ART OF FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS

Two Original Collections - One Unique Exhibit at the Keys History & Discovery Center, located inside the Islander Resort, mile marker 82, Islamorada. See almost-lost paintings by Harry Sonntag, Key Largo's Hermit Artist of the 1950s and the Art of the Florida Highwaymen, Florida's African-American Landscape Painters. Running now thru June 1st, Thursdays thru Sundays, 10 am to 5 pm. General admission $12, seniors $10, children 13 and under free. For more details, call 305- 922-2237.

LIGHTHOUSE LARRY AT MORADA WAY WALKABOUT

photo courtesy fal-keys.com

Artist Larry Herlth, known as Lighthouse Larry, will be the featured artist Thursday, September 19th at the Morada Way Arts & Cultural District Walkabout. Lighthouse Larry's exact-scale sculptures of Keys lighthouses are publicly displayed outside Upper Keys banks and restaurants, including a 20-foot replica of Alligator Light at Islamorada's Kaiyo Grill. His intention is to create a lighthouse park where people can stop, read the entire history and see what stands just offshore of the Florida Keys.
FREE event begins at 6 pm. Galleries open late at mile marker 81.5, Islamorada on the Old Highway/Morada Way area. Enjoy sights, sounds & culinary arts.For more info on the walkabout, call 305-664-9100. For more information on Larry Herlth, visit:

http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=8312

ISLAMORADA WALKABOUT!

Stroll the Old Highway and Morada Way, mile marker 81.5 oceanside. THURSDAY, JUNE 20^th, 6 to 9 pm - the Third Thursday Walkabout! Enjoy art, culture, fine food, music & fun! JORGE MARTINEZ will be tying tarpon flies at the Redbone Gallery. For more info, call 305-664-9100.

COME FEEL THE VIBE!

THIRD THURSDAY MORADA WAY ART WALK - April 18^th - Don't miss this month's Morada Way Art Walk. Held every month in Islamorada on the Third Thursday. Located at mile marker 81.5 on the Old Highway. Hours of the FREE event are 6 - 9 p.m. Stroll along the Old Highway and Morada Way with family and friends to enjoy artists LIZ QUEENY, PASTA PANTALEO and sculptor DAVID WIRTH. Music by the BLUEGRASS JAM BAND. For info, call: 305-664-9100.

22nd Annual ISLAND FEST!

AMERICAN CARIBBEAN REAL ESTATE is proud to be a SPONSOR of Islamorada's Island Festival, Saturday & Sunday, April 13 & 14, at Founders Park, mile marker 87, bayside 10 am until 5 pm rain or shine. There will be live music performances on the beach all day on Saturday, as well as the popular Smoked Fish Dip Contest! On Sunday the big event, "The Taste of Islamorada" will take place. The finest in our Upper Keys restaurants will be participating in a contest for the coveted awards of Best Entrée, Dessert, Appetizer & more. The crowd will be able to buy tickets to purchase samples of the delectable dishes they will be preparing. A world-class art show both days; an All-American Vintage Cruiser Car show both days. Plenty of activities both days for everyone, including kite flying, paint the Island Fest Dolphin for the kids on the beach, hula hoop contests, and the famous Isla-Marauder rum punch will be back again this year. Bring a lawn chair and your camera!
For more info, contact the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce at: 305-664-4503

ART Matters!

Some students with local artist Carmen Sotolongo Kelley

The Coral Shores High School students are displaying their art work
and you are invited!

CSHS First ever Student art show WEDNESDAY,April 10th, 6-8 in the Media Center.

CSHS is located at mile marker 89.9, Oceanside in Tavernier. Call 305-853-3222 for more info.

ART, MUSIC & WALK FOR A CURE

ARTISTS' PREMIERE EVENT! Call 305-664-4966 for more info!

12th ANNUAL REDBONE ISLAND WALK, March 23rd

Local businesses, schools, civic organizations and individual groups of families & friends will form walk teams to participate in this national event. They will all have the same goal in mind - to raise the money needed to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. The event will take place at Founders Park, mile marker 87, bayside. Registration will be at 8am and the walk will begin at 9am. Any walker turning in $25 will receive a Redbone T-shirt. 

For info: 305-664-2002

FLORIDA HERITAGE CONCERT, March 23rd

Founders Park, mile marker 87, bayside, Islamorada.

Music about Florida +/or composed by Floridians - Clowns on parade and facepainting

4:00-5:00, Admission is FREE - Bring a blanket to spread or a lawn chair. For info:

http://www.keyscommunityconcertband.org/KeysCommunityConcertBand/SCHEDULE.html

THIRD THURSDAY ART WALKABOUT!

Come feel the vibe! Stroll the Old Highway & Morada Way, enjoy beautiful art, visit galleries, listen to great music & enjoy fine dining!

February 21, 6-9 pm, mile marker 81.5, Islamorada

ART AND PEANUT BUTTER?

 ISLAMORADA FINE ART EXPO – January 24 to 27 - 

This Fine Art and Hand Craft Expo will be held in the Morada Way Art District of Islamorada at Mile Marker 81.5 on the Old Highway. Event hours will be from 10 am until 5 pm. Admission is $5 per person. FREE for seniors, active military & kids under 8. RIDE YOUR BIKE to the show & get in FREE (secured bike parking).
For more info, call 305 664-9100.

January 24^th is NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY – Celebrate with a little PB&J! 

WINE AND FOOD FEST FINALE!

ART UNDER THE OAKS IN TAVERNIER!

San Pedro Church - 

Mile Marker 89.5, bayside, 9am to 4 pm -

Saturday, January 19th, For more info, visit:

http://artundertheoaks.com/

THIRD THURSDAY WALKABOUT!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17^th - Morada Way's Third Thursday Walkabout. These FREE events are held every month on the Third Thursday. Located at Mile Marker 81.5 on the Old Highway. THIS THURSDAY, Artist Pasta Pantaleo will be painting a Smart Car for a drawing to be held January 27^th. The hours of the event are 6 - 9 p.m. Stroll along the Old Highway and Morada Way with family and friends to enjoy the sights, sounds and culinary arts in the Heart of Islamorada. ART! MUSIC! FOOD!

For more information on the walkabout, call 305-664-9100

For more information on artist Pasta Pantaleo, visit:

http://www.artbypasta.com/