June: what's happening where!

Ebony, June, 2005 by Joy Bennett Kinnon

ATLANTA

* Urban Financial Services Coalition conference. Hilton Atlanta Hotel. June 13-19.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Georgia Railroad Depot. June 19.

BALTIMORE

* National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers conference. Baltimore Marriott-Waterfront Hotel. June 25-27.

CHICAGO

* Black Caucus of the American Library Association conference. Palmer House Chicago. June 23-29.

* National Newspaper Publishers Association convention. Hilton Chicago Hotel. June 22-26.

* Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival. Millennium Park. June 3-5.

* Annual Chicago Blues Festival. Grant Park. June 9-12.

* 25th Annual Taste of Chicago. Grant Park. June 24-July 4.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. South Shore Cultural Center. June 19.

* Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Convention. Sheraton-Chicago Hotel & Towers. June 11-16.

CLEVELAND

* Power Networking 4th Annual Networking Training Conference. Cleveland Convention Center. June 8-12.

COLUMBUS, Ohio

* Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival. Creekside Park. June 17-19.

DALLAS

* Gordon Parks, Half Past Autumn: Selections from the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Dallas Museum of Art. A retrospective survey of Parks' photographs. June 5-Sept. 4.

* Juneteenth Film Festival. Black Academy of Arts and Letters. June 16-19.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Eddie Deen's Ranch. June 19.

DETROIT

* National Association of Black Accountants convention. Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. June 14-18.

* Hannibal in the Alps. Detroit Repertory Theatre. June 2-26.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Focus: HOPE, 1400 Oakman Blvd. June 19.

* Motor City Praisefest. Hart Plaza. June 5.

HOUSTON

* Real Men Cook. June 19.

INDIANAPOLIS

* Black Coaches Association convention. Hyatt Regency Hotel. June 1-4.

KEY WEST, Fla.

* Nicholas Love Cruise. Couples-only marriage enrichment cruise to Key West, Miami and Cozumel, Mexico, features Dr. Ronn Elmore as guest speaker. June 20-24.

LAS VEGAS

* National Association of Minority Contractors convention. MGM Conference Center. June 29-July 1.

* Juneteenth Community Celebration. West Las Vegas Arts Center. June 5.

LOS ANGELES

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Exposition Park Community Center. June 19.

* Honoring Unsung Fathers (H.U.F.) Awards. Presented by the Mablean Ephriam Foundation. Long Beach Westin Hotel. June 19.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival. Slave Haven/Burkle Estate. June 18-20.

MIAMI

* Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival. Coconut Grove. June 5.

* JVC Jazz Festival. Miami Beach. June 1-5.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Culture Complex. June 19.

MILWAUKEE

* Juneteenth. One of the country's largest Juneteenth celebrations. Martin Luther King Drive, June 19.

* Summerfest. Henry Maier Festival Park. June 30-July 10.

MINNEAPOLIS

* National Conference on Black Philanthropy. The Hilton Minneapolis. June 8-11.

NEW ORLEANS

* Modern Free and Accepted Masons of the World convention. Hyatt Regency Hotel. June 18-26.

* 100 Black Men of America annual national conference. Hyatt Regency Hotel. June 9-13.

* International Arts Festival. Marconi Meadows, City Park. June 8-12.

NEW YORK CITY

* JVC Jazz Festival. June 13-25.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Minisink Townhouse. June 19.

PHILADELPHIA

* Odunde Afrikan American Street Festival. Now in its 30th year, this festival celebrates the Yoruba New Year. June 12.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Philadelphia Cruise Terminal, Pier 1. June 19.

SAN FRANCISCO

* San Francisco Black Film Festival. Various venues. June 8-12.

* Monterey Bay Blues Festival. Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey. June 24-26.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* 13th Annual Capital Jazz Fest. Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md. June 3-5.

* National Juneteenth Holiday Observance. Various venues. June 15-19.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. Omni Shoreham Hotel. June 19.

CANADA

* 26th Anniversary-Montreal International Jazz Festival. Various sites. June 38-July 10.

PUERTO RICO

* Heineken JazzFest 2005. June 2-5.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

BAHAMAS

* Junkanoo in June Heritage Festival. Month-long. June 1-June 30.

JAMAICA

* Ocho Rios Jazz Festival 2005. Various island venues. June 12-19.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* U.S.V.I. International Film Festival. Various venues. June 6-10.

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