Join us for our Jack-O-Lantern Jam and enjoy pumpkin carving on land and underwater! Join us for food, music and Halloween fun! Costumes are welcome! If you would like to participate in the underwater pumpkin carving you must be a certified diver and please fill out the form below.
Join us for our annual festival that celebrates CFK and our connections to our vibrant community. Community Day will feature a full slate of activities—including CFK academic showcases, student clubs, local companies (our partnering businesses, organizations, and government agencies), live performances by local organizations, arts and crafts, vendors, children's activities, music, food and drinks, and free T-shirts. As tradition, Dr. Gueverra will present his Salute to Veterans and service men and women.
Attention: Monroe County high school students and parents/ guardians. Join us for a virtual event for Monroe County high school students and their parents/ guardians to learn more about its Dual Enrollment program. Through DE, high school students can simultaneously earn college and high school credits at no cost to the student. The program provides a head-start to college for students while saving families thousands of dollars. At the virtual event, CFK will discuss the benefits of Dual Enrollment, requirements to participate, and the application process.
Visiting poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi is the author of The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart, Apocalyptic Swing (a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize), and Rocket Fantastic, winner of the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry. Calvocoressi is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including a Stegner Fellowship and Jones Lectureship from Stanford University; a Rona Jaffe Woman Writer's Award; a Lannan Foundation residency in Marfa, TX; the Bernard F. Conners Prize from The Paris Review; and a residency from the Civitella di Ranieri Foundation, among others. Calvocoressi's poems have been published or are forthcoming in numerous magazines and journals including The Baffler, The New York Times, POETRY, Boston Review, Kenyon Review, Tin House, and The New Yorker. Calvocoressi is an Editor at Large at Los Angeles Review of Books, and Poetry Editor at Southern Cultures.
Admission is free.
Location: Tennessee Williams Theatre.
Join us for our Tugapalooza event! Students will have the opportunity to tie dye their own Tugapalooza annual t-shirts, pickup Tuga swag, participate in games, eat dinner and much more!
Location: by the volleyball court
Join us for a guided paint-along and learn how to paint a cherry blossom tree. All art materials will be provided.
Location: under the CFK Academy awning
Celebrate CFK's Fall Class of 2024 at our 69th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, Dec 12 at 4:30 P.M. Tickets are required to attend in person or you can stream it live through Facebook (you do not need a Facebook account to view the live stream).
Location: Tennessee Williams Fine Art Center
CFK's annual fundraiser, the Seaside Soiree, will be held at The Islander Resort in Islamorada Friday, February 28. Find event details and purchase tickets at cfk.edu/soiree.
Location: Islander Resort, Islamorada
