Schooner Wharf Bar - Key West, Florida. "A Last Little Piece of Old Key West"

OPEN AIR ART AFFAIR - 2006
Call to Artists

Join us for the Sixth Annual Schooner Wharf Bar Open Air Art & Music Affair, also co-sponsored by Outsider Artists, L'Attitudes and Van Gough Vodka.

The date for this fun filled show is Saturday, March 4, 2006. Artists will be demonstrating and exhibiting their art from 10:00 a.m. till sunset. The music featuring local and national acts will happen from noon till midnight.

Show your arts and crafts at the historic Key West Bight from the foot of William Street to the corner of Greene and Elizabeth on the historic Harborwalk.

To apply you may call Deborah Jalbert @ 239-352-1251, or better yet, e-mail her at [email protected] for more information. Artists may also go to http://home.earthlink.net/~artaffair/ or www.SchoonerWharf.com to read show rules or print out an application.

Performance artists are also invited to participate in this event. Show off your act at the Schooner Wharf Bar Open Air Art & Music Affair.

SCHOONER WHARF BAR OPEN AIR ART & MUSIC AFFAIR
6TH Annual - March 4, 2006 10:00 a.m. - Midnight
"Culture, Color, and Cocktails in Perfect Harmony

This Saturday, March 4th, Immerse yourself in the spirit of Old Key West at the heart of the Historic Seaport, where you stroll amongst the tall masts of the classic Schooners gracing the docks.

The Schooner Wharf Bar hosts the Sixth Annual Open Air Art and Music Affair from 10:00 am until 6:00 p.m. with the musical part of the event rocking you until Midnight. This event has been reviewed as "Culture, color and cocktails in perfect harmony", so join the artists and performers from William Street to Elizabeth and enjoy the "diversity of the artists and attendees that creates that �A Last Piece of Old Key West� feeling."

Christain Jalbert, Evalena Worthington, Deborah Jalbert - Event Organizers

Rebecca Burg and her nautical artwork

Stroll the lane while you immerse yourself in unique Arts and Crafts. This one of a kind show features award winning local artists as well as artists and crafters whose work isn�t shown any where else. A plethora of hand crafted jewelry is always a crowd pleaser. Blings to beads, and everything in between including hand carved wampum, feather jewels, renaissance ornamentation, hand made glass beads, crystals and sea glass creations tempts self indulgence.

Functional and funky are the key words this year. Gale Upmal hand paints glass ware and beautiful tables, Glass Dancer�s Peggy Taylor is back with her mosaic furniture and beadwork decorations. Fine artist Susan Thomas features her realistic scenes of shrimp boats and Keys natural beauty. Laura Black is back with her interpretation of Key West in acrylics, the late George Jacobs remaining plien air water colors will be also be available. �Gourmet� soaps by Daisy Cakes, Gourd Art by Susann D�Antonio, Ann Schroeder�s feather mandalas, the famous fish rubbings of Kim and Ian Workman, and the fabulous �Fat Bottom Women� ceramic sculptures of Mary Crawley are just some of the creative works to purchase at this years event.

The artistic demonstration is an important part of The Open Air Art Affair; the line-up features internationally renowned Jay Gogin, the original �Hairy Potter� who will be demonstrating his remarkable potter skills along with his students from the Florida Keys Community College. Massive quantities of clay will be turned into a fabulous fountain (eventually to be displayed at Schooner Wharf) and vessels for their annual Mud Pie Dinner.

Kim and Ian Workman will show how a fish becomes art, (check for time) Joyce Straiton creates glass beads on site and Ryan Stimmers twist wire into your name or a lively creature. Paul Shetrompf carves designs into blocks of acrylic practicing the art of Intaglio in his booth. Kick start your creativity while interacting with talented and friendly artists.

The Schooner Wharf Bar awards a cash prize of $200 for the best depiction of the bar to a visual artist, last year�s winner was Ray Rolston. A $100 People�s Choice award will also be granted, votes may be cast at the command post.

Student, Robin Gogin, Evalena Worthington, Jay Gogin and fountain
sculpture

The Schooner Wharf Bar awards a cash prize of $200 for the best depiction of the bar to a visual artist. A $100 People's Choice award will also be granted, votes may be cast at the command post.

Jay Gogin sculpting fountain

The musical venue starts off at 10:00 a.m. with local entertainer & humorist Michael McCloud and Friends. Michael insults everyone from�bikers, boozers and lovable losers� to dignitaries and they all come back for more. Enjoy his generic industrious folk, blues and jazz, combined with friends, Bubba �low notes� and �Captain� Carl Peachy, you may too come down for a �weekend twenty five years ago�.

Taking the stage at 3:30 p.m. are the Trouble Twins. Together, like nobody else can, they provide a magic combination of Soul Rock and �the real deal� Blues along with their own originals, delivered with style and polished by years of experience.

Kate Peachy of Kate's Gallery and her original paintings

From 7:00 pm until midnight join the frenzy Marylou and the Untouchables � 9 Piece Band!!! invoke through their electrifying stage performance. With their hot blend of original music, blues, funk, and classics they have captured the attention of thousands of fans around the world. Marylou was voted top female vocalist front person by Music Monthly, when your hear her hard driving vocals and the tight rhythm section and three piece horn ensemble of The Untouchables you�ll know why.

Winner of the 2004 Best Depiction of Schooner Wharf Bar - Rick Burnett

Virginia based headliner Steve Basset and the Mystic Soul Bubbas will rock the house from 8:30 p.m till midnight. "Steve Bassett's musical style is a synthesis of American root music, blues, R&B, gospel, and rock and roll," said the legendary John Hammond, Sr.

Spend the day in the heart of old Key West, visit with colorful Key West Artists, let the sun warm your skin, and the harbor breezes lift your spirits. Celebrate the playful off beat spirit of Key West with good food, moving music and art that reminds you of old Key West. The Schooner Wharf Open Air Art and Music Affair runs from 10:00 am to Midnight, March 4th, from Williams street to Lazy Way.

Make your way to The Schooner Wharf Bar and you can�t miss. For more information contact Evalena at 292-3773, Artists can contact Deborah at 239-352-1251 or better yet [email protected].

Artist imitating Art at the 2004 Show

Pirate Artist is Dennis Blankenheirm, he and his partner Fran Doll have shown their work every year at Art Affair. They create exquisite metal jewelry and renaissance style combs. Look for their work at this years show.	The boxers are 2005 people's choice winner fabric artist Joanne Jarzombek from Big Pine Key

Margo Ellis	Ginger Green

Mary Lou and the Untouchables

For more information, do not hesitate to call Evalena or Sheree at 292-9520

SCHOONER WHARF BAR
202 William Street - Key West, Florida 33040 - Ph: (305) 292-9520