Wide Range of Events Available on Sanibel This Winter Season

For a 12 mile long barrier island, Sanibel is remarkable in a number of ways.

The Island philosophy emphasizes the natural wonders of the Island, and the preservation and conservation of wild life and natural island treasures is truly unique.

Just for the natural beauty, abundance of nature, low density population and low rise buildings as well as the shell strewn beaches, Sanibel would stand out from so many other attractive Florida destinations.

But Sanibel offers much more.

Where in Florida (or the world for that matter), can you find a menu of cultural events as diverse as Sanibel's wild life viewing?

Beginning on January 13, with The Euclid Quartet, Big Arts---the home of the arts on Sanibel----is hosting a wide variety of performances.

Classical concerts, in January alone, include a Sunday afternoon concert on January 16th featuring Pianist Julio Elizalde and Cellist Bonnie Hampton. The Bergonzi String Quartet performs at night on January 27. The New Arts Trio performs on Sunday afternoon, January 30. In addition to the live concerts in January, there is also a video production of Le Nozze di Figaro being shown on January 20.

February also offers a full range of impressive entertainment. In addition to the classical musical repertoires being offered, the world acclaimed video of Sleeping Beauty will be shown on the night of February 9. The play, Sylvia, about a stray dog, will be performed on February 3. The Persuasions will be performing classic soul on February 5. The music of Johnny Mercer will be performed on February 12 by Lee Lessack and Linda Purl. And concluding the month on the lighter side, The Kingston Trio will perform a matinee show as the evening one is sold out. Both performances are on February 19.

And for visitors coming in March, the show goes on. There is a Chamber Music Concert featuring the Southwest Florida Symphony on March 20. Tap Kids show off the nation's most talented tap dancers on March 26. A performance on March 9 by the Cardinal Stage Company of Souvenir, will tell the story of tone deaf diva Florence Foster Jenkins. And a very inviting marionette show on March 30 by Cashore Marionettes will be held on March 30 and feature music by such notable composers as Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss, and Copland.

And for those visitors accustomed to paying a kings ransom in big cities around the country and world for these kind of activities, take heart. The prices on the island are a bargain by any body's calculations!