Councilman Perkins, a Democrat from Harlem who is black, was critical of last year's Million Youth March, which organizers billed as a demonstration of pride by young blacks, but which critics denounced as racist.

Being the first of its kind in the country when it was established, its organizers have billed the event as the oldest dance music festival in the Netherlands.

Lest there be any misunderstanding, the organizers billed it both as the Inter-City Beauty Contest and the Atlantic City Bathing Beauty Contest and conducted it on the beach.

The organizers, who also run the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, billed it as the third highest profile race in the United States.

The organizers of the march had billed the event as the World's Biggest Bagpipe Parade, and while it was certainly big, it was unclear just how big.

What organizers have billed as the country's first major Victorian-era antiques show will take place next weekend in Willimantic, which is well-known for its Victorian architecture.

The organizers billed the occasion as a meeting of the "people".

Mr. Muhammad and other organizers have billed the event as a show of unity among young blacks from across the country, much like the Million Man March that was held in Washington in 1995.

The people of Harlem found their neighborhood turned upside down by the war of wills between City Hall and the organizers of a rally billed as the Million Youth March.

Members of Locals 1037, 1038, 1039 and 1040 have been asked not to report to work on Friday and to go instead to the State House for a noon rally that the organizers have billed as a "Day of Rage."