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PARADISE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
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AIDS Help’s Jeremy Wilkerson stands by the board announcing the amount of money
raised, $1,109,924, at this year’s 165 mile smart ride from Key West to Miami to benefit
South Florida AIDS organizations.
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Tim and Laura Zwolski of Englewood, Ohio, ply the flats near Marvin Key last week.
THIS JUST IN:
Get in on the Hog Trot, Nov. 29
Chamber Island Art Festival
Reception for The Sinking World
Run off that Thanksgiving turkey at the 21st
Annual Hog’s Breath 5K Hog Trot at 8 a.m. Nov.
29.
The race starts 8 a.m., the course runs
through Old Town and Ft. Zachary Taylor State
Park.
Online registration is open until Nov. 26 at
hogsbreath.com, or register at the Hog’s Breath
Saloon, 400 Front St. Race package pick up will
be at the Hog’s Breath Saloon from 5 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 and 7 a.m. Nov. 29.
Free t-shirt for first 300 entries, after race
raffle with great prizes. Proceeds to benefit the
Southernmost Runners Club and the Key West
High School Running Program. For information, call 305-296-4222.
The Lower Keys Chamber’s Island Art
Festival is coming up Saturday, Nov. 29 from
8 a.m. till 2 p.m. on the Chamber grounds,
MM 31. Guests can see some fantastic boats
from Unique Marine as they browse through
the wide variety of vendors selling clothing,
jewelry, arts amd crafts. Local musicians will
serenade our shoppers who will enjoy various
raffles and 50/50 drawings. Sponsors include
Isasken’s Insurance and Little Torch Cottages,
with support from Waste Management, Pepsi
Refreshment Services, FloridaKeys.com and
the News Barometer. For more information,
call 305-872-2411.
Come celebrate an exhibition of worldrenowned artist Andreas Franke’s surreal montages from 12 to 2 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Florida
Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Road.
The exhibition, which seamlessly interposes
real underwater shots of Florida’s Mohawk and
Vandenberg shipwrecks with people enacting both elegant and everyday moments from
bygone eras runs until March 25, 2015. This is
the first time artwork from the Mohawk will
be on display in the Florida Keys. The free
event is open to the public as part of the ART!
Key West! Festival’s Art and Culture Tour and
will also feature Giants in the City inflatable
art. Advance registration recommended. For
more information and to register for the event,
visit artskeywest.com.
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The Studios of Key West celebrates
launching of new catalog
Artists @ the Armory:
Second Floor
Gallery Redux
ooking for a unique Holiday gift or a
special Key West keepsake?
The Artists @ the Armory have been
busy transforming the Second Floor
Gallery at the Historic Armory Building
into a lively new art venue. It’s the perfect
place to find the perfect gift.
Stop by during tonight’s Walk on White
to see an array of works from artists Judi
Bradford, Christie Sauer Fifer, Jeffrey
Harwell, Mark Hedden, Pam Hobbs,
Michael Marrero, Lauren P. McAloon,
Claire Perrault, Marky Pierson, Danette
Baso Silvers, Sherry Sweet Tewell, Andy
Thurber and Maureen Tracy Venti. There
will be something for everyone: paintings,
photography, sculpture, event stationery,
fascinator hats, woven scarves, and books.
Visit Facebook for a preview: facebook.
com/KeyWestArmoryArtists.
And don’t forget, as The Studios of Key
West transitions to their new location on
Eaton Street, the Artists @ the Armory
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Photo courtesy of Dimitra Skandali
Visitors experience an installation by Skandali at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,
San Francisco, Calif.
he Studios of Key West is launching its biggest season yet with a
fresh new look, a beautiful new
catalog, and a kick-off party in the
Sculpture Garden from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at 607 Ashe St.
The residency cottages will also
be open and available for tours, with
November artists in residence on
hand to present their work and meet
the public, including installation
artist Dimitra Skandali, singer/songwriter Zoe Lewis and 2013 winner of
the Robert Frost Haiku contest, Scott
Mason.
Dimitra Skandali grew up on Paros,
a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, and
its history and people are central to
her work. She collects seaweed and
found materials from the ocean, and
has spent the month of November
converting her studio in the 607 Ashe
Street cottage into an installation art
piece, weaving together the roots of
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the Railroad vine, a morning glory
found on Key West beaches.
Zoë Lewis is an English folk musician from Brighton, and just may play
a song or two during the kick off party
as a warm ip to her Nov. 22 concert
at the Eaton Street Theatre. Lewis
combines gypsy jazz, jump jive, Latin
grooves, swing, international folk and
funk originals on anything from the
piano to the spoons.
Scott Mason, a haiku poet, has
claimed the top award in sixteen
international competitions including
those sponsored by the national haiku
societies of Canada, the United States
(2012) and the three most prestigious
English-language haiku contests
based in Japan. Several of his awardwinning haiku will be on display.
The public is invited to pick up
a catalog and toast the new season.
Entry is through the gate at 607
Ashe St.
Bradley Sabin
at Harrison
Gallery
Armory painting by Andy Thurber
will continue upstairs in their studios for
Walk on White every Third Thursday. Each
month there will be premier exhibitions
and artists’ open studios.
The Armory Second Floor Gallery also
will be open weekday afternoons and any
time by appointment. Join the opening
celebration tonight, share a toast and ease
into the holidays.
STONE SOUP GALLERY
Opening reception:
6 to 9 p.m. today
New Orleans-based
artist, Bradley Sabin,
masterfully captures
intricate elements of
the natural world in his
imaginative ceramic
sculptures.
Pieces by Helen
Harrison and other select
artists will also be on
display.
A Cuban street scene.
tone Soup Gallery, 802
White St., will be have
its annual small works
show from 6 to 8 p.m.
today.
They have an array of
local artist Kevin Peterson,
Jack Curry Houston and
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Jack Allen as well as a
sculpture, a collage
artist and various Cuban
painters.
There is sure to be something for everyone. Come
out and do some early
Christmas shopping.
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HOG’S BREATH
SALOON
over the years, especially
with the release of their
2007 all-original CD, “Let’s
Go Fishin’,” and continue
to headline festivals, from
Myrtle Beach to Miami.
400 Front St.
Jimmy Parrish
Parrish will play from
5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday
through Nov. 30.
A native Floridian,
Parrish has been singing
and playing for 27 years
and performing actively
along the east coast since
1990. After forming The
Ocean Waves Band in 2000,
his goal was to entertain
the Parrot Heads and
audiences throughout the
region with an island style
tropical flavor.
Jimmy’s music has grown
quite large in popularity
Thu • Nov 20 • 9pm
Ericson Holt Trio
JW Jones Band
JW Jones Band, Canada’s
top touring blues band wil
be at Hog’d Breath playing from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Monday through Nov. 30.
JW Jones has one of the
most energetic and exciting live show 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.
Dan Aykroyd wrote the line
notes for the band’s 2008
release “Blueslisted.”
Bobby Devito & Mick Kilgos
“Rootsy, bluesy, soul-dipped,
leaning-towards-country sound”
Fri, Sat • Nov 21, 22 • 10pm
The Broadcast
JW Jones Band plays the Hog’s Breath Saloon Nov. 24 - 30.
The Love Lane Gang
back skiffle and updated it
for the present. It’s imposThe Love Lane Gang is
sible to keep from smiling
a homegrown band that
amidst their mirthful musicharms and thrills both
cal mayhem.
locals and visitors with
The emphasis is on
their rollicking raucous
ragtime and swing from
ruckus. With an age range
the 1930s and 1940s, done
among the members of
over thirty years, they bring in a refreshing new style
a wide variety of experience that melds Hot Club gypsy
jazz with island flourishes.
and musical tastes to bear
and appeal to music lovers Also, Dust Bowl ballads, old
of all ages. They’ve brought school country from Hank
Fri, Sat, Sun “Soundchecks” 5:30
NFL Sunday Ticket
See All Your Games Here
1 pm Sunday Jazz Showcase
7 pm Monday Night BINGO
Wed • Nov 26 • 9pm
Jimi Hendrix
Birthday Tribute
THURSDAY
November 20
FRIDAY
November 21
SATURDAY
November 22
SUNDAY
November 23
MONDAY
November 24
TUESDAY
November 25
WEDNESDAY
November 26
Joel
Nelson
Kenny &
Cuda
Kenny &
Cuda
Sunday
NFL
Zack
Seemiller
Joel
Nelson
Joel
Nelson
Ronnie &
Bobby
Ronnie &
Bobby
Ronnie &
Bobby
Ronnie &
Bobby
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JW Jones
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400 Front Street • Across the street from Sunset
featuring Larry Baeder & Friends
Open Daily 11AM - 10PM • 609 Whitehead St
Williams and Dolly Parton,
rockabilly and surf music
classics and rarer gems,
tunes from Sixties stars like
The Beatles, The Kinks,
and The Rolling Stones,
and carefully chosen
songs from current artists
like Andrew Bird, Mason
Jennings, and The White
Stripes all fit in alongside
World Famous T-Shirts • Raw Bar • Restaurant
Happy Hour Daily • 5-7 pm
Entertainment from 1pm til 2am
“Ashville 6-Piece Power
House Rock & Soul”
Green Parrot
Photo courtesy of Carol Tedesco
The Love Lane Gang will be playing regularly at Saluté On
The Beach on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Sunset Pier on
Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
http://hogsbreath.com • 296-4222 • Key West
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original songs that sound
like they could have come
from any of those eras.
They will be playing
regular gigs at Saluté On
The Beach, Sundays at
5:30 p.m. and Sunset Pier,
Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
SCHOONER WHARF
202 William St.
Biscuit Miller
and The Mix
7 p.m. to 12 a.m., Friday
and Saturday
Biscuit Miller, one of
the funkiest bass players
around, is on the loose
again and getting’ down on
the Schooner Wharf stage
for two electric nights. He’s
joined by Doctor Love,
Big Al Grobic, and Buzz
Anderson to make a great
“Mix” of high energy and
charisma.
Biscuit’s magnetic, funky,
high tempo style won him
the BMA 2012 Bass Player
of the Year. He co-wrote
“Testify” from the album
“Live,” which reached
Billboard’s #1 album on the
blues charts. Biscuit has
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THE GREEN PARROT
601 Whitehead St.
The Broadcast
The Asheville, North
Carolina-based power
house six-piece rock and
soul band The Broadcast
will play the Green Parrot
with shows at 5:30 and 10
p.m. Friday and Saurday
and at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The Broadcast, led by
female powerhouse Caitlin
Krisko, is breaking new
ground across the country
with their infectious energy
and authentic approach to
rock & roll. Drawing much
of their ambiance from 70’s
classic rock, this dynamic
ensemble is known for their
explosive live performances
highlighted by Krisko’s
soaring vocals. Krisko’s
vocals glide effortlessly
from subtle and delicate to
deliberate and booming.
Described by audiences as
a modern day “Grace Slick
meets Led Zeppelin,” The
Broadcast has quickly propelled themselves into the
live music spotlight.
Ericson Holt Trio,
featuring Bobby
Devito and Mick
Kilgos
The Ericson Holt Trio will
appear at 9 p.m. Today.
A voice that the Nashville
Scene calls “Jackson
Browne with more swagger,” Holt comes with his
rootsy, bluesy, soul-dipped,
leaning-towards-country
sound.
A brave, raw and insightful songwriter, Holt has
recorded, internationally
toured and had T.V. appearances with Grammy winners the Mavericks, and
Oscar nominee and critics’
favorite Allison Moorer.
He has played alongside
Lee Roy Parnell, Rodney
Biscuit Miller and The Mix plays Schooner this weekend.
Bullet Proof Blues Band
Saturday: Woody Jenkins
Project
Sunday: Larry Baeder
Monday: Ericson Holt
Tuesday: Ericson Holt
Wednesday: Moose and the
Bullet Proof Blues Band
The Green Parrot and Larry
Baeder and Friends will
celebrate what would have
been the 72nd birthday of
seminal psychedelic rocker
Jimi Hendrx on Wednesday at
9 p.m.
VIRGILIO’S
524 Duval St.
Music pals, Joe Dallas
(trombone/bass) and skippo (drums), collaborate
at the Gardens Hotel, this
Sunday from 5-7:30 p.m.
with Amandah Jantzen, on
keyboards and vocals.
Crowell, Jim Lauderdale,
THE GARDENS
Lari White, Tracy Nelson,
526 Angela St.
Phil Lee, Ricky Van Shelton,
the Amazing Rhythm Aces Cabaret
and Delbert McClinton,
just to name a few.
Today: 5 to 7 p.m., Jimmy
Olson at the piano.
Friday: 5 to 7 p.m., Michael
Larry Baeder and
Robinson at the piano.
Friends offer tribute Saturday: 5 to 7 p.m., Will
Johnson at the piano.
to Jimi Hendrix
The Green Parrot will
celebrate what would have Jazz in The Gardens
been the 72nd birthday of
seminal psychedelic rocker Sunday: 7:30 p.m., Skipper
Jimi Hendrx at 9 p.m.
Krippitz and friends.
Wednesday.
The Tribute, hosted by
Larry Baeder, will include
JEFF HARRIS
many of Key West’s finest musicians, all offering
All shows are at Irish Kevin’s
their renditions of Hendrix Bar, 211 Duval St.
songs.
Friday: 3 to 7 p.m.
Despite a limited mainSaturday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
stream exposure of four
Sunday: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
years, Hendrix is widely
considered to have been
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the greatest electric guitar300 Front St.
ist in the history of popular
music, and one of the most
influential musicians of the All shows start at 8:30 p.m.
20th century.
Today: Moose and the
Bullet Proof Blues Band
Friday: Moose and the
The Chris Thomas
Trio
The trio returns at 9
p.m. Tuesday. Fronting the
band, on acoustic guitar,
keyboards, and lead vocals,
is Chris Thomas. Rhythm
section support is provided
by Skippo on the drums of
passion and the infamous
Bubba Lownotes on the
funky, Fender bass. They
will be playing some current hits as well as the classic pop/rock music of the
60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
The “League of Crafty
Musicians” series at Virgilio’s
presents, the Chris Thomas
Trio this Tuesday at 9 p.m.
LA TE DA
1025 Duval St.
Larry Smith
Singer/pianist Larry
Smith will be play the white
Baby Grand piano in the
La Te Da Lobby Bar music
room at 9 p.m. Saturday.
As with any Larry Smith
performance, a potpourri
of accomplished musical
guests will be included in
the festivities.
You’re in Key West to be on the Water
Think Zero Duval Street
Serving Waterfront Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Hot Tin Roof Dinner & Brunch Reservations Recommended
Live Entertainment DAILY
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played with legends like
Muddy Waters and Ike and
Tina Turner. He’s also well
known for playing behind
Chicago’s legendary Lonnie
Brooks.
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The small world of Ronny Bailey at Lucky Street
ucky Street is proud to welcome
local artist Ronny Bailey and
his exquisitely detailed wood
sculptures to the gallery. A fifth
generation Conch, Bailey began
working in his father’s trade, repairing and restoring tin roofs. His skills
were refined and expanded over the
next thirty years of carpentry and
restoration work on the century plus
homes in Key West. This intimate
understanding of island architecture
and building techniques gave Bailey
a passion for the preservation of
these grand and no so grande dames
of the island.
His recollection of the simplicity
and joy of old island times guided
the use of his skills, and moved the
self taught artist in a new direction.
Now he salvages and rescues old
Dade County Pine, rusting tin and
other bits and oddities from renovations. Repurposing these historic
bits and pieces, he brings to life
the simple beauty of old Key West,
painstakingly constructing local
homes and landmarks in miniature
with every detail crafted only from
the appropriate bits and pieces he
collects.
Tiny porch lights, Key West chickens, detailed porch railings, roofs,
miniature screen doors, gutters and
downspouts give an aura of reality
to these pieces that bids you to look
twice. Wood colors are the originally
discovered patina, the painted layers
brought to life by the artist’s sharp
eye and talented hand. Bailey’s
work has given him an unerring
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Call to artists: Truman White
House Plein Aire Paint-off
Some of Ronny Bailey’s detailed
wood sculptures.
sense of proportion and line visible
in his pieces.
Bailey will replicate an existing
home for an owner, and his works
are collected across the United
States. In a rare display, many of
his works from private collections
are currently on loan for Bailey’s
exhibition at the Custom House,
“The Small World of Ronny Bailey.”
Take some time to enjoy the sense
of intimacy and life that come from
his unique combination of materials and artistic sensibility, then stroll
over to Lucky Street and examine
the intricacies of the works exhibited
there.
It is time well spent by viewers,
sharing the joy and peace Bailey
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finds in the island.
Lucky Street Gallery is located at
540 Greene St., and is open daily
except Mondays. For information,
call 305-294-3973, or go to luckystreetgallery.com.
Fresh Farmers Market today
ome out and buy fresh fruits, vegetables, pasta, free-range meats and
other organic things from local vendors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in
Bayview Park.
Some of the best produce available in Key West will be available.
Great prices and outstanding quality.
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s a great warm up for
the annual Art! Key
West! Festival, the
Little White House
is sponsoring the Harry
Truman Plein Aire Paint-off
at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Island or visiting artists
are invited to the Truman
White House, 111 Front
Street, with their paint and
canvas to create a portrait
of today’s Truman White
House. First prize will be
$500. The winner’s painting will become part of the
permanent collection of
works portraying the Little
White House through the
years, currently on exhibition through February.
The winning work will
also be displayed as part
of the exhibit. Plein Aire
painters should report to
the grounds at the Little
White House between 8
and 9 a.m., and bring with
them their canvas, board,
paper, or whatever surface
they are going to use to
create their portrait of the
Little White House as it is
today. The back surface will
be stamped on, and you
may set up to paint. Works
are to be returned to the
sign in table no later than
3 p.m. Contestants can
then relax with a wine and
cheese reception on the
grounds from 3 to 4 p.m.
A panel of judges will
select the winning entry,
which will be announced
Nov. 28 at the Art! Key
West! Mercedes Benz VIP
Reception at the Custom
House from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Tickets for the VIP
reception can be purchased at AKW.vip.eventbrite.com.
Questions about the
Paint-off can be directed to
Jill at 516-220-8665.
Please preregister at akw.
eventbrite.com. There is no
charge to enter the competition.
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802 White St. stonesoupgallery.
com.
Kevin Peterson, Jack Curry
Houston, Jack Allen, a collage artist and various Cuban painters.
Florida Keys Council of the Arts
Cultural Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 20 through
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural
Calendar for more listings and
events throughout the Keys.
Arts Council
Events Brochure for Jan/Feb/Mar
2015 – Deadline – Friday
Please check your listings on our
calendar at keysarts.mhsoftware.
com, and verify that your event
information for January, February
and March 2015 is correct. If you
do not see your event or need
to make any updates, email your
information to calendar@keysarts.
com. Include: Event Name, Start
Date/End Date, Start Time/End
Time, Location, Contact Info and a
brief Description.
Tuna Christmas, 8 p.m.
5101 Overseas Hwy., MM 49.5.
743-0994. marathontheater.org.
Comedy. It’s right before
Christmas in Tuna, Texas. Arles
and Thurston, local radio hosts,
regale us with farm reports, Klan
249’s Skeet Shoot and the Little
Theatre’s Christmas program.
Artists at the Armory, 6 p.m.
Second Floor Gallery, 600 White
St. facebook.com/keywestarmoryartists.
Judi Bradford, Christie Sauer Fifer,
Jeffrey Harwell, Mark Hedden, Pam
Hobbs, Michael Marrero, Lauren
P. McAloon, Claire Perrault, Marky
Pierson, Danette Baso Silvers,
Sherry Sweet Tewell, Andy Thurber
and Maureen Tracy Venti.
Tuesday-Wednesday
NANA 13 New Artists, New Works,
10 a.m.
Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene
St. 294-3973. luckystreetgallery.
com.
Juried competition from emerging
artists across the U.S. in celebration of Art! Key West!
Friday
Isla Improv Workshops - School
and Youth Program, 1 and 4 p.m.
Upper Keys
Morada Way Arts and Cultural
District, Island Christian School,
Happenings
83400 Overseas Hwy. 923-8097.
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS AND
moradaway.org.
EXHIBITIONS
4 p.m. workshop will be held at
Thursday
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, 73
Morada Way Arts and Cultural
High Point Rd, Tavernier.
District: Walkabout, 6 p.m.
MM 81.5, Islamorada. 664-9100. Pre-registration required.
moradaway.org.
Galleries include: Redbone
Gallery, Gallery Morada, Pasta
Pantaleo Signature Gallery and
Morada Way Clay.
The Ukulele Association meets and performs at the Green
Parrot.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
International Sand Art
Competition, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Casa Marina Resort, 1500
Reynolds St. [email protected].
Key West
Seven renowned sand sculptors
from around the world begin their
Happenings
sculptures made from sand in
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS AND
Wednesdays
water. In participation with ART!
EXHIBITIONS
Ukelele Workshop, Free, 7:30 p.m. Key West!
Thursday
The Grateful Guitar, 1075 Duval
Walk on White Gallery Walk:
St. (Duval Square) 304-563FILM
6413. thegratefulguitar.com.
Bradley Sabin Opening Reception, Workshops are open to players of Friday
Key West Outdoor Movies – Free:
6 p.m.
all levels. All ages welcome.
Despicable Me 2, 7 p.m.
Harrison Gallery, 825 White St.
Bayview Park, Corner of Jose Marti
305-294-0609. harrison-gallery. DANCE
and Truman Ave. keywestoutdoorcom.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
movies.com.
Ceramic sculptures. Also exhibitAdult Modern Dance, 10:30 a.m.
ing, pieces by Helen Harrison and CoffeeMill Dance Studio, 916
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other select artists.
Pohalski Ln. coffeemilldance.com. Saturday
Stone Soup Gallery Small Works
Show, 6 p.m.
Tuesdays
Portrait Painting Classes with
Janice Jo Stevens, 6 p.m.
FKCC, 5901 College Rd. 8093250. artbyjanis.com.
Oil, acrylic or pastel painting.
MUSIC
The Key West Writers Guild will meet from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Saturday the conference room in 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 on South Roosevelt Boulevard.
MUSEUMS, HISTORY AND
NATURE
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Wednesday
Plein Air Painting – Islamorada,
10 a.m.
The Rain Barrel Gardens, MM
86.7. Artamorada Gallery, 8525833.
Friday
Mason Jennings Benefit Concert
for Reef Relief, 8 p.m.
COAST, 6404 Front St., Stock
Island. 617-418-9085. coastproj- Morada Way Clay – Islamorada’s
Ceramic Arts Center.
ects.com.
140 Morada Way, Islamorada.
900-9023. moradawayclay.com.
Tuesday
Artists of all ages and abilities
Chris Thomas Band, 9 p.m.
welcome: classes, workshops and
Virgilio’s, 524 Duval St. 296private instruction. See website
8118.
for schedule.
Middle Keys
Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Thursday
Ganine Giorgione Derleth Artist
Reception, 5 p.m.
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 a.m.
Marathon Community Theater,
FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS Key West by the Sea, 2601 S.
5101 Overseas Hwy. 743-0994.
Wednesday-Saturday
Roosevelt Blvd. Community Room. marathontheater.org
keywestwritersguild.org.
The Key West Writers Guild meets
Saturday
Friday
Isla Improv Workshops - Adult
Program, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Morada Way Arts and Cultural
District, 151 Morada Way,
Islamorada. 923-8097. moradaway.org.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Thursdays
Plein Air Painting Classes in
Sugarloaf, 9:30 a.m.
Jim Salem, 744-9880.
[email protected].
Saturday
Key West Garden Club Annual Fall
Plant Sale and Art Show, 10 a.m.
West Martello Tower, 1100 Atlantic
Blvd. 294-3210. keywestgarden- THEATER
club.com.
Thursday-Sunday
Marathon Community Theater - A
LITERARY
Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7
p.m.
Key Largo Library, Tradewinds
Shopping Center MM 101.4. 4514164.
THEATER
Thursday-Sunday
Jon Peterson Performing George
M. Cohan, 8 p.m.
Murray E. Nelson Government
and Cultural Center, MM 102, Key
Largo. 509-0027. thekeyplayers.
org.
An upbeat one-man play capturing the essence of the man, his
music and the fabulous era of
show business he camp up in.
Key West’s
Only Beach Bar with
LIVE MUSIC DAILY
*DAILY DRINK SPECIALS*
ALL DAY FOOD MENU
Thur 11/20 12-3 pm Brian Roberts
4-7 pm Amandah Jantzen
Fri 11/21 12-3 pm Chris Toler
4-7 pm Joel Nelson
Sat 11/22 12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
4-7 pm Amandah Jantzen
Sun 11/23 12-3 pm Amandah Jantzen
Mon 11/24 12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
Tues 11/25 12-3 pm Chris Toler
4-7 pm Rob DiStaci
Wed 11/26 12-3pm Rob DiStaci
4-7 pm Chris Toler
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305-296-4600
December 3rd
Christmas Benefit
Jazz Concert & Dinner
Benefiting
Wesley House Family Services
$60 per person
includes Holiday Feast Buffet
& Jazz Concert
Featuring Larry Smith, Kathleen Peace,
Skipper Kripitz & Christine Cordone
Raffle for spa treatments,
dinners and water sports
Call Adele at 305-295-3201
for reservations
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
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feature compiled by Citizen staffers from
in-house and contributed shots. Snaps of
social events, arts and entertainment-related activities and other “wild art” will be welcomed as submissions to these pages. Send invitations to cover events to
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PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Magic men Frank Everhart, left, and Tim Glancey, right, joined forces
over the weekend at “Frank’s Magic Bar” at Schooner Wharf Bar dazzling the crowd with mind-boggling sleight of hand.
Santa came early with lots of toys contributed by members of
the Key West Business Guild at their pre-Christmas mixer held
at the beautiful Key West Harbour on Stock Island. Wesley’s
House Jeremy Wilkerson and Police Department Community
Liason Steve Torrence get ready to pack the toys up for the
kids.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Sunshine Smith, left, and Lucy Buffett, right, appear in
the crowd at the Casa Marina during the Coral Reefer
show at the Parrotheads in Paradise event.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
The over 400 riders who made the 165 trek from Miami to Key West in this year’s
Smart Ride raised their bikes in a Salute in memolry of their fallen comrades at the
finish at the White Street Pier.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Mayor Craig Cates takes the stage Saturday night at Schooner Wharf Bar to declare
Nov. 15, 2014, “Paul Cotton Day.” From left are Din Allen, Gregg Shanle, Joel Nelson,
Mayor Craig Cates, Paul Cotton, Howard Livingston and Russ Scavelli.
The Gals from Zonta, Roberta DePiero, Nicole
Belles, and Amy Heavilin,came out to support the
Key West Business Guild Pre Christmas mixer with
a table full of home baked goodies. The November
mixer, which collected toys for the Key West Police
Department’s toy Drive was hel at the Key West
Harbour on Stock Island.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Key West City Commissioners Tony (Fat) Yaniz and Clayton
Lopez welcome Tony’s Wife Becky as she finishes her
bicycle trip in this year’s 165 mile Miami to Key West
Smart Ride which benefited South Florida AIDS organizations.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
AIDS Help’s Jeremy Wilkerson stands by the board announcing the amount of money raised, $1,109,924, at this year’s
165 mile smart ride from Key West to Miami to benefit South
Florida AIDS organizations.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
BUZZZ TV’s Pamela Childs and guest co-host,
Cindy Simpson with Sandra McMannis and Danny
Weathers on location at the Westin Key West Resort.
Captain Andrea Paulson takes clients into the Lower
Keys backcountry last week for an afternoon of Dion’s
chicken, cold beverages and bird-watching.
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PARADISE
Waterfront
Playhouse
celebrates
75 years
ut on your party clothes
because it’s time to
celebrate 75 years of
the Waterfront Playhouse.
Friday and Saturday will
be the kick off the 2014/15
season with “A Swell Party,”
a concert of Cole Porter’s
sophisticated music, featuring 20 of Key West’s best.
Cole Porter is considered one of the greatest
American songwriters to
have put notes and lyrics to
paper Classically trained,
he was drawn to musical
theater and the elite salons
around the world, where
his gorgeous melodies and
cheeky lyrics were enormously popular. His music
P
Sinatra and Martin
live again at the
Red Barn Theatre
t has been reported that
when Frank Sinatra and
Dean Martin walked into
a room, the energy in
the place tripled. Such was
the wattage of the two men
– both icons of their time,
acknowledged as superstars
before the term was even
coined.
And man, could they
swing.
Expect that wattage to
shine and the swing to fly
on Nov. 29 and 30, when
remarkable reincarnations
of the two crooners step
onto the Red Barn Theatre
stage in Frank and Dean:
We’re Back, Baby! for a very
limited two-night engagement. Swing time is 8 p.m.
each night and tickets are
already in short supply.
“This is not a tribute
show,” said actor/singer Art
Poco, who perfectly recreates the lubricated cool of
Dean Martin along with his
partner Bob Hoose as the
ultra-smooth Sinatra. “It’s a
high-level theatrical piece
that not only delivers these
guys’ music via a sixteenpiece band track, but also
brings the men back to life,
with their banter and jokes,
and the way they interacted
with their audiences.”
Poco and Hoose’s personal chemistry perfectly
mirrors that of Sinatra and
Martin’s. Poco says it’s eerie
sometimes when they look
at one another across the
stage.
“We’ve studied these men
relentlessly,” he said. “Their
mannerisms, movements,
speech. We constantly
watch videos, tapes, and
I
The cast of “A Swell Party.”
has never gone out of style
with recordings from Frank
Sinatra, Judy Garland and
Ella Fitzgerald to Sting,
Elvis Costello and Lady
Gaga. He wrote the music
and lyrics for the Broadway
hits “Anything Goes” and
“Kiss Me Kate,” as well as
films, early television and
even the fight song for Yale
University.
Some of Cole Porter’s
songs in “A Swell Party”
will include “Anything
Goes,” “I Get A Kick Out Of
You,” “Begin The Beguine,”
“I’ve Got You Under My
Skin,” “You Do Something
To Me,” “Brush Up Your
Shakespeare,” “Night and
Day” and many more.
“A Swell Party” will feature
an amazing cast of musical theater talent: David
Black, Laurie Breakwell,
Brian Hall, Joy Hawkins,
Denis Hyland,10J. B.
McLendon, Gayla Morgan,
Bobby Nesbitt, Christopher
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Fringe Benefits the community
n invasion is scheduled
to interrupt the normally-peaceful holiday
season at St. Paul’s Church
next month, as fourteen
gowned women and two
dashing gents from the
1920s, in all their finery,
bring to life Alice’s Parlor:
Four Short Plays of Alice
Gerstenberg in the parlor
of the Rectory. These feisty
characters have a lot to say,
and no words are minced
in their tales of jealousy and
passion that will curl your
hair and box your ears.
In its first production of
A
the 2014-15 season, Fringe
Theater of Key West features community members
in several acting roles. On
Dec. 3, 4, 5, and 7, audiences will be able to see these
newly discovered (or re-discovered!) actors shine.
Alongside Judy Hadley
and Tammy Shanley,
Karen Leonard is making
her directing debut. Toby
Armour, while experienced,
is sitting in the Fringe
director’s chair for the first
time. Fresh faces in the
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Photo courtesy of Brian Pepper/Digital Imaging Direct Inc
Art Poco (Dean Martin) and Bob Hoose (Frank Sinatra) will
bring back the swing of the Rat Pack at the Red Barn Theatre.
film. We have to make sure
we don’t overstylize the
songs with our own styles,
so we bring ourselves back
to them by watching them
all the time. We don’t want
you to watch us pretending
to be Sinatra and Martin.
We want you to literally
believe you’re watching the
real thing and start swinging with us.”
And swing they do, in a
fast-moving mix of twentytwo of the singers’ bestknown hits, from Martin’s
Volare, Everybody Loves
Somebody, Ain’t That a Kick
in the Head, You’re Nobody
‘Til Somebody Loves You,
and I Got the World on a
String, to Sinatra’s Come
Fly with Me, Fly Me to the
Moon, The Lady is a Tramp,
My Way, and New York,
New York. There are also
several duets that Martin
and Sinatra did in rare dual
concerts that are not normally heard.
Mixed in among all the
great music is the slick,
Rat Pack banter the two
were famous for, plus a
few comic sketches Martin
loved doing on his variety
show.
“I loved the old variety
shows as a kid, and Dean’s
was the best,” Poco said. “As
I got older, somebody said
I looked like Dean Martin
and I realized I could sound
just like him. So I started
doing a solo Dean Martin
show – corporate things,
casinos, special events. Bob
was doing the same thing
with a Sinatra show, and we
were both hired to do a Rat
Pack kind of thing in Las
Vegas. When we were done
that night, we knew we had
to do something together
– it was just too much fun
and sounded too good.”
They haven’t stopped
since, doing upwards of a
hundred shows a year from
New York to San Francisco,
with several stops in Las
Vegas, the town some say
the Rat Pack’s entertainment wattage helped build
back in the day.
“You want to see the
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PARADISE
his Friday, on the
eve of the Nov. 22,
1963 anniversary of
the assassination of
President John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, there will be
a book signing of “The
Men At Sylvia’s Door
And The ‘Agent’ With
Dirty Fingernails” at 4
p.m. in the Florida Keys
Community College
Library.
The recently published
book by J. Timothy Gratz
and Mark Howell contains
new research that caused
G. Robert Blakely, Former
Chief Counsel and Director
of The United States
House of Representatives
Select Committee on
Assassinations (HSCA), to
write: “Great information.
This is the first time I ever
heard it. Wow! We would
have done the addition
investigation…had we
known it.”
Published by Absolutely
Amazing eBooks, this
first book in its new “JFK
Assassination Unraveled”
series takes a fresh look at
two events that are key to
understanding the death
of a U.S. president more
than half a century after
the fact.
“The Men At Sylvia’s
Door And The ‘Agent’
With Dirty Fingernails”
offers new insights into
the Odio Incident, where
someone identified as Lee
Harvey Oswald threatened
President John F. Kennedy
prior to that fateful day
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in Dallas … and provides
an explanation of the
phony secret service men
encountered on the Grassy
Knoll by a policeman.
“Both events have
intriguing ties to the
Florida Keys,” Tim Gratz
said. “And more importantly, they offer proof of a
conspiracy to murder the
President.”
The book was inspired
by research that Gratz and
Howell conducted for the
Key West Citizen. One of
their primary sources was
Gerald Patrick Hemming,
the mysterious mercenary
who ran a paramilitary
training camp on No
Name Key during the Cold
War.
Tim Gratz will be on
hand at the FKCC Library
to sign copies of the book
and talk about details of
the JFK assassination. It is
a prelude to a seminar they
will be conducting at the
college in March.
The book signing and
accompanying Q and A are
open to the public.
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4-week Women’s Journal Writing Group starts Dec. 4
o you need a peaceful place to
write out your jumbled thoughts
or your unspoken dreams? Do
you want to write a family history or
more poems?
The four-week Women’s Journal
Writing Group, beginning from 3 to 5
p.m. Dec. 4, is a place where women
can safely let thoughts tumble out of
their bellies, leaving their critics, their
monkey minds, behind.
The group meets for one 90-minute
session each week and is led by Key
West writer, Susan Wadia-Ells. The
upcoming group will meet from 3:30
to 5 p.m. Dec 4, 11, 18 and again on
Jan. 8.
Wadia-Ells, a journalist, author,
and change agent, has led journal-
D
writing groups around the U.S. in
university and adult education settings. She holds a PhD in women’s
autobiographical writing from The
Union Institute and University, and
has studied journal writing practices
with Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down
the Bones) and with Lamont Poetry
Prize-winning author, Minnie Bruce
Pratt. She is the author of Busting
Breast Cancer: 7 Simple Steps to Stop
Breast Cancer before it Starts (forthcoming) and The Adoption Reader:
Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers and
Adopted Daughters Tell Their Stories,
Seal Press, Seattle.
For pricing infomration, contact
Wadia-Ells at [email protected],
or call 978-578-1546.
Susan Wadia-Ells
Waterfront
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For tickets, call 305294-5015, or go to
WaterfrontPlayhouse.org for
Peterson, Traci Reynolds,
the online ticketing service.
Randy Roberts, Carmen
You may also call or go to
Rodriguez, Gordon Ross,
the website to request a seaVicki Roush, Stephanie
son brochure or to buy seaSander and Danny Weathers son subscriptions, memberwith musical direction from ships, gift certificates (which
Robert Strickland, and Joe
make great Christmas gifts)
Dallas on bass and Skipper or individual tickets to every
Kripitz on percussion.
show of the 75th Season.
Fringe
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cast include husband-andwife duo Merle and Susan
Dimbath, Sarah GoodwinNguyen, and Deborah
Snelgrove. Kate Miano and
Rosi Ware are both acting
for the first time since their
youth; Diane May, former
Fantasy Fest queen, has
traded her tiara for a period
costume. Returning actors
Monnie King, Ross Pipkin,
Kitty Clements, Annie
Miners, Jodyrae Campbell,
Janeen Gracer, Jeanne
Tindel, Gayla Morgan, and
Alicia Merel round out
the cast. Cynthia Kemeny
is Stage Manager; Ruth
Cahoon and Betty Moore
created the costumes.
For more information
and tickets, go to fringetheaterkeywest.org, or keystix.
com, or call 305-295-7676;
ART! Key West! schedule
available at artskeywest.
com.
Fringe is a non-profit
that creates, educates, and
entertains with innovative
projects and main stage
productions.
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book signing at FKCC
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
FILM IN PARADISE
Comedian Jon Stewart gets serious with ‘Rosewater’ role
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on Stewart is a comedian, but he tackles
thorny political subjects
on “The Daily Show.” So
it’s not too surprising that
he chose to get serious for
a moment, taking the summer off to direct a movie
about BBC journalist Maziar
Bahari’s 118-day detainment
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in Iran.
Maziar Bahari has been a
frequent guest on Stewart’s
T.V. show.
“Rosewater,” the title
of Stewart’s film, is currently playing at the Tropic
Cinema.
In 2009, Bahari was arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary
Guard, supposedly because
of a satirical interview he
gave on “The Daily Show”
about Iran’s presidential
election.
During his time in Evin
Prison, he was tortured
and interrogated. Usually
blindfolded, the only distinguishing feature of his
interrogator was the small of
rosewater cologne. Hence,
the film’s name.
Filmed in Jordan (as
a stand-in for Tehran),
“Rosewater” stars Mexican
actor Gael García Bernal
(“A Little Bit of Heaven”)
as Bahari. Kim Bodnia is
the character known as
Rosewater.
Being this film is based
on true events detailed in
Maziar bahari’s memoir
“Then They Came for Me:
A Family’s Story of Love,
Captivity, and Survival,” it’s
no spoiler to tell you he was
finally released following
pressure from Newsweek
Magazine, US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton, and his
pregnant fiancé.
For his release, he was
required to pay $300,000
bail, provide a video confession, and promise to spy on
a list of Western journalists
for the Revolutionary Guard.
When he renounced his
confession after returning
to London, he was tried in
absentia and sentenced to
thirteen-and-a-half years’
Gael Garcia Bernal in “Rosewater.”
imprisonment and 74 lashes. Despite threats to bring
him back to Iran “in a bag,”
he remains at large and
cooperated with Stewart in
the making of this movie.
Stewart’s use of news
footage of a debate between
President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad and one of
his challengers, and video
showing the violence against
protestors of the contested
election results, adds a sense
of verisimilitude.
But he’s still a first-time
director finding his way,
despite a little coaching from the sidelines by
Hollywood wunderkind J. J.
Abrams (“Star Trek,” etc.).
Nevertheless, Iran’s
State TV has accused Jon
Stewart (né Jonathan
Stuart Leibowitz) of using
Zionist backing for the
little $10-million movie.
Note: “Rosewater” was
fully financed by Oddlot
Entertainment, which
has given us such movies
as “The Way Way Back,”
“Ender’s Game,” and “Draft
Day”.
Stewart was also accused
of being a “CIA superspy.”
Good material for “The
Daily Show.”
srhoades@ aol.com
Top 10 real names of actresses
ere we go again, looking at
actors’ real names. Let’s see
how you do at identifying these
Top Ten names of famous actresses:
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10.) Julia Elizabeth Wells — A magical
nanny.
9.) Ella Geisman — We loved her with Van
Johnson.
8.) Eunice Quedens — Our favorite teacher.
7.) Bernice Frankel — Loud and caustic old
broad.
6.) Samile Diane Friesen — She married Mr.
Suave.
5.) Cherilyn Sarkisian — Sonny’s babe.
4.) Doris Kappelhof — The perennial virgin.
3.) Alexandra Zuck — Look at me.
2.) Caryn Johnson — A comedian with a
View.
1.) Margarita Cansino — She danced with
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
Answers: 10.) Julie Andrews, 9.) June
Allyson, 8.) Eve Arden, 7.) Bea Arthur, 6.)
Dyan Cannon, 5.) Cher, 4.) Doris Day, 3.)
Sandra Dee, 2.) Whoopi Goldberg, 1.) Rita
Hayworth.
So how’d you do?
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FILM IN PARADISE
Jennifer Lawrence returns for another round of ‘Hunger Games’
escaped from the Third
Quarter Quell, as this latest Hunger Game is called,
becoming a reluctant hero
aking a lesson from
to the people of Panem.
the “Harry Potter”
This is the oppressed
films, which split the
nation that has replaced
last book into two
the United States, Mexico,
parts in order to squeeze
and Canada.
a few more bucks out of
Although Katniss is
the franchise, “The Hunger
now safely ensconced
Games” has divided the
third book into two movJennifer Lawrence in “The Hunger Games, Mockingjay., Part 1.” in District 13, her friend
Peeta (Josh Hutchinson)
ies.
has been captured by
Hunger Games, a dystotinues the adventures of
“The Hunger Games:
pian to-the-death Outward President Snow’s troops
Mockingjay, Part 1” is cur- Katniss Everdeen (played
and is being tortured.
Bound gladiator tournarently playing at the Regal by Jennifer Lawrence),
She is angry with felment.
a young girl forced to
Cinema 6.
In this episode, she has low Hunger Games vicThis futuristic film con- compete in the so-called
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tor Haymitch Abernathy
(Woody Harrelson)
because he didn’t save
Peeta.
President Snow (a
snowy bearded Donald
Sutherland) doesn’t like
the girl having so much
power, so he turns Panem’s
forces on her and the
District 13 rebels.
Yes, you’ll see Katniss
and her pal Gale (Liam
Hemsworth) shoot down
warplanes with their long
bows. But this is, after all,
a sci-fi fantasy.
Suzanne Collins, author
of the books on which the
film is based, insists that
“The Hunger Games” is an
anti-war message. This,
while the books and films
portray a futuristic war for
our entertainment.
Never mind that. We
came to watch pretty,
blonde Jennifer Lawrence
kick butt. With the movie
franchise’s record-setting
box office, the 24-year-old
Oscar-winner is now considered the biggest action
star in the world.
Move over, Rambo.
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Michael Keaton starred
in two “Batman” movies,
and then dropped out of
the franchise to do smaller
films. That was over twenty
years ago. Now he pops up
in a black comedy titled
“Birdman,” which happens
to be about “a washedup Hollywood actor who
once played the superhero
Birdman in three blockbuster movies, before leaving the multi-billion-dollar
franchise.”
Sounds like art imitating
life.
“Birdman or (The
Unexpected Virtue of
Ignorance)” is currently
spreading its wings at the
Tropic Cinema.
With it, Mexican direc-
tor Alejandro González
Iñárritu presents the
cautionary tale of an
actor struggling to remain
relevant. Riggan Thomas
(Keaton) hopes to revive
his career by putting on a
Broadway play.
Assisting him in this
quest is his flamboyant producer (Zach
Galifianakis) and bedraggled druggie daughter
(Emma Stone). They gather
up a cast that consists of
his sexy girlfriend (Andrea
Riseborough), a newbie
Broadway actress (Naomi
Watts), and a puffed-up
leading man (Edward
Norton).
The conceit of this film
is that cinematographer
Emmanuel Lubezki (an
Oscar-winner for “Gravity”)
filmed it in what appears
Michael Keaton, Ed Norton in “Birdman.”
to be one long continuous take. Like Hitchcock’s
“Rope.” At 119 minutes
that’s a heckuva flight for
“Birdman.”
But the question
remains, will Michael
Keaton … uh, I mean,
Riggan Thomas … succeed
in resuscitating his flagging
career?
Here, it’s a race between
opening night and a meltdown, as we watch our
Birdman slowly lose his
grip on reality.
Will his “Super-Realism”
— as a New York Times
theater critic dubs his
unexpected, showstopper
acting technique — save
the day. Or will it give flight
to Birdman.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
Sand Art
Competition
Nov. 26-30
Guy Olivier-Deveau
his week, the
International Sand Art
Competition welcomed
a new competitor, GuyOlivier Deveau.
Deveau, from Quebec
City, Canada, is replacing competitor JOOHeng
Tan (from Singapore)
due to a sudden illness.
Deveau brings intensity
with a refreshing creative
spirit to the competitive
arena. Marianne van den
Broek, organizer of the
International Sand Art
Competition, said, “Guy is a
huge asset to this competition and we’re glad he was
able to help us out on such
short notice.”
The Casa Marina, a
Waldorf Astoria resort on
1500 Reynolds Street, is
hosting the International
Sand Art Competition
and other events over the
Thanksgiving weekend,
Nov. 26-30. Below is a brief
overview of events:
Nov. 26: Thanksgiving
Brunch, 12 to 4 p.m.
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Plant Vendors
Local Artists
Bamboo, Bananas, Bromeliads,
Crotons, Orchids, Fruit Trees,
Tropical and Native Plants
Pottery, Sea Glass Artists,
Jewelry, Local Honey,
Old Growth Cypress Wood
Sand sculpture by organizer of the competition, Marianne van
den Broek from Sand-Isle.
The menu includes
made-to-order huevos rancheros, raw bar, tapas, and
a fondue station (to name
a few). Nov. 28: The Mel
Fisher Treasure Dig, 2 p.m.
Three diggers will be
able to hunt for treasure
in a specially created sand
sculpture. The main prize
is a coin from the Atocha,
part of Mel Fisher’s bounty
(valued near $1000).
Nov. 29: Voting for
“People’s Choice Award,” 1
to 5 p.m.
Cast your vote for the
“People’s Choice Award”
while judges choose the
Sculptors Choice Award
(sponsored by the Studios
of Key West) and the Conch
Republic Award (sponsored
by Old Town Trolley Tours).
Judges include some of Key
West’s most colorful “celebrities” including Adam
Russell, Helen Harrison,
Rob O’Neal, and Paul
Menta
An ART! Key West! VIP
event featuring a culinary
demonstration by celebrity
chef Alex Beaumont from
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Seating is limited and
VIP tickets are required. For
more information or to buy
tickets, visit artskeywest.
com.
The award ceremony
starts at 7 p.m. followed by
a celebratory beach bash to
close out the competition.
Enjoy live music by The
Skank Band from 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. This party is free
and open to the public.
The sand sculpting
competition is an anchor
event of ART! Key West!, a
three-day Island-wide art
festival. This event is free
and open to the public.
The 2014 International
Sand Art Competition is
sponsored in part by the
Monroe County Tourism
Development Council. For
more information about
the 2014 International
Sand Art Competition, the
six competing sand sculptors, and a full calendar of
events, go to www.sandartkeywest.com or follow
International Sand Art
Competition on Facebook.
World AIDS Day
Service Dec. 1
Garage Sale, Good Food
he Key West World AIDS Day
Service will be held at the AIDS
Memorial, at the foot of White
Street and the White Street Pier, from
5 to 6 p.m. Dec. 1.
The service begins with a candlelight Memorial March from the
Glynn Archer School (soon to be the
new City Hall) down White Street to
the Memorial. Marchers will assemble at 4:30 p.m.
The traditional reading of the
names of all of those in the AIDS
Memorial will be done by a roster of
community leaders. Six new names
will be added to the memorial this
year.
The major address will be delivered by Christopher Elwell, Vice
President of AIDS Help. There will
also be musical entertainment.
Candles will be given out.
The memorial was recently
T
S AT U R DAY
N OV E M B E R 2 2
10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
S U N DAY
N OV E M B E R 2 3
10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
West Martello Tower at Higgs Beach
More information call 305-294 -3210
keywestgardenclub.com
Memberships available at the club
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expanded with an inspiring design
wall by architect Michael Ingram to
accommodate more names. There
are over 1000 names engraved currently.
Key West was the first United
States City to have an AIDS
Memorial.
Come out and join your friends in
celebrating the lives of loved ones.
The service and organization of
the names is conducted by Friends
of the AIDS Memorial. For more
about the names listed on the
memorial, go to www.keywestaids.
org.
PARADISE
Tropic Cinema: Friday, Nov. 21 through Thursday, Nov. 27
FEATURE FILMS
OPENING FRIDAY:
“Birdman”
The critically-acclaimed
black comedy “Birdman”
tells the story of a washedup actor (Michael Keaton),
famous for portraying
an iconic superhero, as
he struggles to mount a
Broadway play. In the days
leading up to opening
night, he battles his ego
and attempts to recover
his family, his career and
himself. Also starring
Zach Galifianakis, Andrea
Riseborough, Amy Ryan,
Emma Stone, Naomi
Watts and Edward Norton,
Birdman is directed and
co-written by Alejandro
González Iñárritu
(“Biutiful,” “Babel,” “21
Grams,” “Amores Perros”).
Rated R
Stewart” continued to
keep the story alive. Based
on Bahari’s best-selling
memoir.
Rated R
“Whiplash”
Winner of the Grand
Jury Prize and Audience
Award at the Sundance
Film Festival. A promising
young drummer enrolls at
a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of
greatness are mentored by
an instructor who will stop
at nothing to realize a student’s potential. A journey
that can be seen alternately
as a descent into madness
or an ascent to greatness
comes to a crescendo on
the biggest platform for
the drummer’s talents,
the unforgiving stage of
Carnegie Hall.
Rated R
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
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Parade of Paws Sunday
The first Parade of Paws featured
by the Florida Keys SPCA will be from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Sunday at the Higgs
Beach Dog Park. This event is being
held to raise money for the non-profit
animal care fund. Participants are
asked to get a pledge pack from the SPCA and get donations to bring to the event with their pet for the parade.
Registration is at 8 a.m. and the “blessing of the animals” is at 8:45 a.m.
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Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Murry in “St. Vincent.”
HELD OVER:
soon blossoms. Together
with a pregnant strip“St. Vincent”
per named Daka (Naomi
Watts), Vincent brings
Maggie (Melissa
McCarthy), a single mother, Oliver along to the race
track, a strip club and the
moves into a new home
local dive bar. Oliver begins
with her 12-year-old son,
to see in Vincent something
Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher).
that no one else is able to:
Working long hours, she
a misunderstood man with
has no choice but to leave
a good heart. Written and
Oliver in the care of their
directed by Theodore Melfi.
neighbor, Vincent (Bill
Rated PG-13
Murray), a retired curmudgeon. An odd friendship
in the theater’s courtyard
following each night’s performance. Just be ready to
swing, baby.
lively, slick fun of a
Tickets can be purSinatra-Martin Vegas show,
chased or reserved by callthis is it,” Poco said. “We
ing the Red Barn Theatre
definitely swing.”
at 305-296-9911, or stopAnd the fun doesn’t
end after the show, either, ping by the box office at
319 Duval St., rear, any
as “Frank” and “Dean”
weekday between 1 and
will join the audience for
5 p.m.
cocktails and photo ops
At great personal risk,
Tehran-born Maziar Bahari
(Gael García Bernal, “The
Motorcycle Diaries”), a
broadcast journalist living in London, obtained
and submitted camera
footage to the BBC of the
unfolding street riots that
protested the controversial
2009 Presidential election
“results.” Soon afterwards
he was arrested, tortured
and interrogated over the
next 118 days. Meanwhile
Bahari’s wife led an international campaign from
London to have her husband freed, and Western
media outlets including
A scene from “Whiplash.”
“The Daily Show with Jon
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
PARADISE
FKCC’s Keys Chorale
presents
“Holiday Harmonies”
Key West
Chalk
Festival
Key West artist Rick Worth created this 3-D liquid scene of koi at the 2013 Key West Chalk
Festival.
lorida Keys
Community College
invites the community to ring in the
holiday season with a free
outdoor concert by the
Keys Chorale on Dec. 5
at 7 p.m. on the Key West
Campus. Entitled “Holiday
Harmonies,” the concert
will showcase the talented
voices of and festive performances by the students
of the College’s “Mixed
Community Chorus” class.
Under the direction of
Professor James Cutty, the
concert will include a range
of classic carols and jolly
holiday tunes. All are welcome to bring lawn chairs,
blankets, and snacks.
Seasonal treats will also be
for sale with proceeds to
benefit FKCC’s Residence
Hall Association.
“The joy of making music
has brought new energy to
the group. Our numbers
continue to grow and we
are currently boasting 60
members,” said Cutty.
“The scope of the musi-
F
cal selections range from
choruses of the Messiah to
present day arrangements
like ‘Deck the Rooftop’
from ‘Glee’ and ‘Counting
Down to Christmas’ from
the musical, ‘A Christmas
Story.’”
Those interested in
performing in the Chorale
can register for the “Mixed
Community Chorus”
course in the spring
semester beginning Jan.
9. “Mixed Community
Chorus,” which can be
taken as a college credit or
non-credit course, brings
students together as a community of singers to practice a selection of works
from the vast, historical
repertory of choral literature from all periods.
The course will culminate with a concert
celebrating the Chorale’s
twenty-fifth anniversary.
For more information
about registering for the
credit or non-credit course,
call 305-296-9081, or visit
www.fkcc.edu.
The 3rd Annual Key
West Chalk Festival will
take place Nov. 19-23
alongside the seawall at
the Truman Waterfront.
Prizes will be awarded
in student and adult
categories. Artists
may register online at
ArtInPublicPlacesKW.
com. Information and
updates are available
on the Key West Chalk
Festival Facebook page.
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