What's happening where! June

ATLANTA

* 100 Black Men of America annual national conference. Omni Hotel at CNN Center. June 7-11.

* Power Networking Annual Networking Training Conference. Hyatt-Regency downtown. June 14-18.

* Real Men Cook. June 18. 2006 Honoring Unsung Fathers (H.U.F.) Awards. Presented by the Mablean Ephriam Foundation and the Tupac Shakur Foundation. Fox Theatre. June 16.

BALTIMORE

* Henry Ossawa Tanner And His Influence. Exhibit. Baltimore Museum of Art. June 7-Dec. 3.

CHICAGO

* Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival. Millennium Park. June 2-4.

* Annual Chicago Blues Festival. Grant Park. June 8-11.

* 26th Annual Taste of Chicago. Grant Park. June 30-July 9.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. June 18.

*African/Caribbean International Festival of Life. Washington Park. June 30-July 4.

DALLAS

* Real Men Cook. June 18.

DETROIT

* Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Grand Boule. Detroit Marriott-Renaissance Center. June 9-14.

* National Association of Securities Professionals conference. Detroit Marriott-Renaissance Center. June 20-23.

* National Newspaper Publishers Association convention. Detroit Marriott-Renaissance Center. June 21-25.

* Real Men Cook. June 18.

HAMPTON, Va.

* Hampton Jazz Festival. Hampton Coliseum. June 23-25.

HOUSTON

* National Coalition of 100 Black Women convention. Houston Hilton Americas Hotel. June 7-11.

* Real Men Cook. June 18.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.

* National Association of Black Accountants convention. Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort. June 13-17.

LOS ANGELES

* Real Men Cook for Charity. June 18.

* Annual Hollywood Black Film Festival. Various sites. Beverly Hills. June 13-18.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival. Slave Haven/Burkle Estate. June 16-18.

MIAMI

* Black Coaches Association convention. Doral Golf Resort & Spa. May 31-June 3.

* Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival. Coconut Grove. June 5.

* Real Men Cook. June 18.

MILWAUKEE

* Juneteenth Day. One of the country's largest Juneteenth celebrations. Martin Luther King Drive. June 19.

* Summerfest. Henry Maier Festival Park. June 29-July 9.

MONTEREY, Calif.

* Monterey Blues Festival. Monterey County Fairgrounds. June 23-25.

NBN YORK CITY

* Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery. A contemporary art exhibition around the theme of slavery and its historical repercussions. New York Historical Society. June 16-Jan. 7,2007.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. June 18.

PHILADELPHIA

* Odunde Afrikan American Street Festival. Now in its 31st year, this festival celebrates the Yoruba New Year. June 11.

* Real Men Cook for Charity. June 18.

PHOENIX

* Modern Free and Accepted Masons of the World convention. Hyatt Regency Hotel. June 25-July 1.

ST. LOUIS

* African Strip Weaving Exhibit. The Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park. Through June 16.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

* 9th annual Florida African Dance Festival. Tallahassee Community College. June 8-10.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* 14th Annual Capital Jazz Fest. Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md. June 2-4.

* Real Men Cook. June 18. D.C. Caribbean Carnival & Parade. Georgia Avenue. June 25-27.

* Safeway's 2006 National Capital Barbecue Battle. Pennsylvania Avenue. June 25-25.

CANADA

* 27th Anniversary-Montreal International Jazz Festival. Various sites. June 29-July 9.

MEXICO

* Acapulco International Jazz Festival. Various sites. June 18-25.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS

BAHAMAS

* Junkanoo in June Heritage Festival. Monthlong. June 4-July 2.

JAMAICA

* Ocho Rios Jazz Festival 2006. Various island venues. June 10-18.

ST. KITTS & NEVIS

* 10th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival. Various island venues. June 25-July 2.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* U.S.V.I St. John Festival. Various venues. Monthlong.

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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