to wild nights
of high-energy music. See
them once, and you’ll be
hooked.”
heavy back beats to encompass many styles of music
that can only be described
as Bounce Music.
Their second studio
album, “Doin’ It Hard”, was
recorded in June 2010 at
The City of Progress Studio
in Miami, under the cultivated ear of DJ Le Spam
(Andrew Yeomanson) of
The Spam Allstars. They’re
quickly becoming the hottest new band on the jam/
funk circuit, adding colorful
costumes and an interactive stage personality to
make everyone in the room
feel right at home.
Key Lime Pirates
Jeff Clark brings his latest
incarnation to the Parrot
stage, blending everything
from early Beatles to Toots
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Yo Mama’s Big Fat
Booty Band
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty
Band is poised to blow the
doors off the Parrot with
shows at 7 and 10 p.m.
Friday, 5:30 and 10 p.m.
Saturday and 5:30 p.m.
Sunday.
Fresh from pulling off
a hat-trick of prestigious
music awards, namely
The Home Grown Music
Awards’ #1 New Band of
the Year Award and Studio
Album of the Year, as well
as being fittingly named by
“The Onion” as having one
of The Worst Band Names
of the Year, this seven-piece
band from Asheville, N.C.,
mixes triumphant horns,
laid-back grooves and
Key West’s
Only Beach Bar with
LIVE MUSIC DAILY
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ALL DAY FOOD MENU
Thur 10/23 12-3 pm Brian Roberts
4-7 pm Rusty Lemmon
Fri
10/24 12-3 pm Chris Toler
Sat
10/25 12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
4-7 pm Joel Nelson
4-7 pm Amandah Jantzen
Sun 10/26 12-3 pm Amandah Jantzen
Mon 10/27 12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
Tues 10/28 12-3 pm Chris Toler
4-7 pm Rob DiStaci
Wed 10/29 12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
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Haunted happenings in the Florida Keys
MATECUMBE
MASSACRE MAZE
CALL TO ARTISTS:
3rd Annual Key
West Chalk Festival
he Key West Art in Public Places Board had
announced a call to artists for the 3rd Annual
Key West Chalk Festival.
This year the festival will take place from Nov.
19 to 23.
Local and visiting artists, from novices to
world-class artists, will use the promenade
alongside the seawall at the Truman Waterfront
as their canvas for elaborate and colorful chalk
art creations, with prizes awarded in student
and adult categories. The AIPP Board is happy
to announce that Denise Kowal, Founder and
Chair of the Sarasota Chalk Festival is working
with AIPP to help make this year’s Festival the
best yet. Artists may register using the event
submission form available online at artinpublicplaceskw.com. Ongoing information and
updates are available on the Key West Chalk
Festival Facebook page.
T
On Oct. 30 explorers’ hair will
likely stand on end while they
weave through the Matecumbe
Massacre Maze hosted at Robbie’s
Marina, MM 77.5 from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m.
Islamorada’s family-friendly
marina is to stage a free “spooktacular” show for costumed ghouls
age 12 and under. Attractions
include a kids’ corner, candy, fun,
food and refreshments. Starting
at 7:30 p.m. the excitement amps
up for older spirits with a cosROB O’NEAL/Paradise
tume contest, food and beverage
Frank Everhart prepares Fort Zachary Taylor for the 13th annual “Haunting of
specials. A live band is to play
Fort Taylor.”
throughout the night’s events. For
information, call 305-664-8070.
13TH ANNUAL HAUNTING
In addition to the required overOF FORT ZACHARY TAYLOR, load of candy treats, the little gobCRANE POINT’S HAUNTED
lins can indulge in games, crafts
THROUGH OCT. 30
HOUSE. OCT. 30
and costume contests. There is an
educational twist, learning environIn the Middle Keys, Crane Point’s
Days and nights of ghoulish
mental-friendly ways to reuse items
Haunted House inhabited by ghosts, delight are planned for the Civil
for costumes, decorations and fun
ghouls and freaky characters will
War-era fort beside Key West’s
set a spooky tone for the year’s eeri- Atlantic Ocean shore. This year three activities, all amid the beauty of
Nature. The whole family can attend
est holiday. The fright-fest begins at spooky sections of the enchanted
for $10; $5 for KWBGS member
6:30 p.m., at the 63-acre Crane Point citadel will be the stage for live
families. For information, call (305)
Hammock, located at MM 50.5 bay- “shows,” treating visitors to oth296-1504, email kwbgs@kwbgs.org,
side in Marathon, and is free to the
erworldly celebrations not suitor go to kwbgs.org.
public. The entrance of the Haunted able for mere mortals. Events will
House is at the center of the proptake place from 8 to 11 p.m. today,
erty from the right-of-way. For infor- Tuesday, Sunday and Oct. 30. On
2ND ANNUAL HAUNTING
mation, call 305-743-3900
Oct. 31, Halloween, the Fort will
OF THE STACKS
stay open until midnight. Attendees
The Key West Public Library, 700
BIG PINE AND LOWER KEYS are encouraged to don devilish costumes.
Fleming St., is turning the entire
ROTARY PRESENTS:
Admission to the haunting is $13 library into a haunted house on
ZOMBIE ASYLUM
per adult, $10 for military personfrom 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30.
nel, $8 for kids and free for children
They’ll be offering three scare
under
age
5.
zones
for optimal amount of safe,
From 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through
age appropriate, hair-raising fun.
Oct. 30 at the Community Park in
The zones will include the “Black
Big Pine, this annual haunted house
HALLOWEEN AT THE
and White Movie Monsters Mash,”
Halloween event is free admission
BOTANICAL GARDEN
“The Haunted Victorian Freak
for kids and adults. The Lower Keys
Show,” and the blood soaked “BioChamber of Commerce will be servKeys kids can safely celebrate
Hazard” zone. For information, call
ing ghoulish treats in the graveyard, Halloween at the Key West Tropical
the library at 305-292-3595, or go to
if you dare. For information, call
Forest and Botanical Garden from
keyslibraries.org.
Steve Miller at 305-349-1779.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Visit keysarts.
com, Cultural
Calendar for
more listings and
events throughout the Keys.
Key West Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS /
EXHIBITIONS
Mondays-Fridays
Spirits of the Passage
- Transatlantic Slave Trade
Exhibition, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum,
Pop-Up Gallery at The Gato
Building, Lobby, 1100 Simonton
St. 294-2633. melfishermuseum.
org
Museum’s newest traveling exhibit.
Hosted by Florida Keys Council of
the Arts.
Call to Artists - Craft vendors
needed: Grace Lutheran Arts and
Crafts Festival: November 15.
Applications available at gracelutherankw@att.net or call 305296-5161.
tricks and treats. Costume competition, bounce house, games
& more.
Sunday
Children’s Day Festival 33rd
Annual
Bayview Park. Truman Ave and
Eisenhower Dr. 305-292-8912.
A family event featuring food,
rides, games, arts and crafts and
a costume contest for children.
Wednesday-Sunday
Parrot Heads in Key West Meeting of the Minds: Havana
Daydreamin’.
Various times and venues in Key
West. phip.com
Daily thru October
ReMARCable Pumpkin Patch, 11
a.m. - 7 p.m.
1401 Seminary St. 305-2949526. marchouse.org
All money raised benefits the Monroe Association for
ReMARCable Citizens.
FILM
FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS Tuesday Movie Matinee, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday-Sunday
Fantasy Fest 2014 Anime:
Animated Dreams and Adventures
Various times and venues in Key
West. fantasyfest.net
Fri: Fantasy Fest Street Fair, Noon
to 10 p.m., Masquerade March, 5
p.m.; Sat: Fantasy Fest Parade.
Friday and Sunday
Haunting of Fort Zachary Taylor
13th Annual, 8 p.m.
The Friends of Fort Taylor, Truman
Annex Naval Base at Truman
Waterfront. hauntedkeywestfort.
com
The Haunt takes place in the
Barracks for the first time. Kids’
Day is Sunday at 5 p.m., includes
magic show, candy and costume
contest.
Saturday
Screaming Green Halloween 6th
Annual, 10 a.m.
The Key West Tropical Forest and
Botanical Garden, 5210 College
Rd. 305-296-1504. kwbgs.org
Come in costume and hunt for
Key West Library, 700 Fleming St.
305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org
Remake of the classic 1977
American exploitation-horror
film written and directed by Wes
Craven. It is about a family on a
road trip stranded in the Nevada
desert who become hunted by a
clan of deformed cannibals in the
surrounding hills.
Wednesday
Movie Night – Little Shop of
Horror, 5:30 p.m.
Key West Library.
Mandolin, accordion, ukulele &
washboard add to familiar guitar,
bass & harmonica, creating a
broad musical palette such as
swing, old school country, rockabilly & bluegrass.
Tuesday
Amy Lee, Adrienne and Skippo,
9 p.m.
Virgilio’s, 524 Duval St. 305-2968118.
Music styles of Sade, Adele, Joan
Armatrading, Beatles, Fleetwood
Mac, Joni Mitchell, America, Rickie
Lee Jones and more.
Tuesday
Randy Roberts Live!, 9 p.m.
La Te Da, Crystal Room Cabaret,
1125 Duval St. randyroberts.net
Randy’s legendary impersonation
of Bette Midler, Cher and closes
with his mini-lounge act.
Wednesdays-Sundays
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the
Gardens, 5 p.m.
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St.
305-294-2661. gardenshotel.com
Nightly
Jazz at Tavern N’ Town, 5 p.m.
Marriot Beachside, 3841 N.
Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.
Middle Keys Happenings
FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS
Monday and Tuesday
Southernmost Coconut Castaways
presents: Pit Stop Party, Too Music
Festival, 1 p.m. and 11 a.m.
(Tues.)
Boondock’s Grill and Ale House,
Ramrod Key, MM 27.5. southernmostcoconutcastaways.com
LITERARY
Saturday
Key West Writers Guild Meeting,
9 a.m.
Key West by the Sea, 2601 S.
Roosevelt Blvd. (Community
Room) keywestwritersguild.org
MUSIC
Sunday
Love Lane Gang, 5:30 p.m.
Salute On the Beach, 1000
Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.
Upper Keys Happenings
LITERARY
Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7
p.m.
Key Largo Library, Tradewinds
Shopping Center MM101.4. 305451-4164. Keyslibraries.org
MUSIC
Thursdays
Jam Session/Open Mic, 9 p.m.
Islander Resort, Islamorada, MM
Dr. 305-296-5015: Ballet, tap,
82. 305-922-2237. keysdiscovjazz, hip-hop and creative moveery.com
ment for children and adults.
-Florida Keys or Bust! A History
-Daina @ The Dance Factory, 906
of Tourism Exhibit and Will
Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184:
Fernandez, Whims Exhibit, DAILY,
Ballroom, Latin, Argentine Tango,
ONGOING
9:30 a.m., The Custom House
Big Band Dances, Two-Step, West
ARTIST EXHIBITS
Museum,
281
Front
St.
305-295Coast Swing and Wedding Dance
-George Rodez Exhibition, Mon-Fri,
Classes. dancefactorykeywest.com
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ocean Sotheby’s 6616. kwahs.org
-Tennessee
Williams
Key
West
-Marathon Community Theater
Int’l. Realty, Islamorada, MM 81.8.
Exhibit, Daily, 10 a.m., 513
- Dance Classes, 5101 Overseas
305-712-8888. OceanSir.com
Truman
Ave,
behind
the
KW
Visitor
Hwy. 305-743-0408. marathon-Native Sons and Daughters:
Center, 305-294-3121. twkw.org theater.org
Andy Thurber, Wayne Garcia,
-Knitting/Needlework Group,
Mike Marrero and Audra Paige
SATURDAYS, 3:30 p.m., Key West
Exhibition, Daily, 10 a.m., Gallery CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Library, 700 Fleming St. 305-292-Ballroom
and
Latin
–
Marathon,
on Greene, 606 Greene St. 305Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center, 3595. keyslibraries.org
294-1669. galleryongreene.com
-Modern Finger-style Guitar
5800 Overseas Hwy, Marathon.
-Both Sides Now Exhibition:
305-766-3428. keysdancecenter. Lessons – Islamorada, Daily, Dave
Lynn Bentley-Kemp, Ali Miranda,
Feder, 305-394-2765. davidf@
Lincoln Perry Exhibition, Daily, 11 com American and International
davidfeder.com
styles, wedding dance, swing,
a.m., Lucky Street Gallery, 540
-Morada Way Clay, Daily, 140
salsa.
Beginner’s
welcome,
no
Greene St. 305-619-5105. luckMorada Way, Islamorada. 305partner required.
ystreetgallery.com
900-9023. moradawayclay.com
-Salsa
and
Salsa
Rueda
Too,
-Johnny White, Transformer
-The Art Studio, Daily, 10 a.m.,
Fridays, 7 p.m., Paradise Health
Exhibition, 10 a.m., Lemonade
12535 Overseas Hwy, Marathon.
and
Fitness
Dance
Studio,
1706
Stand Gallery, 318 Petronia St.
305-289-9013. keysartstudio.
N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-294434-227-9988. lettynowak.com
com
6348.
- Houston, Island Inspirations
-Ballroom and Latin Dance
Exhibitions, Stone Soup Gallery,
Daily 10 a.m., 802 White St. 305- Evening, Sundays, 7 p.m., Dance
296-2080. stonesoupgallery.com Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr. 305304-8184. dancefactorykeywest. -The Music Room - Private Piano,
-Cindy Kulp New Works and
Woodwind and Guitar Lessons.
Sally Binard Exhibitions, Harrison com
Robin Kaplan, 305-294-7382.
-Coffee
Mill
Dance
and
Yoga
Gallery, 825 White St. 305-294keywestharpist.com
Studio Classes, 916 Polhaski
0609. harrison-gallery.com
-Violin/Viola/Cello Classes in Key
Lane.
305-296-9982.
coffeemill-Ronny Bailey, Visions of Key West
West. Key West Violin Studio, Paul
dance.com
Exhibition, Daily, 9:30 a.m., The
Dagle, 305-879-0560. keywest-The
Dance
Factory,
906
Kennedy
Custom House Museum, 281
Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.
org
-Gabrielle Wilson Exhibition,
Daily, 10 a.m., Artists in Paradise
Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping
Plaza, 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com
-October’s Whimsy Exhibition,
Daily, 10 a.m., Artists in Paradise
Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping
Plaza, 305-872-1828.
-Subaqueous Visage Exhibit, 9
a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Lobster Trap Art
Gift Shop and Gallery,MM 82.2.
305-664-0001. lobstertrapart.
com
-Suzie DePoo, The Art of Hand
Printing Exhibit, Daily, 10 a.m.,
The Custom House Museum, 281
Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.
org
-The Great Labor Day Hurricane
ROB O’NEAL/The Citizen
of 1935 Photography Exhibit,
The 33rd Annual Children’s Day Festival is scheduled for
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, 10 a.m., Keys Sunday at Bayview Park. The family event features food, rides,
History and Discovery Center,
oo-tray Restaurant, 80939
Overseas Hwy. , Islamorada. 305922-2027. keysice.com
Dave Feder and friends.
FUN FOR ALL
games, arts and crafts and a costume contest for children.
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PARADISE
PARADISE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
Paparazzi
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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
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Fantasy Fest King for 2014, Shane Hall, left, is seen with a shadowy, unnamed zombie during Sunday’s Zombie Ride on S. Roosevelt.
Zombie VIPs Karrie Carnes, left, and Marky Pierson
are decked out and ready to roll Sunday for the
Zombie Ride.
Amber Hogue models a one-of-a-kind bra at Womankind’s seventh
annual “Brazaar” held at Aqua. Womankind Executive Director Kim
Romano said that Aqua owner Kimball Ingram went above and beyond
the call of duty to host the event at the popular Duval Street night
club.
Christine Fifer, Lori Langton and Tracy McClellan
are seen at the opening of the new REAL Gallery
at 417 Southard Street.
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Barry Gibson, left, takes a leisurely bike ride Sunday with his wife, Trish, and daughter, Taylor, along with roughly 7,000 other like-minded zombies.
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Kristen Difender, left, and Jen Shockley, right, are among the
most photographed zombies of the day at Fort East Martello.
The pair drove down from Upper Matecumbe and Marathon,
respectively.
Christine Wissmann, left, and her fellow zombie,
Karen Miller, strike a pose before pedaling off into
the sunset Sunday evening during the fifth annual
Zombie Ride.
A pair of zombies resembling Jennifer Cornell and
Emmanuelle Riviere Lannigan, block the entrance
to “Zombieland” Sunday at Fort East Martello.
Kyle and Sarah Sheer couldn’t stay away
from Key West. The popular school teachers left the island for a year or so, but
recently returned for good and participated in Monday’s Heros and Villains 5K run.
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Zulma Segura serves-up beverages at her restaurant Bliss on
Petronuia Street during Goombay Festival.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
Matt Backer releases CD at the Green Parrot
f you were born in a New Orleans log cabin that you
helped build, were raised around the globe, dunked
in all kinds of music as a child and were a waste of a
good education, who would you be?
Why, you’d be the remarkable Matt Backer, of
course. And you’d be, naturally, a writing, recording,
singing, performing, Tasmanian devil of a musician,
whipping around the world at breakneck speed,
spreading love and good vibes and excellent music
to all.
Backer will be celebrating his latest CD release, “Get
Backer,” with special guest Bill Blue at 5:30 p.m. Friday
at the Green Parrot, 601 Whitehead St.
Backer is the guitarist with 1980’s super group ABC
and can be heard on double Brit nominee Laura
Mvula’s album “Sing To The Moon” as well as albums
by Rumer, Dionne Bromfield, Julian Lennon and many
more. He has appeared on stage, television, and toured
the world with a multitude of artists including Belinda
Carlisle, Bananrama, Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris.
“Get Backer” was produced by Key West local Ian
Shaw who also produced Bill Blue’s Mojolation and
is topping the AC Top 40 charts. The first single from
“Get Backer,” “Histrionic Narcissist Blues,” is receiving
airplay globally and is a favorite on BBC 2 radio in the
U.K.
For information on Backer, go to mattbacker.com.
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Matt Backer
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Scene
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and The Maytals and fuses
funk, rock, ska and reggae, to create a huge dance
party at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
THE GARDENS
nal compositions, is Chris
Burchard, on guitar. Rob
DiStaci sings and plays keyboards, skippo is rhythm
driving on drums with Joe
Dallas subbing for Bubba
Lownotes on the bass.
526 Angela St.
THE LITTLE ROOM
JAZZ CLUB
Thursday
Jimmy Olson, 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday
The Crizzbeez,
5:30 to 8 p.m.
The Jazz Happy Hour at
The Gardens will be the
perfect setting to reveal
their softer, classic jazz
repertoire, featuring many
timeless standards, in
addition to a taste of their
penchant for progressive
pop, funk, fusion, and
latin jazz. The Crizzbeez
are unique in Key West, for
both their Pat Metheneyinspired, modern guitar
jazz, and a Steely Dan-type,
sophisticated pop sound.
Fronting the group, and
featuring many of his origi-
821 Duval St.
Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Jenkins Lee
Amy Lee, a former Coral
Reefer sax player, arranger
and co-writer with Jimmy
Buffett from 1991-2005,
and Woody Jenkins a top
Nashville studio guitar
player now living in Key
West who also worked with
Jimmy Buffett on his “Hot
Water” album and opened
Margaritaville here with
Buffett himself, will be celebrating Jenkins debut CD
“How Long” from 8 p.m.
to midnight Wednesday.
“How Long” features the
signature vocal styling of
Nadirah Shakoor on the
title track.
Michigander musician makes ‘Key West Connection’ with KWHS students
his annual “TropRock” tour, learned that
KWHS students have produced a new
Special to Paradise
video featuring their song, and will present their gift to him on stage Wednesday
tropical rock music man and memnight.
bers of the Key West High School
Previously, he had planned to present
band, choir and video/T.V. team will
a $1,500 check that represents proceeds
trade gifts Wednesday Oct. 29, outdoors
at the Casa Marina during a kickoff open so far from “Key West Connection” CD
sales, and was hoping students could be
concert for the annual Parrot Heads
present. Instead, Middlebrook said he
“Meeting of the Minds.”
had learned that members of the faculty
The gifting on the resort beach
and students will accept the check after
stage will be about “The Key West
a “musical march” in front of the Parrot
Connection,” a CD by singer/musician
Don Middlebrook that features the KWHS Heads and friends at the Casa Marina.
His concert is scheduled from 6 to 8
band and choir in their own song, “Gypsy
p.m. on the beach stage, with other musiWisdom.”
cians following.
As a surprise to him, Middlebrook,
Middlebrook also said the KWHS video
while enroute here from Michigan on
BY WENDY TUCKER
A
a share of the proceeds on a continuing
basis. The idea for the CD developed
when he met a KWHS graduate pursuing a video career at the time she was
presented with the Captain Tony Days
Life Scholarship, and he also met and
was impressed by Ed Smith, head of the
school’s video/T.V. production program.
Creative “Key West Connection” efforts
“We don’t sing about rum;
on the CD were also reflected with lyrics
No we’re way too young.
contributions from Lorian Hemingway,
But we sing with our hearts,
writer and granddaughter of Ernest
And we sing with our souls,
Hemingway, whose short story competiWith style and grace; Conch, let it go!”
tion awards are held here annually durMiddlebrook has been coming to Key ing Hemingway Days. The album cover
West for more than 20 years and made a was contributed by artist Wyland, whose
commitment with release of the CD cre- Key West gallery on Duval Street is wellknown.
ated with students last year to provide
project will already be “up on YouTube,”
and featured there worldwide before, during and after the days Parrot Heads are
here.
The students’ song, “Gypsy Wisdom,”
features the KWHS Band and Choir and
their own lyrics, including:
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What’s Up at the Tropic — Friday, Oct. 24 thru Oct. 30
they have nowhere else to
turn, McCall will help. He
is The Equalizer. Directed
by Antoine Fuqua (Training
Day).
Rated R, Runtime 2:12
Opens Friday
GONE GIRL
The haunting thriller
Gone Girl, directed by
David Fincher (The Social
Network, Fight Club) and
based upon the global
bestseller by Gillian Flynn,
unearths the secrets at
the heart of a modern
marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding
anniversary, Nick Dunne
(Ben Affleck) reports that
his beautiful wife Amy
(Rosamund Pike) has gone
missing. Under pressure
from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s
portrait of a blissful union
begins to crumble. Soon
his lies, deceits and strange
behavior have everyone
asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill
his wife? Also starring Neil
Patrick Harris and Tyler
Perry.
Rated R, Runtime 2:28
Opens Friday
PRIDE
Pride is an inspirational
comedy based on a true
“The Judge”
Held Over!
MEN, WOMEN &
CHILDREN
“The Two Faces of January”
story about finding hope
and friendship where you
least expect it. It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret
Thatcher is in power and
the National Union of
Mineworkers is on strike,
prompting a London-based
group of gay and lesbian
activists to raise money
to support the strikers’
families. Initially rebuffed
by the Union, the group
identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off
to make their donation in
person. As the strike drags
on, the two groups discover
that standing together
makes for the strongest
union of all. Starring Bill
Nighy, Imelda Staunton,
Dominic West and Paddy
Considine, Pride is directed
by Matthew Warchus.
Rated R, Runtime 2:00
directed by David Dobkin
(Wedding Crashers, The
Change-Up).
Rated R, Runtime 2:22
Opens Friday
THE EQUALIZER
In the action thriller
The Equalizer, Denzel
Washington plays McCall,
a man who believes he has
Opens Friday
put his mysterious past
THE JUDGE
behind him and dedicated
himself to beginning a new,
In the poignant drama
quiet life. But when McCall
The Judge, the secrets of
meets Teri (Chloë Grace
our past become the trials
of our lives. Robert Downey Moretz), a young girl under
the control of ultra-violent
Jr. stars as big-city lawyer
Russian gangsters, he can’t
Hank Palmer, who returns
stand idly by—he has to
to his childhood home
where his estranged father, help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him
the town’s judge (Robert
to serve vengeance against
Duvall), is suspected of
anyone who would brutalmurder. He sets out to
ize the helpless, McCall
discover the truth and
comes out of his selfalong the way reconnects
imposed retirement and
with the family he walked
finds his desire for justice
away from years before.
Also starring Vera Farmiga, reawakened. If someone
Vincent D’Onofrio and Billy has a problem, if the odds
Bob Thornton, The Judge is are stacked against them, if
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 self-image 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 rela-
tionship 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, Runtime 1:56
Held Over!
THE TWO FACES
OF JANUARY
Screenwriter Hossein
Amini (Drive, The Wings
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FILM IN PARADISE
‘Ouija’ — Board game, link to spirit world, or very scary movie?
Lately we’ve seen a number of
movies based on Hasbro toys:
“Transformers,” “G.I. Joe,” and
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“Battleship.”
Thus you didn’t need to be psySHIRREL RHOADES
chic to foresee the next one coming your way — “Ouija,” currently
playing at the Regal Cinema 6.
hese days if you’re a toy
Based on the popular board
company, you want to have
game, this is Hasbro’s first horror
a movie. Let’s blame it on a
1941 short film “Raggedy Ann film.
How do you adapt a board game
and Raggedy Andy.” This is the
into a film? Lots of imagination.
first movie based on a toy, a pair
Director Stiles White co-wrote the
of rag dolls first manufactured in
scary story with Juliet Snowden.
1915.
“I think what was interesting
Hasbro took over a master
license for the dolls in 1983. While to us is we grew up having Ouija
Boards in people’s houses, sandthe toy maker doesn’t seem to
have any new Raggedy Ann movie wiched in there on the shelf with
deals in the offing, almost all their other board games,” the director
explains his fascination. “It was
toys are seemingly up for grabs.
FRONT ROW
AT THE MOVIES
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the only board game that’s not
really a game. There were no dice.
There were no rules. There were
no cards. But it was gonna be
scary, it was gonna be fun …”
The movie plot? After a friend
dies in an accident, a group of
teens drag out their Ouija Board
to try to contact their pal in the
spirit world. As Stiles White tells
us, “They soon realize that the
Ouija Board is not just a game; it’s
real life.”
Yeah, sure.
However, back in college I wasn’t
too sure when my classmates and I
met in the attic of a campus building to hold Ouija Board readings.
Seemed pretty spooky at the time.
‘Pride’ supported Welsh miners
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SHIRREL RHOADES
ere in Key West we
understand gay pride.
But it’s had its road
bumps in other parts of the
world.
Take the movie “Pride.”
Based on a true story, it tells
of a group of gays and lesbians who came out in support of striking UK miners
in 1984.
British filmmakers do
those wonderful movies about small-town
characters. To wit, “The
Full Monty,” “Made
in Dagenham,” “The
Englishman Who Went
Up a Hill But Came Down
H
a Mountain,” “About
Time,” “Tamara Drewe,”
“Submarine,” and “Local
Hero.”
Despite this Brit pedigree, “Pride” owes its
plotline more to Kevin
Bacon’s “Footloose” than to
Margaret Thatcher’s taking
on the National Union of
Mineworkers.
No matter, we came to see
a delightful gay pride movie,
not a polemic history lesson.
Here we meet just-outof-the-closet Joe (George
MacKay), a 20-year-old kid
who traipses off to London
and falls in with a likeminded group who rally around a
Northern Irish activist (Ben
Schnetzer) who holds meet-
ings at the Soho bookstore
of flamboyant Jonathan
(Dominic West) and his partner Gethin (Andrew Scott).
Next thing you know, this
LGSM (“Lesbians and Gays
Support the Miners”) contingent go marching off to
the Welsh village of Onllwyn
in the Dulais valley to show
their support.
The joke is that these
Welsh miners are about the
most homophobic group
our LDSM friends could
ever hope to encounter. But
Mark gets the idea of breaking through the icy reception with a benefit concern,
a Billy Elliot kind of dance
Continued on page 13
Continued on page 13
Top 10 scary movies about toys
Evil Ouija Boards? Possessed dolls? What are
the scariest movies about toys. Yes, as Halloween
approaches, we examine those horror flicks about
the most benign of subjects, children’s toys.
Here are my Top 10 picks:
10) “Demonic Toys” (1992) — Baby Oopsie.
Tracy Scroggins and others are trapped with (as
the title promises) demonic toys in a big warehouse.
9) “Puppetmaster” (1989) — Blade. Toulon’s
murderous puppets stalk Paul le Mat and his
psychic friends.
8) “Trilogy of Terror” (1975) — Zuni Doll.
Karen Black is tormented in three scary tales,
with the one titled “Amelia” featuring this HeWho-Kills African fetish.
7) “Poltergeist” (1982) — Clown Doll. A little
girl’s painted doll adds to the terror in a house
built over an Indian burial ground.
6) “Dolls” (1987) — The Dolls. Two toymakers
in a spooky mansion make haunted dolls. Visitors
welcome.
5) “The Conjuring” (2013), “Demonic Toys”
(1992) — Jack-in-the-Box. Versions of this deranged
spring-loaded doll pop up in both movies.
4) “The Conjuring” (2013), “Annabelle”
(2014) — Annabelle. Following an invasion by a
satanic cult, a Victoria doll is transformed into a
demonic killer.
3) “Saw” (2004, etc.) — Billy the Puppet. This
“mascot” explains the traps and how to escape
them. Although not identified by name in the
series, the scriptwriters refer to him as Billy.
2) “Magic” (1978), “Dead of Night” (1945),
“Dead Silence” (2007) — Fats, Hugo, Billy.
Ventriloquists cannot control their dangerous
dummies. Who’s pulling whose strings?
1) “Child’s Play” (1988, etc.) — Chucky.
The spirit of a notorious serial killer inhabits a
Good Guy doll while looking for a human body to
inhabit. Based on his appearance in six frightening films, we declare Chuck the winner of our Top
Ten countdown.
A few runners-up include the Manikins in
“Asylum,” Suzy in “May,” Dolly in “Dolly Dearest,”
and (yes) Pinocchio in “Pinocchio’s Revenge.”
But play along with me. Which movies about
toys have scared you?
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Keanu’s ‘John Wick’ pulls no punches
Pride
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recital that cheers up the dour townsfolk
and lifts everyone’s spirits.
Many funny moments arise from the
uncomfortable situations of these diverse
groups learning to work together. This
unlikely pairing is the feel-good payoff
of the film (because in real life Thatcher
crushed the miners’ strike).
All your favorite British character actors
here: Bill Nighy (“Love Actually”) in an
understated performance as a thoughtful
council member; Paddy Considine (“Hot
Fuzz”) as the envoy sent to London to meet
or a somewhat wooden
actor, Keanu Reeves
has delivered some
memorable movies that span numerous
genres: “Bill and Ted’s
Excellent Adventure” (comedy); “River’s Edge” (crime);
“A Walk in the Clouds”
(romance); “My Own
Private Idaho” (drama);
and “The Gift” (Gothic horror). But oddly enough, for
so placid a character, he is
best noted for his action
thrillers -- “Matrix” et al.,
“Point Blank,” and “Speed.”
Now he does it again
with “John Wick,” the nonstop revenge flick that’s
currently playing at the
Regal Cinema 6. It has
enough action for 10 movies.
John Wick (that’s Keanu)
is a retired hitman who
loves his quiet life, his car,
his dog. So you can imagine his reaction when some
bad guys connected to
the Russian mob take that
away.
You get a bullets-andfists bloodbath as John
Wick comes out of retirement to even the score.
“Yeah,” says Wick when
asked, “I guess you could
say I’m back.”
Reeves too.
As one moviegoer put it,
“Keanu Reeves is back after
a long break and he is better than ever. This is like a
combination of ‘Speed’ and
‘The Matrix’ combined.”
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Another fan added,
“The movie had the theater gasping through
each action set piece. The
main character despite
his unique skill set is very
relatable. Keanu was at the
top of his game.”
Despite my comments
about his limited thespian
skills, I must admit that
I’m a Keanu Reeve fan. In
the right roles, he exudes
the epitome of cool. You
don’t have to be hammy
to carry off the role of a
take-no-prisoners hero (or
anti-hero).
First-time directors (and
former stunt men) David
Leitch and Chad Stahelski
have pulled off a stylish
thriller, creating a noirish
world that is eye-popping
in its décor, the perfect
setting for guilt-free shootem-ups, populated by
menacing bad guys that
are John Wick’s former confederates.
Among Wick’s friends
and enemies we have
Willem Dafoe (“SpiderMan”), Mikael Blomkvist
(“The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo”), Ian McShane
(“Pirates of the Caribbean:
On Stranger Tides”), John
Leguizamo (“Kick-Ass 2”),
and Bridget Moynahan
(“The Recruit”). Oh yes, we
also have Dean Winters,
better known as “Mayhem”
in those bang-em-up
Allstate T.V. commercials.
Even in this pull-nopunches film, Keanu
Reeves gives full credit
to his stunt backups. “I
haven’t done any stunt
work … I don’t do any
stunts. I get to do some
physical acting. I flip
over guys, I get flipped,
I run, I jump, I play. But
if I’m doing it, it’s not
a stunt. Stunt men do
stunts.”
You won’t know the difference as you watch John
Wick lay waste to scores
and scores of bad guys.
“About 95 people are
killed. Literally,” says producer Basil Iwanyk. “We
were trying to justify how
many people it’s O.K. to kill
after a dog is killed and a
home is invaded and we
got to 95.”
“You can only push a
man so far,” nods Reeves
with an almost discernible
smile. Not so wooden after
all.
srhoades@aol.com
with the LGSM; Imelda Staunton (“Vera
Drake”) as the leader of the committee;
Jessica Gunning (“That Day We Sang”) as
a tea lady with a feisty attitude; Menna
Trussler (“Undertaking Betty”) as a bespectacled old biddy; and Lisa Palfrey (“Guest
House Paradiso”) as a miner’s wife who creates trouble with a homophobic glee.
Normally known as a Broadway director, Matthew Warchus helms this gay pride
parade with great wit and style.
As one moviegoer summed it up: “If you
don’t laugh, don’t shed a tear, or don’t want
to get up and cheer at the end, then you
weren’t paying attention during this movie.”
srhoades@aol.com
Weekly Box Office Check
Reported by Box Office Mojo and Exhibitor Relations © 2013
1) Fury
Week: $23.50M Gross: $23.50M
2) Gone Girl
Week: $17.80M Gross: $107.07M
3) The Book of Life
Week: $17M Gross: $17M
4) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day
Week: $12.04M Gross: $36.87M
5) The Best of Me
Week: $10.20M Gross: $10.20M
Ouija
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6) Dracula Untold
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7) The Judge
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8) Annabelle
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9) The Equalizer
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10) The Maze Runner
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being serious.”
Others jumped in. “My
question is this ... why if
they’re so dangerous does
Even today, opinions are Toys R Us sell them?”
“I’m really sure a piece of
divided on this so-called
cardboard manufactured
toy.
and marketed by (Hasbro)
One online bloggers
writes, “Has anyone played can let you contact the
spirit world,” scoffed
the Ouija Board before?”
someone else. “I might
Someone responded,
“Yes, and believed it. Then as well watch out when
I turned 10. It’s a toy, noth- playing Monopoly lest I
find myself owning crappy
ing more.”
property in Atlantic City
“It’s FAR from a game!”
protested another blogger. and going bankrupt.”
Another persisted, “I’m
“It’s a phone to the spiritual world that should not writing this to warn folks,
be used. Stay away and I’m do not engage in using
an Ouija Board as these
boards will open spiritual
doorways that the malevolent spirits are always
searching to use to come
thru.”
“Hilarious, all these
stories,” responds another
skeptical blogger. “Not
buying it.”
Oh no? Bet you’ll buy
a ticket to see the movie.
Why? Because we all like
being scared — Halloween,
haunted houses, zombies
on bikes, Ouija Boards,
Ghosts & Gravestone tours
… or shadows on a screen.
srhoades@aol.com
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
The Gallery on Greene presents ‘Native Sons & Daughters’ exhibit
ey West for centuries
has welcomed and celebrated all who come to
her shores.
But gallery Director Nance
Frank recognizes that those
who come from Key West are
just as crucial as those who
come to her island community.
These “Native Sons and
Daughters” see past the
postcard images and share
an innate and instinctive
responsibility to remember,
record and reveal the truth
and beauty of their birthplace.
Herself a native daughter,
Frank has curated “Native
Sons & Daughters,” an
exhibit of five local artists whose paintings and
wood carvings express an
unabashed appreciation for
and connection to their sur-
K
roundings.
“Native Sons & Daughters”
is showing through Nov. 1 at
The Gallery on Greene, 606
Caroline St.
Andy Thurber, Wayne
Garcia, Audra Paige, Mike
Marrero and Linda Reike
are as diverse as the people
who populate their island
home, a place Frank likens
to “a “mystifying fruit salad
of mango, mamey, Spanish
lime, coconut and sugar
apple.”
“The idea for this exhibit
stems from decades of working with [the late folk artist]
Mario Sanchez and many
other vibrant artists born on
this most special of islands.
These childhood experiences of the people, water
and places we inhabit make
us who we are,” she said.
Andy Thurber takes his
responsibility seriously by
carrying on the tradition of
Sanchez, and recreating in
his wood carvings everyday
island scenes that take place
at the Cuban coffee shops,
shaded lanes and canopied
porches.
Frank shares his concern
for the fading ways of life.
“These smells and sounds
we all hold so dear are fast
evaporating. The roosters are
crowing, dogs barking, double Spanish limes are found,
mangoes are stolen, the
shrine is revered, the Crime
Report is read. How long will
all of this last?” she wonders.
“Andy is racing the clock of
time, before it all disappears
and no one remembers.”
Garcia, Marrero, Paige
and Reike are in that race as
well, equally committed to
capturing their community,
Linda Rieke “Below the Surface”
even as it changes around
them.
Garcia, who learned
wood carving from Sanchez
himself and has demon-
strated his technique at the
American Folk Art Museum
in New York City, shares the
same sense of place.
While Thurber and Garcia
protect the past, Marrero,
Paige and Reike turn their
attention to today, striving
desperately to capture the
ever-changing landscape
and the characters who live
within it.
In vivid colors and exciting
examples, Reike and Paige
remind us of the water’s
wonder and wildlife, from
blazing fish to the sheepish sea turtles who have as
much claim to their island
environs as the people who
come and go above.
On an ever-changing
island, with an astounding
array of history, heroes and
hope, these five “Natives
Sons & Daughters” know
their place in this world, and
celebrate their surroundings
in ways that simply can’t be
overlooked, ignored or forgotten.
Lucky Streets’ — ‘Both Sides Now’
ucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St.,
examines the real and imagined
worlds of Fantasy Fest through the
work of two stellar photographers,
Lynne Bentley-Kemp and Ali Miranda,
along with the narrative work of
master artist Lincoln Perry through
Sunday.
Keys favorite Lynne-Bentley Kemp, a
professor at Florida Atlantic University
and turns her lens on the participants
in the Fest and their transformation
through costume and mask, producing
a series of perceptive portraits of individuals and moments. Bentley-Kemp’s
themed studies are to be enjoyed
whenever exhibited, and “Carnavale”
is no exception. Her Fantasy Fest photos take the viewer there, and are also
available in a revised and expanded
edition of her book, a beautiful visual
chronicle of the festival over the years.
After spending time with Bentley-
L
Kemp’s perceptive digital literacy, compare a darker sensual side of Fantasy
Fest with another noted Miami photographer, Ali Miranda. Cuban native
Miranda is noted for his silver gelatin
photos of male nudes, and his master
capturing of depth and detail. In “Half
and Half” a special showing of sixteen
works, Ali curates unique costumerie
to explore the sensuality and seductiveness of his subjects. The effect is
erotic and captivating, and equally as
powerful as Bentley-Kemp’s immediacy.
Enjoy the wickedly themed but classical works by Lincoln Perry as they
give narrative life to his sepias, paintings and pastels of this multifaceted
festival.
Don’t miss this combination of these
three artistic talents at 540 Greene St.
For information, call 305-294-3973, or
Photo by Ali Miranda
go to LuckyStreetgallery.com.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
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Text campaign supports arts and history ed programs for Key West
hose with a cell
phone can help bolster the future of arts
and history for children of Key West by submitting a single text.
The Key West Art and
Historical Society, one of
Florida’s oldest not-forprofits, is one of six South
Florida organizations
competing for a prestigious $20,000 Knight Arts
Challenge People’s Choice
Award. They are the sole
2014 Florida Keys-based
award nominee.
If awarded, The Society
will use the grant monies to fund an education
outreach initiative that
will bring the rich arts and
history of this region into
the classrooms and help
empower children to take
ownership over the region
in which they come from
and inspire the next generation of Hemingway’s,
Mario Sanchez’s or Suzie
T
dePoo’s.
“The idea is to take
the art and history of the
region into the schools,
so the children understand the unique history
of where they live and it
empowers them to take
ownership of where they
live,” said Michael Gieda,
Executive Director of Key
West Art and Historical
Society.
To win, The Society
must bring in the highest number of votes, with
votes submitted by text
message.
Key West Art and
Historical Society’s individual code is VOTE4 to
22333. Those without a cell
or outside of the US can
dial 747-444-3548 toll-free.
The Knight Arts
Challenge People’s Choice
Award, presented in partnership with the Miami
New Times, invests in
artistic excellence by
Tropic
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of the Dove) makes a stylish directing debut with 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
Greek-speaking 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.
funding arts projects that
engage Knight resident
communities in collective cultural experiences.
Each People’s Choice
Award nominee began
as one of 75 finalists
in the 2014 Knight Arts
Challenge, a competition
that rewards the best and
most innovative ideas for
the arts.
“Some of South Florida’s
most exciting art is happening at the grassroots
level, with small and
emerging groups like
those nominated for the
Knight Arts Challenge
People’s Choice Award,”
said Dennis Scholl, vice
president of arts for
Knight Foundation, which,
through its Challenge,
funds projects that bring
South Florida together
through the arts. “We see
the award as a fantastic
way for South Floridians to
become more acquainted
Their journey takes them from Greece to
Turkey, and to a dramatic finale played
out in the back alleys of Istanbul’s Grand
Bazaar. Adapted from the novel of the
same name by Patricia Highsmith (The
Talented Mr. Ripley, Strangers on a
Train).
Rated PG-13, Runtime 1:36
Held Over!
THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU
Photo courtesy of Todd Fei
Kids take classes at the historic East Martello museum, part of the Key West Art and Historical
Society.
with the cultural assets
we have in our own backyards.”
The Key West Art and
Historical Society is asking
the community to take a
minute to text VOTE4 to
22333 and help promote
and preserve our rich arts,
historical and cultural heritage. Voting will remain
open through 11:59 p.m.
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 (Date Night).
Rated R, Runtime 1:43
In this dramatic comedy, four grown
siblings—bruised and banged up by
their respective adult lives—are forced
SPECIAL EVENTS
to return to their childhood home when
THIS WEEK
their father passes away, and live under
the same roof together for a week with
Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
their over-sharing mother and an assortCAPTAIN TONY YEARS is a look into
ment of spouses, exes and might-havethe soul of a man made different. Gun
beens. Confronting their history and
runner, fishing boat captain, saloon
Nov. 17. Winners will be
announced Dec. 2.
For information, call
Christine Nottage, development director, at 305295-6616 ext 111.
keeper and mayor. He had a love for life
and people that was unmatched. He
belonged to the world and the world
belonged to him.
This is the life and times of Captain
Tony Tarracino. From running guns to
Haiti to, on occasion, taking a meal with
Meyer Lansky - CaptainTony was one for
the ages. Songs were written of him. The
legend and truth are synonymous with
Captain Tony. Come pull up a seat, have
a drink and listen to his stories in his own
words. From his lips to your ears. Nine
Pound Lemon Films is proud to present Captain Tony Years in conjunction
with Tropic Cinema for the official DVD
release party. The after party will be held
at Turtle Kraals where there will be drink
specials with your ticket stub. Come and
spend an evening with the Captain, truly
the world’s most interesting man.
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
Getting to
Fantasy Fest
Parking rates
The city’s parking garage
on Caroline Street will charge
a $30 flat rate Friday and
Saturday in light of Fantasy
Fest. Mallory Square parking is $4 an hour or $32 a day.
The Key West Historic Bight parking lot, also on
Caroline, is $2.50 an hour or $16.25 a day. Also, the Key
West High Senior Class and girls’ softball team is providing parking at the high school Friday and Saturday for
$25 a day for most vehicles, with higher rates charged for
oversized vehicles. For more information, visit www.keywestcity.com and www.Kwtransit.com.
City’s shuttle runs Saturday
The city will operate a shuttle service on Saturday,
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
starting at 5 p.m. and running until 2 a.m. Rides cost $2
for in town and $4 for the Lower Keys shuttle. Riders must Zombies of many stripes are seen with Fort East Martello’s most famous resident, Robert the Doll, Sunday before the fifth
have exact change, city spokeswoman Alyson Crean said. annual Zombie Ride.
The shuttles cover Key West and Stock Island, as well
as the Lower Keys between Marathon and Key West. The
downtown drop-off point is Fausto’s, 522 Fleming St. The
last city bus shuttle pickup is at 1:45 a.m. and the final
Lower Keys shuttle departs Key West at 12:30 a.m.
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