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Arts & Entertainment

Whimsy fills the bill at Midsummer's Night

Ric and Cindy McCausland ishow off their costumes for Midsummer's Night Dream, June 22 at the Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden.

Key West artists, actors, spiritualists and others will celebrate the 7th Annual Midsummer's Night Dream & Spectacle Saturday, June 22.

The setting for this event is the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, which benefits from some of the proceeds.

Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2013 11:01 AM EDT

Key West boasts four historic forts

Fort Jefferson, built between 1845 and 1866, was controlled by union forces during the Civil War.

Military history surrounds Key West in the form of four classic red-brick forts. Nearly 150 years ago they loomed above the horizon to protect the United States' strategic southernmost shore.

Today, open as historic sites, gardens or museums, they offer visitors a fascinating glimpse of the island's past.

Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:01 AM EDT

Don't blush - just be your mango self

The Studios' mango fashionista Lucy Barker.

Ever had the hankering to wear dusky rose and pretend you're a mango?

Well, you'll get your chance at the first-ever Mango Madness event hosted by The Studios of Key West June 20.

From 6-9 p.m., the celebration of all things mango - including the giant mango tree in the Studios' backyard - takes place with a culinary contest, a mango fashion stroll and more.

Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:01 AM EDT

Festivals, music, art and more

Annamarie Giordano's artwork on display at Uva Gourmet, 519 Fleming St., Key West.

Daily, 'Famous Hemingway Cats' Art Exhibit, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop & Gallery, 82200 Overseas Hwy., mile marker 82.2, Islamorada. Call 664-0001.

Annamarie Giordano Art Exhibit, 6 p.m., Uva Gourmet Shoppe, 519 Fleming St. Wine Tasting with local artist, encaustics, paintings, & pottery.

Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:01 AM EDT

Cuba's coral reefs lecture topic

Museum curator studies sea turtles and coral reefs in Cuban waters.

"Cuba: The Accidental Eden" is the title for June's Ocean Life Series lecture June 21 at the Murray E. Nelson Government and Cultural Center in Key Largo.

Fernando Bretos, curator of ecology and field conservation at the Miami Science Museum is the guest speaker.

Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:01 AM EDT