Key West's annual Hemingway Days, honoring its most famous resident — Ernest Hemingway, the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author, will begin Tuesday and conclude July 25.

It includes a popular look-alike contest, literary readings, an exhibition of rare memorabilia from Hemingway's Key West years, a world-premiere art exhibition on the grounds of Hemingway's former home, a one-man theatrical showcase, a world-class marlin-fishing tournament, an offbeat running of the bulls, an arm-wrestling contest at Sloppy Joe's and the presentation of awards in a short story contest.

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Ernest Hemingway look-alikes amass during Key West's running of the bulls in 2002.
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Preliminary rounds for the Papa look-alike contest are 6:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, with the newest member of the bearded brotherhood selected during Saturday night's final round. For a schedule of events and lodging in Key West: www.hemingwaydays.org; or Key West Chamber of Commerce, 1-800-527-8539, www.fla-keys.com.