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February 12, 2020 – (Key West, FL).  Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration begins with two events on March 1 The 2020 Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration, an annual, month-long festival that honors the Pulitzer Prize winner who made Key West his home from 1949 until his death in 1983, begins its March events on Sunday, March 1.  Up first is a 2:00pm curator […]

February 5, 2020 – (Key West, FL). Art of Sandford Birdsey to be presented by Key West Art & Historical Society at Custom House Museum Key West Art & Historical Society invites the community to a special reception on Friday, February 21, 2020 from 6:00pm -7:30pm to celebrate the opening of a retrospective featuring Sandford Birdsey’s artwork in the Bryan Gallery at the Custom House […]

January 8, 2020 – (Key West, FL).  Poets and writers invited to participate in Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration poetry and short story contests As the Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration nears, Key West Art & Historical Society invites poets and writers to submit original works for the 2020 Poetry and Short Story writing contests – components of the annual […]

December 18, 2019 – (Key West, FL).  Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series guest and Florida East Coast Company Historian Seth H. Bramson to share insights on the legendary railway On Thursday, January 9, Key West Art & Historical Society invites the public to a presentation by Distinguished Speaker Series guest Seth H. Bramson at the Custom […]

January 2, 2020 – (Key West, FL).  Florida Keys women artists celebrated in juried exhibit at Custom House Museum Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes the public to a special reception on January 17 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm to celebrate the work of 39 Florida Keys female artists featured in the “From a Woman’s Hand” […]

December 5, 2019 – (Key West, FL). Key West Historic Marker Tours invite island exploration by app and by map  Locals and tourists with a taste for exploration can now experience Key West Art & Historical Society’s Key West Historic Marker Tours with new updated maps that list 125 historic sites around town that embody the island’s unique multi-cultural history and heritage.  They now also feature 11 self-guided themed Heritage […]

November 14, 2019 – (Key West, FL).  Old Monroe County Jail added to Key West Art & Historical Society’s Key West Historic Marker Tours  On Monday, November 11, a historic marker was installed at the Old Monroe County Jail located on the corner of Fleming and Whitehead Street as part of Key West Art & Historical Society’s […]

(October 16, 2019) – Key West, FL. Key West Art & Historical Society honors the island’s literary history with exhibit at Custom House Museum Key West Art & Historical Society celebrates the “Literary History of Key West,” an exhibit that opens with a special reception on Friday, November 1, from 6:00pm -7:30pm and runs through February […]

September 18, 2019 – (Key West, FL). “The Civil War in Key West” to be next KWAHS Happy Hour with the Historian event Raise a toast to Key West history with Key West Art & Historical Society Curator Cori Convertito, Ph.D., on Wednesday, October 9 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm during her popular “Happy Hour with […]

Event Key West Art & Historical Society Music at Martello Concert Series Perpetual Groove Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:00-10:00pm Contact: Fort East Martello, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West KWAHS.ORG/Tickets Key West Art & Historical Society Announces Music at Martello Concert Featuring Perpetual Groove and The Happy Dog Band On Thursday, December 12, 2019, Key West […]