TAVERN ‘N TOWN…..

On Tuesdays from 6 to 10 PM, it’s Carmen Rodriguez and Gordy Michael entertaining in the Lounge at Beachside Marriott….2 for 1 Tapas and 2 for 1 Cocktails on Tuesdays and Thursdays!

PRAYER CHAIN….

Please keep the following in your continue thoughts and prayers….Jennifer O’Lear…Cindy Cameron…Mabel Paul…David Bray…Dean and Sandy Walters….Katherine Raney….My Family….Thank you.

EARLY VOTING… ….started on Monday….from 8:30 to 4:30 PM….at 530 Whitehead St., #101.  Make sure you make the right choices…and make sure you vote!  This is a great chance to beat the crowds on Voting Day!   AZUR RESTAURANT… $6.00 Lunch Specials are back just for only this week!…from 10/18 to 10/22!  A beverage must be purchased to get that great special!  425 Grinnell St.  Also, you can order everything on the menu priced at $14 or less, with most items offered at full portions also.  Chef Mike has come up with some incredible dining choices!   MORE RESTAURANT SPECIALS JUST FOR YOU… Camille’s at 1202 Simonton St. is offering 1/2 off all dinners until the end of October.  And Cafe Sole is also offering 50% off final bill for Locals, from 5:30 to 10:00 PM….Call 294-0230 for reservations.   TROPICAL LINENS… …at 917 Frances St., is offering a 15% discount till the end of October!   CHRISTOPHER PETERSON AT WATERFRONT…10/23 to 10/25!!! The Fabulous Christopher Peterson has chosen the Waterfront Playhouse to present his last three Gala Shows in Key West, before heading off to Las Vegas, where he will, no doubt, take the town by storm!  His shows are Saturday through Monday, Oct. 23-25, at 8:00 PM!!!  Tix can be bought by going to the website at www.waterfrontplayhouse.org or by calling the box office at 295-5015.  Let’s give Christopher a BIG sendoff!  He sure will be missed here in Key West!!!!  Better get those tix fast…..All three nights are selling out VERY rapidly!!!!   REAL HOUSEWIFE PAGEANT….OCT. 21… …from 6 to 8:00 PM…at Aqua Nightclub, 711 Duval St…. Come and vote with dollar bills for your fave housewife….Live Auction for a pair of Lady GAGA Concert Tix at Miami’s American Airline’s Arena, April 13, 2011.  Admission is Free….Smyrna Emphyzema is Hostess!  This is a fundraiser for Christopher Elwell for King…his last one…all proceeds go to benefit AIDS Help!!!!   VIRGILIO’S TONIGHT…. It’s the Chris Thomas Band featuring Skipper Kripitz the Great, and Tim McAlpine!  9:30 PM…..Note that NEXT Tuesday, Skipper will have a fab MOTOWN Night at Virgilios with Clayton Lopez and his bro and sis….Larry Smith, etc…..The place will R-O-C-K!!!!   HOT TIN ROOF WINE EVENT….10/20… On Wednesday, Oct 20th…Food and Wine Pairing for $32….5:30 PM….Note that only RED Wine will be served!  Call 294-7701.   HEADDRESS BALL TIX ON SALE… Tables are now being reserved for this HUGE Fantasy Fest Event held on Tuesday, Oct. 26th at 8 PM!  This year that darling emcee, BRUCE MOORE, returns after a 4 year hiatus….it will be a fab event for sure!  Sponsored by the Business Guild, this is one of the MAJOR Events of Fantasy Fest Week.  It will be held under the largest ever Tent in KW at the SouthernMost Beach Hotel where Atlantic Shores once stood!  Go to www.keystix.com for tickets.  Call 294-4603 for MOORE info!  VIP tables are $320….regular tables are $270 and general admission with video viewing is $30. IN MEMORIAM.. RV BEAUMONT….  Tim Swain AKA RV Beaumont, passed away, surrounded by his family and cherished friends on Oct. 13th.  He was a wonderful person, and although he faced many health obstacles, he remained positive, upbeat, and joyful right until the end.  He raised thousands of dollars for many charities…he was loved….he will be missed.  On Wed. Oct. 20th, there will be a Potluck Memorial at 801 Duval St from 5 to 7 PM, with a 7 PM walking parade to the Pier at the South end of Duval for a final goodbye to this dear Key West Legend! NEAL HARTMAN…. Another great loss, is Neal Hartman, partner of David Bray. They were at their home in Sag Harbor, NY preparing to return to Key West….with no known medical problems, Neal died in his sleep also on Wednesday evening.  Neal was very active in the Arts in Key West….and he was a huge champion of the Trophia Butterfly Foundation. There will be a service in Sag Harbor on Oct. 16th….a Memorial in KW has yet to be announced.  To honor Neal’s Memory, you are being encouraged to  contribute to the Trophia Butterfly Foundation…. www.thetrophiabutterflyfoundation.org.   You can osend messages of condolence to David at 1204 Duncan St., Key West, FL 33040.  David sent me a poignant note….He asked that I tell everyone to please say “I love you” to everyone you love as often as you can, while you can!  Bless you David! Please keep the families of RV and Neal in your thoughts and prayers.   WWW.CONCHTV.COM… Hope you will go to this great website often….click on Lynda’s Key West social Calendar….and all the other great features offered by Conch Republic Media Just for YOU!   PUN OF THE DAY… What do you get when you cross a witch with an ice cube?  A cold spell!!!!!   AQUA IDOL BEGINS ANEW…. …Anew round of Aqua Idol has begun and this one will benefit the WESLEY House.  This will take place each of the next 8 Tuesdays at 6:30 PM at Aqua Nightclub at 711 Duval St.  Contestants are Jamison Gilliland, Jeanie Falcone, Nina Crooks, Rick Dery, Brandy Canales, Michelle Simmons, Tim Dahms, Zach Bently, Mark Patterson, Jillian Gilbert, Richard Carter, Nick Mazza, and Rodney Coles!  Come, have fun, and give to a wonderful cause while being greatly entertained!   A QUESTION FOR YOU… Would you accept a guaranteed, lifetime allowance of $50,000 per year (adjusted annually for inflation), if accepting it meant that you could never again earn money from either work or investments?   CORONATION BALL COMING UP…. Meet Key West’s Royal Family and vote for the King & Queen of Fantasy Fest at The Valley of the Kings, 2010…a Benefit for AIDS Help….Friday, October 22nd…at the Southernmost Beach Cafe, 6 to 10:00 PM….VIP tables are still available for $50 per seat…includes dinner…but li mited.  Call Pam at 305-296-6196 to reserve your spot.  Note that John Mumford, former FF King, is producing the Ball this year!   JOANNA SCHMIDA BOOK SIGNING AT SODU GALLERY….. During the Full Moon HOWL on Fri., 10/22 from 6 to 9 PM author, Joanna Brady Schmida will be signing her book at the SoDu Gallery, 1102 Duval St.  Her great novel, “The Woman at the Light” was released in April to wonderful reviews…it is about a woman lighthousekeeper in 19th century Key West.  It won the KW Writers Guild award and the Anne McKee Artists Fund of the Florida Keys.  Please stop by and have a glass of wine, too!   THE PEOPLE’S THEATER OF KEY WEST… …is looking for people to volunteer time, talent and treasure.  If you can help, call 294-6813 or e-mail newtheater@rocketmail.com, for more info or to sign up!  They need help with fund raising, grant research, workshop facilitating, maintenance, box office, concession, media, etc.    PIER HOUSE…. Larry Smith perform in the Wine Galley at 7 PM!  Stop by!!!   THE MARC STORE…. …at 1401 Seminary St….is unloading truckloads of Pumpkins for their Pumpkin Patch…Will be open from Oct. 17 to Oct. 31….Volunteers needed to sell…Call Ellen Collins at 294-9526, ex. 18 or 304-0492.   BOBBY’S MONKEY BAR…. We just spent an amazing evening with Terri White & Donna Barnett….great dinner at Square One…and then, they enticed us to go to Bobby’s Monkey Bar…I had once been there with Bruce Moore a long long time ago…but tonight it was quite a hoot and quite a happening!  If you want to have a lot of fun, see what is happening at Bobby’s Monkey Bar on Simonton St.!!!!    DID YOU KNOW???… “It’s very beautiful over there”…were Thomas Edison’s last words, which he uttered after briefly coming out of a two-day coma, before passing away!   BRUCE MOORE’S SHOW AT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS…. Tix are now on sale for Bruce Moore’s shows at Tennessee Williams Fine Art Center, on January 31 and on Feb. 7th…Go to www.keystix.com or call the Box office at 296-1520 to reserve  your table or general admission seats!   HAPPY OCTOBER 19TH BIRTHDAY TO…. …actress and pianist, MELISSA PENROSE….and to classical guitarist, MATTHEW JAMPOL.   Love to YOU…and Remember…. Spread Love!  Giving love binds us together.  It validates our lives.  It gives us meaning.  It brings compassion.  It gives us new eyes.  To love someone deeply gives you strength; being loved by someone deeply, gives you courage. Lynda