What's Happening - Oakland's Black Cowboy Parade, Cleopatra exhibit at Chicago's Field Museum, Great Tropical Jazz Party on Australia's Magnetic Island - Brief Article

Black Enterprise, Oct, 2001 by Ann Brown

It's time for the 27th Annual Black Cowboy Parade and Festival on Saturday, October 6. The parade moves through downtown Oakland, California, from Defermery Park to City Hall. Call 510-531-7583.

* She's been called the world's most beautiful woman as well as one of the shrewdest political minds of her time. Cleopatra is featured at Chicago's Field Museum (1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.; 312-665-7100; www.fieldmuseum.org). "Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth" is on view October 20 to March 3. Tickets are about $18.

* Jazz lovers head down under October 12-14 for the Great Tropical Jazz Party 2001 (www.queensland-holidays.com.au)on Australia's Magnetic Island. The festival features international jazz acts, ranging from traditional to acid jazz. Tickets are $8 per concert or $18 for a weekend pass.

* You can still catch "Spring Fever" in Beverly Hills. The upscale Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive (360 N. Rodeo Dr.; 800-HOTEL-411; www.luxehotels .com), located in the heart of the famed shopping district, has extended its Spring Fever package through the end of September. The special room rate is $200 a night (normally $325) and includes an American breakfast daily (juice, coffee or tea, eggs, bacon, potatoes, and toast).

* African Globe TheatreWorks has introduced its 2001-2002 calendar featuring The Piano Lesson by August Wilson October 5-7 at Newark Symphony Hall. (1028 Broad St., Newark, NJ, 973-624-1584.)