August: what's happening where?

ATLANTA

* Southern Christian Leadership Conference 50th anniversary convention. Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel. Aug. 3-8.

BALTIMORE

* Naija Fest 2007. Nigerian Festival features local African bands and dance troops. Patterson Park. Aug. 11-12.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* National Primitive Baptist Convention USA Centennial Celebration. Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Aug. 18-24.

* Association of African-American Museums convention. Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

CHICAGO

* 2007 Heritage Jazzfest Festival. South Shore Cultural Center, presented by Jazz Unites, Inc. Aug. 4-5.

* Bud Billiken Parade. Begins 39th Street and King Drive. Aug. 11.

* 29th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival. Grant Park. Aug. 30-Sept. 2.

DETROIT

* African World Festival. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Aug. 18-19.

* Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival. Downtown Detroit. Aug. 31-Sept. 3.

HONOLULU

* National Medical Association convention. Hawaii Convention Center. Aug. 4-9.

HOUSTON

* Association of Black Psychologists convention. Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel. Aug. 1-5.

* Organization of Black Airline Pilots convention. Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel. Aug. 13-18.

* Black Flight Attendants of America convention. Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel. Aug. 13-18.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

* Gospel Music Workshop of America's 40th convention. Disney's Contemporary Resort Hotel. Aug. 13-16.

LAS VEGAS

* National Association of Black Journalists convention. Bally's Casino Hotel. Aug. 8-12.

LOS ANGELES

* Long Beach Jazz Festival 20th anniversary. Rainbow Lagoon Park. Aug. 10-12.

* Watts Summer Festival. South Central Avenue. Aug. 11-12.

* L.A. Black Book Expo. Exposition Park. Aug. 10-11.

* African Marketplace and Cultural Faire. L.A. Coliseum/Sports Arena in Exposition Park. Aug. 18-19; 25-26; Sept. 1-3.

MIAMI

* National Black Police Association convention. Radisson Hotel-Miami. Aug. 13-19.

MILWAUKEE

* African World Festival. Henry Maier Festival Park. Aug. 3-5.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

* Blacks in Government convention. Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center. Aug. 13-17.

NEW ORLEANS

* Satchmo Summer Fest. French Quarter festival honors New Orleans' native son, Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong. Aug. 2-5.

NEW YORK CITY

* 33rd Anniversary of Harlem Week. Various Harlem locations. Monthlong.

* Hollywood in Harlem. Presented by EBONY magazine & Harlem Week. Various locations. Aug. 1-4.

* Association of Black Sociologists convention. Barclay Intercontinental Hotel. Aug. 8-11.

* 5th annual Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival. Various locations in Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs, Mass. Aug. 8-11.

* 12th annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day. A full day of free tennis clinics, interactive games and musical entertainment honoring the legacy of Arthur Ashe. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Queens. Aug. 25.

ORLANDO

* Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity convention. Rosen Shingle Resort. Aug. 9-13.

ST. LOUIS

* Missouri Black Expo. America's Center. Aug. 18-19.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival 20th anniversary. Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, Crownsville, Md. Aug. 11-12.

* Black Data Processors Association conference. Marriott-Wardman Park Hotel. Aug. 15-18.

* Progressive National Baptist convention. Marriott Wardman-Park Hotel. Aug. 5-11.

* Voices & Vision of Tha Bloc: An Exhibition by Ellis L. Marsalis III. Using photographs, poetry and essays, the author details the lives on one block in Baltimore City. Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum. Through Aug. 12.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS

ANGUILLA

* Anguilla Summer Festival. Various sites. Aug. 2-11.

ANTIGUA

* Golden Jubilee Carnival. Various sites. July 21-Aug. 7.

BARBADOS

* Emancipation Day. National holiday. Aug. 1.

BRITISH & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* Black Boaters Summit 2007. Aug. 3-12.

CURACAO

* Slave Uprising Anniversary. Rif waterfront and throughout the island. Aug. 17.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

* 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.

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