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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Arts and crafts by some of the Florida Keys’ most creative spirits combine with music by top local and visiting musicians at the 12th annual Schooner Wharf Open Air Art & Music Affair, scheduled Saturday, March 3, in Key West’s Historic Seaport.
Headquartered at the Schooner Wharf Bar, 202 William St., [...]
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KEY LARGO, Florida Keys — A two-day paddlefest attracting single and double kayaks, canoes and standup paddle boards is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4-5, along a scenic course around the Florida Keys’ northernmost island of Key Largo.
A distance race for boats and boards, the event is expected to draw more than 100 participants [...]
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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — In 1965 the Key West Art Center originated and sponsored a show of original fine art to promote the cultural image of the island city. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26, the 47th annual Old Island Days Art Festival is to continue that tradition with works by approximately 100 fine artists [...]
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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Since 1999, the Key West Pops Orchestra has presented vibrant, diverse musical offerings ranging from Broadway favorites and holiday showcases to opera-oriented concerts. The highlight of the Pops’ 13th season is a two-night concert performance of “Kiss Me, Kate,” the Cole Porter classic from Broadway’s Golden Age.
The curtain is to [...]
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MARATHON, Florida Keys — Some of the finest homes and lushest gardens on the islands of Marathon are to be open to the public during the Marathon Garden Club’s annual House & Garden Tour set for Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Private single-family homes and waterfront island retreats are to be featured [...]
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FLORIDA KEYS – Two Florida Keys lodging entities have been named to a list of the United States’ top 25 hotels by TripAdvisor.com, one of the world’s leading travel advice websites.
Key West’s Santa Maria Suites and Tavernier’s Island Bay Resort were named to the Top 25 U.S. Hotels list after ranking in TripAdvisor’s 2012 Travelers’ [...]
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SCOUT KEY, Florida Keys — As many as 600 amateur and professional astronomers from around the world are to gather in the Lower Florida Keys Monday through Saturday, Feb. 20-26, attracted by the chance for 180-degree viewing of the Southern Cross and other constellations during the 28th annual Winter Star Party.
The event’s primary draw for [...]
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ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys – Amateur and professional cook-off contestants and wannabe world champions representing seven U.S. states and Canada are busy testing their best recipes in preparation for the third annual Islamorada Chili Cook-Off. The competition is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18-19, at the Islamorada Moose Lodge, mile marker 81.
Tasting tickets to this [...]
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FLORIDA KEYS — With balmy temperatures even in the winter months, the Florida Keys & Key West offer visitors a warm welcome and a wealth of new and enhanced accommodations, land and water attractions, and culinary and creative experiences. Explore the highlights here.
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The property that was once Islamorada’s iconic Holiday Isle Beach Resort and Marina, [...]
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MARATHON, Florida Keys — Among voguish artists and craftspeople from around the country, the acoustic guitar stylings of Casey Weston, a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice,” are to be featured at the Pigeon Key Art Festival, set for the weekend of Feb. 11-12 at Marathon Community Park, mile marker 49.
Now in its 18th year, the [...]
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