Celebrate the legacy of Eatonville's own Zora Neale Hurston in this three-day event series with scholar and author, Rae Chesny.
About the Scholar
 Rae Chesny is an award-winning social education expert, author, Johns Hopkins University Literary Consultant, and Zora Neale Hurston Scholar. Each year, she splits her time researching, writing about, and presenting literary great Zora Neale Hurston while writing her own titles of poetry, folklore, fiction, and creative fiction. Rae is a 2021 Baldwin House Urban Writer in Residence. She also served as the keynote speaker for the 2021 YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region Empowerment Symposium. Rae’s work has been published in Harness Magazine, and she has been featured in Made Magazine, Insider, and in several news stories. Her forthcoming book Dear Zora chronicles her journey into becoming a Zora scholar through research and travels while developing a love for the prolific writer in letter form conversations. The title will release January 2022. For more on Rae, visit raechesny.com. |
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Upcoming Events
Thursday
January
27
6:30pm
(Virtual Room - Eatonville)
Tune in from the comfort of your home to hear about the amazing legacy of the iconic Zora Neale Hurston.
Learn more > Friday
January
28
5:00pm
(Eatonville - Meeting Room)
In this riveting presentation, join Zora Neale Hurston Scholar Rae Chesny for an introduction to the life of Zora Neale Hurston and her upbringing in Eatonville.
Learn more > Saturday
January
29
11:00am
(Eatonville - Meeting Room)
Zora Neale Hurston’s literary contributions are well-known. However, the trained anthropologist contributed to preserving Black culture around the world.
Learn more > Saturday
January
29
12:00pm
(Eatonville - Meeting Room)
Eatonville comes to life from the pages of Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
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Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication, program, or website do not necessarily represent those of Florida humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
