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MEET MATTHEW RAWLS: IN THE LIMELIGHT AT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS THEATRE

By Cricket Desmarais Matthew Rawls scans the Tennessee Williams lobby,  attending to last-minute details before the theater’s newly acquired production of “Nutcracker, Key West” opens....
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ARTIST’S CORNER: ATMOSPHERIC LANDSCAPES GIVE A FEEL OF PLACE

Have you ever stared at a work of art and felt like you were there? Have you ever gotten the mood and feeling of...
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‘NUTCRACKER KEY WEST’ BLENDS CONCH LIFE WITH CHRISTMAS

By Amy Patton It’s difficult to imagine a more iconic storytelling of the magic of Christmas than George Balanchine’s classic ballet fantasy, “The Nutcracker.” But there’s no...
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DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTS KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY

Award-winning environmental journalist and sustainable seafood advocate Sarah Curry has screened her documentaries at film festivals around the world and on PBS. Her nonprofit...
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DANNY CLINCH: THE MAN BEHIND MUSIC’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE PHOTOS

In the summer of 2022, photos of Bruce Springsteen leaning against his ‘69 SS Camaro took over the internet.  The Boss stands with one of...
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BOOKS THAT MAKE US THANKFUL FOR F(READ)OM

Immigrant stories from China and El Salvador and echoes through the halls of Ellis Island. People who made the choice to leave their homes...
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THIS WEEKEND: MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL DEBUTS ‘AN ACT OF PIRACY’

If a pirate crew storms your ship, takes your treasure and then breaks into a rousing rendition of “This Little Light of Mine” to...
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HEADDRESS BALL IN KEY WEST WOWS CROWD WITH CREATIVITY

The Key West Business Guild’s 39th Headdress Ball took place Oct. 27 at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater.  A panel of judges awarded $4,500 in cash...
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THOUSANDS FILL KEY WEST’S OLD TOWN FOR MASQUERADE MARCH

The 2022 Fantasy Fest continued on Oct. 28 with the wildly popular Masquerade March, a longtime locals’ favorite and moving feast of costumed creativity...
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FANTASY FEST PARADE WINNERS & 2023 THEME ANNOUNCED

Keys creativity and resilience were displayed in a pageantry of glitter, feathers, flowers and incandescent imagination on Saturday, Oct. 29, as Key West’s Fantasy...