I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa celebrates Black culture

The Zuzu African Acrobats from Tanzania perform Saturday in Clive. Photo: Zuzu African Acrobats\

The 26th annual festival of African American culture, I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa, takes place this weekend at the Horizon Events Center in Clive. Friday’s lineup focuses on education before Saturday’s celebration with visits from actor, writer and producer Christian Keyes, leadership coach Joel Tudman and the Zuzu African Acrobats from Tanzania.

Gospel choirs will be competing at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in a contest called “So Your Choir Can Sang?” Throughout the day, visitors can visit the health and wellness expo, stop by the kids’ carnival, learn about Black history, feast on soul food — and much more.

You May Also Like

Peek Into a Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home

Learn how a couple from Chicago, Jason Loper (left) and Michael Schreiber, explored and ...

Eco-friendly fun for Earth Day

The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium’s traveling “touch tank” showcases aquatic life and ...

It’s tulip time in Orange City, too

Tiptoe through the tulips virtually with the interactive Tulip Tracker, courtesy of the Orange City ...