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Brookline Massachusetts - Town of Brookline to Honor the Life of Martin Luther King Jr at Celebratory Event on Jan 15 04 January 2024 ( news )
Brookline , state Massachusetts ( By Press Release office)
Jan 04,2024
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The Town of Brookline’s Martin Luther King Celebration Committee invites the community to join in honoring the values and life of Martin Luther King , Jr . as the community commemorates the 60th anniversary of Dr . King’s receiving of the 1964 Nobel Prize for Peace .
WHEN:
Monday , Jan . 15 at 3 p . m .
WHERE:
Coolidge Corner Theatre , 290 Harvard St .
WHAT:
Brookline’s Martin Luther King Celebration Committee is presenting an event to celebrate the life of Dr . Martin Luther King , Jr .
Theone - hour program will include:
A video of Dr . King’s 1964 Nobel Acceptance Speech .
“Different Ships , Same Boat , ’’ a soul - stirring tribute by performance artist
Regie Gibsonand the
Guy Mendilow Ensemble
.
Boston University Professor of Religion
Margarita Guillory
with reflections on the power and the glory of Dr . King .
Brookline Poet Laureate
Jennifer Barber
will read a selected poem that complements the program .
The event is free to attend , but tickets must be reserved in advance . Tickets can be reserved
here
.
ASL interpretation services will be provided . For language access and reasonable accommodations , contact Caitlin Starr at
[email protected]or at 617 - 730 - 2345 .
For more information about the event , please contact Rob Daves at 617 - 285 - 1113 or
[email protected]
.
This event is sponsored by the Brookline Community Foundation , Brookline Interactive Group , Coolidge Corner Theater , and the Town of Brookline Office of Diversity , Equity , Inclusion and Community Relations .
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