“Sometimes you have to let life
turn you upside down,
so you can learn how to live
right side up.”
– Anonymous
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Second Time Around
Discarded hubcaps transformed into fine art? Come see for yourself as the Center for the Arts Bonita Springs showcases a traveling exhibit of 35 up-cycled hubcaps, where the “metal canvases” highlight inventive ways to re-use and recycle scraps in a fresh way.
“Second Time Around: The Hubcap as Art” features work by artists who answered a challenge to reclaim rusted automobile hubcaps and transform them into their own artistic statements on environmental issues. » Read more
So Well Deserved!
F.I.S.H. (Friends in Service Here) of Sanibel-Captiva has been named a 2018 TopRated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.
“Thirty-six years ago, we were a small group of islanders helping our neighbors with a few services,” said Maggi Feiner, FISH president and CEO. “Now, with many different programs, services and workshops, full time social workers, administrative professionals and a team of volunteers, » Read more
Attention Doodlebugs!
Calling all Doodlebugs!
MacIntosh Books and Paper invites everyone to participate in their 2nd Annual Bookmark Design Contest. Winning bookmarks will be given away with the purchase of a children’s book beginning in November and continue through May of 2018 or while supplies last.
Theme: Reading on Sanibel!
Deadline: September 30th, » Read more
Giving Back Intergenerationally
Assisted living residents of Shell Point Retirement Community recently gifted handmade onesies to newborn children at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, the only pediatric hospital of its kind located between Tampa and Miami, opened a new building just over a year ago at Lee Health’s HealthPark Medical Center. The 128-bed, seven-story facility is designed to make children feel like they are in a fun, » Read more
Don’t Miss the Show!
Scenes from Sanibel #44
“The longer I live, the more
beautiful life becomes.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright
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Today’s Guest Photographer: Karen Husbands
The Season for Stargazing
The James & Barbara Moore Observatory, located on the Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) Charlotte Campus, opens for the 2018-19 season on Friday, September 7.
Observation sessions are held on the first Friday of each month and begin 30 to 45 minutes after dark, outdoors and weather permitting. Additional observation sessions may be scheduled or changed depending on celestial events.
Sessions are free and open to the public. » Read more
Banging Out Cool Beats
Rain or shine every Sunday, you’ll see a crowd forming in Centennial Park about an hour before sunset for the weekly Fort Myers Drum Circle.
The downtown, waterfront space has a large covered pavilion, perfect for the musicians, although other events occasionally force the circle to migrate to other spots in the park.
Young and old come from all over Southwest Florida to bang out cool beats, » Read more
Ding Darling Days
Mark your calendars! The 30th annual “Ding” Darling Days birding and eco-festival is scheduled for the weekend of October 12 to 14 at the JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel.
New for this year, Cool Kids Zone on Sunday Family Fun Day will provide activities in the Visitor & Education Center, so families can come in to cool off. It will include puppet shows, story and crafts, » Read more
