DEC 2018

6th – “Turtle Tracks” at SCCF Nature Center auditorium at 10 a.m.

7th – Sanibel Luminary, kicks off at Sanibel Historical Village from 3:30-5:30 p.m.), other island-wide festivities from 5 to 9 p.m.

8th – Captiva Luminary

8th – BIG ARTS Concert Band Performance at BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall at 7 p.m.

9th – Annual Carol Sing at Chapel-By-The-Sea, Captiva at 6 p.m.

11th – “Florida Panthers & Wildlife Corridors” at SCCF Auditorium at 10 a.m.

12th – BIG ARTS Community Chorus Holiday Concert at BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall at 7 p.m.

13th – “Turtle Tracks” at SCCF Nature Center auditorium at 10 a.m.

13th – Parent/Child (5-9 year- olds) Cooking Class at The Community House

20th – “Turtle Tracks” at SCCF Nature Center auditorium at 10 a.m.

JAN 2019

5th – “Beginnings, the Premier “Chicago” Experience”, BIG ARTS at 8 p.m.

6th – Island Jazz in Boler Garden at BIG ARTS from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your lawn chair)

7th – “Kids Cooking” at The Community House from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Advance registration required.

10th – “Pacifica Quartet with Sharon Isbin”, BIG ARTS at 7:30 p.m.

12th – “DuPue Brothers Band”, BIG ARTS at 8 p.m.

13th – “Oboe Fusion”, BIG ARTS at 3:30 p.m.

17th – “Bumper Jacksons”, BIG ARTS at 8 p.m.

19th – “Jonathan Biss”, BIG ARTS at 7:30 p.m.

20th – Island Jazz in Boler Garden at BIG ARTS from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your lawn chair)

23rd – Woodring Homestead 100th Anniversary Exhibit Unveiling, “Ding” Darling at 9 a.m. in the Visitor & Education Center Auditorium

25th – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Debbie Miller, “Artic Wings: Birds of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis. Book signing to follow.

25th – 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.

25th – “A Night to Remember”, 1927-themed gala, hosted by The Sanibel Community Association at Sanibel Community House.

25th to April 19th – Friday Lecture Series J.N. “Ding” Darling Wildlife Refuge.

27th – Island Jazz in Boler Garden at BIG ARTS from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your lawn chair)

30th – “Twilight Talks: Be Our Guest: The History of Lodging on Sanibel & Captiva”, at Sanibel Community House in partnership between the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village & the Captiva Island Historical Society.

30th – “i luminate”, BIG ARTS at 7 p.m.

31st – Sanibel Library Author Series: “Hampton Sides”, ticket requests accepted for 24 hours beginning Wed Jan 2 at 9 a.m. at www.sanlib.org.

31st – “Dover Quartet with Peter Serkin”, BIG ARTS at 7:30 p.m.

FEB 2019

1st – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Richard Crossley, “The Crossley ID Guides: Waterfowl”, 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.

2nd – “m-pact”, BIG ARTS at 8 p.m.

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

4th – “Kids Cooking” at The Community House from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Advance registration required.

6th – Southwest Florida Symphony at BIG ARTS at 7:30 p.m.

9th – “Hot Club of San Francisco”, BIG ARTS at 8 p.m.

10th – “Alfredo Muro with Natasha Farny”, BIG ARTS at 3:30 p.m.

12th – Sanibel Library Author Series: “Lily King”, ticket requests accepted for 24 hours beginning Sat Jan 12 at 9 a.m. at www.sanlib.org.

13th – “Go Wild For Ding” Fundraiser, “Ding” Darling.

14th – “New Shanghai Circus”, BIG ARTS at 7 p.m.

15th – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Paul Bannick, “Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis. Book signing to follow.

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.

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

19th – Sanibel Historical Village & Museum Annual Gala Fundraiser, “Celebrate An Evening on the Old Algiers” at The Community House at 6 p.m.

22nd – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Friday Lecture Series: Anurag Agrawal: “Monarchs & Milkweek: A Migrating Butterfly, A Poisonous Plant, & Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution”, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., seating on 1st-come basis. Book signing to follow.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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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