Your Daily Beach Therapy from Ocean's Reach
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“Never have I experienced a room so acoustically perfect as the new theater at Big Arts on Sanibel Island.”
So begins a wonderful review by David Dorsey from the Fort Myers News-Press of the new 410-seat theater that we’ve been anxiously awaiting at BIG Arts. Andy attended their opening gala and agreed that the new facility is indeed spectacular! » Read more
Jeff Klinkenberg engaged a professional symphony orchestra tuba player to determine whether bull gators would respond with thunderous bellows to a low B-flat note during mating season; thus the name of his book Alligator in B Flat.
The award-winning journalist will present two programs beginning at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, in the admission-free “Ding” Darling Visitor & » Read more
Marking its 37th year, the Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club’s Annual Arts & Crafts Festival will bring more than 100 top-notch artists and crafters to the islands to exhibit and to sell their one-of-a-kind pieces this weekend.
Held on the grounds of The Community House, the two-day event will take place today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. » Read more
– George Harrison
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Many thanks to our longtime friends Stan and Linda S. from St. Paul, MN who sent us this gorgeous photo prior to their arrival this week.
They wrote, “We are looking forward to our 17th year at Oceans Reach and spending time on your beautiful beach.” » Read more
It’s always so wonderful to welcome you back, Stan and Linda! See you on the beach!
Get your bid ready! Award-winning author and wildlife photographer Paul Bannick will host a private island birding tour for up to five people, as a premium silent auction item at the eighth annual “Go Wild for Ding” fundraiser tomorrow night, Wednesday, February 12, at the Sanibel Community House.
Bannick authored the bestselling Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls and The Owl and The Woodpecker, » Read more
It’s always great to see so many returning guests this time of year!
We received this gorgeous photo from Barry and Connie G. from Wichita, KS recently. Barry wrote:
“We are looking forward to our Ocean’s Reach annual visit in late February. I thought you might like this photo I took last year. I think this shows how with all the great things to do, » Read more
Best-selling Sanibel Island novelist Randy Wayne White has yet another Doc Ford thriller hitting store shelves and websites soon. And if you’re lucky enough to be in Southwest Florida over the next week or two, you can get a “first look” at his latest novel — and meet the author himself — at a series of local book signings and appearances.
It’s all to promote the Doc Ford novel “Salt River,” starring marine biologist (and undercover black-ops agent) Marion “Doc” Ford and his sidekick Tomlinson. » Read more
What do the numbers 223,898 … 1,093 … and 82 have in common?
I’ll give you a moment while the “Jeopardy” theme song plays in your head.
The answer: in order, they are the patent filing number for Thomas Edison’s landmark light bulb issued in 1880 … the number of U.S. patents he held … and the amount of years the annual Edison Festival of Light has celebrated the remarkable achievements of our most famous winter resident. » Read more
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