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Your Guide to Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Events
Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a crowd in Arlington in August 1965.
(The Washington Post)
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A YOUTH NON-VIOLENCE EVENT on Monday at 2 at Washington National Cathedral features music by the Urban Nation H.I.P.-H.O.P. Choir, Princess of Controversy, the Hueman Prophets and TriFlava, and poetry by Lamont Carey. It is led by educator Bomani Armah. At Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. 202-537-2159 or http:/
BALTIMORE COMMEMORATES the holiday with its "Honoring the Legacy" parade Monday. It steps off at noon from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Eutaw Street and travels south to Fayette Street.877-225-8466 or http:/
THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIR headlines "Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr." Monday at 4 at the Music Center at Strathmore. Only standby tickets remain. At 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda (Metro: Grosvenor-Strathmore). 240-777-2500, 301-581-5100 or http:/
LOCAL YOUTH CHOIRS will perform at "A Tribute to Dr. King: Singing the Dream" Monday at 6:30 at Stephen Decatur Community Center, 8200 Pinewood Dr., Clinton. Tickets cost $3. 301-297-4648.
STAR MEZZO-SOPRANO Denyce Graves headlines "Let Freedom Ring," a musical celebration of King's memory, Monday at 6 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Tickets are available at noon Monday at the box office. At 2700 F St. NW (Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU, with free shuttles). 202-467-4600 or http:/
"KING: A FILMED RECORD . . . MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS" will be shown Monday at 10 and 1 at the AFI Silver Theatre. Box office opens at 9:30 to distribute tickets. Limit four per person. 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring (Metro: Silver Spring). 301-495-6720. FREE
