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Ebony travel guide: March: what's happening where? - Calendar

Joy Bennett Kinnon

ATLANTA

* Garth Fagan Dance. Rialto Center for the Performing Arts. March 5.

* The Harlem Globetrotters. Philips Arena. March 20.

BOSTON

* National Black Law Students Association convention. Hilton Boston at Logan Airport. March 17-21.

CHICAGO

* The Middle Passage: White Ships, Black Cargo. Exhibit featuring the drawings of Tom Feelings from the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. The DuSable Museum of African-American History. March 28-July 15.

* GIANTS: African Dinosaurs at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Created by Project Exploration, this new exhibit renders skeletons as garden sculptures. Through Sept. 6.

CLEVELAND

* Senenkunya: Many Voices, One Family. Exhibit of West African artifacts. Cleveland Museum of Natural History. March 13-Aug. 29.

* Jessye Norman. Legendary soprano returns for a benefit performance. Severance Hall. March 23.

COLUMBUS, Ohio

* When the Spirit Moves: African-American Dance in History and Art Exhibit. The King Arts Complex. March 18-May 9.

DALLAS

* National Society of Black Engineers 30th annual convention. Dallas Convention Center. March 17-21.

* Jazz in the Atrium. Performance. Dallas Museum of Art. 6-8 p.m. March 4,11,18 & 25.

DETROIT

* Yellowman. Playtakes a look at the harsh realities of internal racism. Detroit Repertory Theatre. Through March 21

LAKE CHARLES, La.

* Black Heritage Festival Civic Center. March 6-7.

LOS ANGELES * Topdog/Underdog. Play by Suzan-Lori Parks. Mark Japer Forum, 135 North Grand Ave. Through March 28.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Blue. Play on a well-to-do African-American family. Playhouse on the Square. Feb. 27-April 4.

* Memphis International Film Festival. Malco Studio on the Square at Overton Square. March 27-31.

NEW YORK CITY

* Lea Ballets Africains. The company commemorates its 50th anniversary with a piece celebrating the diversity of West African culture, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. March 6.

* WrestleMania XX. Madison Square Garden. March 14.

* Music of the Masters: The Music of Mary Lou Williams. Featuring Geri Allen, Buster Williams and Billy Hart. Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building. March 18,19 & 20.

* Harlem YMCA Salute to Black Achievers. Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. March 25.

ST. LOUIS

* 147th anniversary of the Bred Scott decision. Old Courthouse. March 9.

* Home the Musical. A coming-of-age story. St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Grandel Theatre. March 17-April 11.

SAN FRANCISCO

* SFJAZZ Spring Season 2004. Various venues. March 19-June 21.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) 20th Annual Communications Awards Dinner. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. March 12.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

BARBADOS

* Holder's Season. A celebration of opera, music and theatre. Holder's House. St. James. March 9-27.

BERMUDA

* 13th Annual Evening of Jazz. City Hall & Arts Centre, City of Hamilton, Pembroke. March 12-13.

* Bermuda International Film Festival 2004. Various sites and times. March 19-25.

CURACAO

* Carnival Official Opening Ceremonies in Willemstad. March 3-4.

JAMAICA

* Month-long Carnival. Ocho Rios, Kingston and Montego Bay. March 1-31.

* Spring Break 2004. Negril, Montego Bay. March 1-April 30.

TRINIDAD

* One of the biggest carnivals in the Caribbean and the world. March 1-3.

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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