Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day In CT

Connecticut Celebrates the life of America's greatest civil rights leader.


I Have a Dream: Concert
Don't miss the HSO's ninth annual concert celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Conducted by Music Director Edward Cumming, the concert will feature Bloomfield native and Tony Award winning actor Anika Noni Rose of Dreamgirls fame.
Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Hopewell Baptist Church, 280 Windsor Avenue, Windsor
http://www.hartfordsymphony.org/


Martin Luther King , Jr. Day - Free admission all day!
Monday, January 21, 2008 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Celebrate the diverse culture of the city of Hartford. Come participate in family-friendly tours, performances, and activities that celebrate the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. and explore the city's rich and diverse history.
Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford
Phone: (860) 278-2670
http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/

12th annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Each year the event that pays tribute to Dr. King's ideals and vision grows more popular and inspiring. This year’s keynote speaker is John C. Brittain, Chief Counsel & Senior Deputy Director for Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Mr. Brittain is one of the lawyers who filed the landmark Sheff v. O’Neill school desegregation case in 1989. This lawsuit challenged the racial, economic, and educational segregation between Hartford and the surrounding school districts as a denial of a student’s fundamental right to an equal education under the Connecticut Constitution. Mr. Brittain was also a former University of Connecticut professor and has received many awards.
Monday, January 21, 2007, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m
West Hartford town hall auditorium, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford
http://www.west-hartford.com/

Annual Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
There will be craft activities for students of all ages, gallery activities and performances by Encore’s Flying Ship Productions of Rosa’s Ride at 11 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. A musical dramatization of the life of Rosa Parks featuring four performers creating a powerful theatrical experience. The program follows the struggles of a young girl through the indignities of prejudice, to the discovery of her strength of conviction, as a simple act of disobedience gives birth to the civil rights movement.
Monday, January 21, 2008, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Free Museum Admission
Bruce Museum, One Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: (203) 869-0376
http://www.brucemuseum.org/

MLK Day Event: Free Voices! Reading
FREE Voices! reading. Featuring Daniel Beaty’s unique blend of music, poetry, comedy, and drama, Resurrection is the story of six interconnected black men—a child scientist, a young man from the projects on his way to college, an ex-convict, a corporate executive, a health food store owner, and the Bishop of a mega church – who all experience an unexpected phenomenon on the same evening that changes their lives forever. Resurrection is an urgent, timely story of possibility and hope.
Monday, January 21 at 7:30 pm, at Hartford Stage
Hartford Stage, 50 Church St. Hartford, CT, 06103, USA
Phone: (860) 527-5151
http://www.hartfordstage.org/

Beardsley Zoo
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Beardsley Zoo is offering HALF PRICE admission on Monday, Jan. 21. This makes admission for adults $4.50 and admission for children 3-11 and seniors $3.50. The Zoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Carousel will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. See the Zoo when it's not too crowded and the animals are more active in the cooler weather, and enjoy several warm spots around the Zoo, including the Tropical Rainforest building, New England Farmyard Barn, Peacock Cafe, and Victorian Greenhouse.
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo,1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport
http://www.beardsleyzoo.org/

CT Dance Alliance's 4th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Dance
Monday, January 21, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
$35 per person* full registration package
$25 per person for CDA members and member schools
Special offer: Bring five or more students and teachers attend free
*Groups of 10 or more: $25 per person
Miss Porter’s School, 60 Main Street, Farmington, CT
http://www.ctdanceall.com/