Events

    • This musical comedy, "lovingly ripped off from the 1975 film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', was the winner of the 2005 Tony® for Best Musical. The show tells the tale of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table with a twist.
    • 2013-01-26T18:00:00Z
    • Herb Strauss Theater at BIG ARTS
      2200 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel Island
      FL
      33957

    • Visit the “Greatest Show on Sanibel” during your next Sanibel Island vacation. Beginning Saturday, Jan. 26, the Sanibel Community House will transform itself into a cirque! For their annual fundraiser, Cirque Vertigo comes to the Sanibel Community House for a 6:30 p.m. show of their newest routines, complete with chiffon aerials, graceful and daring stage acts and humor. Tickets cost $100 and go on sale Dec. 6. Tickets can be purchased at the Sanibel Community House or by calling 239-472-2155.
    • 2013-01-26T18:30:00Z
    • Sanibel Community House
      2173 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel
      FL
      33070

    • • Cayo Costa Beach & Shelling Cruise • Cabbage Key Cruise • Useppa Island Cruise • Dolphin Watch & Wildlife Adventure Cruise • Sunset Serenade Cruise w/ Island Musicians (please call 239-472-5300 for daily departure times) Seasonal cruises are also available. For updated schedules and rate information, please call 339-471-5300 or visit captivacruises.com
    • 2013-01-27T00:00:00Z
    • McCarthy's Marina
      11401 Andy Rosse Lane
      Captiva
      FL
      33924
      (239) 472-5200

    • As part of the Classical Afternoons series, BIG ARTS will feature pianist Priscila Navarro. Navarro, winner of the 2011 and 2012 BIG ARTS/Kenneth L. Nees Classical Music Scholarship Award, is a piano performance student at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Bower School of Music. In addition to her BIG ARTS scholarship, Navarro won the Florida Music Teachers Association Gray Perry and Byrd Piano Competition, as well as the 20th Annual International Chopin Competition in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was the youngest to compete in the Texas competition and, as part of the win, will get to compete at Carnegie Hall in march 2013.
    • 2013-01-27T15:30:00Z
    • Herb Strauss Theater at BIG ARTS
      2200 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel Island
      FL
      33957

    • The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum annual fundraiser/museum gala will feature the "groovy" theme of the 1960's. The gala will include cocktails, dinner, dancing, a silent auction, a live auction and live entertainment from the BeatleBeat Tribute Band. Guests are encouraged, but not required, to wear 1960's attire to the event to help create a retro feel.
    • 2013-01-27T17:00:00Z
    • Sanctuary Golf Club
      2801 Wulfert Road
      Sanibel
      FL
      33957

    • Every Monday, BIG ARTS hosts a film festival where guests can watch an internationally critically acclaimed film. Afterward a discussion will take place. Films begin at 7 p.m. and the discussion at roughly 9:30 p.m. This year’s Monday night series will take place from November through April. With the first movie being shown the last week of October/first week of November.
    • 2013-01-28T19:00:00Z
    • Schein Hall at BIG ARTS
      900 Dunlop Road
      Sanibel Island
      FL
      33957

    • Southwest Florida author Harry H. Gaines, Fitness Beyond 50: Turn Back the Clock , will be visiting the Sanibel Community House to discuss his book and offer motivational stories. Some of these include; Motivation, Exercise and the Brain, the How and Why of Aerobics, Strength Training – Retaining Mobility and Stability, Overcoming Limitations and Healthy Eating. He will also discuss reasons why exercise is critical to leading a long, active and healthy life, including the impact exercise has on our mental capabilities, and the steps that can taken to develop motivation to get going and keep going with a program.
    • 2013-01-30T15:00:00Z
    • Sanibel Community House
      2173 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel
      FL
      33070

    • Concerts at BIG ARTS that include a mixture of both jazz and pop musicians. Line-up is as follows: The Glenn Miller Orchestra on Feb. 2 Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues on Feb. 16 Fred Hersch Trio on Mar. 8 “Cinema Toast: Celebrating The Music of the Movies” on Mar. 15 Wendy Webb at the Herb Strauss Theater on Apr. 1. *Note: Wendy Webb will perform at the Herb Strauss Theater, located at 2200 Periwinkle Way.
    • 2013-02-02T20:00:00Z
    • Schein Hall at BIG ARTS
      900 Dunlop Road
      Sanibel Island
      FL
      33957

    • Island Jazz, a group of local, well-seasoned musicians, presents concerts every month for guests to enjoy evenings of great jazz. The group includes Harry Reiner on trumpet, Gene Federico on vocals and guitar, Tom Cooley on drums, Louis Pradt on clarinet and flute, George Williams and Babe VanDeVelde on saxophone, Bill Johns on bass, and Glenn Poling on guitar.
    • 2013-02-03T15:00:00Z
    • Schein Hall at BIG ARTS
      900 Dunlop Road
      Sanibel Island
      FL
      33957

    • The second Friday of each month, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum features a member of the community to come and lecture/talk about their experiences with the islands.
    • 2013-02-08T12:00:00Z
    • Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
      3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road
      Sanibel
      FL
      33070

    • The Sanibel Community Housing and Resources will host a Mardi Gras Masquerade! The evening will begin with a crawfish boil and traditional Cajun dinner will be served, followed by music and a silent auction. There will also be special children's programming for those that would like to bring the family. All proceeds from the event go to help provide affordable housing to island workers, seniors and disabled citizens.
    • 2013-02-09T17:00:00Z
    • The Dunes Golf and Tennis Club
      949 Sand Castle Road
      Sanibel
      FL
      33957

    • To raise money for its Mangrove Cuckoo research project, the J.N. 'Ding" Darling National Wildlife is hosting a Cuckoo for "Ding" Trailgate party fundraiser. The fundraiser will include a silent auction, live auction, live music and refreshments. All proceeds from the event will go towards the refuge's research project. *The event will take place within the parking lot of the refuge at 3810 Sanibel-Captiva Road.
    • 2013-02-15T17:30:00Z
    • J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
      1 Wildlife Drive
      Sanibel
      FL
      33957

    • This winter festival, sponsored by the Sanibel Optimist Club, will feature wine, food, cooking demonstrations and other festivities. A silent auction will also be held during the evening.
    • 2013-02-21T16:00:00Z
    • Lily & Company
      520 Tarpon Bay Road
      Sanibel
      FL
      33957

    • A week after Valentine’s Day, the romantic mood will continue with a wedding-themed SCA house party. The event will include a fun faux wedding ceremony, and a classic “reception” with cake, music and the dances everyone knows by heart including the limbo, YMCA and the chicken dance.  Partiers can dress for the occasion as a bride, a groom, a wedding guest or the minister.  Prominent local DJ and entertainer Randy Ray will perform MC duties and spin the tunes. Small wedding gifts should be brought to benefit CROW. Stop by for their WISH LIST. For more information, call SCA at 239-472-2155 or visit www.sanibelcommunityhouse.net.
    • 2013-02-22T19:00:00Z
    • Sanibel Community House
      2173 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel
      FL
      33957

    • The 76th Shell Festival will have a new theme that lends itself to both Scientific and Artistic Division exhibits. Considering the diversity of color and patterns found in shells, Color Your World With Shells has been chosen as this year's theme. Each division will have a special award for this new category.
    • 2013-03-07T00:00:00Z
    • Sanibel Community House
      2173 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel
      FL
      33070

    • The March theme for SCA House Party Series is “Swamp Rock." The Community House will jam to the music of the popular Yard Dogs band.  The Yard Dogs have a strong local following devoted to their eclectic mix of bluegrass, Cajun, Zydeco, and Southern Rock, and this is a rare opportunity to catch them on Sanibel. Partiers can put on their country duds, let down their hair and enjoy some authentic back-country music. Ding Darling is the featured nonprofit for this party. For more information, call SCA at 239-472-2155 or visit www.sanibelcommunityhouse.net.
    • 2013-03-15T19:00:00Z
    • Sanibel Community House
      2173 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel
      FL
      33957

    • The last party of the season for the Sanibel Community House will celebrate American music of the 50’s and 60’s, as we present the fabulous Uptown Express show band. This ten piece ensemble performs a blend of favorite oldies from the soul, r&b, blues and doo-wop eras.  It’s the music you danced to “back in the day”.  Partiers are welcome to dress in their favorite 50’s and 60’s finery to get in the mood. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation is the nonprofit who will also benefit from this event. For more information, visit www.sanibelcommunityhouse.net.
    • 2013-04-13T19:00:00Z
    • Sanibel Community House
      2173 Periwinkle Way
      Sanibel
      FL
      33957

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