A Jan. 13 list of events for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday gave an incorrect time for Monday's free "Let Freedom Ring" concert at the Kennedy Center. The start time is 3 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered
On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. thrilled the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial with his "I Have a Dream" speech.
(Associated Press)
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Here is a list of events to mark the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 77th birthday:
Today
THE DISTRICT
National Park Service Ceremony The keynote speaker will be Wendall T. Fisher of YMCA Loudoun County. Other speakers include Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton and Virginia Williams, mother of D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams. The Alice Deal Junior High School Choir will perform. 11 a.m. Department of Interior's Sidney Yates Auditorium, 1849 C St. NW. Schoolchildren will lay wreaths at 1 p.m. on the spot at the Lincoln Memorial where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. 202-619-7400.
MARYLAND
Awards Dinner The 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Dinner will feature a keynote speech by the Rev. Benjamin Hooks, former national executive director of the NAACP. 6 p.m. La Fontaine Bleu, 7514 S. Ritchie Hwy., Glen Burnie. Tickets are $40. Proceeds will go toward the first permanent memorial to King in Maryland. 410-760-4115.
School Program Takoma Park Middle School will have performances by its step dancers, the Holy Comforter Episcopal Church Youth Group and Columbia Union College's Black Student Union Gospel Choir and a multimedia presentation on the civil rights movement. 7 p.m. 7611 Piney Branch Rd. Free. 301-891-7290.
Community Celebration All ages are welcome. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Rollingcrest-Chillum Community Center, 6120 Sargent Rd., Chillum. Free. 301-853-2005.
King Play "Free at Last," a play about what it means to be free. 7:30 p.m. Peppermill Community Center, 610 Hill Rd., Landover. Free. 301-350-8410.
Interfaith Service Beth Shalom Congregation will have its ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr./Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Interfaith Service, with the Rev. John Wright, pastor of First Baptist Church of Guilford and the Rev. Carletta Allen, minister of Locust United Methodist Church. 8 p.m. Beth Shalom, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane, Columbia. 410-531-5115.
Shabbat Service Temple Emanuel will have its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat service, with Del. Herman L. Taylor II (D-Montgomery). 8 p.m. 10101 Connecticut Ave., Kensington. 301-942-2000.
VIRGINIA
