Welcome to THE HOT LIST. Cool things to see, read, hear and do…in the Florida Keys.
These are our Editor’s picks for March:
SAMPLE FOOD TRUCK FARE
The 3rd Annual Food Trucks In Paradise event takes place March 3rd in Key West at the Fort East Martello parade grounds. Enjoy live entertainment from the following local bands; Fish Out Of Water, The Coppertones, Oracle Blue, J Sneez and Mi Primo. Enjoy food from dozens of Key West’s finest food truck vendors. Tickets are $5 at the gates.
www.kwahs.org
CATCH A LION – FISH THAT IS…
Scuba Divers get ready to head to the reefs off Key Largo for the REEF Lionfish Derby. A captains meeting will be held March 30th from 6:30 -7:30 at Sharkey’s Pub & Galley at Mile Marker 98. Kick-off begins at sunrise March 31st. All Lionfish must be turned in at Sharkey’s Pub by 5pm for scoring and voting. An awards ceremony and celebration will follow. The cost is $120 per team of up to 4 divers.
www.reef.org
BECOME A FOODIE
Attend one of three huge island food festivals! The Marathon Seafood Festival takes place at the Marathon Community Park March 10th and 11th. The Third Annual Islamorada Seafood Festival takes place in at the Moose Lodge at Mile Marker 81 on March 18th and Taste Of The Islands takes place in Islamorda at Founders Park, at mile marker 87, March 24th and 25th. Diet next month.
BINGE ON NEW SERIES ON NETFLIX
Check out several new Netflix series: Altered Carbon, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Dark and Babylon Berlin.
HOP ON OVER TO PINTEREST-AND START MAKING EASTER DINNER PLANS
Easter comes early this year – April 1st. Cook a ham and invite the family, better yet, roast a whole pig and invite everyone!
HAVE AN EGG COLORING & EASTER BASKET PARTY
Buy a few dozen eggs and a bunch of Easter Baskets. Invite friends and family over for an Easter Candy Exchange. Let the kids die eggs and play in one room, while the parents put together baskets in another room. Ask each guest to bring few bags of Easter candy and some other basket stuffers. Make it an annual neighborhood tradition. It’s way better than what you’re probably doing now – running to Publix or CVS the night before.
PLANT A SPRING BREAK GARDEN
Entertain bored kids this Spring Break by planting a garden. Plan a trip with the kids to the local garden center. Get them outdoors and engaged in cleaning up the landscaping and planting flowers and vegetables for Spring.
