John Bartus

Very few towns or cities could ever claim that their Mayor was a smokin' hot guitar player. The island city of Marathon in the Florida Keys is one of those towns. While politics is a temporary call to service, music is a life sentence. John Bartus, a more-than-four-decade full-time professional musician, singer, and songwriter, continues to raise the bar with his groundbreaking solo acoustic show. It’s easy to catch John on one of his more than 200 shows a year throughout the Keys on his Perpetual Island Tour. His CD releases include After The Storm, Keys Disease 10th Anniversary Remaster, and Live From the Florida Keys Vol. 2. John’s music is available wherever you download or stream your music.

JOHN BARTUS: CELEBRATING A.S.K. DURING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

Autism is on the rise. Once a condition that affected only one in 10,000 children, autism today affects an estimated one in 36 children....

JOHN BARTUS: HEALTH CARE CYBERATTACK CRIPPLES NATION’S PAYMENT SYSTEM

At the beginning of 2020, the city of Marathon was hit with a ransomware cyberattack. The perpetrators found a way into the city’s main...

JOHN BARTUS: CATCH MARATHON COMMUNITY THEATRE’S GREAT MUSICAL ‘DISENCHANTED!’

Marathon is really lucky to have our Marathon Community Theatre. For quite a few decades — 80 years — this group of dedicated performers...

JOHN BARTUS: THESE ARE STRANGE DAYS INDEED

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JOHN BARTUS: GREAT SOUNDS FOR SUCCULENT EATS AT THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

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