15th Annual Dr. Martin King Jr. Celebration Breakfast with keynote Benjamin Jealous
Where: Palm Beach State College at Lake Worth, 4200 Congress Ave., Lake Worth
When: Jan. 16, 7:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: 561-868-3111, palmbeachstate.edu/mlk
Event: “Ain’t I a Woman,” a chamber music theater production
When: Jan. 20, 3 p.m.
Where: Wimberly Library,
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
Cost:Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for students
Contact: 561-297-4189 or hillj@fau.edu
Broward
Broward College MLK Event: “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – A Historical Perspective”
When: Jan. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Building 33, Breezeway Willis Holcombe Center,
111 East Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale
Cost: Free/Open to the Public
Contact: 954-201-7377
The 24th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Business Luncheon with keynote speaker, Will Haygood
Where: Coral Springs Marriott at Heron Bay,
11775 Heron Bay Blvd., Coral Springs
When: Jan. 17, noon
Cost: $40
Contact: coralsprings.org/mlk or
954-344-1005
Keynote Speaker: Isaac Newton Farris, Jr. senior fellow, The Martin Luther King Jr. Center
Where: NSU Museum of Art,
One E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
When: Jan. 18, 5 p.m.
Cost: Free. RSVP Required.
Contact: moareservations@moafl.org or call -954-262-0227
Broward YMCA Day of Service
When: Jan. 20, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: Various locations
Cost: Free
Contact: Sloan Robocker,
srobocker@ymcabroward.org,
954-334-9622
Miami-Dade/Monroe
33rd Annual MLK Breakfast, sponsored by The Children’s Trust
Where: Doubletree Hotel,
711 NW 72 Ave., Miami
When: 7:30 a.m., Jan. 16
Cost: By invitation
Contact: 305-261-3800
MLK Business Expo, sponsored by Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust
Where: Palmetto Bay Village Center, 18001 Old Cutler Rd., Palmetto Bay
When: Jan. 17, 4:30 -8:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: 786-298-6925
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Breakfast
When: Jan. 17, 8 – 10:30 a.m.
Where: Modesto Maidique Campus, Graham University Center Ballrooms
Cost: By Invitation or Tickets
Contact: http://mpas.fiu.edu/MLK_breakfast.html
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 33rd Annual Holiday Parade
Where: Start from Homestead Avenue to Southwest 184th Street, head west to Southwest 107th Avenue
When: Jan. 18, 10 a.m.
Opa-Locka 31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Walk
Where: Begin on the corner of 151st Street and 27th Avenue and proceed west to President Barack Obama
When: Jan. 18, 9 a.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: Office of the City Clerk
305-953-2800 / 2801
Miami-Dade College Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend of Service
Where: Sgt. Delancey Park,
14450 Boggs Dr. Miami
When: Jan. 18, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: mlk@mdc.edu
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Chicks ’n Wings battle of the Bands
Where: Southridge Stadium,
11250 SW 192 St.
When: Jan. 18, 1 p.m.
Cost: $10
Contact: 305-253-8189
“Florida City, Love Yourself”
Where: Branches Florida City,
129 SW Fifth Ave., Florida City
When: Jan. 20, 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: http://branchesfl.org/mlk-day/
2nd Annual SoMi Lights MLK Day of Service
Where: The First United Methodist Church of South Miami,
6565 Red Rd, South Miami.
When: Jan. 20, 9 a.m.-1p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: lkahn@branchesfl.org
5K Run/Fitness Walk around Liberty City
Where: MLK Jr. Metrorail Station (Northwest 62nd Street and Northwest 27 Avenue)
When: Jan. 20, 8 a.m.
Cost: $20, $10 for youths (14 & under)
Contact: 786-285-7002,
305-321-0388
Miami-Dade College Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend of Service
Where: Homestead Middle School, 650 NW Second Ave., Homestead
When: Jan. 20, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: mlk@mdc.edu
2014 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest –Theme: “Community Change-STOP THE VIOLENCE”
Where: Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex Amphitheatre
3000 NW 199th Street, Miami Gardens
When: Jan. 20, 9:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: Tamilia Mullings,
events specialist,
305-622.8000 ext. 2483
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