The 38th annual celebration of the legendary author's work and lifestyle features literary readings, a theatrical premiere, short story competition, fishing tournament, 5K Run, The Running of the Bulls, Paddleboard Race, and Sloppy Joe's Look-Alike Contest and birthday "party" commemorating Ernest's July 21st birthday.
For nearly four decades, Key West has annually tipped its hat to the Nobel Prize-winning American author Ernest Hemingway with a weeklong festival celebrating both his literary legacy and larger-than-life persona. Key West Art & Historical Society contributes to this year’s festival, which runs July 17-22, with five special offerings:
Tuesday, July 17, 9:30am-4:30pm, Custom House Museum, 281 Front Street: Free museum day for Hemingway Days participants. View artifacts and ephemera from Hemingway’s life, along with a life-sized bronze sculpture of the iconic author, and a display of 59 original pen-and-ink drawings inspired by Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” created by world-renowned marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey while in his teens.
Tuesday, July 17, 6:00-8:00pm, Old City Hall, 510 Greene Street: Second Annual Hemingway Symposium featuring noted scholars, actors, and writers inspired by Hemingway's work. Moderated by Kirk Curnutt Ph.D., professor and chair of English at Troy University.
Wednesday, July 18, 7:30-9:00pm, Key West Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters, 938 Whitehead Street: “Voices, Places, Inspirations,” a popular, free-admission evening of readings, presentations, and storytelling by contemporary writers from Key West and around the country. Includes a “meet-the-authors” reception.
**Look Alike Contest: July 19-22 2018 https://sloppyjoes.com/look-alike-contest/lal-schedule/ 305-296-2388**
Thursday, July 19, 7:30pm-9:00pm, Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton Street: Showing of “The Hemingway Monologues: Life and Death in Key West,” which was filmed on location at the Hemingway Home and other Key West landmarks, and narrated by Hemingway scholar and theatrical interpreter Brian Gordon Sinclair. Following the film, Sinclair will introduce his 7-volume series of plays, “The Hemingway Monologues: An Epic Drama of Love Genius and Eternity.” Co-hosted by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, the evening includes a presentation of Canada’s Hemingway on Stage Award.
Saturday, July 21, 5K Run & Paddleboard Races: For more informaiton call 305-240-0727 or email barb@keywestspecialevents.com
Saturday, July 21, Caribbean Street Fair – July 21, 2018 - For vendor information contact Mary Casanova - 305-797-0579
Sunday, July 22, 12:00-2:00pm, launching from the Custom House Museum: Hemingway’s Key West by Trolley. Join island historian Sharon Wells as she leads a trolley tour to key island sites connected to Hemingway’s decade in Key West.
For more information and to register for The Society’s Hemingway Days events visit kwahs.org and click “tickets.” Advanced registration is suggested. Your Museums. Your Community. It takes an Island.