January 1, 2016

WHAT’S HAPPENING
‘Which Way is Up?’ Writing program
• Four-week workshop
set for January
Saturday, Jan. 9, marks the first of
four consecutive Saturday sessions of
“Which Way Is Up?,” a collaborative,
multidisciplinary installation workshop
by Vera Vasek in conjunction with Key
West Art & Historical Society and its
adolescent/adult education program,
Outside e Lines.
Workshop 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 9,
16, 21 and 30 at Fort East Martello’s
second floor citadel. Museum’s eclectic
collection inspires collaborative piece
under Vasek’s guidance, who leads
through creative process idea to formulation to creation. Workshop culminates in a final exhibition with
reception 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5.
Limited space.
Register online. Cost $125,
KWAHS members; $150, non-members. Supplies provided. n
INFO KWAHS.org/learn
is year the Fringe offers a special
program—an opportunity for aspiring
playwrights to work with renowned
playwright and teacher Toby Armour
to write their own short play.
Class begins Monday, Jan. 25, and
runs for 14 weeks concluding with a
public reading of the new plays on May
12. Enroll online, fringetheater.org—
cost $65.
Toby Armour, the Fringe’s resident
playwright, is a national award-winning
playwright and Jerome Fellow, many of
whose plays are based on oral history
and stories of community. She has led
writing workshops in Arizona, New
York and New England. Her plays have
been in traditional and non-traditional
venues, like a saloon in Flagstaff, Ariz.;
a hole in the ground in Boston’s
Jamaica Plain; a whorehouse-turned
public library in Patagonia, Ariz.
e program, “Our Houses Speak,”
focuses on the development of 10minute plays inspired by a Key West
house, its people, history, pets, furniture, joys, sorrows—the possibilities are
endless. e class culminates in a public
reading by Fringe actors. No requirement for a playwriting background but
rather an interest in writing and a sincere desire to try the short play form.
Writers select an anecdote or story to
write about and work with Toby in
weekly sessions to develop their play.
Space limited.
Workshop location to be determined. e Fringe offers community
programs including Shakespeare in
School which brings live Shakespeare
performances to schools in Monroe,
Alice’s Parlor II which offers opportunities to new actors; Key West Characters
which commissions and produces plays
about Key West’s past like Conch
Republic (e Musical!).
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To discuss writing interests with
Toby, call (203) 645-9790.n
INFO
fringetheater.org
• High schoolers
Global Leaders
enter for county
Monroe County high school students can enter the Global Leaders
Essay Contest—15 winners chosen to
receive competitive scholarships, $500
to full scholarships toward an Experiment program for 2016. Scholarships
applied to program fee for any of the
more than 30 programs in 20-plus
countries. Also, additional need-based
financial aid available to those who exhibit. n
INFO
experiment.org
MARATHON NEWS
Affordable housing priority,
mayor to call special meeting
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
e unhealthy ratio of affordable
worker housing units to the growing
number of luxury resorts will be front
and center at a meeting Mayor Senmartin plans to call in the new year
to address the issue.
e gathering will likely take place in
February, Senmartin said, since both he
and Council Member Bill Kelly will be
attending separate, out-of-town city
business meetings in Tallahassee and
Washington, D.C., respectively.
New City Manager Charles Lindsey
is also starting work this week and will
need to get acquainted with the job,
Senmartin added.
be redeveloped by e Singh Company,
owned by Marathon businessman Pritam
Singh, who made a name transforming
Key West’s Truman Annex in the ’80s
and, more recently, Tranquility Bay in
Marathon, among other sites.
Plans call for Knight’s Key’s 200 RV
spots to be transformed into an equal
number of hotel room units, pools and
other amenities and 31 affordable worker
housing units. e current 24-boat
dockings would remain in some form.
e property’s size could have allowed
for more than 600 transient-licensed
units, city staffers say.
While acknowledging that the
redevelopment won’t help the current
situation, Mayor Senmartin said there
was never any question local government
“When I talked about this issue
during my campaign it wasn’t just
campaign talk,” Senmartin said Tuesday.
“is is something I’ve been thinking
about and working on for a long time.
We’re going to convene a meeting with
all the people involved, including
developers, Habitat for Humanity and
the Middle Keys Land Trust.”
e city’s affordable housing advisory
board will also be major players in the
upcoming discussions, Senmartin said.
e city’s growing shortage of worker
housing—and affordable tourist
accommodation—was thrown into stark
relief in September when yet another
luxury resort was approved by the
city council.
e 25-acre Knight’s Key parcel will
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could have acquired Knight’s Key
for affordable housing purposes.
“You’re talking about a $25 million
piece of property,” he said. “It’s literally
the biggest piece of property left in the
Keys. ere’s literally no way that the
City of Marathon could buy that.
We’d have to hit the lottery several
times over to do it.”
e city’s affordable housing fund
is currently running with $1 million
to spend on the issue, with current
building plans centered on a
government-owned parcel at 104th St. n
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No arrests had been made, as of press time
Tuesday, over the recent bomb threats called in to
Marathon Middle High School and Key West
High School. at’s despite indications from the
Sheriff’s Office that authorities are closing in on a
potential suspect.
Sheriff Rick Ramsey took to the airwaves recently, telling listeners on U.S. 1 Radio that his office would be taking the lead on the two cases, one
of which ostensibly falls under the jurisdiction of
the Key West Police Department. Ramsey also indicated that he felt the two incidents were linked,
and that he expected to be able to announce an arrest in the case in the near future. e sheriff declined to reveal additional information, which he
said could jeopardize the case.
On Dec. 14 both Key West High School and
Marathon Middle High scrambled to spirit pupils
and personnel from a threatened bomb attack – on
only 10 minutes notice.
“Both schools received phone calls taken at the
start of the school day,” Superintendent of Schools
Mark Porter said at the time. “e messages were
very simple. ere are bombs in the buildings, and
the bombs will detonate in 10 minutes.”
e Key West call was taken first, around 8:02
a.m. Marathon High received its threat at 8:19
a.m., according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s
Office press release.
Sheriff’s deputies quickly stopped traffic along
Sombrero Beach Road in Marathon, while other
officers responded directly to the scene.
A third security alert, involving Coral Shores
High School a week earlier, turned out to be a false
alarm, with a person carrying an umbrella likely
being misidentified as an armed intruder. at incident cleared the Upper Keys school for the day.
Some 708 students are enrolled at Coral Shores,
while Marathon Middle High hosts 671, and Key
West High, 1,188.
According to Florida statutes, calling in a false
bomb threat is a second-degree felony. Should the
suspect or suspects be charged with two counts of
the offence, he or she could face up to 30 years in
prison. n
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Key West makes large
vehicle purchases
BY PRU SOWERS
MIIILE MARKER NEWS
Key West is the proud owner of a new street
sweeper and a city bus with a combined price tag
of just over $700,000.
e new bus is part of a scheduled replacement
program at Key West Transit. e $455,000 diesel
bus will be completely funded by a state transportation grant.
“New and improved models added to our fleet
will alleviate the high maintenance costs of the
current bus fleet, which has outlived its useful life,”
said Norman Whitaker, director of the Key West
Department of Transportation.
e $249,601 street sweeper is being purchased
through a procurement program by the Florida
Sheriffs Association, which negotiated a statewide
vehicle competitive bid that is open to local
governments.
And it comes none too soon. Another sweeper
broke down as it was cleaning up after this year’s
Fantasy Fest parade.
“Street sweeping is an essential Community
Services Department function that promotes overall city cleanliness, public health/safety and environmental stewardship,” said Marcus Davila,
Community Services Deputy Director. n
Tibetan monks for
Sacred Art Tour
Eight Tibetan monks from the Drepung
Gomang Monastery, students of H.H. Dalai Lama,
will be in Key West, Jan. 3-10, for a seven-day
festival of the culture, teachings and artistic
expression in locations around the island.
e festival is part of the monk’s mission to
spread the message of peace, loving kindness,
wisdom and compassion while sharing traditional
Tibetan arts and culture. ey aim to raise support
for their monastery in South India where their
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Fantasy Fest complaints get new
airing in February
BY PRU SOWERS
MILE MARKER NEWS
A potential showdown between organizers of Fantasy Fest and others wanting to clamp down on the week-long
bacchanalia will take place in early 2016.
Although complaints are registered
each year about nudity and lewd behavior on the part of a few attendees of Fantasy Fest, there is an opening for those
complaints to have more impact because
the five-year contract between the city
and the Key West Tourist Development
Association (TDA) expired after this
year’s event, which ran from Oct. 23 to
Nov. 1. Key West City Manager Jim
Scholl has tentatively set Feb. 11 for a
city commission workshop to discuss
whether to renew the TDA contract.
e workshop will be open to the
public to provide input to commissioners on Fantasy Fest events and a new
contract with TDA or, possibly, another
promoter. TDA owns the rights to the
name Fantasy Fest and has hired e
Market Share Company, a local firm, to
produce Fantasy Fest since 1990.
Former City Commissioner Henry
Bethel organized a group of residents
about a year ago to actively complain to
city commissioners about nudity at Fantasy Fest. He has shown up at commission meetings with photographs of
partially nude participants taken, he
said, at last year’s Fest events such as the
parade.
“Mayor and Commissioners, please
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Everything old new again!
• Impromptu Classical Concerts
2016 season
Now in its 44th season, Key West’s Impromptu
Classical Concerts retains its original mission:
“To promote the appreciation and enjoyment
help us clean up our city and regain the
respect we deserve,” Bethel wrote in a
letter to the commission last spring.
After the February workshop, Scholl
will get individual input from commissioners and draw up a contract for their
review. Currently, there seems to be little
interest from city officials in forcing
TDA out or even making significant
changes in how nudity is handled. Current city ordinance allows women to be
nude above the waist as long as their
breasts are painted. Neither men or
women are allowed to show their genitals or engage in public sex acts.
Scholl pointed out that there were no
arrests this year for lewd behavior and
that most of the nudity was contained in
the “Fantasy Fest district,” an area largely
of music, particularly classical music, for all residents
of and visitors to Monroe County and the City
of Key West by providing opportunities to experience
concerts of outstanding quality performed by the very
best ensembles and artists at the most affordable
prices possible.”
To fulfill that mission in a changing world, this
season’s six-concert series offers inspired chamber
music programs performed by talented young musicians. e combining of classical musical repertoire
and young talent reflects the organization’s refreshing
take on the philosophy that ‘everything old is new
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contained to Duval Street where much of
the event crowd seems to congregate.
“Every time there was an issue when
they [event attendees] were told to cover
up, they did. e crowd was pretty well
behaved overall,” Scholl said about this
year’s event, adding that there were no
arrests for lewd behavior.
While newly-elected Commissioner
Richard Payne said he personally doesn’t
like the painted nudity, he supports
keeping it contained within the Fantasy
Fest district. And there was less nudity at
this year’s event, he said.
“I think they got a good handle on
what they can do. e present laws are
good enough to let police officers take
care of things,” Payne said recently.
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again’. is year, all concerts are performed at
Caribbean Gothic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
401Duval St. All concerts 4 p.m. Sundays.
n Jan. 10
Returning to Key West is pianist omas Pandolfi
who leads off the season on Sunday, Jan. 10. Pandolfi
is an exciting virtuoso whose appearances often feature not only the beloved masterpiece concerti by
Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Liszt, but also the
equally brilliant ones by Paderewski, Rubinstein and
Moszkowski. Additionally, in the Pops genre, omas
| Continued on page 5
COUNTY NEWS
Health Fair
roundup
n Jan. 30
Keys’ AHEC scheduled the 45th
Annual UM/Keys AHEC Health Fair
for Saturday, Jan. 30, in Key West,
Big Pine Key and Marathon.
• See below
FANTASTY FEST
| Continued from page 5
While the nudity issue may be losing
traction, another concern regarding the
TDA contract will definitely come up
“big time,” said Commissioner Clayton
Lopez. e just-expired contract called
for TDA to pay city for police, clean-up
and other maintenance services provided in connection with Fantasy Fest.
But the amount paid does not cover
how much the city actually spends on
Fest services, Lopez said. In the 201115 contract, TDA paid the city up to a
capped amount starting at $55,750 a
year with 3 percent increases each year.
Various city departments including
police/fire and the department of public
works are in the process of calculating
what they actually spent in staff hours
and equipment for Fantasy Fest. ose
reports are not finalized yet, but Lopez
said the initial numbers are startling.
“Even with round numbers, we’re
talking about a $120,000 difference,”
he said. “If it’s a major difference
between what the city spends, they
[TDA] are going to have to pay more
for what they use.”
However, if final cost estimates not
too much higher than what TDA pays
the city, Lopez said he would let it slide
because Fantasy Fest is a huge tourist
draw, benefiting local businesses. n
IMPROMPTU CONCERTS
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is considered a leading interpreter of the
works of George Gershwin.
n Jan. 24
Appearing on Jan. 24, the internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble Western
Wind Sextet will share the special
beauty and variety of a cappella music.
e ensemble will call upon its diverse
background from Renaissance motets to
’50s rock ‘n’ roll, medieval carols, Duke
Ellington, complex works by avantgarde composers and simple folk
melodies.
e month of January wraps up with
a performance by violin player William
Hagen. Reaffirming the theme, the
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young musician plays on an Andrea
Guarneri (Cremona) violin, c. 1675.
Hagen began violin lessons at age four,
later studying with virtuoso violinist
Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho at
e Juilliard School. In a program to
please traditionalists, Hagen opens with
a Mozart sonata and continues with
selections from Prokofiev and Ravel.
n Feb. 14
e winter heats up when the Eroica
Trio breezes into town on Feb.14.
Whether playing the great standards of
the piano trio repertoire or daring contemporary works, the three young
women who make up this celebrated
string ensemble electrify the concert
stage with their passionate performances. e Trio won the Naumburg
Award. Britain’s Badke String Quartet,
Quartet-in-Residence at London’s Royal
Holloway University, are center stage on
Feb. 28. Formed in 2002, the Quartet is
recognized as one of Britain’s finest
string quartets.
Tickets $20 at door one hour before
performance or online. Students free.
n March 13
e final concert of the season presents the Axiom Brass Quintet on March
13. Chicago-based quintet’s repertoire
includes traditional brass quintets,
string quartet transcriptions, early
music and unique arrangements of
American and Latin jazz. Ensemble’s
commitment to new music has led to
several world premieres and ongoing
commissioning projects. Axiom Brass
is an Ensemble-in-Residence at the
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
and Rush Hour Concerts’ “Back of the
Yards” program in Chicago.n
INFO classicalconcertskw.com
KEY WEST LOU
COMMENTARY
BY LOUIS PETRONE
MILE MARKER NEWS
eople who live in glass
houses should not throw
P
stones.
Jesus says . . . . Let he who is without
sin cast the first stone.
e Bible tells us . . . . As ye sow, so
shall ye reap. e good Book comments
. . . . How the mighty will fall.
Justin Timberlake wrote a song titled
. . . What Goes Around, Comes Around.
From biblical times to every day accepted admonitions to modern day song,
the message is clear. Beware. Bad deeds
return to bite you in the ass.
e thrust of this column
involves the Bill Clinton impeachment
proceedings. Brought about by his sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky in the
White House. During times when
Lewinsky was a federal intern or
employee. e affair involved oral
copulation. Never intercourse.
Clinton was impeached by the House
of Representatives and following trial by
the Senate acquitted.
Certain elected officials pursuing
Clinton’s impeachment were adulterers
or guilty of other deviant sexual behavior. Prior to, during and subsequent to
Clinton’s acquittal.
is column examines the conduct of
such persons. Elected officials dirty
themselves. Perfect examples of the pot
calling the kettle black.
Political sexcapades
All to be discussed were Republicans. same. Livingston resigned. Clinton did
Clinton a Democrat.
not.
Newt Gingrich was the leader of the
Dennis Hastert of Illinois voted for
Republican revolution in 1994. e
Clinton’s impeachment. He was elected
Republicans took control of Congress
Speaker following the Gingrich and Livfor the first time in
ingston resignations.
44 years. Gingrich soon became Speaker.
Hastert served eight years as Speaker.
Gingrich led the impeachment drive.
en resigned. Resigned because he
He thought it despicable that the Presiwanted to. He was not forced to do so
dent, a federal official, would have sex in for any reason.
a federal building, the White House,
Last year, Hastert was indicted for viwith a federal intern/employee.
olation of federal banking rules.
While the drive to impeachment was
In his early years, Hastert was a
going on, Gingrich was having an affair
schoolteacher and coach. It was discovwith Callista Bisek, a House
ered he had sexually abused
of Representative staffer. She
three of his students. One of
was 23 years his junior. e
the students wanted Hastert
sexual relationship ran 1993to pay him to not publicly re98 at which time Gingrich
veal the matter. Hush money.
resigned from the House of
Hastert paid this individRepresentatives. He admitted
ual $1.7 million over a period
to the affair.
of time. It was how Hastert
Gingrich was married to
made the payments that vioLOU
his second wife during the
lated federal law.
PETRONE
time of the affair. Divorced
Bob Barr of Georgia was
COLUMNIST
the second wife and married
one of the leaders in the move
Bisek after his resignation.
to impeach Clinton. He was
Robert Livingston was a Louisiana
the first lawmaker to publicly call for
Congressman. He called for the resignaClinton’s resignation because of the
tion of Clinton. e Republican conferLewinsky matter. He was one of the
ence voted for Livingston to succeed
mangers (prosecutors) during the imGingrich as Speaker.
peachment trial itself before the Senate.
Soon after the conference vote and
It was discovered Barr had an affair
before the official vote, it was discovered while married.
Livingston had multiple extramarital afDan Burton was another holier than
fairs. His wife encouraged him to resign
thou. He, too, was a leader in seeking
from Congress and urged Clinton do the Clinton’s impeachment. He said, “No
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one . . . should be allowed to get away
with sexual improprieties.”
In 1998, Vanity Fair revealed Barr
had an affair in 1983. e affair produced a child. Barr admitted fathering a
son with a former state employee.
Helen Chenoweth-Hage was a Congressperson from Idaho. She called and
voted for Clinton’s impeachment. In
1998, she admitted to having an affair
with a married man for six years. is
was before her entering Congress. She
was single at the time.
Henry Hyde was a major Congressional figure during impeachment time.
He was one of those pushing for Clinton’s impeachment. He was Chairman of
the Managers (chief prosecutor) who
presented evidence against Clinton during the Senate trial.
His affair came to light in 1998, also.
It was claimed he had an affair from
1965-69. Before his election to Congress. e affair was with a married
woman who had three children. Hyde
was 41 at the time the affair began. He
was married.
Hyde admitted to the affair in 1998.
He blamed it on “youthful indiscretion.”
News of Hyde’s affair broke while
Hyde was spearheading impeachment
proceedings.
Stephen C. La Tourette voted to impeach Clinton. He was having an affair
at the time with his Chief of Staff,
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING!
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Thursday Michelle Dravis
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Monday
Prana Flow/Alanda 10:3011:30am
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Hot Vinyasa Flow/Jolie 6:307:30pm
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Heated Hatha Flow/Shaina
6:30-7:30pm
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The Art Studio
12535 Overseas Hwy.,
Marathon (305) 289-9013
n
Recurring weekly classes
Crash Course in Glass Cutting
Tuesday, Saturday — $35
Learn the fundamentals of glass
cutting. Glass cutting tools,
safety, breaking glass after
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING!
Island Yoga
5800 Overseas Hwy.,
Suite 40, Gulfside Village;
islandyogafl.com
n
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Friday
Yin Yoga/Jolie 8:45-9:45am
Yoga Flow/Jolie 10-11am
Saturday
Vinyasa Flow/Nichole
9:45-10:45am
KIDS Yoga/Nichole 11-11:45am
Sunday Zen
Restorative/Alanda
10:30-11:30am
Sol Shine Yoga Studio
65 53rd. St., Marathon
(843) 830-0428
n
Monday
9:00 YinYasa
4:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga
5:30 Intro to Flow
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Tuesday
6:30 Sunrise Vinyasa
9:00 Vinyasa
10:30 Chair Yoga
3:00 Flow Motion
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Wednesday
9:00 YinYasa
1:00 Liquid Yoga
4:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Thursday
6:30 Sunrise Yoga
9:00 Vinyasa
10:30 Chair Yoga
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Friday
9:00 YinYasa
12:15 Lunch Hour Flow
4:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Saturday
9:30 Community Yoga (FREE)
11:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga n
‘Rigging in’
a new year!
e Schooner Wharf Bar New
Year’s Eve Celebration is a nautical
new year’s eve tradition with lowering of pirate wench from mast of
America 2.0 tall ship docked in the
Key West Bight. Co-owner Evalena
Worthington to descend. Midnight
signals cannon fire, complimentary
hats, party favors and horns with
live music day and night.
e bash was rated by AOL as
the No. 2 New Year’s Party in the
nation—second only to Times
Square’s in New York City. (And
Huffington Post’s 13 Amazing New
Year’s 2014 Photos from Around the
World. Rob O’Neal’s of Evalena at
Schooner Wharf was the only photo
chosen from this continent.
Festivities start with guitarist
Michael McCloud, 11:30 a.m.–4:30
p.m. Local musicians Snap, Crackle
and Pepper, 5-8 p.m. At 8:30 p.m.
into late night, Biscuit Miller, one
of the funkiest bass players around
for three electric nights. With midnight, DJ Kid Kelly plays party favorites and Auld Lang Syne. It’s to
the top of the mast for the countdown to begin!
e end of the year isn’t the end
of the party. Schooner New Year
rocks until 4 a.m. No cover charge.
n
INFO schoonerwharf.com
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SHORTANSWERS
BY J E F F J O H N S O N n P A U L A F O R M A N
It’s a free country,
isn’t it?
Dear Short Answers: I always put gift
purchase off, I think because I
resent the obligatory list of people who already have everything. I just hate the
whole ritual of mandatory present exchange—and the unnecessary (in my
view) hole in my bank account come January. Do I have a choice? Not So Merry
Dear Notso:Of course you have a
choice—in fact you have many, many options. All holidays are exercises in choice
from what you celebrate, with whom and
how. Gift-giving is just
tactical. Use it wisely.
Special recipe
Dear Short Answers: I will be
visiting my married children and
their very young kids this holiday.
Any advice? Granny
Dear Granny:
Gratitude is the best drug
for anything that bothers
you—focus on it and otherwise comment little.
Except to lavishly
praise all.
Easy one
big hospital) and am happier than I have
been in years. When people ask me what
I do, I never know what to say because
“retired” sounds like you are not a
productive member of society, and I feel
more productive than ever. And when I
say I “used to be a nutritionist” that
sounds like I’m living the past. “I used
to be something, but now I’m nothing.”
What’s the solution?
Retired, Feels Discarded
Dear RFR: We’ve been there. It is
always an adjustment when one has
identified deeply with a career. In your
case, you might say you are using your old
skills in a new way which you find really
energizing. Most people don’t deserve or
require a more detailed response.
Tibetan monks’ Sacred Art Tour
Cents and sensibility
Dear Short Answers: I have two
children. One is reasonably well off,
the other is chronically in debt. Do I treat
them equally in my will?
Mom
Dear Mom: Which
one were you considering
rewarding—the grasshopper or the ant? In general,
we think an equal division
is sensible and equitable,
regardless of circumstance.
Each of your children is
likely to deal with an
inheritance in the same
way they have managed
their own money, but an
equal allocation is less
likely to cause resentment
PAULA FORMAN &
after you are gone.
JEFF JOHNSON
Dear Short Answers:
Do I have to bring a gift
to every damn holiday
party? Bah Humbug
Dear Bah: You don’t
HAVE to, but it’s better
to bring something small
(Christmas ornament, jar of honey)
than waste time worrying about it.
Old question,
new answer
Dear Short Answers: I recently
“retired” and am having a terrible time actually saying that word, because I don’t
feel “retired” at all. I volunteer at the local
food bank (used to be a nutritionist at a
Debra Kupchok and Eric Levy prepare for upcoming crystal bowl healing
concert with Drepung Gomang Tibetan monks 7-8:30 p.m. Monday,
Jan. 4 , at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 Duval St. The concert is one
event slated during the week-long festival of Tibetan culture, teachings
and artistic expression led by Eight Tibetan monks, Jan. 3 -10.
Good thing
Dear Short Answers: Why did
Mahatma Gandhi want to teach
children handicrafts? Joe P
Dear Joe: Same reason we like to teach
kids crafts. It develops manual dexterity,
sense of pride, possible sale, tradition—
and a wonderful sense of community
when crafts are done with friends, neighbors and family. And we have learned
these activities engage kids of all ages
without electronics. n
Life is complicated. “Short Answers isnt. Send a question about whatever is bothering you
to [email protected] or go to www.shortanswers.net and a psychologist
and sociologist will answer. A selection of the best questions appear in Konk Life.
| Continued from page 4
Paige is a member of Key West Tara
Mandala, an organization that gathers at the Key West Botanical Gardens twice each week to practice
Tibetan meditation. e group or
“sangha” co-host the week-long
event with the Rev. Hooper and St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, whose 401
Duval St. location became an impetus for the many events, visits and
blessings. Join the ordained monks
as they speak, sing, pray and teach.
Events include a Tibetan cultural
film at Tropic Cinema, traditional
Tibetan Momo dinner, sunset meditation and chant, sunset sail on the
Hindu, dharma talks at St. Paul’s
and Key West Botanical Gardens,
traditional sacred Tibetan practices
and concert offerings of sacred tonal
and instrumental music. Some
events require ticket purchase or
preregistration while others are
open to all with donations for the
monks.
e monks available for private
house, boat and business blessings,
cultural pageant and lecture visits in
schools, music performances, tea
ceremonies and other traditional rituals on request—by donation or
“dana,” to help support the monks
in their efforts and travels.
An event highlight will be the
creation of a Compassion Sand
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Mandala, which begins with an
opening ceremony 1 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 3, in the
gardens of St. Paul’s Church,
415 Eaton St.
Millions of colored grains of
sand are carefully laid out in specific
patterns and diagrams which represent sacred textual Buddhist imagery as the Drepung Gomang
monks demonstrate this ancient Tibetan art form in a week-long
process of creation and dissolution.
Participants get their hands in on
this sacred art form by registering
with e Studios of Key West for a
two-hour workshop with the monks
1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Another festival highlight features two musical offerings: a crystal
bowl healing concert with Debra
Kupchok, Eric Levy and the
Drepung Gomang Tibetan Monks
on Monday, 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 4;
concert of sacred sounds—Songs of
Peace, Songs of Compassion— with
the Tibetan Monks, St. Paul’s
Blessed Community Choir and
Skipper Kripitz and Friends 7-8:30
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Both take
place at St. Paul’s with a suggested
donation of $20.
For information or make a donation, go online. n
INFO
keywesttaramandala.org/
2016sacredtour
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• Custom House Museum
KWAHS film
‘Chico & Rita’
n Jan. 7
e Key West Art & Historical
Society offers the 2012 Oscar-nominated animated film “Chico &
Rita,” a story that illuminates a
journey of the culture, people and
music that has influenced the world,
at 6 p.m. ursday, Jan. 7, in the
Helmerich Research & Learning
Center on third floor of the Custom
House Museum, 281 Front St.
Oscar®-winning director
Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque,
Calle 54) and Spain’s legendary
illustrator Javier Mariscal celebrate
their passion for the music and
culture of Cuba with an epic story
of love, passion, and heartbreak.
Set in 1948, the film features
Chico—a young piano player with
big dreams, and Rita—a beautiful
singer with an extraordinary voice.
Music and desire unite them as
they chase their dreams and each
other from Havana to New York to
Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas.
e film captures a defining
moment in the evolution of history
and jazz, featuring the music of
elonious Monk, Charlie Parker,
Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody
Herman, Tito Puente, Chano Pozo,
and others.
e film followed by an informal
talk by Marty Stonely, a Key Westbased musician with two generations of musical ties to Cuba.
Stonely will elucidate on the
film’s extraordinary original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist
and five-time Grammy®-winning
composer Bebo Valdés as well as his
own musical journey's traversing the
musical styles and stages of the
Cuban music scene.
Praised by the Miami Herald as a
film that “melds dazzling visuals and
a wildly infectious score into a simple yet affecting love story,” “Chico
& Rita” is part of the
Society’s “Art as History, History
as Art” film series, a new education
program implemented to help use
film as a touchstone into the history
of our island and was selected to
compliment the current Custom
House exhibits, “Rob O’Neal:
Islands in the (Gulf) Stream” and
“Bars, Brews & Blues: A History
of Carousing in Key West.”
Michael Shields, Society board
member and initiator of the new
program, said, “Our closest neighbor has impacted the Keys for generations, and the music tells the
story that holds a mirror and the
eternal hope of restoring and renewing our relationships.” n
INFO
KWAHS.org/learn
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Family friendly projects are
offfered at THE ARTT STUDIO daily
to celebrate any occasion.
Photo: Sarah Sandnes • Cover: JT Thompson
Limelight/The Art Studio
BY EMILY SCHULTEN
here’s not much you can’t create at
The Art Studio in Marathon, which is
inspiring creativity in the Middle Keys with their
full schedule of weekly classes and an array of special events that they offer. With their Paint Your
Own Pottery Room, Clay and Glass Studio, Potters Room, Celebration Room, Corporate Classroom, and Kids Classroom, there is no group or
individual that they cannot accommodate.
The Art Studio has been open since October
2015, since founder Sheila Cook decided that she
wanted to create a space in Marathon where people
could explore many different mediums of art and
experience a little bit of everything. It had been a
lifelong dream of Cook’s to begin a family-oriented
community where people could find their creative
sides, and The Art Studio does this in a variety of
ways for locals and visitors alike. It is a full-service
artists’ wonderland, with features including a kiln
room, a break room, and an office.
Held in one of the location’s five art studios
are a variety of events and courses. The studio
T
offers clay wheel throwing, clay hand building,
and paint-your-own pottery for even the most
novice artist. Throughout each month you can
find a new schedule of classes such as water color,
acrylic, and oil painting; for the person who prefers drawing over painting, there is also courses
in sketching in pencil, and charcoal, pen and ink.
The adventurous might like to allow the staff to
lead you through an exploration of the world of
jewelry making, glass fusing, or try your hand at
crafts and ceramics on a potter’s wheel.
One of the primary highlights of The Art
Studio is the retail space known as the Paint Shop
for paint-your-own pottery. The Paint Shop will
allow guests to come in and choose a piece of pottery and paint it, and from there the staff’s helpful
hands will dip it in a glaze. It is then fired in their
kilns. In a couple of days, guests will come and
claim their pieces to take home.
There are always events and opportunities going on at the Art Studio, like “Ladies
Night Out” that features a fun craft great for
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gift giving or cherishing in your own home.
Whether it is the “Kids Korner,” summer
camp, or a birthday party, the studio caters
to anyone looking to make art in a way that
makes a statement about who he or she is as
an individual. There are over one hundred
different projects to choose from, so there is
truly something for everyone.
After exercising your creative self, you can relax and enjoy the artsy atmosphere in the Coffee
Loft, where you can enjoy a coffee drink while
perusing a book from their catalogue of art texts.
You might even find this to be a place where you
can exercise other creativities by taking advantage of the wireless internet.
The Art Studio is open Monday through
Saturday 10am to 7pm November through
April and Tuesday through Saturday 10-7 May
through October The Art Studio is located at
12535 Overseas Highway. You can find out
more at keysartstudio.com or by phoning (305)
289-9013.
Art Studio Lime Light Mile Marker News
PHOTOS BY SARAH SANDNES
Sheila Cook & Leah Stephens enjoying a
cup a latte in the Coffee Loft upstairs of
the Art Studio.
One on One assistance is
offered to assure your project
created at the Art Studio is
completed with perfection.
The teachers at The Art Studio are so good at explaining the art of
Friendly bonding puts smiles on every ones face as you explore your creative wheel throwing even a complete novice leaves with their very own hand
made project.
abilities together.
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Marathon Holiday Concert in the Park
PHOTOS BY BARRY GAUKEL
Ariana Patterson.
Marathon High graduate Xavier McKnight.
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Marathon Holiday Concert in the Park
PHOTOS BY BARRY GAUKEL
4 year old Sutton Sayer accompanied
Xavier McKnight.
Soccer players enjoying the concert.
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Marathon City Manager Mike Puto.
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Turtles! Turtles!
At left, Turtle Hospital staffer (right) shows a
female green sea turtle that underwent treatment
for intestinal ailments. Tour the world's only
state-certified veterinary hospital for sea turtles
located in Marathon.
| ANDY NEWMAN Florida Keys News Bureau
INFO
turtlehospital.com
LOUIS PETRONE
| Continued from page 7
Jennifer Laptook. La Tourette was married at the time.
David Vitter’s story is interesting. Both Vitter and
Livingston were from Louisiana. Vitter took over
Robert Livingston’s seat when Livingston resigned
because of his extra marital affair.
Vitter said at the time, “I think Livingston’s
stepping down makes a very powerful argument t
hat Bill Clinton should resign as well.”
Vitter went on to become a U.S.
Senator. In 2007, Vitter was seeking the Republican
nomination for President. His campaign came to an
immediate halt when Vitter’s name was discovered in
the address book of D.C. Madam Deborah Jane
Palfrey.
You may ask why this article at this time. e reason
is the present state of the smoldering Trump/Clinton
war.
Clinton charges Trump is a sexist. Probably so.
Trump responds with a warning. Saying in effect
if you’re going to get into sex, BE CAREFUL.
Neither is Simon pure. ere appears to be
checkered activities by both in years gone by.
I fear the election is going to get down and dirty.
Perhaps the dirtiest Presidential campaign ever. Gutter
politics at its worst.
No one will come out clean.
Nor will the American people benefit.
It bothers me that sex continues to be so important
in the United States. European nations laugh that we
give sex such importance.
I believe we may be at that time when we give less
importance to the sexual lives of people. We live in an
age where same sex marriage is legal. Transgenderism is
accepted In many states. California has laws protecting
transgenders in certain situations.
People cohabit and live many years or all their years
as a family. Bearing children. Never marrying.
Heterosexual divorce is no longer a bar to the
Presidency.
Bisexuality does not seem to phase anyone.
Homosexuality in the military no longer a problem.
It is a new world. It may be anti-religious. It may
not be what all of us like. at is the way it is, however.
So when the dirt starts flying in this campaign, take
it in stride. I suspect the two major candidates have
skeletons hidden in their closets. n
I AM MILE MARKER NEWS
Terry Schmida
Mile Marker News bio
eteran journalist Terry
Schmida has been a
familiar face in Florida Keys’ writing
circles since arriving here from his
native Canada two decades ago.
He is the son of a former advertising
copywriter-turned-published novelist
and counts several other colorful scribes
in his family tree. He published his first
periodical, “e Box,” in grade school
and conducted his first television
interview at age 10.
Schmida holds an honors degree
in Political Science from Concordia
University in Montreal.
V
He began writing for the Key West
Citizen in 1996 as a freelancer, later
working his way up to the positions
of Police Reporter and the Arts and
Entertainment/Paradise Editor.
In 1999 and 2000, he moved over
to a general assignment position at the
weekly Island News. During that time,
he also contributed to that publication’s
sister paper, Celebrate!, the first LGBToriented periodical on the island.
In 2001, Schmida returned to the
Citizen as the Features/Food/Health/
Real Estate Editor. Most recently he
served as that paper’s Education and
Social Services Reporter.
Over the years, Schmida has received
numerous community awards and
citations for his writing, particularly for
his work with nonprofit organizations
such as Literacy Volunteers of America,
Wesley House Family Services, and the
Key West Woman’s Club.
He serves on the board of the Key
West Firehouse Museum and also
Samuel’s House, which provides housing and supportive services to homeless
women, women and men with children,
and intact families.
A committed education advocate,
Schmida is a mentor with the Take
Stock in Children scholarship program.
In his spare time, he has authored
three books about the history of crime
and law enforcement in Monroe
County.
Schmida is pleased to be joining the
Konk Life/Mile Marker family.
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“e successful news organizations
of the future will be those locally owned
and operated with a real connection
to the communities they serve,” he said.
“Advances in technology have evened the
playing field to the point that bigger is
no longer necessarily better and a quality
product has become the paramount
consideration. I’m looking forward
to working with other like-minded
professionals the fastest-growing newsgathering company in the Keys.”
— Terry Schmida
Schmida welcomes input from
the community at [email protected]
“New tips are particularly welcome,”
he said with a smile. n
WINING
t h e K E Y S
A much maligned Merlot
BY STEVE CALDERWOOD
MILE MARKER NEWS
d’tre was to give a little softness to counteract the
deep, rich power of the true grape of Bordeaux
— cabernet sauvignon.
But then in the mid ’80s, Robert Parker and all the
We’re going to journey through the world of grapes
other wine critics found the wines of St.
with a look at what many people think
Milion and Pomerol. ese wines made
is a simple blending grape. is grape
mostly from Merlot were delicious, and
gets more abuse than any other and
you didn’t have to wait years to enjoy
it’s not fair. I’ve really been getting back
them. What better for the American
into this varietal and have been finding
palate?
some wonderfulexamples. When people
Merlot was on a roll.
think about American merlot, they noren in 1991, Merlot’s rep got shot
mally think about Duckhorn, a wonderthrough the stratosphere. “60 Minutes”
ful winery in Napa, but the one area
STEVE
aired an episode called “the French Parathat has excited me more than any
other is Columbia Valley in
C A L D E R W O O D dox” where they revealed new findings
that the French ate tons of fat, yet had
Washington.
COLUMNIST
substantially
less heart disease than other
More on this later, but first take
a
nations.
a look at the history of this much
Why? Red wine!
maligned grape.
en we were in a situation where
Merlot seems to be on a constant
“60 Minutes” (which could never tell
roller coaster of popularity, and right
a lie—well, at least in the early ’90s
now its probably as low as it’s been
that’s what we thought) was telling
since the early ’90s. Why? Because
us we needed to knock back a couple
of that movie, “Sideways.”
of glasses of red wine a night.
When the guys are meeting up
Hey, if they said it, we have to do it.
with the girls for dinner, Miles, who’s
at year American wine consumption
reluctant to hook up with the girls, blurts
quadrupled.
out, “Okay, but if anybody orders a fucking
But Americans weren’t quite ready for the ripeness
merlot, I’m leaving!”
of cabernet, Pinot tasted too weird, and nobody knew
is one line destroyed Merlot’s sales
what Syrah was. Merlot was just right and sales
while the movie had just the opposite effect
soared.
on Pinot Noir.
In 1985 Merlot plantings in California were a
But I said that Merlot has been on a roller coaster,
mere 2,000 acres, but today it’s well in excess of
and this is only the latest dip for this maligned grape.
Back in the 1980s, Merlot was basically thought as 48,000 acres. Merlot had come out of Cabernet’s
shadow and some truly wonderful wines are being
Bordeaux’s “other” blending grape. Its whole raison
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made.
en “Sideways” came out and sent Merlot
through the floor. It’s not fair. It truly does make
some wonderful wines, as well as some crap, but then
don’t all grapes?
Recently I had a chance to sit down for a tasting
of Milbrandt Vineyards from Columbia Valley in
Washington. We had a lovely tasting of six of their
wines, two of them Merlots.
Well, Butch Milbrandt’s wines didn’t disappoint.
He had a lovely Pinot Gris and an equally tasty
Riesling, but the real stars were the Merlots.
e first was an inexpensive “Traditions” Merlot
that was soft and juicy with lots of bright red fruit
flavors.
e second was an “Estates” version that quite
simply put was the bomb. It was chock full of dark
red fruits, chocolate and spice with a hint of oak.
God, I love good wine.
So, the next time you’re looking for a quality
red wine, give a Merlot a shot, because “If anybody
orders a fucking Merlot, I’m staying!”
at’s it for this week, so until the next time—
wine a bit, you’ll feel better. n
Report scams, illegal rentals
Monroe County has launched a toll-free phone
number and email to report illegal and noncompliant
vacation rentals, as well as vacation rental scams in
the Florida Keys. e phone number for reporting
such occurrences to the Monroe County Tax
Collector’s Office, 1-855-422-4540. Or email,
[email protected] n
INFO
(855) 422-4540
Florida Keys Real Estate
Rare opportunity to buy a fabulous estate
126 Calle Ensueno
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
f you’ve been looking for something really special, a large home
you can live and entertain in with all the privacy in the world,
here’s a spectacular property that has it all.
Opportunities to purchase a home like this one in the Florida
Keys do not come along every day. For starters, 126 Calle
Ensueno has a private channel and a protected boat slip and dock
with davits. is offers peace and quiet, as well as easy ocean
access to fishing, diving, island hopping, and any other water
sport you can think of.
e location of this property is ideal. Imagine almost two
acres of land in the fashionable Sombrero Isle subdivision with
this fine two-story, 7,861 square foot home! It’s all waiting
for you at Mile Marker 50, an easy drive to either Key West
or the mainland.
is huge private family entertainment resort/corporate
retreat was designed for maximum comfort and enjoyment year
round. Gated for security, there are seven bedrooms in this
magnificent house, and it boasts six and a half baths.
With a place to play billiards and the fabulous lit tennis court,
there is always plenty to do. You’ll luxuriate in the large (45,000
gallon) L-shaped pool and hot tub, the cabana bath, a big
12-seater outdoor bar, a gazebo, six porches, plenty of storage
space, an enclosed garage and carports.
Privacy is of utmost importance on this estate. And when not
in use by family and friends, the home presents an excellent
rental opportunity. Besides the rooms in the main part of the
house, there is a two-bedroom guest suite with its own baths,
kitchen, living and dining rooms. is could also be the perfect
caretaker’s cottage if needed. Even the guest quarters features a
game room and an office. And it boasts many extras, like a
spectacular 450 gallon salt water aquarium.
Surrounding this superb property, the grounds and gardens
have been beautifully landscaped with sensitivity to the natural
beauty of the area, using native plants and exotics. is is truly
a paradise, which must be seen.
is address may not be on the market long, as there is
currently a big demand for such a special property. If you are
looking for the perfect estate, don’t delay.
Priced at $4,295,000. n
I
Offered by Ben Daniels RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate,
10055 Overseas Hwy., Marathon. Office Phone (305) 735-4095,
Ext. 308; Cell phone (305) 395-272
Aerial views of area and 126 Calle Ensueno
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Florida Keys Real Estate
• Historic Fort East Martello
Last call for
JJ Grey&Mofro
Ticket call
• JJ Grey & Mofro concert
n Jan. 2
JJ Grey dubbed “the north Florida
sage and soul-bent swamp rocker”—
and his band Mofro will perform at
Fort East Martello on Saturday, Jan. 2.
Doors open 5 p.m.; opening act
Kaleigh Baker—a jazzy, blues rock
powerhouse—takes the stage at 5:45
p.m. with JJ Grey & Mofro at 7 p.m.
Purchase discounted tickets in advance
for $25 at keywestconcerts.com or at
the door for $30. Key West Art &
Historical Society members call (305)
295.6616, Ext. 106 for member-priced
tickets or join KWAHS. Children
under 12 are free.
INFO
keywestconcerts.com
Exhibit entries being accepted
e Small Works Exhibit Entries are open. e Lemonade Stand Gallery’s
Annual Small Works Show started in 2005 and since then has exhibited
artists from around the globe. e only requirement is that the finished work
is under 10 inches in any direction including the frame.
Selected jury determines which pieces get chosen for exhibit. Artists have
the opportunity to enter up to three pieces. Gallery and artist determine art
price before opening reception. Use Call for Entry—South Florida Cultural
Consortium Grant uses Call For Entry. Deadline for entries 11:59 p.m. Jan.
29. Opening Reception in February at the Lemonade Stand Gallery, 318
Petronia St., Key West. n INFO callforentry.com
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IN THE
LOWER KEYS
ONSTAGE
RED BARN
THEATRE
Auditions
for ‘Cripple
of Inishmann’
e Red Barn eatre will hold
auditions for its final main stage
production of the 2015-16 season the
first week of January 2016.
e show is Martin McDonagh’s
“e Cripple of Inishmaan” directed
by Carole MacCartee.
Needed are nine talented actors: three
older women (two in mid-60s, one who
can play 90s), three men (one in his 60s,
one in his 40s, one in his 20s) and three
young actors (two men, one woman, all
who can play 17-27).
Auditions will be at the Red Barn
eatre with cold readings from the
script. For more information, call
(302) 540-6102.
INFO
redbarntheatre.com
‘Fools’
| Now playing at the Red Barn Theatre
through Jan. 9. (305) 296-9911
ere’s something about comedic actors bringing a comedy master’s
hilarious script to life in ways that will
have you laughing so hard you’ll cry: You
leave the theater feeling better about
yourself and the world. You smile at your
neighbors. You pet a stray dog. You can’t
wait to tell the best jokes you saw to
your friends at the bar. Life is better all
around.
Starring 10 Key West actors—
all blessed with perfect timing and
delivery—and taking place on a set
designed artist Rick Worth, “Fools”
delivers in every way.
“It’s Neil Simon,” said director Joy
Hawkins. “e way he handles ethnic
humor makes me laugh more than any
other that I’ve ever dealt with. e timing in his writing is impeccable, helping
the actors find just how to land the jokes
he put into this play.”
“Fools” takes place in a small, rural
Jewish village in 1800s Ukraine, where
the inhabitants have been living under a
200-year-old curse of stupidity
inflicted upon them by a sorcerer who
felt slighted when his son was rejected
for marriage to the daughter of one
of the town’s nobles because he was
uneducated.
Just the setup is funny. But then a
young schoolteacher arrives who the
townspeople hope will break the curse in
the only way possible: educate a young
woman and bring her out of her stupidity, thus relieving them all of the curse.
Problem is, she doesn’t even know how
to go about sitting down, much less do
math. And then the young teacher learns
if he doesn’t accomplish the feat within
24 hours, he will fall under the curse.
Time is running out.
“Fools” stars David Black, Marjorie
Paul-Shook, Lliam Dufrense, Laurie Seth
Yates, Susanna Wells, Armando Lodigiani, George Halloran, Diana Heller,
John Wells, and Wayne Dapser. Carmen
Rodriguez recreated 19th century
Ukrainian costuming that complements
Rick Worth’s remarkable village of Kulyenchikov. Visually this play is a knockout. Comedically? Well, let’s just say
laughing hard is good for you.
e play opens Red Barn’s 36th
season and will be the first play in the
newly-spruced-up Barn—plush new
seats, repainted theatre, new curtains
and recent upgrade to lighting system.
Tickets for “Fools” performances on
sale online or call (305) 296-9911.
Season subscriptions for all the Barn’s
shows also available with discounted
package pricing.
“Fools” sponsored by KeyTV and
Monroe County Tourist Development
Council. n
INFO redbarntheatre.com
L to R: The cast Bridget Chebo, Tony Konrath, Tammy Shanley, Vanessa McCaffrey, Caroline Taylor, Kitty Clements and Justin Ahearn.
| LARRY BLACKBURN
THE FRINGE
THEATER
‘Blithe Spirit’
| Opening Jan. 15. Runs through Jan. 31.
omen. Can’t live without them, can’t escape
them after they die,” says Charles Condomine, popular novelist who invites the
eccentric clairvoyant Madame Arcati to
his home for a séance. Charles gets more
than he bargained for in the Fringe’s production of “Blithe Spirit,” Noël Coward’s
improbable farce about matrimonial love
and hisses from beyond the grave opening Jan. 15 at the Parish Hall of St.
Paul’s Church,
401 Duval St.
Curtain is 8 p.m.
Charles’ “morally untidy” first wife
Elvira returns from the grave turning his
second marriage to self-righteous Ruth
into a complicated ménage a trois. e
resulting mayhem and wit keeps the audience in a state of tickled
pleasure.
“e play is so sharp, so quick, so
fiery it grabs you and doesn’t let go!” says
Monnie King, Fringe producing artistic
director.
Peter King directs an outstanding ensemble including: Vanessa McCaffrey as
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the eccentric medium Madame Arcati,
Justin Ahearn as novelist Charles, the
maligned husband, Bridget Chebo as the
fiery Elvira, Caroline Taylor as priggish
Ruth, Kitty Clements as the devilish
Edith, and Tony Konrath and Tammy
Shanley as curious friends, Dr. and Mrs.
Bradman.
Opening night tickets include
reception hosted by Tony Konrath and
Bryan Green with Fringe’s resident chef
Andrew Nguyen; open wine bar.
Coward’s popular play, “Blithe Spirit”
was revived on Broadway in 2009 starring Angela Lansbury who won a Tony
for her portrayal of Madame Arcati. It
caused a sensation when it was first seen
in 1941 when it created a new long-run
record for
non-musical British plays of nearly 2000
performances. It ran on
Broadway for years and adapted
for a movie starring Rex Harrison and
adapted for television and radio.
“Blithe Spirit” runs Jan.15-17,
Jan. 19-23, Jan. 26-31 in transformed
Parish Hall of St Paul’s Church,
401 Duval St. Curtain is 8 p.m. n
Nonprofit Fringe eater of Key West
supported by e Florida Keys Council
of the Arts, the Monroe County Tourist
Development Council, the Dogwood
Foundation, Keys Energy and donors.
INFO
fringetheater.org
Florida Keys Real Estate
Good Deeds
Phone (305) 743-2485 or Fax (305) 743-4679
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Listing Office
Truman & Co. (KW)
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Coldwell Banker Schmitt Key Largo
Selling Office
Sold Date
List Price
Sold Price
Street # Street Name
Truman & Co. (KW)
12/18/15
175000
150000
207 Venus
Truman & Co. (KW)
12/18/15
175000
175000
274 Scorpio
Cabana Realty (KW)
12/18/15
115000
100000
201 Coppitt
American Caribbean Real Estate-Lower Keys
12/23/15
599000
590000
1063 LABAT
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys Office
12/21/15
419900
410000
22984 Anne Bonny
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KW)
12/18/15
499000
499000
27437 Cayman
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys Office
12/18/15
110000
90000
1220 Fern
KeyIsle Realty-Lower/Middle/Upper Keys
12/18/15
589000
557000
29653 Saratoga
Rose Dell & Associates,
12/21/15
160000
131000
31455 Avenue E
Engel & Voelkers Florida Keys Marathon
12/21/15
143000
137000
1145 BULEVAR DE PALMAS
RE/MAX Keys To The Key
12/22/15
2500000
2475000
6 OCEAN EAST
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
12/22/15
369500
350000
641 64Th St Ocean
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys Office
12/21/15
799000
789000
1040 81St Street Ocean
A Key Real Estate Inc.
12/21/15
174900
170000
109 Stirrup Key Woods
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
12/21/15
369000
325000
190 4th
Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties
12/23/15
574900
576000
58622 Overseas
American Caribbean Real Estate - Middle Keys
12/21/15
1950000
1700000
254 Seaview
Outside Of MLS
12/18/15
315000
303500
7023 Harbor Village
Island Breeze Realty, LLC
12/22/15
114000
97850
Seaview
Star Properties
12/18/15
649000
645000
62900 Overseas
Freewheeler Realty, Inc
12/23/15
435000
425000
160 Ridge
KeyIsle Realty-Lower/Middle/Upper Keys
12/18/15
747000
717500
314 Woods
Freewheeler Realty, Inc
12/18/15
640000
625000
129 Ocean
Island Equity Real Estate
12/21/15
379000
379000
192 Hibiscus
Shoreline Properties
12/21/15
379000
369000
500 Burton
Outside Of MLS
12/21/15
399000
390000
103 FAIRWICH
Fortune International Realty Brickell, Inc.
12/18/15
125000
126100
Camelot
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Islamorada
12/22/15
550000
460000
1013 Rose
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Key Largo
12/23/15
1095000
1080000
28 Buccaneer
Based on information from the MLKAR MLS for the period of 12/18/15 through 12/23/15
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Key/Island
Geiger Key
Geiger Key
Big Coppitt
Cudjoe Key
Cudjoe Key
Ramrod Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
Key Colony
Grassy Key
Duck Key
Duck Key
Duck Key
Coral Key
Plantation Key
Plantation Key
Plantation Key
Plantation Key
Key Largo
Key Largo
Key Largo
Key Largo
Key Largo
Year Built
1980
1971
1976
1987
2004
1989
1980
1972
1994
1973
2008
1981
1959
1958
1976
2000
2015
1960
1985
1980
1977
1991
1980
1959
1998
Property Type
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Vacant Land
Residential
Residential
Vacant Land
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Vacant Land
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Vacant Land
Residential
Residential
BR
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
5
4
3
2
2
5
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
5
2
Waterfront
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MM
10
10
10
23
23
27.5
29
29.5
31
49.5
50
50.5
51.5
52.5
53.5
58
61
61
61
62.5
87
89.5
90
90
92.5
93
93
98
98.5