The St Johns Cultural Council will hold the eighth annual ROWITA Celebration Ceremony on March 13 at 5:00p.m. in the Limelight Theatre located at 11 Old Mission Avenue. The free event will be an evening of celebration and recognition of the seven women chosen to receive the 2016 Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA Award for their achievements and contributions to the arts in St. Johns County. The winners of the Jr. ROWITA Fellowships will also be recognized. A short reception will follow the program. The Cultural Council recently announced the names ... view more »
The St Johns Cultural Council will hold the eighth annual ROWITA Celebration Ceremony on March 13 at 5:00p.m. in the Limelight Theatre located at 11 Old Mission Avenue. The free event will be an evening of celebration and recognition of the seven women chosen to receive the 2016 Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA Award for their achievements and contributions to the arts in St. Johns County. The winners of the Jr. ROWITA Fellowships will also be recognized. A short reception will follow the program. The Cultural Council recently announced the names of the women selected to receive the Dr. Gail Pflaster Recognizing Outstanding Women in the Arts (ROWITA) Award for their lifetime contributions to the arts in St Johns County. The 2016 honorees are Elyse Brady, Manila Clough, Caren Goldman, Jan Tomlinson Master, JoAnn Nance, Rosamond Parrish and Shirley Williams-Collins.
The Dr Gail Pflaster ROWITA is awarded each year to honor the contributions women have made to the artistic community in St Johns County. It was founded by the late Dr. Pflaster, a local writer and committed arts supporter. “There was no one in the community celebrating our local women arts leaders, so Dr. Pflaster and I discussed what could be done to remedy that matter,” said Joy D’Elia, former SJCC ROWITA Coordinator. “Thanks to her, we’ve been celebrating women in the arts since 2009. I am constantly amazed and inspired by the women we have honored each year.”
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