Travel guide September: what's happening where!

Ebony, Sept, 2004 by Joy Bennett Kinnon

ATLANTA

* Bill Pickett Rodeo. Georgia International Horse Park. Sept. 11-12.

* Sickle Cell Disease Association of America annual convention. Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Sept. 29-0ct. 2.

* For Sisters Only 2004. Georgia World Congress Center. Sept. 18-19.

BALTIMORE

* 2004 Baltimore Book Festival. Mount Vernon Place. Sept. 17-19.

BOSTON

* Boston Blues Festival. Hatch Shell, Charles River. Sept 25-26.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* Steel City Classic. Miles College vs. Stillman College. Sept. 26.

CHICAGO

* Chicago Jazz Festival, Grant Park. Sept. 2-5.

* American Black Chiropractors Association national convention. Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza. Sept. 23-26.

* UniverSoul Circus. Washington Park. Sept. 29-Oct 24.

* National Black Public Relations Society annual conference. Hyatt Regency-McCormick Place. Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

CINCINNATI

* Ohio Classic. Grambling State University vs. Bethune-Cookman College. Sept. 18.

COLUMBIA, S.C.

* Palmetto Capital City Classic. South Carolina State vs. Benedict College. Sept. 18.

DETROIT

Howard University vs. Alabama State at Ford Field. Sept. 4.

* Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival. Downtown Detroit. Sept. 4-6.

* UniverSoul Circus. Chene Park. Sept. 11-26.

HARTFORD, Conn.

* The Many Colors of a Woman. 19th annual free jazz concert. George P. Thomas Auditorium. Sept. 11.

HOUSETON

* National Black MBA Association convention. George R. Brown Convention Center. Sept. 14-19.

JACKSON, Miss.

* Farish Street Heritage Festival. Farish Street Historic District. Sept. 25.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

* Willie Gary Classic. Edward Waters vs. Shaw University. Sept. 11.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

* Tom Joyner Family Reunion. Walt Disney World Resort. Sept. 3-6.

* 22nd Annual Night of Joy. Top lineup of gospel and Christian entertainers. Magic Kingdom. Sept. 9-11.

LOS ANGELES

* African Marketplace and Cultural Faire. Exposition Park. Sept. 4-6.

* Black Business Expo. Los Angeles Convention Center. Sept. 10-12.

* Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival. Watts Towers Arts Center Amphitheater. Sept. 25.

* National Black Child Development Institute annual conference. Century Plaza Hotel and Spa. Sept. 26-28.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Southern Heritage Classic. Tennessee State University vs. Jackson State Universe. Sept. 18.

MONTEREY, Calif.

* 47th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. Monterey Fairgrounds. Sept. 17-19.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

* 22nd Annual African Street Festival. Tennessee State University, main campus. Sept. 16-19.

NEW ORLEANS

* National Baptist Convention, USA. Ernest Morial Convention Center. Sept. 6-10.

NEWARK, N.J.

* International Bleak Women's Congress convention. Marriott Hotel Airport Sept. 24-26.

NEW YORK CITY

* West Indian American Day Carnival & Parade. Parade route begins at Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. Sept. 6.

* National African American Speakers Association conference. Sept. 3-5.

OAKLAND, Calif.

* Art & Soul Festival, Frank Ogawa Plaza. Sept. 4-6.

PHILADELPHIA

* Challenging the Genius Within: Excellent Education for Children. African-American educators conference. Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue Hotel. Sept. 10-12.

RICHMOND, Va.

* Masonic Classic. Virginia Union University vs. Fayetteville State University. Sept. 4.

ST. LOUIS

* St. Louis Gateway Classic. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama A&M University. Sept. 25.

SAN FRANCISCO

* San Francisco Blues Festival. Fort Mason. Sept. 24-26.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc., Annual Legislative Conference. Washington Convention Center. Sept. 8-11.

* 2004 Patterson Research UNCF Conference. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund, the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Washington Hilton and Towers. Sept. 24-27.

* Bill Picket Rodeo. 0nly national touring Black rodeo. Prince George Showcase Arena. Sept. 25-26.

CANADA

* Toronto International Film Festival. Various sites. Sept. 9-18.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

ARUBA

* Aruba's Caribbean Fest Sept. 26.

ST. KITTS

* Independence Day, Sept. 19.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* Labor Day. Holiday. Sept. 6.

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