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Paradise
Jan. 29—Feb. 4, 2015
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015
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From left, Tom Luna, Will Thompson and Lynda Frechette show their love Sunday for famed
drummer Richard Crooks during the New Orleans-style parade in his honor.
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COVER: ROB O’NEAL/Paradise/Smathers Beach
THIS JUST IN:
‘Birdies in Paradise’ Monday at
Key West Golf Club
Schooner Wharf hosts party Sunday Xena Fund holds benefit for
King and Queen of Hearts
Spend your Super
The Florida Keys Community College
Foundation is seeking players, sponsors
and donors for its second annual “Birdies in
Paradise” golf tournament at 7 a.m. at the Key
West Golf Club. Registration is at 7 a.m. with
a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start. The event will raise
funds for FKCC student scholarships and academic programs.
Businesses and organizations interested
in being official sponsors or donating prizes
should contact the FKCC Foundation at 305809-3153 for more information. Players can
reserve their spots by calling the Key West Golf
Club directly at 305-294-5232.
The FKCC Foundation is the non-profit
fundraising arm of FKCC and supports the college by providing growth in scholarships, cutting-edge technology, faculty grants, support
of capital projects, and programs to further
enhance student accessibility and improve the
learning environment.
Bowl Sunday under
the stars at Schooner
Wharf Bar. Seahawk
and Patriot fans can
join friends to watch
the gridiron war at
the waterfront.
Watch the
big game at the
Schooner Wharf Bar tropical yard line. Sit
dockside and watch the game on huge outdoor
screens and several televisions with surround
sound throughout the bar. Enjoy free shots
when your team scores, complimentary halftime buffet, great giveaways, icy cold buckets
of beer, specialty cocktails and a live remote
radio broadcast with Hoebee and Sun 99.5.
Everyone is a winner, regardless of the final
score.
For information, call 305-292-3302, or go to
schoonerwharf.com.
There will be a Xena Fund happy hour benefit from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at The BottleCap
Lounge, 1128 Simonton St. All bartender tips
will benefit The Xena Fund, a non-profit organization that helps Florida Keys pet owners
by assisting with unexpected emergency care
bills for their pets.
This party is a fun chance to support all
candidates running for King and Queen of
Hearts. The candidates who raise the most
money for Xena Fund will be crowned on
Valentine’s Day. VIP bartenders include Terry
Paulson and the 801 Girls, Deja and Desiray.
There will be live entertainment by king candidate Gina Maserati, a silent auction and plenty
of fun raffles with all
proceeds benefiting our
local pets’ needs.
For information, go to
xenafund.com.
PARADISE
AIDS Help art auction to be held Sunday
or 25 years, AIDS Help has hosted its
annual art auction to raise money for support services for HIV-infected residents.
Approximately 100 works of art will be on the
gallery walls and the auction block. The event
serves as not only a rousing good time for a
great cause, but also as a stellar exhibition.
This year’s event will be held with a preview
at 3:30 p.m. with the auction beginning at 5:30
p.m. Sunday at 533 Eaton St. Auction admission is $20 per person and includes champagne, an open bar and hors d’oeuvres. AIDS
Help patrons purchasing at least $125 in raffle
tickets will be admitted free.
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Image by Jorge De La Torriente
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Susan Werner in concert
n Friday at 8 p.m.,
Susan Werner, will
play at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, 410
Duval Street.
Susan Werner composes
skillful songs that effortlessly slide between folk,
jazz and pop, all delivered
with sassy wit and classic Midwestern charm.
Throughout her career,
boundless versatility has
emerged as a hallmark of
Werner’s talent, and has
proven to be a quintessential ingredient of her
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musical persona.
Tickets are $30 and
are available by calling
305-296-0458 or going to
tskw.org. Members of The
Studios may purchase $25
advance tickets.
n the Rock Productions
will present “Bones
& Pie: Original Short
Plays” by Key West writers
today through Feb. 14 at
The newly renovated Key
West Theater, at 512 Eaton
St.
The show presents an
engaging evening of original works by local writers
Landon Bradbary, Mike
Marrero, Jon Rhoads, and
Eric Weinberger. “Bones &
Pie” takes the audience on
a journey through Key West
old and new, with some
stops in New York City and
Costa Rica.
This world premiere
event is directed by Marrero
and stars local actors
Brandon Beach, Bradbary,
Pony Charvet, Lliam
Dufresne, Erin McKenna
and Chad Newman.
The theater building has
a rich history in Key West
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and in the past housed a
church, dance club and
concert venue.
“Bones & Pie” is also a
benefit to raise funds to
send a student from the
Florida Keys to the prestigious Performing Arts
Project Young Performers
Program this summer. The
program is an eight-day,
non-residential musical
theater intensive designed
to provide exceptional
training to students 12 to 16
who are serious about their
artistic education.
The faculty is made up of
Broadway, film and television performers. Students
can find out more about the
Young Performers Program,
including how to audition,
by going to performingartsproject.com/young-performers-program.
For tickets call 305-2957676 or go to keystix.com.
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‘Bones & Pie’ premieres at
the new Key West Theater
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ANTONIA’S DINNER
CONCERT
guitarist Maggie Moniz,
with local fixtures Steve
Gibson on mandolin and
Cindy Jefferson on bass
and world-famous Chuck
Sherman on pedal steel,
they play good time music
sure to get your head boppin’, your toes tappin’, and
your feet movin’.
Laissez les bon temps
rouler!
A dinner concert with
classical guitarist Mateo
will be held at 7 p.m. every
Thursday at Antonia’s
restaurant, 615 Duval
St. Mateo will perform
virtuoso Spanish guitar
highlights with his original
work. Antonia’s serves a
fixed price menu of Italian
cuisine, fine wines and
spirits during the concert.
For reservations, call 305771-0280.
A dinner concert with classical guitarist Mateo will be
held at 7 p.m. every Thursday
at Antonia’s, 615 Duval St.
charms and thrills both
locals and visitors with
THE LOVE LANE GANG their rollicking raucous
ruckus. With an age range
among the members of
The Love Lane Gang is
over 30 years, they bring a
a homegrown band that
wide variety of experience
and musical tastes to music
lovers of all ages. They’ve
Thu • Jan 29 • 9pm
brought back skiffle and
Simplified
updated it for the present.
“Charlotte-based Rock, Reggae, Roots” It’s impossible to keep from
Southernmost Magnolia
THE GARDENS
526 Angela St.
smiling amidst their mirthful musical mayhem.
They will be playing
regular gigs at 8:30 p.m.
Fridays at McConnell’s
Irish Pub, 5 p.m. Sundays at
Saluté On The Beach, and 4
p.m. Wednesdays at Sunset
Pier.
SOUTHERNMOST
MAGNOLIA
B.O.’s Fish Wagon,
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today
Southernmost Magnolia,
the Key West version of the
renowned New England
band Magnolia, plays a
unique blend of Cajun,
country, and bluegrass
music. Led by singer and
Cabaret
Thursday: 5 to 7 p.m., John
Benson at the piano.
Friday: 5 to 7 p.m., Michael
Robinson at the piano.
Saturday: 5 to 7 p.m., Will
Johnson at the piano.
Jazz In The Gardens
Sunday: 5 to 7:30 p.m.,
Skipper Krippitz and
Friends
Fri, Sat • Jan 30, 31 • 10pm
NOLA Jazz Fest Star
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Happy Hour Daily • 5-7 pm
Entertainment from 1pm til 2am
Glen David Andrews
“ 6 Best of NOLA Nominations”
Fri, Sat Soundcheck 5:30pm
1pm Sunday Jazz Showcase
6pm Sunday Super Bowl Party
7pm Monday Night BINGO
Tues, Wed • Feb 3,4 • 9pm
Yarn
KEY WEST
“Grammy-nominated Brooklyn-based
Americana/Alt Country”
THURSDAY
January 29
FRIDAY
January 30
SATURDAY
January 31
SUNDAY
February 1
Joel
Nelson
Kenny &
Cuda
Kenny &
Chad
Ben Balmar
Ben Balmar
Ben Balmar
Ben Balmar
JW Jones
Band
JW Jones
Band
JW Jones
Band
JW Jones
Band
MONDAY
February 2
TUESDAY
February 3
WEDNESDAY
February 4
Gary Hempsey Zack Seemiller Joel Nelson
Joel Nelson
David Mead
& Tommy
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The Coal Men
Dave Coleman’s Nashville
smart-rock band, “The
Coal Men,” will play from
10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday
through Feb. 8. The band
recently played mid-shift
gig at the Hog, so now
they’ll be back and look
forward to seeing their latenight fans.
The band’s CD, “Nowhere’s
Too Far,” was called an
eclectic rock record that’s
a raucous as Saturday
night in East Nashville.
The band’s new release,
“Escalator,” is out and
receiving music praise.
Nashville’s David
Mead and Tommy
Keenun
Mead teams up with
Keenun to play from 5:30 to
9:30 p.m. Monday through
Feb. 8.
Mead’s music has been
featured in movies, such as
“Boys & Girls,” “Restaurant”
and “The Sweetest Thing.”
Television shows that have
used Mead’s music include
“Ed,” “Men in Trees” and
“Private Practice.”
For the past decade
Keenum has been a soughtafter side-man, lending
vocals, sax and percussion
to a wide variety of rock
and pop acts including
David Mead, Bobby Bare Jr.,
Sara Beck, and ‘80s cover
band “Guilty Pleasures.”
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Rockin’ Jake will be play at
Schooner Wharf Bar Friday
and Saturday.
The Coal Men
SCHOONER WHARF
With a sound that owes
as
much to Gram Parsons
202 William St.
Simplified brings rock, reggae and roots to the Parrot Stage.
and Earl Scruggs as Jerry
Garcia and “Exile On Main
Rockin’ Jake
in
support
of
his
new
CD,
Street”-era Rolling Stones,
90-MILE LOUNGE
THE GREEN PARROT
“Redemption.”
Yarn weaves country, rock,
Friday and Saturday,
300 Front St.
601 Whitehead St.
blues and more into a
7 p.m. to midnight
blend that has captured the
Rockin’ Jake has been
All shows start at 8:30 p.m.
Yarn
Simplified
attention of fans and critics
hailed by many as one of
Today: Moose and Bullet
alike.
the premier harmonica
Simplified, the CharlotteYarn, the GrammyProof Blues Band
Yarn weaves roots music
players in the country. His
based
quartet,
will
bring
nominated
Brooklyn-based
Friday: Larry Baeder
idioms into a fresh sound
original sound is a hybrid
their brand of rock, reggae Americana country band,
Saturday: Woody Jenkins
that turns on hipsters and
of second line, swamp
and roots to the Parrot
will make their muchProject
fans of country music alike,
funk, blues and zydeco.
stage at 9 p.m. today.
anticipated return with
with technically impressive
Originally from the East
shows at 9 p.m. Tuesday
VIRGILIO’S
song-crafting and universal
Coast, the “blues bug” bit
and
5:30
and
9
p.m.
Glen David Andrews
tales from the road of life.
at an early age for Jake.
Wednesday.
524 Duval St.
He immersed himself
Glen David Andrews
in the thriving regional
will make his Green Parrot
blues scene before moving The “Crizzbeez”
debut at 5:30 and 10 p.m.
to New Orleans to work
The “Crizzbeez” return to Friday and Saturday.
with several local blues
Andrews topped all
Virgilio’s “League of Crafty
mainstays. Jake has toured Musicians” series at 9 p.m. artists in the recently
nationally with G. Love and Tuesday with an evening
announced New Orleans
Special Sauce, blues and
Best of the Beat Awards,
of Pat Metheney-inspired,
pop legend Maria Muldaur modern guitar fusion and
with six nominations
as well as logging internaSteely Dan-type pop music. including Artist of the Year,
tional miles with bluesman Fronting the group, and
Album of the Year and
T.J. Wheeler.
featuring many of his origi- Best Male Vocalist. Two
In 1995 he formed the
songs from Redemption,
nal compositions, is Chris
Rockin’ Jake Band as an
“Surrender” and “NY to
Burchard on guitar, Rob
outlet for his original music DiStaci on keyboards and
Nola,” were nominated for
and has released several
vocals, Chicagoan Geoffrey song of the year. Andrews’
albums.
Green Parrot appearance
Lowe on the bass and
Glen David Andrews will make his debut at The Green Parrot
is part of a national tour
Skippo on the drums.
Friday and Saturday.
Key West’s
Only Beach Bar with
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Thur 1/29 12-3 pm Brian Roberts
4-7 pm
Amandah Jantzen
Fri 1/30 12-3 pm Chris Toler
4-7 pm
Joel Nelson
Sat 1/31 12-3 pm Rusty Lemmon
4-7 pm
Amandah Jantzen
Sun 2/1
12-3 pm Amandah Jantzen
Mon 2/2
12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
Tues 2/3
12-3 pm John LaMere
4-7 pm
Wed 2/4
Rob DiStaci
12-3 pm Rob DiStaci
4-7 pm Rusty Lemmon
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305-296-4600
Dinner & Jazz Continues
at the Pier House
Wed., Feb. 18 7-10PM
Concert Featuring Violinist Jennifer Lowe
with Larry Smith, Geoffrey Lowe,
Mark Rose, Skipper Kripitz,
Kathleen Peace,
Christine Cordone
World Fusion Cuisine
Dinner Buffet
$70 per person
Reservations:
www.keystix.com or
305-295-3201 401812
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Mosaic artist Tavonatti makes
Key West debut at gallery
ationally recognized, award
winning mosaic artist Mia
Tavonatti will make her Key
West debut at a reception
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at
the Cocco & Salem Gallery, 1111
Duval St. Her show, “Peace by
Piece,” will feature her latest collection of hand cut stained glass
mosaics in the theme of water.
“Water, light and movement
permeate all the pieces and bind
the collection of contemporary
abstract and representational
mosaics together,” said Tavonatti.
“I have been known to paint with
glass. My intricate stained glass
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mosaics weave my experience
as a painter with my love of high
renaissance glass mosaics. Divine
beauty and faith are the grout
that binds my entire career as a
painter and mosaic artist,” she
adds.
Tavonatti, the grand prize winner of Art Prize 2011, the world’s
largest art award of $250,000, said
“The sirens of Key West called to
me, just as they did in California,
Italy and Greece.”
Tavonatti’s show continues
through Feb. 15. For information,
call 305-292-0072, or go to coccoandsalem.com.
“Siamese Fighting Fish” by Mia Tavonatti
Meece featured at Poetry Guild
A
Saturday, February 7th
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llen Leonard Meece
has been a member
of the guild since the
1970s and has coordinated
and moderated KWPG
open readings for 10 of
those years. Moderated by
C.S. Gilbert, the meeting
will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday,
upstairs in the old bordello
at Blue Heaven, Petronia
at Thomas streets in Old
Town.
Meece has collected
the best of four decades
of his poems into a
140-page handmade
book titled “Drifting in
Paradise,” which was
released Saturday. Subtitled
“Roadmap to Reality,” it
summarizes his escape
from careerist northern
societies and his pursuit of
a casually happy lifestyle.
During his years as KWPG
moderator, Meece guided
the guild through changing
venues and interest that
waxed and waned. “He singlehandedly kept the guild
operating for many, many
years, 1980s-1990s, coordinated the Robert Frost
Festival and 24-hour poetry
festival,” noted J.M. Varela,
the Conch poet, who now
serves on the coordinating
committee.
The guild grew out
of poetry salons hosted
by Jessie Newton Porter
in the 1930s, especially
when Robert Frost was
in residence at the small
house on her property on
Caroline Street that is now
known as the Robert Frost
Cottage. Organized formally in the 1970s, KWPG
has met without fail the
first Sunday of each month
Allen Meece
thereafter. Originally, meetings consisted of two or
more “lightning rounds”
during which poets were
invited to read an original
poem.
All poets and auditors are
welcome to attend. There is
no fee. For information, call
Gilbert at 305-393-7844.
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Annual Polar Plunge benefits Samuel’s House
s temperatures
up north take a
major dive, civicminded swimmers are invited to take
a dip for charity at the
annual Conch Republic
Polar Plunge at 12 p.m.
Sunday at Higgs Beach,
near Salute Restaurant,
1000 Atlantic Blvd.
The event is a fundraiser for Samuel’s
House, which provides
housing and supportive
services to homeless
women and families.
The bravest bathers
in town will gather
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on the beach at noon
Sunday to poke fun
at the notion many
Northerners have of
salt- and fresh-water
Conchs as a group loath
to swim in “bone chilling” 72 degree water,
from Fantasy Fest
through late April.
Participants must
pre-register by calling
Tanya or Elizabeth at
Samuel’s House at 305296-0240. The cost is
$35 per person, which
includes a commemorative T-shirt, as well as
a Conch Republic flag.
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Kenny Whisman, right, holds a chunk of ice used to chill the pool
during the Key West Polar Bear Club’s fundraising event in 2013.
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It’s Coconuts for 2-1-1
Helpline of the Keys
2-1-1 Helpline of the
Keys will hold the 6th
Annual Coconut Bowling
Tournament at Blue
Heaven, 729 Thomas St.
in Bahama Village on
Saturday. The fun begins
at 10 a.m. and goes until 2
p.m.. There will be 4 contests. Each hour, there will
be a winner who takes
home a Golden Coconut
award, decorated by one
Key West’s local artists
and a gift package with
certificates from local
bars, restaurants and
shops.
Ten dollars gets you
two rolls at the pineapple
pins. For $5 more, you
can try again! There will
be lots of local celebrities
on hand to help with pin
set-up and ball retrieval.
Silent Auction is
sponsored by local artists. They have joined
with Helpline and have
donated hand-painted
coconuts. Some of the
artists include Lothar
Speer, Alice Levy, William
Welch, Aaron Levy,
Deborah Ann Marshall,
Jane Rohrschneider, Mary
Spear, Erica Hunter and
more.
lassical music enthusiasts can enjoy a performance by internationally renowned violinist
Chee-Yun Kim at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18 at the Tennessee
Williams Theatre, 5901
College Road, during the
South Florida Symphony’s
masterworks concert. Titled
“Love, Loss, Redemption,”
the event is the third masterworks concert in the
symphony’s 17th season.
Guided by award-winning conductor and
Key West native Sebrina
Maria Alfonso, the unique
orchestra began as the Key
West Symphony and later
expanded to offer concerts
around South Florida.
During the concert, Kim
is to display her artistry
on Jean Sibelius’ Violin
Concerto. The evening’s
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as well, she gives master
classes around the world.
Before the February
performance, attendees
can enjoy a 6:45 p.m.
“symphony chat” with
classical pianist and music
historian Edward Pitts at
the Tennessee Williams
Theatre. A post-concert
reception is scheduled with
Alfonso, Chee-Yun Kim and
orchestra members.
Tickets for the perforChee-Yun Kim
mance range from $25 to
$75 per person depending
on seat location. They can
offerings also include Felix and has toured with the
Haifa Symphony and Hong be purchased online at keyMendelssohn’s “Ruy Blas”
Kong Philharmonic among stix.com.
Overture and Johannes
The symphony’s 2014-15
many others. She also has
Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.
appeared as a recitalist and masterworks season conThe violinist, renowned
for her flawless technique, released a number of criti- cludes March 26 with “Fate
appears regularly with lead- cally acclaimed recordings of a Hero” featuring pianist
Svetlana Smolina.
ing orchestras including the including the platinumFor information, go to
London Philharmonic and selling “Serenata Notturno.”
southfloridasymphony.org.
the Philadelphia Orchestra, A noted music educator
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Violinist Chee-Yun Kim to star with South Florida Symphony
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Paparazzi
aparazzi’ is a photo-driven entertainment
feature compiled by Citizen staffers from
in-house and contributed shots. Snaps of
social events, arts and entertainment-related activities and other “wild art” will be welcomed as submissions to these pages. Send invitations to cover events to
[email protected], and we’ll do our best to get a
photographer to the event. If we can’t make it, send your
photos and information of your shindig and we’ll try to
publish them.
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PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Lance Harvey suprised his partner Jimmy Olsen with a
birthday party at the Gardens Hotel. Olsen plays the piano
at the Gardens every Thursday evening.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
From left, Tom Luna, Will Thompson and Lynda Frechette show their love Sunday for famed
drummer Richard Crooks during the New Orleans-style parade in his honor.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Martha Robinson, left, with members of her family at the Hog’s Breath Saloon. They
all gatherered to elebrate the life of Richard Crooks, Robinson’s brother-in-law, and
formed a parade down Duval Street.
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Everybody loves a parade...just not as much
as the Rev. Steve Torrence from the Key West
Police Department. Torrence is seen leading the Richard Crooks memorial parade on
Duval Street Sunday.
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Valerie and Grubby Grohol were among the friends who gathered last
week to send off Christy Transier and Lloyd Gould. The couple is relocating to New Smyrna Beach with their son, Connor.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
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ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Mick Kilgos, longtime friend and fellow drummer, leads
Sunday’s parade honoring musician Richard Crooks. Hundreds
joined in the celebration of Crooks’ life.
TERRI BRENTNALL/Special to Paradise
Southard Street was briefly closed to traffic Sunday afternoon as the Celebration of Life for Richard
Crooks wound down at the Green Parrot. Local musician Bubba Lownotes’ psychedelic painted tuba is
visible in the photo.
This week’s Aqua Idol judges were Tony Konrath, Lynda Frechette and JT
Thompson. The current cycle of Aqua Idol benefits the Waterfront Playhouse.
Celeste Fehlig, Bill Welch and Bob Leiby came out
to celebrate the life of Key West musician Richard
Crooks. A New Orleans-type parade formed at the
Hog’s Breath Saloon, marched down Duval Street
to Sloppy Joe’s and then on to the Green Parrot.
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FILM IN PARADISE
‘Inherent Vice’ is hippie-dippy Pynchon tale
FRONT ROW
AT THE MOVIES
Cooke Communications Film Review
SHIRREL RHOADES
REVIEWED BY SHIRREL RHOADES
few years ago, while having
lunch with Rick MacArthur,
I jokingly asked how I
could get one of those
MacArthur Fellow genius awards.
He drolly replied I had to be a
genius.
I guess National Book Awardwinning author Thomas Pynchon
is a genius because he won a
MacArthur grant in 1988. Of
course, by then he’d written
“V,” “The Crying of Lot 49,” and
“Gravity’s Rainbow.”
Pynchon didn’t get around to
writing “Inherent Vice” until 2009.
A
Not as serious as his earlier novels, it was described by The New
York Times as “a simple shaggydog detective story.”
Now director Paul Thomas
Anderson (“Magnolia,” “There
Will Be Blood”) has turned it into
a noir-ish movie starring that
talented loony, Joaquin Phoenix.
Phoenix before in “The Master.”
“Inherent Vice” is playing at the
Tropic Cinema.
The title comes from a legal
term for a product with a hidden
defect in it. Maybe that describes
the protagonist of the story, a
doper detective called Larry
“Doc” Sportello, who has manyof
defects, some not so hidden. A
shaggy-haired Phoenix wears the
role like a wrinkled suit.
Pynchon is known for his
dense and complex novels.
“Inherent Vice” fills that bill.
It’s about the likeable pothead
private eye being hired to help
thwart a plot to bilk a real estate
mogul named Mickey Wolfmann
out of his money by locking him
away in a mental institution.
Most of the characters are
certifiable enough to be locked
away, but things get out of hand
when Mickey Wolfmann (played
by Eric Roberts) disappears.
Doc sets off on a picaresque
journey to find him. In the
process he encounters a black
militant (Michael K. Williams), a
white supremacist (Christopher
Allen Nelson), a double-dealing
prostitute (Hong Chau), his own
sleazy lawyer (Benicio del Toro),
a suspicious dentist (Martin
Short), a dangerous hitman
(Peter McRobbie), a guy with
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix star in “Inherent Vice.”
a swastika tattooed on his face
(Kieth Jardine), a pretty assistant
D.A. (Reese Witherspoon), and
a pushy policeman known as
“Bigfoot” (Josh Brolin).
Also our boy Doc gets hired by
Top 10 movie happy endings
Screenwriter Nunnally Johnson once said
Hollywood had cursed and confused America by making people always expect happy endings although
they rarely occur in real life. So I asked my movie pal
Susan Server to do a little research. Here are the Top
10 “happy endings” we came up with, each guaranteed to make you weep tears of joy.
10.) “An Affair to Remember” (1957) — An
impossibly saccharine remake that has one of the
best final scenes ever... if you can watch it through
your sobs. Try not to shout at Deborah Kerr to reveal
her secret to Cary Grant.
9.) “An Officer and A Gentleman” (1982) —
Confess. You loved it when Richard Gere swept Debra
Winger up in his arms. Class warfare and uniforms.
8.) “You’ve Got Mail” (1998) — The much
improved remake of “Little Shop Around the Corner”
with Tom Hanks and the winsome Meg Ryan. The last
scene, complete with romping dog, is worth a pack
of Kleenex.
7.) “Groundhog Day” (1993) — Hollywood’s most
charming fable with the perfect “ever after” ending.
Bill Murray is a hoot as he woos the lovely Andie
MacDowell — over and over.
6.) “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986) — Forget
the “creep” factor and rejoice at the closing scene at
Thanksgiving dinner when Diane Wiest tells Woody
Allen she is pregnant. It’s worth the two hours of New
York angst.
5.) “When Harry Met Sally” (1989) — It’s the
still winsome Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in one of
the wittiest comedies ever. Ending in the traditional
“running towards one’s soul mate” scene. Even better, there are clips from “Casablanca.” (I knew Susan
would find a way to get that film in this list.)
4.) “North by Northwest” (1959) — Hard to top
this great film with its all-star cast, terrific action
scenes and clever locales. In addition to the delicious
double-entendre dining car exchange, there’s that
final sleeping car upper-berth moment followed by
the train entering a tunnel. A little Hitchcock, a lot of
Freud, and the equally gorgeous lovebirds, Cary Grant
and Eva Marie Saint.
3.) “Notorious” (1946) — It’s Cary Grant again
(listen, they don’t make ‘em like that anymore) rescu-
ing Ingrid Bergman from the Nazis. Another perfect
closing scene with the hero sweeping the poisoned
heroine off her feet and out of danger into eternal
bliss.
2.) “Love in the Afternoon” (1957) — Paris,
the Ritz, Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn and the
always dramatic “running alongside the departing
train” and being ... yes ... swept up into the hero’s
arms to be kissed and carried off. Who cares that
most of the movie is filmed in semi-shadow to disguise the 28-year age difference of the actors? Amor
vincit omnia.
1.) “Sabrina” (1954) — This time it is a reallife 30-year age gap between our stars but we still
sigh with relief when the very wealthy Humphrey
Bogart catches up with the ocean liner carrying the
chauffeur’s daughter, Audrey Hepburn, off to Europe.
When he sends a steward to her with his bowler hat
to be properly creased, we are all smiles ... no tears
this time.
Think of this list as our Valentine’s Day warm-up.
Do you have any happy endings to share?
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a woman to find her supposedly
dead husband (Owen Wilson),
comes across a drug-smuggling
operation known as the Golden
Fang, and reunites with his old
girlfriend (Katherine Waterston)
who has been Mickey Wolfmann’s
mistress.
Didn’t I tell you Pynchon’s stories were complex?
Many moviegoers are finding
this meandering, hippie-dippy
storyline frustrating. But it is true
to Pynchon’s tone.
Although Pynchon is known
for his reclusiveness, (there are
few photographs of him), it was
rumored he was on the movie
set “but that nobody knew it was
him as he stayed in the corner.”
Some claim he made a cameo
appearance in the movie, but his
name is not listed in the credits.
I looked for him throughout
the film, but it was like trying to
find Waldo without the hatHmm,
maybe Rick MacArthur was
right not to give me one of those
grants.
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FILM IN PARADISE
“Project Almanac” offers a teenage take on time travel
here is H.G. Wells
when we need
him?
Back in 1895
he wrote a novel about
time travel. It popularized the concept, moving
it to the forefront of the
public’s imagination. Time
after time, other writers
and filmmakers have tried
to get time travel right.
Some have.
Author Jack Finney
did with his novel, “Time
and Again.” The film
“Somewhere In Time,”
based on a Richard
Matheson story, was near
perfect. “Groundhog Day”
is one of my favorite movies. I have a soft spot for
W
“Project Almanac”
“Bill and Ted’s Excellent
Adventure.” Even the
recent Richard Curtis film
“About Time” set back
the clock with a certain
panache.
Now we have “Project
Almanac,” opening this
week at the Regal Cinema
6.
This is a toung adult
movie, obviously designed
to pull a teen audience
into the theaters. In it, a
gaggle of teenagers discover plans for building a
time machine.
“We should try to build
it,” says one.
“You guys are crazy,
we can’t build a time
machine,” comes the
response.
“I think we already
did build it,” another
concludes after spotting
a strange face in an old
home movie.
At first they use the
device to undo past flubs.
“You’re broke, you’re getting bullied, so let’s take
this thing out for a spin,”
suggests one of the group.
They have their eye on a
little social justice.
But eventually they
come to use it for their
own greed. We know
that never ends well.
“Whatever we did had
some crazy ripple effect,”
the kids notice. “There was
a plane crash, riots, disasters, none of this happened before…things are
spiraling out of control.”
Guess they never saw that
Ashton Kutcher movie,
“The Butterfly Effect.”
“Project Almanac” is
presented as a “found
footage” film. You know,
where it looks like the participants made it themselves with a home video
camera. Remember “The
Blair Witch Project,” the
low-thated the trend?
“Obviously the cameras
were big movie cameras
and not handheld, but we
fake it pretty well,” said
one of the stars, Allen
Evangelista. “The found
footage helps us think
these kids might actually
be able to do what they
do.”
“Project Almanac” features a group of mostly
unknown young actors.
But it was produced by
big-budget actionmeister Michael Bay (those
“Transformer” movies,
“Teenage Ninja Turtles”).
This movie seems
plagued with its own
problems. The title has
changed several times, its
proposed names morphing from “Almanac” to
“Welcome to Yesterday” to
“Cinema One” and back
again. Its release date has
done its own kind of time
travel, shifting from early
2014 to this week.
Allen Evangelista
explains, “The reason for
the delay was actually
because of Paramount;
they didn’t expect the
movie to turn out the
way it did, with it testing
so well, so they wanted
to revamp their marketing strategy and brought
in MTV and others who
could help capture the
right demographic.”
That is, teenagers.
The movie’s official
website provides an interactive feature for young
visitors. It asks, “If you
could go back, what would
you redo?” Fans can post
their own wish list. Those
already posted range from
“Undo past mistakes” to
“Redo history my way,”
from “Tell my friend I’m
here for you” to “Be skinnier,” from “I would have
paid more attention in
math class” to “Not go
into McDonalds without
pants.”
Okay, if you had a
Temporal Dislocation
Prototype (that’s time
machine in “Project
Almanac” terms), what
would you redo?
I’d go back and ask H.G.
Wells for his advice.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015
What’s up at the Tropic: Friday, Jan. 30 through Thursday, Feb. 5
FEATURE FILMS
OPENING FRIDAY:
lows a genius who under
nail-biting pressure helped
shorten the war and, in
turn, save thousands of
lives. Nominated for five
Golden Globes including
Best Picture.
Rated PG-13
“Inherent Vice”
“Inherent Vice” is the
seventh feature from
Paul Thomas Anderson.
In 1970, drug-fueled Los
Angeles detective Larry
“Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of
a former girlfriend. With
a cast of characters that
includes surfers, hustlers,
dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD
detectives, a tenor sax
player working undercover,
and a mysterious entity
known as the Golden Fang,
which may only be a tax
dodge set up by some
dentists... Part surf noir,
part psychedelic romp - all
Thomas Pynchon. Starring
Joaquin Phoenix, Josh
Brolin, Owen Wilson, Reese
Witherspoon, Benecio Del
Toro
Rated R
SPECIAL EVENTS
THIS WEEK:
“Foxcatcher”
his revered brother, Dave
(Mark Ruffalo), also an
Olympic gold medal winner. Five Oscar nominations.
Rated R
HELD OVER:
“Imitation Game”
who has put a curse on
them. Three Golden Globe
nominations, including
Best Picture.
Rated PG
“Selma”
“The Imitation
Game”
Alan Turing (Benedict
Cumberbatch) leading a
motley crew, was instrumental in cracking the
code for Germany’s World
War II Enigma Machine, a
This film chronicles
the tumultuous threemonth period in 1965,
“Into the Woods” is a
when Dr. Martin Luther
modern twist on several
King, Jr. led a dangerous
of the beloved Brothers
campaign to secure equal
Grimm fairy tales, intervoting rights in the face
twining
the
plots
of
a
“Foxcatcher”
of violent opposition. The
few choice stories and
epic march from Selma to
exploring
the
conseBased on true events,
“Foxcatcher” tells the dark quences of the characters’ Montgomery culminated
in President Johnson (Tom
wishes and quests. This
and fascinating story of
Wilkinson) signing the
the unlikely and ultimately humorous and heartfelt
Voting Rights Act of 1965.
tragic relationship between musical follows the clasDirector Ava DuVernay’s
sic tales of Cinderella
an eccentric multi-milSELMA tells the real story
(Anna Kendrick), Little
lionaire and two chamof how the revered leader
Red Riding Hood (Lilla
pion wrestlers. Olympic
and visionary King. (David
Crawford), Jack and
gold medal wrestler Mark
Oyelowo) and his brothers
Schultz (Channing Tatum) the Beanstalk (Daniel
and sisters in the moveHuttlestone), and
is invited by wealthy
ment prompted change
Rapunzel (MacKenzie
heir John du Pont (Steve
Mauzy)-all tied together by that forever altered history.
Carell) to move on to the
an original story involving Four Golden Globe nomidu Pont estate and help
a baker and his wife (James nations, including Best
form a team to train for
Picture.
Corden and Emily Blunt),
the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Rated PG-13
Schultz hopes to focus on their wish to begin a family
and their interaction with
his training and finally
“Selma”
the witch (Meryl Streep)
step out of the shadow of
“Into the Woods”
Classic Movie Series:
“Lilies Of The Field”
6:30 p.m. Monday
Black History Month;
And the Oscar goes to...
seemingly impossible code Sidney Poitier - Best Actor
that changed daily, and in in a Leading Role
A traveling handyman
the process became a pioneer of modern-day com- becomes the answer to the
prayers of nuns who wish
puting. Keira Knightley
to build a chapel in the
co-stars. An intense and
desert.
haunting portrayal of a
Hosted by Craig Wanous
brilliant, complicated man,
Tickets $10, Members $7
“The Imitation Game” fol-
PARADISE
mpressions of the
Enchanting Keys,”
a featured artist
show of gorgeous paintings by local artist George
Salhofer will be on exhibit
at the Key West Art Center
from Friday through Feb.
12 with a special opening
reception from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday.
A skilled painter in several mediums, Salhofer
is equally talented using
oils, watercolors and
acrylics. His artwork is
naturalistic, and captures the vibrant colors
and tranquil seascapes
that surround us here in
the Florida Keys. George
is also inspired by the
“Island Sanctuary” acrylic painting by George Salhofer
unique architecture of
Key West, and has painted
beautiful renditions of the
famous historic homes
and landmarks of our
town. Most days he can be
found painting and selling his work just outside
of the Hemingway House,
where it is also displayed.
He also has work displayed at the Key West
Lighthouse.
This is the second in a
series of season shows by
member artists at the Key
West Art Center, a nonprofit community art gallery located at 301 Front
St., and open every day
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For “Hemingway House” watercolor painting by George Salhofer
information, call 305-2941241, or go to keywestartcenter.com.
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Library Friends Lecture
hyllis Rose, biographer and literary
critic, will speak at 6
p.m. Monday during
the Friends
of the
Key West
Library lecture series
at St. Paul’s
Episcopal
Church,
401 Duval
Phyllis Rose
St. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m.
Rose will discuss her
latest book, “The Shelf:
From LEQ to LES,” in
which she reports on an
experiment in random
reading of fiction in the
New York Society Library.
P
“The Shelf” is a defense
of physical library stacks
throughout the world.
Among Rose’s other
works are biographies of
Virginia Woolf (“Woman
of Letters,” 1978) and
Josephine Baker (“Jazz
Cleopatra,” 1989). She is
professor of English emerita at Wesleyan University,
Connecticut.
The Friends of the
Key West Library weekly
lecture series is free
and open to the public.
Seating is available on
a first come, first serve
basis. For information on
the series, go to friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org.
402159
George Salhofer featured at Key West Art Center
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015
‘Last Chef Standing’
grand finale on Saturday
he grand finale of “Last
Chef Standing,” a new
cooking competition
to benefit Visiting Nurses
Association and Hospice
of the Florida Keys, will
be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
Saturday at the Curry
Mansion Inn, 511 Caroline
St.
The Last Chef Standing
is the culmination of a
four -week cooking competition that involved
skill, speed and ingenuity. Each week, two local
chefs competed before a
panel of expert judges and
turned baskets of mystery ingredients into an
T
extraordinary appetizer.
For the challenge, each
chef had seconds to plan
and 30 minutes to cook an
amazing dish. The winner
of each week will compete
against each other in the
final challenge, which will
decide who will be the
Last Chef Standing. Will
it be Chef Martin Liz of
Key West Personal Chef,
Chef Andrew Nguyen
of 430 Duval, Chef Mike
Zielinski of Mr. Z’s or Chef
Clive Thompson of Key
West Harbour Yacht Club?
Tickets can be purchased
at keywestfoodandwinefestival.com.
Best deal in the Keys.
Subscribe to The Citizen.
Call (305) 292-7777.
Stock Island’s COAST offers kids
a hands-on experience in March
rom March 23 through
27 when local school
children are on their
annual spring break,
COAST, Stock Island’s
creative outpost, will host
COAST Camp for kids
ages 6 to 12 at their Front
Street location.
The camp will revisit
many of the themes from
last summer’s tremendously successful, soldout summer camp series,
like boating, board riding,
beachcombing, screen
printing and even basic
survival skills. In addition
to the hands-on learning segments, campers
will also be introduced
to classic outdoor games
and other timeless,
entirely analog adventures.
“It’s been really fun to
see kids interact with our
space out here because it
is very different than what
most of them are used to,”
COAST founder and camp
director, Billy Kearins
said. “In a way we’re a
throwback to a simpler
time when kids had to
find fun to have fun. In
a world of gadgets, gaming and Google, I still see
real value in getting dirty,
F
COAST Stock Island will host COAST Camp for kids ages 6 to 12 at their Front Street location
in March.
exploring and playing
outside. I have a couple
of kids myself and realize
that if we want a future
that doesn’t get entirely
overtaken by ‘virtual’
Waterfront Playhouse fundraiser
394649
75th Birthday Party OnBoard the USCGC Ingham
Museum Ship at Truman
Waterfront Feb, 8 from
5-8 p.m, $40 per person.
Included: Open bar, Casual
buffet, Steel Drum Band
“Niceness,” Dancing, and
a spectacular view of Key
West’s sunset. Buy Tickets
online at www.waterfrontplayhouse.org or call 305294-5015.
“It’s been really fun to see kids interact with our
space out here because it is very different than
what most of them are used to.”
Billy Kearins
COAST founder and camp director
experiences, we need to
show kids now that those
things, the grass stains,
skinned knees and homemade forts, they’re important too.”
COAST Camp will run
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily
for two weeks with aftercare as an added option
on most days. In an effort
to give the kids space and
personal attention, it will
be limited to the first 12
campers registered and
paid in full.
For details, including
the daily itinerary, photos
from last year’s camp, registration and online payment, go to coastprojects.
com/camp.
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the artsthe artsthe artsthe artsthe artsthe artsthe arts the arts
Florida Keys Council of the Arts
Cultural Calendar
Thursday, Jan. 29 through
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Visit keysarts.com.., Cultural
Calendar for more listings and
events throughout the Keys.
Key West
Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Friday
George Salhofer Featured Artist
Show, 5 p.m.
Key West Art Center, 301 Front St.
305-294-1241. keywestartcenter.
com.
Tuesday
Mia Tavonatti Opening Reception,
5:30 p.m.
Cocco and Salem Gallery, 1111
Duval St. 305-292-0072. coccoandsalem.com.
Tuesdays
Aqua Idol, 6:30 p.m.
Aqua Nightclub, 711 Duval St.
294-5505. aquakeywest.com.
Benefiting Waterfront Playhouse.
Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt
Blvd. 296-8100. On piano and
vocals: Thurs - Carmen Rodriguez,
Fri - Michael Thomas, Sat - Bobby
Nesbitt, Sun - Rob DiStasi.
LECTURE
Fridays
Libby York and Bobby Nesbitt, 6
p.m.
Shrimp Road Grill, Stock Island
Marina, 7009 Shrimp Road.
Monday
Friends of the Key West Library
Free Lecture Series: Phyllis Rose,
6 p.m.
St. Paul’s, 401 Duval St. friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org.
Tuesday
Mel Fisher Free Lecture Series:
The Search for the Atocha in
Pictures, 6:30 p.m.
Mel Fisher Museum Courtyard,
200 Greene St. 305-294-2633.
mfmm.org.
LITERARY
Sunday
Key West Poetry Guild Meeting,
7 p.m.
Andy’s Cabana, 308 Petronia St.
293-0902.
Tuesday
Cafe con Libros - Guest Lecturer:
Elisa Segrave, 10 a.m.
Key West Library, 700 Fleming St.
305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org.
Love Lane Gang, 8:30 p.m.
McConnell’s Irish Pub and Grill,
900 Duval St. Sundays: Salute,
1000 Atlantic Blvd, 5 p.m.
Sunday
Impromptu Classical Concert
of Key West: Alexander String
Quartet, 4 p.m.
St. Paul’s Church, 410 Duval St.
295-7676. keystix.com.
Tuesday
Chris Thomas Trio, 9 p.m.
La Trat, 524 Duval St. 305-2961075. Acoustic guitar, keyboards
and lead vocals is Chris Thomas,
Rhythm section, Skippo and from
Chicago, bass powerhouse Geoff
Lowe.
THEATER
Middle Keys
Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Monday
Lower Keys Area Network Meeting
and Make it - Take It w/Andy
Thurber, 7 p.m.
Artists in Paradise Gallery, WinnDixie Shopping Center, Big Pine
Key. 872-1828. artistsinparadise.
com. Artist demo on his painting
technique.
Daily
Gale Upmal Featured Artist of the
Month, 10 a.m.
Artists in Paradise Gallery, WinnDixie Shopping Center, Big Pine
Key. 872-1828. artistsinparadise.
com.
LITERARY
Wednesday
Keys Writers Meeting, 1 p.m.
Big Pine Library, 213 Key Deer
Blvd. keyslibraries.org.
DANCE
Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center
Ballroom & Latin Dance
Instruction. 5800 Overseas Hwy.,
Suite 40, Marathon. 766-3428.
keysdancecenter.com.
American & International styles,
wedding dance, swing, salsa.
Beginner’s welcome, no partner
required.
Monday
Florida Keys Concerts - Alexander
String Quartet, 7:30 p.m.
Marathon High School, 204 East
St. 451-0665. floridakeysconcerts.com.
THEATER
Thursdays-Saturdays,
MUSIC
399232
Nelson Gov’t Center, Key Largo,
Mile Marker 102.5, bayside. 305295-4369. keysarts.com.
LITERARY
Saturday
Stu Apte Book Signing: My Life in
Fishing: Favorite Long Stories Told
Short, 11 a.m. Hooked on Books,
Islamorada, 81909 Overseas Hwy.
305-517-2602. hookedonbooksislamorada.com.
Wednesday
Art Guild of the Purple Isles
Meeting, 10 a.m.
Elks Lodge, Tavernier, Mile Marker
92.6, Bayside. 305-451-2726.
artguildofthepurpleisles.com.
Renown local artist, Kathleen
Denis will demonstrate her techniques.
MUSIC
MUSIC
Thursday-Saturdays
Bones and Pie: Original Short
Plays by Key West Writers, 8 p.m.
REGISTER NOW - Piano/keyboard Thursdays
Bobby Nesbitt and Skipper Kripitz, Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St.
Lessons for Adults w/Nancy 3.
Showtunes on the Beach, 4 p.m. ontherockkeywest.com. Local
Hoffman
writers include: Landon Bradbary,
Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305FKCC, 5901 College Rd. 305Mike Marrero, Jonathan Rhoads
292-1117.
809-3185 or 3nancy3@gmail.
and Eric Weinberger, which takes
com.
you on a journey through Key West
Class title: Piano Dreams 1; class Southernmost Magnolia, 6 p.m.
B. O. ‘s Fish Wagon, Caroline and with some stops in New York City
#CRN 20667.
and Costa Rica along the way.
William Streets. Cajun, country
and bluegrass music led by singDANCE
Sunday
er/guitarist Maggie Moniz, Steve
Wednesdays
Family Show w/Improv Boston,
Gibson on mandolin and Cindy
Salsa (maybe a little Rueda too)
3 p.m.
Jefferson on bass.
Dance Class, 7 p.m.
Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St.
Swing Dance Course, 8 p.m.
296-0458. tskw.org. Live comedy,
Thursday-Sunday
Paradise Health and Fitness
improv and music extravaganza.
Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt In the Cabaret and Jazz in the
Gardens, 5 p.m.
Blvd. 305-296-6348. Lucy@
Tuesdays-Saturdays
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela
DanceKeyWest.com.
St. 294-2661. gardenshotel.com. Clark Gable Slept Here, 8 p.m.
FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS John Benson, Michael Robinson, Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St.
296-9911. redbarntheatre.com.
Will Johnson at the Piano;
Sunday
Takes place in a swank hotel suite
Key West Artisan Market, 10 a.m. Sunday: Michigan Jazz vocalist
in Los Angeles on the night of the
The Restaurant Store, 1111 Eaton Mary Rademacher, Geoff Lowe,
Golden Globe Awards. Featuring
Skippo.
St. 294-7994. Art, Food, Wine
Tom Wahl (I Am My Own Wife),
and Craft Beer, Shopping and
George DiBraud, Myra Negron,
Nightly Entertainment
Entertainment.
Mook J, and Matt Hollis Hulsey.
Tavern N’ Town, 5 p.m. Marriot
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Saturday
Harvey, 8 p.m. (Sunday Matinee,
3 p.m.)
Marathon Community Theater,
5101 Overseas Hwy, Oceanside.
743-0994. marathontheater.org.
Upper Keys
Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Tuesday
The Connections Project III: A
through Mosaic of the Keys Opening
Reception, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
Pops in the Park - That’s
Entertainment, 4 p.m.
Nelson Government and Cultural
Center Park, Mile Marker 102,
Bayside. keyscommunityconcertband.org.
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PARADISE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015
‘A Vintage Affair’
raises funds for FRINGE
and bid on fine wines
for your personal wine
cellar during the silent
auction.
Mix and mingle with
old friends and begin
making
memories with
new ones
while you
support
the wonderful immersion theater that is The
Fringe.
For tickets, go to
KeysTix.com, or call 305295-7676. For information, go to fringetheater.
org.
The Cuban capitol building, located in central Havana is currently under renovation.
Inaugurated in 1929, the parliament moved across town in 1959, but is slated to
return to the building. For the past five decades it has been used as the home of
Cuba’s Academy of Sciences, and later by the Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
The Cuban capitol building was closely modeled after the American Capitol Building
in Washington, D.C.
Mural celebration at
Key West Montessori
Charter School
401802
The FRINGE Theater
will host “A Vintage
Affair” fundraiser
Feb. 7 in the Historic
Courtyard at Petronia
and Whitehead streets.
“Expect
the Unexpected!” and
become
part of
Vintage Hollywood
Glamour. Dress the part,
view gorgeous classic
cars of the era from the
Southernmost Car Club,
and sip classic cocktails
from the open bar. Dine
on superb, classic food
I
n light of U.S. efforts to
normalize relations with
Cuba for the first time in
a half-century, Paradise will
feature “Our Man in Havana”
on a weekly basis.
Cuba offers a wide range
of scenery from urban
landscapes to rain forests,
beaches, mountains and
powder-blue seascapes. Even
with the natural beauty, most
will tell you it’s the people of
Cuba who make the island
such a special place.
The island attracts more
than three million tourists a
year. For the time being, special licenses are needed for
American citizens to visit.
Have you been to Cuba?
Will you be going in the
future? Space permitting, we
will share some of your nonpolitical responses here along
with our images from Cuba.
Tell us about your experiences
by sending an email to
[email protected].
Students provide the inspiration for Heller’s mural.
Christine Heller, a January
Artist in Residence at The Studios
of Key West, has spent the last
month creating “Kids, Color and
Kinetics,” a beautiful 10’ x 60’
mural that runs the length of
the Montessori Charter School.
The public is invited to celebrate
the mural and meet the artist at
a special reception from 3:30 to
5:30 p.m. Friday at Montessori
School, 1400 United St.