Curator Tour of the Tennessee Williams Museum
When: March 24, 2023 10:00 AM
Where: Tennessee Williams Museum, 513 Truman Ave, Key West, FL 33040
The Tennessee Williams Museum is offering a Curator-led tour on 24-March from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, led by Curator Dennis Beaver. This tour will provide an in-depth look at Tennessee Williams's celebrated work, The Glass Menagerie, and will explore the themes and parallels between the play and Williams's own life. Reservations are required and the tour has a maximum capacity of 25 people.
This event is part of the 'Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration'.
Each March, Key West Art & Historical Society hosts the 'Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration', an annual month-long series of arts and cultural events. This festival celebrates the life and accomplishments of Pulitzer-prize winning literary icon Tennessee Williams, who moved to Key West in 1949 and remained a resident for 34 years. Events include fundraisers, plein air painting, poetry and short story writing contests, lectures, museum tours, film showings, live theater events and a birthday party. The celebration is an opportunity to honor the legacy of Williams and his famous works such as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Tennessee Williams Poetry Contest
In celebration of Tennessee Williams' 112th Birthday, the Key West Art & Historical Society is holding a Poetry Writing Contest. Entries must be 30 lines or less and must reference Williams in some way. Prizes include a $200 First Place prize and publication on the Society's website, as well as a $100 Second Place prize. Submissions are due by March 11th, 2023, and the winners will be announced on March 26th at a special Birthday Party at the Tennessee Williams Museum.
Tennessee Williams Short Story Contest
Open to everyone, the contest requires submissions to be between 1,500 to 4,000 words and must in some way reference Tennessee Williams. Prizes of $200 for first place and $100 for second place, along with publication on the Society's website, will be awarded. Submissions are open until March 11, 2023, with winners announced at a special Birthday Party at the Tennessee Williams Museum on March 26, 2023.
Tennessee Williams Films shown at Tropic Cinema 416 Eaton Street:
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
6-March from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
13-March from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - This Property is Condemned
20-March from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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