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Signature Fundraiser &
Cooler of Prohibition Contraband Raffle
The third annual signature event,
A Night at the Museum: Bootlegger Bash
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presented by Islamorada Brewery & Distillery, is Saturday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m., at Keys History & Discovery Center and Islander Resort Conference Center. We hope you can join us for this fun evening when we'll harken back to the Keys' rum-running days where the prohibition contraband will be flowing and casino gaming chips will be flying! Guests will enjoy a cocktail reception, a delicious surf-and-turf dinner and dessert, as well as an opportunity to bid on enticing trips, jewelry, personal indulgences, and much more in the live and silent auctions - all while having a roaring good time! Secure Seats Now!
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Win this Cooler of Prohibition Contraband!
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Looking for a cool cooler filled with lots of liquor? Then purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win the
Cooler of Prohibition Contraband
. It may have been contraband in the 1920s, but today you have a chance to win a selection of premium liquors that will ensure any party is a roaring good time! And for your icebox, you'll also take home a premium Engel 65 high-performance hard cooler. This 14.5 gallon insulated cooler will keep your drinks cold for 10 days! Retail Value: More than $1,000. Winner to be drawn at the event. Need not be present to win, but must be able to pick up prize at Keys History & Discovery Center. Tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20.
Purchase Raffle Tickets Now!
Proceeds from the event will help support our most popular program, the
Keys History & Discovery Presents lecture series, student field trips, exhibit expansions and more, as we enhance educational and enrichment opportunities for locals and visitors alike.
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On Fly in the Salt Exhibit Now on Display
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Angler Kay Brodney is one of the women featured in
On Fly in the Salt.
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Learn more about the legends of saltwater fly fishing, breakthrough saltwater fly designs, the effect of Flagler's railway on fly fishing in the Keys, and much more by viewing On Fly in the Salt: American Saltwater Fly Fishing from the Surf to the Flats, a new traveling exhibit on display.
The exhibit, on loan from the prestigious American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF) in Vermont, is a journey through time, filled with the men, women, places and innovations that have made saltwater fly fishing one of the fastest growing sectors of the exciting and dynamic angling industry. Visitors will enjoy tracing the history of saltwater fly fishing through displays of evolving tackle, ranging from fascinating home improvements on early equipment to the incredibly efficient gear of today that allow saltwater anglers to successfully target fish in ways that were inconceivable not long ago. Displays include a remarkable photographic record from the earliest days of the sport.
"We were approached by the AMFF about four years ago as they were in the development stage with this unique exhibit," said Jill Miranda Baker, executive director of Discovery Center. "With Islamorada being the sportfishing capital of the world attracting anglers from around the globe, it was most fitting to bring this fabulous exhibit to the Discovery Center in Islamorada."
On Fly in the Salt
is on exhibit now through March 1, 2020.
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Keys History & Discovery Center in the News
Check out the link below to a great article with 10 Keys-locals recommending what to do, see, eat and drink throughout the Keys. Arlo Haskell, of Key West Literary Seminar and author of The Jews of the Key West, recommends Keys History & Discovery Center! Also included are recommendations from our own Flagler's Folly Society member and Islamorada artist, Michelle Nicole Lowe, and from member Capt. Spencer Slate with Captain Slate's Scuba Adventures. As Seen in Atlanta Magazine
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Lecture Topics Include Everglades, 1935 Hurricane, Pirate Tales
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents lecture series offers a range of topics, with a mix of history and ecology. Held on Wednesdays, doors to the museum open at 5:30 p.m. (note new start time), allowing for 30-minutes of social time prior to the 6 p.m. lecture. Cash bar and snacks will be available.
Upcoming lecture schedule is as follows:
Nov. 6:
Everglades Restoration with Everglades Foundation Scientist Dr. Steve Davis
Nov. 20: Story of the Century with Author Willie Drye (includes book-signing)
Dec. 11: True Pirate Tales of the Florida Keys with Curator, Historian and Author Brad Bertelli
The popular and well-attended lecture series continues featuring renowned authors, professors and scientists. Donations are sought to offset speaker honorariums, lodging and travel, as well as marketing, food and lecture space rental. Gifts made at the $1,000 level or above will receive name recognition on the KeysDiscovery.com website.
A gift of $3,500 will underwrite a specific lecture of the donor's choosing and donor will be recognized as the sponsor of the evening.
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Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation, which operates Keys History & Discovery Center, is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. As such, donations to the Foundation help support the annual fund, as well as specific projects. For more information about making a contribution,
Visit our website or call 305-922-2237.
Keys History & Discovery Center is open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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