PRESS PHOTO BY PAUL WILLISTEIN

Charles Kalan, above, left, Arts Ovation co-chair and first vice president of the Allentown Arts Commission, and his wife, Susan Kalan, above, right, Arts Ovation committee member, both of South Whitehall Township, announced at the 26th annual Arts Ovation Awards that they are stepping down. With them at the May 8 luncheon attended by 260 at The Palace Center, Allentown, is Sanford T. Beldon, above, center, of Lower Macungie Township, 2014 Arts Ovation Special Recognition Award recipient.