BEE GEES TRIBUTE BAND HEADLINES BIRTHDAY BASH

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A group birthday bash for six Key Westers featured a concert by the Bee Gees at the San Carlos Institute on Dec. 17, along with plenty of food, drinks and disco attire. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

Eight Key Westers celebrated their 75th birthdays in style on Dec. 17, when the Bee Gees tribute band, Stayin’ Alive, performed a one-night-only concert of the iconic, disco-era music at the San Carlos Institute, where more than 200 guests showed just how deep was their love.

The ‘75 Stayin’ Alive’ celebrants — George Fernandez, Kate Miano, Gail Lima, Gary McDonald, Diane May, Michael Shields, Alejandro Pascual and Judy Buxton — refused to accept birthday gifts, but encouraged guests to make contributions to a variety of local charities, including Michelle’s Foundation, Sister Season Fund, Samuel’s House, Wesley House Family Services, SOS Foundation and Queer Keys Community Center.

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