Allensworth holds Gospelfest

Allensworth, the first town in California founded by African  Americans 100 years ago, is now a state historic park located in Tulare  County.
The Allensworth Community Volunteer Association recently  announced plans to host its tenth annual Gospelfest  at Colonel  Allensworth State Historic Park on Saturday April 26, 2008.
The  Gospelfest is free and open to the public. The theme for this year’s  event is “Keeping The Vision Alive” and will feature gospel performers  from a variety of cultures from throughout the state of California. On  this special occasion visitors will be able to experience the “spirit of  Allensworth” while enjoying the sounds of choirs and gospel performers  as they “make joyful noise unto the Lord”.
The Gospelfest is a joint  partnership between the Allensworth Community Volunteer Association,  based in Los Angeles and the state Department of Parks and Recreation.
For  information on participating as a performer or vendor or to make travel  arrangements contact Makalani Kikongo at (323) 290-0014 or Grace  Bohannon at (323) 292-6740.