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JANUARY 2-8, 2020
Sparks Ignite Between
Tennessee Williams & Laurette Taylor
in the World Premiere of “GLASS”
at Waterfront Playhouse!
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FLORIDA KEYS
Duval Street Cosmetic Shop Protested
P rotestors from the
Key West Rip-Off
Rapid Response Team
held signs and waved
Conch Republic flags
in front of Oro Gold, a cosmetic shop,
at 518 Duval Street Tuesday morning.
The local consumer action group
is protesting against Oro Gold and
launching a campaign against the no-
torious business. The group says Oro
Gold rips off tourists, harasses pedes-
trians and gives Key West a bad name.
The business has received countless
consumer complaints, many citations
and two license suspensions for code vi- tourist destination is at stake.These “Picketing is the only thing that is recruiting new volunteers and plans
olations. In October Oro Gold received rip-off shops tear at the very heart of gets their attention and we will contin- to expand both its picketing on Duval
a ten day license suspension by the City our image and this store is the worst.” ue picketing until they shape up and Street and its educational picketing for
Manager for repeated code violations. The group announced they will con- ship out. Key West is better than this.” cruise ship passengers.The group can
Rip-Off Team spokesman Tevis tinue sidewalk picketing in front of the added Wernicoff. be contacted at keywestrrt@gmail.com
Wernicoff said, “Our reputation as a Duval Street business indefinitely. The Rip-Off Rapid Response team or on facebook. n
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Business Law 101
Computer Related Crimes
BY Albert Kelley er than the losses associated with each possibly be the subject of criminal The statute states that putting a virus
incident of other white-collar crime. charges based on other provisions of on a computer or taking action which
W e live in a technological world.
Since the release of the first mass
marketed home computers came out
The opportunities for computer-re-
lated crimes in financial institutions,
government programs, government
law, it is appropriate and desirable that
a supplemental and additional statute
be provided which proscribes various
modifies or makes data unavailable is
a crime against intellectual property.
This includes putting malicious soft-
in 1977, we have increasingly become records, and other business enterpris- forms of computer abuse. ware onto a computer or taking action
dependent on technology. Only four es through the introduction of fraud- We regularly hear stories of hack- to remove accessibility to data. It is
years later the first person was convict- ulent records into a computer system, ers and viruses. Cybercriminals will also illegal to disclose trade secrets that
ed of a computer crime (Ian Murphy the unauthorized use of computer fa- make around $1.5 trillion annually. reside on a computer system. These
was convicted of breaking into ATT’s cilities, the alteration or destruction An individual cybercriminal can make are third degree felonies unless these
computers to change the billing clock). of computerized information or files, anywhere from $30,000 to over half a actions are taken to defraud or obtain
The Florida legislature recognized and the stealing of financial instru- million dollars annually. The cost to a property, the crime increases to a sec-
the risk we were facing and passed laws ments, data, and other assets are great. business from being hacked can exceed ond-degree felony.
specific to cybercrime. They stated: The proliferation of new technology one million dollars, not to mention A violation against a use occurs if
Computer-related crime is a growing has led to the integration of comput- the loss of client confidence. the cybercriminal accesses a computer
problem in government as well as in er systems in most sectors of the mar- Florida designates cybercrime as or network without authorization or
the private sector. Computer-related ketplace through the creation of com- being against intellectual property, in a manner that exceeds their autho-
crime occurs at great cost to the pub- puter networks, greatly extending the against users, and against public utili- rization, if they disrupt the ability to
lic since losses for each incident of reach of computer crime. While vari- ties. The law starts defines intellectual
computer crime tend to be far great- ous forms of computer crime might property as data, including programs. X Continued on page 4
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Published Weekly
Vol. 10 No. 1
PUBLISHER/EDITOR
Guy deBoer
NEWS WRITERS
Pru Sowers
Terry Schmida
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Ralph DePalma, Bill Klipp, Guy deBoer
DESIGN
Nand K. Pandey, konklifedesign@gmail.com
PIXEL WRANGLER
JT Thompson
CONTRIBUTORS
Jeff Johnson &
Paula Forman
Short Answers
Silkie Hike Brings Awareness of
Ian Brockway
Tropic Sprockets
Tammy Fox-Royer
Veteran Suicides
Florida Keys SPCA
Sylvia Bogart
Astrologically Yours
Joanna Brady
Reviewer
SUMMER INTERN
A pproximately 85 military members and veterans hiked around
Key West to bring attention to veteran suicides. They began at
Higgs Beach and made stops at famous local landmarks including the
Emily Bracher Southernmost Buoy, Bayview Park (Vietnam Memorial), Conch Re-
public, Mallory Square, CGC Ingham Museum, Rick’s, Pocket Park,
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CIRCULATION computer or network, introduce a virus to a com- Al Kelley is a Florida business law attorney located
Kavon Desilus ASSISTANT puter system or engages in audio or video surveil- in Key West and previously taught business law, per-
Ben Neff ASSISTANT lance of a person through their computer equip- sonnel law and labor law at St. Leo University. He is
ment. These are generally third-degree felonies also the author of four law books: (“Basics of Business
KONK Life is published weekly by KONK unless the amount of damage exceeds $5,000, the Law” “Basics of Florida’s Small Claims Court”, “Ba-
Communications Network in Key West, Fla. action is done to defraud a person or interferes sics of Florida’s Landlord/Tenant Law” and “Basics
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FLORIDA KEYS
January Exhibition Goes “Behind the Velvet
Curtain” at The Studios of Key West
The Seductive Economy: Sex, Mettle and Labor in the Art of Donna Nadeau
By Darren Jones her confidence later in life. Nadeau’s
early proclivity for art was supported
O ccasionally, a life lived under
the most brutal of circumstanc-
es forms the crucible for an artist to
by her parents, but economic straits
and institutional disregard made it a
prohibitive option. After high school,
make work that realizes art’s fullest while modeling for art classes to earn
potential as a reflection on humanity. money and married with a young son,
Responding to a volatile balance of she met Dewitt Hardy, a prominent
experiences on the periphery of so- Maine watercolorist for whom she
ciety—beyond the majority’s empir- posed in exchange for the drawing
ic knowledge—can result in work of lessons she still longed for. He would
such honesty and connectivity that it remain her mentor and friend until
transcends the specifics of its produc- his death in 2017. But it was in 1980,
tion and alters the trajectory of our while on an extended trip to the Flor-
cultural standards and judgements. ida Keys, and in need of funds to take
Donna Nadeau’s paintings are of that her family back to Maine, that she
uncommon, and imperative caliber. took a job which would become the
The Studios of Key West’s First catalyst for an extraordinary journey
Thursday event on January 2 from into the underworld of strip bars,
6-8pm features the opening of Donna gentleman’s clubs, and the dangerous
Nadeau’s highly anticipated “Dollars sub-culture that roiled around them.
and Dancers: Behind the Velvet Cur- What had been intended as a one
tain” in the XOJ Gallery. From drab weekend earner—dancing topless at
backrooms to glittering, mirrored Bogart’s Speak Easy, in Marathon—
stages, Nadeau’s documents the strip became a decades-long odyssey in
bars and gentleman’s clubs in which which Nadeau found herself subject
she worked for decades—the colorful to the lures and consequences of her
habitués, front-line gendered power new environment. These included
structures, and sometimes harrowing an abundant and easy income in the
psychologies. With an insider’s eye, form of hundred dollar tips, much of
she unpacks those power structures, it funneled through the clubs from
interpersonal dynamics and financial drug running, and lavished on danc-
underpinnings of this little under- ers. She had to grapple with the ex-
stood world in a series of exquisite pectations and appetites of the men
watercolor paintings. The exhibition who paid to be close to her, and who
remains on view through January 30. were frequently unrestrained in their
Nadeau was Born in 1955, in Ken- behavior and requests. Nadeau em-
nebunkport, Maine, and raised there barked on nomadic quests for better
by her Lebanese father and American
mother. From an early age Nadeau majority-white New England—due a sense of difference, and a decline X Continued on page 8
was subjected to discrimination—in to her darker skin, which fomented in self-esteem that would hamper
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FLORIDA KEYS
Doug Mader at Keys Judith Clarke Receives
Audubon on January 8 “Years of Service”
T he Florida Keys Audubon Soci-
ety’s speaker series will continue
on Wednesday, January 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Award for her 15 Years
at the Key West Garden Club, 1100
Atlantic Boulevard. at Monroe County
The speaker will be wildlife photog-
rapher and veterinarian Dr. Doug Mad-
er of the Marathon Veterinary Hospital.
Mader’s talk will be “Wings Over
the Serengeti,” and will contain bird
and wildlife images from a recent trip
the Serengeti National park and the
Ngorogoro crater in Tanzania.
“I am not an ornithologist or a real
‘birder.’ I’m just a guy with a camera
that like photographing birds,” said A Van Der Decken’s Hornbill in Seren-
geti National Park, one of the images
Mader. He has worked in the Keys for from Dr. Doug Mader’s upcoming pre-
over 25 years. sentation at the Florida Keys Audubon
“Mader’s understanding of the nat- Society. Credit: Doug Mader
ural world is just so well-rounded and
passionate. I always look forward to
his talks and photo shows,” said Mark
Admissions is free and open to anyone
who is interested. For more information
email keysaudubon@gmail.com or leave
K EY LARGO, FL – The Mon-
roe County Board of County
Commissioners recently presented
dith Clarke for her fifteen years of
service to the County. Clarke is the
Director of Engineering/Roads &
Hedden, Executive Director of FKAS. a voicemail at 305-771-5807. n a “Years of Service” award to Ju- Bridges. n
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FLORIDA KEYS
Ring in the New Year with a Trip Around the World
W here in the World: Notes from the Tour Zone by
George Fontana is now available at Amazon - https://
www.amazon.com/Where-World-Notes-Tour-Zone/
dp/1951150112.
Now available in paperback with photos and commen-
tary informed by George’s unique perspective. Join him as
he cruises around the world and rides a Japanese Shinkansen
(bullet train), visits Petra’s fabled “red-rose city half as old as
time”, gazes at Barcelona’s iconic La Sagrada Familia Cathe-
dral and views China’s Great Wall gleaming with freshly-fall-
en snow.
“Take a world cruise with George, a traveler par excellence.
Join in for an exotic array of ports of call, ranging from Co-
lumbia to Costa Rica, California to Hawaii, Japan to China,
Egypt to Morocco. And numerous points in between! This is
a photo book, offering glimpses through a traveler’s eyes. A
freelance writer, recovering innkeeper, Key West wash-ashore
and life-long boating, history and travel enthusiast, George is
the perfect companion for a trip around the world.” n
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January Exhibition Goes... than four inches apart— while low- that sustained and enhanced her. The their bodies that are still the battle-
X Continued from page 5 er-end topless bars allowed physical camaraderie between the girls who fields of so much conflict, ought to
contact, lap dances, and had private were her colleagues was almost famil- be acknowledged. Theirs is an unsung
clubs and higher pay that took her rooms. Working in the latter exposed ial. They would share days off together chapter in the dismantling of female
from coast to coast, dancing in Las the women to less respectful interac- on sea cruises—sometimes expensed denigration that is only now coming
Vegas, California, and across Flori- tions which were increasingly difficult to kinder clients—or at beach pic- to fruition through the “Time’s Up”
da. In the top venues, management to bear. Drugs and alcohol lent the nics with their children. There was a and “Me Too” movements.
terms treated her like a commodity. numbing ability to get through each thread of humor that helped lubricate Through all of this, Nadeau never
For example, The Cheetah, in Atlanta shift, to make men believe that Na- the hardships, and occasional instanc- lost sight of her artistic compulsion.
(a large club that employed dozens of deau enjoyed their company, while es of Hollywood glamor. In 1994 Na- During those many years, she photo-
girls a night) required weigh-ins, and they forgot their wives, and she deau, and other dancers from across graphed her co-dancers in quiet mo-
checks that nails, and tan lines were earned their cash. In turn, substance America were flown to New Orleans, ments backstage, and with customers
correctly applied. And perhaps most addiction took a toll on her health, and driven in limousines to the open- in the full glare of showtime. Her in-
grievous, was a betrayal by those she and precedence over her son, his ing of Crescent Cabaret. There, the tention was to document a fascinating
considered friends, that led to her en- schooling, and wellbeing; while im- “house mother” drilled her charges world—its colorful habitués, baroque
snarement in a DEA sting operation. paired decisions over boyfriends, and that, “it’s your money, it’s just in their power structures, and sometimes
The most lucrative places to work partners led to physical abuse, shoot- pockets.” They learned the nuances of harrowing psychologies—from the
in were nude, table dancing establish- ings, self-protective hiding out, and their profession, and became shrewd unheard perspectives of the women
ments that selected only the prettiest eventually an intervention that saved prospectors of the male psyche; they around whom the entire cavalcade still
girls, and upheld strict rules—cus- her life. understood the power of financial revolves. In the early 2000s, towards
tomers had to stay two feet away, and And yet, among these challenges, autonomy, and how to achieve it, so the end of her dancing career, Nadeau
performers’ knees couldn’t be more there were aspects of Nadeau’s world that contrary to perception, it was began exploring these themes in wa-
common for men to be the victims tercolor vignettes, borrowing subtle-
of feminine intellectual superiority. ties of form and palette she’d learned
And while Nadeau competed for the in Maine, and endowing them with
best tables to dance on, or the wealth- the atmospherics of her experiences,
iest punters, the groups were unified the physical and social architectures,
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FLORIDA KEYS
Blake Pouliot to give Impromptu Classical Concerts
performance at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Jan. 12
C elebrated Canadian violinist Blake
Pouliot will visit Key West for an
Impromptu Classical Concert perfor-
ginia Parker Prizes awarded to promis-
ing young artists. Additionally, Pouliot
was NPR’s “Performance Today” Art-
This gifted musician is quickly becom-
ing recognized as one of today’s most
sought after collaborative pianists.
Viennois by Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler.
Following a short intermission,
the duo will return to perform the
mance at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, at ist-in-Residence in Minnesota during He won the Grand Prize at the Paris Violin Sonata, by Leos Janacek; the
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 Du- the 2017-18 season. A prolific recital- International Music Competition in Suite from Romeo and Juliet, by Ser-
val St. The concert is the first of the ist and chamber musician, Pouliot has 2015 and First Prize at the Bradshaw gei Prokofiev; and Zigeunerweisen, by
2020 Impromptu Classical Concerts performed in Chicago, Illinois; Los & Buono International Piano Compe- Pablo de Sarasate.
season, which is now in its 48th year. Angeles, California; Montreal, and tition in New York. In addition to his Tickets for the concert cost $20,
Pouliot has won praise from pub- Toronto, Canada; as well as at Pep- demanding performance scheduling, and are available at www.keystix.com,
lications such as the Toronto Star as perdine University, and at the Ottawa he is currently an adjunct professor at or at the door on the afternoon of the
“one of those special talents that comes Chamber Music series, in the Canadi- the Aaron Copland School of Music, event. Cash, checks, or credit/debit
along once in a lifetime.”He was born an capital city. Queens College. cards accepted. Students will be ad-
in Toronto, Canada, and began violin Pouliot recently completed his uni- The Key West concert program will mitted free. Seating is on a first-come,
lessons when he was 7-years-old at that versity studies at the Colburn Conser- include Mozart’s Violin Sonata in F first-served basis.
city’s Royal Conservancy of Music, vatory in Los Angeles. His first album Major; Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. For more information visit www.
where he studied music theory, violin, recording, which features the works of 1 and 2, by Bela Bartok; and Caprice keywestimpromptu.org. n
and piano throughout elementary and Ravel and Debussy, was nominated for
high school. the 2019 Juno Award, Canada’s equiv-
He is both the Grand Prize and First alent of a Grammy. As top honoree
Prize winner of the Orchestra Sym- for the Musical Bank Competition,
phonique de Montréal Manulife com- he performs on a 1729 Guarnaro del
petitions, the recipient of the Dorothy Gesù violin on loan from the Canada
Delay Award (Juilliard/Aspen), the Council of the Arts.
Grand Prize recipient of the Canadian At the Jan. 12 performance, Pouliot 2020 Season
Federation of Music Festivals, and the will be accompanied by New York
Canadian Michael Measures and Vir- City-based pianist Hsin-I-Huang.
Looe Key corals get help
for the holidays
D IveN2Life science officer and youth
mentor Dr. Karen Neely of Nova
Southeastern University documents ju-
nior scientific diver-in-training Kara, age
13, applying antibiotic to a diseased coral Jan 12 - Blake Pouliot, Violinist
at Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation Area.
Mozart • Bartók • Kreisler • Janáček • Prokofiev • Sarasate
The youth scientific diving program,
based on Big Torch Key, Florida, pro-
vides education and experience to affect
at St. Paul’s Church• 4pm
keywestimpromptu.org
positive environmental change including
sanctuary-permitted activities addressing
the severe outbreak of stony coral tissue
loss disease. Photo: DiveN2Life n
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UPPER KEYS
A Positive Step Monroe
County Invites the
Public to ‘Fun Day for
Dads and Kids’
A Positive Step of Monroe County founder Billy Davis, right, welcomes visitors to
last year’s ‘Fun Day for Dads and Kids’ at Willie Ward Park. This year’s event is set
for Saturday, January 11. (Provided photo)
P arents and their kids are invited
to a ‘Fun Day for Dads and Kids,’
presented by A Positive Step of Mon-
services for dads.
A Positive Step Monroe County is
a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
roe County on Saturday, January 11, serving Monroe County’s highest risk
from 11:00am to 3:00pm at Willie kids and their families since 1999.
Ward Park, 300 Catherine Street in For more information or to register
Key West. for the Initiative, which is funded
Parents and kids can interact and in part by the Ounce of Prevention
enjoy free food, play activities and priz- Fund of Florida, contact APSMC
es together while Dads also have an founder Billy Davis at 305-304-1969
opportunity to learn more about the or at apsmccrp@aol.com. For more
Southernmost Fatherhood Initiative information about A Positive Step of
program, which provides cost-free par- Monroe County and its programs vis-
enting skill coaching and other support it apsmc.org. n
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Keys History & Discovery Center Presents
Reef Restoration
Learn About Extensive Efforts
I slamorada – Keys History & Dis-
covery Center Presents…Saving our
Reefs: Ambitious Efforts to Flip the
aquaria nationwide for safekeeping.
Along with caring for these corals,
aquarists are developing techniques to
Script, a lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 8 spawn corals in captivity and propa-
with Sarah Fangman, Superintendent, gate more diverse and resilient corals.
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctu- Come learn of new, major and inno-
ary. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., lecture vative efforts currently underway as
begins at 6 p.m. The lecture is at the we strive to change the trajectory of
Keys History & Discovery Center and reef decline.
Islander Resort Conference Center, Appetizers and a cash bar will be
MM 82. available. Reservations are strongly rec-
The Florida Reef Tract is on decline ommended and can be made at 305-
because of temperature stress, disease, on the forefront of developing strate- Unprecedented rescue efforts un- 922-2237 or info@keysdiscovery.com.
water quality and changes in other gies to help restore reef systems – tech- derway on the Florida Reef Tract For more information, call 305-
species that have altered the reef ’s eco- niques that are now being used around have resulted in corals from the Flor- 922-2237 or go to www.keysdiscovery.
system. As a result, Florida has been the world. ida Keys being removed and sent to com. n
Kim Judge Recognized
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P IE DR A K KE EY YS S
“So, You’re Thinking About Running?” Key West
Writers Guild
Hometown’s Winning Elections Meeting
Campaign Workshop Jan 11, 2020
H ometown! -- Key West’s and Mon-
roe County’s signature resource T
for candidate and election information
at the Key West Marriott Beachside
Hotel, 3841 North Roosevelt Blvd.,
Key West, FL.
Speakers will include elected of-
ficials from Key West and Monroe
County as well as other experienced
he Key West Writers Guild will
meet Saturday, January 11, 2020,
from 9:00 A.M. to noon in the Con-
is hosting a workshop for those run- The program begins at 8:45 am political and campaign veterans. ference Room at the Condominiums
ning, considering a run or who are in- and will offer a full schedule of cam- Details concerning the Workshop, at 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West
terested in campaign leadership in the paign topics, including budget and including registration and attendance Florida. Enter through the gate just
2020 election. fundraising tips, messaging, speeches fees ($25 in advance), are available at to the left of the flagpoles. Please park
The half-day workshop will take & debates, marketing and election www.hometownkeywest.com or email across the street on South Roosevelt
place on Saturday, January 11, 2020, paperwork. hometownkeywest@gmail.com. n (Free Parking). n
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Fringe Theater Key West presents pulitzer prize
winning classic
Talley’s folly by lanford wilson; show dates: Jan 8 – 18 2020
Back Room at the Key West Theater, Tomlinson. “And by that I mean it’s a Theater’s Education program and is a
Jan 8-18 2020. This poignant story of story about choosing to love despite the popular local actor. Audiences will re-
second chances, won the Pulitzer Prize setbacks of life.” Which in the case of the member him most recently from Fringe’s
and Drama Circle Award in 1980. play’s protagonists includes the loss of Conch Republic the Musical, Theater
It was also nominated for the Tony dreams, the devastation of World War II, XP’s The Classics of Comedy, and the
award for Best Play. and the existence of cultural intolerance. Waterfront’s Young Frankenstein. The
F ringe Theater presents Talley’s
Folly, by Lanford Wilson, in the
“The play is a love-story of sorts,”
says Fringe’s Artistic Director, Rebecca
Matt is an accountant and Jewish
immigrant and Sally is a nurse from a
conservative Southern family. After a
production stars Lauren Thompson as
Sally and Ross Pipkin as Matt.
Talley’s Folly is written by Lanford
lifetime of believing they’ll never tru- Wilson, one of the most renowned US
ly belong in the world around them, playwrights of the late 20th century.
Matt has worked up the courage to Wilson had a penchant for explor-
convince her that they can find a sense ing themes of love and loss through
of belonging together. characters who were on the fring-
The play is the directorial debut of
Mathias Maloff, who works with Fringe X Continued on page 15
The company of Talley’s Folly, presented by Fringe Theater. (L to R) Ross Pipkin
and Lauren Thompson (F) Mathias Maloff. Credit: Fringe Theater
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www.konklife.com • JANUARY 2-8, 2020TROPIC SPROCKETS
IAN B R O C K WAY
charms of Laurie (Timothee Chala- eting and perfect film taking place in onship ring as collateral, which How-
met) a professional at time wasting, New York’s Diamond District. The sto- ard promptly pawns to make a bet for
though a loyal family friend. ry embodies the ‘dog eat dog’ philoso- Garnett to win.
The narrative blocks of shifting phy to a T, but it is also a meditation Things get anxious very quickly.
timelines are a bit confusing, yet they
on desire and envy that packs a punch Sandler is wonderful in this role
add a dynamic mystery to the story,
long after the end credits. which is easily his best to date, and
making Jo March (Alcott) a freedom
fighting catalyst of her own design. Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) he will be remembered for it. Like
Little Women Meryl Streep appears as the stern runs a jewelry store. He is always Dustin Hoffman’s Ratso Rizzo, How-
Aunt March along with Bob Odenkirk looking for an edge. Things are not ard Ratner has an eerie yet pathetic
(Breaking Bad) as the absent but sor- easy for Howard as he is a man of ad- charisma. Ratner is a poor schlub full
rowful Civil War soldier-father, and dictions. His day to day existence is of bad decisions and lies, yet some-
playwright Tracy Letts does well as Al- one of chaos and confusion. All day, how he is not mean spirited and we
cott’s anxious publisher. can only feel pity.
the man is hounded.
Gerwig’s Jo March / Alcott emerges
Ratner seizes upon the opportunity During each event Ratner’s gift of
as a newly formed Mary Shelley, de-
to obtain an uncut opal, presumably gab only just saves him in the nick of
fying middle class convention, abhor-
F rom director Greta Gerwig (Lady-
bird) comes a sprightly told and
warm hearted interpretation of the
ring marriage as a dead end to prog-
ress. With Gerwig’s gimlet eye under
valued at a million dollars. The rock
bubbles over with brilliant prisms and
time. His shop is constructed like a
broken hall of mirrors in a funhouse
honeyed lenses, the writer is a rabid color. Howard can’t believe his luck. and soon enough the options of life are
oft-filmed classic “Little Women” by writing machine alive with Franken- Things are going to change. taken away from him little by little.
Louisa May Alcott. stein urges. She covers her floor with His partner Demany (Lakeith The film has a quirky “Twilight
The film is engaging, colorful and words and candle flames—fire and cre- Stanfield) brings the NBA star Kev- Zone” edge. The vivid and numinous
rich in thought. It also comments ation. The intellectual brain driven by
upon and mirrors episodes of Alcott’s in Garnett as a client who happens rock seemingly promises everything
a female pulse is paramount.
life. Jo March (Saorise Ronan) is a to see the sparkling rock and gushes but it is reality nothing but trouble.
The magic of Gerwig’s “Little Wom-
teacher and writer who peddles stories over it, hypnotized by the stone which Or is it?
en” is that it is made of flashes of col-
from a “friend” in actuality, herself. or along with a teasing subversiveness. calls to mind his own cosmic impor- The cinematography by Darius
The editor of the quarterly thinks her Underneath Gerwig’s pastoral Autumn tance—-birth, death, heaven and hell. Khondji depicts this treasure exqui-
stories quite boring; “write something Garnett has to have it. sitely in dazzling color. The mysterious
colors, there exists a Difference Engine,
spicy,” he urges.
strange and powerful, (both a woman Howard is adamant; the rock is not rock is the cosmos itself, containing
March does that and then some.
and an actual film) able to offer the al- for sale. It is far too rare. both everything and nothing, one and
Central to the story is the concept
chemy of Imagination to all. n Garnett begs him. He has a big the same.
that Jo is a trailblazer and outlier, resist-
ing convention at all cost. Jo March is
an intellectual siren, a spinner of words,
Uncut Gems game and the rock would give him the
confidence and power to win.
“Uncut Gems” is rife with claus-
trophobia and panic. To its credit, the
a being out to transform the world. Howard reluctantly agrees to let film never quits, it is as visceral and
Jo writes more and still more, al- Garnett have the rock for one night impactful as it is suspenseful.
ways moving, perpetually creating. during the game, wishing to curry As we helplessly watch the endless
Though Jo is at the center of this
favor with the star given that he is march of meaty gold-ringed hands
storm, there is also Amy (Florence
so famous. pound on Howard’s office wall and
Pugh), Meg (Emma Watson) and Beth
Garnett is made so euphoric by face, there is only one conclusion to
(Eliza Scanlon). The family is held
together by Marmie (Laura Dern). the power of the object that he feels reach: Hell is truly other people and
Most of the Marches, excluding Beth, “
U ncut Gems” by the director team God-like. Howard easily persuades no one gets off easy. n
do a good job of resisting the cadlike of Josh and Benny Safdie is a riv- Garnett to give him an NBA champi- Write Ian at ianfree11@yahoo.com
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‘CLASSICS OF COMEDY 2’ Brings the Greats of
Comedy Back to Life
T he last time comics
Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello performed their
actually performed live. It’s unbeliev-
ably funny. The idea just grew from
there. There’s so much great come-
“We couldn’t get through a rehears-
al without laughing ourselves to tears,”
Bowersox said. “Those old bits were
signature comedy sketch, dy out there that hasn’t been seen for written perfectly, and were so naturally
“Who’s On First”, live years or never been seen live.” funny they never needed a laugh track
was in the early 1950’s. Costello Bowersox has brought back the like today’s sitcoms. There’s a reason
passed away in 1959, and the only ren- troupe of some of Key West’s best co- they’re called ‘classics’.”
ditions of the classic bit that remain medic actors, including Maloff, Pony The new edition of “Classics of Com-
are on film or kinescope – the scratchy, Charvet, Tony Konrath, Don Bearden, edy” will feature the top four sketches
often-fuzzy early version of videotape Melody Moore, JT Thompson, and from the first show, and ten new ones.
– from the 1940’s. Donna Stabile (who, as Charlie Chap- Joining Abbott and Costello will be
And though Groucho Marx lived lin, acts as the connective tissue be- Bob and Ray, Nichols and May, the
well into the 1970’s, his brothers Chico tween all the sketches). They then Marx Brothers, Monty Python, Bob
and Harpo died in the early 1960’s, so combed through hours of old film and Newhart, Dick Van Dyke and Mary
none of their classic comedy sketches TV tapes to find the sketches that make
have been seen live in almost 60 years. up the new show, and meticulously X Continued on page 20
The same unfortunate loss of classic recreated them for the stage.
“Mathias Maloff and Don Bearden
live sketch comedy holds true for Mike bring the hilarious comedy of Abbott
Nichols and Elaine May (Nichols died and Costello back to life as part of THE
in 1961), Bob Hope and Bing Crosby CLASSICS OF COMEDY 2, set for Jan-
uary 9-11 at The Studios of Key West.”
(their heydays were in the 1940’s), and Photo by Larry Blackburn.
George Burns and Gracie Allen (Allen
passed in 1964). British comedy stars The hilarious evening is a wild and
Monty Python left the air in 1983, crazy assemblage of faithful recreations
Cheech and Chong in the 1970’s, and of some of the classic comedy sketches
Bob Newhart in the 1980’s. by the top comics and comedy teams
But thanks to Key West’s TheatreXP, of the Golden Ages of comedy, some
in association with The Studios of Key going back to the early days of film
West, all of these classic comedians – and television. One of the smash hits
and some of their most famous come- of last summer’s Key West Summer
dy sketches – will be brought back to Stage, “The Classics of Comedy” was
life when “The Classics of Comedy 2” a new event created by TheatreXP’s
takes the stage at the Studios’ Helmer- founder Bob Bowersox. It only ran for
ich Theatre. Ten of the fourteen two nights, but the Helmerich Theater
sketches in this edition of the show are was packed to the rafters each night
new to the repertoire of the troupe. with audiences that literally could not
The special event runs January 9-11, stop laughing.
2020. Tickets are on sale now for the “[Actor] Mathias Maloff and I were
three-night event, which sold out com- sitting around one night trying to re-
pletely in its first incarnation. Those member Abbott and Costello’s classic
interested in securing the coveted tick- ‘Who’s On First’ bit,” said Bowersox,
ets before they sell out again should who produces and directs the event.
visit https://tskw.org/classics-of-come- “And it occurred to us that there are
dy-2/ or call the Studios’ box office at probably an awful lot of people who
305-296-0458. have never seen that fabulous sketch
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FLORIDA KEYS SPCA
Rescue Tail
Reflections at
Year’s End
BY CATHY BAIER
Y ear’s end can prompt reflection
on what came before and what
lies ahead in the new year. This got us
thinking about the work we do at the
FKSPCA. Shelter work can be emo-
tional, exhausting, frustrating, painful,
and never-ending. It’s also engaging, was perfect chemistry from the start be- 2013 and Albert two years later. After “I didn’t know she was a snuggler
inspiring, fulfilling, and life-affirming; tween Bubba and this kind man. The losing her home in Irma, she relocated but I love it. She has found her forever
work that becomes for many a passion only problem was Rock lived in Col- north with both her beloved pigs and home and we love her. She completes
and a mission for one’s life. orado! Heads were put together and has been the consummate guardian our family.”
So what’s the hook? Obviously, it’s the plans were put in place. Bubba flew (in and advocate. Dr. Mike Dunn and his “Didn’t think that would be so easy.
animals that first draws people to shel- a plane!) across the country and for the wife Katherine adopted Harriett after But he’s right at home. We are all in
ter work. Because we are an open-ad- past 4.5 years, has had his own seat at she was brought to us when she didn’t love with him.I’m not sure how I went
mission shelter, we meet all kinds of an- the dining room table and enjoys eating work out as an emotional support pig. this long without him in my life... I
imals, not just cats and dogs. Through well-balanced parrot dinners with the The Dunns already had one house pig love this little man.”
the years, we’ve seen giant snakes, 100 whole family! Rock is an inspiration named Tink and thought they could “She has changed our lives for the
lb. tortoises, and weird reptiles we had and a one-in-million bird adopter! make room for another. Harriett and better. We are in love with her. She is
to research to know what they were. Mango and Flip Flop, two big white Tink are now ambassador pigs, help- the baby of the house and we live to
Monkeys, prairie dogs, ferrets, parrots sister bunnies were part of a cruelty/ne- ing people learn how smart and affec- make her happy. We love her so much!”
and parakeets, pigs, goats, a mini-horse, glect case. We had them as babies and tionate they can be when they live with “I think we hit the jackpot!”
and too many to count rabbits, guinea they grew up with us. No one had shown people who understand and love them. “I can’t imagine my life without
pigs, hamsters, and other tiny rodents. any interest in them until Ruby and her Animals other than cats and dogs have him. This was definitely a perfect
Every animal comes with their own sto- family met them. They had never had a allowed us to meet amazing people who match! Anyone on the fence about
ry; some are funny, some are frustrat- rabbit before but were open to the idea, have special places in their hearts for these adopting a senior dog, go for it! They
ing, and some heartbreakingly sad. But took the “bunny plunge” and adopted more unique animals. They have helped are the best!”
it’s what follows that keeps us coming both of them. That was almost three years us build a network of caring individuals “I am so grateful. I was never going
to work every day; all the happy end- ago. Since then they have adopted a third and organizations, expanding our shel- to get another dog, and suddenly I fell
ings that help renew our faith and keep rabbit, a guinea pig, a hamster and have ter’s ability to help these special animals in love with this beautiful boy. Thank
us strong enough to keep going. become some of our very best community who come through our doors. But cats you all for keeping his beautiful spirit
Looking back over the years, many advocates for rabbits and small animals! and dogs still make up the biggest per- intact; I am one very lucky man.”
stories remain in our memories, far too Pot-bellied pigs are popular when centage of our shelter population but We remain grateful to our adopters
many to tell. But we want to share a babies, not so much when they mature! sharing the stories of all the wonderful and also to all the caring people who
few about special animals and special Most pig rescues are full beyond capac- people we meet every day through our have helped animals along their paths
people who we have had the privilege ity and finding homes for unwanted rescue and adoption work is beyond the to safety and into loving homes. As we
of meeting and who remind us that the pigs is never easy. Our pigs have been scope here. But when we think of them, look forward to the New Year, we are
world is full of good people! the lucky ones, with the help of some we remember the words they share when renewed in our commitment to keep
Bubba was a 38 yr. old Macaw sur- stretched-to-capacity rescues like Roo- telling us about the animals they adopted: doing the work that brings good peo-
rendered when his owner could not terville and local porcine advocates. “We are so happy we were able to ple and good animals together for a
keep him. He lived with us for over a Rebecca just has a soft spot in her heart adopt her and add her to our family, lifetime of love and connection. Hap-
year until he met his match in Rock. It for pigs. She adopted Mac from us in she fits in perfect.” py New Year to all! n
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Tennessee Williams Museum to offer monthly first-
Sunday curator tours with free entry for locals
T he Tennessee Williams Muse-
um, located at 513 Truman Av-
enue, will offer a series of tours led
Williams Museum along with the
three other properties under its stew-
ardship—the Custom House Muse-
Cost is $20 per submission and is
limited to one poem and/or one
short story per person. The first-
by Museum Curator Dennis Beaver um, Key West Lighthouse & Keep- place winner will be awarded $200
starting Sunday, January 5 from er’s Quarters, and Fort East Martello and the second-place winner $100
2:00pm - 3:00pm. The January tour Museum. for each contest. Submissions will be
will focus on the premiere of “The Additionally, Key West Art & His- accepted through March 8, 2020. For
Rose Tattoo,” Williams’s classic film torical Society invites poets and writ- full contest information, guidelines,
based on his Tony Award-winning ers to submit original works for the and a submission link visit KWAHS.
Broadway play of the same name 2020 Poetry and Short Story writing ORG and click on ‘tickets.’
and which had its Key West debut Tennessee Williams Museum Curator contests – components of the annual The Tennessee Williams Muse-
Dennis Beaver (left)
at the San Carlos Institute on Janu- Tennessee Williams Birthday Cel- um on 513 Truman Avenue is open
ary 19, 1956. 3:00pm. Locals can attend for free as ebration held each March in honor daily for self-guided tours 9:30am-
Subsequent Tennessee Williams Key West Art & Historical Society of the great American writer. All po- 4:30pm. For more information, con-
Museum curator tours will take provides Monroe County residents ems and stories must reference “The tact Key West Art & Historical Soci-
place Sunday, February 2 and Sun- with free admission on the first Sun- Women of Tennessee Williams,” ety at 305-295-6616 or visit WWW.
day, March 1, both from 2:00pm – day of each month to the Tennessee which can be loosely interpreted. KWAHS.ORG. n
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