What's happening where!

ATLANTA

* The 78th Annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert. Martin Luther King Jr. Interdenominational Chapel. 8 p.m. Dec. 3-5.

* Animals of the African Diaspora. Exhibit features paintings, prints, sculpture and textiles. Clark Atlanta University--Trevor Arnett Hall. Through Dec. 4.

* 14th Annual Holiday Tours of Dr. King's birth home decorated for Christmas during the 1930s. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Dec. 1-30.

* Annual Peach Drop. Underground Atlanta. Dec. 31.

BALTIMORE

* Kwanzaa Celebration. Celebration at several Baltimore locations. Dec. 4.

* Kwanzaa Celebration. Great Blacks in Wax Museum. Dec. 26.

* Baltimore's New Year's Eve Spectacular. Inner Harbor. Dec. 31.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* Kwanzaa Children's & Family Programs. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Children's Program-Dec. 18. Family Program-Dec. 27.

CHICAGO

* Kwanzaa Karamu. Family program to learn about Kwanzaa features music and dance productions. DuSable Museum of African American History. Dec. 26.

* Mayor Daley's Annual Holiday Sports Festival. McCormick Place South. Dec. 18-19.

* New Year's Eve Fireworks. Grant Park. Dec. 31.

COLUMBUS, OHIO

* Kwanzaa Celebration. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Visitors will learn about Kwanzaa traditions, participate in crafts and view dancing and music productions. Dec. 10.

DETROIT

* And Still We Rise--Our Journey Through African American History and Culture. New $12 million, multileveled, 22,000-square-foot exhibit. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History. Exhibit opens Nov. 30.

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History. Dee. 26-31.

JACKSON, Miss.

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. Various Jackson venues. Dec. 26-Jan.1, 2005.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

* Epcot Holidays Around the World. Features international holiday celebrations around the world, including a nightly tree-lighting ceremony and a variety of Kwanzaa observances. Through Dec. 30.

LAS VEGAS

* Kwanzaa Celebration. Celebration of family, community and culture. West Las Vegas Arts Center. Dec. 4.

LOS ANGELES

* Los Angeles Music Week. Various venues. Dec. 5-12.

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. Various venues. Dec. 4.

NEW ORLEANS

* Christmas New Orleans Style! A monthlong celebration of the season featuring gospel music from Dillard University, cooking demonstrations, jazz performances, Kwanzaa celebrations and more. French Quarter. Dec 1-31.

NEW YORK CITY

* Suite for Human Nature. Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, featuring the Boys Choir of Harlem and others. To celebrate the holiday season the Center premieres a new composition. Rose Theater. Dec. 16-19.

* Romare Bearden: From the Archive. Exhibit. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Through Jan. 7, 2005.

* Share the Kwanzaa Spirit. Performance by the Seventh Principle Dance Ensemble introducing young audiences to Kwanzaa and its symbols. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Dec. 18.

ST. LOUIS

* Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits. Missouri Botanical Garden. Dec. 29.

SAN DIEGO

* Holiday Jazz & Blues Festival. Near 7th & Market streets. East Village/ Gaslamp Quarter. Dec. 11.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. Smithsonian Museums, National Museum of African American Art, National Museum of Natural History and Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture. Monthlong.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

THROUGHOUT THE CARIBBEAN

* Christmas Day. Dec. 26. Boxing Day. Dec. 26.

BAHAMAS

* Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Regatta Park. Dec. 17.

CURCAO

* St. Nicholas Day. Dec. 6.

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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