Dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Mural
Mayor Kasim Reed and other speakers will dedicate a 125-foot mural designed by artist Louis Delsarte and painted with the help of volunteers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Natatorium. Venue – Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Sponsor and Event Organizer – National Park Service
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
450 Auburn Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30312
Website: www.nps.gov/malu
Map & Driving Directions
| Find the best deal, compare prices, and read what other travelers have to say about hotels in Atlanta |
 |
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Open House for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birth Home
Tour King’s Old Fourth Ward birth home. Meet with National Park Service rangers at the steps and walking through the house where King lived for the first 12 years of his life. Venue – Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home. Event Sponsor and organizer – National Park Service.
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home
501 Auburn Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30212
Website: www.nps.gov/malu
Map & Driving Directions
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Annual King Summit Freedom Rally and Service Day
The annual Hands on Atlanta service summit features a conversation between Congressman John Lewis and Doug Shipman, executive director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership. The summit is followed by a day of volunteer projects hosted by Hands on Atlanta. Venue – Morehouse College. Event sponsor and organizer – Hands on Atlanta.
Morehouse School of Medicine Auditorium
720 Westview Drive S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310
Web: mlk.handsonatlanta.org
Map & Directions
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Martin Luther King Day Jr. Celebration
The Georgia State Defense Force Band presents a musical tribute to King at 11:30 a.m. inside the Visitor Center Auditorium. That’s followed at 2 p.m. by a presentation by Alveda C. King, King’s niece, and a performance by the U.S. Naval Academy Gospel Choir. Venue – National Historic Site, Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. Event sponsor and organizer – National Park Service.
King Historic Site & Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
407 & 450 Auburn Ave. N.E., and , 407 Auburn Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA
404-688-7300
Website: www.nps.gov/malu
Map & Driving Directions
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 18th Annual “A King Celebration” Concert
The concert features the world premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s new symphonic work, “Blues Symphony,” plus performances by the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs. Venue – Morehouse College. Event Sponsor and organizer – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
King International Chapel at Morehouse College
830 Westview Dr. S.W., Atlanta, GA, 30314
404-681-2800
Website: atlantasymphony.org
Map & Driving Directions
Photo: Martin Luther King Jr. addressing the crowd on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., 1963.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Other MLK Day happenings around the nation:
![Vintage Beauty Marsha Hunt |1970s [2 od 2]](http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8160/6968813588_1f8e132719_s.jpg "Vintage Beauty Marsha Hunt |1970s [2 od 2]")
![Vintage Beauty Marsha Hunt | 1970s [1 od 2]](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5444/7114887705_21425df673_s.jpg "Vintage Beauty Marsha Hunt | 1970s [1 od 2]")
