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Spring trippin' - Travel Guide - Calendar

Joy Bennett Kinnon

It's been a long, cold winter, but now it's time to hit the road and let your fancy turn to thoughts of springtime. Go shopping for traveling clothes to take you from the Easter parades to the beaches for spring break for students. Throw in an impressive suit or two because the annual convention season begins in earnest this month. Check your city for special spring events in your hometown.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WHERE

ATLANTA

* Woodstock of Hip-Hop. Inaugural
urban hip-hop music festival.
Turner Field. April 12-13.

* National Black Association for
Speech-Language and Hearing
convention. Hyatt-Regency
Hotel. April 24-27.

* International Organization of
Black Security Executives convention.
W Atlanta Perimeter
Hotel. April 30-May 2.

CHICAGO

* Fighting for the Rights of the
People. This exhibit draws from
the museum's extensive collection
of civil rights materials. The Du-Sable
Museum of African American
History. Through May 4.

* The WVON Story. A musical
documentary of one of Chicago's
prominent Block-owned and
-operated radio stations. Black
Ensemble Theater. April
27-June 1.

COLUMBUS, Ohio

* Detrimental Hope. Play by Linda
Early on the realities of domestic
violence. King Arts Complex.
April 12.

DETROIT

* NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner.
Celebrated annually by more
than 10,000 people, this event is
the largest fund-raising dinner in
the world. Cobo Conference
Center. April 27.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

* National Forum for Black Public
Administrators convention.
Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel.
April 26-30.

HOUSTON

* National Conference of Black
Mayors convention. Inter-Continental
Hotel. April 23-26.

INDIANAPOLIS

* National Organization for the
Professional Advancement of
Black Chemists and Chemical
Engineers 30th Annual
Conference. Marriott Hotel.
April 13-19.

JACKSON, Miss.

* International Crawfish Festival.
Smith Park, Downtown. April 26.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

* National Association of Black
Social Workers convention.
Adams Mark Hotel. April 20-26.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Anniversary Commemoration
for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
National Civil Rights Museum.
April 4.

* Stax Museum of American Soul
Music Grand Opening. 926 E.
McLemore St. April 29-May 1.

* Seventh Annual Black Writers
Conference & Southern Film
Festival. Peabody Place and
various downtown venues.
April 24-26.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

* Reflections in Black: Smithsonian
African-American Photography.
Exhibit. Frist Center for the
Visual Arts. Through April 24.

NEW ORLEANS

* French Quarter Festival.
Celebration of New Orleans
food and music. French Quarter.
April 11-13.

* New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Festival. One of the largest jazz
festivals in the world. Race
Course Fairgrounds. April 25-May
4.

NEW YORK CITY

* Sammy in the Sixties. As a
salute to the extraordinary
performer Sammy Davis, Jr., the
Museum of Television & Radio is
screening several landmark
Davis television performances
from the 1960s. Through April 6.

* The Jackie Wilson Story. Musical
by the Black Ensemble Touring
Company of Chicago. Apollo
Theater. April 3-13.

* Jazz Jamboree. Jazz at Lincoln
Center, Avery Fisher Hall.
April 25.

PHILADELPHIA

* American Association of Blacks
in Energy convention. Loews
Hotel. April 21-25.

* Penn Relays. The world's oldest
and largest track meet. Franklin
Field, University of Pennsylvania.
April 25-27.

ST. LOUIS

* It Ain't Nothing But the Blues.
Play. St. Louis Black Repertory
Company. Grandel Theatre.
Through April 13.

* Ain't Misbehavin'. Musical.
Florissant Civic Center Theatre.
April 27.

SAN FRANCISCO

* The Dance on Widow's Row.
Play by Samm-Art Williams.
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre.
Through April 13.

* San Francisco International Film
Festival. Castro Theater, AMC
Kabuki Theatres and other
venues. April 17-May 1.

SHREVEPORT, La.

* National Organization of Black
County Officials 19th Annual
Economic Development conference.
April 30-May 4.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Captive Passage: Transatlantic
Slave Trade. Major exhibition on
transatlantic slave trade.
Anacostia Museum and Center
for African American History
and Culture. Through Aug. 31.

* Greater Washington D.C. Black
Memorabilia and Collectible
Show. This is the 20th
anniversary for the show that
features more than 50 exhibitors
from 17 states. Montgomery
County Fairgrounds.
Gaithersburg, Md. April 12.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

BARBADOS

* Heroes' Day. National holiday.
April 28.

BERMUDA

* 6th Bermuda International Film
Festival. Various sites.
April 11-17.

CURACAO

* International Food, Beverage
and Cultural Festival. Rust &
Burgh. April 30-May 1.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* Carnival activities. Various
venues. Throughout April.

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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