JANUARY 16

second-annual-mlk-business-expo-4SOUTH DADE BUSINESS EXPO:Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust and West Perrine Community Development Corporation (CDC) will host the third annual MLK Business Expo, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Palmetto Bay Village Center, 18001 Old Cutler Road, Palmetto Bay, Florida 33157. The expo is held in association with the West Perrine 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.

 

 

 

JANUARY 17

 

MLK FIELD DAY: for children ages 5-12, Pompey Park, 1101 NW Second St., Delray Beach. 8:30 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. exercise/warmup, 9:15 a.m. individual events, 10:30 a.m. team events; 11:30 a.m. awards and lunch. Free. Call 561-254-7355.

 

OPA-LOCKA WALKS: Commissioner Joseph L. Kelley and special guest, the Miami Heat Dancers, lead the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. walk, at 9 a.m. beginning on the corner of 151st Street and 27th Avenue. Walkers will proceed west to President Barack Obama (Perviz) Avenue then south to Sherbondy Village.

 

MIAMI GARDENS: Mayor Oliver Gilbert III and Rick Party of HOT 105 will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration that includes community resource information, live entertainment, bounce houses, food trucks, and fun! The event starts 2 p.m. at the Betty Ferguson Sports Complex, 300 NW 199th St.

 

JANUARY 18

CHURCH OF THE OPEN DOOR: Sons of MystroThe church presents the Sons of Mystro, a pair of violinists, in a concert titled Music Fit for a King, 4 p.m. at the 6001 Eighth Avenue in Miami. Call Kervin Clenance at (954) 559-0927 for tickets and information.

 

 

 

 

 

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NEW MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH: The members of Zeta Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will celebrate MLK’s legacy with the 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Service at 4 p.m. at the church, 400 Northwest Ninth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. This year’s celebration will include a musical extravaganza with selections from The Voices of New Mount Olive Baptist Church, the Dillard High School Chorus and Minister Eddie Robinson, minister of music, at New Mount Olive Baptist Church. Dr. Marcus D. Davidson, Senior Pastor of New Mount Olive Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker.

 

JANUARY 19

 

SCHM MLK Breakfast 2014ANNUAL MLK CELEBRATION BREAKFAST: 8 a.m., Delray Beach Golf Club, 2200 Highland Ave., Delray Beach. Includes poetry contest conducted by the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, music by Pasco Baker Concert Choir, buffet. Presented by the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum. $20. Reserve. Visit spadymuseum.org or call 561-279-8883.

 

MLK CELEBRATION: 8 a.m., Ceremonial program, Ebenezer Baptist Church, 200 Ruby St., Boca Raton; 10 a.m. Community March from the MLK Memorial to Hughes Park, 200 NE 14th St; noon, Celebration Program and Family Day at Hughes Park featuring speakers, music, kids activities, picnic. Free entrance. Call 561-393-7827.

 

ANNUAL MLK BREAKFAST: The Spady Museum welcomes the public to its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. The breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the Delray Beach Golf Club, 2200 Highland Ave. Cost: $30 in advance, $35 at the door; event includes a full breakfast buffet and beverages. For more information, call 561-279-8883 or visit www. spadymuseum.org.