What's happening where!

Ebony, April, 2005 by Joy Bennett Kinnon

ATLANTA

* This Jazz Century. Play featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Seven Stages Theatre. April 7-10.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* 37th Commemoration of Or. Martin Luther King's Assassination. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. April 4.

CHICAGO

* Countdown to Eternity: A Photo Documentary of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Exhibit. The DuSable Museum of African American History. Through May 9.

* National Organization of Black County Officials convention. Oakbrook Hills Resort. April 27-May 1.

COLUMBUS, Ga.

* National Conference of Black Mayors convention. Hyatt Regency-Columbus. April 27-May 1.

DENVER, Colo.

* National Black Law Students Association convention. Inverness Hotel and Conference Center. March 30-April 3.

DETROIT

* International Association of Black Security Executives convention. Marriott-Courtyard Downtown. April 27-29.

JACKSON, Miss.

* Crawfish Festival. Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Museum. April 5.

* Mississippi Cultural Festival. 0ld Capitol Museum. April 5.

LAS VEGAS

* Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz Festival. Hills Park, Summerlin. April 22-23.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* American Association of Blacks in Energy annual conference. Peabody Hotel. March 29-April 2.

* Anniversary Commemoration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Civil Rights Museum. April 4.

* Africa in April. 2005 festival honors the Republic of Cameroon. Robert Church Park. April 21-25.

* Memphis Black Writers Conference and Southern Film Festival. Peabody Place & Muvico 22 Theatres. April 21-23.

* Beale Street Music Festival. Features more than 60 artists on four stages. April 29-May 1.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.

* Radio Golf. World premiere play by August Wilson, the conclusion of his epic 20th century cycle exploring the African-American experience, decade by decade. Yale Repertory Theatre. April 22-May 14.

NEW ORLEANS

* National Association of Black Social Workers convention. Hyatt Regency-Superdome Hotel. April 5-9.

* French Quarter Festival. Features "world's largest jazz brunch." French Quarter. April 8-10.

* New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. One of the largest jazz festivals in the world. Fairgrounds Racecourse. April 22-May 1.

NEW YORK CITY

* Trisha Brown Dance Company. Lincoln Center's New Visions series. Rose Theater. April 13-16.

* New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Jazz at Lincoln Center. Allen Room, Lincoln Center. April 14-16.

ORLANDO

* Kissimmee JazzFest. Kissimmee Lakefront Park. April 24.

PHILADELPHIA

* Penn Relays. Franklin Field. April 28-30.

RICHMOND, Va.

* National Forum for Black Public Administrators convention. Greater Richmond Convention Center. April 9-13.

* National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing convention. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Richmond River District. April 21-23.

SAN FRANCISO

* San Francisco International Film Festival. Various venues. April 21 -May 5.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Roots of Black Dance. Rehearsal Room, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. April 18

* Masters of African American Choreography. Eisenhower Theater. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. April 20-25.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

CURACAO

* International Food, Beverage and Cultural Festival. Various sites. April 30-May 1.

ST. LUCIA

* St. Lucia Jazz 2005. Scheduled to attend: The Isleys, featuring Ron Isley, New Edition, Chante Moore and Kenny Lattimore, and Kevin Mahogany, among others. April 28-May 8.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* Carnival activities. Various venues. Throughout April.

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