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ZORA! Festival celebrates 25 years of Community Leadership, Education & Revitalization

 

zora2finalCongresswoman Corrine Brown joins the Association to Preserve Eatonville, Inc. (P.E.C.), and members of Zora Neale Hurston’s family to recognize the Festival’s Silver Anniversary, introduce the Zora Neale Hurston Trust, and announce a bold new 10-year STEM initiative to revitalize the Historic Town of Eatonville.

WHO: Congresswoman Corrine Brown, representing the 5th Congressional District of Florida and serving as Honorary Chair of the ZORA! Festival 2014, the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.) and descendants of Zora Neale Hurston.

WHAT: The significance of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the ZORA! Festival. Topics to be addressed include:

• The economic impact and cultural value of 25 years of ZORA! Festivals on Eatonville and Central Florida. loyalty and quality

• The 10-year ZORA! STEM Research Initiative to revitalize the Historic Town of Eatonville.

• The legacy of Zora Neale Hurston, as told by Dr Lois Gaston, the co-trustee of the Zora Neale Hurston Trust.

• The presentation of the 25th Anniversary ZORA! Festival Commemorative Logo and the ZORA! Festival Fine Arts Poster.

WHEN: 10AM to 10:30AM, Friday January 24, 2014

WHERE: The Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts

227 E. Kennedy Blvd, Eatonville FL, 32751

Media Contact:

Adrienne Noel, ZORA! Festival Media Relations

Phone: 407-790-6495

Email: [email protected]

 

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