Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at TIAA Bank Field. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today
Published on February 10, 2025 at 11:53 am
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Iconic local Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the artists to be inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame during the Florida Arts and Culture Awards ceremony Feb. 17 at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville.
Along with Lynyrd Skynyrd, other inductees include St. Augustine artist Roger Bansemer, funk music pioneer George Clinton of Tallahassee and Miami artist Xavier Cortada.
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The event will start at 5 p.m. at the historic Downtown theater. The ceremony also will include the presentation of the state Folklife Program’s Folk Heritage Awards.
“We are delighted to honor these exceptional Florida artists and their contributions to enhancing our state’s rich and colorful arts and culture community,” Secretary of State Cord Byrd said in a news release. “Through their creativity, passion, and dedication, they have inspired countless others and helped shape our beloved Sunshine State.”
Established in 1986, the Florida Artists Hall of Fame recognizes persons, living or dead, who have made significant contributions to the arts in Florida either as performing or practicing artists in their disciplines. The Hall of Fame currently consists of more than 50 inductees, including musician and performer Ray Charles, actor and director Burt Reynolds and writers Zora Neale Hurston, Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway.
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The Folk Heritage Awards are given annually to outstanding folk artists and culture advocates who have made long-standing contributions to the folk cultural resources of the state, officials said. The program honors the state’s most influential tradition bearers and folk advocates for excellence, significance and authenticity in terms of traditional arts.
The 2024 Folk Heritage Award inductees are Afro-Cuban dance choreographer Marisol Blanco of Miami, master lace maker Julia Belen Alverio in Orlando, Haitian artist Jude “Papaloko” Thegenus in Miami and The Ukrainian Dancers of Miami.
The event at the Florida Theatre is free and first come, first served, but interested parties must RSVP by Feb. 13 at this Eventbrite link.
