Solares Hill back issues from December 2007:
Tight Money Nips at Holiday Spirit
Dec 07, 2007; ... 510 Greene Street Bright red poinsettias decorated the commissioners' dais. The Christmas tree was smothered in bows of red and gold and surrounded by teddy bears. Yet something chilly floated in the air at Old City Hall on Tuesday night, at the last city commission meeting of ...
Where is the City's Annual Report?
Dec 07, 2007; ... At the city commission meeting on Tuesday night, the former city manager, Julio Avael, mentioned something about which, at the end of the meeting, Mayor Morgan McPherson said attention should be paid. "The thoughts that Mr. Avael thought are real thoughts," is how the mayor put it. "I ...
Elizabeth Bishop and Key West: A Love Story
Dec 07, 2007; ... In 1937, Key West was an island of Conchs struggling to survive the Depression. The island was also, for the first time in decades, physically severed from the mainland. You could rent a "nice, large room" for $4 a week. In 1937, Elizabeth Bishop was a young poet of huge promise and ...
Tom Wilmers Is Guest Speaker at FKAS Meeting
Dec 07, 2007; ... Florida Keys Audubon Society meets Monday, Dec. 10, at Indigenous Park on White Street. The Speaker will be Tom Wilmers, wildlife biologist, who will discuss results of long-term surveys of sea turtles, great white herons, bald eagles, brown pelicans and other birds. He will share highlights and ...
Calling All Boaters to the Lighted Boat Parade
Dec 07, 2007; ... It's time for the 17th annual Schooner Wharf Bar/ Captain Morgan Lighted Boat Parade to set sail Saturday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. Vessels of all sizes, dinghies, kayaks, ships and schooners all are eligible to share in Key West's version of Christmas and to compete for more than $20,500 in ...
SOUNDINGS
Dec 07, 2007; ... Country-music big dog Toby Keith has called Key West folksinger Michael McCloud a "greedy lowlife opportunist" for bringing a copyright infringement lawsuit against him over a song called "I Love This Bar." According to Keith's latest press release, McCloud (real name Michael Snyder) ...
GLCC Holiday Gala Benefits Rainbow Museum
Dec 07, 2007; ... Have you ever been invited to Dennis Beaver and Bert Whitt's home here in Key West? This unassuming structure on the Southernmost side of the island is nothing short of magnificent once you step through the doors. Want to visit? C'mon over. This Saturday night from 7 to 9 p.m., ...
Tibetan Buddhist Lama Dancing
Dec 07, 2007; ... Lama Norlha Rinpoche and the retreatants from Kagyu Thubten Choling are coming to Key West for a one-night performance of "Cham" or Lama Dancing. Lama Norlha promised his audience of more than 100 this past January at the Harvey Government Center that he would offer prayers in Tibet at the nuns' ...
Whirlwind Grand Tour of International Art Shows
Dec 07, 2007; ... For art fans, last summer's Grand Tour of four international art shows in Switzerland, Italy and Germany (www.grandtour2007. com) offered an intensive art viewing experience. Although not part of the Grand Tour, a show offered in England's bucolic countryside enriched the adventure. The ...
Round the World Holiday Concert
Dec 07, 2007; ... The Keys Chorale, the 80-voice choral group at Florida Keys Community College, presents its annual holiday concert today, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m., and Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m., at the Tennessee Williams Theatre. The concert, titled Round the World Holiday, features the holiday ...
What Happens When Indoctrination Obfuscates Common Sense
Dec 07, 2007; ... What Happens When Indoctrination Obfuscates Common Sense "Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War" Joe Bageant Crown Publishers, $25 reviewed by Harry Schroeder Joe Bageant is a self-described redneck liberal and a true populist. He grew up in Winchester, ...
'The Golden Compass' Points to a New Series of Fantasy Adventures
Dec 07, 2007; ... 'The Golden Compass' Points to a New Series of Fantasy Adventures Front Row at the Movies reviewed by Shirrel Rhoades What's that old joke about being diagonally parked in a parallel universe? "The Golden Compass" -a fantasy film which opens today at the Regal Cinema 6 - ...
From 'No Country for Old Men' to 'Deep Water' Get Your Thrills at the Tropic
Dec 07, 2007; ... Opening This Week: "No Country for Old Men" See Shirrel Rhoades review on page 17. Rated R. Runtime 2 hours 2 minutes. Showtimes (in Carper): Daily at (2:30), 5, 7:30 p.m. "11th Hour" The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. The film ...
A Holiday Event Created by the YMCA of Key West and Old Island Restoration Foundation
Dec 07, 2007; ... On Saturday, Dec. 8» from noon to 4 p.m., the YMCA of Key West and the Old Island Restoration Foundation will hold the first annual community gingerbread house-making party in the garden of The Oldest House, 322 Duval St. Kids of all ages are invited to attend this fun and completely free event ....
Tis the Season... for Strolling!
Dec 07, 2007; ... Now in its third season, the Big Pine monthly social promenade modeled after Key West's successful Walk on White will be celebrated by many businesses in the Winn Dixie Plaza. Held from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, November through May, the tongue-in-cheek Walk on Winn Dixie ...
Barry Cuda Headlines Red Barn's Cool Yule Dance Party
Dec 07, 2007; ... Red Barn Theatre celebrates the budding holiday season with a Cool Yule Downtown Dance Party under the stars in the Zabar Courtyard on Sat., Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. The event features local performer Barry Cuda on the piano with his rocking back-up band. The combo is made up of Kenny Fradley on brass, ...
So Many Inns, So Little Time
Dec 07, 2007; ... The Key West Innkeepers Association hosts its sixth annual Historic Lighted Inn Tour, showcasing 20 historic inns, food of Key West's premier restaurants, and the work of local artists. On four evenings - Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 15 - visitors and local residents will be given the opportunity ...
FKSPCA Hosts Second Annual Animal Expo
Dec 07, 2007; ... Key West's popular dog park at Higgs Beach (opposite the White Street Pier) is the venue for the FKSPCAs Second Annual Animal Expo on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1 until 4 p.m. Admission is free. Fun and games for the whole family - and the family dog - have been planned. The not-so-lazy ...
SOUNDINGS
Dec 14, 2007; ... Key Wester Rosi Ware is an advisor to a private-member club called M50, comprised of the chief marketing officers of the top 50 corporations worldwide. In that capacity she was invited to attend a recent workshop and dinner with Nobelist and former U.S. vice president Al Gore on the subject of ...
Keys Tourism: Which Way is Up?
Dec 14, 2007; ... view from the hill The big question that brought the crowds to this week's Tourist Development Council was whether Director Harold Wheeler would keep his job - but the conversation I found most interesting was about what kind of market we're targeting. This started out as a ...
Wheeler Takes Round One
Dec 14, 2007; ... If the term "grass roots" can apply to an industry base as well as the subterranean masses, then Tuesday's Tourist Development Council meeting in the Tortuga Room at the Doubletree Grand Key was grass roots in prairie-fire mode. "You don't see that too often," said the director of the ...
Red Barn Opens the Season With a 'Bark!'
Dec 14, 2007; ... "I've seen a look in dogs' eyes ... and I'm convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." - John Steinbeck So, canine lovers - have you ever wondered what dogs really think? Then get your two legs in motion and head to Red Barn Theatre for one of the most charming shows ...
Pops Open Season With a Bang
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Key West Pops will put on a show, "Holiday Cheer," at the Tennessee Williams Theater this Sunday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Performing will be Vicki Roush, Marjorie Paul-Shook, Richard White, and Susan Powell. Randy Roberts has written the show, directs it, and will perform in it. "It's a show, ...
Annual Christmas Concert at the Marathon Community Theatre
Dec 14, 2007; ... Marathon Community Theatre (MCT) presents the annual Christmas ' Concert on Sunday, Dec. 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Kathryn Rummery directs the MCT chorus consisting of more than 20 members from our community. "We love performing and hope you will enjoy the concert as much as we ...
Curtis Brothers Stage Benefit for Wesley House
Dec 14, 2007; ... Key West's own contributors to musical performance, Clinton and Daniel Curtis, present "The Boys Are Back in Town," Friday, Dec. 28, at Tennessee Williams Theatre. A portion of the proceeds from this gala evening of music, spotlighting a wide spectrum of musical genres, will benefit Wesley House ...
Whirlwind Grand Tour of International Art Shows
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Venice Biennale featured as its main event for 2007 an exhibition curated by Robert Storr, "Think with the Senses - Feel with the Mind" (Pensi con i Sensi - Senti con la Mente). First launched in 1895, the 52nd edition of this well-attended show has never before been entrusted to an American ...
A Conversational Straightforward Take on Catherine the Great
Dec 14, 2007; ... A Conversational Straightforward Take on Catherine the Great "Catherine The Great" Virginia Rounding St. Martin's Press, $29.95 Born on May 2, 1729, in Stettin in northwest Poland, where her father was governor, Sophie Frederica Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst became one of the most ...
'I Am Legend' Stands Alone as a Sci-Fi Film
Dec 14, 2007; ... 'I Am Legend' Stands Alone as a Sci-Fi Film Front Row at the Movies reviewed by Shirrel Rhoades As a teenager, my three favorite sci-fi books were "What Mad Universe," "A Canticle for Leibowitz," and "I Am Legend." Imagine my delight that "I Am Legend" comes to ...
Drama, Romance and Adventure at the Tropic
Dec 14, 2007; ... "Bella" See Shirrel Rhoades' review on page 17. Rated PG-13, Runtime 90 min. (in English, but some Spanish with subtitles). Showtimes (in Taylor): Daily at 2,4,6 and 8 p.m., except Wednesdays when the matinee is at 2 p.m. and regular show times are at 4 and 8 ...
Carouse on Caroline Street
Dec 14, 2007; ... The galleries, stores and restaurants on the Caroline Street corridor invite all to join them in celebrating the holidays from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The street will be aglow with luminaries lighting the way to the participating businesses such as Half Buck Freddie's new location ...
Holiday Concert at St. Paul's
Dec 14, 2007; ... "Together in Harmony," is a special holiday concert featuring 50 of Key West's up and coming young musicians. Presented by The Music Room, under the direction of Robin Kaplan, the performance is set for 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, at St. Paul's Episcopal ...
Keys in the Balance Focuses on Waterfront
Dec 14, 2007; ... Last Stand is holding a public forum in its Keys in the Balance series on Monday, Dec. 17, focusing on public waterfront access. The moderated panel discussion will explore issues related to "working waterfront," efforts to protect necessary marine infrastructure, how to balance ...
Nautical Christmas Activities for Kids at the Lighthouse
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Key West Art and Historical Society offers a Nautical Christmas at the Key West Lighthouse on Dec. 26, 27, 28 and again on Jan. 2, 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. Classes will take place at the Key West Lighthouse, 938 Whitehead St. Explore Christmas past in Key West. Learn ...
Two and a Half Stories Over Parking
Dec 21, 2007; ... At the workshop at Old City Hall on Tuesday, held by the Historical Architectural Review Commission (HARC) to discuss height guidelines in the Historic District, a gorilla of a question loomed gloomily over the room. What happened to all the work that went into this very same issue back ...
How Much Do We Want a Working Waterfront?
Dec 21, 2007; ... view from the hill The Florida Keys are starting to resemble one of those magazine stories about the struggles of working women to have it all. In those stories the quest is for the impossible of having both a fulfilling, rewarding career and an orderly domestic life. In the case ...
Mea Culpa, Key West
Dec 21, 2007; ... Over the past week, I've taken to calling friends and family in Chicago with regular updates of Key West's current temperature. If you're an itinerant Northerner like myself, then maybe you've engaged in this peculiar form of schaden-freude, where the image of your family huddled around a small ...
Connie Hauk at Artists in Paradise Gallery
Dec 21, 2007; ... Connie Hauk at Artists in Paradise Gallery Artists In Paradise Gallery showcase window features award-winning artist Connie Hauk from Jan. 1 through 15. She is a talented watercolor artist creating many different styles. In addition to her window display, Hauk will also be conducting a ...
Those Mutts Sure Can Rap ... Yap ... 'Bark!'
Dec 21, 2007; ... Those Mutts Sure Can Rap ... Yap ... 'Bark!' reviewed by Nadja Hansen Anyone who loves dogs (and a few who don't) should go see "Bark!," the sweet and funny musical that opened at the Red Barn on Tuesday. Six pooches meet at the park and, one by one or all together, give ...
Burlesque Christmas Show at Alexander's
Dec 21, 2007; ... This evening, Dec. 21, from 7 to 10 p.m., enjoy the swanky environment of the Alexander's Guesthouse and the Pink Monkey Bar. Toys in Babeland is Key West Burlesque's Holiday show. Tatah Dujour has wrapped up a show with live vocalists, belly dancers, outrageous dance ...
SOUNDINGS
Dec 21, 2007; ... The shepherds abiding in the fields, the star of Bethlehem, the Virgin Mary giving birth in the stable, the adoration of the Magi - all these have become staples of the Christmas story. No one knows exactly when Jesus was born; scholars estimate sometime between 12 and 4 B.C. The ...
Pops Give a Performance Worthy of Broadway
Dec 21, 2007; ... Pops Give a Performance Worthy of Broadway The Key West Pops opened its season last Sunday evening with a Randy Roberts special, aided and abetted by two Broadway-class performers and two fine locals. The show opened with an appearance by the star, dressed spectacularly over the top in a ...
Vidal Play From 1960 Still Has Political Resonance
Dec 21, 2007; ... Vidal Play From 1960 Still Has Political Resonance reviewed by Joseph Pisano Since its 1960 debut, Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" has consistently reappeared during American election seasons, always hoping to appeal to our better, more politically engaged, angels. Unsurprisingly, ...
It's Comic Young Love for Christmas at the Tropic
Dec 21, 2007; ... Featured Films Opens Christmas Day. Four Golden Globe Nominations including Best Picture (Comedy). "Juno" See Sherril Rhoades' review on page 17. Rated PG-13. Runtime 1 hour 37 minutes. Showtimes (in Carper): Tuesday through Thursday at (2), 4, 6, 8, 10 ...
Portraits of Marriages Offer Glimpse of Edwardian England
Dec 21, 2007; ... Portraits of Marriages Offer Glimpse of Edwardian England "Uncommon Arrangements" Katie Roiphe Dial Press, $26 reviewed by Nancy Klingener When I heard about Katie Roiphe's new book about literary marriages, I thought, No. 1, I Jove this kind of book. And No. 2, hey, this sounds ...
Karen Beauprie's Watercolor Classes Start in January
Dec 21, 2007; ... Watercolor classes with Karen Beauprie begin Jan. 7 and run through May 15, every Monday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the White Street Deli-Café, 1019 ...
Christmas Group Show Celebrates Lucky Street's Silver Anniversary
Dec 21, 2007; ... Christmas Group Show Celebrates Lucky Street's Silver Anniversary For 25 years, Lucky Street Gallery has exhibited a wide variety of artists but has focused on good local talent and has gained a reputation for the quality of art that it shows. John Martini opened the gallery in a small ...
Harrison Gallery Features Sloan
Dec 21, 2007; ... Harrison Gallery Features Sloan Harrison Gallery, 825 White St., is featuring painter Kevin Sloan, a past resident of Key West now living in New Mexico. Sloan draws upon diverse imagery acquired from his travels to create the "magic realism" paintings that have made him such a ...
Ronny Bailey's Homes for the Holidays
Dec 21, 2007; ... "Island lore has it that if you are born here, you can build or fix anything or any problem. Being born here means developing a solution outside the box and most islanders have fixed it or if they are born with five thumbs, have a friend who is a plumber, carpenter, or roofer to fix any ...
'Juno' Delivers on Christmas Day at the Tropic
Dec 21, 2007; ... Front Row at the Movies 'Juno' Delivers on Christmas Day at the Tropic reviewed by Shirrel Rhoades Another of this year's unplanned pregnancy movies - "Juno" - opens on Christmas Day at the Tropic Cinema. And despite the now-familiar plotline, this sweet and funny little ...
Preserving Eternity at the Cemetery
Dec 28, 2007; ... Even a place of eternal rest occasionally needs a little upkeep. The Key West Cemetery has been the island's graveyard for 160 years. Individual plots have been maintained and the grounds have been landscaped. Stacks of reports and surveys have documented the conditions of many of the ...
The Politics of Colony Collapse, or To Bee or Not to Bee?
Dec 28, 2007; ... Colony collapse disorder sounds so elementally human. A recent "60 Minutes" segment featured the disappearing bees. Too bad bees can't talk. Come back, bees! You're part of the hive that humans have made of the planet. I was thinking about bees last night, driving and at the same time ...
Barry Cuda Is Funny, Irreverent and Ever So Talented
Dec 28, 2007; ... World-Class Music How does a world-class pianist get started? Barry Cuda will tell you his surgeon father taught him "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" at the age of 6. He learned his first ragtime piece, the "12th Street Rag" at 9. His dad was a pacifist ...
Latin May Be Obsolete, But It's Far From Dead
Dec 28, 2007; ... Latin May Be Obsolete, But It's Far From Dead "Ad Infinitum" Nicholas Ostler Walker, $27.95 reviewed by Joseph Pisano At the beginning of 2007, Father Reginald Foster, a Carmelite friar and the Vatican's Papal Latinist for the last 38 years, declared Latin a "dying" language ...
Anne McKee Artists Fund Welcomes Three to Board of Directors
Dec 28, 2007; ... The Anne McKee Artist Fund welcomes three new individuals to its board of directors. They are Rita Linder, Carol Shaughnessy and Joanne Rivas. A 30-year resident of Key West, Carol Shaughnessy works with the public relations agency NewmanPR and has more than 20 years experience in ...
The Hot New Golden Globe Nominees Are at the Tropic
Dec 28, 2007; ... Featured Films Second Week: "Juno" Three Golden Globe Nominations including BestPicture (Comedy). Written by ex-stripper Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman ("Thank You For Smoking"), "Juno" knows how to hit all the right notes. Ellen Page ("Hard Candy") stars as ...
'Charlie Wilson's War' Has All the Right Ingredients
Dec 28, 2007; ... Front Row at the Movies 'Charlie Wilson's War' Has All the Right Ingredients reviewed by Shirrel Rhoades You can't go wrong: A movie directed by Mike Nichols, whom I've admired ever since seeing "The Graduate." And scripted by Aaron Sorkin, whose writing was so brilliant ...
Giovanni Novara at Gallery 007
Dec 28, 2007; ... Giovanni Novara is showing his collection of new watercolors at Gallery 007 on Stock Island. He has painted various locations in Key West and in Italy. His use of dramatic lighting and unusual perspectives give his work a fresh and emotionally evocative quality. Novara worked as a ...
Art Show and a Play at Marathon Community Theatre
Dec 28, 2007; ... Artists from the Bougainvillea House Gallery of Marathon and Artists In Paradise Gallery in Big Pine present the Sixth Annual Winter Art Show at the Marathon Community Theatre. This year's show The Essence of Art will be held in the main gallery of the MCT (MM 49.5 Ocean) during the ...
How to Create Beautiful Garden Rooms
Dec 28, 2007; ... Top landscape designer Patrick Tierney presents a free evening workshop, Creating Garden Rooms: Living and Entertaining Spaces in Your Garden, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the West Martello Tower as part of the Key West Garden Club's 2008 horticulture education ...
New Year's Eve Madness at Schooner Wharf Bar
Dec 28, 2007; ... Join your friends and make new ones at the Schooner Wharf Bar New Year's Eve celebration, the original tradition of the Lowering of Pirate Wench from the mast of tall ship Schooner Liberty Clipper, accompanied with cannon blast, the release of doves, party favors and more. The countdown ...