Happy Hour with the Historian: Our Working Waterfront

The Key West Art & Historical Society is excited to offer a series of fun historical lectures entitled ‘Happy Hour with the Historian’. Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D. Topic: Our Working Waterfront The talk will explore the diversity of work along the Key West waterfront. It will reveal the complex interconnections of waterfront work. The diverse […]

Happy Hour with the Historian: Our Working Waterfront

Distinguished Speaker Series: Romance, Politics, & A Lost Manuscript | Recovering Key West’s Secret History

Over a hundred years ago in Key West, a young Galician-Cuban lector–a cigar-factory loud-reader–published his volume of 96 formal poems at a little press on Southard Street. Fresh from Havana and Tampa and utterly enchanted by the beauty of his new home, Feliciano Castro (1892-1982) wrote poetry that evoked Key West’s social world of romance […]

Happy Hour with the Historian: Writers in Paradise | Key West’s Literary Community

The Key West Art & Historical Society is excited to offer a series of fun historical lectures entitled ‘Happy Hour with the Historian’. Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D. Topic: Writers in Paradise: Key West’s Literary Community Beneath the touristy exterior of Key West’s bars, beaches, restaurants and sunset celebrations lies a subtler culture of literary residents […]

Social Champagne Sunset Sail

Join the Key West Art & Historical Society for a private sunset sail onboard Floridays for their renowned Spectacular Champagne Sunset Cruise. Floridays is a beautiful 54′ sailing yacht in Key West with a limited passenger count that assures passengers of a unique and delightful trip. This gives our KWAHS Members and Soon-To-Be Members a […]

Mario Sanchez Woodcarving Workshop for Children

Children aged 10-12 can join local artists and woodcarvers Andy Thurber and Michael Marrero for a hands-on wood carving class that introduces the Key West island tradition of bas-relief carving. Designed for children, this class offers a unique opportunity to learn essential carving techniques while creating your own island-inspired artwork. All materials and tools will […]

Happy Hour with the Historian: Through the Lens: Key West’s History in Photographs Volume II

The Key West Art & Historical Society is excited to offer a series of fun historical lectures entitled ‘Happy Hour with the Historian’. Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D. Topic: Through the Lens | Key West History Through Photographs In this richly illustrated talk, Convertito will discuss the role of photographs in understanding Key West’s history from […]

Mario Sanchez Woodcarving Workshop for Children

Historic Seaport Sail | The Lighthouses of the Florida Keys

Two Hour Historic Harbor Tour with Dr. Cori Convertito on the S/V Argo Navis talking about ‘The Lighthouses of the Florida Keys’ Sail into historic exploration with Curator & Historian Dr. Cori Convertito aboard the luxury sailing catamaran S/V Argo Navis On Saturday, April 12, Convertito will lead a historically illuminating morning seafaring excursion presented […]

Distinguished Speaker Series: Florida Shipwreck Treasure Coins

Dr. Brian Magrane with take his vast knowledge of Florida Shipwreck Treasure and teach the audience to “read” coins. Coins provide clues to world events and alliances. The heraldic symbolism stamped on both sides of the coins are imperative to archeologists to know the time period and history of submerged artifacts. Dr. Magrane will take […]

Mario Sanchez Woodcarving Workshop for Children

Distinguished Speaker Series: The Greatest American Play! Why ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Still Moves Audiences Today

Distinguished Speaker Series: The Greatest American Play! Why A Streetcar Named Desire Still Moves Audiences Today with Professor Henry Schvey Tennessee Williams’s masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), is more than seventy-five years old, yet it speaks to us today with a freshness and theatrical power that bely its age. Unlike its heroine Blanche Dubois, […]

Non-Profit Bingo Night

Join us for NON-PROFIT BINGO NIGHT at The Green Parrot Bingo cards are only $1 each and there are great prizes to be won. Select rounds will offer bottles of wine, gift certificates and goodies from Big Cheezees, Kilwin’s Fudge, Keys Coffee Company, Flamingo Crossing, Orchid Key Bar, Kojin Noodle, and a bottle of Stoli […]

Non-Profit Bingo Night

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