FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10/15/07

CONTACT: JULIE McENROE
PHONE: (305)296-9694
E-MAIL: info@piratesinparadise.com

El Meson de Pepe to host 5th annual Literature & the Sea Reception and Caribbean Pirates Buffet

Key West, Florida Keys...Looking for a great event to get you in the 'Pirate Spirit' and celebrate with local and internationally renowned artists, authors and historians?  Want to support local organizations and events such as the Key West Maritime Historical Society and Friends of Fort Taylor’s annual Pirate Fest & Village Market?

If so, mark your calendar for Wednesday, November 30 for El Meson de Pepe's 5^th Annual Literature & the Sea Reception and Caribbean Pirates Buffet.  Join the Pirates in Paradise scurvy crew and visiting authors and historians in town for the 8^th annual Pirates in Paradise Festival, which features a host of maritime arts, cultural and literary activities.

Following a delicious buffet dinner (served from 6 - 8p.m.) artist and author Don Maitz will show a slide show of some of his award winning Pirate Art and then sign copies of this year’s Festival program that features his portrait painting, “Cascabel Ashore,” which was inspired and painted during Key West’s first annual Pirates in Paradise Festival in 2000.  Admiral Finbar, First Sea Lord and Supreme Commander of Conch Republic Military Forces will also be on hand to share sea stories and adventures from his life at sea. 

Jazz icon “Queen of Swing” Norma Miller will also be signing DVDs of Florida filmmaker John Biffar’s documentary “Queen of Swing,” which tells the story of how she danced her way out of Harlem and into the hearts of audiences around the world, including Paris, Rio and Hollywood. 

For more information on El Meson de Pepe's upcoming Literature & the Sea Reception and Caribbean Pirate’s Buffet or for more information on Pirates in Paradise Festival 2007, please visit PiratesInParadise.com or call 305-296-9694.

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