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What's happening where! - Travel Guide April - Calendar

Joy Bennett Kinnon

ARLINGTON, Va.

* International Organization of Black Security Executives convention. Crystal City Marriott Hotel. April 29-May 1.

ATLANTA

* A Raisin in the Sun. Play. Theatre in the Square. Through April 18.

BIRMINGHAM

* National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing convention. Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. April 15-17.

CHICAGO

* The James VanDerZee Studio. Exhibit of more than 100 prints by the legendary Harlem Renaissance portrait photographer. The Art Institute of Chicago. Through April 25.

CLEVELAND

* 25th Anniversary of the Tri-C Jazz Fest. Various sites. April 14-24.

COLUMBUS, Ohio

* Jesse Owens Track Classic. Annual track and field competition. The event will be held at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. April 30-May 1.

DETROIT

* NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner. Celebrated annually by mere than 10,000 people. Keynote speaker is Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Cobo Conference Center. April 25.

HOUSTON

* National Organization of Black County Officials convention. Sugarland Marriott Hotel. April 28-May 2.

LAS VEGAS

* The 2004 Unity Conference of African-American Masons convention. First time in American history that all African-American Masons, including Eastern Stars, will meet in conference. Riviera Hotel & Casino Convention Center. April 4-11.

LONG BEACH, Calif.

* Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs for the National Portrait Gallery. Portratt exhibit of Black luminaries like Josephine Baker, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and civil rights activists Fannie Lou Hammer and Rosa Parks. Long Beach Museum of Art. Through April 4.

* Dinah Was. ER's Yvette Freeman, with the original off-Broadway cast, reprises her role as Dinah Washington. International City Theatre. Long Beach Performing Arts Center. April 30-May 23.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

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

* Eighth Annual Black Writers Conference & Southern Film Festival. Peabody Place, Isaac Hayes Restaurant and various other downtown venues. April 22-24.

* Africa in April Festival. Beale Street and Robert Church Park. April 22-25.

* 25th Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards. Cook Convention Center ballroom. April 24.

NEW ORLEANS

* Student National Medical Association National convention. Sheraton New Orleans. April 8-11.

* New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. One of the largest jazz festivals in the world. Includes 10th Anniversary of South African Freedom celebration and showcase. Fairgrounds Racecourse. April 23-May 2.

NEW YORK CITY

* National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. April 17-18.

PHILADELPHIA

* National Forum for Black Public Administrators convention. Loews Philadelphia Hotel. April 3-7.

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

* National Conference of Black Mayors convention. Loews Philadelphia Hotel. April 28-May 1.

PITTSBURGH

* National Association of Black Social Workers convention. Westin Convention Center. April 6-10.

SAN DIEGO

* National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers annual conference. Marriott Hotel and Marina. April 12-17.

SAN FRANCISCO

* 47th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival. Various venues. April 15-29.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* New Visions: Emerging Trends in African American Art. Exhibit. The Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History and Culture. Through April 25.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

BARBADOS

* Heroes' Day. National holiday. April 28.

* Congaline Music Festival. St. Lawrence Gap. April 23-May 1.

CURACAO

* International Food, Beverage and Cultural Festival. Various sites. April 30-May 1.

ST. MAARTEN

* Carnival. Various sites. April 21-May 3.

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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