The FORUM at BIG ARTS Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Fiona Hill, Sunday, February 24, to Schein Performance Hall, located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. Her topic is "Where is Putin Taking Russia?"

Creative Photography Team Scavenger Hunt is Tuesday, April 9. Each four-person team will use a digital camera to capture images inspired by the clues, followed by dinner, silent auction, and slideshow of the photos collected during the day.

Call to artists for entries of original, fine art objects with a high level of craftsmanship, deadline is April 2. Juror is Anica Sturdivant, Interim Gallery Director, Florida Gulf Coast University. Exhibit open April 4 through 30.

BIG ARTS presents Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Starling Chamber Players, Sunday, February 17, at 3:30 p.m. BIG ARTS is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. Tickets are general admission $32, student: free.

BIG ARTS will present the Storioni Piano Trio, Thursday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m. BIG ARTS is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Florida. Tickets: $42, loge: $47, student/child: free with adult.

Southwest Florida Symphony comes to BIG ARTS Wednesday, February 13, for a concert led by Guest Conductor David Itkin. Tickets: $36 General, $5 for Children. 8 p.m. in BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Fl.

BIG ARTS Monday Night Film Series brings critically-acclaimed indy and foreign films and documentaries to Sanibel. A group of film buffs lead informed post-movie discussions, complemented by refreshments, all films begin at 7 p.m.

Workshops in Art and Technology, Discussion Groups, Fine Crafts, Foreign Language, Music Lessons, Painting and Drawing, Pottery, and Writing at BIG ARTS, Sanibel, Florida.

BIG ARTS presents Koresh Dance Company’s “Twenty Years” performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 9, funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

National Geographic Live! Explorer Kenny Broad's multimedia presentation will be shown at BIG ARTS 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Fla. Tickets: $35, child 17 & under $10. Call (239) 395-0900 for more information.