Events planned University-wide to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

The following events are planned to celebrate and commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr.:

Abington
-- Jan. 19: Students volunteering at a number of Philadelphia area organizations including Aid for Friends, the CORA/Newmann Program, and the Eliza Shirley House emergency shelter.

Altoona
--Jan. 19: MLK Birthday Day Celebration, 11 a.m., Port Sky; MLK Peace March and Candle Light, 9 p.m., Slep Student Center.
--Jan. 20: Reggie Morris Blues Band, 8 p.m., Slep Student Center.
--Jan. 22: Black Student Union Night of Expressions, 8 p.m., Slep Student Center

Dickinson School of Law
--Jan. 19: A commemorative ceremony, 5 p.m., front of Trickett Hall.
--Feb. 4: Michael Eric Dyson, the Avalon Professor of Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of ÒI May Not Get There With You: The True Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,Ó to speak at 6 p.m.

Beaver
-- Jan.19: 2 to 3:30 p.m., “Martin and Me,” a theatrical production by Chapmyn Spoken Word, celebrating King in music, dance, video and poetry, in the Study Learning Center Auditorium.

Berks
-- Jan. 19: The Police Athletic League of Reading is host for the production of “The Fannie Louhammer Story” at 1 p.m. at the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. The event is geared toward children.

Delaware County
-- Jan. 15: “King’s Dream,” a multimedia presentation featuring live narrative, film footage and musical performance, 11:30 a.m., 103 Classroom Building.
-- Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Day Memorial Service featuring the Penn State Delaware County Gospel Choir, 12:30 p.m. 101 Main Building.
-- Jan. 27: “Tuskegee Airmen,” Eugene Richardson, a member of the African-American World War II flying corps, will present his recollections of the era, complete with photographs, displays and other memorabilia, 11:30 a.m., 203 Commons Building.

DuBois
-- Jan. 19: Signing of nonviolence pledges and Martin Luther King quiz and contest, noon, Student Union; readings and a moment of silence, noon, the Peace Pole; John Farr will speak about his experience in the marches at Selma, Ala., and meeting King, 12:15 p.m., Quiet Lounge; Martin Luther King video screened, 1 p.m., Quiet Lounge.

Erie
-- Jan. 19: Annual family breakfast for students, faculty and staff, 7:15 to 8 a.m., Bruno’s Café, Reed Union Building.
-- Jan. 19: “The Meeting,” a play based on a fictional meeting of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., 4 to 5 p.m., McGarvey Commons, Reed Union Building. A candlelight vigil from the Reed Union Building to the Smith Chapel will follow the program. Poetry, essays and other literature will be read.
-- Jan. 23: Multi-Cultural Council mixer with local colleges and universities to discuss and celebrate diversity in the region, 7:30 p.m., McGarvey Commons, Reed Union Building.
-- Jan. 19-23: As a service project, Penn State Erie students will visit Behrend’s Child Care Center pre-school where they will have children engage in activities that center on King’s legacy. These activities include discussion, coloring, stories and songs. Students will visit two elementary schools in Erie.

Fayette
-- Jan. 19: Beginning at 7 p.m. in Swimmer Hall, Walter Robinson will recite King’s “I Have A Dream” speech; Tim Stevens, president of the Pittsburgh NAACP, will deliver a presentation based on King’s speech and where we stand today, followed by a musical tribute by Karen Bennett-Jackson and a performance by the Mount Olivet youth choir.
-- Jan: 20: Beginning at 11:30 a.m. in Swimmer Hall, approximately 75 area junior/senior school students who excel in academics, athletics, community service and the performing arts will be honored. A performance by the African Drumming and Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Paschal Yao Younge from West Virginia University, will follow.

Great Valley:
--Jan. 15: Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr., president of The American Institute for Managing Diversity (AIMD), on diversity issues, from 7 to 9 p.m., Warren V. Musser Auditorium.

Harrisburg
-- Jan 19: An original play, “In War, In Love: A World War I Love Story,” chronicling the saga of the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment, written by Dorothy E. King, assistant professor of social sciences/humanities, noon to 1 p.m., Student Center of the Capital Union Building.
-- Jan 19: Community Talent Expo, 4 to 6 p.m., Student Center, Capital Union Building. King’s life will be celebrated in song, dance and recitals.

Hazleton
-- Jan. 15: “Malcolm X,” 7 p.m. Slusser/Bayzick Building.
-- Jan. 18: Greater Hazleton Human Relations Coalition Martin Luther King Essay Contest Awards Ceremony, featuring a keynote speaker and performances by Our Proud Voices, 2 p.m., Slusser/Bayzick Building.
-- Jan. 22: Coffeehouse with reggae musician George Wesley, 5 p.m., Highacres Cafe.
-- Jan. 27: Sisters and Voices, a multimedia performance, 7 p.m., Slusser/Bayzick Building.

Lehigh Valley
-- Jan. 19: Faculty, staff and students volunteer for Day of Service at Sixth Street Shelter in Allentown, cleaning, painting organizing apartments and storage areas.
-- Jan. 21: The National Coalition Building Institute will offer training on working together as a resource team and offering prevention-oriented programs to deal with prejudice and intergroup tensions beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Atrium.

McKeesport
--Jan. 19: Students will volunteer from noon to 2 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. at Global Links, a medical supply repackaging warehouse.
-- Jan. 19: A call for papers will be issued calling for students to submit and present papers regarding King’s possible views of the world today.
-- Jan.20: Paper presentations will be made at 12:15 p.m. on campus.

Mont Alto
-- Jan. 21: Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight ceremony, sponsored by the Multicultural Club, 7 p.m. in front of Wiestling Hall.

New Kensington
-- Monday, Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration, audio and videotapes of King’s speeches with cake and punch, throughout the day, Forum Theatre Lobby.
-- Thursday, Jan. 22: Kwanzaa Presentation, discussion by Larry Rowe, 2 p.m., Forum Theatre Lobby.
-- Friday, Jan. 23, “King’s Legacy,” a talk by Judith Thomas, dean of the School of Social Science at Lincoln University, noon, Forum Theatre, with a reception for Thomas preceding at 11:30 a.m., Art Gallery.
-- Saturday, Jan. 24, Habitat Community Service, “Reconstruction of a House,” 9 a.m. to noon, Upper Burrell.
-- January and February: Tina Williams Brewer exhibit, “Women of Vision,” Art Gallery.

Schuylkill
-- Jan. 20: An original play, “In War, In Love: A World War I Love Story,” chronicling the saga of the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment, written by Dorothy E. King, assistant professor of social sciences/humanities, 7:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium.

Shenango
-- Jan. 19: The Rev. Terry Johnson, pastor of Triumph Christian Center, will speak to students and the community about Martin Luther King and his dream, noon, Forker Laboratory Forum.
-- Jan. 26: In honor of Black History Month, students may participate in “Thinkfast Game Show,” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sharon Hall Student Union.

University Park
-- Jan. 12 to March 1: “Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month,” an exhibit of student-designed posters, Pattee Library main exhibit area; “Brown vs. Board of Education: celebrating the 50th anniversary of the beginning of desegregation,” an exhibit by Courtney L. Young, social sciences librarian, Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library; “Literacy, Achievement and African-American Children’s Literature,” an exhibit by Melvette L. Melvin, Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library.
-- Jan. 15: Bach’s Lunch featuring Essence of Joy and the State College Area High School Choirs, noon, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center; and Forum on Black Affairs Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet, 6 p.m., The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
-- Jan. 15-21: “Eyes on the Prize" showing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily on the HUB-Robeson Center’s main video screen.
-- Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration March program, noon, Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center.
-- Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, all day; Essence of Joy concert, 1:30 p.m., Paterno Library Atrium; "Eyes on the Prize 2: The Time Has Come," a film documenting events during the struggle for civil rights, showing throughout the day in the University Libraries' Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library; and Day of Service celebration with keynote speaker Morris Dees, 7 p.m. Eisenhower Auditorium.
-- Jan. 21: AT&T Center for Service Leadership’s Spring Volunteer Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center.

Wilkes-Barre
Jan. 19 - 23: A week-long program of book displays, suggested reading lists and continuous running videos of KingÕs speeches.

Jan. 19: A lecture by educator James Chester, African American Ethnicity and Martin Luther King Jr., noon, Hayfield House 105.

Worthington Scranton
-- Jan. 22: “Sisters and Voices,” an interactive, live performance of music and video, 7:30 p.m., Study Learning Center.

York
-- Jan. 15: “The Three Doctors and The Pact,” 1 p.m., Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. “The Pact” is the story of three young men from Newark, N.J., who made a pact to succeed and become doctors. Limited tickets are available in Student Affairs and the Advising/Career Center.
-- Jan. 19: Panel discussion on “How Do We Keep the Dream Alive?” at noon, Community Room, Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. Panelists include: William Lee Smallwood, city councilman; Ray Crenshaw, former city councilman and mayoral candidate; Julia Hines-Harris, assistant superintendent, York City School District; Robert Hollis, Crispus Attucks Association Inc.; and Alexis Key, Penn State York senior, English major.
-- Jan. 20: Readings from the Civil Rights Movement presented by students, faculty and staff, noon, Community Room, Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.
-- Jan. 22: “Quiet Reflection Time,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Community Room, Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.
-- Jan. 23: “Celebrate with Music and Dance!” beginning at 6:30 p.m., Conference Center, lower level, Main Classroom Building. Featured entertainment includes a step show, gospel, hip-hop, rap, acoustic jam and poetry.
-- Jan. 24, 31, Feb. 7 and 14: “Living the Dream: Giving Back to Our Community,” Penn State York students and staff will join together to provide community service on these days.
-- Thursday, Jan. 29: “Sisters and Voices,” a live performance, multimedia presentation, 7 p.m., Community Room, Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.