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February 2020
Distinguished Speaker Series | Tennessee Williams in Key West
Dennis Beaver is curator of the Tennessee Williams Museum. He has been a resident of Key West since 1979 and has always been fascinated with the history of Key West and the legendary people who have called it home. Amongst those people was the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tennessee Williams, author of such plays as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, as well as several other dramatic masterpieces. Beaver says that while he did…
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Distinguished Speaker Series | U-boats So Close to Home and The Finest Hours: The Coast Guard’s Greatest Rescue
Distinguished Speaker Series | U-boats So Close to Home and The Finest Hours: The Coast Guard’s Greatest Rescue Thursday, March 5, 2020, from 6:00pm – 7:00pm New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias will appear at the Custom House on Thursday, March 5, 2020, from 6:00pm-7:00pm. He will be giving a two part multi-media presentation. The first part covers his new book U-Boats so Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family’s Fight for Survival During WWII. The…
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Distinguished Speaker Series | The First Peoples of Key West: Archaeology at the Stock Island Site and Beyond
Distinguished Speaker Series | The First Peoples of Key West: Archaeology at the Stock Island Site and Beyond Thursday, March 5, 2020, from 6:00pm – 7:00pm Ryan Hark will be discussing his most recent discoveries in studying remains from the Stock Island archaeological site that was once located on a small island northwest of today’s Stock Island (where the County prison is today). He will be sharing new radiocarbon dates from the oldest human-made deposits at the site, which provide…
Find out more »Distinguished Speaker Series | The History of the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
Distinguished Speaker Series | The History of the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Thursday, April 16, 2020, from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Misha McRae will be presenting the 84 year history of the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden from concept in 1934 to now, with an introduction to the significance of its many functions it provides to the community, City of Key West, conservation and to the world. About the Presenter: Misha D. McRAE – Executive…
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