Diana Harris went missing from Monroe County, Florida in the Florida Keys in July, 1981. This article by Dennis Cooper does not speak of some of the important parts to Diana's case. If I lived in the Keys...I may not want to mention the other information either. Not sure why he wrote that Diana laughed while in the hot tub, and talking to her friend, this is not true, Diana was scared during the call, she was scared she was being listened to, and she mentioned that she thought a big drug deal was about to go down.
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Woman Seeking Info on Blue Angels to
Fate of Her Mother, Who Headline Free Air
Disappeared Here in 1981 Show This Weekend
27-YEAR-OLD MAY HAVE BEEN The U.S. Navy’s
renowned Blue Angels
KILLED AT LAWYER’S PARTY Flight Demonstration
HOUSE AND THEN DUMPED INTO Squadron is to showcase
OCEAN BECAUSE SHE KNEW TOO its members’ dynamic
flying skills Saturday
MUCH ABOUT DRUG DEAL and Sunday, April 10-11,
during the Southern-
by Dennis Reeves Cooper the kids back to Michigan to most Air Spectacular
In 1981, Diana Lynn Har- spend some time with their presented by Naval Air
ris, 27, left Michigan and came father, Diana’s ex-husband. The Station Key West.
down to the Florida Keys for a plan was that she would pick Admission is free to the Parachute Demonstration Team
new start. She brought along the kids up after attending her air show, scheduled to take and U.S. Air Force Viper West
her two children, Chrissy, 10, sister’s wedding in Illinois in place at NAS West’s Boca Chica F-16 Demonstration Team.
and Mikey, 8. They rented an August. Field, located at mile marker 8 The show also is to fea-
efficiency apartment on Big Pine During the summer, on U.S. Highway 1 just north ture daring civilian aerobatic
DIANA LYNN HARRIS
Key and, to pay the rent and Diana kept in touch with her of Key West. Gates are to open exhibitions including an aerial
feed the kids, Diana worked two mother by telephone on a regu- she launched her own investi- at 9 a.m. both days, with action “pirate” act, displays of military
jobs— one at No Name Pub and lar basis. Until mid-July. That’s gation. And that investigation scheduled to continue until 5 and vintage aircraft, a kids’ zone
another at Sugarloaf Lodge. when the phone calls stopped. continues today. p.m. and concessions.
They were not exactly And when Diana didn’t show She learned that Diana The legendary Blue An- The Blue Angels’ history
living the highlife, but in some up for the wedding, her mother and Argenzio had lived to- gels are internationally recog- dates back to the end of World
ways, this was paradise. They reported her missing. gether in a No Name Key “party nized for their superb formation War II, when Chief of Naval
had traded the winters in Michi- Diana’s disappearance house” owned by Key West At- flying. The squadron, whose Operations Adm. Chester W.
gan for palm trees, sun and surf. was investigated by the Mon- torney Mitchell Denker— and winter home was NAS Key Nimitz ordered the formation
Chrissy and Mikey loved the roe County Sheriff’s Office that, during a big fight at the West in the 1960s, is to perform of a flight demonstration team
beach and hanging out with (MCSO)— sort of. And report- house, Argenzio may have maneuvers in F/A-18 Hornet to showcase naval aviation.
their mom. edly, Argenzio was a suspect. beaten Diana to death, taken her fighter aircraft beginning at 2:30 The Blue Angels performed
A pretty, blue-eyed straw- But he soon disappeared, too. body out on a boat and dumped p.m. Saturday and Sunday. their first flight demonstration
berry blond, Diana quickly The kids, Chrissy and it into the ocean. Other planned air show in June 1946, and an estimated
made friends. And she soon had Mikey, moved in with their In 1995, Christine was highlights include an F-18/EF 15 million spectators view their
a new boyfriend, Gary Argen- grandmother and lived there able to pressure the MCSO to Superhornet demonstration shows each year.
zio— who didn’t bother to tell until they were old enough to reopen the investigation into by the Strike Fighter Squadron For complete information
her that he was an ex-con and leave home. her mother’s disappearance. VFA-106 “Gladiators,” an F-5N about the show, performers,
had once been charged with kid- But Chrissy— now Chris- But the first thing that the in- Tiger Diamond flyby by the directions and what can and
napping, false imprisonment, tine Hill— wanted closure. She vestigators learned is that all Fighter Composite Squadron cannot be brought on base, go
lewdness and rape. wanted to know what hap- the records of the 1981 probe VFC-111 “Sundowners” and online to: www.wingsoverkey-
At the beginning of the pened to her mother. And in, had been destroyed as part of a performances by the 101st west.net.
summer in 1981, Diana sent 1988, when she was only 17, See DIANA, page 4 Airborne “Screaming Eagles”
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letter from baghdad
Stay or Go Home?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ken Davis’ Letters from Baghdad are
scheduled for publication every other week. They are excerpts
from his book-in-progress, Road to Baghdad. Davis is the former
head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency here in the Keys and
mored Toyota Land Cruiser
was a candidate for Sheriff in last year’s county elections. The
conducting radio checks my
Road to Baghdad chronicles the tales and stories of the women
partner, Kris, a small, quiet,
and men in Iraq, written as seen through Davis’ eyes. The story
Italian Asian, (yes Italian Asian)
is based on solid truth and written with a humorous license.
smiled and asked, “What are
The names are changed to protect the guilty and confuse the
you going to do?”
innocent.
I grinned. Eight months
before, Kris would have helped
by Ken Davis I went online and checked the me pack my bag and driven me
PART 2— Continued from auction. The price on my item of to the Rhino lot for the ride to
March 26 column. interest had gone up. The hours the airport.
I returned to my office to were ticking away. When I arrived in Bagh-
find a plain brown envelope The next morning I got dad Kris and I were in the same
sitting in the chair. I opened it up early and instead of avoid- unit, but on different teams.
and found my new contract. ing Dick McEvoy, the company From day one we had different
The hand written note attached program manager, I sought him ideas about how to deal with
reminded me I needed to com- out at breakfast. We discussed emerging issues and unlike
mit or pack my bags. Not in staying and going, the different most new advisors I was not
those words, but let’s face it; a aspects of each. McEvoy is a shy about the direction the Iraqi
decision had to be made. hard man to refuse. He’s calm, intelligence and law enforce-
The afternoon went disarming and logical. But it ment agency should be taken.
quickly. I met with a couple didn’t make the decision any Kris had quickly become an
of generals, drafted a proposal easier. The job offers at home “idea adversary” who argued
for intelligence equipment and were interesting, not as much for more of the intelligence
made my way back to the chu fun, but they were home. programs and less emphasis
after a hard work out at the gym. I left breakfast and met on law enforcement operations.
with the team to make a run I won more than I lost, but
into the “red zone.” when the program downsized
As we sat in the up ar- See BAGHDAD, page 4
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news briefs
City: Illegally-Parked
Bikes Will Be Ticketed
As Key West City maintenance crews work their way
across the island repairing light posts, they’ve been hindered by
bicycles illegally chained to the posts. According to the City’s
Code of Ordinances, it is illegal to attach a bike to anything not
a specifically designated parking spot. They are encouraging
bicycle owners to use designated bike racks to store their bikes
when not in use. Public safety is one of the driving factors behind
this ordinance. Bikes chained haphazardly along sidewalks or
to trees and light posts can impede foot traffic and may cause
injuries. The problem has been especially pronounced along
Duval Street where heavy foot traffic and fallen bikes could
result in an accident.
City Code Enforcement inspectors will be enforcing the
city’s ordinance, warning people against attaching their bikes
to random trees or light posts. Continued violation can result
in fines ranging from $20 to $50.
Zonta Radio Show
Today at BottleCap
Today, Friday, April 9, from 4 to 8 p.m., the BottleCap
Lounge at 1128 Simonton Street is hosting a special Live Radio
Auction Happy Hour. In addition to lounge tips benefiting The
Zonta Club of Key West, a radio auction show will be aired live
on 98.7. Purchasers of Zonta’s fifty dollar raffle tickets may either
attend the event or even listen live to the radio auction to hear if
they are the winner of the grand prize of $4500 or of some of the
many other great prizes. Only 200 tickets are sold. Call Roberta at
292-7963 to purchase a ticket or just stop by the BottleCap Happy
Hour this Friday to support Zonta and enjoy the festivities.
Author’s Book Fair
Friday and Saturday
The first Key West Authors’ Book Fair will take place today
and tomorrow, Friday and Saturday April 9-10, from 10am to 4pm
in the garden of the Heritage House Museum at 410 Caroline St.
More than two dozen Keys writers will be offering their books of
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, art and more with signings
and readings throughout the day. The event is free to the public
and offers an opportunity to meet the authors. The book fair is
presented in cooperation with Heritage House and the Robert
Frost Poetry Festival. The Book Fair is hosted by SeaStory Press,
publisher of more than 30 books by Keys authors.
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Daughter Was 10 When Baghdad holding the bag.”
We cranked up the war
Her Mother Disappeared FROM page 2 wagon and made our way into
the red zone.
we became teammates and The bag Kris referred to
DIANA, form page 1 to learn that Argenzio had sto- partners…by choice. Once we were multiple programs critical
records purge by former Sheriff len a 34-foot fishing boat and sat and talked we realized we to the development of the Iraqi
Billy Freeman. The records of the fled to Mexico. He had been were a perfect team for balance. intelligence and law enforce-
investigation of Diana Harris’ arrested by Mexican authorities Over the next eight months ment. Programs we had estab-
disappearance were only three in 1982 and returned to Key our friendship grew. Kris is a lished in the past eight months
years old. West, convicted of grand theft signals intelligence expert who by working together and mak-
In any event, one of the and sent to prison. But he was reads, writes and speaks Arabic ing our ideas heard. Kris and I
interviews conducted by in- never charged in the disap- and Chinese. His nickname is had created and developed six
vestigators in 1995 was with pearance of Diana Harris. He “Wire Head” because he thinks new programs. We are proud
Attorney Denker. He reportedly reportedly died in Miami in like a computer and oft shows of our accomplishments and
told investigators that Argenzio 1992 from pneumonia. the same emotion. His IQ is off how far we have brought our
had told him that, during a big Christine told Key West the scale. Iraqi counterparts. But even
argument at the house, he had The Newspaper this week that, “I’m not sure yet.” more proud of where we are
smashed Diana’s head through although she believes that her “Don’t leave me here CONTINUED on next page
a wall. And Denker reportedly mother was murdered, she
said that, shortly after the fight, does not believe that Argenzio
he had seen a hole in the wall did it. pearance was drug-related. drop-off was scheduled and that
with blood around it. More than two decades “During the summer, she was afraid that the phone
At that time, Denker re- after Christine Hill opened mom phoned a friend in Michi- was tapped.
portedly said, Diana was not her own investigation into her gan and laughed about being “I have also been told that
at the residence and never re- mother’s disappearance, she able to make the phone call a number of cops often partied
turned, leaving all of her clothes still refuses to give up her efforts from a hot tub in Denker’s party at Denker’s house— and that
and personal effects, including to find out what really hap- house,” Christine told KWTN. could explain why the investi-
family photographs. pened to her mother. She now “She also told her friend that gations of my mother’s disap-
Later, investigators were thinks that her mother’s disap- she had heard that a big drug pearance were so half-hearted,
and why the records of the 1981
investigation were destroyed so
quickly.”
Christine Hill receives
email at averyriver27@aol.com.
Dennis Cooper sees email at
thebluepaper@kwtn.com.
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Baghdad the button, turned off the com-
puter and went to sleep.
FROM page 4 The next morning I
taking them. It would be a lot checked my email before even
to leave behind. getting out of bed. The message
That night I lay in the chu I was looking for was there.
with nothing but the glow of the “Congratulations, you are the
computer screen for light. I con- winning bidder.” Without fur-
templated the wheres and whys ther adieu I reached into my
of life and the choices. I looked backpack, pulled out a pen with
at a photo taken just before I left the new contract and signed on
for Baghdad and compared it to the bottom line.
one taken a week ago. That morning I went
I didn’t look like the same by the company office and
person. Twenty five pounds dropped it off.
lighter, healthier, happier, learn- Dick accepted the contract
ing and working with some of without surprise.
the best. I speak a bit of Arabic, “You’re going to stick
some Swahili and I’m at home around huh?
in my 8X11 chu. “Yeah, I’m kind of com-
As I pondered my deci- mitted to it now.”
sion the “incoming” alarm “What are you going to
screamed again. I listened for do to celebrate another year in
the thump and waited for the Baghdad?”
concussion. It was distant this “I already celebrated.”
time and the impact barely Dick smiled, “What did
rattled the window. The “all you do, have a non-alcoholic
clear” came minutes later, but beer?”
it again reminded me of how “No,” I said as I slung
fragile life can be. Mentally I my back pack over my right
peaked at my bucket list, then shoulder to leave, “I bought a
checked my watch and surfed Porsche 911.”
the internet to my favorite auc- Ken Davis sees email at
tion site. Bidding would close in kbd8@aol.com.
seven minutes; I filled in the bid
amount, thought twice, pushed
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KWPD Maintains Accreditation
State assessors say they Accreditation is an effec- possible.
will recommend that the Key tive means of retaining a high Overall, the assessors said
West Police Department be level of professionalism within they were impressed with the
reaccredited by the Commis- a law enforcement agency. It’s department’s level of profes-
sion of Florida Law Enforce- a voluntary process that allows sionalism. The Key West Police
ment Accreditation when the the department to measure up Department has been accredited
department’s reaccreditation to a set of standards established since 2003 and was reaccredited
comes before them in June. by its peers. Though the assess- in 2006. It’s due again for reac-
A team of assessors spent ments occur every three years, creditation.
three days in Key West scruti- accreditation is a daily part of The assessors were Ana
nizing all aspects of the Police every officer’s career. It keeps Guerra of the Key Biscayne
Department to ensure that it them familiar with the depart- Police Department, Lt. Rick
meets the state’s level of best ment’s policies and ensures the Hawthorne of the Gulf Breeze
practice standards. most professional department Police Department and Deputy
Robert Carroll of the Sarasota
County Sheriff’s Office.
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letters
Former Valedictorian
Asks for Help from
the Community to
Save Tradition
In the fall of 2008, the School Board approved revisions to
the Pupil Progression Plan via a consent agenda which included
the elimination of the designations of Valedictorian and Salu-
tatorian after the graduation of the class of 2012. At the time,
the reasons given for eliminating the designations were that
competition was becoming fierce, some students were gaming
the system and taking classes that helped to inflate their Grade
Point Average (GPA), and that the tradition of picking only the
top two students of the class was not inclusive enough given
that mere fractions of a percentage point often separated the
high achieving students.
I am a self-proclaimed “nerd” and one of the great mo-
ments in my life thus far was being named the co-Valedictorian
for the Key West High School class of 1999. Achievement in the
classroom was one of my only outlets growing up and being
named Valedictorian was my ultimate goal.
There are many students like me. How very sad they will
be prevented from having a similar shining moment if this tradi-
tion is not reinstated.
I also fear this decision sets a terrible double standard in
that success on the playing field continues to be rewarded, while
the “nerds” are being stripped of their equivalent of the baseball
championship and/or homecoming crown. Safe to assume those
will continue to be awarded? Those activities are often decided
by fractions of a point, but we seem to be fine with awarding the
top performers in those fields.
I agree the system for calculating the top students in the
class needs to be reevaluated and revised, but I don’t think this
should be at the detriment of a hallowed tradition— the prob-
lem should be fixed rather than eliminating the designations
altogether! With the push for student success in the classroom it
seems as if the Valedictorian and Salutatorian traditions should
be touted for helping to inspire success rather than retired from
service for not being “inclusive” enough.
I can not think of a more worthy competition than one in
which academics are at its core. As a nation, we have grown ac-
customed to rewarding participation as a means to applaud ef-
fort— while often times failing to recognize the best among us.
While I still have much to learn, I do believe I have lived
enough to know life is not always fair and that there will always
be winners and losers. Granted, when you start figuring out grade
point averages above a 4.0, separated by a couple hundredths
of a grade point, there are no real losers— other than a tradition
which rewards achievement and inspires excellence.
Given all of the recent press the School District has received,
how nice would it be if they reversed this action and let it be
known that, despite the fact they are still working to set the ship
straight, they have also not lost sight of their ultimate goal of
See TRADITION, next page
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Tradition
FROM previous page
student success and achievement? By reversing the action they
would ensure the best-of-the-best continue to be acknowledged
and rewarded as the gold standard for their class and continue
a very worthy tradition.
Schools Superintendent Dr. Joseph Burke was nice enough
to meet with me on this issue and allowed me to explain my
position. He was hoping to get input from the Board before he
moved forward and I in turn reached out to all of the School
Board members. One Board member responded in part: “I am
always happy to discuss the topic again, but I have not been
contacted by anyone other than you to change it back. It’s my
impression from informal discussions that most folks are in
favor of keeping things as they are . . . (I) suggest that in the
interim you urge folks supporting a revision to the status quo
to contact board members directly. I haven’t heard any of them
call for a return to the former plan.”
It saddened me to think a chorus of one is not enough to
get the School Board to re-address this issue and that the sta-
tus quo may be maintained. However, I have since launched
a letter writing campaign and the School Board members are
receiving letters from a great cross section of the Florida Keys
community who are outraged this change took place, that it
essentially happened without much fanfare, and urging them
to reverse this action.
If you would like to share your position with the School
Board and Superintendent please e-mail them directly to the
e-mails listed below!
Andy.Griffiths@keysschools.com
Steve.Pribramsky@keysschools.com
John.Dick@keysschools.com
duncan.mathewson@keysschools.com
Debra.Walker@keysschools.com
Joseph.Burke@keysschools.com
The Pupil Progression Plan is up for revision in May and
we have the opportunity to reinstate the Valedictorian and
Salutatorian tradition at that time. I thank you in advance and
hope you can help me grow the strength of my chorus of one
and help save this worthy tradition.
Julio J. Barroso
KWHS Co-Valedictorian
Class of 1999
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hal o’boyle
rhonda
No Hay Salida para An Easter
Sesame Street People
The citizens of Costa Rica celebrated the defining
by Rhonda Linseman-Saunders event of their spiritual lives on Easter Sunday. I was
I think Key West may have missed out on an in- pleased and privileged to join them.
credible kids’ show opportunity. New York has Sesame And Ernie and Bert—the first gay couple on a A week of warm up called Santa Semana, Holy
Street. And although we’re totally different here, of preschool television program. How progressive is Week, brings in the holiday with processions, rites and
course, we’re equally and undoubtedly special. We that? I think they should adopt or foster a child next rituals. Easter is one of few holidays not celebrated
ought to have Sesame Street South, and call it Flagler season. My god, they’ve been together for forty years. here with rolling barrages of fireworks. Drums, not
Avenue, with southernmost characters like Cuzzy, I think it’s time. explosions, mark the tempo of Pascua.
Bubba, Little John, Shifty Swifty, Haitian-American A November 2009 article by Tim Murphy in The rhythm is a slow, steady tump… tump…
Gene Eugene, and Mr. Bum Farto, just because it’s New York Magazine offered some interesting snip- tump… tattatattatta… tump… tump… tump. The
fun to say. pets about The Street. Here are a few I found most larger processions include some brass, saxophones,
Eh, maybe not. Maybe it’s silly to imitate and interesting, if not outright intriguing: a glockenspiel or two. Crowds chant the rosary in
tweak perfection. The original cast members debuting with the Spanish while they follow a life-sized image of the
Sesame Street was the first decent attempt to show in 1969 included Big Bird, Kermit, Bert and suffering Jesus carried on the shoulders of a dozen
educate the preschool set through television. It was Ernie, Oscar, Grover, and Cookie Monster. Snuffy or more men. Homes along the route sport flowers,
created for kids, with brief, widely varied segments (Snuffleupagus) didn’t come around for another two ribbons, balloons and an occasional impromptu shrine.
especially for short attention spans. But everybody years. And The Count, ha, ha, ha, ha, didn’t show up The week of preparation culminates in the celebration
knows it is the show’s ability to lure parents that has until 1972—that’s thdree, count them vith me, vun, of La Resurrección.
made it a grand success. two, thdree years after the show began. Who under 40 The resurrection of Jesus Christ’s battered,
The adult humor and guest stars— with rock star years old would have guessed they weren’t original two-day-dead body is what establishes Christianity’s
status (and some actual rock stars)— were designed cast members? unique selling position. It’s the event that Christians
to keep parents tuning in. I think that’s where Barney Kermit was the first Sesame Street balloon added believe lifts Christ’s claim to revealed truth above that
went wrong. No matter how much a preschooler to the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. That happened of other, equally popular moral teachers. If religion
digs a show, the caregiver is the boss of the remote. in 1977. By 1979 he had already hosted the Tonight is about dealing with the mystery of death, Christ’s
So, ultimately, if you make the parent want to shoot Show and his eminence hasn’t waned since. Still, he See O’BOYLE page 24
herself in the head, Barney, she’s going to shut you has maintained his humility through the decades. A
down. The creators of Sesame Street got that forty real class act, that frog.
years ago.
This is the 40th anniversary season of Sesame
Street. That means the show has been a completely
unrivaled success. And not just with white Midwestern
And get this, Big Bird has been played by the
same person, Caroll Spinney, since the very beginning.
Mr. Spinney is now 75 years old.
Elmo didn’t come on board until 1980. I don’t
Key West
Key
T H E N E W S P A P E R
girls like me. But I mean, really, where the hell else recall whether or not he was ticklish at that time. But
would kids like me learn to say “exit” in Spanish (even the tickle-me-Elmo doll made Sesame Workshop
if I can’t use it properly in a sentence)? hundreds of millions, which helped buy the rights to Key West The Newspaper is published every
And the idea of all different colors of people the other Jim Henson Muppet characters— a decade Friday, all year 'round, 52 weeks a year.
living in high rise apartment buildings was was the long acquisition process that began after Henson’s Free distribution weekly: 9,000
stuff of my dreams. So Big City. death in 1990. News tips and letters to the editor are welcome.
The psychedelic pinball counting segment end- Long live Sesame Street. If I could say that in Editorial and advertising office:
ing with the drawn out “Twe-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-elve!” Spanish, I would. 22 Fleming Street
Don’t tell me you didn’t groove to that absolute mas- Rhonda@kwtn.com. Just for fun, email me some Mail: P.O. Box 67, Key West FL 01
terpiece. You can sing it right now. I know you can. other Flagler Avenue character names. Phone: (0) 292-2108. Fax: (0) 292-1882.
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WHAT’S YOUR Editor/Publisher Dennis Reeves Cooper, Ph.D.
Associate Editor Rhonda Linseman-Saunders
OPINION? Photography Richard Watherwax
Art Director Art Winstanley
Send Us a Letter Contributors Michael Barnes, Hal O’Boyle,
Kimberley Denney,
to the Editor Harry Skevington, Rick Boettger,
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ENTERTAINMENT • EATING DRINKING • NIGHTLIFE • ATTRACTIONS • EVENTS • ARTS • SHOPPING • MAP
Fiona Molloy Back The Doerfels at El Alamo
at Finnegan’s and the Hogfish
THE DOERFELS will be at the Hogfish Bar Grill on Stock Island tonight, Friday, April 9, 6 ‘til
10. Tomorrow night, Saturday, they will be at El Alamo, 10-2.
Rick Monroe
FIONA MOLLOY will be back at Finnegan’s Wake tonight and
tomorrow night, Friday and Saturday, April 9-10, starting at 8. Headlines Music
at Cowboy Bill’s
Music
RICK MONROE and his band headline a huge
array of live music at Cowboy Bill’s this
weekend. They will be on the main stage
On the Rock tonight and tomorrow night, Friday and
Saturday nights, starting at 10pm.
SPECIAL EVENT Sunday night:
Listings Info Pages 11-19 Songwriter Showcase, featuring Dallas
Davidson and James Slater.
Tickets for this event: $1.
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more entertainment
more entertainment
Free Concert:
Ragbirds at Sunset
Pier April 19-22
THE RAGBIRDS are returning to the Sunset Pier at the Ocean
Key Resort for four free concerts, April 19-22. Showtime will be
8pm every night.
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more entertainment
George Victory at
Schooner Wharf Bar
GEORGE VICTORY THE OBSERVANT LION BAND will be at Schooner Wharf Bar tonight and tomor-
row night, Friday and Saturday, April 9-10, 7 ‘til midnight.
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more entertainment
Hummel, Muse Gurus and
Caffeine Carl at Parrot
MARK HUMMEL (top right photo) and his band brings the West Coast Blues to the Green Par-
rot this afternoon, Friday, April 9, for a :0 “sound check,” and then again for a full gig at 10.
the MUSE GURUS (left photo)— Larry Baeder, Francois Gahin and Dora G— are in the house
Saturday night, starting at 10. And then CAFFEINE CARL the Buzz does the :0 “sound
check” on Sunday.
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mUsiC on the roCk
Live Music on the Island
KEY WEST IS FAMOUS FOR ITS LIVE night, starting at 10pm.
The Bull One of Duval
MUSIC. HERE’S A LISTING OF SOME Street’s last open-air bars— actually
three bars: The Bull on the first floor,
OF THE TOP MUSIC VENUES IN THE the Whistle on the second floor
SOUTHERNMOST CITY and the clothing-optional Garden
of Eden on the roof. Live music all
EDITOR’S NOTE: Music off Duval Street at 1128 Simonton day and late into the night.
schedules are subject to change Street. Wednesday nights are still
without notice. To be included Kool and Jazzy nights, starting at
in this listing, venues may email 8:30, featuring vocalist Peter Dia-
music schedules to entertain- mond and friends— Tim Alpine on
ment@kwtn.com by end of day guitar, Lon Jacobson on bass and
Monday. Matt Watson on drums. Earlier on
BottleCap Lounge One Wednesday, pianist Chris Flowers
of the oldest and most famous wa- entertains, 5-8. The fabulous Raven
tering holes on the island. A block Cooper takes over on Thursday
THE BULL
CAPT. TONY’S SALOON
Capt. Tony’s Saloon A
Key West landmark at 428 Greene
Street, just off Duval. Since the
1850s, the building has been an ice
house, a telegraph station, a cigar
factory, a bordello and a series of
bars, including the original Sloppy
Joe’s. This is where Hemingway
drank 1933-37. The legendary
Capt. Tony Tarrecino, a charterboat
captain and a former gunrunner,
bought the place in 1958. Tony
was the Mayor of Key West 1989-
1991. Live music every day from
noon. The Carl Peachey Band is
the house band.
Cowboy Bill’s Honky
Tonk Saloon Duval Street’s only
Country Bar. 610 Duval Street. Live
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Behind Bars RICHARD WATHERWAX
BARTENDER OF
THE WEEK
When photographer Richard
Watherwax went to Salute
Restaurant to shoot a
bartender of the week, he got
a twofer— BROOK, left, and
WENDY. They’re serving s
Salute Spike.
Tell us who your favorite
drink server is:
TheBluePaper@kwtn.com
mUsiC on the roCk
FROM previous page El Alamo is the newest live
music every day. Two stages. La- music venue on the island. Located
dies drink free Wednesdays 9-11. on Charles Street, just across Du-
Sports venue, too. Come ride the val from Sloppy Joe’s. Live music
bull. Music this weekend: Rick nightly. Tonight, Friday, April 9,
Monroe and his band headline Toko Irie and friends bring island
a huge array of live music. They music at its best. The Doerfels are
will be on the main stage Friday on stage Saturday night, and there’s
and Saturday nights, starting at a blues jam Monday night. Bands
10. Special event at 9 on Sunday play 10-2. GREEN PARROT
night: A songwriter showcase, in May 2000, Playboy magazine
featuring Dallas Davidson, James named the Parrot one of the 24 Best
Slater and friends. Tickets for this Bars in America. We don’t make this
event are $15 stuff up. Located on Whitehead at
Southard, just a block off Duval,
this is the home of great drinks and
bad art— and one of the top venues
for live music on the island. Music
this weekend: Harmonica virtuoso
Mark Hummel and his band bring
FINNEGAN’S WAKE West Coast Blues to the Parrot this
Finnegan’s Wake An afternoon, Friday, April 9, at a 5:30
authenic Irish Pub, off the beaten “sound check,” and again Friday
path at 320 Grinnell Street. Tonight night, starting at 10. The Muse
and tomorrow night, Friday and Gurus— Larry Bader, Francois Ga-
Saturday, April 9-10, Fiona Molloy hin and Dora G— are in the house
is back in the house, starting at 8. Saturday night, April 10, starting
Green Parrot Bar A Key at 10. And, on Sunday afternoon,
West landmark since 1890. A favor- Caffeine Carl and his band do the
ite of locals and visitors alike. But 5:30 “sound check.” Sunday after-
even regulars were mystified when, CONTINUED on next page
EL ALAMO BAR
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mUsiC on the roCk
FROM previous page on Saturday night. “This must be the center of the
noon jazz contines at the Parrot, Rick’s and Durty Harry’s universe,” wrote newsman Charles
starting at 1pm, featuring Lonnie 208 Duval Street. Live music every Kurault. Voted Best Locals Bar six
Jacobson, Gordy Michael, Richard night. years in a row. The irreverent Mi-
Crooks Friends. Rum Barrel A popular res- chael McCloud is on stage every
Hogfish Bar Grill Funky taurant, bar and music venue at the afternoon except Tuesday, noon ‘til
waterfront venue on Stock Island. corner of Front and Simonton. 5. This weekend, George Victory
Maybe the best hogfish sandwich Schooner Wharf Bar and the Observant Lion Band are
in the world! Live music this week- Another top music venue. Famous on stage tonight and tomorrow
end: The Doerfel family bluegrass mostly-outdoor bar located right night, Friday and Saturday, April
band is on stage tonight, Friday, on the water at Key West’s Historic 9-10, 7 ‘til midnight.
April 9. Caffiene Carl entertains Seaport at the foot of William Street. Sloppy Joe’s One of the
most famous bars in the world. This
was Hemingway’s favorite bar in
the 1930s. Right in the heart of the
Duval Street action. Live music
every day from noon ‘til late.
NOW
Sunset Pier at the Ocean
Key House, Zero Duval. Talk about
a waterfront venue! the pier sticks
HIRING right out into the harbor. Upcom-
ing special event: The Ragbirds in
concert nightly, April 19-22.
The Keys Popular piano
bar at 1114 Duval Street. Live mu-
sic seven days 5pm ‘til 2am. Ricky
Ritzel and Kathy “Babe” Robinson
are back! And jazz singer Jennifer
Pace has also joined the stable of
entertainers at The Keys.
Virgilio’s Live music every
night. This weekend, Freemont
John is on stage tonight and tomor-
row night, Friday and Saturday,
April 9-10, starting at 10. George
Victory is in the house Sunday
night.
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mUsiC on the roCk
Peter Diamond
Friends Have
Two Gigs This Week
VOCALIST PETER
DIAMOND and friends
will be at the Gardens
Hotel this Sunday evening,
April 11, 5 ‘til 7.
They will be at the
BottleCap Lounge on
Wednesday night,
starting at 8.
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film
What’s on at the Tropic
by Phil Mann
Director Atom Egoyan’s
portfolio of movies is as varied
as his background. Born in
Egypt to Armenian parents
and raised in Canada, his
films range from the Academy
Award nominated The Sweet
Hereafter (children killed in
tragic bus accident) to the
Adult Video Award winner
Exotica (set in a “gentleman’s
club”) to the Political Film
Society Human Rights Award
winner Ararat (about the Turk-
ish-Armenian genocide). He’s CHLOE
been nominated for the top
award at Cannes four times. Anyhow you’ll see plenty of commodity, and how political
Egoyan customarily her, and of Ms. Moore, too, in power and money trump the
writes his own screenplays, this very R-rated show. wishes of an art connoisseur
but for his new film CHLOE, I’m not going to tell you and revered collector.
he has turned to a young writer how it plays out, but I can tip Also opening this week
Erin Cressida Wilson, best you that most reviewers throw at the Tropic is Tim Burton’s
know for the quirky sex in her around Fatal Attraction refer- ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
screenplays (Secretary, Fur). I ences. The little girl and her adven-
remember reading in the trades Don’t think THE ART tures have been done on film
that Disney had commissioned OF THE STEAL is a heist many times. There was a
her to write a screenplay based thriller. It’s a documentary Paramount production in 1933
on a Judy Blume book. What about an art “theft” on an al- starring Cary Grant as the Mock
were they thinking! most unimaginably high level. Turtle, Gary Cooper as the
But it’s clear that Egoyan Documentarians seem to love White Knight, and W.C. Fields
knew what he was getting into art as a subject, maybe because as Humpty-Dumpty (perfect!);
with Chloe. It’s right up Ms. they’re artists themselves, or and a sappy Disney animation
Wilson’s alley, a dark place that maybe because the subject is in 1951 billing Alice as a “hero-
you wouldn’t want to wander so beautiful. We’ve recently ine of fiction” following in the
into alone at night, and it makes seen Herb and Dorothy, which footsteps of Snow White and
good use of his Exotica-honed related the saga of an ordinary Cinderella.
skills. In other words, this couple who became two of the Well, that’s not the take
is one sexy movie. Julianne most important collectors in of Tim Burton (Edward Scis-
Moore suspects her husband the world, and Who the #$% sorhands, Sweeny Todd). It’s
(Liam Neeson) of cheating on Is Jackson Pollock? about the from Disney again, but this time
her. But rather than confront manner in which an elite, of in a combination of live action
him, or hire a private detective, curators and experts, exercises and CGI. (There’s also 3D up
she finds the beautiful young draconian control over the vali- on the mainland, but not down
prostitute Chloe (Amanda dation of provenance. on our little island, yet.) This
Seyfried) to seduce him and Now we have another is a serious big bucks feature
see how he reacts. saga of about the evils of the art which has already grossed 3/4
Egoyan has commented elite. This time it’s the manner of a billion dollars. See it now.
that he booked Ms. Seyfried for in which they managed to get You will eventually, and you
the role before she appeared as the fabled Barnes collection might as well catch it on a big
a cute young thing in Mamma moved from its relatively isolat- screen.
Mia, and that he’s not sure he ed suburban location to a new Full info and schedules at
would have appraised her the venue in downtown Philadel- TropicCinema.com
same way had he seen that first. phia. It’s a story of the conflict Comments, please, to
But then again, he also hadn’t between ars gratia artis and pmann99@gmail.com
seen her in Jennifer’s Body. art as a financially important
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theatre
Red Barn: Short Attention
Span Continues ‘til May 8;
How Sweet Happens
April 17 at San Carlos
SHORT ATTENTION SPAN HOW SWEET IT IS
THEATRE The Red Barn Theatre is bringing the
The Red Barn Theatre is proud to present legendary music of Linda Ronstadt and James
a fast-paced evening of short plays that is long Taylor to the stage on Saturday, April 17th with
on entertainment. SHORT ATTENTION SPAN the aptly named show How Sweet It Is! Carmen
THEATRE: A Festival of Ten-Minute Plays is Rodriguez and John Wells, two of the island’s
running now through May 8th at the Red Barn most beloved performers, bring the music and
Theatre, located at 319 Duval Street. lore of these two great entertainers to the San
Short Attention Span? No problem, there Carlos Institute, located at 519 Duval Street.
is always something new about to happen in this The critically acclaimed music of Linda
evening of ten-minute plays directed by eight Ronstadt and James Taylor has spanned four
local directors with ten talented actors whose decades and remains just a relevant today as
experiences include both stage and screen. when the music was first recorded.
“It’s always exciting to work with on this “I think people will be transported back to
project,” says Rebecca Tomlinson, who is the where they were the first time they heard this
coordinator for the project as well as director of music,” says Carmen Rodriguez whose own
one of the pieces. “We move quickly through musical career was greatly influenced by Linda
divergent storylines and differing theatre Ronstadt’s popularity in the male dominated
styles.” world of Rock and Roll. Ronstadt, who was once
Other directors include Mike Marrero, known as the “Queen of Rock,” was also once the
Bob Bowersox, Rebecca Gleason, Hal Cosec, highest paid woman in Rock and Roll.
Juliet Gray, Ron Grimshaw, and Tom Murtha. “She opened doors for women, and she
Hal Cosec and Bob Bowersox also join the influenced my career,” shares Rodriguez, who
impressive roster of actors that also includes has successfully presented several one-woman
Anne O’Shea, Shakti Assouline, Mook J, Gayla shows in addition to performing regularly at
Morgan, Tony Konrath, Robin Deck, Glenn various clubs in Key West. “I was able to tour
Wilson, and Joseph Vain. the southeast with a rock band at age 21 largely
See SHORT, next page See SWEET, next page
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Short Sweet Both Carmen Rodriguez
and John Wells praise the inno-
FROM page 21 FROM page 21 vative arrangements of David
The set is designed by because people wanted to hear Troy Francis. “He is brilliant.
Gary McDonald and features Linda Ronstadt’s music. She He literally weaves together the
the work of special guest was such a powerful singer and melodies and emotional story-
artist Rick Worth. RJ Conn had a true gift for interpreting lines of the music in a way that
is the production’s light de- songs.” is thrilling,” says Wells.
signer and Leigh Hooten is the In a similar fashion, James Directing the evening’s
costume coordinator. Some Taylor influenced the musical performance is Joy Hawkins,
Short Attention Span scripts career of John Wells, who has per- the Artistic Director for the Red
use adult language and adult formed on the Key West theatre Barn Theatre. “These three tal-
situations. stages for the last thirty years. ents are so evolved in their own
The Red Barn Theatre is “I was a member of a successful gifts as musicians and artists
also presenting a very special four-piece band in Washington that it is a pleasure to let them
one night performance of DC. We were making a name go with their own instincts and
How Sweet It Is at the San for ourselves at the same time enjoy the process. I do feel
Carlos Institute on April 17th. that he was making a name for this will be an extraordinary
How Sweet It Is features the himself, so it felt like we were evening.....very exciting and
music and lore of two legend- part of the same scene. I loved full of surprises.”
ary singers, Linda Ronstadt James Taylor music, and his way The performance also fea-
and James Taylor, performed of telling stories and coping with tures Tim McAlpine on guitar
by two of Key West’s most loss through his music. He has and bass and Skipper Krippitz
beloved performers, Carmen influenced all of my music.” on percussion with back-up
Rodriguez and John Wells. Weaving the evening’s mu- singers Laurie Breakwell and
Successful composer and sic together as pianist, arranger, Marjorie Paul Shook. “These
gifted pianist David Troy and musical director is David women, who are stars in them-
Francis is the show’s Musical Troy Francis, who is an accom- selves agreed to do this project
Director. plished composer for stage, film, because they love the music and
Tickets for both shows and screen. He is most familiar love singing the harmonies.
are available online at www. to Key West audiences as an as- We are so lucky to have them,”
redbarntheatre.com, or by tounding and powerful pianist Hawkins concludes.
calling the Red Barn box of- whose concerts are filled with How Sweet It Is! will be
fice at 305-296-9911. Special music that often defies musical presented at the beautiful San
weekday, military, student, boundaries. He is also the creator Carlos Institute for one night
senior, and group discounts of BARK! The Musical, one of the only, on Saturday April 17th.
are available through the RBT previous smash hits at the Red Tickets are available online at
Box Office. Barn Theatre. www.redbarntheatre.com or by
calling the Red Barn box office
at 305-296-9911.
The Red Barn Theatre is
also presenting Short Atten-
tion Span Theatre, a festival of
ten-minute plays, now through
May 8th. Special ticketing pric-
es available throughout the run
of Short Attention Span Theatre.
Call the box office for details.
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events
Mike Peters’ Book
Signing at Fast Buck’s
Key West explodes with Pulitzer Prize winners. Along with
Hemingway and John Hersey, Tennessee Williams and Robert Frost
is one of the happiest and most easygoing winners of all— the
island’s own Mike Peters. And why shouldn’t Mike be happy? His
Mother Goose and Grimm has over 100 million people laughing in
over 600 newspapers daily, along with his biting political cartoons.
This has brought recognition to this laid back island guy as one of
our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists.
This coming Monday, April 12, from 12 ‘til 1p.m., Mike Peters
will be signing his newest book at Fast Buck Freddie’s.
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O’Boyle the resurrection and the hope
it gives mankind. If it never
corner, in loud, sonorous Span-
ish.
the light perfectly.
I arrived as the candles
along. Tears were wiped from
a few eyes at the Mass’ climax
happened, Christ is a nobody, The amateurs at my fa- were set on the alter for a High when wine and bread became
FROM page 10 regardless of his qualities as vorite spot in the shade fifty Mass. The warm-up praying, blood and flesh.
conquest of death clearly de- a moral teacher. If he didn’t yards away practically had to preaching, and singing was The priest sang, one by
fines brand superiority. get up out of his tomb, Chris- take numbers. There were at steady. I was surprised to one, the revealed truths of Chris-
The other great teachers tianity is a fraud. In Christian least four, a woman in a yel- recognize familiar folk tunes. tianity. After each a thousand
had none of Christ’s nepotis- theology, it is the resurrection low flowered blouse, a man They sang “When the Saints voices sang a seven-note reply,
tic claims to inside contacts, of the flesh that redeems the with a Bible and a toolbox, a Go Marching In,” without the “Cray-ay-o, yo Cray-ay-o” I
and certainly didn’t rise from spirit; the return to life makes man dressed in an electric blue New Orleans bounce and with believe, I do believe.
the dead. They didn’t claim everything new and gives all- jumpsuit, and a short guy with strange Spanish lyrics. There A little later St. Thomas’
exclusivity like Christ does in important hope to the living. a guitar. They took turns declar- was no Miguel in “Michael Easter people sang their song.
John 14:6, “I am the way and Hope drives all that’s best in ing the glory of Jesu Cristo to a Rowed the Boat Ashore.” “Rock They sang a sweet, soft Alleluia
the truth and the life. No one the human enterprise. spotty crowd. They seemed to of Ages” seemed oddly out of in reply to the priest’s chant.
comes to the Father except Famous Christians like have an agreement about how place in a Catholic church. Each time they replied they
through me.” St. Paul agree, “…if Christ has long each would speak and in Between songs there was a lot sang it three times - three soft,
The claim of exclusivity not been raised, our preaching what order. of talk of vida, sangre, cuerpo four-note alleluias, the second
annoys many, but exclusive is useless and so is your faith.” In the Cathedral at the end y alma. Life, blood, body and and third slight variations of the
or not, the key ingredient of (I Cor. 14:15) Saint Augustine of the park Masses were being soul. The Spanish had the first. Everyone knew the notes.
Christian salvation is faith in described Christians as well as said end to end. The building mysterious appeal of the Latin They sang a full, delicious chord.
well as they can be described, is enormous, big as, well… rituals of my childhood. They made a peaceful, buoyant,
“We are an Easter people, and big as a cathedral. Spectacular Praying and singing joyous sound. It flooded the
Alleluia is our song.” stained glass windows washed moved seamlessly into the enormous room as only a thou-
On Easter morning, I was the congregation in a soft gold Mass. The priest chanted his sand hopeful voices can.
an unbeliever among the faith- light. There were hundreds of lines in a high, clear tenor, in I lamented the cynical lack
ful wandering Parque Central people in the church, coming the Gregorian style. The con- of faith that kept me apart from
in San Jose. A popular haven and going at random. Kids gregation replied in kind. The the Easter people, but was glad
for preachers, I had never seen played in the side aisles. The sound echoed dreamily in the they graciously pretended not to
it so busy. A semi-pro in brown priest had a strong voice and a vaulted stone. notice. I left before the end of the
and white monks’ robes held powerful PA system. His bald There were no hymnals. Mass feeling strangely hopeful,
a white, rubber-tipped staff. head gleamed in the gold light. Enough people knew the quietly humming their song.
He preached in the northwest His gold vestments matched responses to carry the timid
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health
National Minority
Health Month
by Chris Tittel • Provider prejudices and In 2004, the Florida leg-
Public Information Officer stereotyping islature established the Office
Monroe County • Patient mistrust and of Minority Health within
Health Department refusal of services FDOH.
April is National Minor- • Medically underserved The office’s mission is to
ity Health Month, a time when communities provide leadership in improv-
the Monroe County Health • Lack of participation ing minority health and reduc-
Department considers statistics of minorities in the health ing health disparities through
on possible health disparities professions education, collaboration, mobi-
within the Keys commu- According to the Florida lization and coordination.
nity and how those disparities Department of Health, ex- With this mission in mind,
might be addressed. amples of health disparities program staff help ease the
In 2001, the U.S. Depart- across the state include: burden that disease can bring
ment of Health and Human • The cancer death rate to individuals and populations
Services launched National is significantly higher in mi- through identifying high-risk
Minority Health Month as norities. groups, formulating appro-
a rebirth of Booker T. Wash- • Black babies are twice priate health care policy and
ington’s initiative of 1915 to as likely to die than white evaluating the state’s progress
implement a National Negro babies. in eliminating health dispari-
Health Week. • Blacks make up a dis- ties.
Congress recognizes Na- proportionate number of HIV/ The Monroe County
tional Minority Health Month AIDS cases. Health Department wellness
as an important, well-orga- • Latino preschoolers program is just one avenue
nized effort to eliminate health have more than twice the tooth that department personnel and
disparities. decay rate as white children. Keys residents have to learn
Health disparities exist In Monroe County, FDOH more about any health dispari-
when people in one group get statistics show that three-year ties that impact the community,
sick or die more often than age-adjusted death rates due as well as shape projects that
those in other groups. Reasons to cancer, heart disease, stroke, can improve and protect the
for this might include: diabetes and HIV/AIDS are health of all populations across
• Lack of health insur- higher for blacks than whites. the county.
ance Statistics also show the For more information on
• Lack of routine care neonatal death rate to be higher the FDOH Office of Minority
• Health literacy and among blacks than whites in Health, visit www.doh.state.
language barriers the Florida Keys. fl.us/minority/index.htm .
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If your club or organization has something
special happening, let us know: the CommUnity
• community@kwtn.com
• PO box 567, Key West FL 33041 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB needs help from local anglers, and call (305) 294-6813
• Fax 305-292-1882 POOL TOURNAMENT--Stick a screening of the movie “Tarpon,” MONTESSORI ELEMEN-
and Stein is sponsoring the 1st which was filmed in Key West in TARY CHARTER SCHOOL
To help us help you, try to get the Annual Pool Tournament to benefit the 1970s. Info: (305) 294-0209. OPEN ENROLLMENT--Accept-
information to us by noon on Tuesday before the Southernmost Boys and Girls FRIENDS OF THE LI- ing applications for student enroll-
Friday publication. Club on April 15th. Sign up starts at BRARY BOOK SALE--The ment in grades 1 through 6 for the
6pm. Registration is $10.00. There monthly Friends of the Key West 2010-11 school year. Applications
will be great prizes, raffles and lots Library Book Sale will be held on must be received in the MECS of-
of fun. Info: (305) 296-2258 f. Come Sat., April 10. The sale will run fice by noon on April 12, 2010, and
on out, have some fun and help the from 9:30am until 1:30 pm and will are available in the administrative
Boys and Girls Club to continue to be held in the Palm Garden at the office, by email request at pam.
be The Positive Place for Kids. Key West branch of the Monroe niles@keysschools.com or on our
CRB POSITIONS AVAIL- County Public Library, 700 Flem- website www.keywestmontessori.
ABLE--The City of Key West CRB ing Street. com. A lottery to determine admis-
has 3 volunteer positions open 14TH ANNUAL EARTH sion we be drawn on the MECS
with 4 year terms commencing DAY 5K RUN/WALK--Sat., school campus promptly at 3pm
June 2010. See details applica- April 10, 8AM. The Start/Finish, on April 19. A waiting list will be
tion at www.keywestcity.com and day of registration and post race established if applicants exceed
select the CRB department page party will be at the pavilion of spaces available.
or e-mail at crb@keywestcity.com McCoy Indigenous Park Located HEALTHY AGING
or call (305) 809-3887. Application at White Street and Atlantic Blvd. CLASSES OFFERED BY KEYS
deadline is May 7, 2010. First 100 entrants will receive a AHEC--Enhance Fitness Class-
ZONTA SCHOLAR- custom-designed Earth Day T- New class at Keys Senior Plaza
SHIPS--Zonta Club of Key West shirt. Early reg fees : $10 for 13 and in Key West and runs Mondays,
is now accepting applications under and $15 for over 13. Race day Wednesdays, and Fridays from
for several annual scholarships add $5 . Early packet pick-up and 2-3pm. Living Healthy Workshops-
awarded to worthy college bound registration will take place at the New class at Keys Senior Plaza
female seniors. Applications for Indigenous Park parking lot, on from 1-3:30pm. Also, the Living
Expires 4/23/10 the Merili McCoy Leadership Fri., April 9, from 4-6pm and at the Healthy program The classes are
Scholarship, Math and Science race start area at 7am on April 10th. for adults 55 and greater. Info: (305)
Scholarship, and Z Club Scholar- Applications are available at www. 743-7111x206. Free.
ship are available at their website: Southernmostrunners.com. FREE GUIDED TOURS OF
zontakeywest.com. Deadline is PTKW WORKSHOPS--The OLDEST HOUSE MUSUEM--
April 15. Interviews on April 21. People’s Theater of Key West offers Old Island Restoration Foundation
For more info about the process: two donation based workshops on is offering free guided tours of the
Bonnie Helms (305) 292-1166. Sundays. Improv Comedy from 3- Key West Oldest House Museum
TURTLE MUSEUM 5pm at 909 Flagler Avenue and a to school groups, organizations,
TALKS TARPON--The Key play writing workshop (Wordcraft locals, and guests who would like
West Turtle Museum will host Workshop) from 6-8pm at 142 to enjoy the museum, grounds,
Tarpon Night at Key West Bight on Simonton Street. All levels of ex- lush tropical garden. 322 Duval
Monday, April 19 at 7pm. The free perience and education are invited St. (305) 294-9501. Open daily
event includes the presentation to participate. Visit www.peoples- 10am-4pm.
of a tarpon research project that theaterofkeywest.com, Info: email VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
newtheater@rocketmail.com or CONTINUED on next page
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If you live on Big Pine Key, you can now pick up
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