Zora Festival | Zora Neale Hurston Museum | Presented by the Association to Preserve Eatonville, Inc.

ZORA! Festival ’08 Announces “News You Can Use”
Dates: Sat., Jan. 26-Sun., Feb. 3

Street Festival of the Arts Fri., Feb. 1-Sun. Feb. 3

Reduced Parking Fees @ Wymore Field – Cars/Vans $5.00

Expanded Street Festival of the Arts Reduced Adult ticket price: $10 – Sat; $10 – Sun. (ages 18 & up)

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The Hurston is offered through The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). Activities there are sponsored, in part, by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding is provided by United Arts of Central Florida.
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Now in its 19th year, the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival) is a multi-day, multi-disciplinary event.

Goals
To celebrate the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston;
To celebrate the significance of her hometown, Eatonville, Florida, known as the nation's oldest incorporated African American municipality, and
to celebrate the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and world culture.

Established in 1990, The Hurston Museum is a program of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). Its mission is to provide a place “in the heart of the community” where the public can view the work of artists of African Descent, who live on the Continent and/or in the Diaspora.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc. (P.E.C.) is a non-profit/tax-exempt historic preservation organization whose mission it is to enhance the resources of Eatonville, Florida, which is "the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States" and the hometown of writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston; to educate the public about Eatonville's historic and cultural significance; and to use the community's heritage and cultural vibrancy for its economic development.

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