DUE TO POSSIBLE INCLEMENT WEATHER COMING IN FOR THE LOCAL AREA AND FOR PERFORMERS/PARTNERS TRAVELING TO DISCOVERY PARK, WE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL OUR KING DAY EVENT.

Join us on Monday, Jan. 15, as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with special programming featuring the Lane College Choir from Jackson, Tennessee. In addition, photos and video recordings of and about Dr. King will be displayed throughout the museum.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of Dr. King, who was a Baptist minister and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.

The event will kicks off in Dino Hall, featuring a choir performance from Lane College. Lane College Choir, the vocal ensemble from Lane College, has performed in many distinguished venues, including The White House and the World’s Fair. Among their most notable performances are the funerals of Alex Haley, author of the world-famous book, Roots, and Ron Brown, the former Commerce Secretary in the Clinton Administration. See the full schedule of events below.

Check out this video of the Lane College Choir performance at last year’s MLK Day celebration.

Guests are invited to bring non-perishable foods for a donation to Reelfoot Rural Ministries.

MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.

Kids under 17 and college students with their student ID will receive free admission.

Schedule

11 a.m. Performance from Lane College Choir in Dino Hall

12:30 p.m. Performance from Lane College Choir in Dino Hall

1 p.m. Other activities hosted by Discovery Park’s education team which are inspired by the famous Martin Luther King Jr. quotes:

• Guests will have the opportunity to paint “hope stones” which can be left in places in the community and meant to spread happiness and joy to those who encounter them.
• Guests are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to Reelfoot Rural Ministries.
• Guests are invited to make cards of encouragement for guests of Magnolia Place Assisted Living, which provided children free admission to Discovery Park in the month of January.

Weakly County Reconcilation Project will hand out copies of “The Power of a Dream” to the first 200 visitors near the entrance to the Tennessee Room on the first floor of the museum.