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TEDx CFK

Time2:00 PM
LocationKey West Campus

The inaugural TEDxCFK event will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at the The College of the Florida Keys, in the Tennessee Williams Theater on the Key West Campus.

The theme of the event is Paradise Within: Unlocking Human Potential. The theme explores the power of internal paradise, emphasizing that individuals have the ability to transform the trajectory of their lives by cultivating confidence and happiness from within.

Enjoy dinner, a cash bar, and 13 presentations. 

Location: Tennessee Williams Theatre

Club Rush (Key West)

Time12:00 PM-2:00 PM
LocationKey West Campus

Learn about CFK's student clubs. Meet new friends, get involved and make a difference! Free food and fun! 

Location: Library

Club Rush (Upper Keys Center)

Time12:00 PM-2:00 PM
LocationUpper Keys Center

Learn about CFK's student clubs. Meet new friends, get involved and make a difference! Free food and fun! 

Location: Lobby

CFK Ceramics Grand Reopening

Time2:00 PM-5:00 PM
LocationKey West Campus

Join us for the grand re-opening of the CFK ceramics studio. Students and members of the community are invited to tour the facilities hand building room, wheel throwing room, and outdoor kiln area. Guests can also register for membership and lessons, enjoy snacks, shop mud-pi pottery items for sale, and meet the new artist-in-residence, Dennis Loucks!
Location: Ceramics Studio

Ready, Set, College- Key West

Time5:30 PM-6:30 PM
LocationKey West Campus

CFK and the Key West Chamber of Commerce are holding a free workshop to help local high school students, their families, mentors, and guidance counselors navigate the daunting sea of college decisions, requirements, and deadlines. The first part will focus on writing for college applications and scholarships. The second part will be about exploring ways to pay for college.

Location: CFK Library.

Paint Night

Time5:00 PM-7:00 PM
LocationKey West Campus

Join us for a guided paint-along and learn how to paint a UFO. All art materials will be provided.

Location: under the CFK Academy awning

Constitution Day

Time11:00 AM
LocationKey West Campus

The College of the Florida Keys’ invites the community to celebrate the birthday of the United States Government at its annual Constitution Day event in the campus library. Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, thus laying the foundation of our government, rights, and freedoms. 

This year's presentation will be on The Constitution: A judge's perspective of the relevance of a 246 year old document to our lives today. 

Presentation speaker: Judge, Carol Rose.  

KW Location: Library

Upper Keys Center: Watch the live stream in the auditorium

 

CFK Poetics Reading w/ Maria Zoccola

Time5:30 PM-6:30 PM
LocationKey West Campus

Maria Zoccola is a poet and educator from Memphis, Tennessee. She has writing degrees from Emory University and Falmouth University, and has spent many years leading creative writing workshops for middle and high school youth. Maria’s work has previously appeared in The Atlantic, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, The Sewanee Review, ZYZZYVA, and elsewhere, and has received a special mention for the Pushcart Prize. Her debut poetry collection, Helen of Troy, 1993 (Scribner, 2025), earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was a New York Times Editors’ Choice pick. 

Admission is free.

Location: Tennessee Williams Theatre. 

 

Tugapalooza (Key West Campus)

Time6:00 PM-8:00 PM
LocationKey West Campus

Join us for our Tugapalooza, 60th Anniversary edition event! Students will have the opportunity to tie dye their own Tugapalooza annual t-shirts, participate in games, eat dinner and much more!

Location: by the volleyball court

Paint Night

Time5:00 PM-7:00 PM
LocationKey West Campus

Join us for a guided paint-along and learn how to paint a Halloween pumpkin. All art materials will be provided.

Location: under the CFK Academy awning