Day 1: Thursday, April 3, 2025

2:00 - 3:00 - Kick- Off  Registration, ticket Sales and programs, event sign ups.

2:00 4:00 - Docent Tours of Hellings Curry House, the Red Barn and Oldest House.

3:30 - Begin Key West Historic Days Celebration   Cannon down Duval and Conch Blowing by Clinton Curry. 

4:00 - Happy Hour and Music  Serving appetizers from our Key West Woman's Club, newly revised cookbook, prepared for you by Key west Woman's Club members.

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4:30 - Open the Evening  Dr. Marlene Thorn (Festival Director and Vice President of the KWWC) welcomes you and will present an overview of Key West Historic Days and the main topics of the event.  She will also introduce Sarah Fowler - Benediction.

4:45 - 5:15 - Women Get Things Done  Key note speaker Susan Mitchell (past President) will introduce the history of the KWWC 110 years ago. Why we came together and all of the accomplishments ie. Library, Cookbook, Garden, HARK....  

Susan will introduce an historic video of the KWWC along with Nance Frank, a descendant of the five original German and English families that settled in Key West, will speak and answer questions. 

5:30 - 7:00 - Panel Discussion The Historical context of the Hellings Curry Museum  with a history of genealogy of Captain Hellings and Eleanor Curry and their families.   Moderated by the KWWC President Aundrea Wagner, research by Wendy Purcell and a decendent - Clinton Curry. 

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• Docent Tours of Hellings Curry Museum available throughout the morning and afternoon.
• Merchandise will be available for sale daily.

9:00 - 10:00 - Walking Tours of Curry Homes with Cori Convertito (Key West Historian).

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10;00- 10:30 - Group Tour of Curry Mansion.  Follow a Walking Tour, we will enter the Curry Mansion (Home of the Key Lime Pie) and enjoy light beverages and pastry.

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10:45 - 12:15 - Group Tour of Curry Mansion  (Home of the Key Lime Pie) with Cori Convertito (Key West Historian) and enjoy light beverages and pastry.

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1:00 - 2:30 - Trolly Tour  Visit and learn about all of the Curry Houses and stop at The Southern Most House!  Trolly will drop off and pick up at the ECCO CENTER, as well.

4:00 - Front Yard Happy Hour and Conch Blowing. Appetizers recipes from our 'Key West Woman's Club Cookbook,' and from our chef 'Martha's Cookbook.'  prepared by The Key West Cooking School, Chef Martha Hubbard, Chef Don Rich, and the Key West Woman's Club.

Enjoy beer, wine , water and Quimby's (Non-Alcoholic Options) .

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5:00 - 6:30 - Historic Presentations Panel. 

1.  Alex Vega - Historic Fire of 1886.  Please follow up with a visit to the Fire House Museum.
2. Clayton Lopez - Bahama Village Historic Overview and all of it's contributions.
3. Carmen Turner - 

• Docent Tours of Hellings Curry Museum available throughout the morning and afternoon.
• Merchandise will be available for sale daily.

Noon - 4:00 - Opening of Festival and Conch Blowing.   Local Venders, Merchandise Tables, Hemmingway Papa Pillar Rum, KW Rum distillery, Art in the House, and Eleanor's Boutique

Purchase ticket for food and drink unless you are dealing with a vendor direct. 

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Raffle tickets, Docent Tours, Pop-Up Shops, Cookbooks for sale, Kermits Key Lime Pie, Bahama Village Food, Music, 

2:00 - Children's Event. Historical games and activities for children during presentation.  Your child can experience some of the activities children were entertained with over 100 years ago.

2:00 - Key West Culinary Experience  A presentation to introduce the Key West's food history.  A recipe contest.  THIS NEEDS MORE INFO.

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3:30 - Recipe Contest

5:30 - 8:00 - Closing Happy Hour Evening Celebration and Raffle. 

Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Key West Woman's Club.  Sample recipes from the newly revised Key West Womans Club Cookbook prepared by Historic Tours of America, Key West Cooking School and Martha Hubbard Williams Hall, Executive Chef.  

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• Cut and serve Anniversary Cake.  
• Announce  raffle winners and food contest winners.
• End the evening with "Pianists of the Past" Presentation and Local Musicians Music.
• KWWC cash bar of beer, wine, water, signature drinks (from our cookbook) and soda.  
• vening Celebration:

• Docent Tours of Hellings Curry Museum available throughout the morning and afternoon.
• Merchandise, including our newly revised cookbook,  will be available for sale daily.