Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities takes place in the nation’s oldest incorporated African-American municipality, Eatonville, January 23-31, 2010.
Taking place the last week of January each year in Eatonville and throughout Orange County, Florida, this multi-day, multi-disciplinary event celebrates the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston; her hometown, Eatonville, the nation’s oldest incorporated African American municipality and the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and the world. Attracting thousands of locals and tourists, ZORA! Festival presents an impressive roster of arts, humanities and cultural programming. The event features museum exhibitions, public talks, panel discussions, workshops and concerts.
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Below is the Schedule of Events (Posted 1-11-10). You can Download the 2010 Schedule here. Also, some of these events require paid tickets. Make sure you check before attending.
Day 1 – Saturday, January 23
“Zora Neale Hurston: The Legacy of Inspired Reality” -- A Group Show
Artists: Lonnie Graham, Betye Saar, Carrie Mae Weems, Deborah Willis and Others
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts
227 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Day 2 – Sunday, January 24
Heavenly Voices Gospel Children’s Choir
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Jones High School
801 S. Rio Grande Avenue, Orlando
Free & Open to the Public
Day 3 – Monday, January 25
“Give Me That Olde Time Religion – Macedonia Remembers”
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates Traditions of Black Worship
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
412 East Kennedy Boulevard , Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Day 4 – Tuesday, January 26
"Exploring the Global Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Research and Writing of Anthropologist,
Folklorist and Novelist"
7:30 – 9:00 PM
University of Central Florida Library
4000 Central Florida Boulevard – Bldg 2
Orlando
Free & Open to the Public
Panel Members:
Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Anna Lillios, Ph.D.
Department of English
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Rebekah McCloud, Ed.D.
Director – Upward Bound
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Irina Morozova, Ph.D.
Russian State University for the Humanities –
Department of History and Literature
Moscow, Russia
Moderator:
Rosalyn Howard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of North American Indian Studies
Department of Anthropology
University of Central Florida
Day 5 – Wednesday, January 27
Day and Evening Programs
The Zora Neale Hurston Reading Group Mobile Tour (Day Program)
Day Program – "Zora’s Cosmos:" Mobile Bus Tour (Limited Space – By Reservation)
$25 – Seniors (60+) $35 – All others
9:30 Participants arrive, park cars and board bus
10:00 Depart Maitland Public Library for Maitland Art Center
Disembark for tour of André Smith’s “Eatonville Series”
Re-board for pause stop at Lake Lily Maitland Library
10:45 Tour exhibit at Rollins College Olin Library (Winter Park)
11:15 Leave for Heritage Center (Winter Park)
12:00 Depart for Eatonville
12:15 Lunch at Wells’ Park - View Menu
1:00 Visit St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Eatonville
and Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts
2:00 Leave Eatonville for Wells’ Built Museum (Orlando)
2:30 Arrive at Wells’ Built Museum
3:15 Leave for Maitland
4:00 Tour concludes; disembark bus, depart for home
Evening Program- ZORA! Festival 2010 Opening Reception
5:30 -7:30PM
Crealdé School of Art
William Jenkins Gallery
600 St. Andrew Boulevard, Winter Park
7:30-9:00PM
“The Genius of Zora Neale Hurston”
ZORA! Festival National Planners ‘Weigh-In’ on the Festival’s Namesake
Richard Long, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Deidre Crumbley, Ph.D.
Professor
North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Lonnie Graham
Professor
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Day 6 – Thursday, January 28
“Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots” –
Exhibition & Humanities Panel
The Unveiling of the Enhanced Exhibition from ZORA! Festival 1990
Humanities Panel Scholars:
Valerie Boyd
Zora Neale Hurston Biographer,
Professor, College of Journalism & Mass Communications
University of Georgia, Athens
Everett L. Fly
Landscape Architect/FASLA
Architect/NCARB Certified, San Antonio
Jerrilyn McGregory, Ph.D.
Department of English
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Sheila Walker, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Afrodiaspora, Inc., Washington, D.C.
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Hungerford High School Campus – Gymnasium
100 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Major funding by the Florida Humanities Council and The National Endowment for the Humanities
Day 7 – Friday, January 29
Education Day
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Outdoor Festival of the Arts
East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
The Zora Neale Hurston Arts and Humanities Lecture presented by
Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Professor & Chairman of African American Studies,
Yale University
10:00 – 11:30 AM
St. Lawrence Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
549 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Humanities Presenters – Selected from ZORA! Festival 2010 – Call for Papers
1:00 – 3:00 PM & 3:30 – 5:30 PM
St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal Church
549 East Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Humanities Presenters
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Edda L. Fields-Black, Ph.D. - (View Abstract)
Zora Neale Hurston’s Legacy in Documenting the African Diaspora—
Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Sharon D. Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate - (View Abstract)
Between Science and Fiction: The Cultural Complex, Tension of Opposites and
Development of Personality in the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA
Frank A. Salamone, Ph.D. - (View Abstract)
His Eyes Were Watching Her – Papa Franz Boas, Zora Neale Hurston and Anthropology
Iona College, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Moderator
Dr. Rachel Newcomb
Department of Anthropology|
Rollins College, Winter Park
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Greer C. Ifatoki-Sillah, M.A. - (View Abstract)
"The Rider’s ‘Other’ Messages in Zora Neale Hurston’s Tell My Horse: Voodoo in Jamaica and Haiti"
Georgia State University, Atlanta
Shana A. Nero, M.A. - (View Abstract)
“De Big Bell Done Rung!” :Zora Neale Hurston’s Call to End Colorism
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gulfport
Marumi Nishigauchi, Professor of English - (View Abstract)
Japanese Research Trend and Translation Difficulties of Zora Neale Hurston
Nagano College of Nursing, Japan
Moderator
Dr. Kathryn L. Seidel
Department of English
University of Central Florida, Orlando
“From Sun to Sun: A Day in the Life of a Railroad Camp”
A play adapted from the folklore research of Zora Neale Hurston”
Guest Director: Elizabeth Van Dyke
Alton Lathrop, Choreographer
8:00 PM – Paid Admission: $10.00
University of Central Florida - Main Stage Theatre
4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando
Day 8 – Saturday, January 30-"Family Day"
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Outdoor Festival of the Arts (Continues)
East Kennedy Boulevard
Free & Open to the Public
10:00 AM– 12:00 PM
Humanities Presenters – Selected from ZORA! Festival 2010 – Call for Papers
St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal Church
549 East Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville
Erin Ponton Fiero, Doctoral Fellow - (View Abstract)
“…Wherever Ah wants her to be…”: Questioning Canonical Interpretations of
Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God”
St. John’s University, New York
Imani Owens, Ph.D. Candidate - (View Abstract)
“Compelling Insinuation:” Zora Neale Hurston’s Blues Narrative in Their Eyes Were Watching God
Columbia University, New York
Helen Yitah, Ph.D. - (View Abstract)
Rethinking the Great African American Migration Narrative: Reading John
Buddy Pearson’s Odyssey in Zora Neale Hurston’s Jonah’s Gourd Vine
University of Ghana
Moderator
Dr. Philip F. Deaver
Professor, Department of English/
Writer in Residence
Rollins College, Winter Park
1:00 PM
“Stage Speak Easy” Headliner
(In the fenced field across from Neats)
3:30 PM
Center Stage Headliner
(In the Park of the Hungerford High School Campus
Both Concerts Free & Open to the Public
7:30 PM
GALA - “The Legacy Awards Celebration”
Honorees:
George Fraser, author and founder of Frasernet.com
Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One/TV One
Susan Taylor, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine and founder of National Cares Mentoring Movement
UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management
9600 Universal Boulevard, Orlando
Paid Admission:
Individual $100 Corporate Group of 8: $2,000
Day 9 – Sunday, January 31
Morning Worship – 7:45 AM
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
412 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Outdoor Festival of the Arts (Continues)
1:00 PM “Stage Speak Easy” Headliner
3:00 PM Center Stage Grand Finale - ZORA! Festival 2010 – Thousand-Voice Multi- Cultural Community Choir
4:30 PM Winners announced for the Raffle Drawing sponsored by East Kennedy
Boulevard Merchants
In the fenced field across from Neats
Taking place the last week of January each year in Eatonville and throughout Orange County, Florida, this multi-day, multi-disciplinary event celebrates the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston; her hometown, Eatonville, the nation’s oldest incorporated African American municipality and the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and the world. Attracting thousands of locals and tourists, ZORA! Festival presents an impressive roster of arts, humanities and cultural programming. The event features museum exhibitions, public talks, panel discussions, workshops and concerts.
Related Stories:
1-11-10 | Empowerment Zones at 2010 festival
Below is the Schedule of Events (Posted 1-11-10). You can Download the 2010 Schedule here. Also, some of these events require paid tickets. Make sure you check before attending.
Day 1 – Saturday, January 23
“Zora Neale Hurston: The Legacy of Inspired Reality” -- A Group Show
Artists: Lonnie Graham, Betye Saar, Carrie Mae Weems, Deborah Willis and Others
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts
227 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Day 2 – Sunday, January 24
Heavenly Voices Gospel Children’s Choir
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Jones High School
801 S. Rio Grande Avenue, Orlando
Free & Open to the Public
Day 3 – Monday, January 25
“Give Me That Olde Time Religion – Macedonia Remembers”
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates Traditions of Black Worship
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
412 East Kennedy Boulevard , Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Day 4 – Tuesday, January 26
"Exploring the Global Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Research and Writing of Anthropologist,
Folklorist and Novelist"
7:30 – 9:00 PM
University of Central Florida Library
4000 Central Florida Boulevard – Bldg 2
Orlando
Free & Open to the Public
Panel Members:
Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Anna Lillios, Ph.D.
Department of English
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Rebekah McCloud, Ed.D.
Director – Upward Bound
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Irina Morozova, Ph.D.
Russian State University for the Humanities –
Department of History and Literature
Moscow, Russia
Moderator:
Rosalyn Howard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of North American Indian Studies
Department of Anthropology
University of Central Florida
Day 5 – Wednesday, January 27
Day and Evening Programs
The Zora Neale Hurston Reading Group Mobile Tour (Day Program)
Day Program – "Zora’s Cosmos:" Mobile Bus Tour (Limited Space – By Reservation)
$25 – Seniors (60+) $35 – All others
9:30 Participants arrive, park cars and board bus
10:00 Depart Maitland Public Library for Maitland Art Center
Disembark for tour of André Smith’s “Eatonville Series”
Re-board for pause stop at Lake Lily Maitland Library
10:45 Tour exhibit at Rollins College Olin Library (Winter Park)
11:15 Leave for Heritage Center (Winter Park)
12:00 Depart for Eatonville
12:15 Lunch at Wells’ Park - View Menu
1:00 Visit St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Eatonville
and Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts
2:00 Leave Eatonville for Wells’ Built Museum (Orlando)
2:30 Arrive at Wells’ Built Museum
3:15 Leave for Maitland
4:00 Tour concludes; disembark bus, depart for home
Evening Program- ZORA! Festival 2010 Opening Reception
5:30 -7:30PM
Crealdé School of Art
William Jenkins Gallery
600 St. Andrew Boulevard, Winter Park
7:30-9:00PM
“The Genius of Zora Neale Hurston”
ZORA! Festival National Planners ‘Weigh-In’ on the Festival’s Namesake
Richard Long, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Deidre Crumbley, Ph.D.
Professor
North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Lonnie Graham
Professor
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Day 6 – Thursday, January 28
“Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots” –
Exhibition & Humanities Panel
The Unveiling of the Enhanced Exhibition from ZORA! Festival 1990
Humanities Panel Scholars:
Valerie Boyd
Zora Neale Hurston Biographer,
Professor, College of Journalism & Mass Communications
University of Georgia, Athens
Everett L. Fly
Landscape Architect/FASLA
Architect/NCARB Certified, San Antonio
Jerrilyn McGregory, Ph.D.
Department of English
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Sheila Walker, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Afrodiaspora, Inc., Washington, D.C.
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Hungerford High School Campus – Gymnasium
100 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Major funding by the Florida Humanities Council and The National Endowment for the Humanities
Day 7 – Friday, January 29
Education Day
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Outdoor Festival of the Arts
East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
The Zora Neale Hurston Arts and Humanities Lecture presented by
Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Professor & Chairman of African American Studies,
Yale University
10:00 – 11:30 AM
St. Lawrence Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
549 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Humanities Presenters – Selected from ZORA! Festival 2010 – Call for Papers
1:00 – 3:00 PM & 3:30 – 5:30 PM
St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal Church
549 East Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville
Free & Open to the Public
Humanities Presenters
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Edda L. Fields-Black, Ph.D. - (View Abstract)
Zora Neale Hurston’s Legacy in Documenting the African Diaspora—
Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Sharon D. Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate - (View Abstract)
Between Science and Fiction: The Cultural Complex, Tension of Opposites and
Development of Personality in the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA
Frank A. Salamone, Ph.D. - (View Abstract)
His Eyes Were Watching Her – Papa Franz Boas, Zora Neale Hurston and Anthropology
Iona College, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Moderator
Dr. Rachel Newcomb
Department of Anthropology|
Rollins College, Winter Park
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Greer C. Ifatoki-Sillah, M.A. - (View Abstract)
"The Rider’s ‘Other’ Messages in Zora Neale Hurston’s Tell My Horse: Voodoo in Jamaica and Haiti"
Georgia State University, Atlanta
Shana A. Nero, M.A. - (View Abstract)
“De Big Bell Done Rung!” :Zora Neale Hurston’s Call to End Colorism
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gulfport
Marumi Nishigauchi, Professor of English - (View Abstract)
Japanese Research Trend and Translation Difficulties of Zora Neale Hurston
Nagano College of Nursing, Japan
Moderator
Dr. Kathryn L. Seidel
Department of English
University of Central Florida, Orlando
“From Sun to Sun: A Day in the Life of a Railroad Camp”
A play adapted from the folklore research of Zora Neale Hurston”
Guest Director: Elizabeth Van Dyke
Alton Lathrop, Choreographer
8:00 PM – Paid Admission: $10.00
University of Central Florida - Main Stage Theatre
4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando
Day 8 – Saturday, January 30-"Family Day"
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Outdoor Festival of the Arts (Continues)
East Kennedy Boulevard
Free & Open to the Public
10:00 AM– 12:00 PM
Humanities Presenters – Selected from ZORA! Festival 2010 – Call for Papers
St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal Church
549 East Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville
Erin Ponton Fiero, Doctoral Fellow - (View Abstract)
“…Wherever Ah wants her to be…”: Questioning Canonical Interpretations of
Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God”
St. John’s University, New York
Imani Owens, Ph.D. Candidate - (View Abstract)
“Compelling Insinuation:” Zora Neale Hurston’s Blues Narrative in Their Eyes Were Watching God
Columbia University, New York
Helen Yitah, Ph.D. - (View Abstract)
Rethinking the Great African American Migration Narrative: Reading John
Buddy Pearson’s Odyssey in Zora Neale Hurston’s Jonah’s Gourd Vine
University of Ghana
Moderator
Dr. Philip F. Deaver
Professor, Department of English/
Writer in Residence
Rollins College, Winter Park
1:00 PM
“Stage Speak Easy” Headliner
(In the fenced field across from Neats)
3:30 PM
Center Stage Headliner
(In the Park of the Hungerford High School Campus
Both Concerts Free & Open to the Public
7:30 PM
GALA - “The Legacy Awards Celebration”
Honorees:
George Fraser, author and founder of Frasernet.com
Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One/TV One
Susan Taylor, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine and founder of National Cares Mentoring Movement
UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management
9600 Universal Boulevard, Orlando
Paid Admission:
Individual $100 Corporate Group of 8: $2,000
Day 9 – Sunday, January 31
Morning Worship – 7:45 AM
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
412 East Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Outdoor Festival of the Arts (Continues)
1:00 PM “Stage Speak Easy” Headliner
3:00 PM Center Stage Grand Finale - ZORA! Festival 2010 – Thousand-Voice Multi- Cultural Community Choir
4:30 PM Winners announced for the Raffle Drawing sponsored by East Kennedy
Boulevard Merchants
In the fenced field across from Neats