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Ebony travel guide: March: what's happening where? - Calendar
Ebony, March, 2004 by Joy Bennett Kinnon
ATLANTA
* Garth Fagan Dance. Rialto Center for the Performing Arts. March 5.
* The Harlem Globetrotters. Philips Arena. March 20.
BOSTON
* National Black Law Students Association convention. Hilton Boston at Logan Airport. March 17-21.
CHICAGO
* The Middle Passage: White Ships, Black Cargo. Exhibit featuring the drawings of Tom Feelings from the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. The DuSable Museum of African-American History. March 28-July 15.
* GIANTS: African Dinosaurs at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Created by Project Exploration, this new exhibit renders skeletons as garden sculptures. Through Sept. 6.
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CLEVELAND
* Senenkunya: Many Voices, One Family. Exhibit of West African artifacts. Cleveland Museum of Natural History. March 13-Aug. 29.
* Jessye Norman. Legendary soprano returns for a benefit performance. Severance Hall. March 23.
COLUMBUS, Ohio
* When the Spirit Moves: African-American Dance in History and Art Exhibit. The King Arts Complex. March 18-May 9.
DALLAS
* National Society of Black Engineers 30th annual convention. Dallas Convention Center. March 17-21.
* Jazz in the Atrium. Performance. Dallas Museum of Art. 6-8 p.m. March 4,11,18 & 25.
DETROIT
* Yellowman. Playtakes a look at the harsh realities of internal racism. Detroit Repertory Theatre. Through March 21
LAKE CHARLES, La.
* Black Heritage Festival Civic Center. March 6-7.
LOS ANGELES * Topdog/Underdog. Play by Suzan-Lori Parks. Mark Japer Forum, 135 North Grand Ave. Through March 28.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.
* Blue. Play on a well-to-do African-American family. Playhouse on the Square. Feb. 27-April 4.
* Memphis International Film Festival. Malco Studio on the Square at Overton Square. March 27-31.
NEW YORK CITY
* Lea Ballets Africains. The company commemorates its 50th anniversary with a piece celebrating the diversity of West African culture, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. March 6.
* WrestleMania XX. Madison Square Garden. March 14.
* Music of the Masters: The Music of Mary Lou Williams. Featuring Geri Allen, Buster Williams and Billy Hart. Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building. March 18,19 & 20.
* Harlem YMCA Salute to Black Achievers. Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. March 25.
ST. LOUIS
* 147th anniversary of the Bred Scott decision. Old Courthouse. March 9.
* Home the Musical. A coming-of-age story. St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Grandel Theatre. March 17-April 11.
SAN FRANCISCO
* SFJAZZ Spring Season 2004. Various venues. March 19-June 21.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
* National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) 20th Annual Communications Awards Dinner. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. March 12.
ISLAND DESTINATIONS:
BARBADOS
* Holder's Season. A celebration of opera, music and theatre. Holder's House. St. James. March 9-27.
BERMUDA
* 13th Annual Evening of Jazz. City Hall & Arts Centre, City of Hamilton, Pembroke. March 12-13.
* Bermuda International Film Festival 2004. Various sites and times. March 19-25.
CURACAO
* Carnival Official Opening Ceremonies in Willemstad. March 3-4.
JAMAICA
* Month-long Carnival. Ocho Rios, Kingston and Montego Bay. March 1-31.
* Spring Break 2004. Negril, Montego Bay. March 1-April 30.
TRINIDAD
* One of the biggest carnivals in the Caribbean and the world. March 1-3.
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