Week of Events
After Hours Jam Session with Blake Shaw and Friends
You're invited to the Soul & Blues Jam Session! The event will take place in The Graduate Food Hall (formerly Gene's).
Fun Stops Open
Fun Stops Open
Enjoy activities provided by various organizations and businesses. Fun Stops US Cellular Willowwind School St. Mark's BioLife Plasma Metronet CommUnity Crisis Services League of Women Voters Peace Iowa T-Mobile
Culinary Delights and Beverage Garden
Culinary Delights and Beverage Garden
Check out our food vendors on Iowa Avenue and Beverage Garden on Clinton Street at Iowa Avenue! Food Vendors Wildwood DaFlava Unit Selina's Creations Moo Moo's Ice Cream
FunkDaddies
Black Business Owners’ Forum
Black Business Owners’ Forum
Sponsored by ICOR Boxing The Black Business Owners' Forum will consist of a panel of 5 local business owners/leaders. This is a chance for the Black business community to come together to talk with one another and forge relationships for future Black Business initiatives in Iowa City
Black Authors’ Panel
Black Authors’ Panel
Sponsored by Pearson Coordinated by Prairie Lights Books & Café Moderator Arnold Daniels Jr. is a former U.S. State Department Liaison. He is an Anthropologist, entrepreneur, educator and volunteer with the African American Museum of Iowa. Mr. Daniels has taught Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Cultural Geography, English, History,
Fun Stops Open
Fun Stops Open
Enjoy activities provided by various organizations and businesses. Fun Stops US Cellular Willowwind School St. Mark's BioLife Plasma Metronet CommUnity Crisis Services League of Women Voters Peace Iowa T-Mobile
Culinary Delights and Beverage Garden
Culinary Delights and Beverage Garden
Check out our food vendors on Iowa Avenue and Beverage Garden on Clinton Street at Iowa Avenue! Food Vendors Wildwood DaFlava Unit Selina's Creations Moo Moo's Ice Cream
Artist Vendors Open
Artist Vendors Open
Purchase artwork and items from local vendors! Artists and Vendors Nikki Boo Kids Crowned Curlies Beauty & Co. Dianna Penney Big T Wear Glass Art by Alicia Center for Afrofuturist Studies
The D. L. Perkins Singers
Dances of the Carribean: A Demonstration
Dances of the Carribean: A Demonstration
Sponsored by UI International Programs Stanley Grant Join us for a very special Caribbean dance demonstration! It will take place near the intersection of Clinton and Washington Streets.
Ship of Fools
Kevin Burt
Young, Gifted & Black: Youth Performances
Young, Gifted & Black: Youth Performances
Sponsored by Natasha Wendt, Urban Acres Real Estate Named after Nina Simone's iconic song, Young, Gifted and Black is a new event at the Soul & Blues Festival that celebrates BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) youth voices--writers, singers, rappers, spoken word poets, etc. through performance