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Martin Luther King Day Events and Celebrations

Wednesday Jan 10, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service 2018

http://www.bostoncares.org

Since 2006, Boston Cares has organized A Day ON, Not a Day OFF projects for MLK Day that have collectively engaged 6,250 individuals of all ages from Boston's neighborhoods and surrounding communities.

On January 15, 2018, Boston Cares will organize 600 volunteers to support Boston families who are immigrants and refugees through the creation of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learning tools for community organizations and schools throughout the city of Boston. Volunteers will create English journals, conversation games, mobile lap desks, and vocabulary and citizenship flashcards for organizations for immigrant and refugee families learning English and preparing for the citizenship exam. Additionally, volunteers will join us in building beds for families who do not have a bed of their own.

Volunteers will select an activity station based on age and interest when they arrive at MLK Day. MLK Day is always kid-friendly and open to youth 5+. No orientation is required.

Free Admission at Museum of Fine Art on MLK Day

The MLK Day Open House will offer free general admission and special programming to increase access to the Museum. The family-friendly program will include art-making activities for kids of all ages, performances, and special art tours and talks in the galleries.

Monday, January 15, 2018, all day

Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115

More info: Visit http://www.mfa.org/news/martin-luther-king-jr-day-open-house.

Free Admission at Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo on MLK Day

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo will offer free admission! Guests are invited to write messages of hope and peace on a mural located within the Tropical Forest Pavilion.

Monday, January 15, 2018, 10am-4pm

Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Zoo Road, Boston, MA, 02121; and Stone Zoo, 149 Pond Street, Stoneham, MA, 02180

More info: Visit http://www.zoonewengland.org/engage/martin-luther-king-day-at-fpz and http://www.zoonewengland.org/engage/martin-luther-king-day-at-sz

Free Admission and Day of Service at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Carry on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; join in community-building activities and performances with local luminaries committed to social justice and service.

Monday, January 15, 2018, first-come, first-serve starting at 11am

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA, 02115

More Info: Visit https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/event/mlk-day-service-20180115

Day of Service and Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

What: Each year, the MLK Tribute Concert celebrates Dr. King, the man, the minister, and the humanitarian. Young BYSO musicians' outstanding performances of classical music, spirituals and freedom songs are complemented by the words of Dr. King as spoken by three distinguished community leaders, and culminated by remarks by a keynote speaker.

When: Monday, January 15, 2018, at 10:30am

Where: Metcalf Hall at Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA

More info: Visit http://maah.org/events.htm

8th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Day of Service

Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries

10am - 3:30pm

Levin Ballroom & Usdan Student Center, Brandeis University

415 South St., Waltham, MA 02453

A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Project STEP in collaboration with Madison Park Development Corporation's Community Action Department Present: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

An evening of music, reflection, and community. Reception to follow. FREE and open to all. Ticket is required.

Project STEP is a music education program dedicated to removing barriers for young classical musicians of color, providing them with intensive and comprehensive string instrument instruction. On this day, our students will share their music, followed by a discussion featuring students, parents, local musicians of color, and youth leaders from MPDC about MLK Jr.'s legacy and the impact his work still has on their lives today.

5pm

Hibernian Hall | 184 Dudley St. Boston, MA

www.projectstep.org.

Take My Hand: 15th Annual Martin Luther King Tribute Concert

Boston Children's Chorus

7:00pm

Boston Symphony Hall

301 Massachusetts Avenue

"Breakfast for Dinner", Celebrating the Legacy of MLK Jr. with BYSN

Please join the Boston Youth Service Network (BYSN) in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 2018 BYSN Open House! Keynote Speaker: Conan Harris, Director of My Brothers Keeper (MBK) Boston

Light breakfast provided.

Tuesday, January 16, 6:00pm

Bruce C. Bolling Building