What To Do: Many area events honoring MLK jr this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.
This is the weekend that America pays tribute to Civil Rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Weekend will be celebrated on January 15 at the Eastern State Penitentiary (2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, 215-236-3300,www.easternstate.org) from 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Visitors will be able to commemorate Dr....
Coatesville to reenact Selma march to honor MLK Jr.
In a citywide tribute on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, January 15, the City of Coatesville will host a day of public events, headlined by a peaceful reenactment of the historic Selma to Montgomery March (March 7, 1965).
The public is invited to participate in the march, assembling at 8:30 a.m. at the corner of 1st and Lincoln Highway (the “Flats”). Coatesville City Council President...
Commissioners dedicate bridge in honor or MLK Jr.
The Chester County Commissioners joined members of the Phoenixville Area Social Concerns Committee, representatives from area churches, Phoenixville Borough Council, businesses, non-profits, schools and universities in a ceremonial walk across the newly-named Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge.
PHOENIXVILLE — The Chester County Commissioners undertook a “first” this week when they...
MLK CommUNITY Breakfast, Jan. 18
The Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr.
KENNETT SQUARE — The 14th Annual Martin Luther King Junior CommUNITY Breakfast will be held at the Red Clay Room, Dalmatian Street, Kennett Square on Monday, January 19, 2014 at 8:00 AM. “The mission of the Martin Luther King CommUNITY Breakfast is to promote peace and harmony throughout our community,” according to Jerry Poe, Chairman of the organizing...
Kennett HS student breaks world indoor rowing record for charity
Newport Rowing Club Coach Samantha “Sam” McDonald encouraging Julia Baumel, a junior at Kennett High School and one of the nation’s top junior women rowers, in the final stretch of her record-breaking indoor row, Monday.
KENNETT SQUARE — When Julia Baumel decides to “pull” for a cause, she doesn’t mess around. This Kennett High School junior and Newport Rowing...
Unionville, Kennett to team up on MLK food drive
KENNETT SQUARE — A massive food collection for the benefit of the Kennett Area Community Service’s Food Cupboard is planned by the Martin Luther King, Jr. CommUNITY Breakfast Committee. Committee organizers are reaching out for food donations and seek volunteers to assist with distribution and collection of the boxes and to organize the donations.
Collection boxes will be placed in local...
