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A full schedule of Florida Keys activities and events coming in January, 2009! From major fishing tournaments to art festivals, from book signings and theatrical plays to Fantasy Fest in Key West, you will find an activity or event that you just can't miss. You will find events from Key Largo diving activities to Key West festivals. Florida Keys tourism is based on the unbelievable options for all visitors, from the weekend warrior to the seasoned traveler! - Robert Maclver FLORIDA KEYS ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF January, 2009!KEY LARGO ACTIVITIESKey Largo Sailfish Challenge Anglers are to pursue one of offshore fishing's greatest prizes during a season when the sailfishing is typically excellent. Contact: (305) 852-9337 or Email: fishnbully@msn.com 5th Annual Orange Bowl Swimming Classic Some of the best collegiate swimmers in the country are to compete at the Jacobs Aquatic Center, mile marker 99.6 oceanside, in an event that is a facet of South Florida’s annual Orange Bowl festival. Swimmers hit the water beginning at 10 a.m. with free admission for spectators. Contact: (305) 453-7946 ISLAMORADA ACTIVITIESVillage New Year’s Day Celebration The annual 5k Run, Walk and Crawl is slated to start at 8 a.m. at Founders Park, mile marker 87 bayside in Islamorada. A day of festivities is to follow with the blessing of the fleet at Whale Harbor Bridge, a skate competition and jam, and a birthday party for Islamorada, the Village of Islands. Contact: (305) 853-1685 Bartender’s Sailfish Open An all-release sailfish tournament, this challenge offers awards for winning bars and bartenders. Contact: Jack McCormick (305) 664-8400 Art Under The Oaks Fine Art & Original Crafts, Self Guided Nature Walk, Specialty Food Booths, Children's Arts & Crafts, and raffle of items donated by the artists. San Pedro Church Gardens, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mile Marker 89.5 on Plantation Key in Islamorada. Contact: 305-853-0651 Mac Frampton Trio Concert ICE presents this South Florida Center for the Arts Upper Keys Concert at the Coral Shores Performing Arts Center (mile marker 90). Show starts 8 p.m. Contact: Upper Keys Concert Series 305-304-9059 NAMSA North American Championship & Tradewinds Midwinter OpenCat Nationals Daily catamaran races featuring vessels in several classes kick start the annual Harken Buoy Series. Contact: (305) 451-3287 or Email: rick@catsailor.com Capt. Al Flutie Over the Hill Rip-Off Capt. Al Flutie Over the Hill Rip-Off Anglers at least 50 years old are to compete to catch and release the most sailfish. Contact: (305) 852-7703; (305) 394-5333 Islamorada's Fishing Club's Sailfish Tournament The final leg of the Florida Keys Gold Cup Sailfish Championship, a one day all release sailfish tournament. Visit web site for details. Contact: IFC 305-664-4735 or Email: fishing@theislamoradafishingclub.com Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament Anglers are to pursue sailfish, the most plentiful of the billfish off the Keys, in an official event of the World Billfish Series, Southeast Division. Contact: (305) 451-5094 19th Annual Swamp Guides Fishing Tournament This all-release event offers fishing for bonefish, redfish and snook in the shallows of the Florida Keys and the saltwater fringes of the Everglades. Contact: (305) 664-3864 or Email: talbury@aol.com Pops In The Park - Hooked on Classics Florida Keys Community Concert Band presents its 2009 season at Islamorada Founders Park, Bayside, MM 87, Plantation Key. Performances are outdoors; no chairs provided. Starts at 4:00 p.m. Admission free for all concerts. Contact: (305) 853-7294 MARATHON ACTIVITIES"Steel Magnolias" at Marathon Community Theater Set in Truvy's Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, follow the lives, loves and losses of six women. Showtimes 8 p.m., Sunday matinees 3 p.m. Contact: (305) 743-0408 Jason Robert Brown: Songs For A New World The centerpiece song, "Stars and the Moon" is one part of this wonderful musical review tours of the Keys. Show starts 7:30 p.m., Marathon High School Auditorium. Check Web site for details. Contact: (305) 292-1774 "Steel Magnolias" at Marathon Community Theater Set in Truvy's Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, follow the lives, loves and losses of six women. Showtimes 8 p.m., Sunday matinees 3 p.m. Contact: (305) 743-0408 "Steel Magnolias" at Marathon Community Theater Set in Truvy's Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, follow the lives, loves and losses of six women. Showtimes 8 p.m., Sunday matinees 3 p.m. Contact: (305) 743-0408 "Steel Magnolias" at Marathon Community Theater Set in Truvy's Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, follow the lives, loves and losses of six women. Showtimes 8 p.m., Sunday matinees 3 p.m. Contact: (305) 743-0408 BIG PINE AND LOWER KEYS ACTIVITIESBoogie on the Bay Music Festival Five national touring bands come together for a fabulous waterfront concert at Parmer's Resort on Little Torch Key near mile marker 28.5. Food, drink and arts n' crafts and even kayak rides. Special packages combining accommodations and concert tickets. Contact: Jay Marzella or Email: info@parmersresort.com 5th Annual Big Pine Key Nautical Flea Market All things nautical, live music, food & beverages, free admission and parking. From 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce grounds, MM31, Big Pine Key. Contact: Chamber of Commerce 305-872-2411 KEY WEST ACTIVITIESTennessee Williams Theater Season Performing Arts For Key West Tennessee Williams Theater brings the best live, professional, nationally-touring shows and performers from New York and around the world. The 2009 Encore Series includes Tony Award-winners, TV stars, celebrities and many audience favorites. Call or visit the Web site for show times and performers. Contact: (305) 295-7676 Season's Greetings from the White House! Presidential Christmas Cards and Christmas Ornaments on exhibit at this living museum and political retreat. Admission tickets $15, discounts for seniors and children. Visit web site for details. Contact: (305) 294-9911 "Regrets Only" at Waterfront Playhouse A laugh-out loud comedy by the author of Jeffrey and I Hate Hamlet. Rudnick skewers Park Avenue high society in this hilarious exploration of same-sex marriage, friendship and plastic surgery. Contact: 305-294-5015 "Wild Women of Planet Wongo" at Red Barn Theater Live comedy, drama, musical theater, and cabaret shows in this intimate small theater. Call Box Office for details and tickets, show times 8 p.m. Located at 319 Duval Street, Rear. Contact: (305) 296-9911 Old Town New Folk Music Series at the Studios of Key West TSKW inaugural series features national recording singer/ songwriter Carrie Newcomer as part of TSKW's evening concert and workshop series. Concert tickets are $20 purchase online at Web site. Contact: (305) 296-0458 27th Annual Key West Literary Seminar The 2009 topic is “Historical Fiction and the Search For Truth" featuring workshops, panel discussions and receptions with nationally and internationally respected writers including essayist Gore Vidal, William Kennedy and many more. Contact: (888) 293-9291 Key West Symphony Orchestra 2009 Season The Key West Symphony Orchestra is the manifest dream of Music Director and Conductor Sebrina María Alfonso, a fifth-generation member of a Cuban-American family, born & raised in Key West. She envisioned making live symphonic music accessible to the community and its young people both as a performing art and educational experience. Visit Web site for performance schedule and showtimes. Contact: (305) 292-1774 or Email: info@keywestsymphony.com Key West Symphony Orchestra - Master Concert No. 1 Features pianist Alexander Ghindin, and Jin Hi Kim, a highly acclaimed komungo virtuoso and Korean percussionist who has been instrumental in transforming the Buddhist monk’s drumming for enlightenment into a high-energy performance piece. Jin Hi Kim plays a variety of Korean drums in her own vibrant composition, Monk Dance. Contact: (305) 295-7676 Key West WPA Walking Tour Part of a series of tours to be offered every second Saturday through February. Lead by local history guides, the walking tour will lead participants on a journey through Old Town Key West to discover the works of WPA artists and the stories behind the art. Tours commence at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10 and Feb 14 at Key West Heritage House, 410 Caroline St. The cost is $20. Tickets will be sold the morning of each tour. Contact: 305-296-3573 Fight Night in the Keys Professional boxing returns to Key West's Mallory Square. Contact: (305) 292-0486 49th Annual Key West House & Garden Tour Tour five elegant and unique private homes of Key West. Complimentary Conch Tour Train transportation is provided to whisk you from house to house. Proceeds help benefit the Old Island Restoration Foundation. Admission $25 per person. Contact: (305) 294-9501 Jason Robert Brown: Songs For A New World The centerpiece song, "Stars and the Moon" is one part of this wonderful musical review tours of the Keys. Show starts at 8 p.m., Tennessee Williams Theatre. Check Web site for details. Contact: (305) 292-1774 A Taste of Wine and Music Kick off Celebrate Cuba Week with a taste of the vine while strolling through the Key West Botanical Garden and listening to music by Key Wests finest performers. From 5:30 p.m. - 7:30p p.m., $10 members / $15 non-members. Contact: (305) 296-1504 or Email: KWBGS@bellsouth.net Florida Keys Seafood Festival Presented by the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen's Association. Free admission, proceeds benefit FKCFA and student scholarships for children of fishermen. Location: Bayview Park, Key West.. Contact: Scott Zimmerman, (305) 619-0039 or Email: fkcfa1@hotmail.com Opening at West Martello Tower Opening reception for Sculpture Key West 2009 at West Martello Tower, Atlantic Blvd at White St. 6-8 pm free entry. Contact: (305) 295-3800 or Email: info@sculpturekeywest.com Sculpture Key West 2009 Outdoor sculpture exhibition at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park and West Martello Tower. Cutting edge sculptures made by artists from around the world. Contact: (305) 295-3800 or Email: info@sculpturekeywest.com Wyland Galleries' "Artists in Residence" Showcase Meet Steve Barton, painter of vibrant tropical canvases, and David "Big Wave Dave" Wight, sculptor of majestic waves in glass, Jan. 19-26 at Wyland Galleries, 623 Duval St. View the artists' latest pieces and watch them demonstrate their unique creative processes. Contact: (305) 292-4998 Acura Key West 2009 Nearly 300 racing yachts compete for class championships in this international midwinter sailboat regatta. Contact: (781) 639-9545 Hog's Breath King Mackerel Tournament Anglers are to use fast boats to target the voracious king mackerel, also known as kingfish, for cash prizes. Contact: (305) 296-0364 or Email: lee@murraymarine.com Anne McKee Artists Fund Auction Nearly 100 artists are to exhibit and auction their work to raise money for the fund that provides project-based grants to Keys artists. Choose from original paintings, sculpture, photography, fiber art, ceramics and more. Viewing begins at 7 p.m., auction at 8 p.m. Admission is $25 per person at the door, including gourmet hors d'oeuvres and bar service. East Martello Museum, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd. Contact: (305) 295-8383 24th Annual Key West Craft Show Juried artisans and crafters display their talents at a popular show on lower Whitehead Street in historic Old Town. Contact: (305) 294-1241 Season's Opening Performance of Key West Pops Tonight the Pops performs Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical "A Little Night Music" in concert at the Tennessee Williams Theatre. Contact: (305) 295-7676 The Daedalus Quartet with the Wind Soloists of New York A quartet of outstanding young musicians: violinists Min-Young Kim and Kyu-Young Kim (who are sister and brother), violist Jessica Thompson, and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan. Showtime 4 p.m., at St. Paul's Church. Contact: (305) 296-1520 "The Outer Shel: More Shel Silverstein" At Red Barn Theater: Live comedy, drama, musical theater, and cabaret shows in this intimate small theater. Call Box Office for details and tickets, showtimes 8 p.m. Located at 319 Duval Street, Rear. Contact: (305) 296-9911 "Doubt, A Parable" at Waterfront Playhouse At a Bronx school in 1964, the school principal takes matters into her own hands when she suspects a priest of improper relations with one of the male students. Gripping, brilliant and a "must-see." Contact: Box Office 305-294-5015 Duelling Divas, at Tennessee Williams Theatre Opera with a twist! Laugh until you cry, leave the theatre with a smile. Smart, campy and fun! Tickets available at keystix.com or call box office. Showtime 8 p.m. Contact: (305) 296-1520 Key West Travel Writing Workshop Either weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 1 or Feb. 7-8, at Heritage House Museum. A $275 tuition fee includes four-hour classes Saturday and Sunday; a Friday evening reception and personalized tutoring by instructor Robert Haru Fisher, a columnist for frommers.com and former editor-in-chief of Fodors. Contact: Bob Haru at Email: bobharu@aol.com Click Here to Return to the Florida Keys Guide.com Home Page
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