Madison-area events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023


Madison-area events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023
“I Have a Dream” Scholarship Ball "Women in Focus will host the 37th annual “I Have a Dream” Scholarship Ball and Silent Auction on Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Monona Terrace. The annual gala is an elegant evening of dinner and dancing ... MLK College Readiness and Success Summit Get a jump start on college planning by attending the 2023 educational summit in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy and advocacy for equality. The MLK College Readiness and Success Summit is designed to help students and parents understand the college process.... MLK Ecumenical Service Hosted by the King Coalition of Madison-Dane County, the MLK Ecumenical Service joins people together from diverse religious traditions, socioeconomic statuses, ethnicities, and political beliefs to honor Dr. King’s dream... Madison-Dane County MLK Day Observance The 38th annual Madison and Dane County MLK Day Observance will return in person on January 16 at the Overture Center in downtown Madison. The keynote speaker will be Donzaleigh Abernathy, goddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., daughter of Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and award-winning actress & writer... Wisconsin’s 42nd Tribute Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Themed “Let Justice Rule,” the 2023 event continues Wisconsin’s annual celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy in words and music. Program participants include Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Sewell, the Foundation of Life Praise Band, the Prince Hall Masonic Honor Guard, and the Kalaanjali Dance Company, with guest speaker Laurie A. Carter, J.D., president of Lawrence University in Appleton. Hear the event, free and open to the public, live on Wisconsin Public Radio and on PBS Wisconsin... MLK Day Youth Call to Service A day of empowering and inspiring content for middle sc hool youth to explore service and activism in Dr. King’s memory! Attendees will be provided lunch and a t-shirt. Space is limited and registration is required... Sun Prairie Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Sun Prairie Black and African American leaders and students together to share how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has guided their work and leadership. There will be music and appetizers... UW–Madison MLK Symposium – An Evening with Benjamin Jealous Join in community for an evening with Benjamin Jealous, a social entrepreneur, changemaker, and former NAACP president. Jealous will reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through the lens of his work as a civil rights leader, former investigative journalist, and educator... See Also: Celebrate The 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday With WORT ...more Ken Notes: Dates, Times, Details at the link...
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“I Have a Dream” Scholarship Ball

"Women in Focus will host the 37th annual “I Have a Dream” Scholarship Ball and Silent Auction on Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Monona Terrace. The annual gala is an elegant evening of dinner and dancing ...

MLK College Readiness and Success Summit

Get a jump start on college planning by attending the 2023 educational summit in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy and advocacy for equality. The MLK College Readiness and Success Summit is designed to help students and parents understand the college process....

MLK Ecumenical Service

Hosted by the King Coalition of Madison-Dane County, the MLK Ecumenical Service joins people together from diverse religious traditions, socioeconomic statuses, ethnicities, and political beliefs to honor Dr. King’s dream...

Madison-Dane County MLK Day Observance

The 38th annual Madison and Dane County MLK Day Observance will return in person on January 16 at the Overture Center in downtown Madison. The keynote speaker will be Donzaleigh Abernathy, goddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., daughter of Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and award-winning actress & writer...

Wisconsin’s 42nd Tribute Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Themed “Let Justice Rule,” the 2023 event continues Wisconsin’s annual celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy in words and music. Program participants include Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Sewell, the Foundation of Life Praise Band, the Prince Hall Masonic Honor Guard, and the Kalaanjali Dance Company, with guest speaker Laurie A. Carter, J.D., president of Lawrence University in Appleton. Hear the event, free and open to the public, live on Wisconsin Public Radio and on PBS Wisconsin...

MLK Day Youth Call to Service

A day of empowering and inspiring content for middle sc

hool youth to explore service and activism in Dr. King’s memory! Attendees will be provided lunch and a t-shirt. Space is limited and registration is required...

Sun Prairie Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Sun Prairie Black and African American leaders and students together to share how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has guided their work and leadership. There will be music and appetizers...

UW–Madison MLK Symposium – An Evening with Benjamin Jealous

Join in community for an evening with Benjamin Jealous, a social entrepreneur, changemaker, and former NAACP president. Jealous will reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through the lens of his work as a civil rights leader, former investigative journalist, and educator...