January 14, 2016

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January 14, 2016

WHAT’S HAPPENING
Tickets now
available
Tickets are now available for the
annual Anne McKee Artist’s Fund
fine art auction. Attendees can choose
from the work of 62 Florida Keys
artists, ranging from renowned
masters to emerging talents, at the
auction on Sunday, Jan. 31. e
annual auction raises money for
project-based grants to Keys visual,
literary and performing artists.
is year doors open at 6 p.m.;
auction begins 7 p.m. at Fort East
Martello on South Roosevelt
Boulevard.
Under the guidance of auctioneer
Tom Luna, attendees can bid on
original paintings, sculpture,
photography, fiber art, ceramics,
mixed media, jewelry and more.
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Event is unique among the Keys’
fine art auctions because supported
by artists with the sole purpose of
benefiting artists. Each participating
artist receives 50 percent of proceeds
from sale of his or her work, while
McKee Fund receives the remainder
to award to Keys’ artists for select
projects.
Founded by longtime Key West
resident Anne McKee, the not-forprofit fund has awarded more than
$245,000 since 1994.
Artist works displayed for viewing
at Fort East Martello, Jan. 25 until
the auction. Images of the works can
be seen on Anne McKee Artist’s Fund
Facebook page.
Ticket to auction includes open
bar, New York Pasta Garden hors
d’oeuvres, champagne and desserts.
Free parking. Tickets $35 at the door
or online, keystix.com
For information about Anne McKee
Artists Fund and annual auction and
artist grants, mckeefund.org n
INFO
mckeefund.org
KEY NEWS
Parker, not Archer, will grace
the front of the new city hall
BY PRU SOWERS
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
e proposed name for the new Key
West city hall received some fine tuning
Dec. 5 when city commissioners rejected
a proposal to include Glynn Archer on
the outside of the building.
Instead, the words “Josephine Parker
City Hall” will be installed over the main
front entry door of the building,
currently undergoing an $18.8 million
renovation at the corner of White and
United streets. And at the top of the
two-story building, “Key West City
Hall” will be displayed.
e original proposal from City
Manager Jim Scholl was “Josephine
Parker City Hall at Historic Glynn
Archer School.”
of the building.
And Commissioner Margaret Romero
said that Glynn Archer already has an
auditorium named after him in the
current high school, as well as the
elementary school wing of the Horace
O’Bryant Middle School and a local
street.
“So there is already a lot of recognition for that family,” she said.
Scholl agreed to keeping just Parker’s
name over the entryway and installing a
plaque somewhere inside the building
that shows the history of the building.
“We owe that honor to her [Parker]
for all her years of service,” Cates said.
Parker first started working at city
hall in 1965, working up to the city clerk
position that she held for 20 years.
She died in 1999. n
It was always city officials’ intent to
honor Parker, a long-time city clerk, but
the Monroe County School Board also
wanted tribute paid to Glynn Archer,
former school board chair, in the new
city hall and made that a requirement
when it turned ownership of the
building over to the city in 2013.
But Commissioner Billy Wardlow
pointed out that the 90-year-old
building was originally the Key West
High School, then Memorial Elementary
School, and finally the Glynn Archer
Elementary School.
“I think we ought to put a plaque
there and recognize all three names,”
he said.
Mayor Craig Cates agreed, saying
he would like to see a timeline installed
inside the building with the history
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Taxpayer grants
to local nonprofits
under scrutiny
BY PRU SOWERS
Key West nonprofit groups perhaps
hoping to join local organizations that
share an annual taxpayer-funded pot of
$140,000 were disappointed Jan. 5 when
city commissioners agreed not to open
the annual donation program to new
clubs. But the 11 nonprofits currently
receiving annual grants will be subjected
to increased scrutiny over their financial
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CITY UPDATE
january 14-20,2016
Published Weekly
Vol. 6 No. 3
PUBLISHER/EDITOR
Guy deBoer
NEWS WRITERS
Pru Sowers, C.S. Gilbert,
Terry Schmida
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Larry E. Blackburn, Ralph De Palma
DESIGN
Dawn deBoer, Julie Scorby
PIXEL WRANGLER
JT Thompson
CONTRIBUTORS
Guy deBoer Key News
Louis Petrone Key West Lou
Matt Dukes Jordan The Happiest Hour
Roxanne E. Fleszar Your Financial Future
Ian Brockway Tropic Sprockets
Steve Calderwood Wining the Keys
C.S. Gilbert Culture Vulture
Robin Mayer It’s Your Environment
Ralph De Palma Soul of Key West
Harry Schroeder High Notes
Morgan Kidwell Kids’ Korner
Diane Johnson In Review
Tim Weaver Bonehead Island
AIDSHelp
gives back!
Our youth explored
KWAHS’ Imagination Institute
recieved Rigamajig gift
What better way to say
thanks than with a party?
AIDS Help extended a hand of gratitude
to the Keys’ community on Jan. 11 for 2015
volunteerism, donations, participation and
attendance with a drop by e Bottlecap
Lounge/Blue Room, 1128 Simonton St. with
snack platters and home plaques in categories like
Volunteer of the Year, Employee of the Year,
Humanitarian of the Year, e President’s Award
and e “Good Sport” Award.
Agency Executive Director Scott Pridgen also
announced, with thanks to the Mile Markers
biking team, what AIDS Help received in award
funding from e SMART Ride 12.
ere may not be a red carpet, but to AIDS
Help everyone is a winner. n
INFO
AIDSHelp.cc
Children attending Key West Art & Historical
Society’s Imagination Institute “Islands of History”
youth program workshop recently explored aspects
of science, technology, engineering, art, math and
social studies with a new Rigamajig large-scale
building kit which was gifted to e Society by
Advisory Board member and longtime KWAHS
supporter M. Lee Garrison.
e kit, which consists of wooden planks,
wheels, pulleys, nuts, bolts and rope, allows
children to follow their curiosity through play and
empowers them to think three dimensionally.
e Imagination Institute is supported by the
Helmerich Foundation, e Marion Stevens Fund,
and the Knight Foundation.
For information about KWAHS Imagination
Institute workshops, call Adele Williams,
(305) 295-6616, Ext. 115. n
INFO
kwahs.org
Haley promoted to sergeant
Key West Police Chief Donie Lee last night swore in Officer Matt Haley, promoting him to sergeant. Sgt. Haley
came to the Key West Police Department in 2004 after
working as an investigator for the Florida Department
of Children and Families. Prior to that, he served in the
U.S. Coast Guard. Over the past decade, he has worked
as an officer and, like his father who is retired from
FDLE, as a detective. He has received numerous letters
of commendation and thanks from the community for
his dedication and professionalism. Sgt. Haley has been
serving as an acting night patrol sergeant since August,
and will continue in that role. n
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CITY NEWS
• Wesley House Valentine Gala
Auction items,
sponsors sought
Sponsors and silent auction items sought for the
Wesley House 33rd Annual Valentine’s Day Gala.
To donate, call Pat Madiedo, (305) 304-4287.
To sponsor this event, call (809) 5000, Ext 229.
Nearly 700 guests attended gala last year at the historic Curry Mansion Inn. is signature event sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Curry
Mansion Inn and Sloppy Joe’s. All proceeds go to
Wesley House Family Services. n
INFO wesleyhouse.org
Right, Wesley House Valentine gala’s silent auction
Becker files his candidancy for mayor of Key West
Randolph “Randy” Becker, minister
to ONE ISLAND FAMILY and involved
community activist, has filed as a candidate for the mayor of Key West.
Randy Becker, a resident in Bahama
Village for the past nine years, has served
Key West as one of original appointees
on the Bahama Village Redevelopment
Advisory Committee and is a member of
the Truman Waterfront Advisory Board.
“I am running at this time,” Becker
said, “because if we want to have the
future we desire as a city we need to
begin now to shape that future, not just
compensate for the problems and
neglect of the past.”
In other areas of community service,
he is a member of the Board of the
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the
Homeless and President of the Interfaith
Ministerial Alliance. For five years he
served on the Truancy Team at Key West
High School as a community representative and was a Board member of the
Neighborhood Accountability Board
(an effective court diversion program
for first-time youth offenders).
He has been active with Equality
eological School at the University of
Chicago and a post-doctoral Ph.D. work
at New York University.
Since 1970, he has worked as a professional minister to congregations and
regional religious organizations. He has
served on appointed government and
civic boards in four other states, including vice chair of a regional commuter
transportation agency in Massachusetts.
“My experience has all been in the
area of nonprofits and government agencies which exist without an infinite supply of funds. I approach public service
with a belief that we do not need more
funding, but rather more vision. In my
time in Key West, over and over again,
I have seen leadership scrambling to get
on top of situations that have been
neglected or ignored until they have
become emergencies. It is time for us
to move past being reactive and start
being proactive and creative.”
Over the course between announcement of his candidacy and the election
on Aug. 30, Becker will release a series
of position papers.
“I think it is important for voters to
Florida and community witness in time
of social crisis.
An internationally recognized and
honored writer and speaker, he highlights that and other experience as
qualifications for mayor:
“e mayor of our city has three
important roles: to be an articulate
representative of Key West to the world,
to chair the meetings of the city commission with skill and fairness, and to help
build a consensus among the commissioners and citizens around our vision
for the future.”
Having led or advised assemblies
from 7 to 700, Becker is knowledgeable
and experienced in parliamentary procedure central to the conduct of meetings.
e bulk of Becker’s professional work
has focused on helping communities of
diversity work together to find common
ground and shared vision. As he often
says, “We can all make it if we focus on
connections, not on differences.”
A native of Utica, N.Y., he holds a
degree in physics and sociology from
Brandeis University, a Doctor of Ministry degree from Meadville/Lombard
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know and understand my views on a
number of the central issues in our city.
Some of the topics I will cover are Environmental Responsibility, Economic Development, Homelessness, Affordable
and Workforce Housing, Helping Our
Seniors, Diversity and Governance.”
In summing up key points of his
campaign, he says, “As much as I revere
the past, I trust the dawning future
more. I believe that the best days for our
island community are ahead. I am running now because I do not believe we
have an extra two years to wait to begin
creating our future.”
Randy Becker is married to Elissa
Bishop-Becker, a licensed professional
counselor who specializes in grief and
loss and the author of “Loss and Growth:
e Grief Spiral.” ey are the parents
of four daughters and have three
grandchildren.
Beyond work and community service,
Becker enjoys music, cooking and railroading (nearest railroad in Cuba). Most
mornings you can find him engaged in a
five-mile walk that takes in all of downtown and adjacent waterfront areas. n
TAXPAYER GRANTS
| Continued from page 3
information to ensure they are spending the money as the grant stipulates.
Assistant City Manager Sarah Hannah-Spurlock outlined a new application process for any nonprofit to request
a piece of the yearly $140,400 cityfunded grant pie. e application
would require more detailed financial
information about a specific organization’s budget, any staff salaries and
where the grant money would be spent.
It would require an assessment of the
success or failure
of the previous year’s grant in helping
promote organization’s mission.
However, city commissioners agreed
they should not open the grant-making
process to new organizations because of
an overload of groups that may want to
apply. ey also rejected a proposal to
create a new city board to evaluate the
applications and report back to city
staff.
“Do we really want to create another
board for $140,400? Is that worth time
and energy of what we want staff to
do?” said Commissioner Sam Kaufman.
“We have 35 boards now,” said Commissioner Billy Wardlow. “Our staff is
overworked going to board meetings.”
Wardlow strongly encouraged Hannah-Spurlock create a detailed financial
application for the 11 nonprofits that
currently receive taxpayer funds. He
pointed to sport-related organizations,
saying there “were rumors” that some
of the sports leagues had hefty bank
accounts, including investment CDs.
“ey’re collecting fees out there and
we’re still donating money to them.
Somewhere down the line there has
to be accountability between the
[sports] leagues and us and everybody
else. We’ve got to have proof of why
we’re paying them x-number of dollars,”
he said.
Currently, Lil Conch Baseball
League receives $19,400 annually. e
Junior Football League receives $18,000
and the Junior Soccer League gets
$10,000. Boys and Girls Club receives
$25,000 and Positive Step receives
$35,000 to help fund its summer youth
program.
Hannah-Spurlock said that while an
application process won’t be created
until the upcoming 2017 fiscal year—
budget planning will begin this summer—all of the grantees are currently
required to sign an agreement with the
city stating they will provide certain financial
information. e sports league grantees
have not handed over that financial
information yet, she said. e other
non-sports grantees, such as the Boys
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and Girls Club and Keys to be the
Change, the Monroe County youth
and adult wellness program, have.
“I’d like to see it [grant program]
stay with these [11 current grantees]
but obviously have them fill out the
paperwork so we’re comfortable with
where they’re spending the taxpayers’
money,” said Mayor Craig Cates.
But Key West Finance Director
Mark Finigan pointed out that requiring all the 11 nonprofits to audit their
books can be a financial burden for the
smaller groups. It can cost between
$10,000
and $15,000 for an audit, which can be
difficult for a group with, say, a $10,000
annual budget.
“You don’t want to have so much
oversight that you take away their ability to deliver the primary program services,” Finigan said.
But more financial information,
rather than less, is a priority for Commissioner Sam Kaufman. “It forces the
organization to articulate what the benefit is of this money,” he said.
Commissioner Margaret Romero
said she wanted to know if the clubs
were staffed by volunteers or paid executives. If there are paid staff positions,
“it will sway my decision on funding
some of these organizations,” she said. n
IN HEALTH
Mount Sinai Medical Center brings cardiology care to Keys
Mount Sinai Cardiology
of the Keys largest group
formed for cardiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center has
united with Key West’s largest and most
experienced cardiology group—Drs.
Bruce Boros, Joan Homan and Roger
Steinfeld—to form Mount Sinai
Cardiology of the Keys. is marks
the medical center’s sixth satellite office,
and its first in Key West.
Located at 3401 Northside Drive,
Mount Sinai Cardiology of the Keys
provides expert, comprehensive cardiology treatment and services including
consultations, stress, echo and nuclear
testing, EKG’s and echocardiography,
vascular ultrasound, lipid management
IN COMMUNITY
e Tom Hambright Day
e Key West City Commission paid tribute to one of the Keys’ biggest
treasures, county historian Tom Hambright, by proclaiming Jan. 5 as Tom
Hambright Day.
Hambright has worked for Monroe County Library in Key West for the
past 30 years. During that time, Tom has given presentations on Keys history
to most of the nonprofit organizations in the county, from Key Largo to Key
West. He has worked with authors, students, journalists, film producers, and
scholars, sharing his wealth of knowledge. He assisted in the planning for and
construction of a new wing for the Florida History collection that he helped
develop and now oversees.
Before joining the library staff, Tom served 21 years with the Navy, retiring
as Lieutenant Commander. Following that retirement, he worked as curator
for the Lighthouse Museum and East Martello for three years. He served on
the Board of Directors of Old Island Restoration Foundation, Salvation Army,
and Key West Art and Historical Society. He also served on the board of the
Key West Maritime Historical Society and published articles in Florida Keys
Sea Heritage Journal and e Florida Genealogist. He produced a daily column “Today in Keys History” for the Citizen with wife Lynda for many years.
During the past
10 years, he has
improved access
to local history by
contributing 18,000
images/descriptions
to the Web.
Hambright is
probably most loved
by the community
City commissioners Margaret Romero, Sam Kaufman,
for his encyclopedic
Jimmy Weekley and Clayton Lopez; County Historian
knowledge of local Tom Hambright; Commissioners Richard Payne and
history and lore.
Billy Wardlow; and Mayor Craig Cates
“e Florida
History archival collection has grown to an extensive collection, but Tom’s
own memory is the real treasure of the collection,” said Mayor Cates in the
proclamation. “Tom Hambright is an extraordinary ambassador for Monroe
and the city and a historic treasure to the community.”
e always humble historian thanked the commission for the honor. “In
particular, the unique Florida Keys and Key West for having such a great history that gave me this job,” he said. n
and pacemakers.
In addition, Mount Sinai Cardiology
of the Keys offers a specialized women’s
heart health program as well as genetic
cardiovascular testing that can help
identify risks for certain heart-related
conditions.
“Mount Sinai is known for providing
some of the most exceptional cardiology
care in Florida,” said Steven D. Sonenreich, president and CEO of Mount Sinai
Medical Center. “We are pleased to now
offer residents and visitors of the Keys
the same high quality care while expanding our presence in the
community and better serving our
patients.”
Partnering with Mount Sinai
Medical Center in Miami Beach means
Mount Sinai Cardiology of the Keys is
supported by the hospital that offers
Florida’s best heart attack and cardiac
surgery survival rate.*
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Mount Sinai treats more heart
patients than any other hospital in
South Florida and its surgeons perform
more valve procedures than any other
hospital in South Florida, making them
the region's most experienced facility in
minimally invasive heart surgery.
“e ability to join forces with the
top rated cardiovascular program in
South Florida gives our patients the
greatest opportunity for excellent outcomes and results,” said Dr. Boros.
“Our relationship allows our patients
to be one phone call away from
accessing major tertiary care.” n
* Source—CMS Hospital Compare July
2015 & AHCA data y-end 2014, among
hospitals performing more than 755 cases
annually.
INFO
msmc.com
KEY WEST LOU
COMMENTARY
Kissing
BY LOUIS PETRONE
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
banned kissing.
e ban was ineffective. People
enjoyed kissing too much.
issing.
e biggest romantic kissing
A pleasant pass time.
killjoys were the Christians. Sex has
Quite enjoyable.
always had an evil connotation of
Anything so popular and good is
sorts in the Catholic Church. Pope
not without its detractors. ere
Clement V in 1312 decreed sensuous
have been persons and institutions
kissing a mortal sin: “Kissing done
that attempted to ban kissing.
with intent to fornicate is . . . .
At the beginning of civilization,
a mortal sin.”
men would sniff and smell each
ere had to have been a lot of
other. People were identified by
new sinners following Pope
body odors.
Clement’s declaration. Kissing is a
At some point in time, the heads
prelude to sex. Part and parcel
slipped during the smelling process
thereof, also. It is difficult to have
and lips touched. Kissing was born.
one without the other. It also makes
Early kissing continued to be
sex more fun.
part of the identification process.
From Pope Clement V forward,
Romantic kissing did not come into
the Catholic Church sought to ban
existence till around 1,000 B.C.
romantic kissing. Just as some ChrisIndia its birthplace.
tians of today would ban pleasurable
e first identification of kissing
sex.
as romantic pleasure was in a poem.
Interestingly, the missionaries to
e poem was written by an Indian
the New World are credpoet, Mahabharata. He
ited with the spread of
wrote, “She set her
kissing here. It is humormouth to my mouth and
ous to learn that the early
made a noise that promissionaries were responduced pleasure in me.”
sible for spreading kissAlexander the Great
ing, as well as the word of
conquered the known
God. For whatever reaworld at his time. Kissson, they
ing was a big deal in cerencouraged those they
tain of the Middle East
sought to convert to incountries he conquered.
dulge in kissing. Perhaps
LOU
Romantic and sensual in
as an inducement to
PETRONE
nature. Alexander and his
conversion.
COLUMNIST
men enjoyed the experiere is a corollary
ence so much that they
between yesterday and
introduced kissing
today. Just as early law makers and
through out Europe.
the Catholic Church failed to effecBy the time of Julius Caesar, Rotively ban kissing, today’s politicians
mans had become big time kissers.
and Catholic Church will similarly
Historically described as “kissing
fail with
fools.” e Romans especially enregard to pleasurable sex.
joyed “soul kissing.” e soul kissing
Kissing is the All-American sport.
of Caesar's time being the French
Actually, a worldwide activity. Pleaskissing of today.
ure without cost. Both sexes enjoy.
Emperor Tiberius did not like
Absent any death causing malady
kissing. Leprosy was a problem durspread by kissing, it would be iming his reign. He believed kissing
possible to do away with two pairs
caused the transfer of leprosy from
of lips meeting. On that, you can
one person to another. Tiberius
make book. n
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COMMUNITY
NEWS
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IN THE ARTS
Gallery on Greene
Michael Harrell’s
‘90% Preparation’
Two-week showing opens with an artist’s
reception 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16,
at Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St.
n Jan. 16 reception
Michael Harrell doesn’t live—or
paint—in a world of postcard perfection. e Tallahassee native paints reality in riveting detail. Shrimp boats rust.
Paint peels. Porches sag. Harrell’s work
tells the truth while celebrating the imperfections that make life interesting.
Gallery on Greene celebrates those
inspiring imperfections and self-taught
artist whose photo-realistic style demands a closer look. A two-week showing of Harrell’s work entitled “90%
Preparation,” opens with artist’s reception 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St.
Born in Tallahassee, Harrell is a grad
from University of Georgia with degree
in graphic design and began working as
a freelance illustrator for corporate
clients, including MasterCard, American Express and Paramount Pictures.
Held captive by the coastal lifestyle,
Harrell explores and records life at the
edges of the world. From Nantucket to
North Carolina, Florida Panhandle to
the Florida Keys and the Bahamas, the
artist introduces his audience to real
people in real places. A seasoned oysterman squats in the shallows. Rusting
shrimp boats slouch shoulder to shoulder on Stock Island. n
Resita
INFO
galleryongreene.com
Key West eater
Kim Gordon solo
“One Hot Night,” Jan. 29, $32.50-$40
n Jan. 29 performance
When an extraordinary vocalist and
stellar band come together, magic happens.Kim Gordon performs a rare solo
concert on Jan. 29 at Key West eater.
“Kim Gordon: One Hot Night” offers a
unique musical mix, weaving Broadway
tunes with old favorites; beloved standards followed by cabaret numbers.
Gordon is backed by stellar band
including musical director Larry Smith
and Ann McFarland on piano, Paradise
Big Band’s Joe Dallas on bass/trombone,
Dave Parker on drums, recording artist
Tim Mayer on sax.
“One Hot Night” is all-new cabaret
that’s funny, romantic, swinging, sexy.
Known for her pure, bell-like voice and
theatrical gravitas, Gordon makes every
song tell a story. Music showcases her
three-octave range, bouncing from early
Fats Waller, Gershwin and Kander and
Ebb to today’s New York cabaret to
contemporary, avant-garde composition.
A professional performer from age
six, Gordon is recognized for having
raised more than half-million dollars for
needy individuals and nonprofits
throughout the Keys, often through
concert performances.
“One Hot Night” on Jan. 29 at Key
West eater is Kim Gordon’s only solo
concert this season.
e Key West eater renovation
includes state-of-the-art sound system.
All seats for this performance include
cabaret tables for a nightclub
experience.
Tickets $32.50-$40. n
INFO
Keystix.com
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ONSTAGE
THE RED BARN
‘Scott & Hem’
n Jan. 15-31
Creating a believable and sympathetic
character out of the fictional cloth of a
script is an actor’s stock in trade. He uses
the descriptions, the action instructions,
the circumstances, and the form of his
character’s dialogue to painstakingly create the physicality and emotional comportment of the character he is to play.
For an actor, that act of creation is
where the fun is, but what if the character happens to be a titan of American letters?
Such was the task before actors Tom
Wahl and Gregg Wiener, who take the
Red Barn eatre stage Friday, Jan. 15,
for a two-week run as F. Scott Fitzgerald
and Ernest Hemingway, respectively, in
Mark St. Germain’ new play, “Scott &
Hem.”
“ere wasn’t much available to find
about his voice, posture or bearing,”
Wahl said of Fitzgerald. “Only a couple
of short video clips. So I spent my time
researching what kind of person he was
and his relationships like the people he
spent time with in Paris of the 1920s.
at was extremely informative.”
Wahl is playing Fitzgerald at a critical
time of his life, when he was holed up in
a Hollywood villa trying to finish a
screenplay past deadline and stay on the
wagon at the same time. Enter Ernest
Hemingway, who turns everything on its
edge. e two powers of the written
word square off, both full of swagger and
bluster but both intimating that they are
afraid they are out of words. Each man
shows himself vulnerable but unyielding.
e result is witty and revealing.
“At least I had a lot of recordings and
interviews to draw from,” said Wiener,
who brings Hemingway back to Key
West in full color. “I read a great deal of
Hemingway’s stuff—the short stories,
the autobiographical books, the physicality . . . . he was a big man in every way.”
But what was more important to both
actors as they slipped into the skins of
such bigger-than-life men was capturing
each man’s point of view. ey focused a
great deal of energy on drawing out what
Wiener called “the human.”
en there’s the fact that Wahl and
Wiener have worked together before.
is is the second time they’ve mounted
this play, having originated it at the
Actor’s Playhouse in Miami last year.
e costumes help, too. Wahl added,
“ey’re perfect period pieces, lent to us
by the Actor’s Playhouse. We each have
wigs that transform us into Fitz and
Hem—they really change the way you
feel and act.”
e show features Key West’s George
DiBraud as alluring Evelyn Montaigne, a
studio rep whose job it is to make sure
Fitzgerald stays off the booze and at the
typewriter. Her job is made increasingly
more difficult by the lusty Hemingway’s
advances.
Tickets on sale online or by calling
the box office, (305) 296-9911. Opening
night party after that evening’s performance, attendees meet and talk with the
actors and crew.
Sponsored by Jane Gardner Interiors,
Conch Color, and Monroe County
Tourist Development Council. n
INFO
redbarntheatre.com
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
‘Picnic Under
the Stars’
n Jan. 23
Every day nearly 150 of the island’s
nonprofits work diligently to make a difference in our community. 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, citizens support four of
these notable organizations by celebrating at Fort East Martello for a “Picnic
Under e Stars”— a fundraiser presented by Boys & Girls Club, Key West
Art & Historical Society, Mote Marine
Laboratory, and Womankind.
Bring a blanket and enjoy a picnicstyle celebration in the grass-covered
citadel grounds of the historic Fort located, 3501 South Roosevelt Blvd. Attendees feast from pre-ordered gourmet
picnic baskets or purchase items from a
food truck vendors. Event features live
music, libations, kids’ games and activities and raffle tickets featuring a cultural
trip for two to Cuba, art bikes, signed
Guy Harvey prints and more. Entry fee
$10; children 12 and under free.
“is event is about our community,
so when the four organizations met, we
all agreed that affordability is key,” says
Key West Art & Historical Society
Development Director Christine
Nottage. Nottage and Society’s Executive Director Michael Gieda recently
reached out to the three other organizations with the idea of a collaborative
fundraiser with “Old Island Days”
feel—comparable to tradition of picnic
events that occurred at the fort.
e Society is steward to the fort
(along with Key West Lighthouse and
Keepers Quarters and the Custom
House Museum) and has been educating
by preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the art, architecture, and history of
the Florida Keys for more than 60 years.
Funds raised will be split equally.
Mote looks to fundraiser to support
funding for coral reef restoration and
research directed towards the changing
ocean environment in the Keys.
“Fundraising is a vital link for us,”
says Southernmost Boys & Girls Club
Executive Director Dan Dombroski,
whose 20-year-old local organization
currently serves 300 children. “We face
government cutbacks and asked to do
more every day with less. is year our
state funding has been cut by almost
$40,000. We have to find a way to
recoup those funds.”
Fundraising from “Picnic Under e
Stars” is a chain in that link with direct,
positive impacts to the community.
Leaders of four of the island’s community organizations (left to right) Boys &
Girls Club Executive Director Dan Dombroski, Boys & Girls Club Assistant
Executive Director Susan Kent, Womankind Executive Director Kim Romano,
Mote Marine Laboratory Protect Our Reefs Program Manager & Keys Community
Officer Jason Wolf, Key West Art & Historical Society Development Director
Christine Nottage and Key West Art & Historical Society Executive
Director Michael Gieda. Photo contributed
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
ONSTAGE
THE FRINGE
‘Blithe Spirit’
| Jan. 15-31, St. Paul’s Church Parish
Hall, 401 Duval St. 8pm
n Jan. 15 opening
What happens when a cantankerous
writer undertakes a séance with his
high-strung second wife and a flimflam
clairvoyant, as research for his next
murder mystery?
See how Noël Coward’s hilarious
comedy classic “Blithe Spirit” is reimagined by director Peter King in the
Fringe eater’s much-anticipated production, opening Jan. 15 at the Parish
Hall of St. Paul’s Church, 401 Duval St.
Curtain is 8 p.m. e run continues
Jan. 16-17, Jan. 19-23 and Jan. 26-31.
Peter King directs an outstanding
ensemble including: Vanessa McCaffrey
as medium Madame Arcati, Justin
Ahearn as beleaguered Charles, Bridget
Chebo as the fiery Elvira, Caroline Taylor as uptight Ruth, Kitty Clements as
the devilish Edith, and Tony Konrath
and Tammy Shanley as friends Dr. and
Mrs. Bradman.
Opening night tickets include reception hosted by Tony Konrath and
Bryan Green with Fringe’s Resident
Chef Andrew Nguyen.
“Blithe Spirit,” called Noël Coward’s
“improbable farce” is a sly sendup of
matrimonial love that hinges on a ménage a trois with a macabre twist. Novelist Charles Condomine and priggish
second wife Ruth are living a quiet
country life. eir world is turned upside down by his plan to expose eccentric medium Madame Arcati as a phony.
Instead Madame accidently conjures
up Elvira, Charles’ deceased and
“morally untidy” first wife, and things
get thoroughly out of hand.
Visible only to Charles, Elvira provokes him into quarreling and, when he
answers back in anger, Ruth thinks he’s
talking to her. When Ruth accepts that
Elvira is there, she is bent on exorcising
her, but Elvira has no intentions of departing without her former husband.
She wants him for all eternity and sets
about fixing things, with ghastly and
hilarious results.
Coward’s works are classics that
stand the test of time. Sir Noël Peirce
Coward (1899–1973) was an English
playwright, composer, actor and singer
who dazzled audiences on both sides of
the pond with his insights into love and
society. Legend has it Noël Coward
wrote “Blithe Spirit” in six days. It
caused a sensation when it was first
seen in 1941, becoming one of longest
running shows—2,000 performances.
• Marathon eater
‘Vanya, Sonia,
Masha &Spike’
n Through Feb. 6
Marathon Community eater,
5101 Overseas Hwy., Marathon,
continues the laughs with the second show of our season a the zany
Broadway comedy “Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and Spike,” winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for
Best Play. Written by Christopher
Durang and directed by Devin
Clarke, “Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike” runs on our
main stage through Feb. 6, each
night at 8 p.m. Tickets $20 on sale
through box office, (305)743-0994.
Vanya and his sister Sonia tolerate the mediocrity of their middleaged lives in Bucks County, Penn.,
until their movie-star sister Masha
returns for a visit that shakes things
up. With her boy-toy Spike in tow,
Masha incites a madcap family reunion complete with the comic genius that only Christopher Durang
can deliver.
Christopher Durang is a contemporary American playwright
with Obies and 2013 Tony Award®
winner for Best Play. Durang is
recipient of the 2012 PEN Master
American Dramatist Award and
2013 inductee to eater Hall
of Fame. n
INFO marathontheater.org
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Schooner Wharf Bar
202 Williams St., 292-3302
n
Thursday 0114, 0121
Cool Duo 7-11pm
One of favorite steel drummers,
Dave Herzog joined by Chuck Fox on
guitars and steel drums. Repertoire
of island hits, beach music, oldies.
Friday-Saturday 0115-16
Paul Cotton Band 7pm-Midnight
Legendary country rock, include
music from Paul’s 40 years as
POCO’s lead guitarist, singer and
composer. Now based in Key West,
Paul formed a band of local musicians—Russ Scavelli, Joel Nelson,
Greg Shanle and Din Allen.
Schooner Wharf
Paul Cotton
Monday 0118
The Greens 7-11pm
Swinging folk, rock,blues, bluegrass;
original and contemporary tunes.
Tuesday 0119
Marty Stonely/Tom Taylor 7-11pm
Classic and Generation X Rock.
Play new covers and favorite oldies.
Tom is known for his vocal style and
his rhythmic drive; Marty’s soulful sax
and mystic flute.
Wednesday 0120
The Doerfels 7-11pm
No ordinary family band. These five
brothers seasoned performers,
playing together for over 15 years.
Roots in bluegrass but branched out
into other genres—contemporary and
classic rock, country, alternative, and
pop (sometimes with sisters Nina
and Naomi Newton and younger
members of both families).
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Knot & Shot Contest
Sailors wouldn’t be sailors without
rum and ropes. Watch what happens
when on the docks at Schooner
Wharf Bar, After Race Headquarters,
every night at 8:15 p.m. during the
yacht races. Nightly Jan.18 through
Jan. 22, challengers race to tie a
bowline and lasso a piling. Add a
shot of rum and beer to the contest .
. . . Champion Larry Metcalf “Captain
Wasabi” was crowned last year,
clocking 00:08:14, edging out Brian
Plate of SUP, at 00:08:15; third
place, Julia Baugh, with 00:08:25.
Smokin’ Tuna
4 Charles St., (305) 517-6350
n
Thursday 0114
Scott Kirby 2pm
Key West troubadour and songwriter.
Nick Norman 5pm
Caffeine Carl & The Buzz 9pm
Friday 0115
Scott Kirby 5pm
Nick Norman 5pm
Caffeine Carl & Friends 9pm
Saturday 0116
Nick Norman 5pm
Caffeine Carl & Friends 9pm
Sunday 0117
Currie W Clayton 5pm
Claire Findley & Friends 9pm
Monday 0118
Scott Kirby 5pm
Caffeine Carl & The Buzz 9pm
Tuesday 0119
Scott Kirby 5pm
Wednesday 0120
Scott Kirby 5pm
Hog’s Breath Saloon
400 Front St., (305) 296-4222
n
Thursday-Sunday 0114-17
Dave Coleman 5:30-9:30pm
Dave’s music, the more personal
side of the singer-songwriter.
Matthew Curry Band 10pm-2am
Songwriting, vocals, guitar: songs
have a classic feel, emotional power.
Monday-Wednesday 0118-20
Jessie Brown 5:30-9:30pm
Indiana heartland
Carter Brown 10pm-2am
Eclectic sound, including rock, folk,
blues, country and bluegrass.
Nick Norman
South Carolina singer-songwriter.
Tours club scenes in South Carolina,
North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Currie Clayton
WHAT’S HAPPENING
BottleCap Blue Room
1128 Simonton St., (305) 296-2807
n www.bottlecapkeywest.com
Friday
5pm Tips Benefit Happy Hours
Special Events and DJ Dancing
Saturday
Special Events and DJ Dancing
Tuesday
7:30pm Country Dancing with Marvin
10pm House Music/ DJs and Dino
Wednesday 8pm
Karaoke with Shawn
Hog’s Breath is better
than no breath at all
The Green Room
501 Greene St., (305) 741-7300
www.greenroomkeywest.com
n
Thursday 0114
Jason Lamson 5:30pm
Chris Toler 10pm
Friday 0115
Jared Konersman 5:30pm
Jason Lamson 10:30pm
Monday 0118
Jason Lamson 10pm
Tuesday 0119
Jason Lamson 5:30pm
Chris Toler 10pm
Wednesday 0120
Jared Konersman 5:30pm
Roberto Debourg 10pm
✔ Three live acts from 1 p.m. until 2 a.m.
✔ Full menu! Fresh seafood, sandwiches
& classic island favorites.
✔ World famous t-shirts and merchandise.
✔ Private party and special events room.
Visit us at hogsbreath.com
296-4222
400 Front Street
Key West
Hog’s Breath Music Schedule for this week!
Thur. 0114
Joel
Nelson
Dave
Coleman
Matthew
Curry
Band
Fri. 0115
Kenny &
Cuda
Dave
Coleman
Matthew
Curry
Band
Sat. 0116
Kenny &
Cuda
Dave
Coleman
Matthew
Curry
Band
Sun. 0117 Mon. 0118
NFL
Sunday
Zack
Seemiller
Matthew
Curry
Band
The
Carter
Brothers
Dave
Coleman
Jessie
Brown
Chicago’s
Tues. 0119 Wed. 0120
Joel
Nelson
Joel
Nelson
The
Carter
Brothers
The
Carter
Brothers
Jessie
Brown
610 Greene St., (305) 741-7891
www.chicagoskw.com
n
Monday-Thursday
Amandah Jantzen, 4:30-7:30pm
Tuesday-Thursday
3sum, 8-11:30pm
Friday The Boys, 7-8pm
3sum, 8-11:30pm
Saturday
Amandah Jantzen, 5:30-7:30pm
3sum, 8-11:30pm
Sunday Robert Albury, 4-6pm
Moose, 8-11:30pm
Monday Moose, 8-11:30pm
Jessie
Brown
My New Joint Lounge
22658 Overseas Hwy.,Cudjoe Key
www.mynewjoint420lounge.com
n
Thursday Michelle Dravis
Friday Robert Douglas
Saturday Larry Baeder
The Pier House
At the Beach Bar, One Duval,
(305) 296-4600
n
Thursday 0114
Brian Noon-3p; Din 4-7pm
Friday 0115
Alfonse Noon-3pm; Joel 4-7pm
Saturday 0116
Alfonse Noon-3pm; Din 4-7pm
Sunday 0117
Amandah Noon-3pm
Monday 0118
Rob Noon-3pm
Tuesday 0119
Rusty Noon-3pm; Rob 4-7pm
Wednesday 0120
Rob Noon-3pm
Tom Taylor 4-7pm
Ocean Key Sunset Pier
Zero Duval St., (305) 296-7701
n
Thursday 0114
Rolando Rojas 5-7pm
Friday 0115
Rolando Rojas 1-4pm 5-7pm
Saturday 0116
The Doerfels 1-4pm
Robert Albury 5-7pm
Sunday 0117
The Nina Newton Band 1-4pm
Robert Albury 5-7pm
Tuesday 0119
Happy Dog 5-7pm
Wednesday 0120
Patrick and The Swayzees 5-7pm
Pinchers
712 Duval St., (305) 440-2179
n
Carl Hatley 1-5pm
Bobby Enloe 1-5pm
Carter Moore 7-11pm
Sunset Pier
Rolando Rojas
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W I N I N G t h e K E Y S
Cabernet’s mom was white!
BY STEVE CALDERWOOD
Attention goes to cabernet sauvignon’s
mom. Yep, if it weren’t for sauvignon blanc,
there never would have been cabernet sauvignon: DNA tests show that the red grape,
cabernet franc, was the dad. I think this was
all revealed on a Montel Williams “who’s the
real father” show.
For those of you not familiar with sauvignon blanc, let me say, “Loser!” is grape is
responsible for some of the most delicious
wines in the world and, in its dry style, is one
of God’s great gifts for an afternoon in the
Keys. So let’s take a look at this little gem.
If there is a versatile grape on the face of
this earth, sauvignon blanc is it. It can produce
lusciously sweet or citrusy dry wines and
everything in between and a lot depends upon
the region of the world it comes from.
In France, where the grape originates, the
wine styles run the gamut. In the Loire Valley,
the two most famous forms are Pouilly-Fum,
not to be confused with Pouilly-Fuiss, which is
generally a mediocre chardonnay; and,
Sancerre, both of which are lovely, austere, dry
wines with mineral tones.
But then, in Bordeaux, sauvignon blanc,
along with the semillon grape, produces
Sauternes which is one of the world’s most
luscious sweet wines and can run several
hundred dollars for a half-bottle and age for
decades.
It was New Zealand that really brought
sauvignon blanc to the forefront in 1985 when
a small winery named Cloudy Bay produced
its first sauvignon blanc from the Marlborough district.
Karen MacNeil, in her book, “e Wine
Bible,” describes this wine best: “e wine is a
torpedo of intensity. Lime zest, new mown
hay, grapefruit, mint and smoke go off like flavor grenades in your mouth, followed by fireworks of spice and citrus.”
We talk about praying at the church of
Cloudy Bay whenever a new release comes
out, even though it is now way overpriced
If you want to try some wonderful Marlborough sauv blancs, look for Kim Crawford,
Brancott, Mills Reef, or Villa Maria. All delicious and even the inexpensive Nobilo
brand is quite a little charmer.
It’s in California that things really got
muddled with this grape, and they stay that
way to this day. Back in the early 1970s,
California sauvignon blanc had a reputation as
a nondescript jug wine, and Robert Mondovi
figured out a way to change that view.
His idea? Marketing, of course!
In the Loire valley, sauvignon blanc is also
called blanc fume, because of the smoky color
of the grape. So, Mondovi decided to use a little malolactic fermentation and barrel aging to
soften the wine and called his sauvignon blanc
“Fume Blanc.”
So, what’s the difference between Fume
Blanc and sauvignon blanc?
No regulation to specify when a sauv blanc can
be called a Fume Blanc. But, the name change
allowed Mondovi to sell a boat load of it.
Today some of my favorite California sauvignon/Fume blancs include Quivera, St. Suprey
and Mondovi.
If your budget is a little more unlimited
than mine, try Grgich Hills, Cakebread, Duckhorn or Chalk Hill
for a little kick.
e final area that is really coming into its
own with this grape is Chile, specifically the
cool Casablanca Valley. You can really find
some nice values here, and some of my favorites include Alcance, Montes and Concha y
Toro.
So the next time you’re looking for something to cool your jets on a Keys’ afternoon,
pick up a bottle of sauvignon blanc, and you’ll
be delightfully refreshed with the added benefit of a good buzz.
at’s it for this week, so until the next
time —wine a bit, you’ll feel better. n
STEVE
CAULDERWOOD
COLUMNIST
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T R O P I C S P R O C K E TS
IAN BROCKWAY
Journey from
Zanskar
Monk’s vow to children
redrick Marx (Hoop
Dreams) directs this
sweeping, adventuresome and tense
documentary of 16 Tibetan children
and there 180-mile trek from contested
Zanskar on the border of Tibet to a
monk training school in Manali.
e school can only take 16 children, and the trip can be life threatening. e pupils, indiscriminately male
and female, will be away from their
families for 10 years in exchange
for Buddhist instruction, modern
subjects along with the crucial
imparting of Tibetan culture.
e scenes between the parents and
their children are heart-rending, but the
parents want a monk’s path for their
children, not only to pass on their
embattled culture but to become
holistic citizens of knowledge and
awareness.
e apprehensive suspense is as
palpable as any Everest scaling film. e
children risk zero degree temperatures,
steep cliffs and possible attacks from
extremists. Yaks and a single father or
mother is often the only guide.
e sky-fingering cliffs lean for no
one and are neutral in human affairs.
e children march forward:
Lilliputian soldiers of open eagerness
ready to carry knowledge to a hopeful
millennium.
e adult monks, including Geshe,
do not shy away from the possible fatal
perils, but stress the importance of
mindfulness in the face of danger and
uncertainty. All things are equal, even
in death.
F
e most striking of all is the scene
in the school when the parents leave the
children surreptitiously without drama
or fanfare. Some of the children wail
and thrash about, crying hysterically.
Mothers, fathers and grandmothers
weep steadily as well.
ough very difficult to watch, the
segments illustrate the universal truth
of mortal leave-taking and impermanence. e child in the adult and the
adult in the child are both in evidence
here as being one and the same.
e narration by actor Richard Gere
gives the quest a warmly affectionate,
yet existential tone.
e outcome is indeed uncertain,
but desire, hand and hand with suffering, exist together and are curiously
coupled.
When the children do come closer to
Manali it is almost like a verdant cloud
city right out of a George Lucas epic.
ere are trees, rain, phones, and nuts
and bananas are tasted for the first time.
is rich and daring film is wisely
unassuming with a wide accessibility.
Free-thinkers without any affiliation can
enjoy this episodic and emotional trip
along with learned Buddhists, be they
Tibetan or otherwise.
“Journey from Zanskar: is just as it
should be: natural, full of life as it
happens and open to all. n
THE TROPIC CINEMA
416 Eaton St., Key West
(877) 761-3456
Week of
Friday, January 15, 2016 to Thursday, January 21, 2016
CAROL (CARPER) 1:58 R
DAILY AT (2:15) 4:35 6:55 9:15
DANISH GIRL (TAYLOR) 1:59 R
DAILY AT (1:45) 6:30 EXCEPT MONDAY AT (1:45) ONLY
BROOKLYN (TAYLOR) 1:57 PG-13; DAILY AT 4:05
ROOM (TAYLOR) 1:57 R; DAILY AT 8:50
JOY (GEORGE) PG-13 2:04
DAILY AT (2:00) 4:25 6:45 9:10
THE BIG SHORT (DOW) 2:18 R
(1:30) 4:10 6:50 9:20
SPECIAL EVENTS
MONDAY, 6:30PM, MONDAY MOVIE CLASSIC
“MY MAN GODFREY” (1936) (TAYLOR
Carol
odd Haynes (L.A. Confidential) directs this handsome and close-to-the-page adaptation
of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, “Carol,”
about a young female artist and her attraction to an elite and enigmatic
woman.
Highsmith is mostly known for her
crime novels, which are a bit like Albert
T
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KEY BUSINESS
T R O P I C S P R O C K E TS
KEY WEST
IAN BROCKWAY
Camus with a darkly humored, deliberate cadence. Her 1950s book, “e Talented Mr. Ripley,” after many years of near obscurity in
America, was made into a crisp film starring
Matt Damon and Jude Law and is now considered a classic of its type.
Inspired by the author’s own employment
in a department store, “Carol” is a portrait
of anxious intimacy and dependence.
erese Belivet (Rooney Mara) works in a
gray and claustrophobic store as a sales clerk.
e customers rush past, faceless. Without any
harbinger or warning, Carol (Cate Blanchett)
enters the floor with the allure of a Hitchcock
blonde and erese is hooked.
Preoccupied, Carol asks for a doll as a gift
for her daughter Rindy. erese tells her about
the wonder of trains, and Carol asks for a set
to be delivered.
A day later, at work, erese gets a call.
It is Carol.
e trappings of the novel, from Carol’s
flowing blonde hair, her sumptuous fur coat
and gloves, to her Packard car, are flawless and
perfectly on point. Sharply on key as well is the
cinematography by Edward Lachman who gives
the person of Carol Aird a mysterious quality,
both haunting and haunted. Lachman’s sharp yet
ghostly imagery suggests that all of our lives
contain the possibility of a noir adventure.
e momentum builds slowly with an
undulating rhythm with near fetishistic shots
of fabric, fur and perfume, but soon the film
moves masterfully in suspense and tension
as Richard (Jake Lacy), erese’s hopeful suitor,
becomes a needy weight. If that is not enough,
there is Harge (Kyle Chandler), Carol’s
aggressive and square-jawed husband
who is stubborn and vexed and can’t let go.
Tropic Cinema
Four Screens in Old Town.
Rated Best Cinema in Florida.
www.TropicCinema.com
(877) 761-FILM
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While there is none of the usual
Highsmithian fauna here of sociopaths in the
sun, there is a single revolver and the author’s
fans will be well pleased by this push-me-pullyou story with plenty of force and fret.
Cate Blanchett totally embodies this role
with something of Kim Novak in her
presentation of this woman’s seductive simmer
along with her curious nonchalance. Rooney
Mara is wholly realized as erese, the young
photographer who is very much in her passive
shell, waiting for Carol’s leather gloved
inspiration knotted together by a green,
perfumed scarf.
e pleasure of “Carol” is in its motion. First
it rolls along like a leisurely train, full of obsessive and dreamy character detail, only to build
into uncertainty, apprehension and the very real
discomfort of losing one’s self in another. n
Write Ian at [email protected]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR | Picnic
“Each $1,000 we raise during this picnic helps
five to seven women and men receive an annual
exam, blood work, prescriptions and more,” says
Womankind Executive Director Kim Romano,
whose health care organization provides medical
care for the last 15 years to more than 2500 patients each year—men, women and teens of all
incomes.
e four organizations plan to make “Picnic
Under e Stars” an annual event. Fundraiser
still seeks donations from local restaurants to
help fill the gourmet picnic baskets.
Tickets $10 and can be purchased at door
or online. Pre-order picnic basket online. n
INFO
kwahs.org
ONSTAGE | Fringe
e most popular of Coward’s plays, Blithe
Spirit ran on Broadway for several years, adapted
for television and radio. In 1945, it was adapted
as a movie starring Rex Harrison, directed by
David Lean. Angela Lansbury portrayed
Madame Arcati in a 2014 West End run which
followed her 2009 Tony award-winning performance. n
e five-year-old theater is supported by e Florida
Keys Council of the Arts, the Monroe County Tourist
Development Council, the Dogwood Foundation,
Keys Energy, and private donors.
INFO
fringetheater.org
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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
Cuckoo clock
Dear Short Answers: One of my best
friends has started to talk endlessly
about her wedding. She seems to be
planning all the details and has even
picked out a dress. She has asked her
girlfriends to be bridesmaids and talked
to a caterer about the food. Problem is
that she isn’t engaged. (We’re both in
our 30s). She doesn’t even have a real
boyfriend. Is this a good fantasy or a
dangerous obsession? Should I let her
fantasize or stop her before someone
gets hurt? Worried
Dear Worried: We have all heard of
30-something biological clocks creating
anxiety, but this seems over the top.
Why don’t each of you, as the opportunity arises, ask to meet her beloved? See
what she says. At this point a group
intervention seems premature.
Remember Harvey, the six-foot-tall
Rabbit that guided Jimmy Stewart
through some of life’s
shoals? Perhaps with
some gentle attention
your friend will decide
to “break off” the
engagement. If not,
write to us again.
Some call
it slander
Dear Doris D-R: Clearly the
virtuous road is the one NOT taken.
e line between an indiscretion and
consenting behavior is pretty difficult
to determine—often only by parties
involved and clearly you were not a
participant. People are not as dumb as
you seem to think. ey will make their
own judgments about his doctoring and
his other interests without your prequel.
And this is his livelihood you are
gearing up to damage. Nix, Nein, No.
Shelve it
Dear Short Answers: My husband’s
family is visiting for a whole week. I
really knocked myself out this year with
holiday preparations, but I don’t think
they really appreciate it. I feel resentful
—any advice? Trying to Be Good
Dear Trying: Try harder. You’ve
already committed—don’t blow it
in the ninth.
Seasonal
greetings
Dear Short Answers:
If your cleaning person is a
Jehovah’s Witness, is it still
appropriate to give her a
Christmas tip? Megg
Dear Megg: Sure. It is
always appropriate to say
thank you—and not necessary
to call it a Christmas gift.
Dear Short
Answers: A new doctor recently moved to
town and everybody
PAULA FORMAN &
seems to love him.
JEFF JOHNSON
Unfortunately, I
Dear Short Answers: I am
happen to know about some
not a feminist, but I am a modern
serious “indiscretions” that occurred in
woman and feel that I have to think of
the last town he lived in. ese were of
my future as if I was alone. Is this
a sexual nature and had nothing to do
necessarily dangerous
with his medical skills. I’m torn
for a relationship? Planning Solo
between letting him get a fresh start in a
Dear Solo: We are feminists, and we
new town and feeling the need to warn
think if you don’t plan for yourself, you
people he isn’t what he appears to be.
are a fool. And if you plan only for
What do you think the right thing
yourself, you are also a fool. n
to do is? Doris Do Right
Look both ways
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.
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IN EDUCATION
FKCC’s bachelor
degree approved
Florida’s State Board of Education
unanimously approved Florida Keys
Community College’s proposal to offer
its first bachelor’s degree at its monthly
meeting in Tallahassee. John Padget,
Vice Chair of the Board and 26 year
resident of Key West, made the motion
to approve the new degree.
“Today is unquestionably a historic
moment for the Florida Keys and FKCC,
the only institution of higher education
to call the Keys home for over 50 years,”
noted FKCC President Dr. Jonathan
Gueverra. “e approval of this first baccalaureate program for FKCC is a recog-
nition by our statewide leaders that our
residents and businesses need to have access to four-year degrees.”
e new degree, a Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (BAS-SM), is scheduled to
launch in August pending approval from
the College’s regional accrediting body,
the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Such approval is anticipated in
June. Subsequently, the College will
change its name to the “College of the
Florida Keys” to reflect the higher level
educational opportunities.
e BAS-SM program includes
coursework in management, finance,
marketing, human resources, and leadership. It will also include field experience
in supervision and management settings
to enable students to integrate theory
with practice. e bachelor’s degree
builds upon the associate degrees already
offered at FKCC; students must complete an associate degree prior to applying to the bachelor’s degree program.
e College’s decision to pursue a
bachelor’s degree in supervision and
management arrived after an extensive
workforce needs assessment in Monroe
County. e College found that there
are currently more than 1,000 job openings that require supervision and management skills, a number that is expected
to grow 14 percent over the next eight
years. Without a local source of baccalaureate level training, a significant
employment needs gap will persist.
Multiple surveys of employers
throughout the Keys conducted in recent
years further supported their need for a
baccalaureate level degree. Student sur-
veys also provided overwhelming support for a bachelor’s degree at FKCC—
particularly in the field of supervision
and management. Because a majority of
FKCC students live and work full-time
in Monroe County, many indicated that
having a bachelor’s degree available in
their local area is the most important factor in deciding whether to continue their
education.
FKCC is also developing two more
bachelor’s degree programs: a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of
Applied Science in Marine Resource
Management. In December, proposals
for both degrees were approved by the
College’s Board of Trustees and submitted to the Florida College System for
review and expected to go to the State
Board of Education for approval in the
near future. n
Charm in the Meadows
by C.S. GILBERT
KONK LIFE REAL ESTATE WRITER
ey West’s Meadows
neighborhood is
ideally situated, roughly
equidistant from the entertainments of the heart of Old Town,
North Roosevelt’s shopping centers
and Smathers Beach on the
Atlantic. The homes are mostly
typical turn-of-the-century, twostory Conch houses, single
residences or small apartment
buildings, well-maintained and
attractive. It’s probable that the
Meadows, adjoining the old North
Beach (now a residentialcommercial mix facing Garrison
Bight), was Key West’s first suburb.
The charming home at 1408
Petronia Street is practically a
poster child for the neighborhood.
City records claim the three
bedroom, two bath modified
“shotgun style” Conch house was
built in 1945, but evidence of Dade
K
This covered-porch Conch home is typical of turn-of-the-20th-century Key West residential architecture.
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ROB O’NEAL
Space in the living room is expanded by the placement of the stairs.
The dining room is probably the largest room in the house.
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Spectacular is the word for the large, light kitchen.
Tile art accents highlight the bright first floor bath.
County pine, albeit mostly painted,
on walls, ceilings and floors and
large, six-over-six wavy-paned
windows clearly indicate an origin of
late 1800s or, at the latest, early
1900s. The extended second floor
under the eaves, creating a covered
front porch, was popular at the end
of the nineteenth century. (This
writer once lived in one.)
Entrance from the porch is into a
hallway extending straight into the
rear bathroom. To the left is the
living room, its width extended by
the fact that the stairway angles up
from the rear of the house, thus
providing extra space up front.
Directly behind the living room is
the roomy downstairs bedroom,
actually (another trait of this design)
about the same size as the living
room; there is plenty of space for its
current use as a double office, with
two desks and a davenport.
Behind the bedroom/office is the
formal dining room, the largest
room in the house. It seems even
larger due to a mirrored wall
between rear doors to the
aforementioned bathroom and the
kitchen. The bath is a sunny, bright
with stack washer and dryer.
The large, sleek kitchen is
remarkable. It is set under a slightlyangled ceiling and contains a stainless
Complete with a wet bar in a tiled counter, a charming cabana complements the heated pool with its tile-backed waterfall.
yellow with striking accents of the
artist-owner’s decorative ceramic tile
in the glass-fronted party shower, a
granite vanity and a laundry closet
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double sink and refrigerator; a wine
fridge is not built in but is negotiable,
said the co-owner. (In fact, although
Continued on next page.
Charm in the Meadows
none of the exquisite art throughout
this home is for sale, he allowed as
that if the price were right, they might
be persuaded to part with it.)
The room is centered by an
interestingly-shaped kitchen
island/breakfast bar that could seat
Continued
four, even five. There’s generous cabinet
space, including one glass-fronted unit
for display, and room atop most of
them for additional decorative objects.
The grey and white color scheme is
naturally light but the room is
brightened by a skylight—one of
several installed strategically
throughout the home—and by
sliders onto the pool deck.
The deck/patio accesses both a
heated pool with a water feature, a
deep blue, ceramic tile-backed
waterfall, and a free-standing pool
cabana containing a wet bar set in a
counter of matching blue tile, which
includes an under the counter fridge.
An unusual feature of the lushly
landscaped but sunny pool deck is a
giant patio umbrella on a swivel arm,
so that it can be moved to gain
maximum protection from the sun at
any time of day. There is also a nook
for the grill.
Upstairs, the landing and hallway
are surprisingly bright and open due
to another skylight.
Two good-sized second floor bedrooms are tucked under the eaves.
One of the home’s strategically placed skylights is in the upstairs bath.
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Two bedrooms and their full tuband-shower tiled bath, with yet
another skylight, fill the second floor,
each room tucked just a bit under the
eaves and each bedroom having deep
twin closets.
This is an historic house of
charming spaces and interesting
angles, filled with loads of both light
and color and opportunity for
tropical indoor-outdoor living in the
quiet Meadows neighborhood. For a
tour call Realtor Elizabeth
Chamberlain, of Berkshire Hathaway
Home Services, at (305) 619-0802.
Konk Life welcomes subjects for
other articles about Keys homes
currently for sale. Contact Guy deBoer
at (305) 296-1630 or (305) 766-5832 or
email [email protected].
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Open House and Featured Home Locations
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Stock Island 1
Open House
Map #Address
1
6800 Maloney Ave., #45, Key West
Open House - Sunday 1/17/16, 1-3pm
#BR/BA
Listing Agent
2BR/2BA,
Gwen Esbensen, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services,
Knight & Gardner Realty
Phone Number
Ad Page
305-923-5196
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Phone Number
Ad Page
Featured Homes – Viewed by Appointment
Map # Address
#BR/BA
Listing Agent
1BR/1BA
Dawn Thornburgh, Beach Club Brokers, Inc.
305-294-8433
800-545-9655
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Patricia McGrath, Century 21 Schwartz Realty
Geno Zaharakis, Century 21 Schwartz Realty
781-249-6623
773-206-0097
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2
811 United St., Key West
3
2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West – Multiple Units
4
1220 Von Phister St., Key West
3BR/3BA
Doug Mayberry, Doug Mayberry Real Estate
305-292-6155
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5
3800 Duck Ave., Key West
3BR/2BA
Doug Mayberry, Doug Mayberry Real Estate
305-292-6155
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1BR/1BA,
2BR/1BA, 3BR/2BA
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Key West Association of REALTORS®
keywestrealtors.org
Phone (305) 296-8259
Listing Agency
Middle Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt
Lower Keys
Sun Realty
Century 21 Schwartz
KeyIsle Realty
Internet Realty
Florida Keys Realty
Century 21 Schwartz
BHHS Knight & Gardner
Florida Keys Real Estate Co
Key West
SBX Real Estate
Compass Realty
Rose Dell & Assoc
Key West Real Estate Co
SBX Real Estate
Xcellence Realty
Preferred Properties
Fax (305) 296-2701
Selling Agency
Sold Date
List Price
Sold Price
Street # Street Address
1/6/16
12/30/15
$ 425,000.00
$ 479,900.00
$ 395,000.00
$ 479,900.00
1479 73rd Ocean
19 Sunrise Dr
Sun Realty
Internet Realty
Allison James Estates & Homes
Century 21 Schwartz
BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty
Outside Of MLS
12/29/15
12/30/15
12/30/15
12/30/15
1/6/16
1/6/16
1/4/16
1/4/16
12/30/15
1/7/16
$ 599,000.00
$ 379,000.00
$ 449,900.00
$ 349,000.00
$ 652,500.00
$ 687,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$ 679,000.00
$ 429,000.00
$ 455,000.00
$ 615,000.00
$ 365,000.00
$ 436,000.00
$ 336,515.00
$ 625,000.00
$ 667,500.00
$1,500,000.00
$ 675,000.00
$ 325,000.00
$ 369,000.00
SBX Real Estate
At Home in Key West
Royal Palms Realty
Key West Real Estate Co
Florida Keys Real Estate Co
Xcellence Realty
Engel & Voelkers
Seaport Realtors
3705
31051
1575
29367
344
1022
327
17215
44
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Poinciana St
Avenue C
Narcissus Ave
Cypress Dr
Airport Dr
E Caribbean Dr
Sawyer Dr
E Bonita Ln
Cannon Royal Dr
Jade Dr #13
Island
Built
Description
Marathon
Marathon
1986
N/A
Half Duplex
Lots
2
0
Yes
Yes
51
50
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Summerland Key
Summerland Key
Cudjoe Key
Sugarloaf Key
Shark Key
Big Coppitt
1989
2005
1995
1972
1959
2008
2000
2008
N/A
1986
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Duplex
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
HOA/Condo Lot
Townhouse
2
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
0
2
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
30
30
29
29
25
25
21
17
11
10
1995
2000
1963
2000
1953
1982
1928
1969
1987
Townhouse
Single Family
Single Family
Condo
Single Family
Townhouse
Condo
3-4 Units
Townhouse
2
3
5
2
2
2
3
8
2
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
5
5
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
12/30/15
$ 359,900.00
$ 350,000.00
8 Merganser Ln
Key West
1/4/16
$ 659,000.00
$ 645,000.00
213 Golf Club Dr
Key West
12/31/15
$ 425,000.00
$ 395,000.00
2609 Staples Ave
Key West
1/7/16
$ 338,000.00
$ 320,000.00
3635 Seaside Dr #301
Key West
12/30/15
$ 525,000.00
$ 510,000.00
1711 Johnson St
Key West
1/5/16
$ 455,000.00
$ 455,000.00
1407 12th St
Key West
1/4/16
$ 499,000.00
$ 475,000.00
900 White St #2
Key West
1/4/16
$1,125,000.00
$1,000,000.00
2618 Fogarty Ave
Key West
12/31/15
$ 369,000.00
$ 362,500.00
3316 Harriet Ave
Key West
Based on information from the KWAR MLS for the period of 12/30/15 through 01/07/16
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