EVENTS

Tuesday – Rotary Holiday Party!  6:30pm at Lily’s Dim Sum Then Some, 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road.  For more details, contact Shannon Quinn at \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Wednesday – Tree Planting Ceremony at Broyle Park at 1:30p.m. to celebrate Arbor Day and West Little Rock Rotary’s 50^th Anniversary planting.

THIS WEEK’S SPEAKER

Michael Carenbauer, Director of Guitar Studies, UALR.  Tradition and technology happily coexist in the music of guitarist Michael Carenbauer. His repertoire ranges from Bach to contemporary American music. He began playing guitar at age 19 while attending Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He received a performance degree in Jazz Guitar from Berklee College in Boston, where he studied with jazz great Pat Metheny, and a Masters of Music in Classical Guitar from the University of South Florida. He is currently Professor of Music and director of Guitar Studies at the University of Arkansas/Little Rock. Michael has performed internationally in Italy, France, Austria, Mexico, Canada, and Hong Kong. His original compositions and arrangements for the guitar and guitar synthesizer were featured at the Chitarra 98 Festival in Montreal. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards for music performance, composition, and education, including a Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Arkansas/Little Rock and a Fellowship for Music Composition from the Arkansas Arts Council.

UPCOMING EVENTS

There will not be a Rotary meeting December 24^th and December 31^st.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

MESSAGE FROM A FELLOW ROTARIAN

I wanted to let my fellow Rotarians know how much I appreciate them donating food for our Spirit of Giving Campaign.  The food collected came to about 150 pounds!!  These items are being shipped to local food pantries in the Little Rock area.  Thanks to each of you for your support!

Rhonda Sanders, Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance