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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
SGI-USA Washington's New Century Chorus sang yesterday at College Park's annual tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the University of Maryland.
(By Mark Gail -- The Washington Post)
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Family Event The Interracial Family Circle's tribute will include games and crafts, music, dancing, dramatic readings of King's works and refreshments. 1 to 3 p.m. All Souls Church, 16th Street and Columbia Road NW. Free. 301-261-9066.
Black Voices for Peace Fifth annual event will include musical performances, guest speakers and a screening of "MLK: The Making of a Holiday." 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, 5301 North Capitol St. NE. Free. 202-232-5690.
Musical Tribute "Let Freedom Ring," a concert featuring gospel artist Yolanda Adams and members of Georgetown University choirs. 3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Lincoln Theatre Program A concert featuring local and national performers and scholarship presentations. 6 p.m. Free, but advance tickets required from Lincoln Theatre box office, 1215 U St. NW.
MARYLAND
Tribute Breakfast The Montgomery County Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will hold its 30th annual breakfast, with keynote speaker Gwendolyn E. Boyd, former Delta Sigma Theta Sorority president. 7:45 a.m. Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd. $40 for adults; $30 for teenagers through college-age, $25 for those 12 and younger. 301-460-7040.
Memorial Breakfast The Rev. D. Mitchell Ford, pastor of Renaissance Baptist Church in the District, will speak, with performances by the Oxon Hill High School Advanced Ensemble and gospel artists Johnie and Debbie Steele. 8 a.m. La Fontaine Bleu, 7963 Annapolis Rd., Lanham. $25; reservations required. 301-306-0258.
Southern Maryland Prayer Breakfast Music by the St. Peter Claver Gospel Choir will be followed by a Study-Circles Orientation Seminar, part of a community-wide initiative to improve race relations in St. Mary's County. 8:30 to 10 a.m. St. Mary's College of Maryland, Great Room, Campus Center, 18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary's City. $6. 240-895-4381.
Hillcrest Heights Program The tribute will include a documentary, a presentation by the community center's drama club and a discussion. All ages welcome. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hillcrest Heights Community Center, 2300 Oxon Run Drive, Hillcrest Heights. 301-505-0896.
Historic Deed Transfer The Montgomery County Planning Board will hold a deed transfer ceremony at the former home of Josiah Henson, a slave whose autobiography was a model for Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." 11 a.m. 11420 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. The county recently purchased the property -- including a house and attached log cabin -- and plans to restore it for public viewing. 301-495-4600.
Dream Catcher's Service Dayspring Community Church annual King worship service, with guest speaker Denise Rolark Barnes, TV host and publisher of the Washington Informer. 11 a.m. Goddard Montessori School, 9850 Good Luck Rd., Seabrook. 301-306-8290.
