Tuesday, July 20, 2010

FLORIDA KEYS

Filmmaker seeks photos

Photographs of Bettie Page with her former husband, Armon Walterson -- or Walterson by himself -- are being sought for a documentary about the famous pinup girl who once lived in Key West.

Page was married to Walterson in 1957 when she lived here.

Filmmaker Mark Mori, one of the last people to interview Page before her death in 2008, is producing a documentary entitled "Bettie Page Bears All."

Mori can be contacted at 212-877-0802 or Single Spark Pictures, 142 West End Ave., 21st Floor, Suite M, New York, N.Y. 10023.

KEY WEST

Solares Hill editor gives talk

Mark Howell will be the next Literary Luminary.

The Southernmost Literacy Book Club event will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Monroe County Public Library's Key West branch, 700 Fleming St.

Howell's short story about his granddaughter's visit to the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum won an honorable mention at the Lorian Hemingway competition and was published in the Saturday Evening Post online edition.

For more information, call Literacy Volunteers of America-Monroe County at 305-294-4352.

KEY WEST

Raffle benefits cheerleaders

The Key West High School cheerleaders will benefit from a raffle.

Each $5 ticket buys a chance to win a four-day, three-night vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando for a family of four, valued at $1,318.

The raffle drawing will be held before the game on Sept. 10 at Grim's Grill, 3100 Flagler Ave., Key West.

Tickets are available through Conch Cheer Club Boosters or by calling Karen at 305-924-3848.