From the Employee Booster Club:
The Employee Booster Club’s Peer Recognition Award Committee has wrapped up this year’s program. Seven employee recipients and one department division were given awards for outstanding fellowship and dedication to the city. On November 13, they were recognized with a proclamation from City Council. These year’s winners are: Craddock Stropes, Public Works; Barbara Chung, Library; Robbie Hickerson, Housing & Neighborhood Services; Sarah Dana, Library; Marsha Weeks, Library; Pam Drew, Planning; Shelby Nelson, previously Public Works; and Parks & Recreation Department, Aquatics Division.
Congratulations! And job well-done.
Cultural Arts Hosts Community Arts Grant Panel The Cultural Arts Office conducted three days of Community Arts Grants panels this week at Cole and Dove Libraries. Twelve members of the community and city staff served on one of three panels to review 31 project applications from local arts organizations and schools. With $75,000 available for funding, proposals ranged from staging a West Coast premiere of a new musical and bringing guests artists into schools to capacity building efforts to strengthen the infrastructure of Carlsbad-based arts organizations. In addition to submitting an e-application, applicants had the option to stage a brief presentation or performance for the panelists. The panels’ recommendations will be reviewed and presented to the Arts Commission for approval next Thursday, December 6.
Crafter’s Showcase
The Parks & Recreation Department recently permitted Crafter’s Showcase hosted by the Carlsbad Village Association. Come down to the Village on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Roosevelt Street north parking lot and enjoy numerous specialty booths with unique handcrafted creations by local and regional artisans, live music, giveaways and special discounts for Village eateries.