ArtSurf Kicks off Friday Evening

Don't miss Carlsbad Village's first ever ArtSurf - a FREE self-guided art walk through Carlsbad Village.

ArtSurf kicks off on MAY DAY, May 1st, 2009 from 5-8 pm. The festivities will kick off at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State Street. Participants will recieve their maps and instructions on how to best enjoy the walk.

Several Galleries will be involved, including the Paul Bartyl Gallery (in New Village Arts), Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery, Snyder Art, Lynn Forbes School of Sculpture, Carlsbad Oceanside Art League Gallery, Front Porch Gallery, and Chandlers Gallery and Boutique.

In addition to the many permanent galleries many merchants are opening their shops as phantom galleries including: The Perfect Frame, Amie's Collections, Linda's Gifts, Le Passage French Bistro, Fairen Del, Spa Samudra, HomeLife Village Realtors, and Beach City Smoothies.

ArtSurf will also include original window murals by local artists and Wine tasting at Carlsbad Chocolate Bar, The Wine Spot and Witch Creek Winery.

ArtSurf is free to the public and will continue through June 30th, 2009.

City of Carlsbad Business Forum

The Carlsbad City Council is seeking input about how the city can help local businesses, foster economic development and create a climate that allows businesses to thrive in tough economic times.

Local businesses are encouraged to share their ideas at a city-sponsored business forum Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the City of Carlsbad Faraday Center, 1635 Faraday Ave.

The free event will include brief opening remarks from Mayor Lewis and other members of the Carlsbad City Council, followed by an opportunity for members of the local business community to share their ideas directly with the city's elected leaders.

The city will use the input in developing policies and initiatives to support a strong local economy.

Reservations are not required. Lunch will be provided. For more information, call (760) 602-2744 or visit www.carlsbadca.gov.

If you are a business owner in the Village please make every attempt to attend this important meeting. If you cannot attend, please feel free to contact Robin Young at the Carlsbad Village Business Association 760-434-2553 or robin@shopcarlsbadvillage.org if you would like to have the CVBA address any issues you may have.

As an added note: We are pleased that this meeting is a positive move on the behalf of the City Council to be of service to the business community. In an effort to build a more effective partnership between business and government the CVBA encourages all attendees to come with positive solutions to any issues that they may want to address.

KSON's Hometown Handshake

KSON-FM 97.3 Cliff & Company, a country radio station for the North County, has recently recognized and deemed the Village as Carlsbad's Best Shopping. Putting the spotlight on Carlsbad, listeners were asked to log on to the KSON website (http://www.kson.com/) to vote for their favorite things to do and places to go. The marks were tallied and KSON's "Hometown Handshakes" were announced. Listeners picked us!!!

Positive energy is building... let's keep it up!