March: what's happening where?

BALTIMORE

* Meditation on African Art: Pattern. Baltimore Museum of Art showcases African collection in new exhibition series. Pattern is the third and final installation in the exhibit series. www.artbma.org. March 12-Aug. 17.

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CHICAGO

* 21st anniversary Black Management Association conference. Kellogg School of Management, Evanston. March 7-9. www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/BMAconference.

DALLAS

* The Forgotten Soldier: the Perils, the Triumphs, the Legacy. Exhibit focuses on African-American cowboys and soldiers, including Cowboys of Color, Buffalo Soldiers and the Tuskegee Airmen. Irving Arts Center. Through March 2. www.irvingartscenter.com

DETROIT

* National Black Law Students Association 40th anniversary celebration and annual convention. Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. March 26-30. For more info: www.nblsa.org

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* Holy Hip-Hop! New Portraits by Alex Melamid. Hip-hop music icons are the subjects of portraits by Russian-born American painter Alex Melamid. Museum of Contemporary Art. Through April 20. www.mocadetroit.org

HAMPTON, Va.

* New Power Generation. A national juried art exhibition of new artists. Hampton University Museum. Through July 26. www.museum.hamptonu.edu

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Memphis International Film Festival. Various sites. March 27-30. For more info: www.memphisfilmforum.org

NEW YORK CITY

* Frank Foster featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Rose Theater. March 13-15. For more info: www.jaic.org

* Harlem YMCA Salute to Black Achievers. Sheraton New York Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel. March 20.

ORLANDO, Fla.

* National Society of Black Engineers convention. Orange County Convention Center. March 19-23. www.nsbe.org

ST. LOUIS

* Death and the King's Horseman. Play by Wole Soyinka. The St. Louis Black Repertory Company. March 19-April 13. For more info: www.theblackrep.org

* 3rd annual St. Louis Blues Festival. The Concert Club at Scottrade Center. March 2. www.scottradecenter.net

SAN FRANCISCO

* SFJAZZ Spring Season 2008. Various venues. March 6-June 20.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) 24th Annual Communications Awards Dinner. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. March 5.

* August Wilson's 20th Century. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the playwright's complete 10-play cycle as staged readings with costumes, lighting and scenery in a month-long showcase. Terrace Theater. March 4-30. www.kennedy-center.org

ISLAND DESTINATIONS

ANGUILLA

* 18th annual Moonsplash Music Festival. March 27-30.www.anguilla-vacation.com

BARBADOS

* Holder's Season. A celebration of opera, music and theater. Holder's House. St. James. Feb. 23-March 15. www.holders.net

BERMUDA

* Bermuda International Film Festival 2008. Various sites and times. March 28-April 5. www.bermudafilmfest.com

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* St. John Blues Festival. March 19-23. www.stjohnbluesfestival.com

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