KEY WEST READER RENDEZVOUS 2019
TIME TO GO BACK!
Make your plans now to join me for a long-awaited return to Key West!
You choose how you get there & where you stay,
then sign up for one or all of the three events we have planned
in conjunction with the Key West Art & Historical Society [KWAHS].
Tel # 305-295-6616 [ext 115]
Events Coordinator: Dani Holliday
Here’s an outline to keep it simple:
1) SOLD OUT – Thursday, February 21st [6pm-7:30pm] The Custom House [281 Front Street / 33040]
Distinguished Speakers Series: “The Crucial Role of Key West in the Civil War”
This is a fascinating discussion of Key West’s part in the American Civil War,
and the unique personalities who influenced that crucial role.
Tickets are $5 for KWAHS members & $10 for the public [reservations suggested]
Click here for tickets for 21 Feb 2019:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dss-robert-n-macomber-the-crucial-role-of-key-west-in-the-civil-war-tickets-50654308400
For more info, click:
http://www.kwahs.org/event/robert-n-macomber-the-crucial-role-of-key-west-in-the-civil-war
Recommended reading/re-reading: Honorable Mention [1865]
2) SOLD OUT – Friday, Feb. 22nd [10am-11:30am] / The Custom House [281 Front Street / 33040]
“Historic Walking Tour into The World of Peter Wake”
Put on your walking shoes to see Key West as never before.
This 1.5 mile jaunt will feature historic highlights within the heart of old Key West
as written in my Honor Series of historic thrillers.
You’ll walk away a ‘WAKIAN’ before you know it, if you aren’t one already!
KWAHS members $30 / Non-members $40 [reservations required / limited to 20 people]
Click here for tickets for 22 Feb 2019:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-walking-tour-into-the-world-of-peter-wake-tickets-50780129735
For more info, click:
http://www.kwahs.org/event/robert-n-macomber-historic-walking-tour-into-the-world-of-peter-wake
Recommended reading/re-reading: The Darkest Shade of Honor [1886] and The Assassin’s Honor [1892]
3) Saturday, Feb. 23rd [9:30am-11:30am] – Key West Bight Marina [0 Margaret Street / 33040]
[C Dock / Opposite the Turtle Cannery Museum]
“Sailing Through History”
on catamaran yacht Argo Navis [general info: https://www.sailargonavis.com/theyacht-1/]
Sip mimosas and enjoy light pastries to start your morning right!
You’ll sail back in time, gliding across the tropical turquoise waters of Man of War Harbor.
I’ll share tales of Key West’s seafaring past ~ wreckers, war port, gun smugglers and rum,
from the American Civil War to the Spanish-American War.
KWAHS members $50 / Non-members $60 [reservations required / max >50 ppl]
CHECK IN @ DOCK 9:30am ~ SAILING FROM 10-11:30am
Click here for tickets for 23 Feb 2019:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-sail-on-the-argo-navis-with-historian-and-author-robert-n-macomber-tickets-50783602121
For more info, click:
http://www.kwahs.org/event/historic-sail-on-the-argo-navis-with-historian-and-author-robert-n-macomber
Recommended reading/re-reading: At The Edge of Honor [1863] & Point of Honor [1864]