Arts and Entertainment News

Red Barn announces 44th season

Key West’s Red Barn Theatre will open its 44th season in December with a mix of new plays and familiar faces. Pre-season tickets and subscriptions are on sale. Opening the season Dec. 19-Jan. 13 will be “A Tuna Christmas,” written by Ed Howard, Joe Sears, and Jaston Williams. Two Key West actors — Brandon Beach and David Black — will […]

KEY WEST HAPPY HOURS

Send happy hour info to Editor Scott Simmons at ssimmons@floridaweekly.com. 22&Co 504 Angela St. Manic Monday: 1/2 price all drinks Tutu Tuesdays: 22 percent off when you wear a tutu. Happy Hour: 2-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2-for-1 beer, wine and well drinks, $10 martinis. www.22andco.com Alonzo’s Oyster Bar 700 Front St. 4-6:30 p.m. Tapas-style food specials, 1/2 price well drinks, beer, […]

South Florida Symphony announces Key West season

Season subscriptions are on sale for performances by the South Florida Symphony Orchestra, whose Key West season begins Jan. 20 at the Tennessee Williams Theatre. “This season, we aim to excite and delight with some of the world’s most iconic works,” Sebrina María Alfonso, the orchestra’s musical director, said in a news release. “Our selections include Beethoven’s ‘Ninth Symphony,’ what […]

THE KEY WEST GALLERY GUIDE

Please send gallery updates to editor Scott Simmons at ssimmons@floridaweekly.com. 7 Artists & Friends Gallery 7 Artists & Friends (213 Simonton St.; 305-294-8444) began as a co-op run by seven of the island’s top artists. 90 Miles to Cuba 90 Miles to Cuba (616 Greene St.; 305-292-1333 or 90milestocuba.net) is an old-style curiosity shop with items tied to or inspired […]

KEY WEST HAPPY HOURS

Send happy hour info to Editor Scott Simmons at ssimmons@floridaweekly.com. 22&Co 504 Angela St. Manic Monday: 1/2 price all drinks Tutu Tuesdays: 22 percent off when you wear a tutu. Happy Hour: 2-6 p.m. Wednesday- Friday, 2-for-1 beer, wine and well drinks, $10 martinis. www.22andco.com Alonzo’s Oyster Bar 700 Front St. 4-6:30 p.m. Tapas-style food specials, 1/2 price well drinks, […]

Museums offer opportunity to have fun, learn something


Key West’s subtropical climate means the island is typically blanketed in a viscous humidity that makes a short walk to the mailbox feel like wading through tapioca pudding. Luckily, Key West is chock full of fascinating museums where both kids and adults can attempt to stave off the cognitive slump that begins to take hold when the temperature hits 88 […]

Sandy Sun isn’t afraid to tempt pottery physics



Driving around with a mask and snorkel makes it that much easier for Sandy Sun to dive into her latest inspiration. Sun, whose name is a branding gift, is part of the new wave of largely self-taught potters presenting work at local galleries. The artist pursued ceramics while maintaining her role as a nurse practitioner partly because she found clay […]

Graphic novel “Drawn to Key West” spotlights Mallory Square



The debut graphic novel from Theresa Chiechi chronicles the lives and recent times of the landmark destination Mallory Square. “Drawn to Key West” is a 200-page colorful mashup of “comic-journalism” documented through the self-described awkward and at times anxiety-tinged encounters of the author. Chiechi, a cartoonist who can occasionally be found performing stand-up, turned to Kickstarter where she successfully raised […]

THE KEY WEST GALLERY GUIDE


Please send gallery updates to editor Scott Simmons at ssimmons@floridaweekly.com. 7 Artists & Friends Gallery 7 Artists & Friends (213 Simonton St.; 305-294-8444 or 7artistskw.com) began as a co-op run by seven of the island’s most respected artists. 90 Miles to Cuba 90 Miles to Cuba (616 Greene St.; 305-292-1333 or 90milestocuba.net) is an old-style curiosity shop with items tied […]

KEY WEST HAPPY HOURS

Send happy hour info to Editor Scott Simmons at ssimmons@floridaweekly.com. 22&Co 504 Angela St. Manic Monday: 1/2 price all drinks Tutu Tuesdays: 22 percent off when you wear a tutu. Happy Hour: 2-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2-for-1 beer, wine and well drinks, $10 martinis. www.22andco.com Alonzo’s Oyster Bar 700 Front St. 4-6:30 p.m. Tapas-style food specials, 1/2 price well drinks, beer, […]


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