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Archive for January, 2010

BRUNCH Around At Martin’s Key West, Sunday, January 30, 2010

BRUNCH Around At Martin’s Key West, Sunday, January 30, 2010

Grab a bucci and a newspaper at you’re a local Cuban bodega and peddle over to one of your local favorite brunch spots.

From shrimp and grits to Florida lobster eggs benedict to poached eggs and brioche. Top it all off with a unique Key West Bloody Mary or a Mango Mimosa.

Call the restaurant of your choice for reservations or call the Key West Food and Wine Festival hospitality suite at 305-292-1622.

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Bubbles And Madness Presented By Azur Restaurant, Saturday, Jan 30th, 10:00am- 2:00pm

Bubbles And Madness Presented By Azur Restaurant, Saturday, Jan 30th, 10:00am- 2:00pm

Inside and outside the cool blue of AZUR Restaurant, Mike Mosi and Drew Wenzel present “Bubbles and Madness”, an exquisite celebration of Brunch and Champagne.

Featuring the freshest of Key West seafood from “Key West Fresh” and the premier bubbles of “Premier Beverage of Florida”, this event will wake your senses with Mike and Drew’s exciting pairings of food, sparkling wines, and Champagne cocktails.

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Feel The Unique Ambiance At The Curry Mansion Inn

As a guest at the Curry Mansion Inn, you begin to feel the unique ambiance of the Curry Mansion Inn the moment you step inside. The Inn was voted among Conde Nast’s list of the 100 best hotels in the US in 2006, as well as one of the nation’s top ten Bed and Breakfasts by INNovations’ National Network Services.

The rooms are beautifully appointed in wicker and antiques and offer private baths, phones, air conditioning, ceiling fans and cable television. Other amenities include off street parking, a hot tub and swimming pool.

Their guests enjoy numerous amenities, including a full deluxe breakfast, afternoon open bar cocktail party and full access to the 22-room mansion. Plus, the Inn is barrier free and equipped for corporate parties, conferences and receptions.

Wireless internet is available and a guest computer is located in the kitchen in the mansion.

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Key West Food and Wine Festival January 28th through Sunday, January 31st

Events range from extravagant walk-around tastings during the famous sunset, to educational wine and food seminars led by local talent, to local funky events you would only expect to experience in Key West.

Official Kick off Party for the Key West Food and Wine Festival is Thursday January 28, 2010 5:00PM-7:00PM

Whet your appetite for the Festival with island seafood favorites, mojitos, margaritas and jazzy music overlooking the shimmering water of the Florida Straits under a bursting moon.

This is a favorite spot for sunset where you can mingle with the locals. Get all the information for the Festival weekend at their hospitality table located at the entrance of the event.

Enter at 508 South Street at the entrance of The Southernmost on the Beach Hotel near the pool. This event is included for VIP Pass holders

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Ft. Zachary – A Kodak Moment – This Lovely Watercolor From Via Key West

Ft. Zachary – A Kodak Moment

Peacock blue waters and cobalt sky sets the stage for a great day at the beaches of Ft. Zachary Taylor in Key West, Florida. Who could resist a photo opportunity amidst all this beauty. After all it is vacation.

Christine Cordone Smith’s watercolor paintings invite you to view the daily street life of Key West with her plein air paintings. Her love of watercolors are evident with a bold display of color and light. She currently studies with renowned Key West master Sandford Birdsey. Her mentor has introduced her to the vibrant colors and characters of Key West. Bring some Key West sunshine and fun into your home with one of Christine’s original paintings. Size 17″ x 22″ mounted on foam core with protective plastic cover which can be removed safely for mounting and framing.

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No Child, A Presentation Of Waterfront Playhouse January 26 to February 06

“No Child” highlights the struggles and miracles that occur in America’s public schools.

The play, set in a New York City school, is a tour-de-force performance by Lela Elam embodying 16 different characters. The star of the show plays an entire classroom of children, their parents, teachers, the Principal, the janitor and even a security guard.

Adopting multiple accents and using chamleon-like physicality, Elam takes the audience on a roller coaster ride that illustrates the real magic that happens when teachers and students truly connect. Read the rest of this entry ?

You Will Find All The Amenities Of Home At Courtney’s Place

Courtney’s Place features all the amenities of home and more with a pool, extended continental breakfast, private baths and entrances, A/C, ceiling fans, cable TV, free phones, Internet access, parking and more.

Tucked away on a quiet Key West Bed & Breakfasts lane in The Heart of Old Key West, it’s just 1-1/2 blocks from world famous the “Duval Street” and just 7 blocks from Ocean to Ocean.

This charming inn welcomes both kids and pets. There is something for everyone with two Old Town locations.

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The Key West Pops Orchestra Presents My Fair Lady

First premiered in the 1950’s, Lerner and Loewe’s hit musical, My Fair Lady, is a show filled with those memorable melodies that we have come to love.

Come relive the magic of My Fair Lady or discover for the first time just why this show made such an entertainment and cultural impression on its generation.

Sunday, January 24, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Williams Theater.

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Anne McKee Fine Art Auction Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Fort East Martello Museum

The Anne McKee Artists Fund of the Florida Keys, Inc., is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to provide project-based, short-term, monetary grants to qualified, serious artists in need of financial assistance and/or greater public recognition, who have demonstrated individual artistic excellence and an ongoing commitment to the area cultural community.

Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Fort East Martello Museum
3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West.
Viewing: 7 PM, Auction: 8 PM
$25 admission Includes hors d’oeuvres, champagne, open bar.

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January 22 Key West Race Week Finale And Party

Ten races scheduled over five days with the potential for two races on Friday. Cards are required for admittance to activities at the Race Week Tent and Industry Partner Area after 4:30pm.

The Race Headquarters is at the Historic Seaport, on the corner of Caroline and Margaret Streets adjacent to the Race Week Tent.

9:00 Harbor Start for all Racing Boats
10:30 – 3:30 Racing (Approximate Times)
6:00 – 8:00 Final Awards Presentation and Evening Party at the Race Week Tent.

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