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Artist To Share Her Pastel Style

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By BARBARA ROUTEN, Tribune Correspondent

Published: October 6, 2007

SUN CITY CENTER - The Art Club of Sun City Center will present a pastel demonstration by Wanda M. Carter at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Rollins Theater, 970 Cherry Hills Drive.

The demonstration is free and club membership is not required.

Carter grew up in East Detroit, Mich., earned a bachelor's degree in education and taught for 30 years in Michigan, California and Germany before moving to Florida.

In 1978 she began working with pastels, a change from earlier oil portraiture. Her teachers of note are Daniel Greene and Michael Del Priore. She is a member of the Southwest Florida Pastel Society and the Portrait Society of America. Her work is displayed at the Lemon Tree Gallery in Englewood, the LK Artworks in Sebring and in the Gallery at 890 in Port Sanilac, Mich.

Carter 'is especially interested in painting portraits of people and animals, preferring to work from life, capturing the personality of the subject,' said a recent note from Ed Laudano, art club publicity chairman.

The demonstration will begin after a cookies-and-coffee social at 1 p.m. and a short business meeting at 1:30 p.m.

Toastmasters Winners To Compete Today
SUN CITY CENTER - Two winners of the Sept. 15 area Toastmasters contests in Sun City Center, Bob Smithwick and Barbara Green of the South Shore Toastmasters, will compete today at the Division J contests in Tampa.

Winners of today's contest will continue on to the district-level contests in November in Lake Mary.

At the Sept. 15 competition, Apollo Beach resident Smithwick's speech about buying his first computer won the Humorous Speech Contest. Sun City Center's Green won the Evaluation Contest. She evaluated a seven-minute speech on prohibition given by Francine Webb. Mary Hernandez, area governor, congratulated the two winners.

South Shore Toastmasters welcomes new members. The group meets from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays monthly at Trinity Baptist Church, 702 Del Webb Blvd., W. For details, call Phyllis Hodges, vice president for public relations, at (813) 633-1523.

European Immigrants Subject Of Forum
SUN CITY CENTER - The International Forum of Sun City Center will discuss European immigrants in America from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday in the Florida Room of the Atrium Building, 945 N. Course Lane.

Dean Mahin will moderate the meeting. Panelists will be program coordinator and German-born Ursula Ponder, who has a bachelor's degree in American history; James Hillestad, a history professor and son of Norwegian immigrants; James Harkins, who spent time in Ireland studying Irish history; Walter Geissler of Germany, who has been a leader of German-American groups in Wisconsin and Florida; and Fred Esposito, psychologist and psychology professor, whose parents emigrated from Italy.

Volunteers are sought to serve as panelists or program coordinators for future programs. For information or to volunteer, call Mahin, (813) 633-9403.

Free Voice Lessons For Women
SUN CITY CENTER - The South Shore Sound Chapter of Sweet Adelines International will offer four free voice lessons at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 22, 29 and Nov. 5, at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1239 Del Webb Blvd. W.

Meg Mahoney, director of the four-part-harmony group, will teach the lessons.

Voice students are welcome to join the South Shore Sound and sing with them at a Christmas concert that will take place at 4 p.m. Dec. 16 at the church. Tickets will be $8 and include a reception afterward with finger-food desserts.

South Shore Sound is composed of singers of a wide range of ages from across the county. It is a new chapter, 'so everybody is learning together,' said new member Lila Sanders Jomantas.

'We've been singing a lot lately,' said Terry Cox, publicity chair - including gigs for Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City Center, Rodgers Middle School in Riverview and the Riverview Moose Lodge 2158 in Gibsonton.

To register for the voice lessons or to inquire about joining South Shore Sounds, call Cox, (813) 786-9418, or Delores Lines, (813) 633-6380, or e-mail info@southshore sound.org. For information, go to www.southshoresound .org.

Urban Kayaking Adventure Offered
SUN CITY CENTER - On Thursday the Sun City Center Kayak Group will 'enjoy an urban kayaking experience along the route of Tampa's proposed Riverwalk,' said Mike Raff, outings leader.

Members meet Thursdays at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of the Winn-Dixie, 4445 S.R. 674, then drive to the launch point. In this case, kayaks will enter the Hillsborough River at Riverfront Park, 1000 N. Boulevard in Tampa, 26 miles from Sun City Center.

After meeting at 9 a.m. Oct. 18 in the Winn-Dixie parking lot, 'we may do our own shuttle between Morris Bridge and Rotary Park,' Raff said. 'This would allow us to enjoy a 9-mile downstream paddle.' Oct. 25 will find the group exploring the Braden River and perhaps the Manatee River as well.

Each participant should bring a life preserver, whistle, snack, sun protection and insect repellant. More information is available at web.tampabay.rr.com/scckayakers or from Raff, (813) 642-8624.

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American Legion Post 148, 7240 U.S. 301 S., Riverview, is seeking crafters to display their wares at a seasonal craft fair and flea market at the post from 7 a.m. to noon every Sunday. 'The tables will be inside and cool,' said Judge Advocate Jack Skelding. Breakfast will be available for a nominal fee. For information about renting table space, call the post at (813) 677-6529.

Send news and photos of community interest to Barbara Routen at The Tampa Tribune, 505 W. Robertson St., Brandon FL 33511, e-mail neighbors@tampabay.rr .com or call (813) 657-4531.

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