Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1999
A Day On!
Not a Day Off!
Celebrate! Rejoice! Act!
Community Activities
Tuesday, January 12
3:00
Oak Ridge High School, Room E207
Dr. King's Non-Violent Message
SECME - A Grass Roots Connection
Oak Ridge High School, Room E207

Wednesday, January 13
6:00
Soul Food Pot Luck Fellowship and Bible Study from the Book of Ephesians
Oak Valley Baptist Church, 199 Hampton Road

Thursday, January 14
7:45-11:30 a.m. - Workshop/Seminar
701 Scarboro Road

1:00-3:00
The Diversity Advantage
American Museum of Science and Energy
Speaker-Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Dean of Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University

5:00-7:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, featuring Harpist Elizabeth Farr
Garden Plaza, 215 S. Ilinois

Friday, January 15
6:30
Jazz and Poetry Coffee House, featuring Don Beaudreault, Pianist; Rocky Wynder, Saxophonist; and Chico Crawford, Keyboards
Unitarian Universalist Church, 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Admission $3

Saturday, January 16
10:00 - Noon
Movie/Book Review Discussion - "Faces at the Bottom of the Well" by Derrick Bell
Facilitator - Al Chambles
1:00
Opening the Dialogue: Removing the Barriers
Moderator - Jinx Watson
4:00
Gospel Music Program - "Expressing Unity Through Music"
Location - Oak Valley Baptist Church, 199 Hampton Road

Monday, January 18
8:00
Fellowship Breakfast
Speaker Doris Daniels, City Manager of Clinton
YWCA, 1660 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Admission: $5

10:00
Community Celebrates
Activities by Southeastern Consortium of Minorities in Engineering and Others
American Museum of Science and Energy

12:00 Noon
Luncheon Program: "The Will of My Father"
Speaker: Rev. Hardil Thomas, Oak Valley Baptist Church
Methodist Medical Center Lobby, 990 Oak Ridge Turnpike

1:00
Children and Youth Program - "To Dream Again, Passing the Torch"
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge

3:30
Personal Testimonies: "What Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mean to Me"
4:30
Reception and Fellowship
5:30
Interfaith Service-Message by Rev. Stephen Damos, Grace Lutheran Church
First United Methodist Church, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike

Ongoing Activities

January 13-February 28
Jeremy Story Walk Through Exhibition
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 W. Outer Drive

January 16 - February 28
Photography Exhibition by Carlton Wilkinson, Vanderbilt University Progressor
Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 16, 7:00-9:00


For information regarding the events, please contact one of the following:
Anthony Allen 483-8694, John Benton 481-0626, Ella DuBose 481-0913, Dorothy Graham 483-2066, Jackie Jackson 482-8273, Delores Mitchell 531-7522, Dona Mosby 482-4193, Elizabeth Peelle 483-8974.

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