HIGHTLIGHTED ACTIVITIES
(Please click here for a calendar listing of ALL our activities)
SCROLL DOWN FOR HIGHLIGHTED ACTIVITIES, THESE ARE THE ONES THAT REQUEST A SIGN UP
October 1- Card Making Class— Please contact Robyn Moran to register and prepay. Mobile: 239-728-1971
October 11th - Saturday Brunch— Please sign up HERE by 10/9/25
October 22nd- Leisure Lunch—RSVP 10/20/25 by calling Erika Arnowitz at (239) 472-4775, ext. 107 or emailing her at erika@fishofsancap.org
October 25th- Bunko Dinner Party—Please sign up HERE by 10/23/25
Signup for Our Flash Event Texts!
Don’t miss out on the fun—sign up for our Flash Event texts. “Flash Events” are last minute events that require no planning, reservations, or responses and aren’t on the Santiva Islanders’ calendar. They’re just something fun to do and we want to invite the gang along. It’s like texting a friend on Friday to say something like— “Hey—we’re going for burgers and brews at the American Legion on Sunday from 1:00—2:30. Come join us. “
No response needed. Just show up, or not. So far we’ve been to the American Legion and Breezer’s Tiki Bar.
Obviously, we can’t text all of our members. Plus, some members aren’t great fans of texts. Therefore, we are starting out small. If you want to be included in the fun, please sign up here.
Note: These texts will come from “Santiva Islanders” and will not allow anyone to respond, so you won’t get a million pings from everyone on the text string responding. We don’ t need or want to know who’s coming, but you’ll know one of the Santiva Islander gang will be there to greet you when you show up—could be two folks or twenty, but for sure, it’ll be fun. You can opt out at anytime.
Stampin It Up! Card Making Class
Join us for a fun afternoon of card making. You’ll make 3 cards during the class that you can take home to enjoy.
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Cost: $15, all supplies for your 3 cards included
Time: 1:00–4:00pm
Location: Santiva Islanders Place (SIP) located at 2330 Palm Ridge Rd
Call Robyn Moran at 239-728-1971 for RESERVATIONS! Space is limited so call early!
Join us for Saturday Brunch!
Where: The Lighthouse Café of Sanibel, 1020 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
When: Saturday, October 11th, Noon-1:30
COST: We will each pay separately at the event.
If you have questions, please email Beth at bfundy4648@gmail.com.
Page Turners Book Club via Zoom
Page Turners book club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00 PM via Zoom. Contact us at santivaislanders@gmail.com, for questions, to be added to the Page Turners’ email list, and to receive the Zoom information.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025—Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets.
In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic ups and downs of the nearly nine-month odyssey. We’re beside her as she navigates unmapped roads in foreign countries, checks roadside milkweed for monarch eggs, and shares her passion with eager schoolchildren, skeptical bar patrons, and unimpressed border officials. We also meet some of the ardent monarch stewards who supported her efforts, from citizen scientists and researchers to farmers and high-rise city dwellers
Tuesday, November 11, 2025—The Swamp, The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald
The Everglades was once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try to save it.
The Swamp is the stunning story of the destruction and possible resurrection of the Everglades, the saga of man's abuse of nature in southern Florida, and his unprecedented efforts to make amends. Michael Grunwald, a prize-winning national reporter for The Washington Post, takes readers on a riveting journey from the Ice Ages to the present, illuminating the natural, social and political history of one of America's most beguiling but least understood patches of land.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025—The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller. This book shares a powerful tale of female friendships and secrets. Set during the McCarthy era in Washington, D.C., the story unfolds in a boarding house inhabited by women from varied backgrounds. When mysterious newcomer Grace March moves in, she inadvertently sparks a bond among her neighbors. However, each woman carries a hidden past that intertwines with a shocking act of violence.
Join us for Leisure Lunch!
Date: Wednesday, October 22,2025
Time: Noon
Restaurant: Cheeburger Cheeburger
Address: 1975 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
This is one of our most popular monthly activities. A group of us gather monthly for lunch and friendship at one of Sanibel’s or Captiva’s fine restaurants. We have never met a stranger. These lunches are warm and welcoming, and a great place to visit and get to know each other. Everyone orders from the menu and pays for their own meal.
RSVP by 10/18/25 by calling Erika Arnowitz at (239) 472-4775, ext. 107 or emailing her at erika@fishofsancap.org. Seating is limited so be sure to make your reservation early!
Hope to see you there!
Bunko Dinner Party
Join us at for dinner and a rousing game of Bunko. We’re making chili and all the fixins, and will supply the wine and soft drinks. Feel free to bring whatever else you’d like to eat or drink. Bunko is an uproariously fun game of pure luck. Absolutely no experience is needed. There’ll be lots of opportunities to win prizes!
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 4:00pm until we’re through having fun (7:00ish?)
Place: Santiva Islanders Place (SIP), 2330 Palm Ridge Rd
Cost: No charge
Please RSVP here by 10/23/2025
Please Join us for our Quarterly Book Review and Sack Lunch
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm, chatting begins during lunch... book discussion will kick in by noon
Where: Santiva Islanders Place (SIP) at 2330 Palm Ridge Rd, Suite 17
Featured Book: THE LACUNA by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver's 2009 historical fiction novel The Lacuna blends fact and fiction to chronicle the life of Harrison William Shepherd, a Mexican American author. The story spans 1929–1951 and is told through diaries, letters, memoirs, and press clippings. Born in Virginia to an American father and Mexican mother, Shepherd is raised in various temporary Mexican households, including a coastal island jungle and 1930s Mexico City.
Margie Peters will moderate the discussion. Don't forget to bring a sack lunch.
No need to RSVP. Just grab your friends, some lunch, and come join us
Loads of Other Activities!
Loads of Other Activities!
We offer a host of other fun activities. Please join us for —
Cardio & Strength with Mahnaz offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays— starting at 9:30am. Check out the calendar for the location.
Brown Bag Lunch and Conversation on Mondays at 11am at Santiva Islanders Place (SIP), 2330 Palm Ridge Rd. Bring on your favorite dish for a pot luck lunch on the first Monday of the month and test your luck at bingo on the third Monday.
Social Hour on Mondays at 4:00pm at Tutti Pazzi through September; On Wednesdays at 4:00 pm at the American Legion starting October 8.
Social Mahjong on Thursdays at 1:00 pm at SIP.
Social Euchre on Tuesdays at 1:00pm SIP.
Leisure Lunches and Saturday Brunches, both are offered once a month. Locations vary, but these lunches and brunches usually start at noon. They are always warm, welcoming, and a great opportunity to visit and get to know each other. Check out the calendar for dates and locations.
Whatever else we can think of. Check out the calendar .