Pennsylvania’s artists, innovators and patrons will be celebrated when the Governor’s Awards for the Arts returns to Harrisburg on Oct. 22. Youth performers and exhibits will be featured at 5:30 p.m. in the Strawberry Square arcade. The awards ceremony begins at 7 p.m. at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts and is free and open to the public. This year’s honorees are:
- Jerry Pinkney: Distinguished Arts Award
- Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett: Artists of the Year
- LIVE (Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey): Arts Innovation Award
- Bill and Beverlee Lehr: Patron Award
The Harrisburg Hershey region will showcase its unique cultural assets with pre- and post-event celebrations of local youth and professional artists. The awards ceremony is administered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and events are coordinated by Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau, Jump Street and Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania.
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