Sarasota News Leader
January 10, 2014
Kowal also enjoys the coincidences. Harriet
Stieff, youngest and sole surviving daughter
of Sarasota "city father" Owen Burns (18651937), "stops by to visit," Kowal says. Burns'
development firm was responsible for some
of Sarasota's most notable buildings, including John Ringling's home, Cà d'Zan, and
Herald Square — now called Burns Square —
at the intersection of Orange and Pineapple
avenues. For more than 20 years, the historic
Burns building has been owned by Denise
Kowal. She already has undertaken two major
renovations of it.
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advice to the volunteer Krewe? "This is your
first chalk festival. ENJOY!"
Whether it is a product of hidden treasures
(doubloons and pieces of eight) or golden
coincidences, do not miss this wonderful
street event on the weekend of Jan. 18 and
19. It will be free and open to everybody.
If you yearn to indulge your own creative
side by chalking on the pavement, register for a space beforehand by calling Kowal
at 954-5800 or email denise@chalkfestival.
"It means so much to me that Harriet encour- com. For Friday evening's VIP dinner tickets,
ages my efforts," Kowal says.
call Julie Fagen at 941-778-8210. For furIt takes a village to create an event of the ther information, visit www.facebook.com/
Sarasota Chalk Festival caliber. Kowal's AnnaMariaChalkFestival. %
Joel Yau's reproduction of Gil Elvgren's pin-up illustration was part of the 2010 Chalk Festival. Elvgren, to Yau's
surprise, was part of a notable group of artists and writers who made Sarasota their home in the 1950s and 60s.
Image courtesy of ChalkFestival.org.
