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Preston, Nashville TN. Contact Dr. Clement W. Fugh at (615) 254-0911 for information. April 17-21, 2009, "In Praise of Dependent Origination: A Commentary with Geshe Sopa Rinpoche," Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture, Boulder Creek, CA. Contact Gandhi Moreno at (8310 338-6654 for information. April 18-22, 2009, "Gospel Music Association Music Week," GMA, Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, TN. Contact Bethany Carlson at (615) 242-0303 for information. Black Meetings & Tourism April/May 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 35 icated to the discovery, celebration, and understanding of the food, drink, and the related culture of the South." Located at the end of the new Riverwalk Marketplace with broad views of the Mississippi, it brings the food culture of the entire south to the entire world – investigating the many ethnicities that have come together to influence the food as well as the people who gather and grow it, cook and create it, and promote and serve it. It boasts a board heavy with notable Southern chefs Jeff Tunks of DC Coast in Washington, DC, Linton Hopkins of Atlanta's Eugene, and Louis Osteen of Louis's on Pawley's Island, South Carolina and headed by Dickie Brennan of the New Orleans restaurant dynasty. The Franklin Institute Science Museum Philadelphia May 23-September 7 RACE: Are We So Different? – Using video images and audio material, this exhibition draws from biological, cultural, historical and contemporary points of views to challenge patrons to rethink their notions about race and racism in the United States. Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Washington DC Through September 20th Jubilee: African American Celebration," is on view through Sept. 20, 2009. Through a colorful display with costumes and tableaus, "Jubilee" offers a cross section of nearly 50 traditions and celebrations observed in the African-American commu- nity from days of slavery to today. Examined are holidays that are unique but no longer celebrated, regional or national in scope and of relatively recent origin as well as mainstream events also celebrated by African Americans. Continued from page 33 Contacts: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) (866) 328-9696 www.bcri.org Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFab) (504) 569-0405 www.southernfood.org The Franklin (215) 448-1200 www.fi.edu Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum (202) 633-4820 or (202) 633-1000 www.anacostia.si.edu