01/08/2024
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2024 MLK Celebration — 30 Years of Truth, Love, and History
“Thirty Years of Truth, Love, and History” will be the 2024 theme of Lake Worth Beach’s annual Martin Luther King Day commemoration. An expanded slate of activities is planned for MLK weekend, January 12th through January 15th to honor Dr. King’s legacy and celebrate the 30th MLK Day in our City. All events are free and open to the public.
On Friday, January 12th, 7 pm, .a musical theatre presentation, Unbought and Unbossed, will recognize the lives of two African American women: Sally Hemings, enslaved by Thomas Jefferson and mother of five of his children, and Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to run for President. Performance by Core Ensemble, actor, cello, piano, percussion of Harlem's Jazz Age with live music and poetry. Dessert Reception to follow. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church (Lucerne and Palmway).
A Community Service Day will be held Saturday, January 13th, 8 am. Volunteers of all ages are invited to meet at the Wingfield Street City Gymnasium, for a community clean-up organized by Healthier Lake Worth. Please join your neighbors to get to know them better working side by side, while making a difference in the beautification of our City.
New this year will be Mindfulness and MLK on Sunday, January 14th, 10:30 am at Tiger Territory Urban Forest (706 8th Ave North, across from North Grade Elementary). The event organizer, Soil & Soul, invites teens and adults to a special session of Sunday Mindfulness Club. See how inner resources and mental models fueled the Civil Rights Revolution, including stillness, movement, and song. Enjoy light bites after the activity.
The annual MLK Interfaith Breakfast will be held this year at Barton Elementary (1700 Barton Road) on Monday, January 15th. Breakfast will be served at 8 am with the inspirational and musical program to follow. Dr. King’s coalition included people of all faiths (and no faith) working for civil rights and justice. A video short by Richard Jackson will premier. Representatives of more than a dozen Lake Worth faith communities will participate.
The 30th annual Candlelight March will be a highlight of the day as hundreds march through downtown Lake Worth with unity, dignity, and respect to continue the struggle for a fuller realization of freedom and equality in our nation. Participants will gather at 4:30 pm at City Hall for a musical Sing-Along and parade down Lake Avenue to the MLK “Ball” Memorial. A brief commemorative program at the Cultural Plaza Memorial will recognize the accomplishments and unfinished business of Dr. King’s Dream.
Brought back this year by popular demand will be a Fellowship Dinner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (402 North M Street). The free dinner will provide an opportunity for warm fellowship across religious and racial lines in the spirit of Dr. King. Sponsoring religious and civic organizations will provide the food and beverages. Members of the general public are invited to help with the dinner preparations which will begin at 4 PM.
**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED —
Please contact Retha Lowe at (561) 582-7276
For further information, including events planned for the remainder of January and February go to http://www.LWInterfaith.net
Dr. King’s Dream encompassed the hopes and dreams of all Americans. Members of every racial, religious and ethnic group in Palm Beach County are invited to join Lake Worth residents to celebrate our diverse community. All events are free of charge. Sponsored by the City of Lake Worth,Lake Worth Interfaith Network - LWINN, Healthier Lake Worth, For The Children, Inc, Kiwanis Club of Lake Worth, PNC Bank, and the Lake Worth MLK Committee.
