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NOVEMBER 7 — 13, 2013
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THIS JUST IN:
Writers Guild meets Saturday
or affected by HIV/AIDS,” said AIDS
Help Executive Director Scott Pridgen
The Key West Writers Guild will meet
noted. “AIDS Help continues to be
from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the
Conference Room at the Condominiums Florida’s oldest operating HIV/AIDS
service organization.”
at 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd. Please park
For more information, visit
across the street on S. Roosevelt (Free
Parking). Enter just to the left of the flag thesmartride.org.
poles at the mid-point of the buildings.
For more information call Rusty at 904- Improv music workshop offers
403-0866.
creative play for all levels
Bottlecap Happy Hour
benefits Smart Ride
Participants, past riders and crew
of the annual Smart Ride will spend
an evening of anticipation and reflection at 5 p.m. Friday at The Bottlecap
Groove Lounge, 1128 Simonton St.
Guest bartenders and Bottlecap staff
gratuities, as well as a 50/50 drawing,
will benefit TSR participation as they
embark on the 165-mile ride from
Miami to Key West next weekend, Nov.
15 and 16.
The Smart Ride began as a dream
to create a bicycle event in which
100 percent of pledges raised could
go back to Florida communities for
direct services to individuals infected
Jim Scott, composer, guitarist and
activist, will hold a participatory
music workshop 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday at One Island Family, 801
Georgia St.
In creative play with no judgments,
we’ll raise our collective voice with
exercises (games) in sound, movement, visual art and poetry envisioning a healthy and sustainable future.
Everything is done in collaboration
(no singling out for solos) as we create new works of art honoring the
earth and each other.
Any and all musical instruments
are welcome, some provided. Wear
clothes for moving, and be prepared
to have fun. Sliding scale donation of
$8-20 per person.
Bahama Village Music
Program offers day of music
The Bahama Village Music Program
will present “A Day Filled With Music”
from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Oldest
house. The event will feature free music,
great food and a great cause. The 5th
Annual Day Filled with Music includes
a free, all-day concert in the beautiful
Oldest House Garden with delicious
food provided by Veronica Stafford,
Coconut Woman, and great music provided by some of Key West’s best musicians. Admission is free. Food tickets
are on sale now ($15) at Bahama Village
Music Program by calling 305-292-9628.
Larry Baeder, Toko Irie, Robert Douglas,
Gary Hempsey, Paradise Rock and
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he second annual ART!
Key West!™ (AKW!) is
excited to announce its
theater and dance events
for this year’s multi-arts,
island-wide festival running
Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 in
downtown Key West.
Previous announcements
detailed the festival’s visual
and literary arts events. Stay
tuned for more information
about AKW! events featuring
music, storytelling, interactive
and culinary arts, and fashion.
At 6 p.m. Nov. 30, the
Waterfront Playhouse will
present an open rehearsal of
Ken Ludwig’s comedy Leading
Ladies, the Waterfront’s opening production of the 201314 season. If you’ve ever sat
in the audience of a play or
musical and wondered, “How
do they do that?,” here’s your
chance to find out.
At 7 p.m., join the
Waterfront for a wine and
cheese reception featuring a
Q&A with the play’s actors,
design team, and director
Danny Weathers. Reservations
required; seating is limited.
Call 305-294-5015 or see
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Key West Fringe is excited to announce Fringe Benefits: Classic
Short Plays, to be presented as part of ART! Key West Nov. 29
to Dec. 1 in dynamic downtown venues. For information, visit
KeyWestFringe.org.
WaterfrontPlayhouse.org.
The Key West Fringe
Theater presents the second
annual FRINGE Benefits, a
program of classic 10-to-15minute plays by some of the
greatest writers of all time,
with shows on Nov. 29-30, and
Dec. 1.
“As a member of the arts
community, we support the
mission of the Art! Key West!
festival wholeheartedly,” says
Fringe’s producing artistic
director Monnie King. “Last
year’s audiences were amazed
to see how much drama and
entertainment these powerful
actors can pack into a short
play.”
All performances are
free, and this year’s FRINGE
Benefits include: Victoria
Station by Harold Pinter,
Catastrophe by Samuel
Beckett, The Stronger by
August Strindberg. Locations
and information on cast
Leading Ladies open rehearsal at Waterfront Playhouse is Nov. 30.
and crew can be found at
ArtsKeyWest.com.
Blueye Images will host artists of multiple disciplines, as
well as a special performance
by Key West Contemporary
Dance Co. The Coffee Mill
Dance Studio will host the Key
West Youth Dance Collective
performing excerpts from The
Nutcracker.
If you want to be a part of
the rolling party and gain
access to the best of Key
West’s creative culture, join
us as an individual or group
volunteer. Call, email, or fill
out the form at ArtsKeyWest.
com/How-Can-I-Help,
indicating your availability,
interests, and what type of
experience or specialties you
may have. Everyone is welcome, and help is needed in
many areas.
See ArtsKeyWest.com for
the developing schedule and
information on events.
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South Florida Symphony Orchestra
Latin Arts Festival
this weekend
and percussion workshops, Latin American
artist’s exhibits, poetry readings, culinary
offerings, and on Saturday night, a spectacular main event theatrical concert featuring
InnerNacionalSound’s Christian Monzón and
Valerie Carr, renowned Miami-based Tango
Times dance luminaries Roxana Garber and
he 2nd Annual Key West International
Oscar Caballero, and an outstanding line-up
Latin Arts Festival ¡Esperando Nacer!
2013, set for Friday through Sunday, offers of local and visiting musicians, folk dancers,
and thrilling Capoeira performers.
a unique opportunity to immerse in the
“Latin American art, music, and culture are
soul, color and passion of traditional Latin
uniquely intertwined in the life and history
American cultural arts while savoring the
of Key West,” said Congressman Joe Garcia of
charms of Key West.
the 26th District of Florida, who as KWILAF’s
Presented by ValnChz Productions and
special guest will officially welcome the audisponsored in part by the Monroe County
Tourist Development Council, the historic San ence and open the main concert event. “I am
honored to be part of such a unique, yet tradiCarlos Institute is the primary venue for this
tional event,” he said.
multidisciplinary celebration that showcases
Tickets for the theatrical concert are availmusic and artistic folk traditions of countries
able now at keystix.com. A full schedule of
including Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay,
events, workshops and locations can be found
Brazil, Cuba and Mexico.
at keywestlatinartsfest.org.
Festival events include folkloric dance
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Barber: Cello Concerto, Opus 22
Clancy Newman, cello
Schubert: Symphony No.9 “The Great”
DOUBLE SPEAK AND
HIDDEN MEANINGS
January 30, 2014
Liszt: Symphonic Poem No. “Hamlet”
Christopher Taylor, piano
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
A SUMMONS TO LIFE
March 27, 2014
Zwilich: Shadows for Piano and Orchestra
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Schumann: Symphony No. 1 Spring
Subscriptions and Tickets:
SouthFloridaSymphony.org
Keystix.org or call 305-295-7676
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Art! Key West! announces 2013 theater and dance performances
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ON STAGE
AT SCHOONER WHARF
Oyster Johnny & A200
Oyster Johnny & A200 will take
the stage at Schooner Wharf Bar at
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The five-piece band is comprised
of old members of the Oysters
Fantastic Band and they hail from
Southwest Florida. They’re a goodtime party band that plays crowd
favorites from the ‘70s through
today. With their unplugged style,
vibrant vocal harmonies and comic
antics, audiences are promised an
entertaining evening.
If you’ve ever seen one of their
shows, you know what you’re in for.
Come out and share in the happy
love experience at Schooner Wharf
Bar.
For more information, please call
(305) 292-3302. Join us on Facebook
or visit Schoonerwharf.com.
GREEN PARROT GROOVES
The Skank at The Parrot
Jeff Clark and Cayman SmithMartin’s latest incarnation, “The
Skank,” blends everything from
early Beatles to Toots and The
Mike Willis
Maytals, and fuses funk, rock, ska
and reggae, and creates a Green
Parrot Dance Party at 9 p.m.
Thursday.
Toubab Krewe returns to
the Green Parrot stage
The Revivalists will take the stage at Ocean Key Resort in December.
Green Parrot patrons should
expect to dance, sweat and smile
as never before when the WesternAfrican-influenced, rock-psychejam-pop quintet Toubab Krewe
returns to the Parrot Friday and
Saturday.
Their blend of soulful West
African music and American rock
make for dance-frenzy-inducing
weekend with shows at 5:30 and 10
p.m. Friday; and 5:30 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
Since forming in 2005, the magnetic instrumental quintet has won
a diverse and devoted following
at performances everywhere from
Bonnaroo to the legendary Festival
of the Desert in Essakane, Mali,
known as the most remote festival
in the world.
Although sure to disappoint
those expecting a Middle Eastern
2 Live Crew cover band, they are
nonetheless hailed as one of the
most innovative voices in music
Thurs • Nov. 7 • 9pm
“Funk, Rock, Ska & Reggae”
Fri, Sat • Nov 8-9 • 10pm
Toubab Krewe
“West-African Pop/Jam Fusion”
THURSDAY
November 7
Fri, Sat Soundchecks • 5:30pm
NFL Sunday Ticket
Wed. • Nov. 13 • 8pm
Green Parrot Ukulele Night
Wed. • Nov. 13 • 11pm
Open Daily 11AM - 10PM
609 Whitehead St
HOG’S BREATH HOWLS
Mike Willis hits the Hog
Mike Willis is a singer-songwriter
based in Nashville, Tenn. and originally from Decatur, Ga. Willis has
played in a range of venues across
United States, England, and China.
SATURDAY
November 9
SUNDAY
November 10
Cliff Cody
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Simplified
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MONDAY
November 11
TUESDAY
November 12
WEDNESDAY
November 13
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Joel Nelson
Joel Nelson
Mike Willis
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Jessie Brown Jessie Brown Jessie Brown
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400 Front Street • Across the street from Sunset
Key West Film Festival
After Party with The Skank
Green Parrot
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November 8
Joel Nelson Kenny & Cuda Kenny & Cuda Sunday NFL
1pm • Sunday Jazz
7pm • Monday Night Bingo
Package Goods & Spirits
today, the Village Voice describes
them as “a futuristic, psychedelic,
neo-griot frenzy,” according to a
Parrot press release.
World Famous T-Shirts • Raw Bar • Restaurant
Happy Hour Daily • 5-7 pm
Entertainment from 1pm til 2am
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Robert Douglas and Skipper Krippitz
VIRGILIO’S VIBES
The Retros to play Virgilio’s
He’ll take the Hog’s Breath
stage from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Monday through Nov. 17.
Willis has opened for
and/or shared the stage
with a range of nationally
and internationally known
acts including Sugarland,
John Mayer, Shawn Mullins,
Ronnie Milsap and more.
He’s been a performing
member of Buffalo Roam,
Tailgate South and The
Escape Artists.
Willis puts the music
first. “I like to think that
my songs are inspired by
and lead toward hope and
self-acceptance. Ultimately,
I strive to create music as
an extension of myself,” he
says.
He grabs an audience
with a superb, understated finger-picking guitar
style and a sweet tenor
voice that’s capable of
delivering the intimate,
personal emotions that he
expresses in his songwriting. It’s standard girl/guy
relationship stuff, but
Willis employs turns of
phrase that set him apart.
Southernmost Cigar
Club and 90-Mile
Lounge
Robert Douglas: 7 p.m.
tonight
Soul City: 7 p.m. Friday
and Saturday
Larry Baeder 7 p.m.
Sunday
Revivalists to rock at
Ocean Key Resort
The Revivalists are incessantly on tour and their
magnanimous live performances have been perpetually flooring audiences in
every city they visit with
their mix of soulful indie
rock, R&B and funk.
They’ll be at the Ocean
Key Resort’s Sunset Pier at 8
p.m. Dec. 8 and 9.
It’s been a landmark summer for The Revivalists,
with monster festival sets
at Bonnaroo, Governor’s
Ball, Hangout, Mountain
Jam, High Sierra, Ride Fest,
Gathering of the Vibes and
Voodoo Music + Arts Fest.
All ages are welcome.
General admission is free,
with advance VIP tickets
available for $15, or $20 the
day of the show.
Tickets are available at
keystix.com or at the Sunset
Pier Bar.
A new power duo on the
musical scene, premiers
at 9:30 p.m. Sundays at
Virgilio’s starting this week.
Robert Douglas on electro-acoustic guitar with
soulful vocals, joins forces
with drummer Skipper
Krippitz, to liven up Sunday
evenings on the renovated,
red Virgilio’s stage.
Playing classic blues,
R&B, rock, pop, and island
sounds in a highly creative
and distinct style, these
notable locals, “the Doug/
Krip duo” are guaranteed to
entertain and delight.
Also at Virgilio’s, both
this Martini Monday at 9:30,
and alternate Mondays,
“The Retros” will furnish
Toubab Krewe
the dance music program.
Frontman Tony Baltimore
sings lead, and plays guitar.
Rhythm section support
comes from the veteran
back up trio of NYC session great, Larry Baeder, on
lead electric guitar, Bubba
Lownotes on the Fender/
thunder bass, and Skippo,
drumming and propelling
the music aloft.
Club Levity
Club Levity presents local
artists and guest musicians 7 to 10 p.m. on Jazz
Wednesdays at Club Levity,
618 Duval St. Classic composers are honored, and food
and drinks are available.
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Joy Gallery hosts Austrian
artist Margot Holzapfel
Joy Gallery in Key West
is hosting the first-ever
U.S. showing of Austrian
artist Margot Holzapfel.
Holzapfel’s works
reflect and capture the
power of colors, vitality
and drive, states a press
release from the gallery.
Skillfully omitted
details enhance the communication with the
beholder.
Her works have been
shown in several single
and group exhibitions
galleries all over Austria.
Holzapfel was born in
Ybbs, Austria. As a child
she started loving drawing and painting. Slips of
paper, crayons and paint
were always in close
reach.
Although she originally painted exclusively in watercolor, she
quickly discovered the
fascination of acrylics
and mixed-media techniques.
An artist’s reception
will take place Nov.
15 at Joy Gallery, 330
Simonton St.
Lucky Street peers ‘Through the Looking Glass’
ucky Street Gallery, 540
Greene St., kicks off the
new art season tonight
with Joseph Cavalieri’s
“Through the Looking Glass”
stained glass exhibit.
The show opens at 6:30
tonight with an appearance
and discussion by Cavalieri, a
talented and popular instructor at The Studios of Key
West.
Cavalieri is a native of New
York and the seventh son of
the Cavalieri family. He has
been art director for GQ,
Good Housekeeping and
People magazines, and has
been the arbiter of important
social issues such as choosing
the “sexiest man alive” and
the “best and worst dressed”
celebrities.
Along the path, Cavalieri
discovered glasswork, which
led to his teaching and working full time. His artistic sensibilities and sense of humor
result in a melding of classical
stained glass techniques and
modern celebrity portraits,
featuring Jackie O, Henry III,
the pope, Isaac Hayes and-
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Lucky Street opens its first show of the new season with stained
glass artist Joseph Cavalieri.
Homer Simpson.
Enjoy his fantastic juxtaposition of art, history, celebrity and humor in sparkling
stained glass panels.
As a special event for Lucky
Street patrons, Cavalieri will
offer a short presentation
during the exhibition on his
adventures in “Creating Glass
in Public Places,” and will
present a visual and informal talk about some of his
internationally acclaimed
glass projects: “North, South
& Home” is a collaboration
with the MTA Arts for Transit
department in New York City;
”Madonna & Prada” is in the
permanent collection at New
York’s Museum of Arts and
Design.
For those unable to attend
the opening at 6:30 tonight,
Cavalieri’s work will be on
display beginning at 10 a.m.
today.
The gallery is located at 540
Greene St. For information,
call 305-294-3973.
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SPECIAL TO PARADISE
ut theater magicians Bob
Bowersox and Rebecca
Tomlinson together
in a stage production
— reference “Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?” this summer
— and something wonderful is
going to happen.
Bowersox’s “Moment of
Grace,” with Tomlinson’s direction, made its world premiere
Tuesday night at the Red Barn
Theater, and proved yet again
the special magic of these
theater pros. The audience
laughed, cried, fell totally silent,
absorbed by this pre-season gift
— and at the final dimming of
the lights, celebrated a delight-
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ful theatrical debut.
If you still believe in love, see
this show.
The plot follows lifelong
friends (Bowersox as Paulie,
George Gugleotti as Joey,
Ross Pipkin as Bobby), and
the grieving widow (Vanessa
McCaffrey as Margaret) escaping the funeral home viewing
of the first of the tight-knit
quartet to die. They meet at
the marvelously perfect Swan
& Thistle pub in which the
recently deceased Thomas
Kelly (Tony Konrath) and his
pals spent many happy hours.
Here the set, designed and
constructed by the multitalented Bowersox, is the
epitome of handsome working
class Irish pubs; you just want
to belly up to the bar and toss
down a few. But the beverage
of the day is special; it has
been waiting for 35 years.
And there is, from lights up,
someone else there, Mark,
played by Kaleb Smith, off in a
side booth, silent, practically
invisible — along with the
bartender, Liam, utterly seamlessly played by Karl Stahl.
These seven characters create, in 85 or 90 minutes (and
no intermission), a master’s
course in the philosophy of
love. Husbands, wives — living
or lost — plus the unwilling
to commit, and the cocksman
confusing sexual pleasure with
love, struggle to justify their
lives and to reconcile suddenly
differing realities.
The acting is very good,
with special kudos to Stahl,
McCaffrey, Pipkin and (yes)
Bowersox. Technically the
show runs smoothly, thanks to
stage manager Annie Miners,
and lighting is appropriately dramatic when called for,
thanks to RJ aka Jules Conn.
Only one question: Who
drew the exquisite portraits of
Tommy?
The Tuesday opening was
the “Moment of Grace” world
premiere, but Key Westers were
treated to a staged reading of
the play last July, with a somewhat different cast (if memory
serves, Stahl was originally cast
as Tommy Kelly, and different
actors played Liam and Mark).
We wrote positively of it then,
and before this opening hoped
only that a good bit of the
promise of the original reading
would be realized. That hope
has been realized in spades.
After the reading, we carped
only of the inconsistent Irish
accents of the main characters.
These remain.
The play, which Bowersox
says in his initial welcome in the
program was based on “an incident in my own life that made
me question how I look at affairs
of the heart,” is set in “The Swan
and Thistle Pub, Philadelphia/
Sometime around 1992.” The
main characters, excepting
Mark, are all childhood friends,
Irish-American, probably first
generation American-born.
They would thus logically have
similar Philadelphia/MidAtlantic U.S. accents.
Full disclosure: I presented
a paper on linguistics/dialect/
ethnolect to the South Atlantic
Modern Language Association
when I was a college teacher.
The cadence of our speech,
rhythm and emphasis, and
our diction, our choice of
words, is likely to follow us all
our lives — note even today
the influences of Yiddish and
Italian and Slavic as well as
Irish — but kids born and
raised in the United States
usually reflect their dominant
cultural speech patterns more
than the ethnicity or national
origin of their parents. The
speech patterns and diction of
Ireland’s version of the English
language are skillfully written
into the playwright’s dialogue.
It needn’t be pushed; just let
it be.
Just give love a chance;
experience “Moment of
Grace.”
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feature compiled by Citizen staffers from
in-house and contributed shots. Snaps of
social events, arts and entertainment-related activities
and other ‘wild art’ will be welcomed as submissions to
these pages. Please send invitations to cover events to
[email protected], and we’ll do our best to get
a photographer over there. If we can’t make it, send your
photos and information of said shindig instead, and we’ll
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PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
Tom, Candace, and Duffy volunteered to be at the gate
for last month’s Key West Business Guild Mixer at the
SouthernMost House.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
The ladies from the VNA/Hospice greeted you
at the door to the Bottlecap Lounge for their
Friday evening fundraiser.
Howard Livingston greets the Parrotheads at the Casa Marina
Thursday as ‘Uncle’ Marty Stonestein wails on the sax.
Photo courtesy Melissa Pearson/Key West Foto
Homemade Wine Band got into the Halloween spirit at Schooner Wharf.
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Longtime friends Sharon Lehmann
and Amy Jamison, along with Marty
Lehmann (not pictured) participated
in the annual Scleroderma Walk in
Miami last week, coming in second
place for most money raised and first
place in team participation.
Photo courtesy of Fred Cravits
From left, Gina Verdoni, Eileen Hellmuth and Gerard Doust party with
singer/songwriter Cory Heydon aboard the Fury’s ‘Commotion on the
Ocean’ last week.
Photo courtesy Melissa Pearson/Key West Foto
Schooner Wharf crew John DeVault, Brenda Shave, Kim Anderson,
Missy Sanel, and Brian McGough having fun Halloween.
Too early for Christmas? Well
Santa (aka Chad Newman of
Digital Island Media) is busy
working out to help promote the
upcoming Key West Business
Guild Santa Run.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Cyderalla Livingston and Cheryl Cates attend the MOTM
pre-party at the Casa Marina Resort.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
ROBERTA DEPIERO/Special to Paradise
PETE ARNOW/Special to Paradise
David Wolkowsky hosted a luncheon for Diana
Nyad, Jimmy Weekley, Nance Frank as well as
other friends.
Judges for Tuesday’s performance of Aqua Idol that benefited the Key West Business Guild’s Scholarship Fund for
the Gay Straight Alliance are: The Guild’s Susan Kent, 2012
King of Fantasy Fest Mark Patterson, and GSA Founder,
David Evans. The event runs every Tuesday evening for eight
weeks.
Robecca Tomlinson, director of ‘Moments of
Grace’ meets on stage at the Red Barn Theatre
with founder producer/actor of Theatre XP, Bob
Browersox. This thought provoking play about the
meaning of love runs through Nov. 23.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Jed Dodds, executive director of The Studios of Key West,
left, and chairwoman, Rosie Ware are seen outside the
Scottish Rites Masonic Temple on Eaton Street. The
non-profit will be doubling in size once the renovation is
complete.
World-renowned tattoo artist Lou Perdomo ‘photo bombs a Key West
Citizen business shoot Tuesday at the Evolution clothing boutique
on Duval Street. Said Perdomo, ‘I never get my picture in the paper.’
Done and done.
ROB O’NEAL/Paradise
Music mates Mick Kilgos and Bill ‘Sauce Boss’ Wharton
talk shop Friday at the Casa Marina Resort.
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‘Thor’ swings his mighty hammer again
AT THE MOVIES
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SHIRREL RHOADES
ack when I was publisher of Marvel Comics,
my Number Two was a big-bearded bear of a
guy, a comic book geek who scheduled all our
publications. Ski was as smart as Professor X.
(He must’ve been smart, for he went to the same
college as I.)
Talk about business casual, he could be seen shuffling down the hallway toward my corner office, or
the editor-in-chief’s corner office on the other end,
wearing a bathrobe and rubber flip-flops, with a golf
club slung over his shoulder.
We worked in a non-smoking building in NYC, but
Ski’s office was unofficially designated as a smoking section where editors and others gathered to
puff away, the room as cloudy as a steam room. He
could negotiate contracts on the phone while playing Solitaire on his computer screen, with fanboys
kibitzing in the background on his couch. Under
the couch were uncut comic book trading cards. His
bookshelves were lined with rare comics and Marvel
Masterworks and superhero action figures.
But the thing that impressed visitors the most
(me too) was that on top of the shelves, in a place
of honor, sat Thor’s Mighty Hammer — a squaredheaded weapon named Mjolnir. Sure, it was a prop
from some long ago promotion, but we revered it as
if it were the real thing.
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Some of you may know Thor as the Norse god of
thunder, lightning, and storms, a protector of mankind. So it should’ve been no surprise when legendary editor Stan Lee, his brother Larry Lieber, and
Jack “the King” Kirby appropriated him as a superhero in “Journey Into Mystery #83” back in 1963.
As Stan Lee describes the creation
of this Marvel character: “How do you
make someone stronger than the strongest person? It finally came to me: Don’t
make him human – make him a god.
I decided readers were already pretty
familiar with the Greek and Roman
gods. It might be fun to delve into the
old Norse legends. Besides, I pictured
Norse gods looking like Vikings of old,
with the flowing beards, horned helmets, and battle clubs. Journey into Mystery needed
a shot in the arm, so I picked Thor to headline the
book.”
Good call. Thor now places 14th on IGN’s list of
the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time.
In 2011 a Marvel blockbuster titled “Thor” made
it to movie screens. It was the fourth film released as
part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. MCU was a
successful attempt to treat movies like comic books,
a single “universe” filled with superheroes, interrelated, the collective stories leading up to a Big Event
(like “Marvel’s The Avengers”).
Blond, chisel-chinned Australian actor Chris
Helmsworth (you recently saw him in “Rush”) took
on the role of Thor. He added 20 pounds of muscle
for his debut as this Norse god from Asgaard. Men’s
Health magazine published “The Chris Helmsworth
Workout: How to Build a Hero.”
Now the 30-year-old actor is reprising the role in
“Thor: The Dark World.” This one is directed by Alan
Taylor, mostly known for his television work (from
“Sex and the city” to “The Sopranos”).
He does a pretty good job of explaining a
complex plot.
In “Thor: The Dark World” – now playing at the Regal Cinema 6 – Thor comes
to the rescue when pretty astrophysicist
Jane Foster (reprised by Natalie Portman)
is sucked into a vortex linking the Nine
Realms. Returning to earth, she discovers she has become the vessel for a force
called Aether. Thor must take her to
Asgaard where the force can be contained … but
even so the Aether releases Malekith and his Dark
Elves of Svartálfaheimr. This forces Thor to battle
Malekith (Christopher Eccleston), for the supervillain want to return the universe to the dark-energy
state where his warrior elves thrive.
Along the way, many of those dear to Thor perish.
In addition to Helmsworth and Portman, Tom
Hiddleston returns as Thor’s half-brother Loki;
Anthony Hopkins as Thor’s father Odin; Renee Russo
as his mother Frigga; and Stellan Skarsgård as Jane
Foster’s colleague Dr. Erik Selvig.
Stan Lee makes his expected cameo as a patient in
a mental institution.
[email protected]
‘GMO OMG’ gives viewers food for thought about our consumption
REVIEWED BY
SHIRRELL RHOADES
o, it’s not alien crop circles that
have farmers in a panic. It’s the
genetically created seeds from
Monsanto that have them and others
worried. These so-called Frankenseeds
are contaminating non-GMO crops.
Taking the offensive, the food giant
has been suing farmers with infected
crops for stealing their patented seeds.
In return, the Public Patent
Foundation filed suit on behalf of
270,000 people from 60 organic and
sustainable businesses and trade
associations, seeking to invalidate
Monsanto’s patents on genetically
modified seeds.
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Some say this protest threatens a
much-needed agricultural biotech
revolution. Others see it as the global
food system being hijacked. Advocacy
groups such as Greenpeace argue that
the risks of GMO food have not been
adequately identified.
GMO (“genetically modified organisms”) refers to foods that have been
genetically engineered to introduce
changes into their DNA.
Commercial sale of genetically
modified foods began in 1994, when
Calgene first marketed its Flavr Savr
tomatoes, a crop genetically altered
to delay its ripening. Two years later
Monsanto acquired a majority interest
in the company.
Monsanto began aggressively moving into the vegetable seed arena in
2005 by acquiring California-based
Seminis, giving it control over more
than 30 percent of the North American
vegetable seed market.
“GMO OMG” — a new documentary playing at the Tropic Cinema —
makes the point that with genetically
modified foods we are “unwittingly
participating in the largest experiment
ever conducted on human beings.”
Each of us unknowingly consumes
genetically modified foods on a daily
basis. Some groups are rallying for
such foods to be labeled as such.
Monsanto objects.
Director Jeremy Seifert offers a
layman’s look at the world of industrial
agriculture as he explores the loss of
seed diversity and the potential risks
from the genetic manipulation of
food. In doing so, he tells the story of
a father’s discovery of the impact of
GMOs to his 3 young children.
“GMO OMG” will give you (ahem)
food for thought, no matter what
your position on genetically modified
foods: a solution to the world food crisis or a hidden danger to our health.
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The new Marvel movie “Thor: The Dark World” is the second entry in that superhero
franchise. Other film franchises include “Iron Man,” the James Bond Movies, “Star Wars,”
“Pirates of the Caribbean,” and such.
But not every attempt to create a franchise succeeds.
Name some? You bet. Here’s my list of the Top Ten Failed Attempts to Create a Film
Franchise:
10. “Wild Wild West” (1999) — Even Will Smith couldn’t pull this chestnut out of the
fire. Directed by Smith’s “Men In Black” collaborator Barry Sonnenfeld, the sci-fi Western
was supposed to become a tentpole summer franchise, but failed to capture the wonky
magic of the TV show on which it was based.
9. “Masters of the Universe” (1987) — As one fan said, “The only film I can remember
where the bad guy literally jumps out at the end and yells, “I’ll be back!” But no, Frank
Langella didn’t return as Skeletor.
8. “The Mod Squad” (1999) — This updated-for-a-new-generation adaptation of the
‘60s TV show featured Giovanni Ribisi, Claire Danes, and Omar Epps as teen cops. At the
end of the movie they contemplate their future as undercover cops (“I guess so” is their
decision), but we’re still waiting for a sequel.
7. “The Avengers” (1998) — No, not the Marvel superhero movie. This one was based
on the ‘60s tongue-in-cheek British TV spy series. But Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman
couldn’t live up to the John Steed and Emma Peel we remembered.
6. “The Phantom” (1996) — Billy Zane dressed in a mask and purple jumpsuit to
launch a franchise based on Lee Fauk’s comic strip character, but it was too self-consciously retro to catch on with audiences.
5. “The Shadow” (2005) — Alec Baldwin was looking
for a movie franchise with his Lamont Cranston impersonation, but this hypnotic crime fighter just didn’t
make the impression Orson Welles did in the same role
on the radio.
4. “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” (1985)
— Despite the promise of the title, Fred Ward proved he
was best as a supporting actor.
3. “Dick Tracy” (1990) — Warren Beatty took on
Chester Gould’s comic strip detective with colorful cinematography and a dazzling cast of oddball characters,
but his straight-laced, do-gooder dick just didn’t excite
moviegoers.
2. “The Rocketeer” (1991) — What’s not to like?
Based on the retro comic book by my late friend Dave
Stevens, we had clean-cut Billy Campbell as a flying hero with a jetpack, buxom Jennifer
Connelly as the pretty sidekick inspired by pinup model Betty Page, and Timothy Dalton as
a Nazi-sympathizing version of Errol Flynn. The final scene set up a sequel, but the poor box
office caused it— like the dirigible in it — to crash and burn.
1. “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension” (1984)
— Despite this cultish sci-fi movie’s closing credits advising you to watch for “Buckaroo
Banzai Vs. The World Crime League,” that sequel never came. The movie bombed, its production company went bankrupt, and the sequel rights were blocked in litigation.
So where does this leave “Jack Reacher,” Tom Cruise’s latest attempt to find a replacement franchise for “Mission Impossible”? Can the 5’ 7” Cruise fill the shoes of 6’ 5”
Reacher? Hm, a sequel isn’t in post-production yet.
Which movie did you expect to become a franchise … but didn’t?
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REVIEWED BY
SHIRRELL RHOADES
ere’s a movie designed to
put you in the mood for
Thanksgiving. Or, if not
you, your gullible little kids.
“Free Birds” — playing at
the Regal Cinema 6 — is a 3-D
computer-animated comedy
about birds. Turkeys, that is.
Reggie (voiced by Owen
Wilson) is one of those turkeys
that get pardoned each year by
the U.S. President. So instead
of winding up as the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving feast,
Reggie is living the life of Riley
at Camp David, chowing down
on pizza, watching lots of
television, and wooing a Jenny
(voiced by Amy Poehler).
However, a tough ol’ bird
named Jake (voiced by Woody
Harrelson) is head of the
Turkeys Liberation Front, and
H
he objects to Reggie’s free bird
situation. So he birdnaps him.
Don’t worry. This turns into
a buddy movie as the fowls
decide to jump into a Time
Machine (S.T.E.V.E., a device
that sounds a lot like George
Takei) and go back to the first
Thanksgiving in a mission to
prevent turkeys from becoming the traditional holiday
repast.
Directed by Jimmy
Haywood (he also lends his
voice as the U.S. President),
“Free Birds” features lots of
songs — ranging from “All
the Trimmings” to “The Right
Stuffing.”
Even so, critics have been
unkind. Rotten Tomatoes
gives it an undernourished 22
percent rating. Not surprising
when you realize the film’s
original title was “Turkeys.”
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Aqua Nightclub
711 Duval St. • 294-0555
•••••
Beach Bar & Grille
In the Pier House Resort,
1 Duval St. • 296-4600
•••••
Better Than Sex
926 Simonton St.
• 305-296-8102
•••••
Blue Heaven
729 Thomas St.
• 305-296-8666
•••••
B.O.’s Fishwagon
801 Caroline St. • 294-9272
•••••
Boondocks
Ramrod Key • 872-4094
•••••
The BottleCap Lounge
1128 Simonton St. • 296-2807
•••••
The Bull
Corner of Duval, Caroline
• 296-4565
•••••
Conch Republic Seafood Co.
631 Greene St. • 305-294-4403
•••••
Dante’s
951 Caroline St. • 293-5123
•••••
Double Tree Grand Key
Resort’s Sanctuary Lounge
3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd.
• 293-1818
•••••
Fury Water Adventures
Caribbean Fury Catamaran
sunset cruise departs from 631
Greene St., (at the Historic Key
West Seaport.) 1-877-994-8898
•••••
The Gardens
526 Angela St., at Simonton
• 294-2661
•••••
Green Parrot
601 Whitehead St. • 294-6133
•••••
Harpoon Harry’s
832 Caroline St. • 294-8744
•••••
Hog’s Breath Saloon
400 Front St. • 292-2032
•••••
Hogfish Bar & Grill
6810 Front St., Stock Island
• 293-4041
•••••
Island Dogs
505 Front St. • 509-7136
•••••
The Lazy Gecko
203 Duval St. • 292-1903
•••••
Le Petit Paris
825 Duval St. • 453-6065
•••••
The Little Room
821 Duval St.
•••••
Pearl’s Key West
525 United St. • 292-1450
•••••
Rum Barrel
528 Front St. • 292-7862
•••••
Saluté
1000 Atlantic Blvd.
• 305-292-1117
•••••
Schooner Wharf Bar
202 William St. • 292-3302
•••••
Shanna Key
1900 Flagler Ave. • 295-8880
•••••
Rumor Lounge
430 Greene St. • 305-294-4959
•••••
Sloppy Joe’s
201 Duval St. • 294-5717
•••••
Smokin’ Tuna
4 Charles St.
•••••
Sunset Tiki Bar at the Galleon
Resort
617 Front St.
•••••
The Sunset Pier at Ocean Key
Zero Duval St. • 296-7701
•••••
Tavern N Town at the Mariott
Beachside
3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd.
• 305-296-8100
•••••
Turtle Kraals
231 Margaret St. No. 1
• 305-294-2640
•••••
Virgilio’s
524 Duval St. • 296-8118
•••••
White Tarpon Tiki
700 Front St. • 305-295-5222
•••••
Wine Galley
In the Pier House Resort,
1 Duval St. • 296-4600
What’s up at The Tropic: Nov. 8 - 13
FEATURED FILMS
Opens Friday
“Captain Phillips”
The true story of Capt.
Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks)
and the 2009 hijacking by
Somali pirates of the USflagged MV Maersk Alabama,
the first American cargo ship
to be hijacked in 200 years.
Rated PG-13
Opens Friday
“The Counselor”
A lawyer (Michael
Fassbender) finds himself in
over his head when he gets
involved in drug trafficking.
Also starring Brad Pitt and
Penélope Cruz
Rated R
Opens Friday
“GMO OMG”
“GMO OMG” tells the story
of a father’s discovery of
GMOs in relationship to his
three young children and the
programs include:
Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. — Oscar
Winner Terry George introduces “In the Name of the
Father” followed by a Q&A
Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. —
Dialogue with screenwriters
Judy Blume, Terry George and
Held Over!
Paul Haggis at our “Meet the
“Last Vegas”
Screenwriters” panel discussion moderated by Michael
The ensemble com‘The Counselor’
Winship, president, Writers
edy follows four old friends
Guild of America East
who decide to throw a Las
Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. — OscarSTORM, starring George
Vegas bachelor party for the
Winning Paul Haggis screens Clooney, with a gala receponly one of them who has
his film Crash following a
tion. You’ll be treated to a
remained single. Starring
champagne reception
reception including heavy
Michael Douglas, Robert De
More films from Terry
hors d’oeuvres, sumptuous
Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin
George and Paul Haggis on
desserts, and complimentary
Kline
Saturday and Sunday
champagne punch, and the
Rated PG-13,
epic movie on the big screen
SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
starting promptly at 7PM.
Key West Film Festival
There will also be nautical
starts Nov. 13 and runs
Sunday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m.
music, a great silent auction,
through Nov. 17
US COAST GUARD FAST
For full schedule and
RESPONSE CUTTERS GALA. our big multi-prize raffle, and
a cash bar. Your $50 donation
details, visit kwfilmfest.com
The Key West Navy League
will support the historic comTropic Cinema Presents a
Commissioning Committee
missioning of six U. S. Coast
special segment of the Key
for the Coast Guard Fast
Guard Fast Response Cutters
West Film Festival celebrating Response Cutters cordially
being home-ported here in
the art of screenwriting.
invites you to a showing of
Screenwriters’ Spotlight
the epic movie THE PERFECT Key West
world around him. We still
have time to heal the planet,
feed the world, and live sustainably. But we have to start
now.
Rated NR
General Admission $11,
Members $8 ~ Matinee
(where indicated) General $9,
Members $6.50
3D Films General $14.50,
Members $8 ~ 3D Matinee
(where indicated) General
$12.50, Members $6.50
For full details and late
changes, check TropicCinema.
com, or call our Showtimes
Hotline at 877-761-FILM.
Advance tickets for all movies and events are available
at the Tropic Box Office during theater hours or online at
TropicCinema.com.
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Florida
Keys
Council of
the Arts
Cultural
Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 7 through Wednesday,
Nov. 13
Send in your event by Thursdays Noon
to the Florida Keys Council of the Arts
at [email protected], 305-2954369. Visit keysarts.com for details.
ARTS COUNCIL
Events Brochure for Jan/Feb/Mar
2014 – Deadline – Friday, Nov. 15
Submit your event information for
the upcoming Keys Arts Quarterly
Brochure to [email protected].
Visit keysarts.mhsoftware.com to view
the arts events happening in Monroe
County.
293-8484. facebook.com/muse.
keywest. Featuring local artists. Bike
Painting Competition, 4 p.m.
CLASSES
Softstone Carving / Watercolor
FUNdamentals TUESDAY, Nov. 12,
10 a.m. / 6 p.m. The Studios of Key
West, 600 White St. 296-0458. tskw.
org. nstructors: Craig Gray / Karen
Beauprie.
Contemporary Stained Glass with
Joseph Cavalieri Friday through
Monday, Nov. 8-11, 10 a.m. The
Studios of Key West, 600 White St.
296-0458. tskw.org. Four-day workshop includes materials and instruction for all levels.
performers.
Key West Film Festival Kick Off
Party WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 5:30
p.m. Southernmost Beach Café, 1425
Duval St. kwfilmfest.com. The official
opening of the 2nd Annual Key West
Film Festival. The five-day program
includes films from multiple genres
and categories, social events with
filmmakers, actors and film lovers.
Special events hosted at landmark
venues throughout Key West, including Tropic Cinema and San Carlos
Institute.
FILM
San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St.
295-7676. keystix.com. Featuring
InnerNacionalSound’s Christian
Monzón and Valerie Carr.
The Doug & Krip Duo
SUNDAYS, 9:30 p.m. Virgillio’s, 524
Duval St. 296-1075 or Skippo@
earthlink.net. Robert Douglas on
electro-acoutic guitar and vocals with
drummer Skipper Kripitz. Playing classic blues, RnB, rock, pop & island
sounds.
The Retros
Mondays, 9:30 p.m. Virgillio’s, 524
Duval St. 296-1075 or Skippo@
earthlink.net. Tony Baltimore on vocals
& guitar, Larry Baeder on guitar,
Bubba Lownotes on bass & Skippo on
drums. Rockin’ hit sounds that span
the past 4 decades.
Perfect Storm SUNDAY, Nov. 10,
7 p.m. Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton
St.847-687-2667 or karen@beauFKCC - Creative Still Life & Life
sartsudio.comfkwcs.com. Support
Drawing Workshop Combo TUESDAY,
the commissioning of six U. S. Coast
Nov. 12, 11 a.m. Florida Keys
Guard Fast Response Cutters being
Community College, 5901 College Rd. home-ported here in Key West. Benefit Pat & Debra Quintet
Annamarie Giordano, 609-884-3474. reception at 6 p.m. Silent auction and TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 9 p.m. Virgillio’s,
Artists in Schools Grant – Deadline
524 Duval St. 296-1075 or Skippo@
for a spring-semester project:
a big multi-prize raffle.
earthlink.net. Debra Dean and Pat
Saturday, Nov. 30. Inviting teaching
DANCE
Lawler on keyboards & guitar. Bassist
artists in the performing, visual, literDance Party SUNDAYS, 7 p.m. The
LECTURE
Bubba Lownotes & Skipper Kripitz on
ary or historical arts into the classDance Factory, 906 Kennedy Dr.
Meeting & Artist Critique: Maggie
drums. From classic rock, blues, swing
room. Teachers and teaching artists
Daina, 304-8184. Ballroom & Latin
Ruley and Andy Thurber Friday, Nov.
are encouraged to collaborate on
Dance, Country & Tango Music. No
8, 3:30 p.m. Key West Art Center, 301 & funky dance grooves.
creative projects together to enhance partner needed. Also, Argentine Tango Front St. 294-1241. keywestartcenter.
Show Tunes on the Beach
the existing curriculum, or to teach a
Practica, Mondays, 8:15 p.m.
com
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. Salute,
new topic using the ARTS. All Monroe
1000 Atlantic Blvd. 292-1117.
County public and private schools, as Swing Dance Lessons
LITERARY
[email protected]. Bobby Nesbitt
well as other organizations that serve WEDNESDAYS, 7 p.m. Paradise Health You Had Me at Hello: Great
children ages 5-18, are eligible to
& Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N.
Beginnings in Literature with Hillary on piano and vocals and Skipper
apply. Application online at keysarts.
Roosevelt Blvd, 296-6348. Instructors Jordan THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. The Kripitz on drums. Music from the Great
American Songbook.
com
Lucy Carleton and Tom Wheaton. 6
Studios of Key West, 600 White St.
week course, thru December 4. No
296-0458. tskw.org. Writer’s workshop
In the Cabaret & Jazz in the
partner needed.
focusing on recognizing and crafting
Key West Happenings
Gardens THURSDAYS through
introductions
that
will
grab
your
readARTIST RECEPTIONS &
ers’ attention.
FESTIVALS & FUNDRAISERS
EXHIBITIONS
Team Island Jane Trunk Show Friday,
Walfrido Exhibit
Key West Writers Guild Meeting
Nov. 8, 6 p.m. Key West Botanical
THURSDAY through SUNDAY, Nov. 7SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. Key West
Garden
&
Tropical
Forest,
5210
10,10 a.m. Wyland Gallery, 623 Duval
College Rd. zenbykarenmoore@yahoo. by the Sea, 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd.
St., 292-4998. wylandkeywest.com.
com. Free and open to the public. ZEN keywestwritersguild.net
Artist on hand daily or by appointby Karen Moore Jewelry, KDub Designz
ment.
& more. Benefitting Samuel’s House. Island Authors / Key West Poetry
Guild WEDNESDAYS, 5 p.m. / 7 p.m.
It Takes An Island – Members’ Show
Muse, 301 Whitehead St., upstairs.
FKCC
Community
Day
SATURDAY,
TUESDAY, Nov. 12 & Daily Monday293-8484. facebook.com/muse.
Friday, 8 a.m. TO 5 p.m. Gato Building, Nov. 9 Florida Keys Community
keywest
College,
5901
College
Rd.
809-3210.
1100 Simonton St. 295-4369. info@
fkcc.edu. Including educational
keysarts.com. Reception Sunday,
booths, live music and dancing, aniMUSIC
December 1, Noon to 4 p.m. during
mals from the Sheriff’s Farm and arts Ruben Navarro Show Friday, Nov. 8,
ART! Key West!
& crafts fair.
8 p.m. Muse, 301 Whitehead St.,
upstairs. 293-8484. facebook.com/
Industrious Key West Exhibit
Key
West
International
Latin
Arts
muse.keywest
Daily through Nov. 30, 9:30 a.m.
Festival – Esperando Nacer 2013
Custom House Museum, Bumpus
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, Nov. 9-10
Love Lane Gang Friday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m.
Gallery, 281 Front St. 295-6616.
Various times & venues in Key West.
McConnell’s Irish Pub & Grill, 900
kwahs.org. Varied commerce, manu394-0808.
valnchzproductions.
Duval St. [email protected]
facturing & trades that shaped the
com. Celebration of traditional Latin
Other venues include: 11/2, Blue
island community for nearly two
American
cultural
arts
featuring
Heaven, 729 Thomas St., 7 p.m.;
centuries: Wrecking & Shipwrecks,
folkloric dance and percussion work- 11/3, Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd.,
Transportation Cigar Manufacturing,
shops, Latin American artists’ exhibits, 5:30 p.m..
Sponging and Turtling.
poetry readings, culinary, a theatrical
concert, local and visiting musicians, Esperando Nacer 2013 Theatrical
Fresh Art Market SUNDAYS, 2 p.m.
folk dancers and thrilling Capoeira
Concert SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
Muse, 301 Whitehead St., upstairs.
SUNDAYS, 5 p.m. The Gardens, 526
Angela St. 294-2661 or gardenshotel.com. Featuring John Benson,
Michael Robinson, Bobby Green, Scott
Marischen, Mike Emerson & Skipper
Kripitz.
Jazz Entertainment - Tavern ‘N Town
NIGHTLY, 5 p.m. Marriott Beachside,
3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. [email protected]. Featuring Rob Distasi, Mike
Emerson, Bobby Nesbitt, Carmen
Rodriguez & Michael Thomas.
Calypso Cruise
NIGHTLY, 5:30 p.m. Sunset
Watersports, 201 William St. 2962554. Nightly Sunset cruise with Toko
Irie on the steel drums.
THEATER
Moment of Grace
TUESDAYS through SATURDAYS, to
Nov. 23, 8 p.m. Red Barn Theatre,
319 Duval St. 296-9911. redbarntheatre.com. Special Pre-Season Event.
Three friends gather to mourn the
passing of a fourth, only to find that
the deceased man has a secret that
comes to them in a startling way. It’s
a story about the nature of love, and
how we relate to it.
Burlesque Show Mondays, 8 p.m.
Muse, 301 Whitehead St., upstairs.
293-8484. facebook.com/muse.
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Paparazzi
pproximately 3,500 admirers
of singer/songwriter/author
Jimmy Buffett, known as Parrot
Heads, attended the Annual Parrot
Heads in Paradise “Meeting of
the Minds” convention last week.
The several-day event, sponsored
by the Parrot Heads in Paradise
includes live music, an auction,
a Zonta 5K Walk/Run for Breast
Cancer, raffles and other events to
raise money for charities.
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Will Kimbrough, left, joins Coral Reefers Mac MacAnally and Peter Mayer
at the Casa Marina Resort for the ‘Original Coral Reefers’ show.
Former Coral Reefer Band member
Marshall Chapman, left, photographs herself with Michael ‘Mr.’ Utley Friday night
at the Casa Marina Resort.
Photos by
Rob O’Neal
Key West Mayor Craig Cates and his wife,
Cheryl, give ‘Sauce Boss’ Bill Wharton’s gumbo
a ceremonial stir before Wharton blew the proverbial roof off the Casa Marina Resort Friday
night with his brand of funk.
Coral Reefer backup singers Tina Gullickson and
Nadirah Shakoor are crowd favorites.
Key West’s finest keep a lid on things Friday during the Meeting
of the Minds’ street fair on Duval Street.
Director of Conventions, Andrew Talbert, left, hangs backstage Friday night with Jimmy Buffett’s local crew J.L.
Jamison and Rick.
Sue Roberts of the San Antonio Parrothead Club
maxes and relaxes in a huge chair, along with a huge
flask, during the Coral Reefers show.
Bill Wharton, a.k.a. the “Sauce Boss’ adds an
entire bottle of his ‘Liquid Summer’ hot sauce
to a pot of boiling gumbo Friday night.
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0001 or lobstertrapart.com. Artist
Glenn Lahti.
Amazing Animal Art Exhibit. Daily,
10 a.m. Artists in Paradise Gallery,
Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza, Big Pine
Key. 872-1828.artistinparadise.com.
Artists of the Keys. Benefitting local
animal shelter. Exhibit thru Nov. 30.
Ballroom and Latin Dance Lessons
WEEKLY
Theo & Ganine’s Dance Center, 5800
Overseas Hwy, Suite 40, Marathon.
766-3428. KeysDanceCenter.com.
Lessons taught by world-class instructors. Class levels range from social to
advanced instruction for competitive
professionals dancing international
and American style dances.
Carmen Sotolongo-Kelley Exhibit
Monday through FridayS, 9 a.m.
The Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s Int’l,
81888 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada.
712-8888. oceanSIR.com. Vibrant
paintings capture the beauty of her
native homeland Cuba combined
with her marine background and
colors found in the Keys. Exhibit thru
December.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
MUSIC
CLASSES
Paradise Quilters Meeting.
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. Dallas
McDonald Senior Center, 380 Key
Deer Blvd, Big Pine Joan, 745-4202.
paradisequilters.org.
Keys Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal,
2 p.m. SUNDAYS
Dallas McDonald Senior Center, 380
Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key. Marvin
Perry, 304-7544 or Kay Janecka, 3931327. Open to all interested musicians to play & perform together for
various occasions.
Morada Way Art School. 81549 Old
Hwy, Islamorada. moradawayarts.
org Register now and for information:
Samantha, 900-9023 or [email protected]. Classes: From
Acrylics to Oils, Watercolors, How to
Use Your Digital Camera, Creating
Small Sculptures in Clay, How to Build
Your Own Seriously Raised Garden
Box.
Middle Keys Happenings
ARTIST RECEPTIONS &
EXHIBITIONS
DANCE
Line Dancing Classes
MondayS, 2 p.m. & WEDNESDAYS,
5:30 p.m. Dallas MacDonald Senior
Center, 380 Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine
Key. Lou, 745-2864. Beginners to
experienced dancers of all ages.
Variety of Line Dances including country, waltz, Latin, swing, & jazz. Free.
Learn to Dance
Mondays, 5:30 & 6:30 p.m. &
WEDNESDAYS, 5 p.m. Marathon
Community Theater, 5101 Overseas
Hwy, MM 49.5. 743-0408. marathontheater.org. Tap Dancing, Irish Step,
Belly Dancing, Bollywood, Jazz/Hip
Upper Keys Happenings
Artful Holiday Décor Show
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 5 p.m.
Morada Way Clay, 140 Morada Way,
Islamorada, MM 81.5. Hand-crafted
by ceramic artists Erich & Samantha
Decker-Hoppen, Frank Shaw & Beth
Kaminstein and Julie Reby Waas.
Mangrove Island Sunset Exhibit
Daily through WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13,
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Lobster Trap Art Gift
Shop & Gallery, 82200 Overseas
Highway, Islamorada, MM 82.2. 664-
14th, from 9-4 p.m.. All are welcome
to participate. Applications now
accepted online or at the Gallery,
Winn Dixie Shopping Plaza, Big Pine
key. artistsinparadise.com or 8721828.
Key West Collects returns December
2013
Key West Art & Historical Society,
281 Front St. 295-6649. [email protected] & kwahs.org.
KWAHS revives their exhibition ‘Key
West Collects’ and invites the Society’s
members & community to participate
in ‘Key West Collects: Anything Goes.’
Visit website for details.
ONGOING
ARTIST EXHIBITS
Group Show Exhibit, Frangipani
Gallery, 1102A Duval St. 296-0440.
frangipanigallery.com Thru Nov. 30.
Andy Thurber & Wayne Garcia, Old
Island Ways Exhibit & Mario Sanchez
Exhibit, One Race-Una Raza, 10
a.m., Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene
St. 294-1669. galleryongreene.
CALL TO ARTISTS
com; Amanda Johnson PaintingKey West 2nd Annual Chalk Fest
in-Residence, Fridays, 6 p.m., Two
– Deadline Monday, Nov. 18
Monkeys Fine Art, 518 Fleming St.
Nov. 21-24. Local and visiting artists
414-8396; Alexandra Dietz, Changing
will use the promenade alongside
the seawall at the Truman Waterfront. Tides in Key West & Wendy Deschene
& Jeff Schmuki, Plantbot Genetics
Adult and student categories.
Submission form online at artinpublic- Exhibits, 10 a.m., The Studios of Key
West, 600 White St. 296-0458. tskw.
placeskw.com
Artists in Paradise Gallery is holding org;
their annual Holiday Arts and Craft
Show at Out of the Blue in Big Pine
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Key, MM30. Show date is December Singing Classes & Auditions NEW,
Victoria Hernandez, 786-519-9517.
Vocalandstagepower.com Looking for
singers all ages for a Superstar CD
recording to benefit Miami Children’s
Hospital. Bi-monthly private or group
classes, all ages welcome, from beginners to professionals. Call to schedule
time.
Mondays - Beading Workshop &
Meeting, 1 p.m., Guild Hall Gallery,
Upstairs, 614 Duval St. Jean Disrud,
304-8377.
Saturdays – Paint Your Own Pottery,
10 a.m., Key West Pottery Co, 929A
Truman Ave. 900-8303. keywestpottery.com
Daily: Community Guitar Orchestra
Keyswide, Matthew Jampol Classical
Guitar Studio, 304-1437 or seaconcertmusic.com; Music Instruction,
Key West String Academy, Paul Dagle,
879-0560. keywestviolinstudio.com
Private instruction for all ages:
violin, viola, cello and uright bass;
Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons
- Islamorada. Dave Feder, 394-2765.
[email protected]
FILM
Daily - Tropic Cinema Feature films,
416 Eaton St. Key West. tropiccinema.
Join the
Community
Guitar Ensemble
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Adrienne Muse are scheduled to perform.
Story Slams move to Sundays at
Little Room
The popular Story Slams, where normal
people step before a microphone and tell a
true story from their lives based on a theme
of the night, will be moving to Sunday nights,
beginning this week. The Slams take place at
the Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St., Key
West. The stories begin at 8 pm. Sign up for
anyone wanting to tell a story is at 7:30 pm.
The theme this Sunday night is “Secrets”.
Each storyteller will have five minutes, and
can tell their story any way they choose. The
story just has to be true, and have happened
to them.
The audience votes for their favorite stories
of the night, with three winners sharing $250
in cash prizes, an invitation to the Grand Slam
next year, and storyteller bragging rights.
Creator Bob Bowersox said there are some
guidelines for participants: No rants or essays,
no political statements, no social attacks. And
it’s not for comedy routines either.
“The audience will be looking for a sense of
personal truth from you, and the stories that
win are usually the most personal and heartfelt, be they funny or heartbreaking.”
There is a $10 charge at the door. For more
information or to sign up early, call TheatreXP
at 302-540-6102. You can also visit www.keyweststoryslams.com.
Church needs vendors for Holiday
Bazaar
Vendors are wanted for St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church’s First Annual Holiday Bazaar to be
held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30 at the church,
800 Center St. Organizers are looking for vendors to sell artisan, home-made seasonal and
holiday arts and crafts, baked goods, stocking
stuffers, etc.
Registration is $25 per space. Registration
forms are available at the church’s thrift shop
at 800 Center St. in Key West; by email [email protected] or by calling Marcia
Sweeting-Somersall at 305-294-8051 or Gary
Schott 305-292-3130. Deadline for registration
and payment is Nov. 24.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Hop. Call or visit web for class schedule. Free for all MCT Members.
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PARADISE
Filmmaker Paul Haggis turns Tropic spotlight onto screenwriters
BY SHIRREL RHOADES
Cooke Communications Film Critic
For a big-deal, super-duper
Hollywood double-Oscar-winner, Paul Haggis comes across
like a regular joe, relaxing in
Toronto’s Ritz Carlton, he was
looking over his itinerary: Key
West, Haiti, then back home
to New York. A big balding
man with a stubbly chin, he’s
fairly recognizable. But he was
checked into the hotel under
his own name. And when
asked, he handed out his
personal email address as if it
were no big deal.
Pausing, he chatted easily
about his upcoming trip to
Key West, part of the Tropic
Cinema’s Screenwriters’
Spotlight. A highlight of the
second annual Key West
Film Festival, it will feature
writer-directors Paul Haggis
and Terry George, along with
several of their films followed
by a director’s Q & A.
The series kicks off on
Nov. 14 with Terry George
presenting Jim Sheridan’s “In
the Name of the Father,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis in a
real-life story about the IRA,
adapted for the screen by
George.
Then on Nov. 15 Paul
Haggis presents “Crash,” his
powerful film about racism
and cultural breakdown in
America. “Crash” won Haggis
Oscars for both Best Picture
and Best Original Screenplay.
On Nov. 16 Haggis gives us
“In the Valley of Elah,” an Iraq
War epic starring Tommy Lee
Paul Haggis
Jones and Susan Sarandon.
And Nov. 17 offers a
double feature, with Haggis’
“The Next Three days,” a
vigilante thriller starring
Russell Crowe, and George’s
“Hotel Rwanda,” a look at
war-torn Africa starring Don
Cheadle.
Paul Haggis is excited
about his first trip to Key
West. “My friend Terry George
asked me to do it, so how
could I say no?”
The Screenwriters’
Spotlight appeals to him. “I
like to see writers get more
credit,” he says. “They spend
months or years shaping
a script. Sometimes it’s on
spec. A movie may become
successful, but the writers
are quickly forgotten. It’s nice
to see them finally get some
attention.”
He mostly thinks of himself
as a screenwriter. “I loved
telling stories from the time
I was a child,” he laughs,
“although that’s not always a
good thing. But in my case it
was. My parents encouraged
me to do so.”
“I always wanted to make
movies,” he says. Sounding
like a kid who finally got to
go to Disneyland. Now he’s
at the top of his game.But it
wasn’t always that way.
“I grew up in Canada.
My parents owned Gallery
Theater. I wrote plays while
working with my dad in construction. They encouraged
me to go to Hollywood and
try writing movie scripts.”
He labored on sitcoms
ranging from “Different
Strokes” to “One Day at a
Time” to “Facts of Life.” As he
puts it, “I earned a very good
living as a very bad writer.”
But his craft improved and
he became a better person, too.
Famously breaking away
from his church to support gay marriage, he’s also
stepped up to the plate
on other social causes.
Sponsoring schools in Haiti,
helping people in El Salvador
and Chile.
“I don’t know how we turn
out how we turn out,” he
shrugs off any praise. “You do
what you can.”
As founder of Artists for
Peace and Justice, he helped
found Haiti’s first high school.
“We absorbed a film school,”
says Haggis. “Graduating film
students are actually getting
work. We’ve booked over a
million dollars so far.”
While Haggis’ films often
have a moral center, (“Crash”
deals with race and class) he
says the intent is “to look into
my own life.”
“First you have to tell a
good story,” he points out.
“But making people think is a
good thing too.”
As for his work as a scriptwriter — Oscars, Emmys, and
all that — he says, “I’ve been
very lucky to have my work
recognized.”
Indeed, it has. That’s the
very reason he’ll be at the
Tropic.
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