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Pirates in Paradise Festival

Celebrating Key West’s Rich & Colorful Maritime Heritage

November 27 thru December 6, 2009 Key West, Florida

Maritime Arts, Cultural & Literary Activities Artists’, Authors’ & Historians’ Receptions & Sails Book, Poster & DVD Signings

Historic Attractions & Museums Shipwreck, Treasure & Nautical Exhibits Pyrate Tryal of Anne Bonny & Mary Read at Old City Hall (12/5)

Historic Walking Tour of Key West & Public Lecture with author Robert Macomber (12/1)

Nautical Excursions & Seafaring Adventures Sea Battles & Pirate Cruises aboard Schooner WOLF and other Key West Tall Ships Artists’, Authors’ & Historians Sail with Admiral Finbar aboard Schooner WOLF

Fort Taylor Pyrate Fest & Village Thieves’ Market Pyrate Skirmishes Battle Re-enactments Pirate Encampments

Period Arts & Crafts Strolling Minstrels Vintage Vittles Sea Shanties Pirate Games Historic Fort Tours

Special Events & Piratical Escapades KW Maritime Holiday Party & End of Hurricane Season Party at USCGC Mohawk (11/30)

Reader Rendezvous wit Author & Historian Robert N. Macomber (12/1)

“Queen “Queen of Swing” Norma Miller’s Birthday Brunches at La Te Da (12/2 & 12/6)

“Queen of Swing” Norma Miller’s Birthday Reception at Key West Art Bar (12/2)

Most Buxom Wench & Bad Ass Pirate Party and Contest at Schooner Wharf Bar (12/2)

Literature and the Sea Reception and Caribbean Pirate’s Buffet at El Meson de Pepe (12/3)

Pirate Party & Fairvilla Megastore Fashion Show at Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel (12/3)

Pirate’s Choice Rum Pirate Pub Stroll in Old Town Key West (12/4)

“Queen of Swing” Norma Miller’s B-Day Dinner Dance at Pier House Resort & Spa (12/5)

Sound Check with Mike Emerson Rhythm Section & Lou Ragland at Green Parrot Bar (12/6)

Tribute to Norma with Mike Emerson Rhythm Section & Lou Ragland at La Te Da (12/6)

Pirates in Paradise Tea Dance at La Te Da (12/6)

For more info (305) 296-9694 or [email protected]

Pirates in Paradise Festival Celebrating Key West’s Rich & Colorful Maritime Heritage

©Cascabel Ashore by Don Maitz

November 27 thru December 6, 2009

Key West, Florida

Raise Yer Flag, Grab Yer Mate and Join Us in Celebrating the Golden Age of Sail and Piracy

Welcome to Key West’s 10th Annual Pirates in Paradise Festival – and a week of swashbuckling events for buccaneers and wenches of all ages! Historic re-enactors and performers from around the country (including Pyrates of the Coast, the Callahan Crewe of the Sacred Heart, Cascabel, Bawdy Be and Braze) are invading the island to join the Florida Keys own pirate crews Captain’s of the Devil’s Triangle and Pirates of the Marquesas. As you stroll the streets of Old Town’s colorful seaport taverns and pirate pubs and the Fort’s Pirate Fest ,don't be surprised if you run into the likes of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Black Caesar, Sir Henry Morgan & other nefarious Brethren of the Coast. Don’t miss the Pirate’s Choice Rum Pub Stroll on Fri., Dec. 4 with Capt’s of the Devil’s Triangle . For those seeking adventure on the high seas, Admiral Finbar and his scurvy crew of pirates invite you to hop aboard the Schooner WOLF for an adventure at sea! You can also partake in dive & snorkel trips to the coral reef and or USS Vandenberg, enjoy deep sea, flats or backwater fishing trips, eco tours, ferry trips to the Dry Tortugas and other nautical excursions. For a taste of history, join author & historian Robert N. Macomber for a Reader Rendezvous on Tuesday, December 1. Sponsored by the Key West Maritime Historical Society, events include a Historic Walking Tour of Old Town Key West, Book Signing at Voltaire Books; Sunset Reception & Historic Presentation at the Crown Plaza La Concha. Also…don’t miss the historic reenactment of the Pyrate Tryal of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, based on the original transcripts of the trial which will be held on Saturday, December 5 at Old City Hall. Fort Taylor’s Pirate Fest at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park features authentic period encampments and daily pirate skirmishes with historic re-enactors and colorful pirates – giving you the chance to live a pirate's life! Bring yer garb and vie for great prizes at Schooner Wharf Bar’s 2nd Annual Most Buxom Wench & Badass Pirate Contest on December 2. On Thursday, December 3 don’t miss the Pyrates of the Coast’s 6th Annual Walk the Plank National Championships aboard the WOLF or the Pirate Party & Fairvilla Megastore Fashion Show at Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel. Join the community of Key West for their annual Maritime Holiday Celebration and End of America’s Hurricane Season Ceremony at the USS MOHAWK on November 30. The celebration includes the commissioning ceremony of the USCGC Ingham (not confirmed) and the ceremonial burning of the hurricane flags. Live entertainment features Howard Livingston & Friends, Kat Epple, Mary Spears and Rich McKay and the Pirates in Paradise crew. ‘Queen of Swing’ Norma Miller turns 90 on December 2 and her Birthday Bash begins on Wednesday, December 2 with Brunch at La Te Da, a Sunset Sail aboard the WOLF and a Reception (featuring the Mike Emerson Southernmost Rhythm Section and Kat Epple) at the Key West Art Bar. The fun continues with a Birthday Dinner/Swing Dance on Saturday, December 5 at the Pier House Resort & Spa and Sound Check at the Green Parrot Bar and Tribute to Norma at La Te Da on Sunday, December 6. For those aspiring writers and artists wishing to get their inspiration from the sea, the Festival’s annual Artists', Historians' and Authors' Sail and El Meson de Pepe’s Literature & the Sea Reception & Caribbean Pirate’s Buffet are a must (both on Thursday, December 3.) These events feature readings, book, and CD & DVD signings with local and visiting authors and historians, including Robert Macomber, Janny Wurts, Don Maitz and Norma Miller. On behalf of my favorite pirate…Admiral Finbar the Terrible & our WOLF crew, the folks at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park & Friends of Fort Taylor, the City of Key West, the USS MOHAWK Memorial Museum, the Conch Republic Navy, the Key West Maritime Historical Society, the Pyrates of the Coast, Callahan Crewe of the Sacred Heart, Captain’s of the Devil’s Triangle and Bone Island Buccaneers may you always enjoy fair winds & following seas!

We Steadfastly Salute Our Swashbuckling Sponsors On behalf of the organizers of Pirates in Paradise Festival 2009 we thank our stalwartly sponsors for their generous support!

Viceroy Level Callahan Digital Art The Event Network

Communicreations.com

Admiral Level Schooner WOLF

Conch Republic Navy Pirate’s Choice Rum Safe Harbour Marina Pyrates of the Coast

Callahan Crewe of the Sacred Heart The Conch Republic Group

ConchTV.com & KeysTV.com Captain’s of the Devil’s Triangle

SunLion Jewelry

Commodore Level El Meson de Pepe

La Te Da Hotel Key West Ambrosia Key West

Courtyard by Marriott Cypress House Historic Inn

Friends of Fort Taylor Pepsi Refreshment Services

Vacations in Key West Days Inn Key West

The Reach Resort Key West Radisson Hotel Key West

Pirate’s Magazine NoQuarterGiven.net

Pyrate’s Way Magazine

Captain Level Pirate Soul Westwinds Pier House Resort & Spa Cape Air

Key West Express KW Historic Seaport Schooner Wharf Bar Seacoast Airlines Florida Park Service Fairvilla Megastore

Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel Restaurant Voltaire Books USCGC Mohawk Museum Ship Key West Propeller Club

For more info (305) 296-9694 or [email protected]!

Pirates In Paradise Festival


ALL DAY/EVERY DAY Ongoing Maritime & Pirate Exhibits at island Museums and Historic Attractions, including Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Pirate Soul, Mel Fisher Museum, Custom House Museum, Light House Museum, Heritage House, East Martello Tower & Wrecker’s Museum/Oldest House. Nautical Excursions including Pirate Sails, Day Sails, Sunset Cruises, Snorkeling Trips to the Reef, Dolphin Trips, Reef & Wreck Dives, Parasailing, Deep Sea, Backcountry & Flats Fishing Trips. For reservations: (305) 296-9694.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009 4:30 – 6:30pm Tall Ship Pirate Sunset Sail aboard Schooner WOLF. Join Admiral Finbar and his scurvy crew for this swashbuckling adventure at sea! Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at Safe Harbour Marina, Stock Island. Cost: $50 adults/$25 12 & under. Reservations: (305) 296-9694.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2009 4 - 6pm Tall Ship Sunset Pirate Sail aboard the Schooner WOLF. Captain Deadeye will share the History and Superstition of Celestial Navigation. Tickets: $50, $25 for kids under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at Safe Harbour Marina, Stock Island. Reservations: (305) 296-9694.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2009 4 - 6pm Tall Ship Sunset Pirate Sail aboard Schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at Safe Harbour Marina, Stock Island. Reservations: (305) 296-9694.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2009 3 – 6pm – Key West Maritime Holiday Party aboard the MOHAWK WWII Museum Ship at Truman Annex Waterfront Pier. Join Admiral Finbar and the Conch Republic Military Brass and the Pirates in Paradise swashbuckling crew for this maritime celebration. Entertainment features Howard Livingston and Friends, Kat Epple, Rich McKay and Mary Spears. Cost: $15/$10 for members & volunteers of KW maritime related organizations and military personnel.. Not a member or volunteer? Sign up on site to join the KWMHS and enjoy the celebration! For more info, call (305) 296-9694. 4:30pm – Official End of America’s Hurricane Season Ceremony at the USCGC MOHAWK (WPG-78.) NOAA’s weather forecaster Matt Strahan & his crew will be on hand to symbolically signify the end of this year’s Hurricane Season with the burning of the Hurricane Flags. Truman Pier, foot of Southard Street. FREE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009 10am-Noon – Historic Walking Tour of Old Town Key West. Join award-winning author and lecturer Robert N. Macomber as he takes you back in time to the Civil War era in Key West. Tour departs Ambrosia Key West, 622 Fleming Street (meet in the courtyard at 9:30am to register.) Tour departs promptly at 10am and concludes at Voltaire Books, 330 Simonton Street, where there will be a book signing with Bob at Noon. COST: $25 per person. Reservations, call (305) 296-9694. 5-6pm – Key West Maritime Historical Society’s Sunset Celebration at the top of Crown Plaza La Concha. Join author & historian Robert N. Macomber and Society members for a bird’s eye view of paradise, book signings and a toast to the island’s fabulous sunset. 430 Duval Street (cash bar.) 7pm – Key West Maritime Historical Society's Historic Glimpses FREE Public Lecture, ‘Fighting the Scourge of the Sea…or…How the U.S. Navy rid these waters of the last pirates 185 years ago! Presented by Robert N. Macomber at Crown Plaza La Concha, 430 Duval Street. Contact [email protected] for more info.

We Salute Our Swashbuckling Sponsors! Pirate’s Choice Rum El Meson de Pepe Courtyard by Marriott Cypress House

Pirate’s Magazine KW Historic Seaport Communicreations.com Conch Republic Navy Pyrate’s Way Magazine Ambrosia Key West Schooner WOLF La Te Da

Propeller Club Key West Vacation Key West The Event Network Schooner Wharf Bar Key West Express Ferry City of Key West The Conch Republic Group

Callahan Digital Art Friends of Fort Taylor No Quarter Given Safe Harbour Marina MOHAWK WWII Memorial Vacations in Key West Seacoast Airlines

Fairvilla Megastore Key West Maritime Historical Society of the Florida Keys Conch TV Pier House Resort & Spa Pirate Soul Museum Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 NOON – La Te Da’s ‘Queen of Swing’ Birthday Brunch. Celebrate Jazz icon Norma Miler’s 90th Birthday with a scrumptious brunch (order off menu,) 1125 Duval Street. Call (305) 296-6706 for reservations. 4-6pm – Norma Miller’s Tall Ship Birthday Sunset Sail with Admiral Finbar & the Pirates in Paradise crew aboard the Schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at KW’s Historic Seaport. Reservations: (305) 296-9694. 6-9pm – Norma Miller’s Birthday Reception at the Key West Art Bar. Entertainment features the Mike Emerson Southernmost Rhythm Section and guest appearances by Bill Cobbs, Lou Ragland, Chazz Young, Kat Epple. Michelle Murillo and the Lucy & Leon Swing Dancers, corner of Caroline & Margaret., $5 Cover - Cash Bar. 9pm – Most Buxom Wench & Bad Ass Pirate Party at Schooner Wharf Bar. Become a contestant and vie for great prizes…or come and cheer on your favorite pirate! Contest at 9:30pm. To register, call (305) 292-3302.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009 10am-5pm – Fort Taylor Pyrate Fest & Pirate Pub & Thieves’ Market. Features living history pirate encampments; His Royal Majesty’s Military Forces; careening camp and fight circles. Entertainment by Pyrates of the Coast, Bawdy Be, Captain Crudbeard & Lady Barbara, Callahan Crewe and Cutters Crew. Festival Pass: $6/adults and $4/children under 12 with park admission. *4-Day Weekend Pass $20/adults & $15/children under 12 with park admission. Fort Taylor Historic State Park, end of Southard St. through Truman Annex. Call (305) 292-6713 for more info. 1-2:30pm – Authors, Artists & Historians Sail aboard the Schooner WOLF. Join Admiral Finbar, authors Don Maitz, Janny Wurts and Norma Miller. Tickets: $50/person. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at Key West Historic Seaport. Reservations, call (305) 296-9694. 3-4pm – Pyrates of the Coast’s 6th Annual National Walk the Plank Championships aboard the WOLF at Key West Historic Seaport. Victims (hush, contestants) vie for the honor and glory of becoming the 2009 Champion as they dive to their watery graves, pleading for their miserable lives and competing for valuable prizes. FREE Spectator viewing. Call (305) 296-9694 for more info. 7-9pm – El Meson de Pepe’s Literature & the Sea Reception & Pirate’s Caribbean Buffet at Mallory Square, 411 Wall Street. Join Authors, Historians, Artists and the Pirates in Paradise crew for this festive dinner. Cost: $20 per person, $10 per person for children under 12. Reservations & info, call (305) 296-9694. 10pm – Pirate Party & Fairvilla Megastore Fashion Show at Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel, 528 Front Street. Join the pirates for this swashbuckling party. Enjoy Fairvilla Megastore’s Pirate Fashion Show. For info, call (305) 292-7862.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 10am-5pm – Fort Taylor Pyrate Fest, Pirate Pub and Village Thieves’ Market. Features living history pirate encampments; Pirate Skirmish with His Royal Majesty’s Military Forces (1:30pm); period clothing, arts and crafts; pirate treasure

and black powder weapons demonstrations; careening camp, fight circles, and kid’s games. Entertainment by Bone Island Buccaneers, Bawdy Be, Cascabel, Captain Crudbeard & Lady Barbara, the Callahan Crewe, Cutters Crew, Liberte' Sparrow and Braze include strolling minstrels & combative stunt men. Festival Pass: $6/adults and $4/children under 12 with park admission. *3-Day Weekend Pass $15/adults & $10/children under 12 with park admission, Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, end of Southard Street. Call (305) 292-6713 for more info. 1-3 pm – Tall Ship Pirate Sail & Attack aboard Schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at KW Historic Seaport. Reservations: (305) 296-9694. 4-6pm – Tall Ship Sunset Sail & Pirate Attacks aboard the Schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at KW’s Historic Seaport. Reservations: (305) 296-9694. 6-9pm Pirate’s Choice Rum Pub Stroll with the Captain’s of the Devil’s Triangle. Join the pirates for this ‘adult themed’ stroll that takes you to several of Old Town Key West’s favorite watering holes and features libations at 3 pubs. Cost: $20. Reservations, call (305) 296-9694.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2009 10am-5pm – Fort Taylor Pyrate Fest, Pirate Pub and Village Thieves’ Market. Featuring living history pirate encampments, Pirate Skirmish with His Royal Majesty’s Military Forces (1:30pm), period clothing, arts and crafts, pirate treasure, storytellers, fight circles, treasure hunts, black powder weapons demonstrations and kids’ pirate games. Entertainment includes strolling minstrels & combative stunt men. Festival Pass: $6/adults and $4/children under 12 with park admission, Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, end of Southard St. through Truman Annex. Call (305) 292-6713 for more info. 11am – Noon – Historic Reenactment of the “Pyrate Tryal of Anne Bonny & Mary Read at Old City Hall,” (based on the official trial transcripts of these infamous female pirates,) 510 Greene Street. Cost: $10/$5 for children under 12. Call (305) 296-9694 for reservations. 1-3 pm – Tall Ship Pirate Sail & Attack aboard Schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at KW Historic Seaport. Reservations: (305) 296-9694. 4-6pm – Tall Ship Sunset Sail & Pirate Attacks aboard the schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at KW’s Historic Seaport. Reservations: (305) 296-9694. 7pm – Key West Lighted Holiday Parade. View the family-friendly parade (with Pirates!) along Truman and Duval streets. FREE. 7-11pm – Queen of Swing Norma Miller Birthday Roast & Swing Dance at the Pier House Resort & Spa’s Harbor View Café and Wine Galley Bar, One Duval Street, hosted by Admiral Finbar and Julie McEnroe. Dance to the big band sounds of the Mike Emerson Southernmost Brass Band, with special guests Bill Cobbs, Lou Ragland, Chazz Young, Kathleen Peace, Michelle Murillo and the Lucy & Leon Swing Dancers. Dinner tickets $50 per person (RSVP by 12/3 to 305-296-9694 or [email protected].) Swing dancing on the terrace is open to the public (cash bar.) Dress Attire: Conch Military, Key’s Holiday, Pirate or 30s & 40s Glam.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2009 10am-5pm – Fort Taylor Pyrate Fest, Pirate Pub and Village Thieves’ Market. Features living history pirate encampments; Pirate Skirmishes with His Royal Majesty’s Military Forces (1:30pm); period clothing, arts and crafts; pirate treasure and black powder weapons demonstrations, careening camp, fight circles and kid’s games. Entertainment by Pyrates of the Coast, Bawdy Be, Cascabel, Captain Crudbeard & Lady Barbara, the Callahan Crewe, Cutters Crew, Liberte' Sparrow and Braze include strolling minstrels & combative stunt men. Festival Pass: $6/adults and $4/children under 12 with park admission. Fort Zachary Taylor HSP, end of Southard St. through Truman Annex. Call (305) 292-6713 for info. 1-3 pm – Tall Ship Pirate Sail & Attack aboard Schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at KW Historic Seaport. Reservations: (305) 296-9694. 4 - 7pm – La Te Da’s Pirate Tea Dance with special guest “Queen of Swing” Norma Miller, 1125 Duval Street. A swashbuckling Tea Dance with tropical pirate flair! Cash Bar. For more info, call (305) 296-6706. 4-6pm – Tall Ship Sunset Sail & Pirate Attacks aboard the schooner WOLF. Tickets: $50, $25 for children under 12. Meet at the WOLF (1/2 hour prior to departure) at Key West’s Historic Seaport. Reservations: (305) 296-9694. 5:30 – 7:30pm – Green Parrot Bar’s Sound Check with the Mike Emerson Southernmost Rhythm Section . Special guest appearances by Lou Ragland, Bill Cobbs, Chazz Young & ‘Queen of Swing’, Norma Miller, 601 Whitehead St., FREE. For more information, call (305) 295-3450. 9 – 11pm – La Te Da’s Legends of Jazz & Swing Tribute to the Queen of Swing with the Mike Emerson Southernmost Rhythm Section. Join Bill Cobbs, Lou Ragland, Chazz Young and the Lucy & Leon Swing Dancers for this special salute to Norma, 1125 Duval Street. FREE, for info, (305) 296-6706.

We Salute Our Swashbuckling Sponsors! Pirate’s Choice Rum El Meson de Pepe Courtyard by Marriott Cypress House

Pirates Magazine KW Historic Seaport Communicreations.com Conch Republic Navy Ambrosia Key West Schooner WOLF La Te Da Propeller Club – Key West

Vacation Key West The Event Network Schooner Wharf Bar Key West Express Ferry City of Key West The Conch Republic Group Callahan Digital Art No Quarter Given

MOHAWK WWII Memorial Vacations in Key West Fairvilla Megastore SunLion Jewelry Friends of fort Taylor KW Maritime Historical Society of the Florida Keys Conch TV

Pyrate’s Way Magazine Pirate Soul Museum Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel Opici Wines of FL


Adventure on the High Seas with Admiral Finbar aboard the Schooner WOLF!

Friday-Sunday, November 27 thru December 6, 2009

Pirate Sails & Tall Ship Sea Battles aboard Topsail Schooner WOLF

“Queen of Swing” Norma Miller’s 90th B-Day Sails (12/2 & 6)

Authors’, Authors’ & Historians’ Sail (12/3)

Walk the Plank National Championships (12/3)

Afternoon Pirate Sails & Attacks on Fort Taylor (12/4 thru 12/6)

Sunset Pirate Sails & Sea Battles (11/27 thru 12/6)

TICKETS: $50 + tax per person ($25 kids under 12)

Call for daily departure times. WOLF sails fro Safe Harbour Marina until December 1.

WOLF sails from KW’s Historic Seaport Dec 2-6.


Key West Maritime

Holiday Party 3 – 6pm Monday, November 30, 2009

MOHAWK Memorial Museum Truman Annex Waterfront Pier

Key West, Florida Conch Republic Planet Earth

Live entertainment, including Howard Livingston, Kat Epple, Rich in Spirit McKay, Mary Spears & the Pirates in Paradise crew!

HURRICANE FLAG BURNING CEREMONY on Truman Annex Pier is FREE KW MARITIME HOLIDAY PARTY ABOARD MOHAWK is $15 *$10 for members of KW Maritime Related Organizations & Military Personnel


Official End of America’s Hurricane Season Ceremony

4:30 pm Monday, November 30, 2009

MOHAWK Memorial Museum Flagship of the Conch Republic Navy Reserve

Truman Annex Waterfront, Foot of Southard Street

Join Admiral Finbar, the Conch Republic High Command and the Pirates in Paradise Scurvy Crew to celebrate

the end of the 2009 Hurricane Season and toast the holidays!

HURRICANE FLAG BURNING CEREMONY on Truman Annex Pier is FREE KW MARITIME HOLIDAY PARTY ABOARD MOHAWK is $15 *$10 for members of KW Maritime Related Organizations & Military Personnel


The Key West Maritime Historical Society presents Reader Rendezvous with Author & Historian Robert N. Macomber

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 ~ Old Town Key West

Robert N. Macomber is an internationally recognized award-winning maritime writer, lecturer, and television commentator. He has lectured as part of the Distinguished Military Author Series at the Center for Army Analysis in Washington DC, at the U.S. Southern Command’s Notable Military Author Series, for the West Point Society, and at the Office of Naval Intelligence. Mr. Macomber is annual guest author and lecturer aboard the Queen Mary 2 since her maiden voyage, as well as the Silver Sea fleet of luxury liners; a maritime commentator for Florida PBS; and a naval history lecturer for the American History Forum and the Civil War Education Association. Mr. Macomber is the author of the acclaimed Honor Series of naval novels and is proud to have readers in ten countries. His awards include the Outstanding Achievement Award of Florida for his non-fiction work on Florida’s maritime history, the Patrick Smith Literary Award for Best Historical Novel of Florida (At the Edge of Honor), and the John Esten Cooke Literary Award for Best Work in Southern Fiction (Point of Honor). Mr. Macomber was named by Florida Monthly Magazine as one of the 22 ‘Most Intriguing Floridians of 2006’ and The Most Intriguing Author. His sixth novel, A Different Kind of Honor, recently won the highest national honor in his genre—the American Library Association’s 2008 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. His seventh novel, The Honored Dead, came out in March of 2009 to rave national reviews. Each year Mr. Macomber travels approximately 15,000 sea miles around the globe giving maritime lectures and researching his novels, including an annual lecture tour across the Pacific. When not on lecture, research, or book tour journeys, Mr. Macomber lives a simple life in a small bungalow by Serenity Bay at Matlacha Island. The community is an old Florida fishing village on the same southwest coast of the peninsula where he grew up as a sailor. For more information about Mr. Macomber’s fascinating life and work, visit his website at www.RobertMacomber.com. Macomber enjoys interacting with his readers and welcomes email at [email protected].

Key West in the Civil War…a Historic Walking Tour of Old Town 10am – Noon Cost: $25 per person

Join award-winning author and lecturer, Robert N. Macomber as he takes you back in time to the Civil War era in Key West. See the Union Navy's squadron supply depot. Find out about the famous Confederate whom Mallory Square is named after. Hear about the legendary Sword of Key West, and how it was awarded at Clinton Square in 1863. Find out how over 350 Rebel blockade-running ships were captured and sold at auction. Listen to tales of the dreadful Yellow Fever summer of 1864 and the preparations in Key West for the final sea battle of the war---a month after General Robert E. Lee surrendered up in Virginia. You'll never think of Key West the same after learning of what happened here during America's darkest days. Tour departs Ambrosia Key West B&B, 622 Fleming Street (meet in courtyard to register at 9:30am.) Tour concludes at Voltaire Books, 330 Simonton Street with a book signing

with Mr. Macomber. Reservations suggested, call (305) 296-9694. ---------

Key West Maritime Historical Society Sunset Reception Top of Crown Plaza La Concha 5 – 6pm Cost: FREE – Cash Bar

Join Society members atop the Crown Plaza La Concha for a bird’s eye view of paradise, book signings with Robert and a toast to the island’s fabulous sunset. 430 Duval Street (cash bar.)

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Key West Maritime Historical Society FREE Public Lecture Fighting the Scourge of the Sea…or how the U.S. Navy

rid these waters of the last pirates 185 years ago! Top of La Concha, 430 Duval Street 7 – 8pm Cost: FREE

The Key West Maritime Historical Society invites you to join award-winning maritime author and historian Robert N. Macomber for a FREE public lecture on Tuesday, December 1 at 7pm at the Crown Plaza La Concha. Robert N. Macomber will discuss the out-of-control piracy problem in the West Indies in 1822, and what the U.S. Navy did about it, starting with Key West. You'll learn about the Congress and the insurance lobby, the Mosquito Fleet, the mysterious end of Jean Lafitte, the Spanish Cuba pirate lairs, and the brave men in Navy blue who fought for ten long years to make the seas safe for honest sailors. For more information on the Key West Maritime Historical Society, please visit www.KeyWestMaritime.org, email [email protected] or call (305) 296-9882. For more information on Pirates in Paradise Festival, please visit www.PiratesInParadise.com, Email us at [email protected] or call (305) 296-9694.

‘Queen of Swing’

NORMA MILLER’s 90th Birthday Reception

6-9pm - Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Key West Art Bar Caroline & Margaret, Old Town Key West

FREE (Cash Bar)

Entertainment features the Mike Emerson Rhythm Section, with guest appearances by Kat Epple,

Michelle Murillo, Kathleen Peace and Lucy Carleton & Leon Williams.

For more information (305) 296-‐9694, [email protected] or [email protected]

Norma’s Sunset Birthday Sai ls

with Admiral Finbar aboard the WOLF!

4-6pm on Wednesday & Saturday, December 2 & 5, 2009

TICKETS: $50 per person ($25 kids under 12) Reservations Required (Boards ½ hour prior to departure.)

Schooner WOLF sailing from Key West’s Historic Seaport (foot of William Street in front of the Waterfront Market)

For more info (305) 296-‐9694 or [email protected]

MOST BUXOM WENCH& BAD ASS PIRATE

COSTUME CONTEST

9pm Wednesday December 3, 2009

Schooner Wharf Bar Foot of William Street Historic Seaport Key West, Florida

Don yer best pirate & wench garb to compete for great prizes!

For info (305) 296-9694 or [email protected]

‘Queen of Swing’

NORMA MILLER’s Birthday BRUNCHES

NOON

Wednesday & Sunday, December 2 & 6, 2009

La Te Da Hotel Key West 1125 Duval Street Key West, Florida

ORDER OFF THE MENU

RSVP to The Event Network (305) 296-‐9694 or [email protected]

The Pyrates of the Coast’s

5th Annual National Walk the Plank Championships

Join Admiral Finbar & the Pyrates of the Coast scurvy crew

for the wacky contest aboard the Schooner WOLF!

3pm - Thursday, December 4, 2009

Walk the Plank Spectator Viewing Party

Schooner Wharf Bar Key West Historic Seaport


El Meson d e Pepe ’ s Car i b b ean Pira t e ’ s Buf f e t

6:30-‐8:30pm Thursday, December 3, 2009

El Meson de Pepe 411 Wall Street at Mallory Square

Join the authors’, artists and historians who have gathered in Key West for the 10th annual Pirates in Paradise Festival

Highlights include… Cuban Buffet Dinner featuring Roast Pork, Plantains and Rice & Beans

Book, CD, DVD & Poster Signings with Don Maitz, Janny Wurts, and ‘Queen of Swing’ Norma Miller.

Tickets $20 per person ($10 children under 12)

For reservations (305) 296-9694 or [email protected]

Pirate’s Choice Rum Pub Stroll

6 – 9pm Friday, December 4, 2009

Join the folks at Pirate’s Choice Rum. Liberte’ Sparrow and the Captain’s of the Devil’s Triangle for this pirate pub stroll with an ‘adult’ theme that takes you to several of Old Town Key West’s favorite watering holes and features libations at 3 pubs and a host of piratical escapades!

Cost: $20

Reservations & Info (305) 296-9694 or [email protected]

Ahoy Mate!

Set yer course for Key West’s 2009 Pirates in Paradise Festival!

November 28 – December 6, 2009

Celebrating its 20th year in the Florida Keys, (and 10th in Key West!) the Pirates in Paradise Festival

is known as the grand-daddy of all pirate festivals.

Key West’s annual Pirates in Paradise brings together some of the finest pirate performers, re-enactors, shanty men, historians, period artisans & crafters and combative stuntmen in the world.

It’s a pirate gathering of salty souls not to be missed!

For more information on sponsorships, volunteer opportunities, or to make reservations

for pirate sails aboard the schooner WOLF and other piratical events, please contact Julie McEnroe, The Event Network at

(305) 295-9694 or [email protected]

Fort Taylor Pirate Fest Village Thieves’ Market & Pirate Pub

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, end of Southard Street Thursday thru Sunday, December 3 - 6 (10am - 5pm)

Swashbuckling Family Entertainment Pyrate Skirmishes Battle Re-enactments History Encampments Strolling Minstrels Black Powder Demonstrations Fort Tours

Period Arts & Crafts Pirate Games Vintage Vittles

Piratical Antics, Sea Shanties and Tall Tales Featuring the Pyrates of the Coast, Cascabel, Bawdy Be,

Portside Tom, Braze and other nefarious Brethren of the Coast

PIRATE FEST TICKETS: $6 + Park Admission (4 Day Pass $20 + park admission)


Pyrate Tryal Re-Enactment of Anne Bonny and Mary Read

11am Saturday, December 5, 2009

Old City Hall 510 Greene Street

Old Town Key West

COST: $10 ($5 for children under 12)

Based on the original trial transcripts taken from Tamara J. Eastman’s “The Pyrate Tryal of Anne Bonny & Mary Read.

Cast includes: Norma Miller, Brandy Etheridge, Michelle Murillo, Arthur Whittam, General Harry Smid, Admiral Finbar Gittelman,

Michael Lampe, Nellie and David Fleming


La Te Da’s Pirate Tea Dance

4 – 7pm

Sunday, December 6

La Te Da Hotel Key West 1125 Duval Street Key West, FL

Special Guest Appearance by “Queen of Swing” Norma Miller

Piratical Antics with the Pirates in Paradise Crew

Take to the dance floor with this swashbuckling

Tea Dance with tropical pirate flair!

For more info (305) 296-‐9694 or [email protected]

‘Queen of Swing’ NORMA MILLER’s

Dinner & Swing Dance

A Tribute to the Legends of Jazz & Swing Admiral Finbar & the Conch Republic Military High Command, along with the

Pirates in Paradise Festival crew to celebrate Norma’s 75+ years in Show Business!

Entertainment features the Mike Emerson SOUTHERNMOST BRASS BAND, with special guests Kathleen Peace, Michelle Murillo and swing dancers Lucy Carleton & Leon Williams.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Pier House Resort & Spa’s Harbor View Café, Terrace & Wine Galley Bar

One Duval Street – Key West, Florida

6:30pm Doors Open 7pm Dinner (inside & outside seating available) 8pm Dancing to the Swingin’ Big Band Tunes of Count Basie,

Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and other favorites! *Plus clips from John Biffar’s documentary ‘Queen of Swing.’

$50 Dinner Tickets (Reservations required – RSVP by 12/3) Dress Attire: Conch Military, Key’s Holiday, Pirate or 30s & 40s Glam.

RSVP by 12/3 to The Event Network at (305) 296-‐9694 or [email protected]

Sound Check at the GREEN PARROT BAR

The joint will be hoppin’ with the sounds of the Mike Emerson Southernmost Rhythm Section.

Special guest appearances by ‘Queen of Swing’ Norma Miller!

5:30 – 7:30 pm Sunday, December 6

GREEN PARROT BAR 601 Whitehead Street ~ Old Town Key West

FREE – CASH BAR

For more information: www.GreenParrot.BlogSpot.com or (305) 295-‐3450.

La Te Da’s Tribute to ‘Queen of Swing’ Norma Miller

Dance to the big band sounds of the Mike Emerson Southernmost Rhythm Section.

Special guests swing dancers Lucy Carleton & Leon Williams.

9-‐11pm Sunday, December 6

La Te Da Key West’s By George Piano Bar 1125 Duval Street ~ Old Town

For more information: www.LaTeDa.com or (305) 296-‐6706.

Conch Republic Navy Peace Bonds

Conch Republic Navy Peace Bonds (both the $100 Pirate Peace Bond shown above and designed by fantasy artist Don Maiz, whose artwork is on the cover of the Festival Program) and the $10 Signal Flag Peace Bond (designed by Key Wester JT Thompson, creator of the One Human Family Foundation) will be for sale throughout the Festival. They can also be purchased by calling the Office of the Admiralty at (305) 296-‐9694 or via Email at [email protected] Each CRN Peace Bond is redeemable 100 years from date of purchase, for face value. Peace Bonds may also be purchased year round by contacting the Office of the Admiralty at (305) 296-‐9694 or [email protected]. A portion of CRN Peace Bond sales during the festival will benefit the Key West Historic Maritime Society, MOHAWK Memorial Museum, the One Human Family Foundation and the Pirates in Paradise Festival.

Change of Command Ceremony at which

Vice Admiral Reef Perkins, CRN

will be relieved by

Vice Admiral Frank Holden, CRN

as Fleet Commander

on Monday, the thirtieth of November

Two-‐thousand-‐nine

at three-‐thirty in the afternoon

aboard the USCG/USS/HMS Mohawk (WPG-‐78)

at Truman Annex Pier

Key West, Florida – Conch Republic

Pirates in Paradise Festival 2009


A special thanks to our volunteer event organizers who include Captain Hurricane Zerr & the Pyrates of the Coast; the Callahan Crew of the Sacred Heart, Captain’s of the Devil’s Triangle and the crew at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park and Friends of Fort Taylor for organizing the Festival’s various events (including Fort Taylor’s Pirate Fest &Village Market, the Key West Maritime Holiday Party, Most Buxom Wench Contest & Walk the Plank Competition.) Kudos to our marketing & media partners Robb 'Hurricane' Zerr and Michelle ‘Diosa’ Murillo of CommuniCreations.com for website management and marketing; Fayma & Tony Callahan, Callahan Digital Art for the awesome posters and flyers; Don Maitz and Michael Noles for the beautiful pirate artwork; No Quarter Given, Pirates Magazine, Pyrates Way Magazine, Visit Florida (FLA-USA) and our other media sponsors for helping us get the word out; and Nicki Wilson, Fairvilla and Don Brown, Pirate’s Choice Rum. We also thank our pirate performers and tall ship crews who will be providing swashbuckling entertainment and adventure on the high seas and on land, including: Pyrates of the Coast, Dead Eye, Leatherback, Scarlet J, Portside Tom, Nigel, Cascabel, Braze, Bawdy Be, Captain Crudbeard & Lady Barbara, the Callahan Crewe of the Sacred Heart, Jamaica Rose & Capt. Michael of the Port Royal Privateers, Pirates of the Marquesas, Liberte' Sparrow, The Archangel Crew, The Mercury crew & the re-enactors who’ve gathered from around the world. Thanks also to our visiting and local artists, historians and authors who are so willing to share their knowledge and talents, including ‘Queen of Swing’ Norma Miller, Robert Macomber, Janny Wurts, Don Maitz, John Viele and Rosalind Brackenbury. And last but not least, thanks to Admiral Finbar and our crew of the Flagship WOLF and to the fleet of the Conch Republic Navy.


We Steadfastly Salute Our Swashbuckling Sponsors

On behalf of the organizers of Pirates in Paradise Festival 2009 we thank our stalwartly sponsors for their generous support!

Viceroy Level Callahan Digital Art The Event Network

Communicreations.com

Admiral Level Schooner WOLF

Pirate’s Choice Rum The Conch Republic Group

ConchTV.com & KeysTV.com Pyrates of the Coast

Conch Republic Navy Callahan Crewe of the Sacred Heart

Safe Habour Marina SunLion Jewelry

Commodore Level El Meson de Pepe

Ambrosia Key West La Te Da Hotel Key West

Courtyard by Marriott Cypress House Historic Inn

Friends of Fort Taylor Pirates Magazine

NoQuarterGiven.net Pier House Resort & Spa

Pepsi Refreshment Services Vacations in Key West

Days Inn Key West The Reach Resort Key West Radisson Hotel Key West

Friends of Fort Taylor

Captain Level Westwinds Pirate Soul Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel Cape Air Key West Express

Seacoast Airlines Schooner Wharf Bar Florida Park Service Fairvilla Megastore Waterfront Market WISS Island 107.1 FM

USS/CGC/HMS Mohawk Key West Propeller Club

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