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ISLAND HAPPENINGS: Calendar of Events 
2008 Season

Event

Date

Description

January 2008:

   
B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 5, Sat 
      8pm

Concert Event
Opera & Broadway
William Burden & Carol Chickering
$40 & $45

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Jan  8, Thur
     7:30 pm

Concert Series
Roger Williams 
Classical & Jazz Pianist $25

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Jan 10 - 
Feb 2 

Play Comedy
Caught in the Net
by Ray Cooney

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 10 -30

Art Exhibition
"Art Squared"
Juried Theme Show

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 10, Thrus 
         8pm

Concert Event
Classical Chello
Matt Haimovitz
$40 & $45

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 16, Wed
      8pm

Play Drama*
Oleanna by David Mamet
 
$35

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Jan  17, Thur
     7:30 pm

Concert Series
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
New Orleans Jazz $25

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 17, Thuurs
      8pm

Play Drama*
Oleanna by David Mamet
 
$35

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 19, Sat 
         8pm

Concert Event
Jazz, Swing

Louis Hayes & Cannonball Legacy Grp
$40 & $45

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 24, Thurs 
         8pm

Concert Event
Wind Ensemble
Zephyros Winds
$40 & $45

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 26, Sat 

Dance Troupe
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Jan 27, Sun 
         8pm

Concert Event
Swing Big Band
Glen Miller Orchestra
$40 & $45

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Jan 

February 2008:

   
The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Feb 1 - 2

Play Comedy
Caught in the Net
by Ray Cooney

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 2 -
Mar 1 

Art Exhibition
Expressionism Invitational
Marcus Antonius Jansen, 
Joan Sonnenberg,
Robert Cipriani

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 2, Sat 
         8pm

Concert Event
Zukerman Chamber Players
$60 & $65

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Feb 7 - 
Mar 1 

Musical Theater
Tuxedo Junction
A 40's "Manhattan Transfer"
 type Musical

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 7, Thurs 
         8pm

Concert Event
Wind Ensemble
Ibis Camerata
$35 & $40

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 14, Thurs 
         8pm

Concert Event
String Quartet
St. Petersburg Quartet
$40 & $45

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 16, Sat 
         8pm

Concert Event
3 Swingin' Tenors
$35 & $40

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 20, Wed
      8pm

Play Drama
Vivien Leigh:  
The Last Press Conference
 
$35

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 23, Sat 
     7:00 pm

Flamenco Dance
Flamenco Vivo

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Feb 25, Sat 
         8pm

Concert Event
Fred Hersch & Nancy King
"Duos" - Jazz 
$40 & $45

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Feb 28, Thur
     7:30 pm

Concert Series
Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical $25

March 2008:

   
Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 1, Sat

Concert Event
American Chamber Players
Classical Music
Director: Miles Hoffman $30

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Mar 1 

Musical Theater
Tuxedo Junction
A 40's "Manhattan Transfer"
 type Musical

Sanibel Shell Fair & Show at the Sanibel
Community House

Mar 1, 2, 3

Shell Exhibition - Rare Shell and Marine Exhibits, Shell Art
70 year Island Tradition!
472-2173

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Mar 1 - Mar 3 

Musical Theater
Let's

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 4, Tues

Concert Event
Pianist Olga Kern
Classical $40

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Mar 6, Thurs
         8pm

Play  Drama
I Am My Own Wife
$35

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Mar 6 - 29

Musical Theater Comedy
Lucky Stiff
by Ahrens & Flaherty

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Mar 7, Fri 
        8pm

Concert Event
Deacon John & 
The Ivories Band
$35 & $40

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Mar 7 -31

Art Exhibition
San-Cap Art League
32nd Annual Juried Exhibit

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 8, Sat

Concert Event
Opera Theater of Connecticut
$30

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 11, Tues

Concert Event
The Weilerstein Trio
Classical $30

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Mar 14, Fri 
        8pm

Jazz Performance
Mr. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band
$35 & $40

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 15, Sat

Concert Event
Brentano String Quartet
w/Michael Kannen Cello $30

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 18, Tues

Concert Event
Boston Chamber Music Society
Classical $30

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Mar 19, Wed
         8pm

Play  Drama Biography
Clay Jenknson IS 
J.J Robert Oppenheimer
$35

Sanibel Public Library
(239) 472-2483

Mar 20, Thur
         7pm

An Evening with Joyce Carol Oates
Reading & Book Signing

Sanibel Music
Festival
336-7999

Mar 25, Tues

Concert Event
Emerson String Quartet
Classical $40

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

Mar 27, Thur
     7:30 pm

Concert Series
Christopher Parkening & 
Jubilant Sykes
Classical Guitar & Trombone $25

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Mar 29, Sat 
        8pm

Country Music Event
The Whites
$40 & $45

Lions Club Arts & Crafts Fair

Mar

Sanibel Community Center

Sanibel Elementary Seahorse Festival
Elementary School

March 

Children's Games, Races
472-1617
music, food, silent auction

April 2008:

   
The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

Apr 3 - 
May 3 

Comedy Theater
Funny Money
by Ray Cooney

B.I.G. Arts
(239) 395-0900

Apr 5 -25 

Art Exhibition
SW Florida Craft Guild

Shell Point Concert
Series 

(239) 454-2071

April 17, Thur
     7:30 pm

Concert Series
Kirk Whipple & Marilyn Morales
performing The Unconservatory Festival Orchestra 
Classical $25

Taste of the Islands 472-3644

Apr , Sun 

26th Annual Taste of the Islands to Benefit C.R.O.W
Food & Music Festival
Sanibel Community Park
2221 Periwinkle Way

May 2008:

   
The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

May 1 - 3 

Comedy Theater
Funny Money
by Ray Cooney

The Schoolhouse 
Theater 
(239)472-6862

May 24

Musical Revue
Now That's Entertainment!

June 2008:

   
Hemmingway 
Festival

Apr

Tween Waters Inn
800-223-5965 ext 318

July 2008:

   
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!
6pm - 9pm

December 2008:

   
                     

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