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Iowa City senior center launches social-connections calendar, ramps up outreach ahead of Black Future Fest

Iowa City Senior Commission · November 24, 2025
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Summary

The Iowa City senior center unveiled a new 'social connections' calendar to consolidate major events and boost member engagement, announced a slate of Black Future Fest programs (Jan. 31–Feb. 14) and urged members to complete a Better Age survey that staff say needs 30+ responses to guide programming.

Latasha Delos, senior center coordinator, told the Iowa City Senior Commission that staff are developing a ‘‘social connections calendar’’ to list the center’s major concerts, festivals and signature programs well in advance so members can plan to attend.

Delos said the calendar would highlight events such as an open house on Jan. 31 tied to Black Future Fest, a FilmScene partnership on Feb. 12 featuring short films and a panel, and Feb. 14 programming including a book panel discussing Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and…

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