Activities will include various age-appropriate workshops and creative activities for adults, teens, preteens and elementary school children. Oratorical contests also will be held for high school and college students. Speakers will include African-American leaders from the university and surrounding community. This year's Festival Cultural Hour, which begins at 4 p.m., will include guest performances by the Black Repertory Theatre, the New Horizons Choir, Torkawase, the Collage Dance Company and New Images. This performance is funded, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts through partnership with the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the State Art Agency.
Registration is required for all festival activities.
For a complete program of activities or to register, call 515-4516.