Town of Davidson's MLK Day Celebration
- When: Monday, January 20, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Davidson Town Hall
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The Town of Davidson will host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration on Monday, January 20, 2025, in the Davidson Town Hall & Community Center Auditorium at 251 South Street. Music performed by the Cornelius Youth Orchestra Woodwind Ensemble will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the program starting promptly at 10:00 a.m.
This celebratory program, developed by the Town of Davidson Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Event Planning Committee was inspired by the King Center’s national theme: "Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365."
We are honored to announce that this year's Keynote Speaker is Daniel Heath, Associate Chaplain and Director of the Davidson Forum at Davidson College whose areas of expertise include Inter-Christian Worship, Black Church History and Practice, and Pastoral Care and Counseling.
This year's Master of Ceremony is Harold E. Rice, CEO of the Ada Jenkins Center. Pastor Michael Flowers of Gethsemane Baptist Church will be this year's Guest Speaker.
Program participants include Pastor Ryan Atkinson of Davidson Presbyterian Church, Rabbi Becca Diamond from Temple Kol Tikvah, Community member Chanda Dubose, and Dr. William McKenith Reverend at Reeves Temple AME Zion Church, with special performances by the Mt. Olive Liturgical Dance Ministry and passages read from "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by community members with an introduction led by Michelle Horton, Vice President, Talent Development Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont.
We invite you to join us for this special event as we come together to celebrate Dr. King’s enduring legacy. Our shared goal is to unite the community through an inspirational and impactful program held in his honor.
- Website: www.townofdavidson.org
- Category: Holiday Events
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