advancing the dream

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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Arlington, Texas
FRIDAY
JANUARY 15
6:30PM
2016 THEME:
THE
STRENGTH
TO
LOVE:
FOUR-DAY CELEBRATION KICK OFF
BLUEBONNET BALLROOM, UT ARLINGTON
E. H. HEREFORD UNIVERSITY CENTER, 300 W. FIRST ST.
TICKETS $45 – PURCHASE AT WWW.UTATICKETS.COM
Meet our 2016 MLK Award honorees and scholarship
recipients. Dinner, entertainment and keynote speak
er The Rev. Gary Smith. NEW this year, a special
painting performance and live auction.
MLK 2016 Student Art and Essay Scholarships made possible by Atmos Energy.
SATURDAY
JANUARY 16
TOUGH MINDS
THE MLK ADVANCING THE DREAM AWARDS BANQUET
11:00 AM
TENDER
MLK STEP SHOW COMPETITION
FEATURING ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL
STEP TEAM PERFORMANCES
BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 2101 HIGHBANK DRIVE
$10 ADMISSION AT DOOR - $5 ADMISSION FOR ELEMENTARY
STUDENTS AND ALL CHILDREN UNDER AGE 5.
(Limited Number of $5 Pre-Sale Tickets Available at the
AISD Administration Building, 1203 W. Pioneer Parkway)
SATURDAY
HEARTS
JANUARY 16
3:30 PM
SATURDAY
JANUARY 16
7:00 PM
SUNDAY
JANUARY 17
6:00 PM
MONDAY
JANUARY 18
9:00 AM
MLK MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
FREE ADMISSION! JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. KING THROUGH
MUSIC, FOOD. CULTURAL DANCE PERFORMANCES AND MORE!
TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE SOUTHEAST CAMPUS, 2100 SOUTHEAST PARKWAY
AN EVENING OF SPOKEN WORD
$1,000 CASH PRIZE TO WINNING POET!
UT ARLINGTON BLUEBONNET BALLROOM, 300 W. FIRST ST.
$20 ADMISSION – WWW.UTATICKETS.COM
MLK HUBERT MOSS ECUMENICAL SERVICE
MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH, 2100 N. DAVIS DRIVE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. EVELYN PARKER, DEAN OF THE PERKINS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY. MLK HOLIDAY RECEPTION FOLLOWS SERVICE HOSTED BY THE
ARLINGTON XI THETA OMEGA CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY , INC.
MLK DAY OF SERVICE
VOLUNTEERS MEET IN CITY HALL LOBBY , 101 W. ABRAM ST. FOR
ASSIGNMENTS. MAKE IT A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF. SIGN UP TODAY.
NEW! THE MLK FESTIVAL
FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT THE LEVITT PAVILION IN DOWNTOWN
ARLINGTON, JOIN US FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES, ART, FOOD TRUCKS AND MORE.
MONDAY
JANUARY 18
6:30 PM
www.ArlingtonMLK.com
MLK YOUTH MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
FREE ADMISSION! FEATURING A 400-VOICE ELEMENTARY CHOIR, SOLOISTS, FIRST PLACE STEP
TEAM WINNERS, MLK SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND MORE!
METRO CENTER · FIELDER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 1323 W. PIONEER PARKWAY
ARLINGTON
MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION
Arlington Lives The Dream. Learn more at www.ArlingtonMLK.com.