ISLAND HAPPENINGS: Calendar of Events 
2012 Season

Event

Date

Description

March 2012:

Thurs, Mar 1 -
Sat, Mar 4

75th Annual 
Sanibel Shell Fair & Show
Thurs & Fri 9-5, Sat 9-4

Sat Mar 3

Musical Event
Cavani String Quartet $35
Haydn, Bartok, Ravel

Sun Mar 6,
Wed Mar7
Thur Mar 8
Fri Mar 9
Sat Mar 10
Mon Mar 12
Tues Mar 13
Wed Mar 14
Thur Mar 15
Fri Mar 16
Sat Mar 17
8 pm

Live Theater Musical Comedy
Das Barbecu - Breadway, Jazz, Swing, Country/Western -
8 pm

Tues Mar 6

Musical Event
Weilerstein Trio $35
Teethoven, Dvorak

Wed Mar 7
7:30 pm

Forum Lectures
Desmond Lachman

Fri Mar 9
5:30 pm

Exhibit: "Guests will be Hung"
Exhibit runs thru 3/29

Fri Mar 9
8 pm

Musical Event
Concert: Chaplin - a life in concert
David Pmeranz

Sat Mar 10

Musical Event
Jerusalem String Quartet $45
Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms

Sun Mar 11
11 am

Ballet in Cinema
Le Cosaire $20
Moscow Bolshoi Ballet

Tues Mar 13

Musical Event
Di Wu, Piano $35
Scriabin, Beethoven, Brahms

Wed Mar 14
8 pm

Musical Event
Concert:  SW Florida Symphony

Thur Mar 15
7:30 pm

Spring Writers Read $5

Fri Mar 16
8 pm

Musical Event
Concert:  Bay Street Brassworks

Sun Mar 18
3 pm

Musical Event
Island Jazz

Mon Mar 19
7 pm

Film Night

Wed Mar 21
1 pm

Film Director's Series

Thur Mar 22
3:30 pm

Art Salon $5
Wildlife & Birdlife on Sanibel
Paul Brooke

Thur Mar 22
7 pm

Musical Event $10
Big Arts Chorus Spring Concert

Fri Mar 23
Sat Mar 24
Mon Mar 26
Tues Mar 27
Wed Mar 28
Thur Mar 29
Fri Mar 30
Sat Mar 31
8 pm

Theater Event
Over the Tavern
Comedy

Sanibel Elementary Seahorse Festival
Elementary School 910-8000

Sat Mar 24 
noon - 5pm

Children's Games, Races
910-8000
music, food, silent auction $10/child

Sun Mar 25
3 pm

Young at Heart
International Film Festival $30
Schein Hall,
 includes box dinner

Mon Mar 26
7 pm

Film Night

Tues Mar 27

Opera
Opera Theater of Connecticut $45
Puccini

Wed Mar 28
1 pm

Film Director's Series

Thur Mar 29
7 pm

Musical Event
Big Arts Spring Concert

April 2012:

Sun Apr 1
3 pm

Musical Event
Island Jazz

Mon Apr 2
7 pm

Film Night

Tues Apr 3
Wed Apr 4
Thur Apr 5
Fri Apr 6
Sat Apr 7
8 pm

Theater Event
Over the Tavern
Comedy

Wed Apr 4
1 pm

Directors Fim Series

Fri Apr 6
5:30 pm

Exhibit (thru Apr 30th)
San Cap Touch of Red/
Fabrication

Sun Apr 8
3 pm

Musical Event
Island Jazz

Mon Apr 9
7 pm

Film Night

Tues Apr 17
 8 pm

Opera
Rigoletto Live $25
The Royal Opera House, London

May 2012:

May 4 - 24th
3 pm

Exhibit (thru May 24th)
Student Art Exhibit

Sat May 19
4 pm

Musical Event $5
Gulf Shore Ballet Spring Recital

June 2012:

July 2012:

July 4th
Wednesday

4th Of July Parade
Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Starts 9:30 am
(Exact Schedule still Pending)

July 4th
Wednesday

4th Of July
Causeway Road
6pm - 9pm
(Exact Schedule still Pending)

August Sun 
(Yet to be announced)

31st Annual Taste of the Islands to Benefit C.R.O.W
Food & Music Festival
Sanibel Community Park
 noon - 5pm
2231 Periwinkle Way

October 2012:

Oct  

JN Ding Darling Days
Nature Tours & lectures, Butterfly House, 
Cartoon Contest, Food, Fun,
Film Festival & More!

Oct 31
(Yet to be 
Scheduled)

Fall Family Carnival
2173 Periwinkle Way
Hayride, Costume Contest, Carnival

November  2012:

December 2012:

Dec 
Fri

Sanibel Island
Luminary Trail

Dec 
Fri

After Luminary: 
Holiday Show

Dec 
Sun

Captiva Island
Luminary Trail

January 2013:

Jan  
Mon 7 pm

Speaker Series  
"to be announced"
w/

Jan - 
Feb  12 8pm
Mon - Sat

Musical 
"to be announced"

Jan 
Sunday

Sanibel & Captiva Chamber Community Fair & Retail Expo

February 2013:

Feb  
Tues 7:30 pm

Concert Series   $15
"to be announced"

Feb 
6pm

Valentines
Dinner Dance

Shellabration! 2013

Feb 26 - 
Mar 4th 

www.sanibelshellfairandshow.com/News.htm
Various Events

Feb  - 
Mon - Sat

Comedy
"to be announced"

Feb 
Sat & Sun

28th Annual Rotary Club 
Arts & Crafts Fair
Sanibel Rotary.org

Feb  
Mon 8pm 

Musical Event -
Yet to be announced