ANNUAL TASTE OF THE ISLANDS, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 at Sanibel Community Park

 The River Weekly News Island Sun Newspaper

Wide Variety Of Entertainment At Taste Of The Islands

November 11, 2010





Sanibel Captiva, Fla. - Local band Strange Arrangement will kick off the musical entertainment at the 29th annual Taste of the Islands from noon to 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 21 at Sanibel Community Park. This six-piece band's style is rich and varied with original sounds and full of musical diversity and textures.

Then a Southwest Florida favorite, Deb and the Dynamics, will take the stage and offer cool tunes and hot sounds steeped in vintage Motown, Memphis soul, classic R&B, and jump blues traditions. The band, which will perform from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m., prides itself in being the ultimate dance/party band. Longtime island band The Troublestarters will wrap up the musical entertainment for the day from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The band members blend their music with the spirit of living on Sanibel and Captiva. Their songs are a mix of blues, country and bluegrass with a little comedy thrown in. Taste-goers can stop by the CROW gift store tent where renowned artist Ikki Matsumoto will be signing prints, local authors Brian Johnson, Kyle Miller and Charlie Sobczak will be signing books and all proceeds will benefit CROW. A Kids Challenge for children under 12, coordinated by the Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club, will last throughout the day. A waiter/waitress competition and Island Iron Chef competition will be featured in the afternoon. Event-goers may participate in helping to select the best of the best from appetizers to desserts and everything in between at the People's Choice voting booth.

Tickets are $5 per person at the gate at Sanibel Community Park or can be purchased in advance at a discount rate of five tickets for $20 at CROW's Visitor Education Center at 3883 Sanibel- Captiva Road or at Bank of the Islands at the corner of Periwinkle Way and Casa Ybel Road, Sanibel. The park is at 2231 Periwinkle Way, For more information, visit www.tastesanibelcaptiva. com.

Major sponsors include Bank of the Islands/Edison National Bank, Home-Tech, Warm Vanilla Sun, LCEC, Adventures in Paradise, Gabriel Foundation, Sanibel Taxi, Veolia, Congress Jewelers, Ikki Matsumoto, Linda and Wayne Boyd and John and Donna Schubert.