MLK on MLK by Kevin Bate
Monday, Jan. 21
The Unity Group’s 43rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Week Celebration
This event includes a birthday celebration, memorial march and a main program at the Tivoli Theatre featuring guest speaker Erran F. Persley of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
Sunday, Jan. 20
MLK Music Tribute & Brunch - 1-3 p.m.
Mocha Restaurant & Music Lounge, 3116 Brainerd Road, (423) 402.0452, tcuchatt.com
Dr. King’s Birthday Party - 4 p.m.
New Zion Baptist Church, 809 E. MLK Blvd., (423) 624-9097
Monday, Jan 21
Memorial March - 4 p.m.
Olivet Baptist Church - 740 E. MLK Blvd. to Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St., (423) 624-9097
43rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance - 5 p.m.
Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St., (423) 624-9097
Exhibit: “We Shall Not Be Moved”: The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins
(Through Feb. 28) - 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Bessie Smith Cultural Center Gallery, 200 E. MLK Blvd., (423) 266-8658, bessiesmithcc.org