Life sized sculptures of America's favorite celebrities.

Custom House, 281 Front St, Key West.

Open daily.

Opening night reception June 25, 6-8 pm. All proceeds benefit the MARC arts program and artists.

Key West has always been known for diverse, colorful, and talented people. Ernest Hemingway, Mario Sanchez, and sculptor Seward Johnson, just to name a few. So, not so surprisingly we have the MARC artists in the heart of Key West.

Tucked away in the corner of the garden center there is the most diverse group of artists in all of Key West creating some of the island's most remarkable images. Contemporary and figurative artworks grace the walls of the outdoor studio. We would be very pleased to see you at the SoDu Gallery, and also visit us here at our art studio and new garden center at 1401 Seminary St.

Class Two in the series.

Sat June 28 - 9am-12pm
Tues July 1 - 6-9 pm
Thurs July 3 - 6-9 pm

Final class will conclude with a group portrait and a wine and cheese reception.
$180/$150 friends of TSKW

In this class students will work with traditional oils on canvas to make a non-traditional contemporary portrait of a person they choose. Nowak will demonstrate step-by-step how to get the initial drawing right, how to mix colors, and how to get a well-developed painting that looks just like the subject.

SOL FEST 2008 - June 16-July 11 - Applications being taken for children between 5-18 years of age. All classes are age appropriate and broken down by levels. There will be a non-refundable enrollment fee of $30 (administrative, music and costume cost) due with application. Subjects covered will be: Vocal Technique: Stressing breathing, relaxation, characterization and creativity; Repertoire: All students study the great works of classical, opera and Broadway; In the Spotlight: Musical Theater, Acting, Improvisation and scenes from shows will be a daily activity; The Art of Dance: Study all basic dance steps and learn choreography from your favorite shows. Students can also sign up for the Dance class learning ballet, tap, modern and hip hop; I Can Hear Clearly Now: Ear training teaches relative pitch, hearing harmonies, melodic and rhythmic dictation and solfege; Keyboard Skills: A keyboard lab will be used for beginners and more advanced students. Beginners learn to find their way around a keyboard. Advanced students will study improvisation and harmonies; Drums of Steel: Learn the basics of rhythm, drumming and playing a steel pan. Various levels of instruction will focus on technique singing your part, bringing out a great tone from your pan and the art of improvising. Caribbean rhythms will be taught using instruments native to the area.

Dates:
Week 1: June 16-20,
Week 2: June 23-27,
Week 3: June 30-July 4,
Week 4: July 7-11

Class times:
Theater/Music Program – 2-6 pm
Drums of Steel Program – 12-3 pm
Theater/Music And Drums of Steel - 12-6 pm
Dance/ballet, tap and modern – 12-2 pm

Students may attend any session. There will be an in house performance after the 2nd week with a major performance during the final week. Classes are formed based on age and skill level with a separate track for high school students.

Applications may be picked up at the Florida Keys Arts Council Office, 1100 Simonton St, or by contacting the Key West Symphony Office at 305-292-1774. Scholarships are available, but limited. Contact the Symphony Office for details.

$75 couple/$45 single

Evening classes, call Dance Factory for times.

Kids will explore all aspects of musicality at two week summer camp

The Studios of Key West is proud to partner with Robin Kaplan and Skipper Kripitz, two legendary local music educators, to launch this summer camp opportunity for Key West kids.

Students will have a creative summer break while honing their listening, singing, and rhythm skills, developing music appreciation, and learning to play instruments.

This performance-based program will explore many styles including pop, rock, jazz, classical, and world music.

The two-week camp will run weekdays from June 23 to July 4 at the Armory and will culminate in a performance on the lawn of the Casa Marina on July 4, for the big annual Hospice picnic.

Grades K-2 will meet from 1:00 to 2:00 pm each day
($120/$100 for Friends/TSKW)

Grades 3-5 will meet from 2:30 to 4:00 pm each day
($175/$150 for Friends/TSKW)

Grades 6-8 will meet from 4:30 to 6:00 pm each day
($175/$150 for Friends/TSKW)

Featuring such artists as Susan Bailey, Aasemay, Lauren McAlmon, Susan Sugar, Lynn Sherman, Helen Colley and many more.

Lucky Street Gallery is open 11-5 Daily, closed Sundays and Mondays.

Come view the Underwater Art Gallery during the Underwater Music Fest, July 12, out at Looe Key. The Underwater Art will be suspended undr the water for all snorkelers and divers to see. The art will then be displayed from July 1-31 in the Artists in Paradise Gallery window along with August Powers new "clamborine" sculpture that will be used during the Music Fest. Any questions, please contact the gallery.

Study with Kjerstin Kartrud and Isabella Kupper of Norsk Ballett Institutt.

Intermediate and advanced dancers are invited to join the 12 students who have travelled from Norway. Classes are every morning and will cover ballet, modern, jazz, and pointe repetoire.

Call the Studio for schedule and price info.

Morning bird walk led by Neil Schenfield.

$4-$8/Free to members.

Crane Point Museums and Nature Center, 5550 Overseas Hwy, Marathon.

For the entire month of July. BHG will host a sale. Artists will be discounting works for the entire month. Gallery is adjacent to the Marathon Chamber and Visitors Center.

Summer Program for students entering grades 2-5 in the 2008-09 academic year. Classes to be held at Ft Zach Taylor Historic State Park. Teachers: Monica Fienemann and Jennifer Catalano.

Week 1 June 23 - June 27 - Pirates
Week 2 June 30 - July 4 - Shipwrecks
Week 3 July 7 - July 11 - Oceans

Contact Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum for enrollment information.

Free. Donations welcome. St Paul's Episcopal Church, 401 Duval st, Key West.

Workshop for Artists interested in learning about how to apply for Monroe County Art in Public Places commissions. Free.

The Studios of Key West, 600 White St. For more information and to register, please contact the Arts Council office, or info@keysarts.com

The Writer's Den meets in the dining room at Shanna Key, 1900 Flagler. free parking, no dues, no business. All genres and levels welcome. We are an informal critique group. For further info, email Leah.

Country Western dancers get together for dancing and lessons at Cowboy Bills, 610 Duval St, Key West.

Songstylings of Libby York, singing favorites from the Great American Songbook with Dave Burns, piano, and Lonnie Jacobson, bass.

Rooftop Cafe, 308 Front St, Key West.

Swing Dance Lessons with Lucy & Leon.

A 6-week dance course. Next session begins May 7, 2008.
For more information see contact info below.

Paradise Health and Fitness, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West.

For pre-registered series dates see: www.keywestdance.wordpress.com, or call 296-6348.

Plein Air painting at various Key West locations, free, bring your own supplies, meet for lunch afterwards.

A read-aloud critique group for all forms of creative writing; prose, poetry, screenplays and more.

Free, open to the public.

Big Pine Key Library, Big Pine Shopping Plaza, MM 30. Big Pine Key.

Book related films, movie ties in with the Book Bites group that meets the following week. Call for details.

This month: The Joy Luck Club, based on the novel by Amy Tan.

Informal, no instruction. Bring your own materials, model provided.

$8 ($5 Friends/TSKW)

The Studios of Key West, 600 White St, Key West.

So you want to be an Actor? Now is your chance, Carole MacCartee is offering an adult summer acting workshop beginning June 16th through July 20th, at the Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. Scene Study Class will be Monday and Friday nights from 7-10pm, with a final public performance July 20th. The cost is $240 for the 6 weeks and scholarships are available. The second class offering is a monologue/audition class on Wednesdays, from 7-10pm, beginning June 17th. The cost of the class is $120 for six weeks with scholarships available. Carole MacCartee has been directing in Key West for twenty years and this is the seventeenth year she has been directing the summer acting program at the Red Barn Theatre. She has studied over the past fifteen years at the Shakespeare Theatre Arena Stage, The Studio Theatre in Washington D.C., the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland, and the New Actor’s Workshop in New York City. To register, or for more info, call Carole at 296-5587.

Notable local authors such as Tom Corcoran, Ben Harrison, Gail Swanson, Jo Lee Scarborogh and more.

Refreshments 1 p.m., Program 1:30 p.m.

Kirk of the Keys, 8877 Overseas Hwy, Marathon.

Abstractions and Beautiful Distractions at the Art Bar's 1st Thursday Opening

Dateline: Key West, FL 6/18/08— Key West Art Bar hosts opening reception for new works during the '1st Thursday', Caroline St. Stroll~ July 3rd, 6-9PM in the Flagler Station Bldg. at the corner of Margaret and Caroline, in the Art & Design District!

This month, the Art Bar will feature the color-engorged, eyegasmic, kaliedescopic paintings of California artist, Andrew Daniel and the naive love of Louis Mason in the primary gallery, alongside a large collection of creative genius by local and national artists, Karen Beauprie Robert Renwick, Louis Mason, Caren Ragan and Dan Simpson. In addition to the fabulous fine art, see the latest jewelry as small sculpture, in the Jewelry Bar and check out the new Art Bar video by KeysTV.com.

As always, the Art Bar is the home of the ART SLUT Store and, the original, "Key West Smiling Gecko Sculptures", by Director, Barbara GrOb, who is continuing the 'Great Gecko Trade In'. Bring any metal gecko scultpure, regardless who made it, and exchange it for 25% off an original of any size or color.

So, see new works, get new jewels, and trade in old geckos, this Thursday, July 3rd, from 6-9pm at the Key West Art Bar ~ 901 Caroline St. Summer hours: 10-7 daily and 11-5 Sunday, in the famous Flagler Station building, next to the Train Museum, in the Historic Seaport. Call 296-0424 for more info or www.keywestartbar.com.

The Key West Art Bar is an LLC, founded by Barabara GrOb, with the mission to be the 'happening space' for the arts in Key West, by offering 'Emerging art for Emerging Collectors', in a setting that is 'Intoxicatingly Beautiful'. Stay tuned. Lots more to come!And, yes. It's true!~ indy/artsy/funky films will soon be shown at this hip, new, happening space!

The Caroline Street Art & Design District
hosts its inaugural “First Thursday” event

Key West, Fl., May 1, 2008 – The merchants of the newly formed Caroline Street Art and Design District are pleased to announce their inaugural “First Thursday” event on Thursday, May 1, 2008 and invite you to join them as they open their doors from 6-9 pm for district-wide open house. This historic Key West neighborhood has become a shopping destination filled with art galleries, specialty clothing and home furnishing boutiques, restaurants and even a coffee house.

Art@830 Gallery & Studio will be showing newly released works by Martha Cook, Tony Gregory, Christine Scarsella and Alfred Phillips. Gallery owners Tony and Christine would like to thank the art patrons who have supported our first full season in the new location and invite all to enjoy refreshments and "Art Eye Candy". 830 Caroline Street

blue features an array of today’s hottest contemporary designers such as Nicole Miller, Tory Burch, DVF, and plenty of premium denim lines. Written up in Vogue magazine as the place to find “the luxe basic tee”, blue’s contemporary yet accessible style has broad appeal. 718 Caroline Street

Coffee Plantation, Key West’s only full service coffee bar in an authentic Conch cottage, serves wonderful coffees, espresso drinks, teas and fresh baked goodies.
713 Caroline Street

A pioneer on Caroline Street, Commotion is famous for its full range of simple and elegant natural fiber clothing in luscious colors and huge collection of distinctively stunning jewelry from American and European designers. 800 Caroline Street. Commotion’s sister store, Local Color is just around the corner at 274 Margaret Street.

Fast Buck’s at Home is a boutique collection of tropical modern furniture from around the world. More sophisticated, still tropical, but contemporary at the same time. Using traditional tropical materials such as bamboo, reed, and rattan, then setting them off with modern detailing, Fast Buck’s at Home blends a look that is described as Tropical Contemporary. 726 Caroline Street

Half Buck Freddie’s. All the glamour of Fast Buck's but at half the price! Fast Buck Freddie's outlet store with scandalously low prices. 920 Caroline Street

Key Accents Home & Garden specializes in unique home furnishings including, furniture, art, mirrors, tabletop accessories and lighting, featuring an exquisite line of Jamie Young lamps. 804 Caroline Street

The Key West Art Bar’s Grand Opening will coincide with this month’s First Thursday event and will feature fine art, jewelry, culinary art, live music and ‘living sculpture.’ This concept gallery will be filled with fine art, The Jewelry Bar, and The ArtSlut Store. The gallery will also include art tours, classes, demonstrations, framing, films, performances and much more to come. 901 Caroline Street

Needham Fatica Advertising Agency is a full-service design and advertising firm. Principals Greg Needham and Kathey Fatica have a combined 25 years of experience in Key West, working with a wide variety of clients on very small design projects to full ad campaigns. 713 Caroline Street, Suite 2 (enter through the Coffee Plantation)

The Red Doors Studio and Gallery featuring original hand printed water colors by local artists as well as a variety of colorful Haitian metal sculptures, 812 Caroline Street

Style Key West presents the easy laidback way of life in Key West. With its cushy slip covered sofas and chairs, painted cottage furniture and an array of rugs, lamps and accessories, it’s all about comfort, ease and luminous soul satisfying color. 313 Margaret Street.

"Less than perfect" Art will be displayed at reduced prices. Great opportunities for Art lovers!

So you want to be an Actor? Now is your chance, Carole MacCartee is offering an adult summer acting workshop beginning June 16th through July 20th, at the Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St. Scene Study Class will be Monday and Friday nights from 7-10pm, with a final public performance July 20th. The cost is $240 for the 6 weeks and scholarships are available. The second class offering is a monologue/audition class on Wednesdays, from 7-10pm, beginning June 17th. The cost of the class is $120 for six weeks with scholarships available. Carole MacCartee has been directing in Key West for twenty years and this is the seventeenth year she has been directing the summer acting program at the Red Barn Theatre. She has studied over the past fifteen years at the Shakespeare Theatre Arena Stage, The Studio Theatre in Washington D.C., the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland, and the New Actor’s Workshop in New York City. To register, or for more info, call Carole at 296-5587.

Beginning Salsa Dance Lessons.

Paradise Health and Fitness, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West.

Monthly Open House at Theo & Ganine's Dance Center, 11450 Overseas Hwy, Suite 203, Marathon.

Call 743-0660 for more information and a schedule of classes and workshops.

Advanced Salsa Lessons.

Paradise Health and Fitness, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West.

Weekly matinee.

Free.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St, Key West.

Meets every Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Venture Out Pavilion, Spanish Main Dr, Cudjoe Key.

All musicians welcome!

Call for info.

All skill levels. Paradise Health & Fitness, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West.

Meets first Sunday of each month. Open to all interested in poetry.

Blue Heaven Restaurant, corner of Petronia and Thomas, Key West.

Bring in can goods to Tropic Cinema and get free popcorn. Benefits Mutter Hubbard's Cupboard Food Bank.

Help Feed Key West!

Tropic Cinema.

Advanced Tap Lessons.

Marathon Community Theatre, MM 49.5, Overseas Hwy, Marathon.

Beginning Tap Lessons.

Marathon Community Theatre, MM 49.5, Overseas Hwy, Marathon.

This month we will be discussing anything by or about Amy tan, author of the Joy Luck Club.

Call for more info.

Marathon High School Auditorium.

Tickets: $15/ children $8 at the door.

CAMP Jazz Band will open for the Ensemble.

Snorkel or Scuba while listening to a musical concert underwater at Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation Area, and view on art show underwater provided by Artists in Paradise.

At the Marathon Amphitheatre, performances by local and visiting musicians and bands. Featuring the Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble & CAMP staff and students.

Artists are invited to sell & showcase their work for a $50 fee.

All newcomers welcome.

kelly's caribbean Bar, 301 Whitehead St, Key West.

Missed the Underwater Art? See it at Boondocks along with the underwater instruments by August Powers, fish printing demos, palm weaving, photography, pottery, oils, watercolor and music by Bobby D and the No Slack Living Room Band.

Fun and creative summer camp explores different art themes

Each week students will explore a different arts theme, and then undertake related field trips and fun activities on our wonderfully creative island.

Led by Montessori-trained educator, Monica Feinemann.

Week 1: July 14- July 18
Around the World through Art and Art History

Week 2: July 21-July 25
Key West and its Local Artists

Camp meets from 9 am-2 pm each day
($195 per child/per week or $175 for Friends/TSKW members)

Dancers of all ages welcome; all types of dance will be performed, with a recital for friends and family at the end of the week.

$175 for the week,, but each additional camp you attend is $25 less.

Writer, artist and Hemingway grandson Edward Hemingway is to introduce and sign his children’s book “Bump in the Night” during a 5:30-7 p.m. reception at the popular Blue Heaven, 729 Thomas St. Free.

Monthly book club meeting and discussion.

This month's book: Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett

Monthly meeting. It is suggested that attendees bring in one of their own favorite pictures. A discussion on a particular use or feature of your personal camera is suggested. We do hope to have a guest speaker.

All those interested in photography at any level are welcome!