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Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., November 4, 2024 – The ArtsQuest Foundation will be honoring the recipients of this years’ Linny Awards at the Musikfest Café on Thursday, November 7 at 5 p.m. Named after the late Marlene ‘Linny’ Fowler of Bethlehem, these integrative awards honor Fowler’s dedication to and support of the arts, while celebrating the extraordinary artists, arts educators, businesses and philanthropists who live and work in the Greater Lehigh Valley.
Tickets for the award ceremony can be found here.
This years’ Linny Award recipients include:
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Jeff Parks
- Philanthropy in the Arts Award – Laurie Hackett
- Business Supporter of the Arts Award – Service Electric Cable TV & Communications
- Visual Artist of the Year Award – Anthony Smith Jr.
- Performing Artist of the Year Award – Dina Hall
- Emerging Artist of the Year Award – Lilly Moss
- Arts Educator of the Year Award – Daniel Zettlemoyer
- Student Artist Scholarship Award – Sammy Wendland
- Volunteer of the Year Award – Roger & Dawn Cressman
About the Linny Awards
For more than a quarter-century, Marlene “Linny” Fowler of Bethlehem worked tirelessly to elevate the Lehigh Valley’s arts organizations and artists through her volunteerism and her support. Now, the region celebrates its flourishing arts community and honors Fowler’s memory by taking part in the Linny Awards, the multi-discipline arts awards program focused on the greater Lehigh Valley’s artists, innovators, and arts leaders.
About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 50% are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
Information provided to TVL by:
Bryn Keeney
