a group of people that are playing drums

IN PICTURES: ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL BRINGS TOE-TAPPING TUNES AT FLORIDA KEYS BREWING CO. 

Ice Community Entertainment’s 13th annual Baygrass Bluegrass Festival brought a weekend of toe-tapping music, craft beer and local food to Islamorada. The tunes began...
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IN PICTURES: FESTIVAL BRINGS ARTS AND ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITY BENEATH THE OAKS IN...

More than 110 vendors were sprawled out around the San Pedro Catholic Church gardens, showcasing their fine creations for visitors to view and purchase...
a woman standing in front of a wall of paintings

TRAVELING ART EXHIBIT FEATURING 150 UNIQUE CANVASES BEGINS IN KEY LARGO

By Jill Miranda Baker More than 80 community members, artists and art lovers came together on a recent Wednesday evening for the grand opening reception...
a man playing a musical instrument under a tent

ANNUAL ART UNDER THE OAKS KICKS OFF UPPER KEYS EVENTS SEASON THIS SATURDAY

Arts and crafts creators will showcase their finest works for locals and visitors to marvel at and purchase in Islamorada on Saturday, Jan. 13. Kicking...
a woman is sitting on a bench with flowers

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE BRINGS FORMAL ART TRAINING TO JUST OLDER YOUTH ORGANIZATION

By E.G. Merkel The J.O.Y. Center is designed to serve the 54% of the Upper Keys population that is 50 years old and older. The...
a woman sitting at a table in front of a painting

RECEPTION CELEBRATES FIRST VILLAGE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES

By Jill Miranda Baker A modest audience of artists and community members came together on a recent Friday to celebrate the opening of the first...
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KEY LARGO’S BLACKWATER SOUND TURNS FESTIVE — AND LIT

Dive boats, center consoles — and even a dinghy — lit up Blackwater Sound during the annual Key Largo Boat Parade on Dec. 13....
a man standing next to a ladder in a room

RECEPTION SET FOR ISLAMORADA’S FIRST ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM

The Village of Islamorada will hold a celebration of the first Art in Public Buildings exhibit on Friday, Dec. 19 from 5 to 6...
a sculpture in the middle of a garden

FLORIDA KEYS SCULPTURE TRAIL GETS LONGER

Four new art installations are being added along the Florida Keys Sculpture Trail, a series of outdoor sculptures created by the Art Students League...
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RENOWNED ARTIST UNVEILS ‘RAISING THE FLAG’ AT THE ARMORY SPEAKEASY IN KEY LARGO

It is one of the most recognizable photographs from World War II, five Marines and one sailor raising the American flag on Iwo Jima. “This...