Tag: arts and entertainment

MARATHON COMMUNITY — YOUNG AND OLD — REDESIGNING ROTARY PARK

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on April 11, 2021. Posted in arts and entertainment, City of Marathon, Community News, Entertainment, Featured, field of dreams, Florida Keys, Fun, Marathon, Marathon News, Middle Keys News, Monroe County, park design, play by design, rotary park, Sports, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

Rotary Park in Marathon is turning 20 next year, just in time for a major upgrade and facelift. The city has $225,000 set aside in next year’s budget. As with the initial build, it will truly be a community effort, starting with design ideas contributed by students from Stanley Switlik Elementary. “The experience of having local elementary school students draw out their ideas for the Play by Design consultants has proven to be a huge success,” said Shannon Wiley, the school’s art teacher. Colton Huff’s sketch includes castle design elements and a zip line. As in 2002, the City of Marathon...

PAM HOBBS’ TROPICAL PAINTINGS ARE AS BRIGHT AS SHE IS

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on April 10, 2021. Posted in artist pam bobs, Arts, arts and entertainment, Entertainment, Florida Keys, In Their Own Words, Monroe County, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

Key West artist Pam Hobbs’ work is as colorful and fun as her bubbly personality. Imagine the most whimsical of poems by Shel Silverstein mixed into an illustrative world from the mind of Dr. Seuss himself. Now add a splash of the most vibrant colors and patterns you can imagine with the chroma (vivid) oil paints. Personally, I cannot even talk to Hobbs without smiling and I can’t look at a single one of her paintings without this same level of joy. I find myself wanting to jump inside one of her paintings for a little nap on the beach or perhaps just for a tropical mixed drink. Hobbs is a...