Fri., 1/14:
- Orca K-8 MLK Celebration March at 1 pm. March begins and ends at Orca Elementary School in Columbia City, where more than 500 participants will head north on 45th Avenue South from South Dawson Street to South Hudson Street; west on Hudson to Rainier Avenue; north on Rainier to South Edmunds Street; west on Edmunds into Columbia Park; turn-around and taking same route back to school; Seattle Police will escort the march.
Sat., 1/15:
- “His Dream Was For Me” Martin Luther King, Jr. March presented by Seattle Parks & Recreation Teen Programs, 1 to 5 pm, begins at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (2200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way) in Mt. Baker, ends at Garfield Community Center (2323 E. Cherry St.) in the Central District. More: ron.mirabueno@seattle.gov
- King Holiday Hoopfest high-school basketball tournament with games at 3:30, 5, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday at Seattle University Connolly Center; Seattle; $6/Saturday, tickets online or at the door, proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of King County and Friends of Hoop. More.
Sun., 1/16:
- Drama, dance, music and spoken-word performances, call to action, reception, 5 p.m. Sunday, Rainier Avenue Church (5900 Rainier Ave. S.) free. More.
Mon., 1/17:
- 28th Annual region-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration; workshops from 9:30 to 11 am, rally at 11 am, march begins at 12 pm at Garfield High School (23rd Ave & Jefferson) to the Federal Building on 2nd Ave. Immediately after the March refreshments will be served at Garfield’s lunchroom FREE to all participants! More.
- Day of Service with Friends of Cheasty Greenspace/Mt. View, together with Cascade Land Conservancy and Washington Conservation Corps, from 10 am to 12 pm. Meet at 2809 S. Alaska Place (one block west of the Columbia City Light Rail Station) to work on forest restoration and invasive species removal at the popular south-end park. Gloves and tools provided. More.
- Join KUBE 93 radio personality Tony B for the King County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in Hip Hop presented during the MUSICA Festival at 7 pm at Columbia City Theater (4916 Rainier Ave. S.) to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with music performances, comedy, keynote speeches, a tribute to the late Roberto Maestas and King County Executive Dow Constantine as award presenter. More.
- King Holiday Hoopfest high-school basketball tournament with games at 9:30 and 11 a.m., 12:20, 2:30, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Monday with tribute to King by local community leaders at 7:30 p.m., Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle; $10/Monday, tickets online or at the door, proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of King County and Friends of Hoop. More.
Sat., 1/22:
- Arts In Motion partners with SEEDArts to present Freedom Festival 2011, 7 pm at Rainier Valley Cultural Center (3515 S. Alaska St.). Freedom Festival 2011 celebrates the freedom to be accepted as your true self, artistically expressed in multiple art forms and personified in characters representing our most promising future—the young people in our very own neighborhood. AIM students, faculty and friends in the community will weave a thematic fabric of musical performances, artworks, dance and spoken word into a tapestry of poetic cross-cultural experiences. $14/general admission; $7/kids 10 & under
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