‘NAMASTAY’

BRING YOUR DOG TO YOGA & RAISE MONEY FOR THE SPCA

Musical Procession Honors Lost Loved Ones

The 8th annual Crooks Second Line parade will march up Duval Street once again on Sunday, Feb. 5.

Benefitting the Bahama Village Music Program, the event celebrates the lives of those we have loved and lost. It started in Key West in 2015 after the island lost world-class drummer Richard Crooks.

The traditional New Orleans second line send-off was attended by hundreds, then became an annual event in 2016, in memory of Crooks’ mother-in-law, Nancy Robinson.

The parade participants will dance and march from the Hog’s Breath Saloon up Duval Street to the Green Parrot Bar, with musical performances along the route.

Participants are urged to dress in festive attire for the event, and to gather at noon at the Hog’s Breath for music, a 50/50 raffle and a bloody Mary, sponsored by Bombora Vodka, Key West Bean Co. and the Hog’s Breath. Parade para- phernalia also will be for sale.

At 2 p.m., the march begins with the accompaniment of the Key West Funeral Band, BVMP Jr. Junkanoos and other musicians. Attendees may bring musical instruments and take part.

The parade will culminate around 3 p.m. at the Green Parrot with a brief memorial program and a jam led by Key West’s Bill Blue Band. The party will continue until 6 p.m.

Those who make a $100 donation will receive a photo placard to carry in the parade as well as a permanent spot on the Crooks Annual Second Line website.

Previous participants are urged to bring their photo placard and may make a donation in any amount.

More information is at crookssecondlinekw.com, on Facebook at the Crooks Annual Second Line, via email to crookssecondlinekw@gmail. com or at 305-504-7664.

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FYT fitness and yoga studio has partnered with 24 North and the Gates Hotel for “Nama-Sit & Stay” dog-friendly yoga classes on the Sunset Green event lawn each month.

The program is free to participate, but a suggested $10 donation benefits the Florida Keys SPCA.

The dog-friendly yoga class will take place at 9:30 a.m. on the second Sunday of each month, starting Feb. 12 with a Valentine’s Day theme.

Dogs are encouraged and welcome, but certainly not necessary to take the yoga class.

After the class, FYT will offer “pupachinos and a Valentine’s photo booth for the dogs.”

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