What's happening where! Ebony Travel Guide: August - Brief Article

Ebony, August, 2003 by Joy Bennett Kinnon

ANNAPOLIS, Md.

* Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival. Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds; Aug. 9-10.

ATLANTA

* The Knights of Peter Claver annual convention. Atlanta Hilton Hotel. Aug. 1-6.

* National Black Police Association conference. Sheraton-Atlanta Hotel. Aug. 3-10,

* National Black Prosecutors 20th annual conference. Westin-Peachtree Plaza Hotel. Aug. 10-16.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* National Black Chamber of Commerce convention. Sheraton-Birmingham Hotel. July 30-Aug. 2.

* National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. Sheraton Hotel and Birmingham Convention Center. Aug. 2-6.

* Birmingham Heritage Festival. Downtown Birmingham Historic Civil Rights District including Kelly Ingrain Park. Aug. 1-3.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

* Progressive National Baptist convention. Charlotte Convention Center. Aug. 3-9.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.

* Association of African-American Museums convention. Marriott Convention Center. Aug. 21-23.

CHICAGO

* Bud Billiken Parade. One of the oldest (since 1945) and largest African-American parades in the country. Aug. 9.

* 25th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival. Grant Park. Aug. 28-31.

DALLAS

* National Association of Black Journalists convention. Hyatt-Regency Hotel. Aug. 6-10.

DENVER

* Organization of Black Airline Pilots convention. Adam's Mark Hotel. Aug. 5-10.

* Tuskegee Airmen convention. Adam's Mark Hotel. Aug. 5-10.

* Blacks in Government (BIG) convention. Adam's Mark Hotel. Aug. 25-29.

DETROIT

* Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity convention. Marriott-Renaissance Center. July 31-Aug. 5.

* African World Festival. Hart Plaza. Aug. 15-17.

* Bal African 2003. Sponsored by the DIA and the Friends of African and African-American Art, Detroit Institute of Arts. Aug. 23.

* Ford Detroit Jazz Festival. Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

HOUSTON

* Houston International Jazz Festival. Verizon Wireless Theatre and Bayou Place. Aug. 1-3.

LAS VEGAS

* Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World convention. Bally's Hotel. Aug. 1-7.

LOS ANGELES

* African Marketplace and Cultural Faire. Exposition Park. Aug. 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, & Sept. 1.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) convention. Memphis Marriott-East Hotel. Aug. 2-6.

MILWAUKEE

* African World Festival. Henry Maier Festival Park. Aug. 1-3.

NEW ORLEANS

* National Dental Association Convention. Hyatt-Regency Hotel. Aug. 1-6.

* Black Congress on Health, Law & Economics. Hyatt Regency Hotel. Aug. 1-3.

* Association of Black Psychologists convention. Le Meridian Hotel. Aug. 6-10.

* National Bar Association Convention. Hilton Hotel, Aug. 2-9.

NEW YORK CITY

* Harlem Week. Cultural, arts and entertainment. Various Harlem sites. Aug. 3-27.

* Harlem Jazz & Music Festival. Outdoor music Festival. West 135th from Malcolm X Blvd.-St Nicholas. Aug. 16.

NORFOLK, Va.

* 21st Annual SunCom Jazz Norfolk Concert. Downtown Elizabeth River Waterfront, Town Point Park. Aug. 16.

ORLANDO

* National Primitive Baptist Convention USA. Aug. 16-23.

PHILADELPHIA

* National Medical Association. Philadelphia Convention Center. Aug. 2-7.

* Black Data Processors Association convention. Marriott Hotel. Aug. 13-17.

* Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine convention. Philadelphia Convention Center. Aug. 17-21.

SAN FRANCISCO

* Afro Solo Arts Festival Various sites. Aug. 1-31.

ST. LOUIS

* 12th Annual Missouri Black Expo. America's Center. Aug. 2-3.

* 7th Annual Big Muddy Blues Festival. Historic Laclede's Landing entertainment district. Aug. 30-Sept. 1.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Journeys & Destinations: African Artists on the Move. Exhibit. National Museum of African Art. Through Nov. 30.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS

BAHAMAS

* Emancipation Day. Public holiday. Aug. 4.

BARBADOS

* Emancipation Day. Public holiday. Aug. 1.

CURACAO

* Slave Uprising Anniversary. Aug. 17.

ST. LUCIA

* Emancipation Day. Aug. 1.

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