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Englewood Shell Club (ESC)

General Meetings

Fourth Tuesday, October through April

Lemon Pay Park

570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood, FL 34223

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Calendar of Activities 2009 – 2010

Revised January 08, 2010

October 2009

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 10:00 a.m., First ESC Board Meeting – Elsie Quirk Library, 100 West Dearborn St., Englewood, FL 34223

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1:00 p.m., First ESC General Meeting – 570 Lemon Bay Park, Englewood, FL 34223

November 2009

Tuesday, Nov. 3 – Tuesday, Nov. 10 – ESC International trip to Margarita Island, Venezuela

Monday, Nov. 09, 1:00 p.m. - Study Group, Debbie Freeman’s home, 1430 Bayshore Drive, Englewood, FL 34223 – rescheduled to Tues., Nov. 10, 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1:00 p.m. – Study Group Debbie Freeman’s home, Tritons, Distorsio and Frog Shells

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:00 a.m. - Beach Walk, Manasota Beach, (north end of Manasota Key) Venice

Thursday, Nov. 12, 9:00 a.m. – Workshop for Christmas Party Table Decorations

Friday, Nov. 13, 1:00 p.m. – ShellCrafters, Tringali Center, 3460 N. Access Road, Englewood, FL 34223, shell-decorated napkin rings and door hangers

Monday, Nov. 16, 10:00 a.m. - ESC Board Meeting, Elsie Quirk Library, Englewood

Tuesday, Nov. 17- Thursday, Nov. 19 – Sanibel Trip, Holiday Inn, 1231 Middle Gulf Drive, Sanibel Island, FL 33957

Monday, Nov. 23, 6:15 a.m. - Shell Key via Egmont Key Ferry – experimental excursion to determine viability for future trips

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1:00 p.m. - ESC General Meeting, Lemon Bay Park; speaker Homer Rhodes “Worldwide Landsnails”

December 2009

December – Shell-decorated Christmas tree on public display at Cedar Point Park

Dec. 1 – 10 a.m. - Decorate Christmas Tree, Cedar Point Park, 2300 Placida Road, Englewood, Fl 34224

Thursday, Dec. 3 - Carefree Learner Excursion I. Rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, Noon - ESC Holiday Luncheon, Manasota Beach Club, 7660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood, FL 34223

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 10:00 a.m. - Beach Walk, Canceled

Friday, Dec. 11, 1:00 p.m. – ShellCrafters, Tringali Center (Christmas ornaments)

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 10:00 a.m. - Board Meeting, Elsie Quirk Library

Monday, Dec. 14, 1:00 p.m. - Study Group, Canceled

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7:30 a.m. - Carefree Learner Excursion I, Bayfront Park, Sarasota Harbor, Sarasota 34236

Tuesday, Dec. 22, No ESC General Meeting

January 2010

Tuesday, Jan. 5, 10:00 a.m. - Take down Christmas Tree, Cedar Point Park

Thursday, Jan. 7, NOON - ShellCrafters, Tringali Center, shell-decorated wall plaque

Friday, Jan. 8, 1:00 p.m. – ShellCrafters. Rescheduled to Thursday, Jan. 7 at NOON.

Monday, Jan. 11, 1:00 p.m. - Study Group, Debbie Freeman’s home, Turbans, Stars, and Tops

Tuesday, Jan. 12, 10:00 a.m. - Beach Walk, Manasota Beach

Wednesday, Jan. 13, Beach Walk, Rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan. 12, 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 16 – Sunday, Jan. 17 - Space Coast Seashell Festival, Melbourne Audi-torium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. , Melbourne, FL 32901; email: corshell@earthlink.net or go to: http://home.netcom.com/~ejpower/show.html

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 10:00 a.m. – ESC Board Meeting, Elsie Quirk Library

Friday, Jan. 22, 11:15 a.m. - Anniversary Lunch Cruise on Marina Jack II, Bayfront Harbor, Sarasota Bay Front, #2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota, 34236

Saturday, Jan. 23- Sunday, Jan. 24 – Broward Shell Show, 2010 Pompano Beach Recreation Center, NE 18^th Avenue & NE 6^th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33061; email: nancygaldo@gmail.com or go to: www.browardshellclub.org/

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1:00 p.m. - ESC General Meeting, Lemon Bay Park, speaker Dr. Gary Schmelz on Florida fossils

Friday, Jan. 29 - Carefree Learner Excursion II, Bayfront Park, Sarasota Harbor, Sarasota, FL 34236

February 2010

Monday, Feb. 1, – Honeymoon Island. Meet at Lemon Bay Shopping Center at 6:15 a.m. to board the bus.

Monday, Feb. 8, 1:00 p.m. - Study Group, Debbie Freeman’s home, Arks, Bittersweet Clams & Cockles

Tuesday, Feb. 09, 10:00 a.m. - Beach Walk, Boca Grande Lighthouse Beach

Wednesday, Feb. 10, - Beach Walk, Rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb. 09, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 11, Noon -2 p.m. - ShellCrafters, Tringali Center, shell flowers and butterflies

Friday, Feb. 12 – Sunday, Feb. 14 – Sarasota Shell Show, Municipal Auditorium, US 41 (Tamiami Trail), Sarasota, FL; email: spillow6@comcast.net or go to www.sarasotashellclub.com

Friday, Feb. 12, 1:00 p.m. – ShellCrafters. Rescheduled to Thursday, Feb. 11 at NOON.

Monday, Feb. 15, 8:30 a.m. – “Breakfast at the Mote”, Mote Marine and Aquarium, Sarasota.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 10:00 a.m. – ESC Board Meeting, Elsie Quirk Library

Tuesday, Feb. 23 – No ESC General Meeting: moved to March 2.

Saturday, Feb. 27 – Sunday, Feb.28 - St. Petersburg Shell Show, Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113^th St. North, Seminole, Fl 33772; email: blipe@tampabay.rr.com or go to: http://www.stpeteshellclub.org/

March 2010

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 1 PM - ESC Feb.’s General Meeting in March, Lemon Bay Park, world renowned speaker S. Peter Dance

Thursday, Mar. 4 – Saturday, Mar. 6 – Sanibel Shell Fair and Show, Sanibel Community Center, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, Fl 33957; email: milsfrills@cs.com or go to: www.sanibelcommunityhouse.net/events

Monday, Mar. 8, 1:00 p.m. - Study Group. Rescheduled to Wed., March 17

Tuesday, Mar. 9, 10:00 a.m. - Beach Walk, Blind Pass Beach (Middle Beach)

Wednesday, Mar. 10, Beach Walk, Rescheduled to Tues., Mar. 9

Thursday, Mar. 11, Noon – 2 p.m. - ShellCrafters, Tringali Center, jewelry

Thursday, Mar. 11 – Sat., March 13 – Marco Island Shell Club Show, Marco Presbyterian Church, 875 W. Elkcam Circle, Marco Island, FL 34145; email marco-sheller@earthlink.net or go to www.naples.net/clubs/shell.htm

Friday, Mar. 12, 1:00 p.m. – ShellCrafters. Rescheduled to Thursday, Mar. 11 at NOON.

Tuesday, Mar. 16, 10:00 a.m., ESC Board Meeting – Elsie Quirk Library

Wednesday, Mar. 17, 1:00 p.m. – Study Group, Debbie Freeman’s home, Nerites, Nassa and Mud Slides

Tuesday, Mar. 23, 1:00 p.m. – ESC General Meeting, Lemon Bay Park; speakers Anita Wilson, Ruth Middlebrooks, and Debbie Freeman on Sailor Valentines

April 2010

Friday, Apr. 3 – Fossil Pit Trip – details TBD

Monday, Apr.12, 1:00 p.m. - Study Group, Debbie Freeman’s home

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 10:00 a.m. - Beach Walk, TBD

Wednesday, Apr. 14, 10:00 a.m. - Beach Walk, Rescheduled to Tuesday, April 13

Tuesday, Apr. 20, 10:00 a.m. ESC Board Meeting, Elsie Quirk Library

Tuesday, Apr. 27, 11:30 a.m. – ESC General Meeting is our Annual Picnic, Englewood Gardens Beach Club, 2560 Beach Road, Manasota Key, Englewood, Fl

May 2010

May 2010 – no set date (as of Sept. 25, 2009) –Jacksonville Shell Show, Morocco Shrine Temple, 3800 St. Johns Bluff Road S., Jacksonville, FL 32224; email: challoyd@bellsouth.org go to www.jaxshell.org.

August 2010

Friday, Aug. 27 – Wednesday, Sept.1 – Conchologists of America (COA) Annual Convention, The Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, 50 Park Plaza @ Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116; email: shellsnail@comcast.net or wgraff@vicr.com, or go to: www.conchcologistsofamerica.org

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