Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 1/20 - 1/22

01/17/2008

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration


Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There are events Sunday -
Tuesday. Here is an updated list of events:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service
Sunday, January 20, 3 p.m.
Rochester Community Baptist Church (1048 6th Ave SE)

Speaker Dr. Bernard Harris. Call 288-8706 for additional information.

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13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. We Have a Dream Breakfast
Monday, January 21, 7 - 8:30 a.m.
Ramada Hotel & Conference Center (1517 16th St SW)
$25 per person. Preregistration required.

Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. $25 per person. To sign up, go to
http://www.rochestermnchamber.com/mlk_breakfast.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally & Celebration
These events are free and open to the public

10 a.m. Youth poster-making, rally preparation. Government Center
11:45 a.m. Rally. Govt. Center Rotunda
12 p.m. Freedom March. Government. Center to Radisson Plaza Hotel

1 p.m. MLK Commemorative Celebration at Radisson Plaza Hotel.
Birthday party following program. Speaker is Rev. Byron Moore Pastor of
St. James AME Church, St. Paul. Additional information call 288-5300.

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Rochester Community Baptist Choir
Monday Jan 21 7:30PM
Christ United Methodist Church
Free and open to the public

Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo concert.

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"Daughters of Africa"
Tues Jan 22, 2008 7:00 pm
Rochester Civic Theatre
20 Civic Center Drive S.E.
Telephone: (507) 282-8481
Tickets $12. Advance reservations probably required because this event
often sells out.

Mixed Blood Theatre production. Tickets: $12.