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Pictures Worth A Thousand Words

June 8, 2016 By Historic Eatonville Staff

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Won’t You Join the ZORA!™ Circle of Friends?

June 8, 2016 By Historic Eatonville Staff

During the cruise, P.E.C. launched the ZORA! Circle of Friends — A group of individuals who understand and appreciate the role of heritage, education, and culture in the preservation of traditional communities such as Eatonville and who are willing to make the necessary investment that such preservation efforts require [click here for more information].

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Spring 2019 — Conference- Cruise Again

June 8, 2016 By Historic Eatonville Staff

With the success of the “Tracing” Cruise, P.E.C. will plan a second conference cruise in the Spring of 2019. Preliminary plans will focus on celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Zora Neale Hurston™ Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA!™ Festival). For more details as they become available in the Spring of 2017.

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A Conference Cruise — An A+ Experience

June 8, 2016 By Historic Eatonville Staff

Though we “know” that nothing is perfect, our seven days aboard the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas has to be counted as “pretty close to perfection.” We enjoyed stimulating public humanities programming presented by distinguished members of the academy

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State of Florida & Zora Neale Hurston

June 8, 2016 By Historic Eatonville Staff

The State of Florida has a decision to make and it is seeking public input. We have until Friday, June 10, 5:00 PM EDT to complete a short survey which will allow for the nomination of Zora Neale Hurston as the State’s representative in the National Statuary Hall located in Washington, D.C. Wouldn’t such recognition be a fitting tribute as we celebrate her as a global icon? Please click here for the details.

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On behalf of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.), the nonprofit (501[c]3) historic preservation and cultural arts organization which presents the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival), I bring Salutations and a Special Invitation to join the “Company of ‘ZoraPhiles’ ” on our 2nd Conference Cruise, April 7 -14, 2019. In April 2016, 77 of us representing 15 states celebrated the 125th year of Zora Neale Hurston’s birth by “Tracing the Her Caribbean Footprints,” traveling, among other places, to Haiti and Jamaica. Simply stated, it was a fantastic conference cruise. Among our scholar presenters was the inimitable, Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey, Professor Emerita, Morgan State University. Now, we are preparing to cruise again — This time in 2019 to mark the 30th Anniversary of the ZORA! Festival. Do plan to come with us. You will have a wonderful experience — Guaranteed!

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