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Organizers find reimagined ways to continue shell fest tradition By STAFF REPORT / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | Mar 2, 2021 Like many annual events planned for the islands, this year’s shell festival — typically put on and coordinated by three different groups — is going to look a little different due to the pandemic. During a normal year, the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club, Sanibel Community Association and Shell Crafters partner to put on the popular Annual Sanibel Shell Festival at The Community House. There is a juried show inside with artistic and scientific entries, plus an auth...

Show to offer ‘Behind The Tanks’ and ‘101 Ways To Display Shells’ By SHELL CLUB - | Feb 12, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club’s 2021 Virtual Sanibel Shell Show will premiere on March 5-6 from noon to 3 p.m. on the club’s YouTube channel. The free show will feature more than 35 original video vignettes, a photo contest and door prizes and offer something to entertain and educate every interest. One video will guide viewers “Behind the Tanks” at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum’s aquarium gallery. Aquarists Rebecca Mensch and Carly Hulse will host a ...