ART LECTURE SERIES: DEPICTIONS OF LOVE
 
Presented by artist Mary Ellen Bitner at the Cultural Center

When: Thursday, February 18 at 6 p.m.

Love, the most powerful of human emotions has been an enduring subject of visual art. How do artists depict this intangible and mysterious feeling? In honor of St. Valentine's Day, we will examine some iconic images of love in Western Art, from Michelangelo's Pieta to Klimt's The Kiss. We will take a close look at artists like Chagall, who make love the overreaching theme of their art. What do these depictions have in common? Join us for a lively exploration of how artists see love.

Admission: Free

Women Authors Book Club You are invited to join the Women Authors Book Club and explore literary works by extraordinary women like Little Women author, Louisa May Alcott. The Women Authors Book Club is a group of readers who get together at the Carrollwood Cultural Center to discuss a contemporary or classic, fiction or non-fiction, piece of literature written by a woman. Contact the Center for details.

Emerald Greens Newsletter  Emerald Greens has a really nice newsletter, check it out here.

Management Report  As previouly noted here, the County removed the heavy growth, trimmed the vibernum and planted 80 cedar trees along the berm on West Village Drive. Village property management has since trimmed the trees and cut some vibernum lower to allow more sunlight for the new trees. Also, property management has installed a drip line to water each tree individually.

A wash out under the Millennium Gardens deck was filled and drains installed, trees were trimmed at the Lennox entrance to allow more sunlight, replacement plants were planted in several locations throughout, and the Avista mailbox repairs/painting commenced.

The Casey Road platforms have been removed which should complete all remaining traffic calming contruction and removal.

Village Re-Branding: The next signs will be fourteen Phase I entrance signs on North Village and Carrollwood Village Run. Fourteen will then be installed in Phase III, followed by fourteen in Phase II, and then starting again in Phase I.

Two ponds, one in Phase II and one in Phase III had fish kills due to the freeze. Some fish species that get into the ponds are not able to survive the colder temperatures. Propery management is removing the dead fish from the banks every morning until they are all removed.

Phase I Needs Volunteers To Serve On Its Board   The Phase 1 Board of Directors has three vacant positions. Interested applicants for these volunteer positions should submit a letter of application that sets out their relevant professional and/or community service experience and explains their reason for wanting to serve on the board. All applicants will be interviewed in person by a committee of the board. Please submit your application by February 19th, 2010 to:
      Carrollwood Village Homeowners       Association
      Attn: Dan Ruskiewicz
      4131 Gunn Highway
      Tampa, FL 33618
or email Dan Ruskiewicz



The Freeze - Oh My Gosh, What Do We Do Now?  Don't prune anything immediately. Wait to prune cold-damaged oleanders and other tropical shrubs such as hibiscus and crotons after they begin to sprout new growth with the onset of warm weather, maybe by late February. The damaged leaves help to insulate damaged plants from frost and further injury. Once plants begin to sprout, be sure to prune below them so you cut in to green healthy wood. The above thoughts and more come compliments of Kyle VandenBrink, with OLM Inc. Click here to read the complete memorandum to OLM clients Mr. VandenBrink shares with us.

Call for Artists The Carrollwood Cultural Center is inviting Bay area artists to exhibit at Arts in the Park, a high quality art festival promoting local artists and their art. Arts in the Park is an artistic event celebrating the second anniversary of the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The art show will take place on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm, in the beautiful oak-shaded park behind the Carrollwood Cultural Center, which will be transformed into a vast outdoor gallery of original work. Details and form here.



New Ideas for Carrollwood Village  Phase I board members are collecting and working on new ideas. Read what they collected so far and add your own.
Tree & Landscape Short Course The Hillsborough County Extension service invites you to the course which will be held February 19, 2010. Click here for details and location.