BIG ARTS

Classical Music
DEC. 6: Martina Filjak –Pianist
JAN. 10: IU Jacobs School of Music, Starling
Chamber Players
JAN. 14: N-E-W Trio
JAN. 21: Barbara Nissman –Pianist
JAN. 31: Ayako Yonetani –Violinist with pianist
FEB. 16: Cypress String Quartet
FEB. 25: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
MARCH 21: Southwest Florida Symphony
APRIL 11: Southwest Florida Symphony
Pop and Jazz
NOV. 28: Livingston Taylor – Singer/songwriter
JAN. 16: The Cab Calloway Orchestra
JAN. 23: Simply Sinatra starring Steve Lippia
and His Big Band
FEB. 6: The New Christy Minstrels
FEB. 13: Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks
MARCH 12: Five By Design
MARCH 15: Benefit with Dublin’s Traditional
Irish Cabaret
MARCH 19: Janis Ian – Singer/Songwriter
MARCH 26: Roger Kellaway Jazz Trio with Russell
Malone and Jay Leonhart
Dance
DEC. 19: The Nutcracker Suites performed by
The Gulfshore Ballet
JAN. 30: Taylor 2
FEB. 20: Step Afrika!
MARCH 15: BENEFIT with Dublin’s Traditional
Irish Cabaret
OnStage live theater
JAN. 28: OPUS presented by Florida Rep
FEB. 17: Say Goodnight Gracie
MARCH 10: Clay Jenkinson IS Steinbeck
APRIL 17: Love’s Labour’s Lost performed by
Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts
Youth and Family
DEC. 8: BIG ARTS Band and Chorus Holiday
Concert
DEC. 19: The Nutcracker Suites performed by The
Gulfshore Ballet
JAN. 30: Taylor 2
FEB. 20: Step Afrika!
MARCH 23: BIG ARTS Band and Chorus Spring
Concert
APRIL 2: Jason Bishop – Illusionist
APRIL 17: Love’s Labour’s Lost performed by
Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts
MAY 2: BIG ARTS Fifth annual Family Day
JUNE - AUGUST: BIG ARTS Summer Art Camp
Forum (Sold Out)
JAN. 13: Donna Shalala
JAN. 17: Daniel C. Kurtzer
JAN. 24: James Fallows
JAN. 27: General Anthony Zinni
FEB. 3: Porter J. Goss
FEB. 14: Dr. Francis Fukuyama
FEB. 21: Ellen Laipson
FEB. 28: Ambassador Husain Haqqani
MARCH 7: Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan
New Frontiers
MARCH 24: Dr. Waleed Abdalati
MARCH 31: Dr. Paul Cherukuri
APRIL 13: Dr. Carl Safina
APRIL 18: Dr. Irving Weissman
Films
THROUGH APRIL: Monday Night Movies
NOV. 18 AND 25: “Hollywood Speaks Out” Series
DEC. 2, 9 AND 16: Grand Opera Series
JAN. 7 THROUGH MARCH 3: Wednesday Matinee
Series
MARCH 24, 31, APRIL 7, 14: Director Series: David
Lean
Community Connections
NOV. 19: ARTSalon
DEC. 8: ARTSalon
DEC. 8: BIG ARTS Band and Chorus Holiday
Concert
DEC. 10 Writers Holiday Read
DEC. 12: Holiday Bazaar and Open House
DEC. 13: Messiah performed by The Fort Myers
Symphonic Mastersingers
JAN. 15: The Long Weekend performed by The
Company
JAN. 19: ARTSalon
FEB. 16: ARTSalon

FEB. 26: ArtPoems
MARCH 4: An Evening with Douglas Brinkley
MARCH 11: Writers Spring Read
MARCH 21: Southwest Florida Symphony
MARCH 23: BIG ARTS Band and Chorus Spring
Concert
APRIL 11: Southwest Florida Symphony
APRIL 13: ARTSalon
APRIL 16: Sixth annual Artists Studio Tour
Visual Arts
NOV. 19: Artists, Their Work and Background
Stories: Connie Bransilver
DEC. 9: Artists, Their Work and Background Stories:
Doug MacGregor
DEC. 12: Holiday Bazaar and Open House
THROUGH DEC. 29: Carl Schwartz: 50 Year Retrospective
in Phillips Gallery and Take 2 – Ikki
and Polly Matsumoto in Founders Gallery
JAN. 19: Artists, Their Work and Background

Stories: Kat Epple
JAN. 7- 30: Florida Artist Group 60th annual
Exhibition in Phillips Gallery and Charles Reina
– Sculpture for Public and Private Places in
Founders Gallery
FEB. 16: Artists, Their Work and Background
Stories: Luc Century
FEB. 16: Artists, Their Work and Background
Stories: Lorraine Vail
FEB. 4- MARCH 1: “Recycle It” Juried Theme Show
in Phillips Gallery and Two Peruvian Artists:
Oswaldo Ventura and Nicario Jiménez’s in
Founders Gallery
MARCH 5- 29: Sanibel-Captiva Art League 34th
annual Juried Art Exhibit in Phillips Gallery
and Stella Farwell – Current Work in Founders
Gallery
APRIL 2- 26: Southwest Florida Craft Guild 25th
Exhibit of Excellence in Phillips Gallery and Five Women and Their Work in Founders Gallery APRIL 30- MAY 21: Student Exhibit in Phillips Gallery and Open Doors in Founders Gallery

.. if you go

>> Tickets: Download and fill out the ticket order form and mail it to: BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL 33957 or fax it to 395-0330. The box office is 395- 0900. >> Information: www.bigarts. org. >> Location: BIG ARTS Center is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, between City Hall and the Historical Museum.