October’s Fourth Friday Gallery Walk will usher in HalloweenFest, sponsored by Heart of Brevard, along with a host of goblins, ghouls, bats, princesses, trick-or-treating, and other Halloween-related activities.
Last week, artists took to the streets and painted en plein air, the act of painting entire finished pictures outdoors and open to the elements, in the Heart of Brevard’s
Carl Lee Strohmenger, 76, an active member of the environmental community, passed away suddenly from heart complications on January 26, 2021 at his home.
Born in Pennsylvania to Richard and Eileen Strohmenger, Carl came to Florida as a young child with his family eventually settling in Tampa. Carl received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida and then spent six years working on his Phd in Chemistry at UF in Gainesville. While in Gainesville, Carl became active in Sierra Club and other environmental clubs. Carl was also very involved in Spelunking (the exploration of caves) and scuba diving in caves.