{"id":20822,"date":"2025-01-17T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20822"},"modified":"2025-01-17T13:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:41:16","slug":"its-a-silver-anniversary-for-lemoyne-arts-award-winning-chain-of-parks-art-festival","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/its-a-silver-anniversary-for-lemoyne-arts-award-winning-chain-of-parks-art-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a silver anniversary for Lemoyne Arts award-winning Chain of Parks Art Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20822-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/01\/chainofparks0117full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/01\/chainofparks0117full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/01\/chainofparks0117full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Tallahassee&#8217;s Chain of Parks Art Festival marks its silver anniversary this year. Tom Flanigan reports the event, set for the last weekend in April, had a gala launch party the evening of Thursday, Jan. 16 at Lemoyne Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Lemoyne&#8217;s Gadsden Street headquarters was filled with event organizers and supporters. A major announcement each year is which local artist&#8217;s work will appear on the cover of the festival program. Festival Chair Kelly Dozier said this year was no exception.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cover is Stephen Koury and it&#8217;s a beautiful painting of kestrel hawks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Koury is among more than 150 local, regional and national artists who will be displaying and selling their creative output in the course of the 2-day event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year we&#8217;re going to bring back the folk art component. We&#8217;re calling it our &#8216;Heritage Art Row&#8217; and that&#8217;s going to be a permanent part of the festival because everyone loves it. Offering more fun things for children to do in the Children&#8217;s Park. Our Chalk Art Oasis will be back. We&#8217;ve now created several fun zones within the festival.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dozier also had a bit of news about her own long-time involvement in the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is my last year as the festival chair. It&#8217;s been a wonderful journey and I&#8217;ve enjoyed every bit of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But before Dozier can step back from the position, she still has to oversee one final Chain of Parks Art Festival. 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