FIVE QUIRKY THINGS TO DO IN KEY WEST THIS MARCH

1. Celebrate the 105th birthday of playwright Tennessee Williams, whose works include The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, with a month-long series of classic movies adapted from his plays, a poetry contest, staged readings from his work and a film forum at the Tennessee Williams exhibit. (twkw.org)

2. Pucker up for a “conch honk” in the 54th-annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest, an island tradition that pays homage to the ancient practice of sailors using the shells as foghorns. It’s being hosted by the Old Island Restoration Foundation on March 5. (oirf.org)

3. Catch Here Come the Mummies, a funk/R&B band out of Nashville, Tenn., whose members perform literally under wraps (they are reputed to be well known musicians who perform in disguise to avoid contract disputes with their record labels). March 6 at the Key West Theatre. (thekeywesttheater.com)

4. Harry S. Truman spent 175 days over 11 visits during his U.S. presidency in Key West, beginning in 1946 when his doctor ordered the exhausted president to vacation somewhere warm. Today, the Harry S. Truman Little White House museum holds an annual symposium (March 11-12) that includes panel discussions, a reception and tours. (trumanlittlewhitehouse.com)

5. View the exhibit Bars, Brews & Blues: Carousing in Key West (until March 29) at the Key West Art & Historical Society’s Custom House and learn about several of the island’s forgotten watering holes, its newer establishments and the singers and songwriters who kept their patrons entertained. (kwahs.org)