The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration events will be held in Fort Scott.
All of the events will take place at Ellis Fine Arts Center and are open and free for the entire community to attend.
The events will start on Wednesday, January 15th at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center with a free (Lunch and Learn) event that will be held at 12:00p.m., featuring Fort Scott Community College Students and Pittsburg State University Students for a Tribute Reading of the speech “I have a Dream” and quotes by Dr. King.
Soup, dessert, birthday cake and drinks will also be provided by Great Western Dining Services.
The celebration will wrap up on Monday, January 20th, with a film showing Martin, (Lunch and Learn) event and Canned and Non-perishable Food Drive.
Food items will be collected at the museum from 9:00am – till 2:00p.m. The film Martin, a ballet film in tribute of Martin Luther King, directed by Gordon Parks will be shown at 10:30a.m.
The (Lunch and Learn) Speaker Presentation Event “The Power of Imagery and Civil Rights Experience” by Ann Dean will be held at 12:00p.m. – till 1:00p.m. Lunch will be provided by Dunk’s BBQ. Drinks and desserts will be provided by Great Western Dining Services.
A full list of film showings and events can be found at https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events. For more information call the Gordon Parks Museum at 620-223-2700 ext. 5850.
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