The Monroe County Department of Health, working with The College of the Florida Keys and others, will administer first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at numerous locations in the coming week.
On Monday, May 10, the vaccine will be available at the S.O.S. Foundationâs Stock Island Food Pantry from 4 to 6 p.m. The Food Pantry is located at 5640 Maloney Ave.
Interested individuals must show proof of age, but no appointment, identification or payment is required. Shots will be given to any unvaccinated adult on a first-come, first-served basis, according to event organizers.
Wednesday through Friday, doses will be available at Big Pine United Methodist Church, from noon to 8 p.m. Appointments are required and can be made at http://www. myvaccine.fl.gov.
The College of the Florida Keys is holding several virtual events for Monroe County high school students and their parents/guardians to learn more about its dual enrollment and early college opportunities.
Through both programs, high school students can simultaneously earn college and high school credits at no cost to the student. There will be events at Key West High School at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, and Marathon High School and Coral Shores High School at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. A home schools event will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13.
Interested students and parents can sign up for a virtual information event specific to their high school by visiting the college’s website at CFK.edu/DE. For more information, contact Nicole Gerrard at nicole.gerrard@cfk.edu.
The College of the Florida Keys, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County, is administering first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the S.O.S. Foundationâs Stock Island Food Pantry from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, May 10.
The Food Pantry is located at 5640 Maloney Ave. on Stock Island.
No appointment, identification or payment is required for vaccinations. Shots will be given to any unvaccinated adult on a first-come, first-served basis.
The College of the Florida Keys will hold its sixty-second Commencement Exercises for the spring class of 2021 in an outdoor ceremony beside the Gulf of Mexico on the Key West Campus on Friday night.
Sixty-nine graduates will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. The college expects to award more than 150 bachelorâs degrees, associate degrees, and certificates to the spring class of 2021.
Graduation ceremony attendance will be limited to ticketed guests. The event will be streamed live to reach a broader audience on the College’s Facebook page at facebook.com/TheCollegeoftheFloridaKeys.
Monroe County Mayor Michelle Coldiron will deliver the Keynote Address to the class. Madison Nasser, who earned an Associate in Science in Nursing, will present the Student Address. The graduates will also hear from the 2021 Distinguished Alumnus, Captain Andrew Tipler, a 2003 graduate of the Marine Engineering, Management, and Seamanship program.
Painting boot camp
The Studios of Key West is offering a series of classes with local artist Rick Worth. Sessions are held on either Monday or Tuesday, May through June, outside at the Carriage Trade Artist Residencies, 529 Eaton St.
For information visit https://tskw.org/may-painting-boot-camp-with-rick-worth, call 305-296-0458 or visit the box office at 533 Eaton St., Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Poetry reading
The College of the Florida Keys will host CFK Poetics virtual visiting poets event with Ross Gay at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29. These free event will be primarily virtual, but limited seating will be available in the CFK Library during the live stream of the reading.