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Welcome to the 2022 I Love Stock Island Festival. Thanks for crossing the bridge and coming over to “our” side. Whether you’re here to stay, or just for the day, we’re glad you’re here, and we can’t wait to show you everything we love about Stock Island.

It’s a rich and rugged slice of paradise that we’re proud to celebrate. Key West’s northeasterly neighbor hasn’t grown as quickly and unrecognizably as the nearby Southernmost City, and that’s just fine with us.

This is a place all its own, with a hard-working history, authentic flavors and an optimistic future. This festival celebrates it all.

Created in 2016 as an extension of the I Love Stock Island initiative, the festival showcases the food, fishing industry and flourishing art scene found here. It was created by business owners and residents as a grassroots effort to make Stock Island a better place to live, work and visit while protecting its most precious assets.

Our working waterfront is the backbone of Florida’s seafood industry, and in turn, its restaurants. The fresh shrimp and spiny lobster found on most menus in the Florida Keys start here on Stock Island, where large parcels of valuable land are still dedicated to lobster and stone crab traps despite developers’ insatiable eyes.

Our art studios are as eclectic as the painters, sculptors, jewelry makers, woodworkers and muralists who flourish in some of the last affordable workspaces around.

And Stock Island’s restaurant renaissance is luring more and more people over that bridge every day and evening for unexpectedly upscale cuisine, flavorful food trucks and casual Cuban sandwich shops.

Even as Stock Island matures, with the addition of new art studios, restaurants, marinas, hotels and housing, the bountiful shrimping fleet, repair shops and boat yards remain essential to one of the hardest-working waterfronts in the world.

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We love Stock Island. You will, too.

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BY MANDY MILES

Remember when we couldn’t buy booze in Key West before noon on Sunday? We went to Stock Island.

For Sunday boat trips, champagne brunches, and ill-advised Saturday nights that got away from us. We went to Stock Island.

When we needed damage estimates for fender benders and diesel engine repairs, we went to Stock Island. We still do.

Remember when the Coral Isle Bar offered “free beer…tomorrow” for decades? And when Ocean’s Edge Resort was Oceanside Marina? Remember the Sailfish Restaurant, and the Hickory House? Lunch at the Rusty Anchor? Buying burlap sacks of shrimp right off the dock for a significant discount? Plenty of folks also recall the dog track and drive-in theater.

We’ve watched Stock Island change, as all things do. But it hasn’t yet succumbed to the temptations that trouble its neighbor.

Stock Island does things differently.

Always has. It has a gritty determination. A sense of itself, pride in its place. It acknowledges the value of its authenticity. The island doesn’t strive to be Key West, but rather celebrates the distinctions.

It embraces its industrious identity and unrefined elements, its lobster buoys, rubber boots and trap yards, where the smell of fish smells like money. Stock Island has chosen shrimp boats over spring breakers.

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affordable studio spaces for working artists. It’s also being constantly enhanced by a culinary creativity that elevates the local catch and celebrates local resources, while giving intrepid foodies the thrill of “being in the know” about hard-to-find places.

Stock Island’s culinary evolution and its identity as a destination, a reason to come across the bridge from Key West, started years ago with Bobby Mongelli’s launch of Hogfish Bar & Grill and Roostica Wood-Fire Pizzeria.

Mongelli also created the I Love Stock Island Initiative, which spawned this festival to make the island a better place to live and work.

Stock Island has struck a balance between working waterfront and megayacht marinas. But the community stands at a crucial crossroads. Today’s decisions will define its character and determine its future. It must hold on and hold out. Residents and representatives must carefully consider thoughtful improvements with responsibility and restraint. They must protect the people who call it home. Preserve the parts that set it apart, so Stock Island can still be its steadfast self.

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By MANDY MILES

The secret’s out, and when you find it the first time, you’ll be back.

The Docks Restaurant & Raw Bar is Stock Island’s newest out-of-the-way, in-the-know spot for lunch and dinner seven days a week.

The Docks, which opened March 14, is at 6840 Front St., literally on the docks overlooking the island’s shrimp boat fleet and stunning sunset views. It’s the brainchild of business partners Ryan Shapiro, Ian Bires, Mikey Peterson and Matt Cohen, who is also the executive chef. Shapiro and Bires had worked together in 2010 at a former Key West restaurant.

Then Bires moved to Lake Tahoe, California for a few years. But in 2018, he said, Shapiro asked if he was interested in starting a seafood restaurant.

“We wanted to bring back locally sourced fish and ingredients while being mindful of the next generation and offering a healthier, non-processed way of eating,” said Bires, who’s originally from Philadelphia.

The cool-looking interior of the restaurant is modern and industrial — an ode to the working waterfront that surrounds and sustains the restaurant.

Cohen has assembled an artistic menu that tastes as good as it looks. Honestly.

The Docks’ “sharing plates” include the wildly popular Figs in a Blanket. What can possibly go wrong with brie, honey, sage and puff pastry?

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The Tuna Carpaccio Pizza can’t be skipped. The Lobster Rangoon is crisp, fresh and packed with lobster meat. The Drunken Scallops float in their own pretty seashell among serrano, lime, cilantro and tequila while the Risotto Balls combine mozzarella, basil and meat sauce. (Chef Cohen grows his own basil and herbs right outside the restaurant.)

In addition to the sharing plates, The Docks serves lunch and dinner daily. Happy hour features $5 drafts and $7 apps Monday through Thursday.

Who else makes a cheeseburger with pancetta and white cheddar? Or a “Philly” with fresh, blackened snapper, provolone, onions and peppers on a true Amoroso roll. (If you know Philly cheesesteaks, you know the roll is crucial.)

For dinner, start with their Keys Fresh Seafood Chowder, a creamy combination of local fresh seafood; the Encrusted Beet Salad with goat cheese or the Artichoke Hearts salad with red pepper and romaine. The Local Sauteed Snapper with a Key lime beurre blanc is hugely popular, along with the Seafood Scampi and Seafood Cauliflower Bake, made with the day’s fresh catch, plus lobster and shrimp.

The Docks is open seven days a week, serving lunch from noon to 4 p.m., happy hour from 3 to 5 p.m.

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10. The Docks Restaurant

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12. Sloppy Joe’s Dockside @ The Perry 13. Absinthe House Key West 14. Matt’s Stock Island Kitchen

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18. Paradise Seafood Coffee Shop 19. Havana Island Café

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20. Deluna’s Café 21. Yellow Fin Bar & Grill @ Ocean’s Edge 43. El Mocho Restaurant

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Where: Ocean Pool Decks at Oceans Edge Resort & Marina. 5950 Peninsular Ave., Key West.

When: Pool Party 4-7 p.m.

Live Broadcast: Rude Girl 5-7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022 I LOVE STOCK ISLAND FESTIVAL KICK OFF! Come take a picture in front of the 2022 I Love Stock Island Festival sign! Post your picture with the hashtag #ilovestockisland for a chance to win I Love Stock Island gear.

Where: Tom Thumb Grass Circle 5690 Maloney Ave., Key West.

When: All weekend long!

STOCK ISLAND CLEANUP Join us on Stock Island for our sea cleanup.

Fury – Departing from 631 Greene St. Check in is at 9 a.m. Cleanup is 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Only 20 seats available. Register @ www.ilovestockisland.org Kayak Kings of Key West – Departing from 5001 5th Ave. @ 9 a.m. Cleanup is 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Call to reserve your kayak 305-896-9006 Blue Moon Kayak Key West – Departing from 5016 5th Ave. @ 1 p.m. Cleanup is 1–4 p.m. Call to reserve your kayak 305-209-8303 After the cleanups, join other volunteers, family, and friends at Stock Rock Cafe for “Happy Helpers Happy Hour” from 3-7 p.m. $1 off any beer and buy one get one free for draft beer. $2 off appetizers.

STOCK ISLAND FOOD TRUCK TOUR Explore Stock Island through the selfguided Stock Island Food Truck Tour.

Many food trucks will be offering $10 sample plates and various specials. Try one or all. No tickets required.

Where: Follow the interactive map to Stock Island’s favorite food trucks.

When: Food truck hours vary.

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STOCK ISLAND WOOD-FIRED STEAK AND SEAFOOD DINNER HOSTED BY LOST KITCHEN Join Lost Kitchen Supper Club for I Love Stock Island we present our next WoodFired Steaks and Seafood Dinner. What could be better than wood and fire, steaks and seafood? Enjoy some of the greater things in life — prime cuts, fresh seafood and a delicious evening. Full bar available.

Where: Lost Kitchen Supper Club 6810 Front St., Stock Island.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Dinner served around 6:30 p.m.

DAD-OFF COMPETITION AND DIVE-IN MOVIE Who’s the ‘daddiest’ Dad of all? Show off your ‘Dad’ skills with your best Dad outfit, Dad joke and dance moves. Prizes for Best Outfit, Best Dad Joke and overall Crowd Favorite. Immediately following, stick around and enjoy our “Father’s Day” feature film, “Grown Ups.” Dive on in for poolside snacks and drink specials.

No tickets required.

Where: Oceans Edge Resort & Marina.

5950 Peninsular Ave., Key West When: Dad-off Registration 7 p.m., Dad Off Competition 7:45 p.m., Dive-In Movie 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 I LOVE STOCK ISLAND HAVANA NIGHTS POOL PARTY AND PIG ROAST Take a trip uptown to enjoy our ILSI Havana Nights Pig Roast and Pool Party featuring the groovy tunes of local Key West favorites, Cayo Ritmo. Lounge poolside or listen to the live broadcast with Rude Girl from WEOW 92.7. Free admission, Pig Roast $25 per person (plus tax and gratuity).

STOCK ISLAND FOOD TRUCK TOUR Explore Stock Island through the selfguided Stock Island Food Truck Tour.

Many food trucks will be offering $10 sample plates and various specials. Try one or all. No tickets required.

Where: Follow the interactive map to Stock Island’s favorite food trucks.

When: Food truck hours vary.

SHRIMPSTOCK Come together to taste fresh local shrimp prepared several ways by Chef Nunzio Scordo of Matt’s Stock Island @ The Perry Hotel & Marina. Preparation methods include shrimp ceviche, Yucatan style, Southern fried, Creole, Bolognese, steamed boiled and more. Get down to groovy tunes with Reggae Lou & The Kind Budz.

Cash bar with specials on local craft beer.

Where: The Event Lawn @ The Perry Hotel & Marina - 7011 Shrimp Rd. Stock Island.

When: 6–8:30 p.m.

Open to the public 8:30–10 p.m.

Live Music: 6–10 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022 ART STROLL OPEN HOUSE Visit Stock Island’s talented artists at their galleries and studio spaces during the I Love Stock Island Festival Art Stroll to see what makes the Stock Island art scene so unique. Stroll elements include live art demonstrations, music, shopping and the opportunity to meet and chat with the artists of your favorite pieces. No tickets required.

Check the Stock Island Art Stroll page for more information on galleries and artists presenting during the stroll.

Where: Guide yourself with our interactive map @ ilovestockisland.org When: Galleries will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

TASTE OF STOCK ISLAND FOOD TOUR Board the Old Town Trolley for a culinary tour of nine of Stock Island’s favorite restaurants. At each stop you will enjoy a specially selected small plate and beverage pairing that will be explained by an expert. Each trolley small group is lead by a local tour guide.

Where: Meet at The Perry Hotel, 7001 Shrimp Rd. Stock Island.

When: 4-7:30 p.m.

STOCK ISLAND FOOD TRUCK TOUR Explore Stock Island through the selfguided Stock Island Food Truck Tour.

Many food trucks will be offering $10 sample plates and various specials. Try one or all. No tickets required.

Where: Follow the interactive map to Stock Island’s favorite food trucks.

When: Food truck hours vary.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2022 BOOTCAMP WITH F45 TRAINING F45 Training Key West will be holding a 60-minute Outdoor Bootcamp on the Event Lawn at The Perry Hotel & Marina.

Start your day with Raquel Robbins and her amazing team with a full body HIIT workout.

Where: The Event Lawn at The Perry Hotel & Marina, 7011 Shrimp Rd, Stock Island.

When: 8:30 a.m.

Cost: $25 STOCK ISLAND HISTORY TOUR Tour Stock Island in the comfort of Up The Keys’ air-conditioned tour van. In the one-hour tour, passengers learn about Stock Island’s rich history and colorful characters that have allowed for the preservation of the old Florida Keys lifestyle so it is still evident today.

Where: The Perry Hotel & Marina.

7001 Shrimp Rd., Stock Island.

When: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.

CAYO HUESO BREWING TAP TAKEOVER AND BEER PAIRING HOSTED BY ROOSTICA WOOD-FIRED PIZZERIA Roostica and Cayo Hueso Brewing join forces for this bold and flavorful culi-

nary and craft brew experience. Enjoy 5 courses and 8 oz. pours of beer per course. Only 50 seats available for this exclusive experience.

Where: Roostica Wood Fired Pizzeria, 5620 MacDonald Ave., Stock Island.

When: 2-4 p.m.

Price: $75/person LIVESTOCK ON THE ROCK – LIVE FROM THE EVENT LAWN Jerico will be performing at Sloppy Joe’s Dockside at the Perry Hotel. Hang out with friends and family while enjoying specialty cocktails with a view.

Where: The Event Lawn at The Perry Hotel & Marina, 7011 Shrimp Rd., Stock Island.

When: 7-9 p.m.

ART STROLL OPEN HOUSE Visit Stock Island’s talented artists at their galleries and studio spaces during the I Love Stock Island Festival Art Stroll to see what makes the Stock Island art scene so unique. Stroll elements include live art demonstrations, music, shopping, and the opportunity to meet and chat with the artists of your favorite pieces. No tickets required.

Check the Stock Island Art Stroll page for more information on galleries and artists presenting during the stroll.

Where: Guide yourself with our interactive map @ ilovestockisland.org When: Galleries open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

a great family event. This is a one-day fishing event, but anglers have a choice of fishing on Saturday June 18, or Sunday June 19.

Whether you are a returning angler, or new to our tournament, this is one event that you do not want to miss. All proceeds benefit needy and disabled veterans in Monroe County.

STOCK ISLAND FOOD TRUCK TOUR Explore Stock Island through the selfguided Stock Island Food Truck Tour.

Many food trucks will be offering $10 sample plates and various specials. Try one or all. No tickets required.

Where: Follow the interactive map to Stock Island’s favorite food trucks.

When: Food truck hours vary.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2022 FATHER’S DAY YOGA ON THE LAWN Yoga for the Dads with Salute to the Sol. Grab your Dad and your mat for a special Father’s Day yoga session.

In honor of Father’s Day, all dads are FREE (Dog dads, too)! Bring a mat and get ready to enjoy a peaceful, one-of-akind practice on the waterfront, Ideal for yogis of all levels.

Where: Perry Hotel & Marina Event Lawn, 7011 Shrimp Rd., Stock Island.

When: 8:30–9:15 a.m.

FATHER-SON HAIRCUTS Come by Beards and Brews Barbershop & Bar for Father-Son Haircuts. Pay for Dad’s haircut and get your son’s haircut for free. This is sure to be great fatherson bonding time before Father’s Day. Where: 5450 MacDonald Ave., Unit 6, Stock Island.

When: Call ahead to schedule your appointment. 305-292-1460.

SUNDAY BRUNCH Celebrate Father’s Day with brunch at the Yellowfin Bar & Kitchen at the lovely Oceans Edge Resort & Marina. Get a FREE BUZZ Bar for Dad with the purchase of his entrée and by telling your server: “I LOVE STOCK ISLAND!” Reservations highly recommended. $60/per person (plus tax and gratuity) Where: Yellowfin Bar and Kitchen, 5950 Peninsular Ave., Stock Island.

When: Brunch served 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

10TH ANNUAL VFW FISHING TOURNAMENT Spend Father’s Day out on the water with Dad and join the 10th Annual VFW Fishing Tournament. This tournament is known up and down the Florida Keys as

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STOCK ISLAND HISTORY TOUR Tour Stock Island in the comfort of Up The Keys’ air-conditioned tour van. In the one-hour tour, passengers learn about Stock Island’s rich history and colorful characters that have allowed for the preservation of the old Florida Keys lifestyle so it is still present today.

Where: The Perry Hotel & Marina, 7001 Shrimp Rd., Stock Island.

When: 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.

10TH ANNUAL VFW FISHING TOURNAMENT Spend Father’s Day out on the water with Dad and join the 10th Annual VFW Fishing Tournament. This tournament is known up and down the Florida Keys as being a great family event! This is a one-day fishing event, but anglers have a choice of fishing on Saturday June 18, or Sunday June 19.

Whether you are a returning angler, or new to our tournament, this is one event that you do not want to miss. All proceeds benefit needy and disabled veterans in Monroe County.

10TH ANNUAL VFW FISHING TOURNAMENT AWARDS DINNER Join us in celebrating our top anglers at the Awards Dinner featuring excellent cuisine and beverages. Chance to win door prizes, too. Nobody leaves emptyhanded.

Where: VFW Southernmost Post 3911, 2200 N Roosevelt Blvd., Key West When: 6:30 p.m.

STOCK ISLAND FOOD TRUCK TOUR Explore Stock Island through the selfguided Stock Island Food Truck Tour.

Many food trucks will be offering $10 sample plates and various specials. Try one or all. No tickets required.

Where: Follow the interactive map to Stock Island’s favorite food trucks.

When: Food truck hours vary.

Please visit ilovestockisland.org for tickets, registration, interactive maps and much more!

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16 CAYO RITMO at Oceans Edge Resort & Marina 4 - 7 p.m.

RUDE GIRL FROM WEOW 92.7 LIVE BROADCAST at Oceans Edge Resort & Marina 5 - 7 p.m.

TONY NOVELLY at Sloppy Joe’s Dockside @ the Perry 12 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC Yellowfin Bar and Kitchen 6-9 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17 MICHAEL WINGATE at Sloppy Joe’s Dockside @ the Perry 12 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC Yellowfin Bar and Kitchen 6 - 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 LIVE MUSIC at Sloppy Joe’s Dockside @ the Perry 12 p.m.

POOLSIDE JAMZ WITH DJ JIMMY JAMZ Oceans Edge Resort & Marina 12 - 4 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC at Yellowfin Bar and Kitchen 6 - 9 p.m.

JERICO at Sloppy Joe’s Dockside @ the Perry 8 - 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 JUSTIN ANGELO at Sloppy Joe’s Dockside @ the Perry 12 p.m.

MICHAEL NAUGHTON at Sloppy Joe’s Dockside @ the Perry 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC at Yellowfin Bar and Kitchen 6 - 9 p.m.

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BY MANDY MILES

The bridge that connects Stock Island and neighboring Key West will be renamed this summer for Cheryl Cates, who worked tirelessly to bridge gaps among all Florida Keys families and communities.

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The bridge that connects Stock Island and neighboring Key West will be renamed this summer for Cheryl Cates, who worked tirelessly to bridge gaps among all Florida Keys families and communities.

“Cheryl H. Cates elegantly built bridges between people and organizations to achieve community goals. She championed the cause of improving the lives of children, and worked for decades to enhance the quality of life for all in the City of Key West,” states the proposal to rename the bridge, which was submitted to the state for approval by Key West businessmen Peter Batty and Jim Gilleran.

Cheryl Cates lost her battle with COVID in December 2020 shortly after her husband and high school sweetheart Craig Cates was reelected to the Monroe County commission. Craig Cates was also Key West’s mayor for nine years.

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The Cow Key Bridge that connects Stock Island and Key West will be renamed the Cheryl Cates Memorial Bridge in July 2022. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

A dedication ceremony is tentatively scheduled for July 26, when a new sign will identify the Cheryl Cates Memorial Bridge over Cow Key Channel, Craig Cates said recently.

“It’s an incredible honor to Cheryl and our family to have her recognized for everything she has done for the community she loved so much,” Craig Cates said. “We are so grateful, and Cheryl would always say how much she enjoyed ‘connecting the dots and building bridges’ between people who need help and people who can help.”

Cheryl Cates moved to Key West when she was 2 and married Craig Cates in September 1971. One was rarely seen without the other.

They raised three daughters, Tam-

my, Nicole and Crystal, and shared four grandchildren, Taylor, Riley, Trevor and Andrew. Cheryl and Craig owned several businesses in Key West, including Cates Automotive and Napa Auto Parts. Cheryl was also a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Knight Gardner Realty.

“Her vibrant presence lit up any room she entered. Cheryl was a fierce champion and advocate for those in need on her beloved island.

She was involved in many organizations and spearheaded numerous fundraisers for people and causes.

Her benevolence and compassion were infectious, and she used her influence and connections to make her island home a better place,” states a tribute to Cheryl upon her passing.

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Lucy Hawk’s paper-cuttings are meticulous in their detail, cut with a scalpel from colorful cardstock that shows through the careful slits to create ocean waves and shrimp boats, sunset skies, flowers, fish and island bicycles.

Barb Sage and Lucy Hawk.

There’s a Sacred Space on Stock Island, not the type with pews and prayers, per se, but one of whimsy, welcome and women. The all-female artists’ collective that opened in August 2020 is owned by artists Barb Sage and Lucy Hawk, who welcome visitors to their working studios and gallery at 5700 4th St. Wednesday through Sunday.

The artistic owners and their gallery also support and represent the work of 15 other local, female artists who specialize in everything from handmade jewelry and sea glass sculpture to paintings, poured resin sculpture, pottery, photography, intricate paper-cutting and fiber art.

One visit to Sacred Space shows visitors a color-drenched world in which they want to live.

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“I sell both the original papercuttings and prints of each original in various sizes,” said Hawk, who also has created a series of colorfully ornate mandalas.

“It’s so important for an artist who’s just starting out to have an opportunity to show their work without getting gouged from the start,” said Gage, whose bold Whimsy Key West patterns brighten everything from roller skates and mannequins to lamps, wooden signs and stationery.

Sacred Space also offers handson creative classes throughout the year, and Meet the Maker art openings that introduce visitors to the people behind the paintbrush or pallet knife.

The gallery has an eclectic lineup of classes and Meet the Maker events planned for this year’s I Love Stock Island festival, featuring Karen Moore of Zen Jewelry, Tammy of TJC Pottery, Jasmine Jones of Ocean Blue Studios, Jessica of Sinking Sun Photo, Tena of Cooper Esposito Bags, Kristen Norman’s Hot Girl Summer series.

Classes throughout June will teach participants to create a ceramic set of dipping bowls; a mermaid & mahi painted mugs; beaded bracelet sets and quality cutting boards adorned with poured colorful ocean waves.

For more information and to register for a class, visit sacredspacekeywest.com.

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