Zora Neale Hurston Presentation and Workshop | Beverly Heritage Center

Diane Macklin will present a storytelling workshop based around the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston, noted author, folklorist, and anthropologist.

Hurston’s works, which include Their Eyes Were Watching God, are cornerstones of American literature, often centering on Black American community and culture. Zora Neale Hurston worked for the WPA Federal Writer’s Project during the Great Depression, and she collected stories throughout the American South and Appalachia, later published in various works and collections, including The American Guide.

At this special event, Diane Macklin will share Zora’s stories and encourage participants to share their own, joining the rich history of Zora’s art and our local traditions in a celebration of storytelling and humanity.

Tickets (link under Details section)

Workshop Only: Free! (pre-registration recommended, but not required)

Dinner & Workshop: $20 (presale required)

Join us for dinner at 5:30. The program will begin at 6:15, those joining for just the workshop, please arrive by then.

Participants have the option to purchase a meal ticket for dinner catered by local restaurant The Southern Kitchen.

Menu:

Baked Chicken or Jerk Chicken

Mac and Cheese

Green Beans (vegetarian)

Corn Bread

*Scholarships for dinner may be available. Contact director@beverlyheritagecenter.org for more information

More about Diane Macklin

Diane Macklin has dedicated over two decades to the art of storytelling and listening. She engages audiences with a dynamic, theatrical style, blended with her background in education, dance and cultural mediation. She has performed from Massachusetts to California for venues such as: International Storytelling Center’s Exchange Place, FL Storytelling Festival, National Docent Symposium, National Park Service, various Smithsonian museums in DC, plus a host of venues where people gather. Her published work has received honorable mention from the Passager Poetry Contest 2024. She is also the 2022 Speak Story Telling Series Commission recipient; 2018 winner of the Jackie Torrence Tall Tale Contest for the NABS’s Festival and Conference; and Taft Museum’s 2013 Robert S. Duncanson Artist-in-Residence. Diane lives as a narrative enthusiast fully invested in the ancient power of storytelling to transform; heal; and explore the unique, yet universal elements of humanity. As a performer, workshop presenter, key note speaker, and teaching artist, Diane aims to “Make a Difference, One Story at a Time!”