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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. events
By Times Staff Writer
Published January 13, 2008
Variety of events will help community remember DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 17 Thursday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School Essay Contest Finals, 7 p.m., Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Oratorical presentations and awards. Free. Call 893-7803. 18 Friday 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Awards Banquet, 7 p.m., Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 First St. S. Featuring Sen. Cleo Fields, Louisiana state Legislature, as keynote speaker. $35. Tickets available at Enoch Davis Center. Call 327-0085. 20 Sunday 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice National Festival of Bands, 6:15-midnight, Tropicana Field, One Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg. High school and university marching bands from across the nation perform famous halftime drills and drumline competition as a special salute and tribute to King's legacy. $15 VIP seating; $10 in advance and $12 at the gate. Available at the Tropicana box office, Looking Good Men's Fashion Stores and Enoch Davis Center. For information, call 327-0085. 21 Monday Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Join the National Council of Negro Women for the Leadership Awards Breakfast with guest speaker Dr. Crystal Kuykendall. $25. To buy tickets, call 864-3568 or 490-5519. 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice National Parade, 1:15-4 p.m., starting at Third Avenue S and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street; north to Central Avenue; east to Bayshore Drive; then north to Seventh Avenue NE. Festive parade commemorates King and features 125 entrants, including marching bands, community leaders and groups, and floats. Free. Call 327-0085 or check online at www.spmlkparade.com. "Reflections of the Man,"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil, 6:30 p.m., St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE. Attorney Darryl Rouson officiates a program that is also a tribute to all who have worked, and continue to work, for civil rights, nonviolence and peace. Call 894-1052 or 327-0085.
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