Past Events

MON-SAT, MAY 15-20, 2023/EVENT

Conch Ship: A Community Powered Art Event

Climb aboard The Conch Ship! The Studios of Key West, with a crew of artists led by Chantal Pavageaux, invites the public to be a part of this one-of-a-kind art event, where The Studios will attempt the impossible – capturing the island’s state of mind in under a week as a live art performance event.

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"La Chicharra Story Slam" written above a watercolor illustration of a cicada in blues, browns and greens.

SAT MAR 4, 2023, 7PM/EVENT

La Chicharra (The Cicada) Story Slam IV

A live storytelling competition featuring a line up of Key West locals, each with a chance to tell a story, based on a chosen theme.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023, 6PM/EVENT

A Love Note to Blake

There’s hardly a one among us who hasn’t had their lives enriched by our dear friend Blake Hunter – screenwriter, playwright, producer and philanthropist. It would be impossible to squeeze all of our affection into one evening’s program – but we’re going to try!

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3 waitresses on checkered background

WED-SAT MAR 22-25 & MAR 29-APR 1, 2023, 8PM/EVENT

The Dinner Party

Chantal Pavageaux’s The Dinner Party offers a deliciously tart take on the intersections of women’s experiences, art, fame, trust, truth and…dinner theater. The meta, campy play-within-a-play pulls inspirations from wildly flung sources and has a good time doing it.

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SAT MAR 4, 2023, 11AM-3PM/EVENT

2023 Artist Studio Tours

Hop on a bike or carpool with friends and spend an art-filled afternoon exploring the homes and studios of Key West artists. Produced by The Studios of Key West, the annual Artist Studio Tours take you on a self-guided journey through the secret lanes and hidden alleys of Old Town.

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Woman with short blonde hair smiling with her hand on her hip and standing, wearing a red and white patterned kimono.

FIRST MONDAY FEB 6, 2023, 5:30PM/EVENT

Jazz on the Roof with Libby York

Critically acclaimed vocalist Libby York is known for her swinging renditions of Great American Songbook classics, bossa nova gems and obscure treasures. She’s appeared at top venues in New York, Chicago, LA, and Paris. These intimate concerts will feature her trio in the beautiful setting of Hugh’s View.

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Woman with short blonde hair smiling with her hand on her hip and standing, wearing a red and white patterned kimono.

FIRST MONDAY JAN 2, 2023, 5:30PM/EVENT

Jazz on the Roof with Libby York

Critically acclaimed vocalist Libby York is known for her swinging renditions of Great American Songbook classics, bossa nova gems and obscure treasures. She’s appeared at top venues in New York, Chicago, LA, and Paris. These intimate concerts will feature her trio in the beautiful setting of Hugh’s View.

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Black and white photo of a woman's hand wearing chunky rings shushing someone (holding her pointer finger in front of her lips).

THU-SAT APR 13-15, 2023, 8PM/EVENT

I Confess

Inspired by Confessional by Tennessee Williams, Hurricane Alaina’s I Confess brings to light the things that we fear about ourselves, but often have in common with our neighbor. The result is exciting, funny, devastating and cathartic.

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American landscape painting with tree and bushes in the foregrund and a winding river in the background.

FRI APR 7, 2023, 4-5:30PM/EVENT

The Hudson River School of American Landscape Painting

This illustrated lecture serves as an introduction to the Hudson River School, a group of nineteenth-century American landscape painters, and by extension, the larger movement of Romanticism that exalted natural scenes as a response to the Industrial Revolution. Kerry Carso will examine the contrast of technological progress and the lure of nature.

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Black and white photograph of Ernest Hemingway rubbing alcohol on his chin by Robert Capa

THU APR 6, 2023, 4-5:30PM/EVENT

Robert Capa and the Hemingway Image

Brian Carso explores the complicated relationship between preeminent war photographer Robert Capa and Ernest Hemingway, whom he met during the Spanish Civil War. Carso’s illustrated lecture offers compelling insights into the creation of the Hemingway image—both the recognizable pictorial image and the hyper-masculine reputation that informs the popular conception of Hemingway.

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