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PARADISE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
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cleared, the youngster declared the party “the best birthday ever.”
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Key West Writers Guild meets
Saturday
The Key West Writers Guild will meet from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday in the conference room at the condominiums at 2601 S.
Roosevelt Blvd. Enter through the gate just to
the left of the flagpoles. Free parking is located
across the street.
Piano dreams at FKCC
Piano and keyboard lessons will be offered
at Florida Keys Community College beginning
Monday. Experienced teacher Nancy Hoffman
tailors lessons to individual needs and welcomes different levels and styles. For pricing
information, call 305-809-3185.
An evening with the Poetry Guild
The Key West Poetry Guild will host an evening of poetry and music at 5 p.m. Saturday at
Blue Heaven, 729 Petronia St. The evening will
feature Robert Hershon, publisher of Hanging
Loose Press, New York, N.Y. and local poets
Rosalind Brackenbury and Allen Meece. All
three will be reading from new publications
for 2015. For information, call Nance Boylan at
908-591-5566.
Canine Karaoke XENA benefit
Have a “howling” good time at Canine
Karaoke to benefit the XENA Fund from 5:30 to
8 p.m. Saturday at Aqua Night Club, 711 Duval
St.
There will be dogs singing, singing to dogs,
singing with dogs and, of course, dancing with
dogs. Vote for your favorite act and help support a great cause. Prize packages will go to
the top three contestants. For information or
to sign up, call 305-879-3460.
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Miami’s Bobby Keating to conduct
Keys Community Concert Band
he Keys Community Concert Band
welcomes Conductor Bobby Keating
to the podium at 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at the
Murray Nelson Government Center Park,
Mile Marker 102, bayside, Tavernier.
As a Miami music educator, freelance
performer and adjunct trumpet teacher
at Miami Dade College, Keating shares his
vibrant personal style with our local musicians.
January’s concert, “That’s
Entertainment,” features tunes from the
worlds of stage and screen. The audience will enjoy familiar pieces from
John Williams’ movie scores as well as
Broadway melodies and toe-tappers from
Irving Berlin. Of course, the band will also
perform a rousing march or two.
Guest vocalists, who will star in the
Keys Players’ upcoming musical comedy,
will be on hand with a preview of what
promises to be one of their more hilarious
productions.
The Keys Community Concert Band
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The 30th annual Key West Craft Show will take place Saturday and Sunday.
Feelin’ crafty? Key West Craft Show
runs Saturday and Sunday
ne of the Keys’ largest
and most anticipated
craft shows is right
around the corner.
The 30th annual Key West
Craft Show will run from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday at the intersection of Caroline and
Whitehead streets in Old
Town, Key West.
Sponsored by the Key
West Art Center, the show
features an array of wares
and crafts from all over the
United States.
Many of the community’s favorites will be
returning, along with a
number of new and exciting artisans and craftsmen.
The broad selection of
crafts keeps Key Westers
coming to this great show
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year after year. This year’s
artisans offer a variety of
work from home décor in
metal and wood to soft
sculpture dolls. There will
be artistic clothing and
accessories from hats
to handbags, ceramics,
jewelry and hand-turned
wooden kitchen items.
Handcrafted furniture,
toys and metal sculpture
are all offered at the show.
From the light-hearted
to the exquisite, it can be
found at the Key West Craft
Show.
The show has been
included in the Sunshine
Artist Magazine’s prestigious list of the Best Craft
Shows in USA.
“This national recognition, and the continued
popularity of this show
mean that each year we
attract the finest artisans
and skilled craftsmen to
our community,” said
show director Lois Songer.
We’re excited by the amazing works that will be on
hand for this, our 30th
show.”
The Key West Art Center
sponsors the show as an
extension of its support of
local arts. The Art Center
provides its local artist
members with a gallery
to display their work and
provides classes and free
lectures on a regular basis.
Admission to the show is
free.
For information, email
KWCraftShow@earthlink.
net, or call 305-294-1241.
Conductor Bobby Keating
welcomes musicians of all ages to join at
any time during the season. Band members rehearse at 7 p.m. every Monday in
the Key Largo Middle School band room,
Mile Marker 104.8.
For information, call 305-853-7294.
Free outdoor
movie at
Bayview Park
Friday
This week: “The
Princess Bride”
Come out to Bayview
Park on Truman Avenue at
6:45 p.m. for some great
family fun.
Every first and third
Friday a different family
movie is shown on an inflatable screen in the park for
free. Food and beverages
are available for purchase.
The guests get to pick the
next movie to be shown.
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
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ANTONIA’S DINNER
CONCERT
a homegrown band that
charms and thrills both
locals and visitors with
their rollicking raucous
A dinner concert with
ruckus. With an age range
classical guitarist Mateo
will be held at 7 p.m. every among the members of
over 30 years, they bring a
Thursday at Antonia’s
wide variety of experience
restaurant, 615 Duval St.
Mateo will perform virtuo- and musical tastes to music
so Spanish guitar highlights lovers of all ages. They’ve
brought back skiffle and
along with his original
updated it for the present.
work. Antonia’s serves a
It’s impossible to keep from
prix fixe menu of Italian
smiling amidst their mirthcuisine, fine wines and
ful musical mayhem.
spirits during the concert.
They will be playing
Antonia’s is located at 615
regular gigs at 8:30 p.m.
Duval St. For reservations,
Fridays at McConnell’s
call 305-771-0280.
Irish Pub, 5 p.m. Sundays at
THE LOVE LANE GANG Saluté On The Beach, and 4
p.m. Wednesdays at Sunset
Pier.
The Love Lane Gang is
SOUTHERNMOST
MAGNOLIA
Thu • Jan 22 • 9pm
World Inferno
Friendship Society
Southernmost Magnolia,
the Key West version of the
JW Jones Band plays the Hog’s Breath Saloon next week.
Southernmost Magnolia appears around the island.
renowned New England
band Magnolia, plays a
unique blend of Cajun,
country, and bluegrass
music. Led by singer and
guitarist Maggie Moniz,
with local fixtures Steve
Gibson on mandolin
and Chief Billy or Cindy
Jefferson on bass, and
world-famous Chuck
Lounge on Sigsbee Navy
Sherman on pedal steel.
Base.
They let the good times
roll at B.O.’s Fish Wagon
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every
HOG’S BREATH
Thursday. Also, with the
SALOON
currently relaxed security
status, you can see them
400 Front St.
(and a great view of the
sunset over the water)
JW Jones Band
from 6 to 9 p.m. every
Wednesday at Sunset
JW Jones Band, Canada’s
“NYC Cabaret Punk”
Fri, Sat • Jan 23, 24 • 10pm
The Hip Abduction
World Famous T-Shirts • Raw Bar • Restaurant
Happy Hour Daily • 5-7 pm
Entertainment from 1pm til 2am
“Best Rock/World Fusion Band 2011”
Fri, Sat Soundcheck 5:30pm
1pm Sunday Jazz Showcase
Sun • Jan 25 • 5:30pm
AND
Mon • Jan 26 • 10pm
THURSDAY
January 22
Good Company
“Community Building Jam Session”
7pm Monday Night BINGO
Wed • Jan 28 • 9pm
Key Lime Pirates
KEY WEST
FRIDAY
January 23
SATURDAY
January 24
SUNDAY
January 25
MONDAY
January 26
TUESDAY
January 27
WEDNESDAY
January 28
Joel
Nelson
Kenny &
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Kenny &
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Greg
Burroughs
Zack Seemiller Joel Nelson
Joel Nelson
Cliff Cody
Cliff Cody
Cliff Cody
Cliff Cody
Ben Balmar
Ben Balmar
Ben Balmar
Dan Harvey
Band
Dan Harvey
Band
Dan Harvey
Band
Dan Harvey
Band
JW Jones
Band
JW Jones
Band
JW Jones
Band
400 Front Street • Across the street from Sunset
“Funk/Rock/Ska/Reggae”
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plays the Hog’s Breath from
10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday
through Feb. 1.
The band has one of
the most energetic and
exciting live shows on the
scene. The band has played
in Canada, USA, Europe,
Australia and Brazil and
have been invited on stage
by the likes of The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Little Charlie
and the Nightcats, Rod
Piazza and Herbert Sumlin.
Ben Balmer
Austin’s Ben Balmer will
play the Hog’s Breath from
5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday
through Feb. 1.
Balmer’s business cards
read Ben Balmer. Musician.
Performer. All-around nice
guy. There are few better
words to describe someone who lives to jam while
brightening people’s days
with honest and compassionate music. Influenced
by Paul Butterfield, Fiona
Apple, Elliot Smith, Aretha
Franklin and Tom Waits,
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
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SCHOONER WHARF
a revolving cast of Nashville’s
finest songwriters, vocalists and musicians is more
than a band. Crisscrossing
through the United States,
they have forged this project
from mutual admiration and
a shared passion for the history and future of American
music.
The Band’s fronted by
Skippo and Bobby Nesbitt
founder Mike Willis, Good
Company is backed by a
dynamic band featuring
The Maytals and fuses funk,
veteran music industry per- rock, ska and reggae.
formers and songwriters.
202 William St.
Paul Cotton Band
90 MILE LOUNGE
300 Front St.
All shows start at 8:30 p.m.
Today: Woody Jenkins
Project
Friday: Moose and Bulletproof Blue Band
Saturday: Woody Jenkins
Project
Sunday: Larry Baeder
Monday: Ericson Holt
Tuesday: Ericson Holt
Wednesday: Moose and
Bullet P
roof Blue Band
The Paul Cotton Band will play at Schooner Wharf Friday and Saturday.
VIRGILIO’S
The long-standing
524 Duval St.
Brooklyn-based collective plays cabaret punk
The “Crizzbeez”
with a style that merges
The “Crizzbeez” return to punk, soul, klezmer and
jazz, while its collective
Virgilio’s “League of Crafty
Musicians” series at 9 p.m. membership features
horns, piano and guitar.
Tuesday with an evening
The ensemble has more
of Pat Metheney-inspired,
than 30 members with up
modern guitar fusion and
Steely Dan-type pop music. to nine or 10 performing
at a time. You’ll find The
Fronting the group, and
featuring many of his origi- Society will be in full form,
complete with tight horn
nal compositions, is Chris
arrangements, slinky piano,
Burchard on guitar, Rob
rockabilly-primed bass and
DiStaci on keyboards and
vocals, Chicagoan Geoffrey guitar, and full-throated
dual male-female vocals.
Lowe on the bass and
Skippo on the drums.
The Hip Abduction
Mixing African traditions,
rock and reggae, sevenpiece, Tampa-based Hip
Abduction will make their
much-anticipated return
with shows at 5:30 and 10
p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Key Lime Pirates
Jeff Clark’s latest incarnation, The Key Lime
Pirates, will play at 9 p.m.
Wednesday. The band
blends everything from
early Beatles to Toots and
SHOWTUNES
ON THE BEACH
Join Bobby Nesbitt and
Skippo from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
today at Salute on the
Beach for “Showtunes on
the Beach.” Call 305-2921117 for reservations.
Good Company
Good Company, the
Nashville-based music collective that has taken Key
West by storm will appear
at the Parrot at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday for Soundcheck
and 10 p.m. Monday for
Monday Jam Sessions.
Good Company, featuring
THE GREEN PARROT
601 Whitehead St.
World/Inferno
Friendship Society
New York City’s cult-like,
circus-related, Halloweentent-revival orchestra, The
World/Inferno Friendship
Society will play the Parrot
at 9 p.m. today.
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Just back from his performance at the Rock ‘n
Roll Hall of Fame induction
ceremony, Paul Cotton
brings his legendary country rock performances
to the Schooner Wharf
stage from 7 p.m. to 12
a.m. Friday and Saturday.
These highly entertaining
shows include music from
Cotton’s 40 years as POCO’s
lead guitarist, singer and
composer. The recipient of
multiple gold and platinum
records, his hits include
“Heart of the Night,”
‘Crazy Love,” “Barbados,”
“Indian Summer” and “Bad
Weather.”
Now based in Key West,
Cotton has formed a band
of great local musicians.
Russ Scavelli, Joel Nelson,
Greg Shanle and Din Allen
are all popular soloists
that play together to create
amazing harmonies.
Hip Abduction returns to The Green Parrot stage this weekend.
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
Hollywood doesn’t stand a chance in ‘Clark Gable Slept Here’
A
naked, good-looking corpse lies face
down on the rug at the
foot of the bed in a lavish
Hollywood hotel suite. A
tough-enough situation,
but compounded considerably when it’s revealed that
the suite has been rented
by one of Hollywood’s top
macho action stars, who
is off at the Golden Globes
hoping to collect a statuette for his much-needed,
career-changing performance in a “serious” film.
Then we find out the dead
guy is a male prostitute.
Oops.
Thus begins “Clark
Gable Slept Here,” Michael
McKeever’s side-splitting latest, which the
Miami Herald has deservedly called “wildly funny.”
Opening Feb. 3 at the Red
Barn Theatre in Key West,
the play will have a five
week run.
“Clark Gable” brings back
Carbonell-Award-winning
actor Tom Wahl, last seen
in the amazing “I Am My
Own Wife” last season at
the Red Barn, in the role
of Jarrod “Hilly” Hilliard,
the super-manager/agent
of movie star Patrick Zane.
Realizing that this is the
absolute worst moment
for the paparazzi and TMZ
to catch wind of a dead
hooker in his client’s suite,
Hilly begins the hilarious
and ill-fated process of
damage control. Twists and
turns leave the outcome in
serious doubt.
Into Hilly’s whirlwind
plans come a group of
classically funny charac-
ters spewing laugh-outloud lines so fast it’s hard
to catch a breath. George
DiBraud plays Morgan
Wright, the gorgeous,
smart Hollywood “fixer”
that Hilly hopes will make
the whole thing disappear. But her job is made
increasingly more difficult
by Estella, a non-Englishspeaking hotel maid
played by Myra Negron,
and by Gage Holland, the
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the dead gigolo, played
dead-perfectly by Matt
Hollis Hulsey. The prospects look grim.
McKeever, arguably one
of the finest playwrights
writing for Florida stages,
displays an uncanny
understanding of today’s
Hollywood fears and
foibles, as well as a healthy
respect for the golden age
of Hollywood. He skewers both unmercifully. His
characters are larger than
life, but while their lines are
fall down funny, they have a
ring of truth to them.
To Hilly, nothing on earth
can interfere with the illusion, nothing can taint the
image – certainly not a dead
nobody on the floor. His
client cannot – will not – be
stained, come hell or high
water, and nobody – the
maid, the hooker, the hotel
manager, even his own
fixer – will be allowed one
iota of leeway. This kind of
cynicism of Hollywood has
always been around, but
never has it been displayed
Tom Wahl and George Dibraud
so hilariously as McKeever
shows it here. Whether it’s a
punchy dig about Brad Pitt’s
derriere or the sexual preferences of Scientologists,
McKeever lets it fly. Be prepared to laugh ‘til it hurts.
The play is directed by
Joy Hawkins, artistic director of the Red Barn. A special opening night party
will be held in the Zabar
Courtyard of the theatre
after the Tuesday performance, where ticket holders
can mingle with cast and
crew and enjoy a catered
repast and cocktails. For
information and ticket
sales, call 305-296-9911.
‘Island Images’ at
Marathon Community Theatre
arathon
Photographer Liz
Montgomery presents “Island Images,” a
collection of photographs
taken from various locations from the chain of
islands here in the Keys, at
the Marathon Community
Theater, 5101 Overseas
Highway.
The exhibit is on display in the Gallery of the
Marathon Community
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Theatre during the production of “Harvey” through
Jan. 31.
Viewers can enjoy
“Island Images” before the
curtain and during intermission each Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
evenings and at 2 p.m.
Sunday. There will be an
artist reception from 5 to 7
p.m. Sunday. Private viewings are available daily by
calling 305-289-0480.
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Get ready to bid at Anne McKee Art auction COAST Vibrations
lue Heaven,” an original oil painting by Stephen
LaPierre, the popular Key West street artist and
two-time Anne McKee Artist Fund Recipient,
along with a palm fish sculpture by the contemporary
Keys sculptor Steve Linden, are two of many pieces
offered at 2015’s Anne McKee Fine Arts Auction, Feb. 8
at Fort East Martello.
LaPierre’s Blue Heaven nightscape, from the artist’s
Key West Collection, can be viewed this month at Blue
Heaven’s inside dining area at Thomas and Petronia
Streets. Gildea Contemporary Gallery, 522 Southard
St., is also offering more of LaPierre’s Key West nightscapes in their current show, “Key West and Beyond.”
Linden’s funny fish sculptures, including his Anne
McKee auction piece, created from palm fronds, driftwood, coconut and screws, can be viewed this month
“Blue Heaven,” an original oil painting, by Stephen LaPierre,
at The Restaurant Store and Bone Island Brewery,
the popular Key West street artist and two-time Anne
located at 1111 Eaton St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
McKee Artist Fund Recipient.
Monday through Saturday.
For information on the upcoming Anne McKee Fine
Arts , go to mckeefund.org.
“B
‘She Loves Me’ charms audiences at Waterfront Playhouse
udiences have fallen in love with “Fiddler On The Roof.”
The cast is a line-up of sensational
“She Loves Me,” now playing at
musical theater performers. Laura
the Waterfront Playhouse. Only
Shofner Smith thrilled audiences
a few performances remain of this
charming Tony Award-winning musi- a few years ago with her brilliant
portrayal of Eliza in
cal.
the Key West Pops’
“She Loves Me” has a
“My Fair Lady.”
cast of 12 outstandPlaying opposite her
ing singer/actors with
is David Perlman
an orchestra of 10,
who appeared
conducted by Vincent
in “Fiddler” at
Zito, and the evening
The Goodspeed
is directed Danny
Opera House and
Weathers. All perforArena Stage, in
mances are at 8 p.m.
DC and in the
and continue through
Waterfront’s “A
Saturday.
Dog Story.”
“She Loves Me” is the
Playing
romantic tale of two cothe second
workers who loathe each
couple is Kristen
other in their workplace,
Michelle who appeared in “The
but are carrying on a pasDrowsy Chaperone” and “Dirty
sionate romance as anonymous
Rotten Scoundrels” at the Waterfront
pen pals. Written by Joe Masteroff,
and Bruce Moore, who has many
it has a glorious score by Jerry Bock
(music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), Broadway credits, as well as local
appearances, including “The Drowsy
the same songwriting team behind
A
Chaperone.”
Dean Walters plays the owner of
the shop, J. B. McLendon portrays
another of the shopkeepers and
Christopher Tanner plays the young
delivery boy. David Black, Susan
Butler, Mary Falconer, Vicki Roush
and Weathers round out the cast.
The onstage musicians include
Lawrence Abromowitz, Dianne
Carter, James Carter, Joe Dallas,
Donna DeForrest, Nancy Hoffman,
Roberta Jacyshin, Mark Rose and Max
Zemanovic.
Michael Boyer designed the set,
David Bird the lighting, Leigh Hooten
the costumes and Carmen Rodriguez
the props. Andy McLendon acts as
stage manager.
Call 305-294-5015, or go to
WaterfrontPlayhouse.org for the
online ticketing service. Tickets are
$40. There are discounts for students,
military and seniors, as well as the
Friday night special of two tickets for
a total of $60. “She Loves Me” is perfect for the whole family.
Concert Series presents:
The Happy Dog
t 8 p.m. Friday the
Philadelphia-based
improvisational jam
band, The Happy Dog, will
take the stage at COAST,
Stock Island’s creative outpost located “downtown”
at 6404 Front St., Stock
Island.
This event will kick off
the COAST Vibrations
Concert Series and is the
first since COAST and
Reef Relief hosted Mason
Jennings in late November.
“After the Mason
Jennings concert at the tail
end of November, we were
pretty certain we’d need
a month or so to recover
but also knew that when
we did return, it needed to
be with something great,”
said COAST founder Billy
Kearins. “I’d found myself
at a couple of these guys’
(The Happy Dog) shows
in December and thought
they would be a great follow up act.”
The evening will begin
with an opening set by JW
Carlson starting at 7 p.m.
There will be a $10 cover
A
charge at the door and
concert-goers are encouraged to bring their own
beer if they’re thirsty.
As with all COAST
events, all mellow folk are
welcome, so bring your
family, friends and the
kids.
For information, go to
coastprojects.com.
Key West’s
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CORRECTION
In the Jan. 15 edition of “Paradise”
the location for the
Patty Larkin concert
on Friday was listed
as 600 White St. The
correct location for
the concert is at the
Key West Theater, 512
Eaton St.
Dinner & Jazz Continues
at the Pier House
Wed., Feb. 18 7-10PM
Concert Featuring Violinist Jennifer Lowe
with Larry Smith, Geoffrey Lowe,
Mark Rose, Skipper Kripitz,
Kathleen Peace,
Christine Cordone
World Fusion Cuisine
Dinner Buffet
$70 per person.
Call 305-295-3201
for reservations
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
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
AIDS Help Art Auction Chair J. David Cooper discusses one of
the entries in this year’s auction with 2011 King of Fantasy
Fest Dave Taylor. This year’s art auction will be held in the New
Studios of Key West Building on Eaton Street.
Photo courtesy of Wendy Tucker
Local residents, winter visitors and others enjoy party food served by volunteers
Sunday at the non-profit Key West Firehouse Museum’s second anniversary party.
Above, Helen Garcia, standing, speaks with Flora Vega, who is the widow of city
firefighter Frank Vega, and mother of retired city firefighter Alex Vega who worked
tirelessly on the museum. She is the grandmother of Vince Vega, active duty city firefighter.
Photo courtesy of Wendy Tucker
Picnicking at the Key West Firehouse Museum Sunday were, from left, Phil
and Donna Wheeler, Eddie Castro (fire chief 1985 to 1995), his wife Pat, and
daughter Susan.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Photo courtesy of Mick Kilgos
Friends and family of the late Richard Crooks
will gather at 12 p.m. Sunday at Hog’s Breath
Saloon for an upbeat parade honoring the
famed session drummer who migrated to Key
West from New York City. The parade will pass
through Sloppy Joe’s and head to the Green
Parrot for a celebration of Crooks’ life.
Provided photo
Key Wester Corneil E. McIntosh is seen
at the Georgia Film Awards in Atlanta
last week. Celebrities Ludacris and
Ozzie Areu, president of Tyler Perry
Studios were both in attendance. The
latter won the Lifetime Achievement
Award.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
The staff of the Audubon House and Tropical Garden played host to members of the Key
West Business Guild for the January networking mixer. Tours were given of the house and
gift store, and the reception was held in the garden.
Monica and Rebecca were out front of the Mel
Fisher Maritime Museum during its 30th anniversary celebration last week.
Geri Delevitch, a councilwoman visiting
from New Hope, Pa., joins Key West’s Greg
Dunbar for a challenge round of miniature golf at Boondocks on Ramrod Key.
Photo by Christy Transier
MIKE HENTZ/The Citizen
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and his bride Erin finish
their wedding vows Saturday at the Southernmost House.
DJ “Top Jimmy” Cooper, left, hands over the microphone to budding
DJ Connor Gould Saturday at the six-year-old’s hip hop birthday
party at Cozumel Park. Once the crowd cleared, the youngster
declared the party “the best birthday ever.”
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FILM IN PARADISE
Dark and delirious ‘Foxcatcher’ explains what money can’t buy
FRONT ROW
AT THE MOVIES
Cooke Communications Film Review
SHIRREL RHOADES
REVIEWED BY SHIRREL RHOADES
ere’s a true story to wrestle
with: An odd and reclusive millionaire builds a
14,000-square-foot private
training center for wrestlers in
Pennsylvania. He recruits two
brothers who are Olympic champions, inviting them to become
part of his team and live on the
800-acre family estate. Later, in a
H
fit of madness, he shoots one of
the brothers to death.
You saw the aftermath on the
six o’clock news -- more than 75
Philadelphia policemen laying
siege for two days outside the
mansion at Foxcatcher Farms
while negotiating by telephone
with John Eleuthère du Pont to
surrender.
Yes, that du Pont family. E.I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company
(or DuPont as it is commonly
known) remains one of the
world’s largest chemical companies. It invented nylon, Mylar,
Spandex, Teflon, neoprene, Tyvek,
Freon, a number of genetically
modified foods, synthetic paints,
and such. Its $36-billion annual
revenues make it the eighth largest chemical company.
As one of the heirs, John du
Pont was worth about $200 million.
He was also a bit of a cuckoo.
Perhaps because of all the
arranged marriages between
cousins in the 19th century, as a
way of keeping the wealth within
the family. He was interested
in birdwatching, stamp collecting and seashells. An active
philanthropist, he founded the
Delaware Museum of Natural
History.
Top 10 2015 Oscar snubs
We all have our favorite films among those nominated for 2015 Academy Awards. But what about those film we like that
got overlooked? Snubbed, as they like to say in Hollywood.
What were those 6,000 or so idiots in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thinking?
Well, this year several favored films, actors, and directors got passed over to the shock of moviegoers. Here’s a list of 10
whose absence surprised us:
1.) Everybody thought Jake Gyllenhaal was a shoo-in for a Best Actor nomination. After all, he lost 30 pounds and gave
one of the best performances of his career as a sleazy T.V. journalist in “Nightcrawler.” C’mon, even his sister Maggie has
won a Golden Globe this year. What about Jake?
2.) For that matter, when does Amy Adams get her turn? She’s been nominated five times. The disconnect this year is
that she won Best Actress at the Golden Globes for the very role in “Big Eyes” that got ignored by the Academy.
3.) In that unreasoned discordance of the Oscars, “Selma” rightfully won a nod as Best Picture, but its director Ava
DuVernay was passed over. You’d think a director has something to do with making a good movie…right? And what about
the snub to David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. that fueled those “Oscars So White” tweets.
4.) We loved “Gone Girl,” but other than a passing nod to British actress Rosamund Pike, the movie was ignored on all
other fronts. Just when we thought Ben Affleck had made his comeback.
5.) Sure, “Interstellar” got a few nods for its sound and such, but it was surprisingly shut out of the Best Picture category.
Even more shocking to some, Christopher Nolan was ignored in the Best Director lineup.
6.) Among the nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, “Force Majeure” was conspicuous in its absence. Many had
considered it to have a lock on the top prize.
7.) “American Sniper” marks the first time one of Clint Eastwood’s films has been nominated for Best Picture but not also
for Best Director. It didn’t make his day.
8.) Maybe Angelina Jolie is a “minimally talented spoiled brat,” but we thought her film “Unbroken” was pretty darned
good. But no recognition this year for Angie.
9.) Jennifer Aniston was getting good buzz for her turn in “Cake,” but Brad’s former wife met the same fate as his current
one — being passed over.
10.) The omission of “The Lego Movie” from the Best Animated Feature Film category sent many parents into a childish
tantrum. Who would’ve thought you could get so attached to a movie about plastic building blocks?
So did you have a favorite film or actor that got snubbed? If so, register your complaint with us. We’ll commiserate.
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Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher.”
John duPont was also interested in sports, particularly wrestling. This in spite of his mother’s
opinion that it was a “low” sport.
He poured large sums into training Olympic wrestlers.
Two such wrestlers were Mark
and David Schultz. Mark was
an Olympic and two-time world
champion freestyle wrestler.
His older brother David was a
seven-time world and Olympic
medalist. For the most part,
they lived on the duPont estate.
David coached upcoming wrestlers for du Pont’s showy Team
Foxcatcher.
Then Mark left the estate. And
David drew closer to his wife
and children. Du Pont felt abandoned.
Nobody’s quite sure why John
du Pont shot David Schultz. The
millionaire said, “Do you have a
problem with me?” before pulling
the trigger.
Now there’s a new movie called
“Foxcatcher.” It tells the story
about those events that led up to
John du Pont being found “guilty,
but mentally ill” and sentenced
to 30 years in prison, whee he
died.
“Foxcatcher” is currently showing at Tropic Cinema. In it, Steve
Carell portrays John du Pont.
Channing Tatum is cast as Mark.
And Mark Ruffalo plays David.
Vanessa Redgrave is du Pont’s
disapproving mum.
The movie is up for five
Academy Awards. Bennett Miller
(“Capote,” “Moneyball”) has been
nominated as best director. Dan
Futterman and E. Max Frye were
listed for best writing — original
screenplay. The movie even got
a nod for best makeup and hairstyling. And Mark Ruffalo got a
nomination as best supporting
actor.
But it’s oft-times comedian
Steve Carell’s serious turn as John
Eleuthère du Pont that you want
to watch. He was nominated
as best actor. While he may not
win due to steep competition
from Benedict Cumberbatch
(“The Imitation Game”) and
Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory
of Everything”), not to menContinued on page 14
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FILM IN PARADISE
‘Mortdecai’ is just another character role for Johnny Depp
ohnny Deep seems
drawn to oddball roles,
often playing against
his winning good
looks. You might describe
him as a leading man who
aspires to be a character
actor.
Among his most successful film personae he’s
played a mascara-wearing
pirate named Captain Jack
Sparrow in those “Pirates of
the Caribbean” movies. He’s
been a gonzo version of
Hunter Thompson in “Fear
and Loathing in Las Vegas”
and “The Rum Diary.” A
prevaricating lover in “Don
Juan DeMarco.” A crazy
CIA agent in “Once Upon
a Time in the West.” And a
troubled clairvoyant police
detective in “From Hell.”
Director Tim Burton is
quick to cast him in such
roles too. Most famously
as a strange hedge-clipping boy in “Edward
Scissorhands.” As an untalented filmmaker who liked
to dress in women’s angora
sweaters in “Ed Wood.” As
the long-of-tooth vampire
Barnabas Collins in “Dark
Shadows.” As a demon
barber who made potpies
from people in “Sweeney
Todd.” And as an orangehaired, mercury-poisoned
Mad Hatter in “Alice in
Wonderland.”
More recently you’ve
seen him play a furry zootsuited wolf in “Into the
Woods.” And let’s not forget
that Tonto with a dead crow
J
on his head in “The Lone
Ranger.”
And now we have
“Mortdecai.”
This is James Bond…no,
more Simon Templar…on
mind-altering drugs. Or
so it seems. A role you’d
expect to be played by
a goofball like Rowan
Atkinson (“Johnny English
Reborn”) rather than a
pretty boy like Depp.
The film’s promotions
describe him as “the only
spy who’s licensed to thrill.”
“Mortdecai” is making
audiences chuckle at the
Regal Cinema 6.
This action comedy
gives us Charlie Mortdecai
(Johnny Depp with his best
British accent), a dissolute
aristocratic art dealer who
is called on to retrieve a
stolen painting that contains a code leading to hidden Nazi treasure.
Adding to the wackiness
is Mortdecai’s manservant
(Paul Bettany), his slinky
wife (Gwyneth Paltrow), a
put-upon police inspector (Ewan McGregor), and
a bosomy femme fatale
(Olivia Munn).
Russian spies, MI5,
terrorists, a bank vault
filled with gold, there’s
plenty to work with in this
film directed by former
screenwriter David Koepp
(he helped pen “Mission
Impossible,” “Spider-Man”,
and “Indian Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull”). Turns out, Koepp
has worked with Johnny
Depp once before when he
wrote and directed “Secret
Window,” based on the
Stephen King novel.
This film happens to
be based on a handful of
fanciful novels by Kyril
Bonfiglioli, mainly one
called “Don’t Point That
Thing at Me.” Did I mention that Mortdecai considers himself quite the lover?
Sporting a short handlebar moustache, Johnny
Depp seems to relish the
role. “What is that infernal
thing on your lip?” the
inspector asks Mortdecai.
“Some members of the fair- Johnny Depp, left, and Jeff Goldblum in “Mortdecai”
er sex find it quite appealing,” responds the clueless
man.
Saturday, February 7th
“His wife wants him to
cut it, but he refuses,” says
Depp. “His mustache is a
point of honor.”
“This is a modern-day
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Paltrow with a roll of her
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at many things and he’s
delighted with himself,”
observes Paul Bettany. “And
just convinced of how brilliant he is.”
“A moron,” the inspector
assesses Mortdecai.
Britain’s Daily Mail
described Depp at the
film’s premiere as a “former
heartthrob” looking “portly
and unkempt.”
Hey, maybe Depp’s finally
achieved his goal of being
more of a character actor
than handsome leading
man?
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What’s up at the Tropic: Friday, Jan. 23 through Thursday, Jan. 29
FEATURE FILMS
OPENING FRIDAY:
a curse on them. 3 Golden
Globe Nominations including Best Picture!
Rated PG
“Foxcatcher”
Based on true events,
“Foxcatcher” tells the dark
and fascinating story of
the unlikely and ultimately
tragic relationship between
an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion
wrestlers. Olympic Gold
Medal-winning wrestler
Mark Schultz (Channing
Tatum) is invited by
wealthy heir John du Pont
(Steve Carell) to move on to
the du Pont estate and help
form a team to train for
the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Schultz hopes to focus on
his training and finally
step out of the shadow of
his revered brother, Dave
(Mark Ruffalo), also an
Olympic Gold Medal winner. 5 Oscar Nominations.
Rated R
HELD OVER:
“Selma”
This film chronicles the
tumultuous three-month
period in 1965, when Dr.
SPECIAL EVENTS
THIS WEEK:
The cast of “Selma.
Martin Luther King, Jr. led
a dangerous campaign to
secure equal voting rights
in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from
Selma to Montgomery
culminated in President
Johnson (Tom Wilkinson)
signing the Voting Rights
Act of 1965. Director Ava
DuVernay’s SELMA tells
the real story of how the
revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King
Meryl Streep and MacKenzie Mauzy in “Into the Woods”
Jr. (David Oyelowo) and
his brothers and sisters in
the movement prompted
change that forever altered
history. 4 Golden Globe
Nominations including
Best Picture!
Rated R
in turn, save thousands
of lives. Nominated for 5
Golden Globes including
Best Picture!
Rated PG-13
“Into the Woods”
Classic Movie Series:
“Last Time I Saw Paris”
(1954)
6:30 p.m. Monday
Richard Brooks directed
this adaptation of the F.
Scott Fitzgerald story about
a writer who returns to
Paris to gain custody of his
daughter, and while there
reminisces about his illfated marriage to the girl’s
mother.
Hosted by Craig Wanous.
Tickets $10, Members $7
Key West Food and
Wine Festival Presents
a wine and film pairing, “VINTAGE 2014: The
Stories Behind The Vines”
From 3 to 5 p.m., Jan. 29.
A unique film and wine
pairing experience that
follows the wine grape
growing season in Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
from bud break to harvest.
Short breaks allow viewers to continue sampling
the wines from vineyards
featured in the films, along
with a Q&A with the film
crew. Meet the “wine farmers” who work behind the
scenes as they struggle with
frost, drought and other
challenges this year threw
at them. Never-seen-before
time lapse video brings a
new appreciation for the
grape vine that is often
forgotten as bottles are
uncorked.
Tickets $25
“Into the Woods” is a
modern
twist on several
“The Imitation
of the beloved Brothers
Game”
Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few
Alan Turing (Benedict
choice stories and explorCumberbatch, The Fifth
ing the consequences of
Estate, Star Trek Into
Darkness, TV’s “Sherlock”), the characters’ wishes
and quests. This humorleading a motley crew, was
instrumental in cracking the ous and heartfelt musical
follows the classic tales of
code for Germany’s World
Cinderella (Anna Kendrick),
War II Enigma Machine,
Little Red Riding Hood
a seemingly impossible
(Lilla Crawford), Jack and
code that changed daily,
and in the process became the Beanstalk (Daniel
Huttlestone), and Rapunzel
a pioneer of modern-day
computing. Keira Knightley (MacKenzie Mauzy)-all
tied together by an original
co-stars. An intense and
haunting portrayal of a bril- story involving a baker and
his wife (James Corden &
liant, complicated man,
Emily Blunt), their wish to
The Imitation Game folbegin a family and their
lows a genius who under
nail-biting pressure helped interaction with the witch
Keira Knightley and Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation
(Meryl Streep) who has put Game”
to shorten the war and,
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Alison Lurie to lecture at Key West Theater
lison Lurie, prize winning author
and scholar, will be the second
speaker in this season’s Friends of
the Key West Library
lecture series at 6 p.m.
Monday at the series’
temporary location, the
Key West Theater, 512
Eaton St. Doors open at
5:30 p.m.
Lurie
Lurie will discuss and
show slides that illustrate her newest
work, “The Language of Houses,” a book
that explores the psychological significance of the houses in which we live,
as well as the public buildings in which
A
Roe v. Wade anniversary action today
Jane Washburn, “Rivals.”
Florida artists to open exhibition
Monday at Gingerbread Square Gallery
his upcoming exhibition at
Gingerbread Square Gallery, 1207
Duval St., which will feature a rich
assortment of new works by John
Whitney and Jane Washburn, is sure to be
intriguing to collectors of fine art. It begins
with an opening reception from 5:30 to
8:30 p.m. Monday and continues through
Feb. 2. However, it will be available for early
viewing beginning on Sunday.
Whitney is a Florida artist whose abstract
figurative works are fresh and alluring.
Washburn is a Key West artist whose paintings reflect a plein air inspiration and a
love of South Florida’s natural treasures
using a limited palette to capture light and
shadows and the interaction of vibrant
tropical colors.
Whitney’s childhood was considerably
different than most. His aunt, Marjorie
Whitney, was chairman of the design
department of the University of Kansas,
muralist, and illustrator of numerous books and publications. His father
William R. Whitney Jr. had been supervisor of the arts and srafts division of WPA
our communities function. Winner of the
1985 Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Foreign
Affairs,” Lurie has published 10 novels and
five books of non-fiction, including studies of children’s literature. She is currently
Frederic J. Whiton Professor of American
Literature emerita at Cornell University.
The Friends of the Key West Library
weekly lecture series is free and open to
the public. Seating is available on a first
come, first served basis. The next lecturer
is literary critic and biographer Phyllis
Rose, Feb. 2. This year’s series runs on
consecutive Mondays, ending on March
23. For information, go to friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org.
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he anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision will be marked by the
National Organization for Women (NOW) Key West chapter’s annual demonstration at the Federal Building, located at Simonton at Caroline streets, from 5 to 6
p.m. today. All supporters of reproductive freedom are welcome.
“At a time when women’s right to a safe, legal first trimester abortion and even the
availability of contraception are being chipped away bit by bit all over the country,
those of us who support a woman’s right to control her own body and her own destiny have to stand up and be counted,” said Connie Gilbert, KWNOW spokesperson.
For information, please call Gilbert at 305-393-7844.
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John Whitney, ‘She Could Play The Keys’
in Kansas, displayed work at the 1939
New York World’s Fair and also worked
with Eleanor Roosevelt as an advisor for
a WPA arts project called The Reedsville
Project in Arthurdale, W. Va.
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Montessori Children’s School
fundraiser happens Friday
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tered Montessori school,
serving ages 18-months
through kindergarten
with a purpose to nurture and guide children
to become self-directed,
responsible individuals
of their community, by
instilling solid foundations in humanitarianism and peace. For
information about the
school, go to montessorikeywest.com.
30th Annual Schooner Wharf Wrecker’s Cup Race
he much anticipated first race of the
Schooner Wharf Bar
Wrecker’s Cup Race
Series is scheduled for 1
p.m. Sunday.
The course is seven miles
from Key West Harbor to
Sand Key, re-enacting the
ancient wrecking tradition
of Key West, a series of ruthless one way races to the
reef to claim the booty.
This all-in-fun race series
recalls the tradition of the
wreckers in the Key West
of the 1800’s. Vessels laden
with rich cargo from Gulf
and Caribbean ports often
became victims of storms
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and the unmarked reefs off
Key West.
The first wrecker to reach
the site had the responsibility to save the passengers
and crew, but also won the
right to salvage the cargo.
Some historians have written that it was not unusual
for 20 or 30 boats to race to
a wreck.
The captains’ meetings
are held on the upper deck
of Schooner Wharf at 7 p.m.
the Saturday before each
race. Captains enjoy complimentary Pusser’s Rum
punch and Schooner Wharf
Galley hors d’oeuvres while
reviewing race procedures.
speech persona. That, and
a set of false teeth combined with a prosthetic
nose. After watching the
movie, Carell’s wife said, “I
tion Michael Keaton
didn’t see you.”
(“Birdman”) and Bradley
“My wife was the best
Cooper (“American
Sniper”), his is a career re- person to have said what
she did because she
defining performance.
Carell captures the lurk- knows me better than
anyone,” chuckles Carell.
ing madness of John du
“And I guess it’s a good
Pont with his chin-forward, squinty-eyed, shuf- thing too because that’s
not who I want to be
fling-gait, and halting-
Foxcatcher
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he Montessori Children’s
School of Key West, Inc.
will benefit from a local
happy hour from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday at The Bottlecap,
1128 Simonton St. There
will be karaoke roulette
and a “Blind Wine Grab”
game. All tips and proceeds
go towards the Children’s
School.
The Montessori
Children’s School of Key
West, Inc., is a child-cen-
The awards ceremony
and party is held at 7 p.m.
on each race day. The
popular Wrecker’s BBQ is
served to captains and crew
while they view film footage taken of the race by the
official race committee boat
and dance to the popular,
dynamic sound of The
Doerfels.
Trophies and prizes are
earned by the top three
vessels in seven classes:
Schooner, multi-hull, classic, monohull 24 feet and
under, monohull 25-30 feet,
monohull 30-39 feet and
monohull 40 and over. At
the race start Key West har-
bor is a magnificent sight,
filled with colorful sails and
spinnakers on vessels ranging from 16 feet to 120 feet.
This original nautical
event is another creation
of Schooner Wharf Bar
owers Evalena and Paul
Worthington, and is enjoyed
by visiting yachters, local
private boats and Key West
charter vessels. You don’t
need a boat of your own
to participate. Book passage and crew on one of
the charter boats in the
Wreckers’ fleet.
Additional 2015 race
dates are Feb. 22, March 29
and April 26.
around the house. If she
saw elements of that person sleeping in bed next
to her, we might have a
problem.”
You know Carell from
his “40-Year-Old Virgin”
movie and stint on “The
Office.” He is very likeable.
John du Pont was just the
opposite, “arrogant, odd,
socially inept … a man
who repelled people.” And
at his core dangerous.
Du Pont is said to be
the richest American ever
tried for murder. He was
a man who thought he
could buy anything and
anyone. But when he
couldn’t buy the Schultz
brothers, he snapped.
As Steve Carell sums it
up, “It’s always sad when
someone wants something they’re just not
capable of having.”
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the artsthe artsthe artsthe artsthe artsthe artsthe arts the arts
Florida Keys
Council of the
Arts Cultural
Calendar
Thursday, Jan.
22 through Wednesday, Jan. 28
Visit keysarts.com., Cultural
Calendar for more listings and
events throughout the Keys.
Key West
Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Grace Grand Opening Reception,
6 p.m. 600 Frances St. Fine jewelry and artifacts.
Saturday and Sunday
Key West Craft Show, 10 a.m.
Whitehead Street, between
Greene and Caroline Streets.
294-1241. keywestartcenter.
com.
Monday
John Whitney and Jane
Washburn Opening Reception,
5:30 p.m. Gingerbread Square
Gallery, 1207 Duval St. 305296-8900. gingerbreadsquaregallery.com.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Key West Still Life and Drawing
Workshop, 11 a.m. Tuesdays,
San Carlos, 516 Duval St.
Thursdays, FKCC, 5224 College
Rd.
DANCE
Wednesdays
Swing Dance Course, 8 p.m.
Paradise Health and Fitness
Dance Studio, 1706 N.
Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348.
Lucy@DanceKeyWest.com.
FESTIVALS AND
FUNDRAISERS
Sunday
Master Chefs Classic MARC
House Fundraiser, 4 p.m.
Westin Resort and Marina, 245
Front St., Key West. 295-7676.
keystix.com.
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Free Lecture Series: Treasure and
Tragedy: The History of the 1622
Fleet, 6:30 p.m. 200 Greene
St., courtyard. 305-294-2633.
mfmm.org.
LITERARY
Saturday
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 a.m.
Key West by the Sea, 2601 S.
Roosevelt Blvd. (Community
Room) keywestwritersguild.org.
MUSIC
Tuesday-Sunday
Key West Wine and Food Festival
Various times and locations in
Key West. kwfwf.com.
Through Saturday
She Loves Me: In Concert, 8
p.m. Waterfront Playhouse, 310
Wall St. 294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org.
LECTURE
Thursday
Distinguished Speaker Series:
Brewster Chamberlin - The Key
West Hemingway, 6 p.m. Key
West Art & Historical Society, The
Custom House Museum, 281
Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.
org.
Monday
Friends of the Key West Library
Free Lecture Series: Alison Lurie,
6 p.m. Key West Theater, 512
Eaton St. 296-0458. friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org
Tuesday
Florida Keys Community College
- Eyes On (and Under) the
Water: Observations of Marine
Events, 6:30 p.m. Florida Keys
Eco-Discovery Center, 33 East
Quay Rd. 305-809-3185. floridakeys.noaa.gov.
Friday
Patty Larkin in Concert, 8 p.m.
Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St.
296-0458. tskw.org.
The Four Tops, The Supremes,
The Temptations, The Miracle and
The Marvelettes Concert Salute,
8 p.m. Tennessee Williams
Theater, 5901 College Rd. 2957676. keystix.com
Sunday
Classical Jam - Violin, Viola,
Flute, 4 p.m. Impromptu
Classical Concerts of Key West at
San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval
St. 295-7676. keystix.com.
Sunday and Monday
Bobby Nesbitt and Carmen
Rodriguez: I Like Ike, Songs of
the Eisenhower Era, 8 p.m.
Truman Little White House, 111
Front St. 294-9911. keystix.com.
THEATER
Through Saturday
The Skivvies, 8 p.m. A musical comedy duo starring Nick
Cearley and Lauren Molina.
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St.
296-9911. redbarntheatre.com.
Middle Keys
Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Friday
Southern Keys Artists Opening
Reception, 5:30 p.m. Artists in
Paradise, Big Pine Key, WinnDixie Shopping Plaza.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Thursdays
Plein Air Painting Classes in
Sugarloaf, 9:30 a.m. Jim Salem,
305-744-9880. ImagineArtKW@
att.net.
FILM
Tuesday
Friends in Focus Environmental
Films: A Fierce Green Fire, 7
p.m. Marathon Power Squadron
Bldg., 52nd St., Marathon. 2892288. sanctuaryfriends.org.
MUSIC
Monday
Florida Keys Concerts:
Intersection, 7:30 p.m. San
Pablo Church, 550 122nd St.,
Marathon. 451-0665. floridakeysconcerts.com. Violinist Laura
Frautschi, cellist Kristina Reiko
Cooper.
THEATER
Thursdays-Saturdays, through
Jan. 31
Harvey, 8 p.m. (Sunday Matinee,
3 p.m.) Marathon Community
Theater, 5101 Overseas Hwy,
Mile Marker 49.5. 743-0994.
marathontheater.org.
Upper Keys
Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Tuesday
The Connections Project III:
Mosaic Opening Reception, 5:30
p.m. Royal Furniture, Key Largo,
Mile Marker 98.9. 305-2954369. keysarts.com.
LITERARY
Saturday
Stu Apte Book Signing: My Life
in Fishing: Favorite Long Stories
Told Short, 11 a.m. Hooked
on Books, Islamorada, 81909
Overseas Hwy. 305-517-2602.
hookedonbooksislamorada.com.
Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting,
7 p.m. Key Largo Library,
Tradewinds Shopping Center,
Mile Marker 101.4. 451-4164.
Art Classes in Marathon: Pottery,
Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture
and more. The Art Studio, 12535
Overseas Hwy., Marathon, 2899013. keysartstudio.com.
FESTIVALS AND
FUNDRAISERS
2015 Season
Saturday
Marathon Garden Club January
Jamboree, 3:30 p.m. 5270
Overseas Highway, MM50, Bay.
305-743-4971. marathongardenclub.org.
Arts Council Presents the Connections Project III Road Show
Jan 25 - Classical Jam
402007
The Florida Keys Council of the Arts is launching its third annual Connections Project road show with an opening reception at Royal
Furniture in Key Largo from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring a 24-foot mosaic mural created by local artists and art lovers. The reception with
wine and hors d’oeuvres is open to the public and sponsored by Royal Furniture.
The Connections Project is one of the Arts Council’s more innovative fundraising activities connecting community members with local arts
and cultural initiatives. The Arts Council provides a 6x6 blank canvas to local professional artists and artistic residents who then create a
piece of art.
Once the nearly 400 completed canvases are collected, the monster mosaic is assembled by volunteers and taken on the road from Key
Largo to Key West for seven art receptions and exhibitions.
Patrons can also collect art by making a $35 donation for one canvas or a $100 donation for three at any reception or online at www.
keysarts.com. Once the road show has ended, donors receive a randomly selected piece of the mosaic in the mail.
Proceeds from Connections Project III directly benefit Keys’ artists and arts organizations through Arts Council grants, including the Artists
in Schools grant, the audience development grant known as ArtReach and a Special Projects grant.
For information call the Florida Keys Council of the Arts at 305-295-4369 or go to www.keysarts.com.
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
I
n light of U.S. efforts to
normalize relations with
Cuba for the first time in
a half-century, Paradise will
feature “Our Man in Havana”
on a weekly basis.
Cuba offers a wide range
of scenery from urban
landscapes to rain forests,
beaches, mountains and
powder-blue seascapes. Even
with the natural beauty, most
will tell you it’s the people of
Cuba who make the island
such a special place.
The island attracts more
than three million tourists a
year. For the time being, special licenses are needed for
American citizens to visit.
Have you been to Cuba?
Will you be going in the
future? Space permitting, we
will share some of your nonpolitical responses here along
with our images from Cuba.
Tell us about your experiences
by sending an email to
paradise@keysnews.com.
Pulitzer prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba on and off for nearly
30 years. After landing at and living in the Ambos Mundos Hotel in the early 1930s,
Hemingway bought his home, ‘Finca Vigia,’ in San Fransisco de Paula, a small suburb
roughly 10 miles outside of Havana. The writer left Cuba for Idaho in 1960.
Gina Maseratti hosts open mic night
E
very Wednesday from 6 to 10 p.m. Gina Maseratti will
host Open Mic Night at Viva Zapata, 903 Duval St. All
players are invited to perform. Maseratti is a veteran pianist, guitarist, singer songwriter whose repertoire includes
everything from Frank Sinatra to originals parodies, rock
jazz and blues.
ROB O’NEAL/The Citizen
The Ambos Mundos Hotel on Obispo Street in Old Havana was built in 1924 and was
made famous by American writer Ernest Hemingway, who lived in Room 511 from
1932 to 1939. The room is now a minimuseum.
The annual Family Fun Fest,
an event organized and put on by
the City of Marathon Parks and
Recreation Department each year
for our community, will take place
Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Community Park amphitheater and
soccer fields (at mile marker 49).
Many non-profit organizations in the
middle and lower Keys participate,
including several churches, to provide a fun time for four hours where
children can go from activity to activity and enjoy the day totally free of
charge.
This year, over 30 vendors
are planning on participating
in this event. The stage line-up
includes Jessica Richard Dancers,
Body Language Studios, Big Pine
Percussion and Twirlers, Linda Byars’
music students, Kreative Kids, and
Jack from England. At 11 a.m., there
will be an opening ceremony involving the US Coast Guard and local Boy
Scouts. At 12:15 p.m., a scavenger
hunt will take place. Scavenger hunt
prizes include a kayak trip for four, an
annual family membership to Crane
Point, and Papa John’s pizzas.
A wide array of activities will be
provided for children including arts
and crafts, a woodwork shop, buttonmaking, visiting live animals from
the Sheriff’s Animal Farm, the Turtle
Hospital, and the Marathon Wild Bird
Center, seeing displays and learning
about our habitat, and more. There
will also be popcorn, cotton candy,
beverages and sno-cones. Clowns
with balloon animals will be on hand,
thanks to the Shriners and Keyettes.
A bounce house is also part of the
event. Local groceries, Publix and
Winn-Dixie also support our cause
and donate food and drink.
Many community volunteers make
this event a success. The Marathon
Booster Club and Luis Gonzales show
up ever year to cook the ever-increasing number of hot-dogs.
For questions, call the City of
Marathon Parks and Recreation office
at 305-743-6598.
401802
Family Fun Fest Saturday in Marathon