Key West The Newspaper - February 23, 2001

Cyrano and Much Ado At Tennessee Williams FAC

THE AQUILA THEATRE COMPANY will be performing two classic tales of romance and intrigue next week at the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center—Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac on Monday night, Feb. 26. and Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing on Tuesday night, Feb. 27. The company is made up of New York actors with Broadway and regional theatre credits, as well as actors from London's West End, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Curtain time on Monday night is at 7:30. Tickets are $42 (which includes a reception at the Hukilau following the performance) and $33 (which does not include the reception). Curtain time on Tuesday night is 8 p.m. and tickets are $33 and $28. Info: 296-1520.

Second Wreckers Race Sunday

The second race in the 2001 Wreckers Cup series is set for this Sunday, Feb. 25, 1 p.m.

This all-in-fun race recalls the tradition of the "wreckers" in the Key West of the 1800s. Vessels laden with rich cargoes from the Gulf and Caribbean ports often became victims of storms and the unmarked reefs off Key West. The first wrecker to reach the site had the responsibility to save the passengers and crew— but they also won the right to salvage the cargoes. Some historians have written that it was not unusual for 20 to 30 boats to race to the reef.

In the Wreckers Cup series, boats race the seven miles to Sand Key. Then, of course, there's a party at Schooner Wharf.

Boats race in six classes. Captains meeting tomorrow evening, Saturday, Feb. 24, on the upper deck at the bar. Info: Evalena at 292-3773.

Where's Sally Foster & Yankee Jack?

When the Quay closed late last year, two popular Key West musicians lost longtime gigs— Sally Foster and Yankee Jack. But not to worry, Jack and Sally fans. You'll now find them at the Bull. Yankee Jack is playing the 1-5 shift several days a week. Catch him this Sunday, Feb. 25. Sally alternates between the 5-9 and 9-1 shifts. Today, Friday, Feb. 23, she's on stage 5-9.