Calendar of Events Event date Event location Event category Current Florida Keys Events Dec. 14, 2017 - Jan. 6, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Waterfront Playhouse presents: Inspecting Carol 305-294-5015 Website Grab a large helping of holiday cheer with this hilarious, madcap comedy! It's a cross between A Christmas Carol and Noises Off. Behind the scenes of a struggling theatre's annual slapdash production of A Christmas Carol, rehearsals are at a standstill. Tim is no longer Tiny, Scrooge wants to do the play in Spanish (Feliz Navidad), and their funding is on hold pending an inspection. This laugh out loud spoof makes for a night at the theatre that is anything but show business as usual. "Inspecting Carol" is a delightful mix of "A Christmas Carol," "Noises Off," "Waiting for Guffman." Dec. 19, 2017 - Jan. 13, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Red Barn Theater presents: Dancing Lessons Box Office 305-296-9911 Website Evers, a man with Asperger's Syndrome, seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer to learn enough dancing to survive an awards dinner. The dancer, Senga, is, however, recovering from an injury that may stop her career permanently. As their relationship unfolds, they're both caught off guard by the discoveries...both hilarious and heartwarming...that they make about each other and about themselves. Featuring Carolyn Cooper and Dave Bootle. Show times and tickets online. Red Barn Theater is located at 319 Duval St. Dec. 26, 2017 - Jan. 13, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Key West Theater presents: Hedwig and the Angry Inch 305-985-0433 Website Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking, and wickedly funny. Hedwig & The Angry Inch is a genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing musical sensation, with a pulsing score and electrifying performances, telling the story of rock-n-roll lead singer Hedwig, one of the most unique characters to ever hit the stage. Broadway choreographer Andrew Palermo is deep in rehearsal directing and choreographing Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Key West Theater, which stars Phillip Cole White as Hedwig, Alexandra Zeto as Yitzhak, and members of Patrick and the Swayzees as the band "The Angry Inch." Showtimes and tickets online. Jan. 1, 2018 - Aug. 31, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Fishing Key West Fishing Tournament Doris Harris 305-923-5934 Email Website More than 40 species of fish are targeted during these months, with divisions for men, women, junior anglers (ages 10 to 14) and Pee Wees (under 10 years old). The Key West Fishing Tournament strongly encourages the release of game fish. All participating anglers receive certificates noting their catches and qualify for a variety of prizes. Jan. 2, 2018 - Jan. 29, 2018 Location: Key West Christopher Peterson's EYECONS Tickets 305-296-6706 ext 4 Website A master of impersonations, both visually and vocally, with impeccable comic timing. The show is all LIVE, no lip-sync. Thrill to his parodies of Marilyn Monroe, Carol Channing, Madonna, Joan Rivers, Reba McEntire, Bette Midler, Tina Turner, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Eartha Kitt, Cher, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, even Lady GaGa. Show dates are online. Show times 9 p.m., at La te da 1125 Duval St. Jan. 3, 2018 Location: Key Largo Orange Bowl Swimming Classic 305- 453-7946 Email Website Some of the best college swimmers - and perhaps future Olympians - in the country compete at Jacobs Aquatic Center, mile marker (MM) 99.6 oceanside, in a competition that is part of the celebration surrounding the annual Orange Bowl college football game in Miami. Spectators are invited to attend this free event and meet the swimmers and coaches. Warm-up is set for 10 a.m., meets are scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 4, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture The Studios of Key West presents: First Thursday Gallery Walk 305-296-0458 Website From 6-8 p.m., The Studios' historic building at 533 Eaton Street will be filled with work by Cuban sculptor and printmaker Abel Barroso, assemblages by local artist Marta White, and photographs by Maggie Evans Silverstein, a former editor of the Miami Herald's Sunday magazine. Featured in the XOJ Gallery during the January 4 opening will be Key West/New York artist Marta White's assemblage sculptures and shadow boxes. Her creations are elegant studies in composition, and ache with memory and loss. Jan. 4, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2018 Location: Key Largo Category: Arts & Culture Uncorked ... the Key Largo and Islamorada Food & Wine Festival 305-522-1300 Email Website The 10-day food, wine and spirits showcase features 30-plus savory events to please virtually every palate and budget, spread among numerous Upper Keys venues with fresh, locally sourced seafood and international-style dishes. The festival's outdoor 'A Grand Tasting,' is set for Jan. 14. What better reason to 'Uncork' and unwind in the Florida Keys. For a complete events schedule, visit website. Jan. 6, 2018 - Jan. 7, 2018 Location: Marathon Category: Arts & Culture The Florida Keys Celtic Festival Website Some of America's most celebrated Celtic musical masters are to be featured at the Marathon Community Park, MM 49. The festival will also feature Irish and Scottish dancing, Highland athletics, Celtic merchandise, food and beverage booths and children's activities. Jan. 7, 2018 Location: Key West Key West Artisan Market, Art of the Art Edition Website Art of the Art is a unique opportunity to meet our local artists and learn how they make and design their craft. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Guests are encouraged to ride bikes or the bus which conveniently stops in front of the Restaurant Store. Parking is available in the Old Town Parking Garage at 300 Grinnell Street. Please bring your own bags. Jan. 8, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Key West Theater presents: The Zombies 305-985-0433 Website Now in their 54th year and cited as being one of the most influential UK pop/rock bands of all time, a mid-'60s rock group who wrote gorgeous melodies. Dominated by Colin Blunstone's breathy vocals, choral backup harmonies, and Rod Argent's shining jazz- and classical-influenced organ and piano, the band sounded utterly unique for their era. To this day, they're known primarily for their three big hit singles, "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", and "Time of the Season", however they have released multiple albums in recent years, both in the studio and live. Show starts 8 p.m. Jan. 11, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture 36th Annual Key West Literary Seminar 888-293-9291 Website The 2018 topic is "Writers of the Caribbean." Literary aficionados from around the world are to gather for readings, discussions and lectures led by some of contemporary literature's most acclaimed writers. The island nations of the Caribbean have produced some of the most powerful and exciting writers of our time. For the 36th annual Key West Literary Seminar, we look across the waves to the vital literature that has emerged from this region. Jan. 11, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Fishing Key West Kingfish Mayhem Jimmy Wickett 954-605-8284 Email Website Big fish, big money! Come fish for some of the largest kingfish in Florida Keys waters in this new tournament. Fishing headquartered at Stock Island Marina. First prize could earn $15,000 cash, based on a 50-boat field. Jan. 12, 2018 - Jan. 13, 2018 Location: Key West 58th Annual Key West House & Garden Tours 305-294-9501 Email Website Tour elegant and unique private homes of Key West, ranging from exquisite restorations to creative renovations, and the interior design that complements each. January tours are offered 3 to 7 pm each day. Transportation between homes is available via Conch Train for $40 each, seating is limited. Tickets without transportation are $30 in advance and $35 on tour days. Proceeds benefit the foundation's Oldest House Museum, grant and scholarship programs. Jan. 12, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture Sixth Annual Baygrass Bluegrass Festival Website Featuring several great Oldgrass, Newgrass and a blend of next generation Bluegrass as well as some tasteful variations of the genre. Tickets to be available in advance online and at the gate. Monies raised help fund music, dance and art scholarships for local students; main event is located at the ICE Amphitheater, MM 87 bayside at Founders Park. Other weekend musical activities are to be planned. Attendees can bring blankets and lawn chairs, but coolers are not permitted. Food and beverages available for purchase. Jan. 13, 2018 - Jan. 15, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture Island Boat Show & Festival Bob Phelps 239-691-3290 Website All the top boat brands will be featured at the Island Boat Show, being held at the Island Christian School campus at MM 83. Come enjoy a great show with loads of boats, auction items, food, vendors featuring a variety of merchandise, great fishing seminars presented by local captains... all at a very reasonable $10 admission. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat & Sun., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. A silent auction and fishing seminars hosted by Captain Rich Tudor, co-host of Saltwater Experience, and other Keys captains, round out the weekend. Jan. 13, 2018 Location: Marathon 2018 Bar Olympics to Benefit the Florida Keys SPCA 305-743-4800 Register Email Website Do you have the best bar tending or service team at your bar or restaurant? Can you make the best original cocktail? This Olympic season, in addition to having fun while helping support a Keys local animal shelter, the winning bar or restaurant team of the Winter Bar Olympics at the Lighthouse Grill at Faro Blanco Resort & Yacht Club will take home gold metals and bragging rights for all of 2018. In addition to the main event, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be games and challenges for pets and owners to participate in including a tennis ball lottery, red light green light and kissing contest!. With celebrity judges, shelter dog kissing booth, 50/50 raffle, silent auction and more! Jan. 13, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture 35th Annual Art Under The Oaks 305-360-8556 Email Website Fine art & original crafts, a variety of entertainment, specialty food booths, children's arts & crafts, as well as a raffle of items donated by the artists are part of the annual highlights. San Pedro Church Gardens, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mile Marker 89.5 on Plantation Key in Islamorada. Onsite parking is available for a $5 donation. Free parking is available at Coral Shores High School, with shuttle service to the event. Jan. 13, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture 13th Annual Florida Keys Seafood Festival Caitlin 813-362-9555 Email Website A family-friendly event with local fresh Keys seafood, drinks, marine-related crafts, youth activities, and live music. $5 admission per person; hours open from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, at Bayview Park, Truman Avenue and Jose Marti Drive. Jan. 13, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2018 Location: The Lower Keys Category: Arts & Culture 14th Annual Nautical Expo 305-872-2411 Email Website Admission and parking at this event are free, held at the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce grounds, MM31, from 8AM to 2PM. Find steals and deals on everything imaginable for boating, fishing, diving and more, from nearly 200 vendors. Crafts, food and beverage, live music and entertainment round out the two-day event. Jan. 14, 2018 Location: Key West Key West Half Marathon & 5k Run Barbara Wright 305-240-0727 Email Website Recognized by Runners World magazine as one of the 10 great half-marathons of the winter season, the race follows a 13.1-mile course that includes Old Town Key West and the scenic waterfront. Now in its 20th year, the race typically attracts American and international runners to compete in Key West's balmy January climate. Named as one of the United States' leading winter half marathons in Runner's World, February, 2014; the same magazine included in its list of Best Destination Half Marathons; in April, 2015; Bucket List Best Half Marathons, and most recently in December, 2015 was ranked among 13 must-do U.S. half-marathons by Competitor.com. Jan. 15, 2018 Location: Marathon Category: Arts & Culture Florida Keys Concert Association presents: Throwback Website This prize-winning Barbershop Quartet, led by Sean Devine, brings together an infectious energy with a love of yesterday's music. Based in Florida, they have performed to great acclaim from Alaska to New York. show starts @ 7:30PM at the Marathon High School, 350 Sombrero Road, Marathon, FL 33050 (MM50). Tickets available online. Jan. 16, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture Florida Keys Concert Association presents: Throwback Website This prize-winning Barbershop Quartet, led by Sean Devine, brings together an infectious energy with a love of yesterday's music. Based in Florida, they have performed to great acclaim from Alaska to New York. All Islamorada Concerts are at Island Community Church @ 7:30 PM, 83250 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036 (MM83). Tickets available online. Jan. 18, 2018 - Jan. 21, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Fringe Theater presents: The Regina Monologues – A Staged Reading 305-731-0581 Website Admired, vilified, de-humanized. Six women with one thing in common. Marriage to a man called Henry. This re-telling of the lives of the wives of King Henry VIII views history through a modern lense. Cleverly constructed. Skillfully arranged. Based on the lives of the wives of King Henry VIII.! Limited Seating. Shows at 7 p.m., Parish Hall at St Paul's Church. 401 Duval Street. Jan. 19, 2018 - Jan. 20, 2018 Location: Islamorada RESCHEDULED: Conch Scramble Charity Golf Tournament Michelle Abramoff 305-509-0315 Email Website Floating greens, golf boats and biodegradable fish food balls highlight the annual "par-tee" on the water during the popular Conch Scramble charity golf tournament. Fans of golf and boating can expect to have a "hole" lot of fun honing their swings and raising money for charity one shot at a time. Up to 50 teams can enter this one-of-a-kind golf experience. Jan. 20, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture Free Outdoor Pops-in-the-Park: Back to the Future 305-853-7294 Email Website A free concert held at Founders Park, featuring a musical trip through time. Special theater troupe appearance is planned. Performance is outdoors; no chairs provided, bring blankets. Starts at 4 p.m. Admission free for all concerts. Presented by Keys Community Concert Band. Jan. 22, 2018 - Jan. 29, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Kelly McGillis Classic International Flag Football Championship 305-896-8678 Email Website Women and girls from around the world are to meet on the playing field for hard-fought sporting action. Each year, nearly 30 teams from across the United States, Mexico, Central America, Sweden and India participate. Jan. 22, 2018 Location: Marathon Category: Arts & Culture Florida Keys Concert Association presents: Rising Star Website Each year we try to bring you a future star of the classical music world. We also encourage young people to attend (at no charge) and hear a young musical prodigy right here in the Keys. Stay tuned for further information. Show starts @ 7:30 PM at San Pablo Catholic Church, 550 122nd St., (MM53). Tickets to be available online. Jan. 23, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture Florida Keys Concert Association presents: Rising Star Website Each year we try to bring you a future star of the classical music world. We also encourage young people to attend (at no charge) and hear a young musical prodigy right here in the Keys. Stay tuned for further information. All Islamorada Concerts are at Island Community Church @ 7:30 PM, 83250 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036 (MM83). Tickets to be available online. Jan. 23, 2018 - Feb. 4, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Waterfront Playhouse presents: 1776, In Concert 305-294-5015 Website "1776" is the Tony Award winning musical which brings history to life as it dramatizes America's contentious Founding Fathers and their determination to do the right thing for a fledgling nation. Engaging, witty and passionate, this Broadway musical takes audiences back to the long, hot Philadelphia summer of 1776 when John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia bid members of the Second Continental Congress to proclaim independence from the tyranny of British monarchy and adopt the United States Declaration of Independence. Jan. 23, 2018 - Feb. 17, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Red Barn Theater presents: 20th Century Blues 305-296-9911 Website This sharply funny and evocative exploration of time was the flat our hit of the 2016 Contemporary American Theatre Festival in the 25th season. The play centers on four women who bonded as protesters one night in jail in their youth. Through the vagaries of love, careers, children, and lost causes, the women reunite once a year for a photo shoot, chronicling their changing selves. But when these private photos have the potential to become part of a public exhibit, mutiny erupts and relationships are tested. Featuring Marjorie Paul-Shook, Annie Miners, Peggy Montgomery, Deborah Jacobson, Kathy Russ, and Justin Ahearn.show times and tickets online. Red Barn Theater is located at 319 Duval St. Jan. 23, 2018 Location: The Lower Keys Table-to-Sea Feast on Stock Island Website Outstanding in the Field Travels to the Florida Keys! Stock Island -- the farthest isle of Florida's Lower Keys across the strait from Key West just five miles from the end of the road at the archipelago's southernmost tip -- will be the site for an open-air Outstanding in the Field dinner on Tuesday, January 23. Hosted in collaboration with Lost Kitchen Supper Club, Roostica and Hogfish, the table-to-sea dining event is the traveling restaurant without walls' first visit to the Florida Keys. Per person cost is $225, all inclusive. Tickets available online. Proceeds benefit Hurricane Irma relief efforts. Outstanding in the Field has staged table-to-farm events in all 50 states across the US and 15 countries around the world, welcoming more than 120,000 people to its long table set in vegetable fields and orchard groves, at creameries and cheeseworks, in urban gardens and big-sky ranches. Jan. 24, 2018 - Jan. 28, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Key West Food & Wine Festival 800-474-4319 Email Website Top chefs and restaurateurs display culinary creativity and the Keys' indigenous cuisine in a flavorful schedule of events for food lovers. Highlights include the lively "Old Town Uncorked," neighborhood wine strolls, food and wine pairings, intriguing seminars, winemaker dinner series and a grand tasting. Jan. 24, 2018 - Jan. 25, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Fishing IFC Sailfish Tournament Website Presented by the Islamorada Fishing Club, the event is the second leg this year of the three-pronged Florida Keys Gold Cup Championship series and typically draws a field of up to 30 boat teams of elite sport fishermen. Kickoff is 1/24 and fishing day is 1/25. A total cash payout for a full field at the IFC Sailfish Tournament could reach $30,000. Jan. 24, 2018 Location: Key West Key West Art & Historical Society presents: Conch Revival Picnic 305.295.6616 x111 Email The Key West Art & Historical Society and Isle Cook Key West have teamed up to present a picnic-style Conch heritage dinner and co-benefit for Grimal Grove prepared by acclaimed chefs Martha Hubbard and Dave Furman. Staged on the grounds of the Key West Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters, the picnic features a wine and appetizer pairing, a variety of classic Key West/Conch recipes using produce from Grimal Grove, and a Molletes cook-off competition coordinated by Key West Food Tours creator Analise Smith and her Cuban-Conch recipe aficionada mother Teresa Menendez. Tickets $35 for Members and $45 for Non-members. Jan. 26, 2018 - Jan. 27, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture Key West Theater presents: Arlo Guthrie 305-985-0433 Website Arlo Guthrie has been known to generations as a prolific songwriter, social commentator, master storyteller, actor and activist. Born in Coney Island, New York in 1947, Arlo is the eldest son of Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease, and America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher/artist Woody Guthrie. Arlo has become an iconic figure in folk music in his own right with a distinguished and varied career spanning over fifty years. Show starts 8 p.m. each night. Jan. 26, 2018 - Jan. 28, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Fishing Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament Email Website Anglers compete for beautiful trophies and prizes in one of the most prestigious offshore tournaments in the Florida Keys, and this year is the third and final leg of the Florida Keys Gold Cup Championship. Jan. 27, 2018 - Jan. 28, 2018 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture 33rd Annual Key West Craft Show 305-294-1243 Email Website Tens of thousands of attendees browse and buy among juried artisans and crafters who gather to display their talents at this popular outdoor festival on lower Whitehead Street in historic Old Town Key West. Jan. 28, 2018 Location: Key West 24th Annual Key West Master Chefs Classic 305-294-9526, ext 25 Website Local restaurants vie for top honors in appetizer, entrée and dessert categories. Attendees sample the culinary treats while judges pick the winners. The show is held from 4-7 p.m. at the Margaritaville Resort & Marina pier, 245 Front St. Event proceeds benefit the nonprofit Monroe Association for ReMARCable Citizens. Jan. 28, 2018 Location: Key West Key West Artisan Market presents: Culinary & Wine Show Website Culinary & Wine Show features local chef specialties, exotic cheeses, wine tasting and dozens of great vino by the bottle and case. Guests are encouraged to ride bikes or the bus which conveniently stops in front of the Restaurant Store. Parking is available in the Old Town Parking Garage at 300 Grinnell Street. Please bring your own bags. Jan. 29, 2018 Location: Marathon Category: Arts & Culture Florida Keys Concert Association presents: Trio Solisti Website Hailed as "the most exciting piano trio in America" by The New Yorker Magazine, Trio Solisti is comprised of three brilliant instrumentalists - violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Fabio Bidini. They have earned a reputation for soulful and passionate performances marked by soloist virtuosity, electric energy, seamless ensemble playing, and thrilling abandon. Performance at 7:30 PM, at San Pablo Catholic Church, 550 122nd St., (MM53). Tickets to be available online. Jan. 30, 2018 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture Florida Keys Concert Association presents: Trio Solisti Website Hailed as "the most exciting piano trio in America" by The New Yorker Magazine, Trio Solisti is comprised of three brilliant instrumentalists - violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Fabio Bidini. They have earned a reputation for soulful and passionate performances marked by soloist virtuosity, electric energy, seamless ensemble playing, and thrilling abandon. Performance at Island Community Church @ 7:30 PM, 83250 Overseas Highway, (MM83). Tickets to be available online.
