FEB 2019

22nd – “Judy Collins”, BIG ARTS at 8 p.m.

24th – “Parker Quartet”, BIG ARTS at 3:30 p.m.

26th – Sanibel Historical Village Annual Meeting at Shore Haven at the Village at 10 a.m.

27th – “Bowman’s Beach Walk”, SCCF, meet at the foot of the bridge that crosses the bayou to the beach at 9 a.m.

28th – “Shorebirds of Sanibel & Captiva”, SCCF at 2 p.m.

MAR 2019

1st – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Warner Shedd, “Owls Aren’t Wise & Bats Aren’t Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis. Book signing to follow.

1st – SCCF Caloosahatchee Oxbow & River-lore Cruise, 2.5 hour cruise departs from south side of river at W.F. Franklin Lock & Dam off SR 80 in Olga at 1 p.m., returning at 3:30 p.m., advance reservations required, on 41-passenger pontoon boat.

1st – “Kids Cooking” at The Community House from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Advance registration required.

1st – “Sister Strikes Again! Late Nite Catechism 2”, BIG ARTS at 7:30 p.m.

3rd – Island Jazz in Boler Garden at BIG ARTS from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your lawn chair)

3rd – 6th Annual “Go FISH Celebration” at The Sanctuary

5th – Sanibel Library Author Series: “Lisa Scottoline”, ticket requests accepted for 24 hours beginning Tues Feb 5 at 9 a.m. at www.sanlib.org.

6th – 7th Annual ‘Ding” Darling Wednesday Film Series in the ‘Ding’ Darling Visitor and Education Center at 1 p.m. featuring “Jane”

7th, 8th, & 9th – 2019 Sanibel Shell Show at Sanibel Community House.

8th – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Yve Morell, “The Big Year: A First For Women”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis.

8th – “Every Brilliant Thing”, BIG ARTS at 7:30 p.m.

9th – BIG ARTS Concert Band Performance at 7 p.m.

10th – Island Jazz in Boler Garden at BIG ARTS from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your lawn chair)

13th – “Twilight Talks: Sanibel History Quiz”, a Jeopardy-like game at the Sanibel Community House by the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village.

14th & 15th – “BIG ARTS Community Chorus” Spring Concerts at BIG ARTS at 7 p.m. (SanibelSusan sings with the altos!)

15th – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Jeremy Conrad, “The Biological State of The Refuge”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis.

16th – SCCF Caloosahatchee Oxbow & River-lore Cruise, 2.5 hour cruise departs from south side of river at W.F. Franklin Lock & Dam off SR 80 in Olga at 9 a.m., returning at 11:30 a.m., advance reservations required, on 41-passenger pontoon boat.

16th – “Live in Central Park (Revisited): Simon & Garfunkel”, BIG ARTS at 8 p.m.

17th – Island Jazz in Boler Garden at BIG ARTS from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your lawn chair)

18th – “Dine & Design Workshop” from noon to 2 p.m. at The Community House. (make reservations on-line)

20th – 7th Annual ‘Ding” Darling Wednesday Film Series in the ‘Ding’ Darling Visitor and Education Center at 1 p.m. featuring “Invasion of the Giant Pythons”

22nd – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Dusty “Wildman” Crum & SWFMD’s Mike Kirkland, “Pythons: The Hunters, The Science”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis.

24th – Island Jazz in Boler Garden at BIG ARTS from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your lawn chair)

29th – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: “Lauren Blickley, “Drastic Plastic – Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis.

29th – SCCF Caloosahatchee Oxbow & River-lore Cruise, 2.5 hour cruise departs from south side of river at W.F. Franklin Lock & Dam off SR 80 in Olga at 1 p.m., returning at 3:30 p.m., advance reservations required, on 41-passenger pontoon boat.

APR 2019

1st – “Kids Cooking” at The Community House from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Advance registration required.

3rd – 7th Annual ‘Ding” Darling Wednesday Film Series in the ‘Ding’ Darling Visitor and Education Center at 1 p.m. featuring “Saving Atlantis”

5th – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Jerry Lorenz, “Flamingos & Spoonbills: Pink Canaries in a Coal Mine”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis. Book signing to follow.

12th – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Denege Patterson, “Five Islands Never Flooded”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis. Book signing to follow.

10th – “Twilight Talks: The History of Periwinkle Park”, at the Sanibel Community House by the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village.

13th – SCCF Caloosahatchee Oxbow & River-lore Cruise, 2.5 hour cruise departs from south side of river at W.F. Franklin Lock & Dam off SR 80 in Olga at 9 a.m., returning at 11:30 a.m., advance reservations required, on 41-passenger pontoon boat.

15th – “Dine & Design Workshop” from noon to 2 p.m. at The Community House. (make reservations on-line)

MAY 2019

3rd – 8th Annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament.

6th – “Kids Cooking” at The Community House from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Advance registration required.

11th – SCCF Caloosahatchee Oxbow & River-lore Cruise, 2.5 hour cruise departs from south side of river at W.F. Franklin Lock & Dam off SR 80 in Olga at 9 a.m., returning at 11:30 a.m., advance reservations required, on 41-passenger pontoon boat.

JUN 2019

15th – Free admission day at the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village.

OCT 2019

19th & 20th – “Ding” Darling Days with Conservation Art Day on Oct 19 & Family Fun Day on Oct 20.

26th – 10th Annual 10K Race for FISH at Sanibel Community House

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NOTES:

BIG ARTS = Barrier Island Group for the Arts, www.bigarts.org

 

CHR = Sanibel Community Housing Resources, www.sanibelchr.org

 

CROW   =  Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, www.crowclinic.org

 

“Ding” Darling = J.N. “Ding” Darling Wildlife Refuge, www.dingdarlingsociety.org

 

FISH  = “Friends in Service Here” of Sanibel, www.fishofsanibel.com

 

LIBRARY = Sanibel Library, www.SanLib.org

 

MUSEUM = Sanibel Historical Museum & Village

 

SCA = Sanibel Community Association at Sanibel Community House, www.sanibelcommunityhouse.net

 

SCCF = Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, www.sccf.org

 

SHELL = The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum, www.shellmuseum.org