October fall's flavor - Travel Guide - Calendar

WHEN it's time for cider and football and brightly colored autumn leaves to match the children's painted Halloween faces its time for October travel. So don't let the cooler temperatures stop your fun. Grab a sweater and head for homecoming. Here are a few fall festivals and attractions in your hometown.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WHERE

ATLANTA

* Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America. Exhibit. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Through Dec. 31.

* Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography. Exhibit documents the Black experience from slavery to present day. Atlanta History Center. Oct. 5-Dec. 1.

* The National Black Child Development Institute 32nd Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel. Oct. 27-29.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* The 61st Annual Magic City Classic. Alabama A&M University vs. Alabama State University. Legion Field. Oct. 26.

CHICAGO

* Annie Malone: Black Beauty Culture Pioneer and Millionaire. Exhibit. DuSable Museum of African American History. Through Dec. 20.

COLUMBUS, Ga.

* The 67th Annual Morehouse College vs. Tuskegee University Classic. Memorial Stadium. Oct. 19,

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.

* The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) convention. Wyndham Bonaventure Resort & Spa. Oct. 15-18.

HOUSTON

* The National African American Christian Singles' Conference. Radisson-Astrodome Hotel & Convention Center. Oct. 18-20.

INDIANAPOLIS

* The Circle City Classic. Southern University vs. Alabama A&M University. RCA Dome. Oct. 5.

JACKSON, Miss.

* Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions. Exhibit. Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center. Through Oct. 27. Mississippi State Fair. Fairgrounds complex. Oct. 2.

LAS VEGAS

* West Coast Black Publishers Association convention. Caesars Palace. Oct. 2-5.

* National United Merchants Beverage Association convention. Excalibur Hotel. Oct. 12-18.

LOS ANGELES

* National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference and Business Opportunity Fair. Los Angeles Convention Center. Oct. 27-30.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* National & International Freedom Awards of the National Civil Rights Museum. Peabody Hotel. Oct. 23.

MILWAUKEE

* 16th Annual Christian Methodist Episcopal Church convocation, Equipping the Saints: Ministry Beyond the Walls. Hilton Milwaukee City Center. Oct. 1-4.

NASHVILLE, Tenn,

* 8th Annual Black Family Heritage Conference. Sponsored by the African-American Genealogical & Historical Society of Tennessee, Begins on the downtown campus of Tennessee State University. Oct. 19.

NEW ORLEANS

* 14th Annual New Orleans Film Festival. Citywide venues. Oct. 10-17.

NEW YORK

* Facing the Mask. The first new exhibit for the Museum for African Art's temporary relocation to Long Island City. Through March 2, 2003.

* The World of Roy Haynes. Featuring Roy Haynes. Jazz at Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall. Oct. 16-17.

* Art Inside Out. Exhibit featuring art by noted contemporary African-American artist Fred Wilson, among others. Children's Museum of Manhattan. Oct. 12-Dec. 31,2003.

OAKLAND, Calif.

* 13th Annual Black Filmworks Festival of Film and Video. Black filmmakers Hall of Fame inductees, Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington and Halle Berry. Oakland Museum. Oct. 11-13.

ORLANDO

* The Association for the Study of African-American Life and History convention. Radisson Plaza Hotel-Orlando. Oct. 2-6.

PHILADELPHIA

* Strangers in the Land of Strangers: Defining "American" In Times of Conflict. Exhibit. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Through October.

ST. LOUIS

* Gateway Jazz Festival. St. Louis Airport-Marriott. Oct. 3-6.

SAN FRANCISCO

* 20th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. Various locations. Oct. 23-Nov. 10.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* The National Black Public Relations Society Conference and Career Fair. Wyndham City Center Hotel. Oct. 3-6.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS

BARBADOS

* Blowing in De' Windies. A public school band Festival and rugby tournament. Oct. 21-26.

ST. LUCIA

* International Creole Day. A celebration of the Creole patois language and traditions. Various venues. Oct. 27.

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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