Welcome to the Sanibel Captiva Shell Club
Our meeting location is:
Sanibel Recreation Center
Pelican Room and Osprey Room
3880 Sanibel Captiva Road,
Sanibel Island, Florida
Meeting Dates and Time:
Meetings are October through April on the second Sunday of the month with the exception of the October and March meetings which are on the third Sunday of the month.
(Our December meeting is a special “Members’ Only” event)
Meeting begins at 1:30 PM with a Silent Shell Auction, with the presentation starting at 2:00. The Zoom online portions begin at 2:00. The Oral Auction will take place after the presentation.
Hybrid Meetings
Our meetings are hybrid and open to the public. They are available on Zoom but only to club members. If you aren’t already a member of our club and you’d like to join, go to our Become a Member Page, click HERE, for more information on joining and some of the other benefits of becoming a member.
Meeting Activities
Our meeting activities vary, but most of our regular activities include a Live Auction with special shells chosen to bid on, a Silent Auction with a large assortment of shells and other related items, Show and Tell, and even book signings to name a few.
If you missed the line-up of speakers, you may find them by clicking here, HOME.
November 10, 2024 Monthly Meeting/Lecture
Dr. José Leal, Science Director and Curator at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Aquarium, will be sharing his presentation: Greater Than Ever Before: The New Great Hall of Shells at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Aquarium. He will present an account of the work being done toward the renovation of the National Shell Museum’s main exhibits area. The new Great Hall of Shells will display thousands of specimens from all over the world, expanded exhibits of shells in human history and culture, and brand-new educational exhibits about conservation and the environment. With a unified and elegant design by Matter Practice of New York City, the project is the capstone of the Museum’s multi-year rebuild from the impact of Hurricane Ian. It will be one of the largest and finest exhibits of shells in the world!
Location and Time
Sanibel Rec Center
3880 Sanibel Captiva Road, Sanibel, FL
Doors open at 1:30 EST with light refreshments being offered in the Pelican Room. The Silent Auction also takes place at this time in the Osprey Room. Dr. Leal’s presentation will begin shortly after a brief introduction at 2:00 EST in the Pelican Room. The Zoom portion of the meeting begins at 2:00 EST. Club members will receive a Zoom link for the meeting by email, so you may join the meeting on Zoom if you are unable to attend in person. Not a member yet? Click on the Membership Link to join.
Shell and Tell
Do you have a beautiful shell or an unusual gift from the sea in your collection? Please bring it to the next shell club meeting so we can see it and hear the story behind it! We will have a “Shell and Tell” time during the meeting for anyone who would like to show off a treasure or two!
Oral Auction
Interested in taking part in a Live Oral Auction? Watch for the Oral Auction items on the Sanibel Shell Club Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/sanibelshellclub as the date of the meeting gets closer.
Come out and join us! Chat with others that share the same passion as you do. The public is always welcome to join our meetings! Thank you for being part of the Sanibel Shell Club! We hope to see you there! Happy shelling!
October 20, 2024 Monthly Meeting/Lecture – Click HERE to view presentation
To kick off the season, our first meeting will feature Greg Curry, who will be presenting “Scaphella Junonia and Subspecies.” He will be bringing a collection of junonias for us to see after the presentation. Greg has more knowledge of junonias and has collected more junonias than just about anyone else that we know, so the Sanibel Shell Club is excited to have him share his expertise with us.
Greg was born and raised in the Florida Keys and has collected shells since he got his first shells off a shrimp boat at his father’s docks in 1955. He collected shells worldwide for a few years and then started focusing only on Volutes over forty-five years ago. In the past two years he has focused solely on the genus Scaphella because he sees the need to work on this distinctive group with its many unanswered questions.
All our monthly club meetings are held on the second Sunday of the month except for the October and March meetings this season which were moved to the third Sunday of the month. The March meeting was changed so it wouldn’t be immediately after the Sanibel Shell Show on March 6, 7, and 8.
Location and Time
Our meetings will be hybrid meetings again this season, so you can join us either in person at the Sanibel Recreation Center or on Zoom. The Sanibel Recreation Center is at 3880 Sanibel Captiva Road, Sanibel, FL. The silent auction begins at 1:30 PM, with the meeting following at 2 PM EST in the Pelican Room. The Zoom portion of the meeting also begins at 2 PM. Club members will receive a Zoom link for the meeting by email, so you can join the meeting on Zoom if you are unable to attend in person. Not a member yet? Click on the membership link to join. https://sanibelshellclub.com/sanibel-shell-club-membership/
Shell and Tell
Do you have a special shell or some interesting sea life that you would like share with club members and visitors at the club meeting. We will have a special time during the meeting dedicated for anyone who would love to share their story and treasure they found.
Oral Auction
Watch for the meeting’s Oral Auction items on the Sanibel Shell Club Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/sanibelshellclub
We have some fun meetings coming up. Thank you for being part of the Sanibel Shell Club! The public is always welcome to join our meetings! Hope to see you there!
Click for 2022/2023 Meeting and Lecturer Information