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New York State

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Holiday Memorial Observance

 

Monday, January 18, 2010

9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Doors open at 8:00 a.m.

Convention Center, Empire State Plaza

 

Free and Open to the Public

"...And The Dream Continues"

 

Featuring Interfaith Prayers, Call to Service,
Kids for King Showcase, Children’s Art Display,
Volunteer Fair, And Price Chopper Commemorative Cake


Musical Selection

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Women’s Choir

Under the direction of Dennis Edney, Minister of Music, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Albany

Anthony Gargiula, 10 year old national recording artist

Troy High School Jazz Band
Under the direction of Tim Williams, Enlarged City School District of Troy

“Precious Lord”– A Favorite Hymn of Dr. King
Antonia Brown, Local Recording Artist, Albany

King Video Moment I
“Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On…Not a Day Off”

Dramatic Presentation – “The Dream Continues – Part 2…
Too Deep Entertainment, Inc.

King Video Moments II
Dr. King - The Man
Introduced by the Reverend Dr. Edward B. Smart, “First” Israel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Albany

Tribute to Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Poetry Reading – “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou
followed by a performance of “The Wind Beneath My Wings”
Ms. Rukayatu Tijani, Junior, State University of New York at Albany

Keepers of the Dream II
Saffron Livaccari, Grade 7, Howard L. Goff Middle School, East Greenbush

Featured Speaker
Introduced by Curtis Lloyd, Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, State University of New York

Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III,
President, SUNY College at Old Westbury; Chairman and Founder of Abyssinian Church Development Corporation, Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem

Step Tribute to Brother King
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Beta Pi Lambda Chapter

King Video Moments III
Update on the Dr. King Washington, D.C. Memorial

“Beloved Community” March & Wreath Laying Ceremony
 Please join us immediately following the Memorial Service, For a community walk commemorating Dr. King’s “81st Birthday”, ending at the City of Albany’s Dr. King Memorial in Lincoln Park.

 


"Beloved Community
March"

 

 

Top 10 Reasons Why You Should March 

 

(photo, El Wise)


Following the Memorial Observance, the “Beloved Community March" will
begin at the Plaza Concourse Entrance on Madison Avenue. 
The March
will end at the King Monument in Lincoln Park with a Wreath Laying Ceremony and Color Guard.

 

 

(photo, El Wise)

The King 2010 Commemorative Birthday Cake, donated by Price Chopper Supermarkets, will be served immediately following the March.

For accessibility information, call 1-800-522-4369 / voice / TTY / Espanol

 

Dr. King Memorial

Seeds of Enlightenment was commissioned by Corning Incorporated, Steuben, and presented to the State of New York in commemoration of the 2000 Dr. King Holiday Memorial Observance held on January 17, 2000. Designer Eric Hilton stated, "the tiny polished circles engraved in the crystal represent the seeds of enlightenment - the planning of ideas that would lead to the achievements of Dr. King's dream."  This magnificent tribute to Dr. Kings' vision for humankind -- the promise of peace, justice and freedom for all -- is on permanent display in the Empire State Plaza's North Concourse next to Key Bank, in Albany.

 

2003 Dr. King Observance Photo Gallery

2004 Dr. King Observance Photo Gallery

2005 Dr. King Observance Photo Gallery


       For more information, please call (518) 486-9866

        Reasonable accommodations available upon request.

State Member of the King Center National Holiday Advisory Committee
  Authorized by the King Center, Atlanta, G.A.  For more information about building Dr. King's Beloved Community, visit www.thekingcenter.org

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