Sept.: what's happening where?

ATLANTA

* Montreux Jazz Festival. Underground Atlanta. Aug, 31 to Sept. 3.

* Labor Day Football Classic. Clark Atlanta University vs. West Georgia. Sept. 1.

* Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic. Florida A&M University vs. Tennessee State University. Sept. 29.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* Third Annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Florida A&M University vs. Southern University. Televised live on ESPN Classic. Sept. 1.

* Labor Day Golden Classic. Miles College vs. Tuskegee University. Sept. 2.

CHICAGO

* African Festival of the Arts. Washington Park. Aug. 31-Sept. 3.

* National Black Public Relations Society convention. Holiday Inn-Chicago Mart Plaza Hotel. Sept. 20-23.

* UniverSoul Circus. Washington Park. Sept. 20-Oct. 14.

COLUMBIA, S.C.

* Palmetto Capital City Classic. Benedict College vs. Livingstone College. Sept. 1.

DALLAS

* State Fair Classic. Prairie View A&M University vs. Grambling State University. Sept. 29.

DETROIT

* UniverSoul Circus. Chene Park. Sept. 5-16.

HOUSTON

* Labor Day Classic. Texas Southern University vs. Prairie View A&M University. Sept. 1.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

* Willie E. Gary Classic. Edward Waters College vs. Shaw University. Sept. 8.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

* 25th Annual Night of Joy. This year featuring Smokie Norful and other top gospel and Christian entertainers. Magic Kingdom. Sept. 7-8.

* 12th Annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. Walt Disney World Resort. Sept. 28-Nov. 11.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

* 50th Anniversary of the desegregation of Central High School and the national crisis it ignited. Former President Bill Clinton and other dignitaries will honor the Little Rock Nine at a scholarship awards gala on Sept. 24 at the State House Convention Center. Other events will take place Sept. 23-25.

LOS ANGELES

* 19th annual Black Business Expo. Los Angeles Convention Center. Sept. 21-23.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Southern Heritage Classic. Jackson State University vs. Tennessee State University. Sept. 8.

MONTEREY, Calif.

* 50th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. World's longest-running jazz festival. Monterey Fairgrounds. Sept. 21-23.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

* John Merritt Classic. Tennessee State University vs. Alabama A&M University. Sept. 1.

NEW YORK CITY

* 38th Annual African-American Day Parade. Parade route from 111th Street to 142nd Street on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. Sept. 16.

ORLANDO

* National Black MBA Association convention. Orange County Convention Center. Sept. 11-16.

PHILADELPHIA

* National Baptist Convention, USA. Pennsylvania Convention Center. Sept. 3-7.

ST. LOUIS

* 2007 Big Muddy Blues Festival. Laclede's Landing. Sept. 1-2.

* St. Louis Gateway Classic. Langston University vs. Stillman College. Sept. 29.

SAN FRANCISCO

* 35th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival. Fort Mason's Great Meadow. Sept. 28-30.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc., Annual Legislative Conference. Washington Convention Center. Sept. 26-29.

* National Sales Network national conference. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Sept. 19-22.

* Sickle Cell Disease Association of America 35th annual convention. Washington Hilton Hotel. Sept. 17-22.

ISLAND DESTINATION

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* Labor Day. Holiday. Sept. 3.

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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