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NEW SHOW PRESENTS ERNEST HEMINGWAY ‘IN A FUNNY WAY’ AT COMEDY KEY WEST

What’s so funny about Ernest Hemingway?  James Scott Patterson, a writer and stand-up comedian currently in Key West, found plenty of material beneath the novelist’s larger-than-life mystique.  “This guy’s...
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MOTOWN IN KEY WEST: THE FOUR TOPS AND THE TEMPTATIONS PLAY THE COFFEE BUTLER...

Motown legends The Four Tops and The Temptations will co-headline a show in Key West on Friday, March 15, at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater, as part of...
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A MURDER MYSTERY AT WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE

The Waterfront Playhouse on Mallory Square has begun rehearsals for its production, “Murder on the Orient Express.” A stage adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel was written...
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WISHBONE ASH BRINGS LEGENDARY PROG ROCK SOUND TO KEY WEST THEATER ON MARCH 13

The British progressive rock band Wishbone Ash has survived — and thrived — for more than 50 years, having pioneered the twin-lead guitar sound in the 1970s...
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JAG GALLERY HONORS JIMMY BUFFETT WITH ART SHOW

Jag Gallery in Duval Square is assembling a new art exhibit, dedicated to and celebrating the life of Key West’s favorite son, the legendary Jimmy Buffett. “Livin’...
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THE BEARDS CAME BACK: ZZ TOP ROCKS KEY WEST AMPHITHEATER

They’ve been playing their own brand of rock and roll since 1969, and still, ZZ Top thrilled the packed house at the Key West Amphitheater on March...
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CHARLES SCHULZ’S ‘PEANUTS’ SUCCESSOR TOM EVERHART VISITS OCEAN BLUE GALLERIES

With football foibles, five-cent psychiatry and a famously flippant beagle, Charles Schulz gave the world a 50-year friendship with the Peanuts gang, drawing Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy...
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CREATIVE CURRENTS PROPEL SCULPTOR’S VESSELS; LAUREN McALOON’S SHOW OPENS MARCH 7 AT THE STUDIOS

Artist Lauren McAloon’s compositions manage to celebrate our similarities while critiquing contemporary politics and policies. One of the most respected artists in Key West, McAloon’s solo exhibition, “Vessel...
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KEY WEST NOW PRESENTS A WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL WEDNESDAYS IN MARCH AT THE TROPIC

Mark your calendars for four films, screening each Wednesday in March at the Tropic Cinema, to celebrate Women’s History Month. All showings begin at 6 p.m. “I Will...
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TROPIC CINEMA TO REOPEN FEB. 14 AFTER POPCORN MISHAP

The beloved Tropic Cinema was forced to temporarily shut its doors after a burnt popcorn mishap set off the sprinkler system above the concession stand over the...