AT THE SCHOONER WHARF….12/1…. From Noon to 5 PM, it’s Michael McCloud….From 7 to 11 PM, it’s Gary Hempsey & Will Hoppey….and 9 PM till 1AM, Frank Everhart’s Magic!   SCHOONER WHARF BAR LIGHTED BOAT PARADE….12/11… …at 8 PM….Lots of great prizes…fun for the whole family….If you want to enter your boat there is a $25 registration fee…come to a meeting on 12/10 on the upper deck of Schooner Wharf.  For more info call 292-3302.    HOLIDAY GIFT SUGGESTION… Books are always a great holiday gift!  Why not consider Joanna Schmida’s book, “The Woman at the Light”…set in Key West, it is a real page turner!  You can call Joanna at 292-1426 to order.   PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE FOR TODAY!!! Change is inevitable…except from a vending machine! HOLIDAY PARADE IN KEY WEST….12/4…. This is one of Key West’s most delightful parades….Fun for the entire Family!  Begins at 7 PM…..from Truman & White till the reviewing stand at Fleming & Duval Sts.  More than 50 groups will be participating….Bring bags for all the candy and beads you will collect!   PIRATES IN PARADISE IN TOWN… This festival has a million events…continues thru Dec. 5th…activities every day….To find out more go to www.piratesinparadise.com or call 296-9694.  This is for all interested Pirates and Wenches!!!!   KEYS CHORALE, 12/ 3 & 4…. This  21st annual Event will take place at Tennessee Williams Theater on Stock Island….Under the direction of Dean Walters, there will be great holiday music from all over the world!  11/3, the show is at 8 PM and tix are $30 & $20.  On 12/4, it is a Matinee at 2 PM, and cost is $20, general admission.  Call 296-1520 or go to www.keystix.com for tickets!   KEY WEST BURLESQUE…OPENING NIGHT!!! We were all there for the opening night of the Key West Burlesque and their Holiday Show and it was a hoot and a holler!!!   A bevy of buxom beauties…and some cool dudes…..At Kelly’s Upstairs at 301 Whitehead St…..Marky Pierson and TaTah DuJour have a super Country Christmas planned….Join them plus “Uncle BRUCIE MOORE” who will be appearing in this festive showcas…he was just adorable in the show tonight!!!  Buy tix at www.keystix.com or call the box office at 295-7676.  Showtime is 9 PM….doors open at 8:30…seats are first come first serve.  Shows this season will be Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, & 10!!   DID YOU KNOW???? The name for the search engine, Google, is derived from the word googol, which refers to the number 1 followed by one hundred zeros.   WORLD AIDS DAY….12/1…. To honor World AIDS Day, there will be a candlelight march and all are invited to attend this important and moving event!  Join county officials and KW residents at Glynn Archer School on White Street.  The march will then proceed to the AIDS Memorial at the White St. Pier.  The ceremony will consist of some special talks and the Reading of the Names.  This is a powerful event….moving in every way, and I urge you to attend.  Read on for what will follow…..   ANNUAL TREE OF HOPE AT LATEDA…12/1…. After the moving World AIDS Day ceremony at the Memorial on White Street Pier, and the reading of the names…..all are invited to the 19th annual Tree of Hope lighting ceremony at Lateda!  7 PM….King Chris Elwell and Queen Anne O’Shea will be emcees.  All proceeds go to AIDS Help!    MARC HOUSE SELLING TREES NOW THRU CHRISTMAS! Come one and all and buy your Trees at The MARC House at 1401 Seminary St…..All sizes…a gorgeous array…..wreathes, poinsettia, garlands, etc.!!!  Open 9 AM to 9 PM!!!!!   APOCALYPTIC BUTTERFLIES AT DOWNSTAGE….12/2… This play will be presented on 12/2, 3 & 4 at 8 PM….at Downstage, the People’s Theater, located at 3340 N.Roosevelt….free parking….Sun,  12/5matinee at 2 PM.  Tix are $25…tix in advance call 294-6813.  Support Community Theater!!!  Show runs thru Dec. 19th.    CAROLINE ST. ART & DESIGN DISTRICT WALK…12/2… This is the Holiday Open House and all are invited….Just about all the shops, restaurants, etc. will be open…treats, music, Santa Claus…..from 6 to 9 PM on Thursday evening!   CHRISTINE CORDONE ART SHOW AT ART@830 ….12/2… Christine Cordone is a teacher, musician, singer, songwriter…but she is also an artist!  Her plein air watercolors will be featured at 830 Caroline St. from 6 to 9 PM.  Her work is inspired by the late, great artist, Sanford Birdsey.  All invited!!!!…during the Caroline St. Art Walk!!!   CABARET NIGHT AT D’VINE WINE GALLERY….12/2…. This super duper Wine Bar at The GARDENS Hotel, features the always superb, Bobby Nesbitt at the piano and singing from 5:30 to 9:30 PM.  The Gallery is open from 5 till 10 PM.  And this Sunday, JAZZ in the Gardens features sultry jazz singer, Libby York, just back from performing in NYC.  She will be joined by Mike Gillis & Lonnie Jacobson from 5 to 7:30 PM! on Sunday Dec. 5th!!!   WINE TASTING AT DON’S PLACE…12/2…. Vicki Roush is having a wine tasting at Don’s Place, 1000 Truman Ave.  They will be offering $2 off each bottle of wine…and $20 off wines by the case.  Also, Nancy Pastore will conduct her BEADS of LIFE Jewelry show…jewelry from Uganda…all jewelry benefits the women of that country….profits used to support & educate poverty stricken children.  5:00 PM…All invited!!!   TERRI WHITE SHOW ON 12/2 AT LATEDA… Terri White, she of the Broadway stage….and of that amazing voice…will be presenting her one-woman shoe, LIVE FROM BROADWAY at 9 PM on Thurs., Dec. 2nd!  Call Lateda at 296-6706 for tix.   This show will vary from show to show….Michael Thomas is at the piano….We saw Terri on Nov. 25th, and it was a fantastic evening of musical entertainment!  She is the BEST!!!  Her other shows in the Crystal Room will be on Dec. 16, 22,27, and 29 & Jan. 1st!  Make sure you see Terri White while she is in town!   AT CONCH REPUBLIC SEAFOOD ON 12/2…. Black & Skabuddah perform from 6 to 10 PM at The Conch Republic Seafood Company at the end of Greene St. at the historic seaport!   QUESTION TO PONDER…. If you were offered a much better job in another city and knew you would, over the years, drift away from your closest friend if you took it…would you go?   MCC CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR!!!…12/5…at AQUA… This is a gala benefit for the ministries at the MCC Church!  A great show is planned starring Joe McMurray, Eric Cole, Deja, Raquel, Desiray, Gugi, Smyrna, Jody Rae, Miss D, Aurora, Sassy, and a zillion more!  A special  performance by Broadway Star, TERRI WHITE, will also take place!!!!  Showtime is  6 until 8 PM! General Admission is $20….VIP seating in advance…call Michael Citro at 292-8530.  Silent Auction….50/50 raffle….Great fun for a good cause!  We all love the MCC Church…their ministries are amazing!   WE PRAY FOR…. Jennifer O’Lear, Margie Randall, Doug Childs, Roger Harmon, Carol Schenck, Katherine Raney, Sr. Phyllis McMurray…..Bless them all!  Just a note of Hope…. I received a message that Fr. John Baker & Jennifer O’Lear’s father visited her, and they feel certain that Jennifer said Hello to them!  We cling to all the hope we have in our hearts.  This would be a glorious Christmas Miracle!   KEYS KIDS PRESENTS BROADWAY SANTA….12/2 TO THE 5TH!!!! Get in the spirit of the season with this Keys Kids Show also starring Michael McCabe as Santa and Kathleen Peace as Mrs. Santa!…in the High School Auditorium…Go to www.keystix.com for tix…or at the door.  Call 509-1370 for more details.  Showtime is 12/2 at 7:30 PM…12/3 at 7:30 PM…12/4 at 2 PM..12/5 at 2 PM!!!  Congrats to Mimi McDonald, director, Nora Revelin, Musical director, and Penny Leto & Carolyn Cooper, choreographers!  This will be adorable!!!!  I guarantee it!C   HUBERT RUTKOWSKI IN RECITAL ON  12/2… Classical pianist, and award winner,  Hubert Rutkowski will be performing  works by some of the great masters…Thurs., Dec. 2 at 7:30 PM at St. Paul’s Church at Eaton and Duval St.  $10 donation is requested.  There is a $10 suggested donation.  This will be a magnificent concert….Cuban flavored works plus Chopin and Leschetzky, and others.   CAPTAINS OF IMPROV SCHEDULE…..12/3-10-17…. This comedy improv group will perform upstairs at Hog’s Breath, 400 Front St. on Dec. 3, 10, 17,…two shows at 8 and 10 PM.  Call 360-9822 for more info.  These comics are saving the world, one laugh at a time!   HOWARD LIVINGSTON AT GEIGER KEY….12/5… Howard & The Mile Marker 24 Band will perform from 5 to 9 PM at the Grand Opening of Geiger Key Smokehouse & Grill at Mile Marker 10.5…from 5 to 9 PM!!!  New owners… new menu…new hours!!!  294-1230 for info!   TREE TRIMMING AT SCHOONER WHARF BAR….12/5… All welcome to attend…starting at 5 PM….Bring an ornament for the live tree at the Schooner!  All Trimmers will receive a free cocktail, Evalena’s Swedish Glogg, made with red wine, Absolut Vodka and spices….amongst other drink choices.  All ornaments will be entered in a contest in various categories.  Rob O’Neal will be sell ling his calendars and author Terry Schmida will have autographed copies of his book on sale.  Bring a donated toy for Toys for Tots & receive an additional drink free.  Call 292-3302 for more info.   CABARET KEY WEST AT LATEDA…12/5… At 9 PM, it’s Cabaret Key West starring BRUCE MOORE, BOBBY NESBITT, and AMY RAY!  This dynamite trio will be performing in the Crystal Room at 9 PM!  Call 296-6706 for tickets!!!   WESLEY HOUSE BENEFIT AT THE TOY FACTORY…COSMO DAY…12/5.. Come to The Toy Factory on Clinton Square Market, 291 Front St., from 1 until 3 PM for the first ever COSMO Day….(That’s Cosmo the Boat Cat…not Cosmo the Drink!!)  A portion of all sales will go to the Wesley House.  Face painting, games, craft making, and Cosmo photo ops….Illustrator & creator of the book, Sherry Sweet-Tewell will be there to read and sign her book.  Bring the kids to the FREE event and you will all have a grand time!  “Cosmo the Boat Cat” can also be bought online at www.cosmotheboatcat.com along with other Cosmo Items.  Call Sherry at 859-533-1874 for more information!   TURNABOUT AT AQUA…BENEFIT FOR WESLEY HOUSE…12/6…. The Staff & Friends at Aqua Nightclub put on an hilarious show like no other in town, to raise money for the Wesley House!  9 PM….All invited to attend!  Let’s insure that all the kids in town have presents for the holidays!!!   BENEFIT FOR FLW KEYS OUTREACH COALITION…12/7… …at VINO’S on Duval, 810 Duval St….from 7 to 9 PM…Sample all the dishes & vote for your fave…$5 per vote…all funds benefit the FKOC.  Bring an unwrapped toy to be donated to their Toy Drive!   SHARE THE WREATH PARTY AT LATEDA…12/9… Join Queen Mother, XXVII Gugi Gomez for this annual auction of amazing and unique wreathes…doors open at 6:30 and show starts at 7:30…all proceeds go to AIDS Help…$5 open seating….All invited!   POPS YULETIDE FEAST on 12/10…. You are invited to attend this benefit for the POPS Orchestra in KW…at the beautifully decorated holiday home of Dennis Beaver and Bert Whitt, 1207 Whitehead St….a 20 course Italian Buffet…includes open bar….Come and raise a toast to the Season and support the POPS!  To RSVP, call 296-6059.    NUTCRACKER KEY WEST IN THE LIGHTED BOAT PARADE, 12/11…. Join cast & crew of the KW Nutcracker on a floating holiday boat parade like no other!….7:30 to 9 PM….Tix are $39 and include your drinks and light food.  There are only a limited number of tix being sold.  ALL proceeds go to benefit The Nutcracker KW.  (The dates are Dec. 17-19 and 21-22 at Tennessee Williams Theatre).  You can buy tix for both the lighted boat parade on the Sebago or the Production by going to www.keystix.com, or by calling 295-7676.   HUMANITY TRIP TO CUBA PLANNED FOR FEB.5-13, 2011… This trip will be conducted thru the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanic Garden…If you are interested in going contact Carolann Sharkey at sharkeyfun@aol.com for details.  Deadline is Dec. 5th.   Love to YOU…and Remember…. Continuous effort…not strength or intelligence…is the key to unlocking our potential!  Those who succeed usually have one big thing in common: they Never give up!  No matter how long it takes, no matter how many obstacles in their way, they fight on until they prevail.  Above so many things, perseverance is vital to success!  Persevere! Lynda