HIGHTLIGHTED ACTIVITIES
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June 3- Card Making Class at SIP—sign up with Robyn Moran at 239-728-1971 - text or call. Class is limited to 6 people—first come, first served.
June 7 - Saturday Brunch at the Lighthouse Cafe click here
June 17 - Leisure Lunch at Traders — RSVP by 6/16/25 by calling Erika Arnowitz at (239) 472-4775, ext. 107 or emailing her at erika@fishofsancap.org.
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.
Card Making Class
Come join us for a card making class lead by professional card maker, Sue Nelson from Little Canada, Minnesota.
Date: June 3rd, 2025
Time: 2 pm—4pm
Where: Santiva Islanders Place (SIP), located in the Sanibel Deli Center at 2330 Palm Ridge Rd.
Cost: $10
All materials will be provided. You will create professional looking cards to take home with you.
Please sign up with Robyn Moran at 239-728-1971 - text or call. Class is limited to 6 people—first come first served.
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, June 10, 2025—The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments by Hadley Viahos
A hospice nurse writes a memoir about her experiences with 12 different patients at the end of life. Short stories, not depressing but faith strengthening.
Talking about death and dying is considered taboo in polite company, and even in the medical field. Our ideas about dying are confusing at best: Will our memories flash before our eyes? Regrets consume our thoughts? Does a bright light appear at the end of a tunnel? For most people, it will be a slower process, one eased with preparedness, good humor, and a bit of faith. At the forefront of changing attitudes around palliative care is hospice nurse Hadley Vlahos, who shows that end-of-life care can teach us just as much about how to live as it does about how we die.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025—Table for Two by Amor Towles
“Superb ... This may be Towles’ best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef’s main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all, heart.” —Los Angeles Times. Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025—The Book Spy by Alan Hlad
1942: With the war’s outcome hanging in the balance, President Roosevelt sends an unlikely new taskforce on a unique mission. They are librarians and microfilm specialists trained in espionage, working with a special branch of the Office of Strategic Services and deployed to neutral cities throughout Europe. By acquiring and scouring Axis newspapers, books, technical manuals, and periodicals, the librarians can gather information about troop location, weaponry, and military plans.
Join us for Saturday Brunch!
Where: The Lighthouse Café of Sanibel, 1020 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
When: Saturday, June 7th, Noon-1:30
COST: We will each pay separately at the event.
If you have questions, please email Beth at bfundy4648@gmail.com.
Sunset Social on the Causeway
They’re baaaack and so are we!!!!!! Come celebrate the reopening of our Causeway beaches with a tailgate sunset social.
Date: June 19th
Time: 6pm until sunset
Where: The westside (facing the setting sun) of Causeway Island A (the second island from Sanibel—closest to Fort Myers). Look for Laura’s red truck and the Santiva Islanders’ banner.
We’ll supply soft drinks, water, and light snacks. Feel free to bring whatever else you want to eat or drink, along with a chair and bug spray. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.
Don’t miss out!
Be there or be square!
Join us for Leisure Lunch!
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: Noon
Restaurant: Traders
Address: 1551 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel FL, 33957
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 5/19/25 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!
Please Join us for our Quarterly Book Review and Sack Lunch
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Where: Santiva Islanders Place (SIP) at 2330 Palm Ridge Rd, Suite 17
Featured Book: Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
A non-fiction account of the late author's journey through the Southern United States, exploring the enduring legacy of the Civil War and the "mythic" South. Horwitz's travels are a mix of travelogue, social commentary, and personal reflection, as he interacts with individuals and groups who still hold the Civil War's memory and its associated "Lost Cause" narratives.
Margie Peters will moderate the discussion. Don't forget to bring a sack lunch.
No need to RSVP. Just 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.
Lunch and Conversation on Mondays at 11am at Santiva Islanders Place (SIP), 2330 Palm Ridge Rd.
Social Hour on Mondays at 4:00pm at Tutti Pazzi.
Social Mahjong on Thursdays at 1:00 pm at SIP.
Social Euchre on Tuesdays at SIP. Check out the calendar for the applicable times.
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 .