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Paradise
October 9 - 15, 2014
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
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PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
These young ladies came right back to run in the “Fun Run” right after being in the
Montessori School 5K Run which started by Higgs Beach.
COVER: Rob O’Neal
Smathers Beach
THIS JUST IN:
Key West Writers Guild meets
Saturday
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.
Keys Community
Rehearsals for the Keys Community Concert
Band begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Key Largo
free diagnostic screenings for un- and underinsured women in the Lower Keys.
Zonta International is a global service
organization of executives in business
and the professions working together to
advance the status of women, with nearly
Zonta ABC 5K benefit party
33,000 members in more than 1,200 clubs
The 22nd Annual event to benefit women in in 68 countries and geographic areas. Zonta
Club of Key West, a registered 501c3 nonthe Lower Keys will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
profit, was chartered on March 30, 1981. The
today at the Pier House, 1 Duval St., with a
party and concert on the beach and a costume Annual ABC Walk/Run Race, held in conjunction with The International Organization
showcase.
of Parrot Heads “Meeting of the Minds”
The ABC 5K Run/Walk Race, which stands
convention, is a fun and colorful event for all
for “Awareness Breast Cancer” will be held
fitness levels.
on Nov. 1. Proceeds from the race provide
School band room, MM 104.8. All band musicians are welcome and there are no auditions
required. The rehearsals kickoff a season of
monthly concerts. Call 305-451-4530.
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Story Slams continue LVA brings night of entertaining food to Behihana
Sunday
SPECIAL TO PARADISE
eople might say that
with all the colorful
and creative costumes, the Benihana
Celebrity Chef Cook Off
is like a community masquerade party with an
altruistic purpose, or, an
early Fantasy Fest -- with
cooking combined.
Last year zombies went
slumming in geisha girl
territory as Hawaiian hula
dancers rubbed elbows
with attorneys wearing
fuzzy, kitty-cat ears beside
unkempt, furry faces (The
“Duck Dynasty” Table). It’s
always a beautiful sight
(albeit comical) as our
Keys community gathers to
cook, connect, and enjoy
great food for a good cause.
They’ll be doing it
again Wednesday at the
Benihana Celebrity Chef
Cook Off to benefit Literacy
Volunteers of America
(LVA) – Monroe County,
Inc.
“This event is especially
important for Literacy
Volunteers,” says LVA
President and Chief
Volunteer, The Honorable
Peary S. Fowler, a local
judge. “Our programs are
short staffed, and student
waiting lists forever growing. We needs increased
resources to support program expansion and attract
new volunteers. This events
helps us do both.”
Owner Mark Hyatt is
certainly doing his part. For
the sixth consecutive year,
Mark will graciously turn
his five star restaurant over
to LVA on Wednesday for
two seatings, at 6 and 8:30
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Photo courtesy of Bob Bowersox
Storyteller Steve Allerton spins a tale at the last Story Slam.
he popular Story Slams,
where normal people
step before a microphone and tell a true story
from their lives based on
a theme of the night, will
continue at 8 p.m. Sunday
at the Little Room Jazz
Club, 821 Duval St. in Key
West. The stories begin at
8 p.m. and the mic is open
to anyone wanting to tell a
story. Storytellers can sign
up anytime after 7 p.m.
The theme is “Only In
Key West.”
Each storyteller will have
five minutes and can tell
their story any way they
choose. The story just has
to be true, and have happened to them.
“There’s nothing else
like it in Key West,”
said Bob Bowersox, the
founder of TheatreXP in
Key West, who produces
the Story Slams. “An eve-
T
ning of great storytelling
by real people just like
you telling remarkable,
hilarious, heartrending, thought-provoking
true stories based on a
theme.”
The audience votes for
their favorite stories of the
night, with three winners
sharing $200 in cash prizes,
an invitation to the Grand
Slam next year, and storyteller bragging rights.
Bowersox said there are
some guidelines for participants: No rants or essays,
no political statements, no
social attacks. And it’s not
for comedy routines either.
A $10 donation is
requested at the door. For
information, or to sign
up early, call TheatreXP
at 302-540-6102. Go to
keyweststoryslams.com
for information and Slam
schedules.
LVA President Peary Fowler takes a break with Celebrity Chef Sebrina Alfonso at last year’s
event.
p.m. Featured chefs and
table sponsors this year
include Howard Livingston,
Richard Fowler, Greg
Sullivan, Anh Spagnolo,
Jay Fisher, Tim Greene,
John Spottswood, Viktor
Slavov, Mary Chase, Mandy
Miles, Dr. Bruce Boros, Hal
Schumacher, Paul Toppino,
LaKay Barnett, Gary
Burchfield, Bill Lay, Jack
Niles, Jeannie McGuire,
Gary Centonsi, the Navy
and more.
“You don’t have to be a
movie star or a professional
chef,” says LVA director and
former LVA student, chef
Viktor Slavov. “A celebrity
chef is anyone willing to
have a great time while
raising money for Literacy
Volunteers of America.”
How it works: Each
celebrity chef is asked to
fill a table with 10 guests.
Guests can be family and
friends, favorite clients,
or co-workers. Chefs can
also use the opportunity
to celebrate a special occasion. Typically guests come
in costume and each table
has its own theme. Seats
are $75 apiece. Each chef
donates an auction items
for when the bidding fun
begins
LVA is a county-wide
non-profit organization
serving adults and families who need to improve
basic reading and writing skills or who need to
learn English as a second
language. LVA provides
confidential, one-to-one
and small group tutoring
with a trained, certified
LVA volunteer tutor free
of charge. For the past 30
years, LVA has helped 5,276
students achieve personal
girls through increased
literacy skills. Student
goals include improving
reading and writing skills
for personal satisfaction,
improving workplace
English and employability
skills, learning to communicate in English with one’s
children’s teachers, obtaining a library card, driver’s
license, U.S. Citizenship
and becoming self sufficient. There will be a
celebrity chef training prior
to the event at 5:30 p.m. on
Sunday, so chefs will have a
good idea how to prepare a
dinner of shrimp, chicken,
steak and vegetables for
their guests. Real Benihana
chefs will be on hand the
night of the event for any
celebrity chef who needs
support.
For information about
Literacy Volunteers of
America (LVA) – Monroe
County, call 305-294-4352,
or send an email to info@
lva-monroe.org. Interested
parties may also go to lvamonroe.org. LVA serves
residents off the Lower,
Middle and Upper Keys.
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THE PIER HOUSE
1 Duval St.
The Prime Movers
Enjoy the music of the
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today on
the beach at the Pier House
as part of the “Pier House
Goes Pink” fundraiser and
Kick Off Party for Zonta’s
ABC Run/Walk.
The quartet, featuring
Brian Roberts, Rob DiStasi,
Ray Spence and Alfonse
Island Time will play at The Schooner Wharf tonight.
Subarsky, will perform high
energy covers from the
1960’s through contempoSCHOONER WHARF guitar and steel drums.
rary hits.
202 William St.
This entertaining duo
adds their sparkling vocals
Island Time
and tight harmonies to
perform a vast repertoire
Today
of island hits, beach music
7 to 11 p.m.
and oldies that will have
Long time Keys resident and one of the area’s the crows singing along
Thu • Oct 9 • 9pm
and dancing the night
favorite steel drummers
away.
Dave
Herzog
is
joined
by
Happy Dog
his friend Chuck Fox on
“Folk, Funk, Newgrass Rockers”
Happy Dog will play at The Green Parrot at 9 p.m. today.
Rolling Nowhere
Friday
7 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Rolling Nowhere will be
making their Schooner
Wharf debut Friday. Born
in the North Georgia
hills and defying current genre classification,
Rolling Nowhere has been
described as a psychedelic
junkyard roots band with
a sound that evolves with
every show. Their sound
combines country, old
timey folk, blues roots and
psychedelic rock ‘n roll.
The band has down
home three part harmonies, a mutual love of
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Entertainment from 1pm til 2am
“Reggae/Funk Horn Party”
Fri, Sat, Sun Soundchecks 5:30pm
NFL Sunday Ticket
“See all your games here”
1pm Sunday Jazz Showcase
7pm Monday Night BINGO
Wed • Oct 15 • 9pm
Andrew Duhon Trio
THURSDAY
October 9
Joel Nelson
“Grammy-Nominated NOLA Folk/Blues”
Open Daily 11AM - 10PM • 609 Whitehead St
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FRIDAY
October 10
The Raven Cooper
Band
Saturday
7 p.m. to 12 a.m.
The Raven Cooper Band
takes center stage. Raven
is a talented guitar player
and singer, and is backed
by some of Key West’s
favorite musicians.
This show is an eclectic
mix of jazz, country, blues
and more.
Fri, Sat • Oct 10,11 • 10pm
Spiritual Rez
songwriting and a wide
array of instrumentation
including; the Canjo - a
washboard percussion
experiment, upright bass,
telecaster guitar, drums,
dobro, banjo and mandolin.
Today
Jimmy Olson at the piano, 5
to 7 p.m.
Friday
Michael Robinson at the
piano, 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday
Karen Heins, 5 to 7 p.m.
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Rolling Nowhere makes its debut Friday at Schooner Wharf
debut.
Andrew Duhon
Sunday
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Grammy nominee
Andrew Duhon returns
to Key West after recently
returning from the United
Kingdom and Spain. He
comes with his trio including bassist Myles Weeks
and percussionist Maxwell
Zemanovic.
According to acclaimed
producer John Snyder,
“Andrew is a troubadour for
the next generation, a story
teller for his generation.
Measured in the blues with
Spiritual Rez explodes onto the Parrot stage this weekend.
gift of narrative, Andrew’s
songs will not only make
you think, but they will
make you sing for days to
come.
The trio has recently
appeared at internationally
renowned music festivals,
including, Bonnaroo Music
Festival, Austin City Limits,
New Orleans Jazz and
Heritage Festival, and The
Voodoo Fest.
In 2014, their most
recently released recording,
“The Moorings,” earned a
Grammy nomination for
Trina Shoemaker’s engi-
neering work under the
best engineered - NonClassical category.
THE GREEN PARROT
601 Whitehead St.
Happy Dog
Recently returned
from Philadelphia to The
Florida Keys, the folk/
funk/newgrass rockers
The Happy Dog are reved
up and ready to play the
Parrot stage at 9 p.m.
today.
Spiritual Rez
Spiritual Rez will play
shows at 5:30 and 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and
5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The Boston-based sixpiece reggae/funk horn
party, starts with a dose of
old-school Marley-TootsTosh reggae and infuses it
with everything from Sun
Ra Arkestra freak jazz to
Steve Vai guitar pyrotechnics. Parrot regulars will
recall their inspired shows
during last year’s Fantasy
Fest weekend.
Inventive intersections
like these define Spiritual
Rez, who has tirelessly
toured the country promoting positive music
and attitude. The band
has played with international acts like George
Clinton and Parliament
Funkadelic, Toots and the
Maytals, as well as having founding Parliament
Funkalelic member Bernie
Worrell sits in on their live
shows.
Singer/pianist Larry Smith
will be entertaining in
the La Te Da Lobby Bar
music room on Monday
at 9 p.m. Larry’s guests
will include Les Dudley,
Christine Cordone, Camille
Russo Toler, Katy Warner,
and Island Alex who will
be performing songs from
his soon to be released CD
— Down the Road.
his ever growing audience.
This singer/songwriter
plays with a unique style
of finger picking that grabs
onto the audience. Pegg’s
talent has been nicely
honed as he manages to
cross unknown boundaries through his own craft
creatively carved with emotion. As shown throughout
the beginning years of his
Andrew Duhon
career he definitely has the
The New Orleans-based ability to sooth one’s soul
Andrew Duhon Trio makes while cleansing the palate
for a tasty set of his own
their Green Parrot debut
lyrically imbued melodies.
with shows at 9 p.m.
Wednesday and 5:30 and
9 p.m. Thursday.
IRISH KEVIN’S
211 Duval St.
THE LITTLE ROOM
JAZZ CLUB
308 Front St..
Ben Pegg
The Andrew Duhon Trio appears at The Green Parrot Wednesday Jeff Harris will play at Irish Kevin’s.
and Thursday.
Wednesday
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Pegg instills a lingering
set of original music upon
Jeff Harris
Today: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Friday: 7 to 11 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 p.m.
Monday: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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PETER ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Kate Miano and Chritopher Elwell, hosts of the Royal Ball at the Gardens Hotel,
thank this year’s reigning King and Queen, Stephen ‘Sunshine’ Sunday and Diane
May, for their service during the past year. The pair appeared at numerous occasions in Key West. Their reign ends on Oct. 17.
Lilla Whiteside, left, and her son, Eric, brought their dog Molly to
be blessed Sunday at St. Pauls during the service dedicated to
St. Francis of Assisi.
Shane for King and a friend were manning his booth at the Bourbon Street Pub
Garden Bar during the All Candidate’s
Night AIDS Help event.
Provided photo
From left, Bruce Dietzen and Susan Haskell are joined by reigning Fantasy
Fest Queen Diane May, King Stephen Sunday and aspiring King, Joe Weed,
on Smathers Beach Sunday. Dietzen’s sports car prototype, which is made
out of hemp, is slated to be on display over the coming weeks at some of
Joe Weed’s campaign.
Joe Weed (for King) treated his
followers to a special showing
of the Rocky Horror Picture
show at the newly reopend
Viva Zapatas at 903 Duval St.
Of course people came out in
appropriate costume for this
event.
Country crooner Clint Bullard
entertains the audience Friday
night at the Galleon Tiki
Bar with his verison of Jerry
Reed’s “Eastbound and Down.”
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
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ML For Queen, center, had plenty of help to set up her display at the “All Candidates Night” at the Bourbon Street Pub.
Michael Shields, Program Coordinator for Leadership
Monroe, is welcomed by Centennial Bank’s Esther,
Teresa, and Jack. The bank treated all of the new
entrants in this year’s class of XXIII to lunch before their
annual scavenger hunt.
Crown Jewels for Queen, surrounded by orchids at her
booth at the “All Candidate’s
Night” held at the Bourbon
Street Pub.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Clyde for King, center, is surrounded by “Hot Havana Night” dancers at his art auction held at the home of Tony Konrath and Bryan Green.
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Key West Business Guild Board VP Dan Skahen, Dennis and John came dressed
right in the Gatsy spirit of the Key West Business Guild’s “One Might Party” held
at the Steamplant.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Past and present royalty assembled at the Gardens Hotel to welcome everyone to the annual Royal Ball benefiting AIDS Help. A great meal was served
with food by the Iron Chefs.
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What’s up at the Tropic: Friday, Oct. 10 through Thursday, Oct. 16
FEATURED FILMS
OPENING FRIDAY:
“Hector and
the Search for
Happiness”
Hector (Simon Pegg) is a
quirky psychiatrist who has
become increasingly tired
of his humdrum life. As he
tells his girlfriend, Clara
(Rosamund Pike, “Gone
Girl”), he feels like a fraud:
he hasn’t really tasted life,
and yet he’s offering advice
to patients who are just
not getting any happier.
So Hector decides to break
out of his deluded and
routine driven life. Armed
with buckets of courage
and child-like curiosity, he
embarks on a global quest
in hopes of uncovering
the elusive secret formula
for true happiness. And so
begins a larger-than-life
is not over. Winter’s surrogate mother, the very
elderly dolphin Panama,
has passed away, leaving
Winter without the only
pool mate she has ever
known. However, the loss
of Panama may have even
greater repercussions for
Winter, who, according to
USDA regulations, cannot be housed alone, as
dolphins’ social behavior
requires them to be paired
with other dolphins. Time
Simon Pegg and Rosamond Pike in “Hector and the Search for is running out to find a
Happiness.”
companion for her before
the team at Clearwater
loses their beloved Winter
Reno and Christopher
adventure with riotously
to another aquarium.
Plummer.
funny results. Based on
Starring Harry Connick Jr.,
Rated R
the worldwide best-selling
Morgan Freeman, Ashley
novel of the same name, it
Judd, Kris Kristofferson
is a rich, exhilarating and
“Dolphin Tale 2”
and Nathan Gamble.
hilarious tale from direcRated PG
tor Peter Chelsom (Shall
The family adventure
We Dance?, Serendipity)
continues with the story of
that also stars Toni Collette, the brave dolphin Winter, “Tusk”
Stellan Skarsgård, Jean
whose miraculous rescue
and recovery—thanks to a
From director Kevin
groundbreaking prosthetic Smith (“Clerks,” “Chasing
tail—made her a symbol
Amy,” “Zack and Miri Make
Duval Street
of hope and persevera Porno”) comes Tusk, an
ance to people around
epic twist on horror. Born
the world. Yet their fight
out of Smith’s immensely
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Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris
Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble in “Dolphin Tale 2.”
popular SModcast, this
modern day monster movie
is truly one you’ll have
to see to believe. “Tusk”
follows Wallace (Justin
Long, “The Conspirator”),
a journalist on a peculiar
mission. He finds the story
of a lifetime in Mr. Howe
(Michael Parks), a worldwide adventurer with a
curious penchant for walruses.
Rated R
HELD OVER:
“My Old Lady”
Mathias Gold (Kevin
Kline) is a down-on-his-luck
New Yorker who inherits a
Parisian apartment from
his estranged father. But
when he arrives in France
to sell the vast domicile,
he’s shocked to discover
a live-in tenant the feisty
Englishwoman Mathilde
Girard (Maggie Smith,
“Downton Abbey”), who
has lived in the apartment
“Once Chance”
with her daughter Chloé
From the director of “The (Kristin Scott Thomas) for
many years, is not prepared
Devil Wears Prada,” “One
Chance” is the remarkable to budge. With its unique
and inspirational true story blend of comedy, drama
of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied and ultimately romance,
“My Old Lady” marks
shop assistant by day and
the directorial debut of
an amateur opera singer
internationally celebrated
by night. Paul became an
playwright Israel Horovitz,
instant YouTube phenomenon after being chosen by adapting his own hit play.
Rated PG-13
Simon Cowell for ‘Britain’s
Got Talent.’ Wowing audiences worldwide with his
“Guardians Of The
phenomenal voice, Paul
Galaxy” 3D
went on to win “Britain’s
Got Talent” and the hearts
To evade bounty hunter
of millions.
Ronan (Lee Pace), Peter
Rated PG-13
Quill (Chris Pratt) is forced
into an uneasy truce with
a quartet of disparate mis“To Be Takei”
fits—gun-toting raccoon
Rocket, tree-like humanoid
Over seven decades,
Groot (voice of Vin Diesel),
actor and activist George
the deadly and enigmatic
Takei boldly journeyed
Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and
from a WWII internment
the revenge-driven Drax the
camp, to the helm of the
Destroyer (Dave Bautista).
starship Enterprise, to the
But when Quill discovers the
daily news feeds of five
million Facebook fans. Join true power of the orb and
the menace it poses to the
George and his husband
cosmos, he must do his best
Brad on this star’s playful
to rally his ragtag rivals for a
and profound trek for life,
last, desperate stand—with
liberty, and love.
the galaxy’s fate in the balRated NR
ance.
Rated PG-13
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Florida Keys
Council of the
Arts Cultural
Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 9
through Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural
Calendar for more listings and
events throughout the Keys.
Key West
Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Friday
Ronny Bailey, Visions of Key West
Opening Reception, 6 p.m.
The Custom House Museum, 281
Front St. 295-6616. kwahs.org.
Bailey recreates city landmarks
from locally salvaged materials to
bring Old Key West to life.
Call to artists
Craft vendors needed for Grace
Lutheran Arts and Crafts Festival
on Nov. 15.
Applications available at [email protected] or call 2965161.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Wednesday
Key West Plein Air Painters,
9:30 a.m.
For information and scheduling
follow on Facebook. [email protected].
DANCE
Friday
Salsa and Salsa Rueda Too,
7 p.m.
Paradise Health and Fitness
Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt
Blvd. 294-6348.
Sunday
Ballroom and Latin Dance
Evening, 7 p.m.
Dance Factory, 906C Kennedy Dr.
304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.
com.
Sunday
South Florida Symphony
Orchestra
Tropical Beat Series: Moonlight
Treasures, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
La Te Da Hotel and Restaurant,
Lower Keys Women’s Club: Racy
1125 Duval St. 295-7676. keybut Tasty Male Revue, 4:30 p.m.
stix.com.
Doubletree Grand Key Resort,
Members of the Blue Door String
3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd. 8490839. lowerkeyswomensclub.com. Quartet: Whitney La Grange, violin,
Mario Gotoh, viola and Arthur
Cook, cello, perform Dohnányi’s
Sunday
Serenade for String Trio in C
Votes for Notes 4th Annual Lower major, Op.10 and Beethoven’s
String Trio in C minor Op.9. No.3.
Keys for Habitat for Humanity
Grand Finale, 6 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday
Smokin’ Tuna Saloon, 4 Charles
St.
In the Cabaret and Jazz in the
Musicians of all ages competing, Gardens, 5 p.m.
audience members vote their
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela
favorite performers.
St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com.
House Goes Pink, 5:30 p.m.
1 Duval St. zontakeywest.com.
Kick-off the ABC 5K run/walk.
Daily through October
ReMARCable Pumpkin Patch, 11
a.m.- 7 p.m.
1401 Seminary St. 294-9526.
marchouse.org.
All money raised benefits the Monroe Association for
ReMARCable Citizens.
Tuesday
Aqua Idol, 6:30 p.m.
Aqua Nightclub, 711 Duval St.
294-0555. aquakeywest.com.
Vote your favorite King and Queen
for Fantasy Fest.
FILM
Nightly
Jazz at Tavern N’ Town, 5 p.m.
Marriott Beachside, 3841 N.
Roosevelt Blvd. 296-8100.
Today and Tuesday: Carmen
Rodriguez
Friday and Wednesday: Mike
Emerson
Saturday: Bobby Nesbitt
Sunday: Rob DiStasi
Monday: Michael Thomas
Middle Keys
Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITS
Key West Library, Movie Matinee: Daily through October
“Godzilla,” 3:30 p.m.
Gabrielle Wilson Exhibition, 10
700 Fleming St. keyslibraries.com. a.m.
Artists in Paradise Gallery, WinnLITERARY
Dixie Shopping Plaza, MM 30.
872-1828. artistsinparadise.com
Saturday
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 a.m.
Key West by the Sea, 2601 S.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Roosevelt Blvd. (Community
Art Classes in Marathon: Pottery,
Room) keywestwritersguild.org.
Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture
and more.
The Art Studio, 12535 Overseas
MUSIC
Hwy, Marathon. 289-9013. keyFriday
sartstudio.com.
Randy Roberts Live, 9 p.m.
La Te Da, Crystal Room Cabaret,
1125 Duval St. randyroberts.net.
FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS Roberts’ legendary impersonation
Thursday
of Bette Midler, Cher and closes
with his mini-lounge act.
Zonta Club of Key West: Pier
DANCE
Dance Lessons: Ballroom and
Latin: Marathon.
Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center,
A non-profit organization for
5800 Overseas Hwy, Marathon.
766-3428. keysdancecenter.com. musicians to play and perform
American and International styles, together for various occasions.
wedding dance, swing, salsa.
Beginner’s welcome, no partner
Upper Keys
required.
Happenings
FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS ARTIST RECEPTIONS AND
Saturday
EXHIBITS
Howard Livingston & Mile Marker
24 Band at Boondocks, 7 p.m.
Boondock’s Grille and Draft
House, Ramrod, MM 27.5,
Bayside. 872-4094. boondocksus.com.
Free and open to the public.
MUSIC
Sunday
Keys Chamber Orchestra
Rehearsal, 2 p.m.
Dallas McDonald Senior Center,
380 Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key.
304-7544.
Daily through October
Subaqueous Visage Exhibit, from
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Lobster Trap Art Gift Shop and
Gallery, Islamorada. MM 82.2.
664-0001. lobstertrapart.com.
Native sea life photography on
canvas tile and other media.
moradawayclay.com.
See website for details and class
schedule.
LECTURES
Friday
Ocean Life Lecture Series:
Understanding the History and
Future of Sea Levels, 7 p.m.
Friends of the Key Largo Cultural
Center, Murray Nelson Gov’t and
Cultural Ctr, MM 102. 396-7000.
fklcc.org. Dr. William Anderson.
Wednesday
Immerse Yourself! Series: Ghost
Fishing: A Modern Lobster Horror
Story, 7 p.m.
The History of Diving Museum,
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
MM 83, Islamorada. 664-9737.
Morada Way Clay: Wheel Throwing, divingmuseum.org
Raku, Figure Drawing, Porcelain
Fish and Wildlife Commission’s
Hand Building.
Gabrielle Renchen.
140 Morada Way, Islamorada,
MM 81.5, Oceanside. 900-9023.
393410
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
FILM IN PARADISE
Robert Downy Jr. doesn’t judge ‘The Judge’
FRONT ROW
staying when his estranged
father, a local judge played
Cooke Communications Film Review
by Robert Duvall, gets
SHIRREL RHOADES
arrested for vehicular
homicide. Despite their
obert Downey Jr. has contentious relationship,
the son decides to take the
always been in awe
case, opposing a deterof his dad. That the
mined prosecutor played
A-List movie star
by Billy Bob Thornton.
chooses to keep Jr. as part
It’s a serious family
of his name is a sign of
drama.
it. His namesake was an
The film is the first outindie filmmaker, noted for
ing of Team Downey, the
his brilliant 1969 advertisproduction company
ing spoof “Putney Swope”
founded by Robert Downey
(Robert Jr. was four at the
Jr. and his wife Susan four
time).
“He was a great innovator years ago.
Downey’s on-camera
and a heck of a filmmaker,”
the actor says of his father. career started at age 5
when his director dad cast
Bob Downey is now 78.
In the movie “The Judge” him in underground films
that were shot in the family
— currently showing at
living room. His debut was
the Regal Cinema 6 — the
character played by Robert playing a puppy in a film
Downey Jr. is a ruthless big- called “Pound.”
He describes his childcity attorney who returns
hood as a “boheme presto his childhood home in
Indiana to attend his moth- sure-fest.” But he says it
with affection, unlike his
er’s funeral but ends up
AT THE MOVIES
R
Weekly Box Office Check
Reported by Box Office Mojo and Exhibitor Relations © 2013
1.) Gone Girl
Week: $37.51M
Gross: $37.51M
2.) Annabelle
Week: $37.13M
Gross: $37.13M
3.) The Equalizer
Week: $18.75M
Gross: $64.24M
4.) The Boxtrolls
Week: $11.98M
Gross: $32.09M
5.) The Maze Runner
Week: $11.63M
Gross: $73.56M
6.) Left Behind
Week: $6.30M
Gross: $6.30M
7.) This Is Where I Leave You
Week: $4.01M
Gross: $29.01M
8.) Dolphin Tale 2
Week: $3.42M
Gross: $37.87M
9.) Guardians of the Galaxy
Week: $3.01M
Gross: $323.33M
10.) No Good Deed
Week: $2.50M
Gross: $50.16M
Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall
character in “The Judge.”
While Bob Sr. introduced
the boy to acting, he also
introduced him to marijuana. “When my dad and
I would do drugs together,”
he says, “it was like him
trying to express his love
for me in the only way he
knew how.”
His father recalls, “I’d have
a little grass or take a little
coke to stay up and write
and my son would come
down in his little pajamas
and sit and he’d say ‘If you
can do it, why can’t I do it?’
And I’d say ‘That’s a good
question, but why would
you want to do it?’ And he’d
say ‘Because I don’t want to
go to bed either’.”
It was a different time.
“What a schmuck I was,”
his father says today. “If I
had it to do all over again, I
probably wouldn’t be doing
it myself, let alone allowing
him to do it.”
As a result, Robert Jr. was
a Santa Monica High School
dropout whose own drug
problems are legendary.
It made him the perfect
choice to play Marvel’s substance-abusing billionaire
Tony Stark, AKA Iron Man.
He has one more film left
on his Marvel contract,
then he plans to work
mainly with Team Downey.
The unforgiving son in
“The Judge” is unlike the
real Robert Downey Jr. “If
my father were less of a pioneer,” he says, “he probably
would have been more of a
father, but I wouldn’t be who
I was. I think it’s valiant to
make mistakes so your children don’t have to.”
But sometimes they do
anyway.
Robert Downey Jr. is
aware how lucky he is. In
Tinseltown, where you only
get one chance for success,
he’s had two or three. And
he doesn’t intend to blow it
this time around.
So these days he’s playing
a very different role than
his father’s son.
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Top 10 Robert Downey Jr. Movies
Robert Downey Jr.’s new
movie “The Judge” induced
us to look back over the filmography of this talented but
oft troubled star. The 80 films
that span his nearly 45-year
career prove he’s a great actor,
drugged or sober. Nonetheless,
we’ve picked our Top 10 favorites:
10.) “Home for the
Holidays” (1995) — This cautionary Thanksgiving tale gives
us Downey as Holly Hunter’s
fickle gay brother. A sometimes
overlooked gem about the
anxieties that accompany family
reunions.
9.) “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”
(2005) and “The Singing
Detective” (2003) — In this
tongue-in-cheek take on the
hardboiled private eye genre, a
would-be actor and a consulting detective (Downey and Val
Kilmer) find themselves in the
middle of a murder case. Then,
playing a bedridden writer who
reworks his stories in his head,
Downey takes us on a fantasy
trip.
8.) “A Scanner Darkly”
(2005) — Richard Linklater
based this animated sci-fi
anti-drug film on a Philip K.
Dick novel. Who better to star
in it than weed-smoking Woody
Harrelson and coke-snorting
Robert Downey Jr.? And Keanu
Reeves is the undercover cop
out to stop them.
7.) “Sherlock Holmes”
(2009) and “Sherlock Holmes:
Game of Shadows” (2011)
— Who would have thought to
cast Downey as the ultimate
British detective? Director Guy
Ritchie, that’s who. And surprisingly, it worked.
6.) “Natural Born Killers”
(1994) and “Zodiac” (2007)
— Oliver Stone’s crime drama
was pretty close to home for
star Woody Harrelson, son of a
convicted murderer. But Downey
as the fatalistic newspaperman
stands out amid the bloody
rampage. And as a journalist
tracking San Francisco’s Zodiac
killer, he offers another take on
crime reporting.
5.) “Good Night, and Good
Luck” (2005) — In George
Clooney’s fine film about
television newsman Edward
R. Murrow and his CBS team,
Downey steps into the shoes of
reporter Joseph Wershba without missing a step.
4.) “Tropic Thunder” (2008)
— Perhaps Downey’s most
daring role, as an egotistic
actor who dons blackface
for a botched-up film set in
Southeast Asia. Yes, he pulls
off what could have been a
disaster. In fact, he even got an
Oscar nod.
3.) “Chaplin” (1992)
— In this biopic by Richard
Attenborough, the Little Tramp
is seen in flashbacks, unfolding
Chaplin’s triumphant cinematic
career. Downey was nominated
for an Oscar for his title role.
2.) “Less Than Zero”
(1987) — Call it typecasting,
but this downer story about a
cocaine-sniffing college boy displays some of Downey’s most
sensitive acting.
1.) “Iron Man” (2008),
“Iron Man 2” (2011), “Iron
Man 3” (2013), and “Marvel’s
The Avengers” (2012) — The
role Downey was born to play,
the substance-abuser billionaire
industrialist whose alter ego
is a superhero known as Iron
Man. Among the best of the
Marvel blockbusters, these are
Downey’s most successful films.
Okay, we cheated by combining some movies featuring the
same (or similar) character. And
for lack of room on the list we
left off Robert Altman’s “Short
Cuts,” that wonky comedy “Due
Date” with Zach Galifianakis,
and “Wonder Boys” based on
the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon.
But why quibble. Robert
Downey Jr. raises the bar on
any movie he’s in.
[email protected]
PARADISE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
King and Queen Candidates Calendar
For information on events, go to aidshelp.cc
Mary-Lynn Price
Shane Hall
Joe Weed
Julie Hanson
Clyde Joyce
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The Royal
Coronation
Oct. 17,
6 p.m.
The Coronation Ball,
“Tropical Escapades
and Trances,” will
take place at the
Southernmost
Beach Café,
1405 Duval St.
General admission
tickets available
at the door.
FRIDAY
6 to 9 p.m.
Shameless Lounge, 610 Greene St.
Candidate: Julie Hanson
Second Chance Prom
Columbus Day Italian Wine Tasting
7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Marriott Beachfront Hotel
Candidate: Shane Hall
8 p.m.
The Gran Vin, 1007 Duval St.
Candidate: Mary-Lynn Price
SUNDAY
A Most Unusual Prom
7 p.m.
Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St.
Candidate: Joe Weed
SATURDAY
Calling All Party Divas!
(Host your own fundraising party)
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For information: clydeforking@yahoo.
com.
Candidate: Clyde Joyce
Multi-Location Theme Dinner
with “Clyde for King.”
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Various hosts and locations around the
island.
Candidate: Julie Hanson
Beer and Bacon Brunch
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
1019 White St.
Candidate: Clyde Joyce
Royal Packages Auction
7 to 9 p.m.
Key West Pub, 1114 Duval Street
Candidate(s): Shane Hall and
Mary-Lynn Price
Monster Reverse Raffle
6 to 10 p.m.
Ocean Key Resort’s Sunset Pier, Zero
Duval St.
Candidate: Joe Weed
TUESDAY
Aqua Idol
6 p.m.
Key West’s
Only Beach Bar with
LIVE MUSIC DAILY
*DAILY DRINK SPECIALS*
ALL DAY FOOD MENU
Thur 10/9 12-3 pm Brian Roberts
4-7 pm Amandah Jantzen
Fri 10/10 12-3 pm Tim Hollohan
4-7 pm Joel Nelson
Sat 10/11 12-3 pm Rusty Lemmon
4-7 pm Amandah Jantzen
Sun 10/12 12-3 pm Amandah Jantzen
Mon 10/13 12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
Tues 10/14 12-3 pm Chris Toler
4-7 pm Rob DiStaci
Wed 10/15 12-3pm Rob DiStaci
4-7 pm Chris Toler
Aqua Nightclub, 711 Duval St.
WEDNESDAY
Drag Queen Bingo
5 p.m.
801 Duval St.
All Candidates
Mask and Wig Auction
6 to 8 p.m.
Hosted by Cheryl and Craig Cates
Candidate: Shane Hall
MONDAY
Lazy Gecko Racing
5 to 7 p.m.
The Lazy Gecko, 203 Duval St.
Candidate: Shane Hall
Wine and Art Auction
7 to 10 p.m.
Located at the home of Guy Ross on
White Street
Candidate: Mary-Lynn Price.
1 Duval Street | Key West
305-296-4600
October 9 at the Pier House
Help Fight Against
Breast Cancer
8:30am-6pm
50% Off Select Treatments
at our Newly Refreshed Spa
Benefiting Cancer Foundation
Of The Florida Keys
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Chair Auction
Zonta ABC 5K Walk
Kick Off Party 5:30-7:30pm
Party & Beach Concert
Featuring Prime Movers
Free Finger Food & Drink Specials
Raffle Prizes & Silent Auction
Benefiting Zonta ABC 5K Walk
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
Harrison Gallery presents artist Cindy Kulp
The Harrison Gallery, 825 White St. presents new works by
Cindy Kulp.
The opening reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 16.
Until now, Cindy Kulp has been best known for her exquisite
birds, but her latest creations have brought her in a new direction.
The work portrays a dreamy world where each painting carefully
explores an elaborate connected narrative. These new works are
the first installment of a two part series entitled “Reckoning.”
OUR MAN IN
The Harrison Gallery will show part one during October’s Walk
on White.
The gallery will also be showing select works by Sally Binard,
who strives to capture otherworldly moments in her work, evoking sensory responses from her life that would be otherwise verbally unrelatable. Equally influenced by Belgium and Haitian
heritage, Binard’s work presents itself in a uniquely visceral language.
H AVANA
Paradise This Week
will once again feature
Cuba or Cuba-related
photos, space permitting. Look for something new each and
every week in “Our
Man in Havana.”
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