Key West Artwork & Historic Society and the Tennessee Williams Museum will host a New Orleans-themed fundraiser within the backyard of the museum’s founders, Dennis Beaver and Bert Whitt on Sunday, March 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. Drawing inspiration from Williams’ seminal work, “A Streetcar Named Need,” the get together consists of stay jazz music, closely handed hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, costume contest and raffles. Proceeds straight profit the Tennessee Williams Museum.
Williams is extensively thought to be one of many foremost American playwrights of the twentieth century. His works — “The Glass Menagerie,” “A Streetcar Named Need,” “Cat on a Scorching Tin Roof” — have grow to be classics and have left an indelible mark on the American theatrical panorama. Williams obtained two Pulitzer Prizes, a number of Tony Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Williams lived in Key West from 1941 till his dying in 1983. He wrote the ultimate draft of “A Streetcar Named Need” whereas staying on the La Concha Resort in 1947. He was a major piece of the island’s literary motion that resulted in Key West and the Keys being acknowledged as a cultural and historic hub.
“This annual fundraising get together is the kickoff occasion for the March 2025 Tennessee Williams Key West Competition being organized by the society,” Beaver stated. “Impressed by Williams’ influential work that was accomplished on the La Concha Resort, this 12 months’s gala goes to be an unforgettable celebration of the playwright’s legacy and our native museum as a tribute for his inventive expression.”
Consistent with the “A Streetcar Named Need” theme, company are inspired to decorate within the type of any main character within the play corresponding to Blanche DuBois, Stella Kowalski, Stanley Kowalski and Harold Mitchell. Judges will award prizes for probably the most inventive interpretation.Extra info is at twfest.org or from Cori Convertito at cconvertito@kwahs.org or 305-295-6616 x507. The Tennessee Williams Museum, at 513 Truman Avenue, is open daily for self-guided excursions from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
