Wednesday, July 14 - City Theatre's Shorts on Tour - Key Biscayne Community Church - 7:00 p.m

A Selection from the Summer Shorts Festival

"Feel sorrow, empathy, joy, unease, confusion and the uncontrollable urge to laugh, all in the space of five minutes, the average length of these plays. The tiny gems ... sparkle with wit and creative energy." - Eileen Spielger, Miami Herald

The Event is FREE and open to the public. Parents are encouraged to bring their children (ages 6 and up) to this event.

The Key Biscayne Community Foundation invites island residents to a free performance of "Shorts on Tour: A Selection from the Summer Shorts Festival" followed by a community forum discussing diversity within our island.

Wednesday July 14th - Bastille Day at Le Croisic

The Bastille was a prison in France that the kings and queens often used to lock up the people that did not agree with their decisions. To many, it was a symbol of all the bad things done by the kings and queens. So, on July 14, 1789, a large number of French citizens gathered together and stormed the Bastille.

Just as the people in the United States celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence as the beginning of the American Revolution, so the people in France celebrate the storming of the Bastille as the beginning of the French Revolution. Both Revolutions brought great changes. Kings and queens no longer rule. The people rule themselves and make their own decisions.

Please come celebrate Bastille Day with us and enjoy superb traditional French food, wine and music.

For Reservations or for more information:
Le Croisic - French Bistro
180 Crandon Blvd - suite 117
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
http://www.le-croisic.com
305.361.5888

Friday July 16 - Live Pasta Making Night - Costa Med Restaurant
Come and enjoy our LIVE PASTA MAKING NIGHT featuring the talents of Paolo. He will set up his table in the middle of our dining room and make fresh pasta in front of your very own eyes!

You will be presented with an incredible array of mouth-watering pasta dishes. The event will be a feast for your eyes as well as your palate! Don't miss out on this classic and savory specialty.

Thursday July 22 - Business Card Exchange and Networker - 5:30 - 7:30 pm

The Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce & the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce are having a Business
Card Exchange.

Deadline for inclusion in K.B. Kids is August 19
Only 33 days until school starts! That means it's time for The Islander News special edition K.B. Kids, the most complete guide for kids and their parents!

• Kids (and parents) need to eat, so advertise your restaurant
• Kids (and parents) need clothes, so advertise your clothing store
• Kids (and parents) need fun things to do, so advertise your leisure-time activity
• Kids (and parents) need doctors, dentists, hair cuts, tutors and after school care.

K.B. Kids is distributed to Islander News subscribers, at 14 newsstands on and off Key Biscayne, at local hotels and to all schoolchildren on the Key It also will be posted on our web site at www.islandernews.com.

Advertisers purchasing a minimum of a quarter-page ad with have accompanying editorial copy about their business.

The kids are going back to school... you're trying to kick start your business out of the summer doldrums... K.B. Kids is the perfect advertising vehicle!

DONATE YOUR OLD CELLULAR PHONE: Secure the Call Foundation takes the phones, inspects them, cleans them, charges their batteries, and then reprograms them to be used as free 911 emergency phones. Any phone that can power up can access 911 services even without a carrier. Then the phones are distributed to domestic violence shelters, senior centers, neighborhood watch groups and other agencies with an immediate need for 911 access. Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce is an official drop off location for Secure the Phone Foundation. For more information contact the Chamber at 305.361.5207.

Volunteers needed at the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce. Send your kids to do community service with us. We could use help to prepare Welcome Baskets, Tourist and Relocation packages, answer phones and assist tourists. Your teenager will learn valuable office and people skills while earning community service hours valid for their high school curriculum. Please call 305.361.5207 for more information

The Islander News is pleased to announce that through a special arrangement with Actor's Playhouse in Coral Gables, the newspaper is now available at all performances. "This is just another example of how we are constantly striving to get The Islander at different locations to gain additional exposure for our advertisers," said Islander News editor and publisher Nancye Ray. In the past year, The Islander also has joined the Coconut Grove and Coral Gables chambers of commerce. "Once again, our participation in these organizations helps our advertisers and draws additional people to the Key," said Ray.

ASTA/Fodor's Survey: Average Spending on Summer Travel Increases. Now that summer has arrived, travel agents report that travelers are spending more on summer vacations than they did during the winter season. Travelers also are returning to popular domestic destinations such as Orlando, Las Vegas and New York City, according to the American Society of Travel Agents' (ASTA)/Fodor's Summer Hot Spots Survey.

"Despite the trying economic times many Americans are facing, bookings and average spending are up for the summer season. This is an extremely positive and encouraging sign that supports the notion that travel is an important part of life for many Americans," said John Greeven of Key Biscayne Travel.

When looking at the state level, Florida tops the list for the 2004 summer season, accounting for 29.2 percent of all responses with destinations such as Orlando, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa. Next comes Nevada, in large part due to the popularity of Las Vegas, with 19.8 percent of all responses. Other popular states are Hawaii (11.1%) and California (11.5%).

For more information contact John Greeven at Key Biscayne Travel 305.361.5429 or www.kbtravel.com