Key West’s Cultural Epicenter
 – The Studios of Key West Sets the Stage

by Pamela Childs | Mar 17, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Shopping, Top Picks, What's Up

Key West has been a haven for writers ever since Hemingway set down roots 
here in the 1930s. Over the years, our tiny island has blossomed into a thriving 
arts community dedicated to nurturing creative minds, hearts, and souls. At the center of it all is The Studios...

Spring Has Sprung! 33rd Annual Florida Keys Island Fest

by Pamela Childs | Mar 17, 2025 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up

Mark your calendars: The 33rd Annual Florida Keys Island Fest hits Islamorada on Saturday and Sunday, April 5th and 6th. The annual spring fling, which takes place on both days from 10 am – 5 pm, pops up at Islamorada’s beautiful Founders Park. If you’ve never been to...

A Life-Changing Trip to Key West – 
Shade Ceramics and Shutter Photography

by Pamela Childs | Mar 17, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Shopping, Top Picks

“I want to go on a trip that will change my life.” That simple declaration, made over a decade ago, forever changed the lives of Mark Klammer and Sarah Carleton. It was in the dead of winter and the couple’s tiny hamlet in upstate New York lay draped 
in icicles....

Blow Up the Balloons & Light the Candles!! Tennessee Williams Festival

by Pamela Childs | Mar 4, 2025 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up

Mark your calendars because starting on Saturday, March 1, Key West rolls out the red carpet for a month-long birthday celebration honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning literary icon Tennessee Williams, who resided here for 34 years. Hosted by the Key West Art &...

Key West’s Cultural Epicenter – 
The Studios of Key West Sets the Stage

by Pamela Childs | Dec 9, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Explore, Top Picks, What's Up

Key West has been a haven for writers ever since Hemingway set down roots 
here in the 1930s. Over the years, our tiny island has blossomed into a thriving 
arts community dedicated to nurturing creative minds, hearts and souls.
 At the center of it all is The Studios...

From the Streets of Senegal to EMPIRE – Artist Michel Delgado Paints Stories

by Pamela Childs | Nov 25, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Explore, Shopping, Top Picks, What's Up

How does a self-taught artist from West Africa get his work showcased on the hit TV drama EMPIRE? Meet Michel Delgado, a visionary artist whose unlikely journey inspires anyone who dreams of bigger and better things. Born in Senegal’s seaport capital of Dakar, Michel...