Meet your King and Queen Candidates of Fantasy Fest 2009
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For the last twenty years, the campaigns for King and Queen of Fantasy Fest have been the largest annual fundraiser for AIDS Help. We’re grateful to the Key West Association for Tourism Development and the Market Share Company (which own and produce Fantasy Fest), as well as to our entire community, for their sponsorship and support of AIDS Help.

Up until the Fantasy Fest Coronation Ball at La Te Da on Friday, October 23th, the candidates will be working to raise money for healthcare, housing, food and support for people living with HIV/AIDS throughout the Florida Keys. As in past years, overseeing the tabulation of votes at the Coronation Ball will be Monroe County Supervisor of Elections Harry L. Sawyer, Jr. and Verdeja & DeArmas LLP.

All Candidates Events
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All Candidate Events:

Friday, September 11, 4:00-7:00 PM, Nurse Ginger Party, Green Parrot on Whitehead. All candidates

Thursday, September 24, 6:00-8:00 PM, The Wreckers Party, Aqua, 711 Duval Street. The Wreckers Club has offered the King and Queen candidates the evening’s door receipts of this September event to be split equally among the attending candidates. For more information, contact Dell Lunsford @ 731-3022. All candidates

Saturday, October 3, 4:00 PM, The King & Queen Pool Party, at the Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela Street. The pool party will feature synchronized swimming teams performing in the pool. Admission is $10.00 and will include hot dogs, potato salad, etc. The reigning King and Queen will be performing as well as Sushi and Gassy Winds. There will also be an event called DIVING FOR DUCKS. Guests pay $5.00 to participate. Ducks with numbers on the bottom are thrown into the pool. Rubber Duckie music begins and guests jump in the pool and pick up ducks and try to get the duck with the highest number on the bottom. When the music stops everyone gets out of the pool and whoever has the highest number wins a prize. There will be a cash bar. All proceeds from the cash bar, admission fee, and participation fee in DIVING FOR DUCKS will go to the candidates. All Candidates

Thursday, October 6, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Wine Tasting in Cigar Alley, Duval Square, $10 entry, cigars, wine, food. All Candidates

Thursday, October 15, 6:00-8:00 PM, Island House Party, 1129 Fleming Street. The one party not to be missed. The Island House opens its doors to all adults this evening. Suggested donation of $25.00 to the candidate or split between the candidates of your choice. The Island House will donate an additional $2,500 to each King and Queen candidate that raises the most money at the event. Free hors d’oeuvres, champagne and fruit punch. Cash Bar. Male partygoers are invited to stay after 8:00 PM for special entertainment. All candidates

Friday, October 23, 6:00-10:00 PM, The Coronation Ball “Bonnie & Clyde, Villains & Vixens on the Run”, at LaTeDa, 1125 Duval Street. $5 admission gets one free vote. $25 Reserved seating also includes one vote. $50 Priority seating includes one vote and a deluxe gourmet hor d’oeuvre platter. For reserved and priority seating reservations, call AIDS Help at 296-6196.