Because of the threat from Hurricane Dennis, organizers of the Lower Keys annual Underwater Music Festival postponed the underwater concert one week to Saturday, July 16th. Staged by Keys radio station WCNK 98.7 Conch FM, the eccentric concert is scheduled for 10 am to 4 pm. Marine melodies are to range from the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" to Jimmy Buffett's "Fins" and other water-themed selections. Music will be broadcast underwater via Lubell Laboratory speakers suspended beneath boats positioned over the reef.

Past events have included appearances by a troupe of snorkeling Elvis look-alikes playing underwater guitar, a long-haired mermaid with a harp, a submerged symphony and a trio of divas of the deep. The 21st edition of the event is to feature the concept of "Aquaculture: Music and Art in the Key of Sea", where divers and snorkelers listen to music as they explore an undersea art gallery.

In addition, an underwater exhibition is to showcase approximately 20 pieces of "new wave" art created by Lower Keys artist Barbara Hettinger and her cohorts at Artists in Paradise Gallery on Big Pine Key.

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