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ISLAND HAPPENINGS: Calendar of Events 
2010 Season

Event

Date

Description

January 2010:

   
B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Sun Jan 10 
3:30 pm

Musical Event
IU Jacobs School fo Music
Starling Chamber Players
 Phillip's Gallery BIG Arts

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Jan 31 
Sun
3:30 pm 

Musical Event
Ayako Yonetani
Violin  $31

February 2010:

   
The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Feb 1 - 
Feb 6 8pm
Mon - Sat

Theater Comedy
"Unnecessary Farce"

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Feb 2
 Tues 7:30 pm

Concert Series
The American Boy Choir

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 10
Wed
8pm 

Theater Event
Golda's Balcony
Annette Miller.  $35

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 6 
Sat
8pm 

Musical Event
New Christy Minstrels
Folk Ensembe.  $41/46

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 13 
Sat
8pm 

Musical Event
Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
1920's & '30's Jazz $41/46

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 16 
Tues
8pm 

Musical Event
Cypress String Quartet
 $41/46

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 17 
Wed
8pm 

Theater Event
Say Goodnight Gracie
Broadway $35

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 20 
Sat 7:30pm 

Dance Performance
Step Afrika $42/47

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 25 
Thur
8pm 

Musical Performance
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
 $51/56

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Feb 20 
Sat
7:30pm 

Dance Performance
Step Afrika $42/47

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Feb 26
 8pm

Theater 
An Evening with Jon Weber 
& KT Sullivan

The Sanibel Community Center (239)472-2155

Feb 10
Wed 6pm

Valentines
Dinner Dance

The Sanibel Community Center (239)472-2155

Feb 13 - 14

27th Annual Rotary Club 
Arts & Crafts Fair
Sanibel Rotary.org

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Feb 18 -
Mar 20
8pm Mon - Sat

Musical Revue
"
Fly me to the Moon"
A Tribute to the Rat Pack

The Sanibel Community Center (239)472-2155

Feb 24
Wed 7:30pm

Theater Event
"Before I Forget", Sally Jane Heit: A memoir with music

March 201:

   
The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Mar 1 - 29
8pm Mon - Sat

Musical Revue
"
Fly me to the Moon"
A Tribute to the Rat Pack

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Mar 1
 Mon 7:30 pm

Concert Series
The River City Brass Band
Big Band & Swing

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 2
Tues 8pm

Musical Event
Borealis String Quartet

The Sanibel Community Center (239)472-2155

Mar 3rd, 4th,
& 5th

73nd Annual 
Sanibel Shell Fair & Show
Thurs & Fri 9-5, Sat 9-4

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 6
Sat 8pm

Musical Event
American Chamber Players with
Guest Violinist: Janet Sung

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 9
 Tues 8pm

Musical Event
The Boston Trio

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Mar 10 
Wed 8 pm 

Theater Event
Clay Jenkinson IS the Ultimate 
John Steinbeck  $35

The Sanibel Community Center (239)472-2155

Mar 11
Thur 7:30pm

Theater Event
Anne Krueger Henderson

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Mar 12 
Fri 8 pm 

Musical Event
Five by Design
Song, Dance, Humor  $41/46

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Mar 12
 Fri 7:30 pm

Concert Series
Ensemble Galilei Along with Neal Conan"
"Stories from the Edge of the World"

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 13
Sat 8pm

Musical Event
Escher String Quartet w/
Wu Han, Piano

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 16
Tues 8pm

Musical Event
Cliburn Piano Competition Silver
Medalist Yeol Eum Son

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Mar 19 
Fri 8 pm 

Musical Event
Janis Ian
Singer Song Writer  $41/46

The Sanibel Community Center (239)472-2155

Mar 19
Fri 6pm

Dinner Dance
Doo Wop Night featuring
 The Del Prado's
50's Doo Wop

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Mar 19
Fri

Concert Series
Bach & More

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 20
Sat 8pm

Musical Event
St. Lawrence String Quartet
w/ Pedja Muzijevic, Piano

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 23
Tues 8pm

Musical Event
Opera Theater of Connecticut

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Mar 26 
Fri 8 pm 

Musical Event
Roger Kellaway Trio
Jazz  $41/46

C.R.O.W.
472-3644

Mar 
Sun 

"Something to CROW About"
Annual Art Auction & Wine Tasting at
Traders Restaurant
6:30-9:30 pm $100 per person

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Mar 25 - 
Apr 24 8pm
Mon - Sat

Musical Comedy
"Something's Afoot"
 

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Mar 15 
Mon 

Musical Event
Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret & St. Patrick's Day Festival    $41/46

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar

Musical Event
"
Opera Theater of Connecticut"

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 24
Tues 8pm

Musical Event
"
Pacifica String Quartet"
Classical

April 2010:

   
The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Apr 1 - 
Apr 24 8pm
Mon - Sat

Musical Comedy
"Something's Afoot"
 

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Apr 2 
Fri 7:30 pm 

Family: Illusionist/Magic
The Jason Bishop Show $36

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Apr 8

Concert Series
Contiguglia Brothers Duo, Piano $35

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Apr 11 
Sun 8 pm 

Musical Event
The Southwest Florida Symphony Chamber Series
The Glory of Spring 

B.I.G. ARTS
 
(239)395-0900

Apr 17 
Sat 7:30pm 

Theatre Event
Contemporary Shakespeare
Love's Labour's Lost 
Cypress Lake High School
Center for the Arts  $10

Sanibel Elementary Seahorse Festival
Elementary School
910-8000

April 21 
noon - 3pm

Children's Games, Races
910-8000
music, food, silent auction

Taste of the Islands 472-3644

Apr 25, Sun 

30th Annual Taste of the Islands to Benefit C.R.O.W
Food & Music Festival
Sanibel Community Park
 noon - 6pm
2221 Periwinkle Way

May 2010:

   
 

June 2010:

   
 

July 2010:

   
July 4th Parade

July 4

4th Of July Parade
Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Starts 9:30 am

July 4th Fireworks July 4

4th Of July
Red White & Boom!
Causeway Road
6pm - 9pm

October 2010:

   
JN Ding Darling Preserve

Oct  17-23

JN Ding Darling Days
Special Events

December 2010:

   
Sanibel Luminary Trail 

Dec 
Fri

Sanibel Island
Luminary Trail

The Sanibel Community Center (239)472-2155

Dec 
Fri

After Luminary: 
Holiday Show

                     

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