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Conchfest to Celebrate Key West Florida’s Conch Heritage March 3
KEY WEST, Florida Keys – Native-born Key West residents proudly call themselves conchs, a nickname inspired by the sturdy sea mollusk that inhabits area waters. A celebration of their conch heritage is set for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3.
February 3, 2012
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Universal Studios Orlando Resort Adds Goo Goo Dolls and Sugar Ray to Complete One of the Most Powerful Mardi Gras Concert Line Ups Ever
ORLANDO, Fla. (February 2, 2012) – The Goo Goo Dolls and Sugar Ray will perform at Universal Orlando Resort’s Mardi Gras celebration, completing one the most powerful musical line-ups of the event’s history. Goo Goo Dolls will rock the Music Plaza Stage at Universal Studios Florida on March 3 and Sugar Ray will do the [...]
February 2, 2012
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Tampa, Florida’s Busch Gardens’ Biggest Ice Show to Date Takes the Ice on 2-2-12
TAMPA (February 1, 2012) — For more than five decades, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has set the industry’s standard for delivering unforgettable entertainment experiences, with Broadway-style stage spectaculars like KaTonga: Musical Tales From the Jungle and innovative ice shows like World Rhythms on Ice. Iceploration builds on that tradition and introduces audiences to the next [...]
February 1, 2012
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Bogey & Bacall Classic Paddle Festival Set for Feb. 4-5, 2012 in the Florida Keys
KEY LARGO, Florida Keys – A two-day paddlefest attracting single and double kayaks, canoes and standup paddle boards is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4-5, along a scenic course around the Florida Keys’ northernmost island of Key Largo.
January 25, 2012
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Finalist of NBC’s ‘The Voice’ to Highlight Pigeon Key Art Festival Feb. 11-12 in the Florida Keys
Now in its 18th year, the critically acclaimed event is named for Pigeon Key, a small island beneath the Old Seven Mile Bridge that housed workers constructing the Over-Sea Railroad in the early 1900s.
January 13, 2012
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Experience Civil War History Feb. 10-12 at Key West’s Fort Zachary Taylor
KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The roar of cannon fire and the sight of soldiers in Civil War uniforms are to greet visitors at oceanfront Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Friday though Sunday, Feb. 10-12, during the annual Civil War Heritage Days festival.
January 12, 2012
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Flamenco Festival Miami Returns by Popular Demand
MIAMI, FL January 3, 2012 – The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announces South Florida’s highly-anticipated annual FLAMENCO FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012, now in its fifth consecutive year, March 9–11, 2012, in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House as part of the DANCE AT THE ARSHT season. The [...]
January 3, 2012
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Divers in the Florida Keys Can Explore Marathon Artificial Reef Made From Over-Sea Railroad Bridge Section
MARATHON, Florida Keys — Advanced divers seeking to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad’s completion can do so by exploring an artificial reef derived from part of the original railroad bridge sunk off Marathon.
January 3, 2012
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Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad History Lives on Beyond Centennial Anniversary Date
FLORIDA KEYS – Although the official Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad centennial celebration ends Jan. 23, throughout the year and even beyond Keys visitors can explore sites, events, exhibits and landmarks related to the railroad that was lauded upon its completion as the world’s most unique. [...]
December 29, 2011
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Historic Pigeon Key Provides Window on Past During Railroad Centennial Celebration
MARATHON, Florida Keys — Pigeon Key, one of the Florida Keys’ hidden gems, lies nestled beneath the Old Seven Mile Bridge and provides a window on life in the Keys a century ago. The tiny island is to take center stage during January’s Keyswide celebration honoring the centennial of the Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad, lauded [...]
December 9, 2011
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