Martin Luther King. Jr. Day this 12 months lands on Monday, Jan. 16. This offers us a whole weekend to have a good time the previous, current, and future the civil rights chief left behind as a part of his legacy.
Under are in-person and digital events all through New York City to have a good time at and replicate on the lifetime of MLK.
Citywide
NYC Parks Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Be part of NYC Parks and volunteers to assist clear up and look after parks throughout the 5 boroughs.
When: Saturday, Jan. 14 – Monday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m. begin
The place: Numerous parks throughout town
Be part of Starvation Free America for his or her annual 2023 MLK-Serve-a-thon. There may be all kinds of significant alternatives to serve, each in individual and just about, by means of volunteer events, panels, and workshops.
When: Thursday, Jan. 12 – Monday, Jan. 16
The place: Numerous service areas throughout town
Manhattan
The world-famous Harlem Gospel Choir is probably the most famend gospel choir in America and a preeminent gospel choir worldwide.
Apollo Theater’s Uptown Hall: MLK – Blueprint For The Culture
The seventeenth annual Apollo Uptown Corridor MLK celebration focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Motion of the 60’s because the template for contemporary social and civil justice actions.
When: Sunday, Jan. 15, 3 p.m.
The place: Apollo Theater, 253 W one hundred and twenty fifth St, New York, NY 10027
Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Jackie Robinson Museum
Honor the legacy of Dr. King and the combat for civil rights on the Jackie Robinson Museum, the place you can find out about Jackie Robinson and Dr. King’s shut friendship and their collaboration throughout landmark campaigns of the Civil Rights Motion.
When: Monday, Jan. 16, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
The place: One Hudson Sq. Constructing, 75 Varick St, New York, NY 10013
Brooklyn
BAM’s 37th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be part of BAM or through livestream for this beloved Brooklyn custom, which rings in a brand new 12 months with music, performances, and an pressing and well timed name to motion—Defending Democracy—led by keynote speaker Sherrilyn Ifill. The civil rights lawyer and former President and Director-Counsel of LDF (NAACP Authorized Protection and Academic Fund) was one in all TIME journal’s 100 Most Influential Individuals in the world in 2021.
When: Monday, Jan. 16, 10:30 a.m.
The place: Peter Jay Sharp Constructing, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Brooklyn Children’s Museum MLK Day Celebration
Be part of the Brooklyn Kids’s Museum to have a good time the life and legacy of civil rights chief Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by means of interactive performances, protest marches, neighborhood artwork applications, and volunteer initiatives.
When: Saturday, Jan. 14 – Monday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m. begin
The place: Brooklyn Kids’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Queens
Queens College Annual Celebration of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Come share the dream at KCA’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. Each January since 2017, KCA and Queens Faculty have held a particular occasion in honor and reminiscence of Dr. King’s legacy and connection to Queens Faculty, the place he delivered a robust speech in 1965. This 12 months’s program will function a particular efficiency by Grammy-nominated jazz songstress Samara Pleasure, a keynote handle by the occasion’s honoree, Dr. Jelani Cobb, a recognition ceremony, and a post-show reception.
When: Sunday, Jan. 15, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The place: Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Live performance Corridor, Queens Faculty, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367-1597
Queens Botanical Garden MLK Day Celebration
Come for crafts, story time, and a guided winter stroll centered on and selling love, hope, and unity. Advisable for age 5 and up.
When: Monday, Jan. 16, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The place: Queens Botanical Backyard, 43-50 Foremost Avenue Flushing, NY 11355
The Bronx
City Year New York’s MLK Day Of Service
Be part of over 500 volunteers to listen to from inspiring audio system, construct neighborhood, and work on faculty beautification initiatives. For these unable to affix in individual, there shall be a digital possibility.
When: Monday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The place: The Highbridge Inexperienced College, 200 W 167th St, Bronx, NY 10452
Wave Hill House Family Art Project: Freedom Quilters of Gee’s Bend
Create your personal cloth collage out of bountiful squares of cloth scraps to honor Dr. King’s Birthday and the inspiring girls quilters of Gee’s Bend.
When: Saturday, Jan. 14, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The place: Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave, The Bronx, NY 10471
Use your interior artist to create a MLK craft in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
When: Thursday, Jan. 12, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The place: Morrisania Library, 610 East 169th Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456
Staten Island
Staten Island Children’s Museum: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Music Programs with Walter Rutledge
A particular program titled “It Is Only in Darkness Can You See The Stars.” shall be hosted in the course of the 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. periods. It’ll function reside vocal and and keyboard accompaniment by Staten Island native Jeannine Otis. The 2 afternoon periods, at 2:30 p.m. and three:30 p.m., will supply a particular MLK Dance Celebration combining kids’s music favorites and music from the Civil Rights motion.
When: 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and three:30 p.m.
The place: Staten Island Kids’s Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Constructing M, Staten Island, NY 10301
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