January: dreaming travel - Travel Guide - Calendar

IT'S a new year and travelers are checking calendars and making plans. Perhaps it's a place in the sun, a specialty cruise or a luxurious spa or a family reunion. Whatever your travel plans in 2003, start the year by attending a King Day ceremony in your own hometown. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 74 Ellis month and the King family and King Center encourage supporters of King's Dream to give a day of service in honor of his work and his life. Check your city for special events honoring King.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WHERE

ATLANTA

* Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner sponsored by the Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Social Change. Hyatt Regency. Jan. 18.

* The Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Commemorative Service. Ebenezer Baptist Church. Jan. 20.

* A King Celebration Concert. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's annual musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with the Morehouse and Spelman College Glee Clubs. Martin Luther King International Chapel, Morehouse College. Jan. 17.

BALTIMORE

* The third annual citywide Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Parade. South on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Jan. 20.

* Let Freedom Ring--Martin Luther King Celebration. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11.

CHICAGO

* Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. Sponsored by the Rainbow/ PUSH Coalition. Congress Hotel. Jan. 20.

* Ella: The First Lady of Song (The Ella Fitzgerald story). A musical production of the life story of Ella Fitzgerald. Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon. Dec, 1 through Jan. 5.

CLEVELAND

* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast Celebration. Marriott Hotel at Key Center. Jan. 20.

DENVER

* Martin Luther King Jr. March & Rally. Jan. 20.

DETROIT

* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon Program. Wayne State University Campus, Student Center Building. Rep. John Conyers is the keynote speaker. Jan. 20.

EATONVILLE, Fla.

* Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities. Various sites. Jan. 23-26.

JACKSON, Miss.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration and Parade. From Martin Luther King Drive to Lanier High School. Jan 18.

LOS ANGELES

* Martin Luther King Celebration. King Park. Jan. 18.

* Martin Luther King Kingdom Day Parade. Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall. Jan. 20.

* Black College Expo. Los Angeles Convention Center. Jan. 25.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* A Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Temple of Deliverance. Jan. 18.

* Martin Luther King Jr. National Civil Rights Museum. Jan. 20.

NASHVILLE

* Let Freedom Ring. Nashville Symphony and youth choruses concert honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Jan. 19.

MIAMI

* Martin Luther King Jr. Parade & Festival. Loren Roberts Park. Florida City. Jan 18.

NEW ORLEANS

* NOKIA Sugar Bawl. Louisiana Superdome. Jan. 1.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. Jan. 20.

NEW YORK CITY

* Nancy Wilson with Strings. Jazz at Lincoln Center. Avery Fisher Hall. Jan. 13.

* Nikki Giovanni. Reading excerpts from Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea, her latest book of poetry. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Jan. 16.

* National Black Fine Art Show. More than 45 international galleries will participate. The Puck Building. Jan. 29-Feb. 2.

ST. LOUIS

* The Late Great Ladies of Jazz & Blues. Play. St. Louis Black Repertory Co. Grandel Theatre. Jan. 8-26.

* Minority Scientists Showcase. The St. Louis Science Center in Forest Park. Minority scientists teach youngsters about science in conjunction with the King holiday. Jan. 18-20.

SAN FRANCISCO

* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Celebration. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and Yerba Buena Gardens. Jan. 20.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. Steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Jan. 20.

INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS:

CANADA

* 30th Annual International Association for Jazz Education Conference. Toronto. Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Jan. 8-11.

BAHAMAS

* New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade. Downtown Nassau. Jan. 1.

BARBADOS

* The Barbados Jazz Festival. The 10th annual event features Patti LaBelle, Al Jarreau, Freddy Cole, Randy Crawford, Regina Belle, Steve Cole and CeCe Winans. Various venues. Jan. 13-19.

JAMAICA

* Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival. Montego Bay-St. James. Wyndham Rose Hall Hotel. Includes local and international jazz and blues artists. Jan. 30-Feb. 1.

UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

* 50th Annual Crucian Christmas Festival. St. Craix. Holiday celebrations continue in January with the Cultural Night and Quelbe Extravaganza, Jan. 1; the Children's Parade, Jan. 3; the Three Kings Day Parade, Jan. 4; and a fireworks grand finale, Jan. 6.

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