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EBONY travel guide February - Calendar

Joy Bennett Kinnon

WHAT'S HAPPENING WHERE!

ATLANTA

* A Special Recital with Kathleen Battle. Atlanta Symphony Hall. Feb. 29.

* Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre. Fox Theater. Feb. 5-8.

* Boys Choir of Harlem. Atlanta Symphony Hall. Feb. 18.

BALTIMORE

* Scientists & Inventors. Exhibit at the Great Blacks in Wax Museum. Through Feb. 28.

* Black History Month Family Day, Baltimore Museum of Art. Feb. 1.

CHICAGO

* Sweet Home Chicago: Big City Blues. Using artifacts and interactive displays, this new exhibit highlights Chicago's role in the growth of blues music. Museum of Science and Industry. Opens Feb. 1.

CLEVELAND

* Annual Black Heritage Concert. Cleveland Institute of Music. Feb. 8.

* Journey: The Story of Umoja. Dance performance by the Ohio Dance Theatre. Cleveland Play House. Feb. 27.

* Black History Month Celebrations. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Various entertainment throughout

DETROIT

* I am A Man exhibit commemorates 35th anniversary of the Memphis, Tenn., sanitation worker's strike. Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University Campus. Through September

* 7th Annual Sphinx Competition Showcasing the top young Black and Latino string players in the country. Finals concert at Orchestra Hall. Feb. 22.

HOUSTON

* Mardi Gras! Galveston 2004. Carnival season includes three stages of live entertainment weekend evenings of Feb. 13-14 and 20-21 in the Strand National Historic District. Fat Tuesday is Feb. 24.

INDIANAPOLIS

* Jitney. Play by Indiana Repertory Theater. Feb. 10-March 6.

* Celebration of Black History. Concert. Hilbert Circle Theatre. Feb. 17.

JACKSON, Miss.

* World Performance Series: Sweet Honey in the Rock. A cappella group performs at Thalia Mara Hall for Black History Month. Feb. 24.

Los Angeles

* Paul R. Williams: A Legacy of Style. Black history exhibit on the life of the acclaimed architect who became of the first Black member of the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Doheny Memorial Library, on campus of the University of Southern California. Feb. 1-March 31.

* Annual Black Doll Exhibit. William Grant Still Arts Center. Through February 2004.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* African-American History Month. National Civil Rights Museum.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.

* Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church-Parsonage. Home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 1954-1960, the Parsonage was bombed in 1956 while Mrs. King and their baby were at home. This historic structure has been restored and is newly open to the public. 309 S. Jackson St. Tours available Mon.-Sat.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

* Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series. Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Through May 16.

NEW ORLEANS

* Mardi Gras Celebration. Various sites. Feb. 13-24.

NEW YORK CITY

* May the Music Never End: An Evening with Shirley Horn & Ahmad Jamal. Avery Fisher Hall. Feb. 13.

* Drowning Crow. An adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull by Regina Taylor, starring Alfre Woodward. Biltmore Theatre. Opens Feb. 19.

* Looking Both Ways: Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora. 20th anniversary year exhibit of the Museum for African Art. Through March 1.

PHILADELPHIA

* 12th Annual African American Children's Book Fair. Community College of Philadelphia. Feb. 7.

SAN DIEGO

* San Diego Brazil Carnaval. 4th & "B" Showcase Theater, Feb. 14.

ST. LOUIS

* Dred Scott, Slavery, and the Struggle to be Free. Black History Heritage Month Exhibit. Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch. Feb. 1-29.

* The River Niger. St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Grandel Theatre. Feb. 11-March 7.

* 25th Annual Soulard Mardi Gras Grand Parade. Historic Soulard neighborhood. Feb. 21.

* Black History Celebration. Scott Joplin House State Historic Site. Feb. 22.

VAIL Colo.

* Black Enterprise/AXA Advisors Ski Challenge Presidents' Day weekend. Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. Feb. 11-16.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* The Quilts of Gee's Bend. Featuring 70 quilts dating from 1930s to 2000. The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Feb. 14-May 17,

* In Their Own Words: African-American Slave Narratives. Exhibit. Sept. 14-March 7.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

BERMUDA

* Bermuda Festival 2004. Monthlong arts festival. Various sites and times. Feb. 1-28.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* St. Croix GospelFest. IsLand Center for the Arts, Feb. 14-15. Ash Wednesday. Feb. 25.

NOTE: Sponsors may change dates or locations after the magazine has been published. Travelers should verify event information with local sponsors.

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