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Behrend's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration to be held
Monday, Jan. 17, in Reed Union Building
The Martin Luther King Commemoration will be held on January 17, 2005, starting with a Behrend College Family Brunch, which will include a light brunch, gospel choir, local jazz musician Mary Alice Brown and a Civil Rights quiz. There will also be displays by students from Irwin and Diehl elementary schools. The program will be held in the McGarvey Commons in the Reed Union Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Also in the McGarvey Commons will be a presentation of the play Martin & Me from 4:00 p.m. until 5:15 p.m.
James H. Chapmyn's play Martin & Me is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Filled with fine acting and contextual history, Martin & Me brings the tumultuous 1960's to life for the hip hop generation.
A candlelight line will be at the closing of the play and will include the Behrend College gospel choir, Ultimate Praise.
There will also be a college-wide open forum on this year's theme, "Non-violence . is it just a dream?" The forum will be hosted by Behrend faculty and is slated for Wednesday, January 19 in the McGarvey Commons.
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