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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
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
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
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
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
Arts Council Executive Director Elizabeth Young presents the 2013 Writers Guild award to Elizabeth Warner.
The Florida Keys Council of the Arts, together with the Key West Writers Guild, has named Elizabeth Warner as winner of this year's 2013 Guild Award.
Warner's story, "The Interview," was selected among entries into this year's competition, which marks the 10th year for the writers' challenge.
Posted - Friday, June 14, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
Shackles used to secure slaves on the Henrietta Maria, which sank just west of Key West in 1700. Photo courtesy Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Foundation
A visit to Key West's African Cemetery at Higgs Beach will be among the opening events for the Key West Africana Festival, which runs June 13-16.
With a focus on culture, wellness, panel discussions and workshops, the festival will include prominent African-American scholars, authors and personalities.
Posted - Friday, June 07, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
Norman Van Aken and his son, Justin, will join forces for a Father's Day dinner at M.E.A.T. in Islamorada. Photo by CLAUDIA MILLER
Father-and-son chef team, Norman and Justin Van Aken, have joined forces with Keys chef, George Patti, to host a Father's Day dinner at M.E.A.T. Eatery and Taproom in Islamorada.
The creative menu will include alternating courses from each chef starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 16.
Posted - Friday, June 07, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
Will Smith's son, Jaden, plays cadet Kitai in 'After Earth.'
"After Earth," rated PG-13, 100 min. Now playing nationwide.
Vanity press, where authors pay to have their own book published, has been around for a long time. And vanity plates for vehicles are available in nearly every state.
And YouTube has made it possible for anyone with a camera to be onscreen.
Posted - Friday, June 07, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
Anni Piper
On June 10, Australian blues musician Anni Piper hits the Rockstar Lounge in Lake City, Fl. on the start of a whirlwind tour of the Sunshine State that brings her to Key Largo.
Dubbed "Australia's First Lady of the Blues," Piper will play the Bayside Grille, 99530 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, on Saturday, June 15.
Posted - Friday, June 07, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
