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NAUTICAL ART EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY AT ISLAMORADA LIBRARY TIL NOV. 12

The History of Diving Museum’s traveling exhibit, “Dive Into Art: FantaSea,” is on display until Nov. 12 at the Islamorada library.  This traveling show of...
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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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: VISUALIZING SANTA THROUGH THE DECADES

It’s that time of the year when holiday lights dress area homes and businesses. In some yards sit a number of inflatable decorations.  We see...