Ed Harvey rides out the culture wars

Longtime board president leads Arts Center in Orange with "sweetness and grace"

Ed Harvey has emerged from the cultural wars battle-worn but still thoroughly committed to his mission. Drawing on his considerable energy and people skills, the longtime president of The Arts Center in Orange, located at 129 E. Main St., outlasted the mural controversy (2022) and the blustering outrage over the drag queen’s workshop (2023). When I inte…