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Summer is here in full force the days are
hot and humid 90 degrees we almost never get above 92 or 93. With a lot going on
this month Hemingway Days, 4th of July and Mel Fisher Days Celebration. The
ocean is really getting warm you can spend hours with out getting cold and
having to get out. The fishing is very good for those who want to enjoy it.
July
Mel Fisher Days Celebration of the
discovery of Nuestra Senora de Atocha and it's treasure salver 5 p.m. "TODAY'S
THE DAY" Atocha and Mel Fisher Trivia Competition - Prize, Atocha Artifact The
evening will include a fabulous Homemade Bikini Contest with an authentic silver
Atocha coin as the grand prize. The Mel Fisher Lifetime Achievement Award will
honor long time Mel Fisher friend, museum employee and Conch Republic General,
Geoff Chapman. Test your Mel Fisher trivia with a game of “To Tell The Mel
Truth”. 292-3302
http://www.schoonerwharf.com/
July - Dates TBA
Key West Art and Historical Society presents "Hemingway's Havana." A one-man
show written and performed by award-winning actor Brian Gordon Sinclair. Date &
Time TBD, Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St., Key West. 295-6616.
http://www.kwahs.org/
Sunday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 31
Front window showcase features underwater musical instruments by August
Powers. Artists In Paradise Gallery, Big Pine Shopping Plaza, MM 30, Big Pine
Key. 872-1828.
Sunday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 31
"Out of the Water, Not the Box." Show of model boats by Bruce McGarey. 10 -
6 daily. Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St., Key West. 304-2323.
http://www.galleryongreene.com/
Sunday, July 1 – Tuesday, July 31
"Summertime Blues.” Paintings, pastels and prints. Florida seascapes and
landscapes by John David Hawver. John David Hawver Gallery at the Rain Barrel,
86700 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 852-9958.
Wednesday, July 4
32nd Annual Fourth of July Parade. “Children Are The Treasures of the Keys.”
10 a.m. MM 92.5, Key Largo. For more info contact Margie Whisenhunt, 852-3216.
Wednesday, July 4
22nd Annual Fourth of July Picnic. Silent auction, games, entertainment to
benefit Hospice-VNA of the Florida Keys. 4 - 8 p.m. Bay View Park, corner of
Truman & Eisenhower, Key West. 294-8812.
Wednesday, July 4
Independence Day Celebration. A day for the whole family culminating in a
fireworks display at dusk. Founders Park, MM 87 Bayside, Plantation Key.
853-1685.
Saturday, July 7
The Educational Coalition for Monroe County, CAMP Final Concert Performance. $7
adults/$4 students & children. Concert/dinner tickets also available, prices TBA.
6 p.m. Ruth Alice Campbell Auditorium, Stanley Switlik Elementary School, 3400
Overseas Hwy., Marathon.
Saturday, July 14
"Art on the Porch." Special exhibitions by artists from this co-op.10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Bougainvillea House Gallery, MM 53.5 bayside, Marathon. 743-0808.
http://www.bougainvilleahousegallery.com
Saturday, July 14
Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce presents 23rd Annual Underwater Music
Festival: "Rock the Reef.” The line-up of scuba-diving, aquatic impersonators
delivering their deep-sea ditties includes Sonny & Cher, Elton John, Madonna and
Marilyn Monroe. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Looe Key Reef Resort - N'tl. Marine Sanctuary.
MM 27, Ramrod Key. 872-2411.
http://www.lowerkeyschamber.com/
Sunday, July 15 - Friday, July 20
Auction preview exhibition of specially created waterproof art and musical
"instruments" by the artists of the gallery that were showcased at "Rock the
Reef,” the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival. Live auction July 20 opens at 6
p.m. with bidding starting at 7 p.m. Artists in Paradise Gallery, 221 Key Deer
Blvd. 872-2411. http://www.lowerkeyschamber.com/
July 17 to July 20
Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament
Fly fishing for that other famous fish of the tropical shallows in honor of the
late angling pioneer Del Brown, who caught and released more than 500 permit off
the Keys. 664-2444 csasun@aol.com
Tuesday, July 17 - Sunday, July 22
27th Annual Hemingway Days. Dramatic performances, literary readings, street
fair, look-alike contest and more. 294-0320.
July 18 to July 21
Key West Marlin Tournament
Anglers are to hunt for the mightiest of the offshore species in the same waters
plied by novelist Ernest Hemingway. The event coincides with Key West’s annual
Hemingway Days Festival. 292-2710
Friday, July 20
Hemingway Days presents Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition Awards
Announcement. The winning story will be read by local entertainer George Murphy.
Free. 8 p.m. Casa Antigua, 314 Simonton St., Key West. 294-0320.
http://www.shortstorycompetition.com/
Friday, July 20 & Saturday July 21
Release party for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Exact times TBA.
Hooked on Books, MM 82.6 Oceanside, Islamorada. 517-2602.
Saturday, July 21
Hemingway Days Caribbean Street Fair. Arts, crafts, jewelry, tropical
clothing and food. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Duval Street from Front to Fleming Streets,
Key West. 296-4357.
Sunday, July 22
Green Parrot Off-the-Wall Sidewalk Art Show. Noon - 7 p.m. 601 Whitehead St.
Key West. 294-6133. http://www.greenparrot.com
Sunday, July 22
Summer Acting Workshop Performances. Students from the six-week summer
workshops in scene study and monologue studies perform. Time - TBA. Red Barn
Theatre, 319 Duval St., Key West. 296-9911.
http://www.redbarntheatre.org/
Friday, July 27 & Saturday, July 28
Reprise of CLOUDS OVER THE SUNSHINE INN, an original mini-musical by Ben
Harrison & Richard Grusin. $15. 8 p.m. Marathon Community Theatre, MM 49.5
Overseas Hwy., Marathon. 743-0994.
http://www.marathontheater.org/
Saturday, July 28 (Rain date: July 29)
MARC House presents a ReMARCable Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Fresh Fruit and
Chocolate Social. Make your own sundaes and ice cream desserts prepared by local
chefs. 4 – 7 p.m. MARC House, 812 Southard St., Key West. 294-9526.
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Saturday, July 12
Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce presents 24th Annual Underwater Music Festival.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Looe Key Reef Resort - National Marine Sanctuary. MM 27, Ramrod
Key. 872-2411. lowerkeyschamber.com.
Saturday, July 5
"Sun Worshippers." Works by the gallery's artists. Artist reception. 5-7:30
p.m. The Artists Gallery at DeClue's Fine Art Printing and Framing, Tavernier
Towne Shop Cntr. MM 91.3, Tavernier. 852-4840.
