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What:The 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Music, food, African and Afrocentric vendors, games and other activities will take place in honor of Juneteenth. Long celebrated among African Americans, Juneteenth observes the end of slavery in the United States, said to have occurred two months after the end of the Civil War, when word of the Confederate surrender finally reached the furthest corner of southern Texas.
Date: Saturday, June
Sponsors: African American Arts Institute, Alan Blankstein, Community and School Partnerships, IU Main Library, Ivy Tech State College, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Facilities Coordinator Office, Neal-Marshall, Black Culture Center Library, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Union Board.
Planning Committee members: Oyibo H. Afoaku,Deloice Holliday, Lorenzo Dilworth, Mrs. McCoy, Mary E. Tourner, Charles Syke, Debra Vance, Redgina Norris, Michael,, Bridavsky, Marsha Bradford, Parwana Noorzad, Mrs. Kante, Stephen A. Johnson, Juliet, Glen-Callender, Danyale Ellis.
For more information:http://www.indiana.edu/~libugls/juneteenth/
JULY


September
What: Lotus World Music Festival
Downtown Bloomington comes alive in September for five days of international music and art during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. The festival serves up something for everyone: Latin, African, Celtic, Middle Eastern, Asian, American "roots" music (including folk, blues, bluegrass, and Cajun), and a world of culturesin between. Since 1994, the festival has hosted more than 1,100 performers from 20 U.S. states and more than 50 countries in fulfilling the mission of the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation: to create opportunities to experience and celebrate the diversity of the world's cultures through music and the arts.
Date: September
Place: Downtown Bloomington Indiana
For more information: http://www.lotusfest.org/
What: Soul Food Picnic
The Bloomington Black Business and Professional Associates Inc. is hosting its annual Soul Food Picnic on Sept. It is looking for Monroe County people of all ages to sing, dance, act, play an instrument or read poetry during the event. The theme of this year's Soul Food Picnic is "diversity."
Date: Sept.
Time
Place: Karst Farm Park
Sponsors: The Bloomington Black Business and Professional Associates Inc
For more information: Interested parties should call Sojourner Manns at 336-2916, or e-mail: sojmanns@hotmail.com.
What: Festival Latino
The festival is a free outdoor concert and community gathering open to the general public and held every year in Indiana University's Dunn Meadow. Festival Latino features live Latin music, authentic food, cultural outreach activities, interactive booths, and much more! The festival is a great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful summer weather with family and friends while celebrating the Latino culture in a setting that brings together Latinos and non-Latinos alike, from both the IU and Bloomington communities.
Date: September

HART ROCK POETRY SERIES AND OPEN-MIC IN RACHAEL'S CAFE, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA

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