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Also on today's calendar: Mike Westcott sittin' in with the Andy Westcott Band and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Monroe County firefighters save girl trapped in Florida Keys house fire (miamiherald.com) — Key West and Monroe County firefighters rescued a 12-year-old girl trapped on the third floor of a burning townhouse on Stock Island Monday morning. She was taken first to Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, then to a Miami-area hospital, and is in stable condition while state fire investigators work to determine what sparked the blaze.
2. Key West's Williams Hall launches youth theater program (keysweekly.com) — Key West families now have a new youth theater option at Williams Hall, where middle and high schoolers can study acting, improv, and stage tech with local theater professionals. The six-week fall semester starts Oct. 5 at 729 Fleming St., with evening classes, $225 tuition, and financial assistance available, aiming to build skills, confidence, and the next generation of local theater artists.
3. Exclusive: Local artist Brian Butler wins Fantasy Fest poster-design contest (keysweekly.com) — Key West's Fantasy Fest has named local artist Brian Butler the winner of this year's poster contest, celebrating the theme "Musical Icons & Iconic Musicals" with playful nods to music legends and local lore. His artwork will appear on official posters and T‑shirts, and residents can meet him at a poster-signing party Oct. 20 at La Concha Key West hotel.
4. Florida confirms dengue fever death amid one of its worst outbreaks in decades (wesh.com) — Florida is battling one of its worst dengue fever outbreaks in decades, with more than 130 locally acquired cases and a recent death in Hillsborough County. For Key West residents, it's a reminder that the city reported the first modern locally acquired dengue cases in the continental U.S. outside Texas, underscoring the ongoing mosquito-borne disease risk in warm, wet conditions.
5. Keys History & Discovery Center's fall lecture series to explore food and folklore (keysweekly.com) — Florida Keys History & Discovery Center is bringing back its fall lecture series, with talks on local chefs, South Florida ghost stories, Revolutionary War history, and a December program on the Florida sponge war between Key West and Gulf towns. Lectures include a 5 p.m. social hour and 6 p.m. talk, giving Keys residents an easy way to connect with regional history and culture.
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