TUESDAYS ARE TERRIFIC!!!!

                                TUESDAY, MARCH  22^nd,  2011, in KEY WEST WITH LYNDA!!!!

PRAYER CHAIN…                                            Please keep the following in your special thoughts and prayers…….Cheri Hills….Claire Carroll…..Jennifer O’Lear……Nancy Robinson….Sally Lewis…. …..Vanessa McCaffrey……Richard Crooks…Richard Stephens… Lottie Domski….My entire family dealing with the loss of my brother Fred Stevens on 2/16.  Also, say some extra prayers for all those thousands of people who lost their lives in the earthquake in Japan, and their families.  We are all in this together….and ARE One Human Family!

STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING,  TONIGHT AT 6 PM…                        Commissioner, Jimmy Weekley, is holding a District 1 meeting today, March 22,  at 6 pm, at Old City Hall, to gather input on the Draft 5 year plan, authored by the commission-appointed Strategic Planning Committee.  ALL points of view are welcome.  The plan involves, goals, regarding the economy, environment, culture, infrastructure, government & quality of life will be discussed.  ALL invited!

TAVERN ‘N TOWN….3/22nd…                    …. appearing in the Lounge at Beachside Marriott, from 5  to 9 pm, it’s Gordy Michael and Carmen Rodriguez…..2 for 1 cocktails  from 5 to 7 pm…..Great staff, beautiful setting, and 15% off for Locals with an ID.  There is a special Tapas Menu on Tuesday and Thursday evening

SCHOONER WHARF, MARCH  22….….                     From Noon until 5 PM, it’s Michael McCloud….From 7 to 11 PM, it’s Ravem Cooper & Bubba LowNotes…….From 9 to 1 AM, it’s the Magic of Frank Everhart!

AT LATEDA ON MARCH  22…..                                    On  3/19 & 20, nights, Downstairs, in the By George Bar, it’s  Black & Skabuddah entertaining at 8:30 pm!!  For more info call 296-6706!

BABY T AT THE BULL ON MONDAY…MARCH 24^ST…                                              This gal with the big voice performs on Thurs.,  at The Bull from 10 pm until 2 am during the month of March.  She is also there on Mondays each week! 

‘DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS’ TIX ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL SHOWS….                                         This is a fabulous and hilarious musical, directed by Danny Weathers and starring, Michael Mulligan, Eric Cole, Kristen Michelle, JB McLendon, Gayla Morgan, Traci Reynolds, plus David Black, Joe McMurray, Marc Crow, Jessica Miano, Maggie Meier, Amy Ray, Carolyn Cooper, Rhett Kalman, with musical director, Michael Fauss….the most amazing set designs by Michael Boyer…costumes by Jose Rivera & Leigh Hooten, Carmen Rodriguez, and Ruth Cahoon.  This is a MUST SEE!!!!  Everyone in the cast knocks it out of the park every single night!   Call 294-5015 or purchase online at www.waterfrontplayhouse.org.  Note that Fri. is date Night special whichis 2 tix for $70, a $20 savings.  Come ready to laugh your sox off!  The show runs Tuesday thru Saturday until March 26^th.  Get your Tix NOW!!!!  Great seats remain available for all nights! 

THE IMPROVABLES ANNOUNCE COMEDY CRUISE…MARCH 26^th..                                                                  The hilarious Improvables perform in a  Comedy Cruise every Sat. eve ….All are invited aboard The Party Cat for a special 2 hr. Comedy Cruise…Tix are $35…$25 with a locals ID…and includes free draft beer, soft drinks, light appetizers, comedy show, DJ, Dancing and F-U-N and Laughs!  It departs from 201 William St. at 8:30 PM every Sat…check in time is 8 PM…space is limited.  Call 296-2554  for reservations.

“BECKY’S NEW CAR”, AT THE RED BARN…Wed. thru Sat. each week….                  This hit comedy, directed by Joy Hawkins, stars Maribeth Graham, Mook J, Douglas Shook, Erin McKenna, Kyle Caskey, and Justin Ahearn.  This show is at 8 PM and runs through April 9^th.  For tix go to www.redbarntheatre.com or call 296-9911.  We saw this super show and it is marvelous!  The acting is ALL terrific, but it is Maribeth Graham’s show all the way….She is such a breath of fresh air, charming as all get out, and you cannot help but love her to pieces!  Congrats to The Red Barn on another super production!

D’VINE WINE GALLERY OPEN MARCH -23 thru 27….….               …at The Gardens Hotel at 526 Angela St…..5 to 10 pm, Wed. thru Sunday each week!  Jazz Night is Sunday, March 27^th.  Cabaret Night is on Thurs., March 24^th.

‘REASONS TO BE PRETTY’ OPENS AT RED BARN ON MARCH 21^st and 22^nd….…                          This play, written by Neil LaBute & directed by Carole MacCartee, opend on Sun., March 20 at 8 pm at the Red Barn.  It runs Sun., Mon., & Tues. through April 5^th.  Starring 4 great actors, Brandon Beach, Shakti Assouline, Amber McDonald Good, and John Good, this play is about the decisions of youth, and makes a case for what you believe , being yourself and being brave when confronting hard choices…and will challenge you to be a part of the world and not merely an onlooker!  Sounds like another winner for The Red Barn Theatre.  Call 296-9911 for reservations or go to www.redbarntheatre.com. 

RANDY ROBERTS SHOW…LAST NIGHT…                                   This show, a benefit for Tennessee Williams Theatre, and starring the multi-talented Randy Roberts, with special guests, Broadway stars, and dreamboats,  Brent Barrett, and George Dvorsky, plus the ultra talented Kristen Michelle (now starring in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Waterfront)and the luscious, Laurie Breakwell,  was as good as it gets!  The audience loved every single minute, and I think I loved it the MOST!  It was First  Class from start to finish!  Randy created an amazing show….appearing as the luscious Randy in Act I….one gown more gorgeous than the next, and in a fab tuxedo in Act II.  Randy is a magician.  He picks perfect songs for each singer to sing, hand picks his musicians, and the result is a flawless show.  I would like to pick a highlight, but every single moment is a highlight…..every song is wonderful…It is all planned out and executed perfectly!  Jim Rice was the musical director and he is wonderful in his own right!!!!  The worst thing about the show is that it flew by all too fast and we were left wanting to see it all over again!  I do hope that Randy will continue to present these shows…..and continue to bring in Brent (Be Still My Heart) Barrett, and George (Va-vaVoom) Dvorsky!!!!!  Now, is that too much to ask?

GALA BOOK SIGNING BY JEAN OLSON AT SQUARE ONE, TUES., MARCH 22!!!!                       That classy Jean Olson is not only one of Key West’s fabulous Ladies, but she is an author, too!  She wrote the most delightful children’s book called,  ‘I AM A DOOR’…and she will be on hand to autograph copies, on Tues., March 22 at Square One Restaurant from 5 to 7:00 PM!!!  There will be live music with Jimmy Olson at the piano,, hors d’oeuvres, wine, champagne, beer and sodas for all attending!  A special treat will be a live performance by singer/songwriter, Pete Peterson, whose song contains the ideas Jean wrote about in the book.  Illustrated by Teresa Willis, this book explores creativity, imagination, amuses, teaches special lessons and is also filled with humor and love.  It is a hard bound book, and also contains the CD with the original song, written & performed by Peterson, with singer Marci McGee.   Sounds like music to my ears, and a really great gift for that special child in your life!  Tell all your friends!

TAP DANCER/SAXOPHONIST, SHOEHORN AT VIRGILIO’S…TUES., MARCH 22^nd……           This Tues. at 6:30 pm is a special Virgilio’s event. From Portland, Oregon, renown internationally known tap dancer & sax player, ‘SHOEHORN’ (aka Michael Conley), is the featured guest artist!  We hear his show is always fiery and enthusiastic.  He will be joined by Skipper Kripitz, Gordy Michael, and Patrick Lawler (of Debra & Patrick!).  This will be another one-time-only Key West Night to Remember!

STEVE CALDERWOOD TEACHES CLASS ON WINE…STARTS,  MARCH 22^ND.                                Wine expert, Steve Calderwood  is starting a new series of wine education classes at the d’Vine Gallery at The Gardens Hotel on Tues., 3/22…..The first class, “Wine 101”…you’ll be tasging 5 to 6 wines, and learning all about them…grapes, how to taste and why, etc.  Cost is $30 per class and size is limited to 15 people.  Call 294-2661 to book your seat now! 

CUBAN EXPO EVENT AT BOTANIC GARDENS…MARCH 22^ND…6:00 PM….                                       Renown herbalist, Constance Miller, will expound on how the Cuban health system & medical schools embraced the use of proven herbal remedies and other alternative therapies.  Cost is $10  for non-members, and $5 for members.  All welcome to attend.  Call 296-1504 for info.

WINE EVENT AT HOT TIN ROOF…MARCH 23…                                                    This is a food & wine pairing on Wed. at 5:30 pm.  Theme is Willamette Dammit Unfolded…and will include six pairings.  Cost is $32 including tax & tip.  Reservations required by calling 296-7701.

HELP KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL WITH OPERATION GRADUATION….                              The community is planning the events of Operation Graduation for the senior class…an all night event providing a safe, alcohol & drug free celebration….a night of music, dancing, movies, games, fun and food. Everyone is asked to help, as it takes a great effort to make this happen.  Donations can be sent to Key West High School….Attention of Leslie Holmes….at 2100 Flagler Ave…..Key West, FL 33040. Contact Leslie at 293-1549, ex:54434, or e-mail her at leslie.holmes@keysschools.com.   Thanks for your help & caring!

MIKE EMERSON AT BLUE HEAVEN….WED., MARCH 23…                             Mike performs solo guitar and vocals for your dining pleasure from 6to 9:30 PM.

LARRY & JENNA SHOW AT HOG’S BREATH ON MARCH 23…                        All welcome to be a part of the audience as this show is broadcast live on KONK 1500 AM
Radio…upstairs at the Hog’s Breath, 400 Front St. at 9:00 PM.  You can see it online at www.konkam.com.  Special guest will be singer, Jodyrae Geckler!

JOSEPH LOWE PERFORMS FREE CONCERT AT ST. PAUL’S 3/21 TO 3/25…                This concert is presented from Noon until 1:00 PM, every day during the week only.  FREE!!!!

SUZANNE MOORE AT SLOPPY JOE’S, THURS., MARCH 24^TH…                 Irish /rock singer, Suzanne Moore appears at Sloppy’s at noon on Thursday.

DAVE BOOTLE AT AQUA ON MARCH 24^TH…                                     Dave will be performing from 5 to 7:30 PM at Aqua Nightclub!  He rocks!!!!

ART RECEPTION AT,  ART @ 830 on MARCH 24^TH….                                       Glass artist, Karumi Ishikawa Conley, will make her KW debut at Art @ 830 Fleming St.  Her creations will be displayed and they are very unique and amazing.  Reception is from 5:30 to 8:30 PM on Thurs., 3/24.  All invited.

TASTERS GUILD….MARCH 24 AT 6 PM…                                                        This group meets at the Strip House ….tasting Rhone wines around the world….$25 for members, $30 for non-members…Call 292-4004 for info!

CUBAN EXPO EVENT AT THE TROPICAL GARDENS…MARCH 24^TH…                          There will be a Cuban cooking demo at the Trop. Forest & Botanic Gardens at 6 PM.  Cost is $10 for non members & $5 for members.  Call 296-1504 for info.  Usually a sellout so sign up now!

BLACK & SKABUDDAH AT CONCH REPUBLIC SEAFOOD 3/ 24 & 3/25…                            This duo will be entertaining from 6 to 10 PM at Conch Repub. Seafood Co. on Greene St.

THE CALLAWAY SISTERS ARE BACK….MARCH 25^TH…                                 Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway, will be presenting songs from the Boomer Generation…called, ‘BOOM…the CONCERT.’  8 pm at Tennessee Williams Theatre…call 295-7676 or go to www.keystix.com for reservations.

LARRY SMITH AT THE PIER HOUSE….3/25 & 26…                    Larry is at the piano at 7 pm in the Wine Galley…jazz and pop standards and all welcome to sing along with Larry.

ANNUAL FLORIDA KEYS OCEAN FESTIVAL…MARCH 26^TH…                                               This fab event for the Whole Family, is the 2nd Mote Marine Ocean Festival….at The Eco-Discovery Center at the Truman Waterfront…Sat., March 26, from Noon to 6 pm.  For info go to www.keysoceanfest.org or call Roberta DePiero at 305-292-7963.  There will be a fishing clinic for kids, and 50 rod & reel giveaways…ocean info, games, arts & crafts…etc….A benefit for Mote Marine in the Florida Keys!!!!!

HOT HAVANA NIGHTS PARTY ON MARCH 26^TH…                        Buy tix now!  This is a benefit for the KW Tropical Forest & Botanic Garden…celebrating the Cuban Cultural Expo!  Sat., March 26….special VIP dinner & Tropicana Show, from 6 to 7:30 pm.  VIP tix are $75 per person!  From 7 to 11 pm, salsa to the sounds of Hot Havana Soul…cigar lounge…live & silent auctions….General admission tix are $20 in advance & $25 at the door…includes 7 to 11 pm segment, only…cash bar.  Call 296-1504 for tix or go to www.kwbgs.org.

 ST. PAUL’S CHURCH BAZAAR…MARCH 26^TH…                                  …from 9 am to 5 pm….In the Parish Hall on Bahama St. behind the Church…Includes Picadillo Lunch from 11 am to 3 pm…Bake sale, Chinese @ Silent Auction, sale of household, jewelry, arts & crafts, small furniture, antiques.  To donate, call the church at 296-5142.  All welcome!

WATERFRONT BENEFIT DINNER…COOKING WITH THE IRON CHEFS….March 27…              At the home of Terri & Phil Wilson, 64 Front St…..Iron Chefs will reveal their fab cooking secrets….Gourmet food…wear aprons…learn from the pros!  Prizes given for most creative aprons…only 50 openings….$50 per person….7 to 10 pm….go to www.waterfrontplayhouse.org or call 294-5015 to sign up for this yummy event!

ALL INVITED TO TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ BIRTHDAY RECEPTION MARCH 27^TH…                            A reception honoring the 100^th birthday of famed author & playwright, TENNESSEE WILLIAMS & his life in KW, will be held at Fort East Martello at 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd, on Sun. 3/27 from 5 to 7 pm.  An exhibit of paintings of his Key West home done by artists during the Artist’s Challenge will be on display.  The winners of the Poetry contest will be announced & awards will be presented.  There will be an open bar and light refreshments.  Cost is only $10.  KWArt & Historical members are Free.  For more info call Dennis Beaver at 294-3121, or go online to www.kwahs.com.  ALL Invited to attend.  It is time we honored Tennessee Williams very especially….he resided in Key West much longer than Ernest Hemingway.  Maybe a Tennessee Williams look-alike contest is in the offing?????

PARADISE BIG BAND ON MARCH 27^TH…                                             On Sun., 3/27, the Paradise Big Band presents their Ladies of Swing Concert on the Cabaret stage at Tenn. Wms. Theatre….8 pm….Singers are Maj Johnson, Michelle Dravis, Joy Hawkins, Camille Toller,  Melody Cooper, and Suzanne Gaglliardini.  Get tix at www.keystix.com or call 295-7676 for reservations!

NANCY 3 HOFFMAN AT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ON MARCH 30^TH…                         This is Nancy 3’s Third Show,  and is aptly called, ‘Three Times Three’…It will contain humor, international songs, show tunes, songs about the #3, etc.  Nancy will have 3 fab musicians with her, Michael Fauss, Dave Parker and Joe Dallas.  Just know the number THREE will loom heavily in the show!  Special guest is Eric Dean Davis of New York’s Naked Boys Singing, & the NY Choral Society.  Call 295-7676 or go to www.keystix.com for tickets….only $15 & $20.

GLCC ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MTS. ON MARCH 30^TH…                              ALL welcome….time to cast your votes and re-up your membership!  6 pm at the GLCC, 513 Truman Ave.  Refreshments and music…your input is important.

APRIL FOOL’S ENCORE AT THE STUDIOS, 4/1….                                                   This show features Ben Harrison, Paulie Walterson, Larry Smith, & Erin Elkins….benefit for the Studios, 600 White St….Reception after at a private home….8 pm…$25 in advance and $30 the day of show.  Ben will introduce his new album, AIR SUNSHINE, a nostalgic look at how things ‘used’ to be in our world!  Part of the old town new folk series at The Studios!

LAURIE  BREAKWELL SHOW ON APRIL 1^ST…                                                    I hear tix are selling out fast for Laurie’s  1^st concert on April 1 at the Tennessee Williams Cabaret Theatre…The show, entitled, ‘Cleavage in the Night-Laurie Breakwell Exposed’ will feature her 3 man back-up group of Marc Crow, Nathan Gay and James Carter….David Troy Francis is the musical director/pianist, plus Dave Parker on drums, and Joe Dallas, bass.  There are two shows, at 8 PM and 10 PM.  Go to www.keystix.com or call 295-7676 for reservations!

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NEWS…..                                             Dan Metzler  sends word that the Habitat for Humanity ReStore will pick up donations of furniture, appliances and clothing.  Call 872-2883 to schedule a pickup.  ALSO…Habitat is hosting an April Fools party aboard the INGRAM at the Truman Waterfront, on 4/1…Cocktails, hors’d’oeuvres, tour of the ship…starting at 6 to 8 pm.  RSVP to 294-9006 or to opsdirector@habitatlowerkeys.org (Susan Miller).  This is not an April Fool’s joke…there really will be a party!  All invited!

DONATE TO JAPANESE DISASTER RELIEF FUND….INFO…                                                    Send monetary donations to Airline Ambassadors International, 1020 16^th St., Suite #603, NW Washington, DC 20036.  For more info go to www.airlineamb.org or call 202-466-3428.  Thanks!

LARRY HARVEY’S 90^TH BIRTHDAY ON APRIL 6^TH….                                              Please plan to attend Key West’s most beloved LARRY HARVEY’S 90^th birthday celebration at Aqua Nightclub, from 5 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 6^th!  Entertainment will be by the always superb Bobby Nesbitt and various KW entertainers.  Cake and Hors d’Oeurves will be served!  Circle that day on your calendar!  Let’s all be there to show Larry how much we love him!  Larry is a true Key West Treasure and a Legend in his own time!

HOWARD LIVINGSTON ON DIRECTV….CATCH HIM 24/7….                                  All 13 or Howard Livingston’s shows on DirecTV are now able to be viewed on demand 24/7 at  www.conchtv.com and www.keywesttime.com wherever you may be!!!!  We LOVE Howie!!!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR TASTE OF KEY WEST, APRIL 18^TH…                        This event which benefits AIDS Help needs volunteers to help on 4/18.  All volunteers receive a free 2011 T-Shirt…Volunteer meeting with instructions, will be held on April 14^th at St. Paul’s Parish Hall, at 401 Duval St . at 6 pm.  Call Terry Paulson at 293-3666 to sign up or for more info!

HAPPY MARCH 22ND BIRTHDAY TO…                    …….handsome singer, RAFAEL GONZALEZ……to actor, RHETT KALMAN……and HAPPY 3/22 ANNIVERSARY TO……special couples, ROBERTA & BASEL MARKOW and NANCY & ROGER NELSON!!!!

Love to YOU…and Remember…

There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people are those who do it to the limit of their ability.  We can be completely present.  We can  be all here.  We can give our full attention to the opportunity before us!  We can live in the moment!

Lynda