What's happening where!

ATLANTA

* The 79th Annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert. Martin Luther King Jr. Interdenominational Chapel. Dec. 2-4.

* 14th Annual Holiday Tours of Dr. King's birth home decorated for Christmas during the 1930s. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Dec. 1-30.

* Annual Peach Drop. Underground Atlanta. Dec. 31.

BALTIMORE

* Kwanzaa Family Day Celebration. Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. Dec. 17

* Henry Ossawa Tanner and the Lure of Paris. Exhibit. Baltimore Museum of Art. Dec. 7-May 28, 2006.

* Baltimore's New Year's Eve Spectacular. Inner Harbor. Dec. 31.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* 50th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Exhibit. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Through Dec. 31.

* Kwanzaa Children's & Family Programs. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Children's Program-Dec. 17. Family Program-Dec. 27.

CHICAGO

* Kwanzaa Karamu. Family program to learn about Kwanzaa features music and dance productions. DuSable Museum of African American History. Dec. 26.

* Bold Improvisation: 120 Years of African-American Quilts from the Collection of Scott Heffley. Exhibit. DuSable Museum of African American History. Through Jan. 8, 2006.

* New Year's Eve Fireworks. Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park. Dec. 31.

COLUMBUS, OHIO

* Kwanzaa Celebration. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Visitors will learn about Kwanzaa traditions, participate in crafts and view dancing and music productions. Dec. 9.

DETROIT

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Dec. 26-31.

* Reflections: The Mary Wilson Supreme Legacy Collection. Exhibit. Detroit Historical Museum. Through Feb. 12, 2006.

JACKSON, Miss.

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. Various Jackson venues. Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2006.

* City of Jackson Christmas Parade. Featuring a tree-lighting ceremony at City Hall. Dec. 5.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

* Epcot Holidays Around the World/Candlelight Processional. Features international holiday celebrations, around the world showcase, includes a nightly tree-lighting ceremony and Kwanzaa observances. Through Dee. 30.

LAS VEGAS

* Kwanzaa Celebration. Celebration of family, community and culture. West Las Vegas Arts Center. Dec. 5.

LOS ANGELES

* Los Angeles Music Week. Various venues. Dec. 4-11.

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. Various venues. Throughout December.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.

* 50th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Events begin Dec. 1 and run through December 21, 2006.

NEW YORK CITY

* Red Hot Holiday Stomp. Jazz at Lincoln Center features classic holiday tunes seasoned with Crescent City flavor and the joyous music of Jelly Roll Morton. Rose Theater. Dec. 15-17.

* African Diaspora Film Festival. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Noon to 11:00 p.m. Dec. 8.

* Share the Kwanzaa Spirit. Holiday Open House. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Dec. 17-18.

* Slavery in New York. Multimedia exhibition. New York Historical Society. Through March 5, 2006.

ST. LOUIS

* Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits. Missouri Botanical Garden. Dec. 28.

* Josephine Baker Exhibit. The Sheldon Art Galleries in Grand Center. Through Dec. 31.

SAN FRANCISCO

* Museum of the African Diaspora. Grand opening features two contemporary art exhibitions and work commissioned specifically for the grand opening. Dec. 3.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Kwanzaa Celebrations. Smithsonian Museums, National Museum of African American Art, National Museum of Natural History and Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture. Monthlong.

* National Black Caucus of State Legislators convention. Wardman Park-Marriott Hotel. Dec. 7-11.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

THROUGHOUT THE CARIBBEAN

* Christmas Day. Dec. 25.

* Boxing Day. Dec. 26.

ARUBA

* St. Nicholas Day. Dec. 5.

BERMUDA

* Bermuda Christmas Boat Parade 2005. Dec. 10.

* St. George's Annual New Year's Eve Celebration. King's Square, Town of St. George. Highlights include the lowering of the onion. Dec. 31.

JAMAICA

* Fireworks on the Waterfront. Dec. 31,

ST. KITTS & NEVIS

* National Carnival. Dec. 13-Jan. 1, 2006.

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