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2006 Celebration Events For Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On - Not A Day Off


Thursday, January 5
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Colorado Community Church
2276 S. Chambers Road, Aurora
Event: Press Preview "At the Table: A Testimony of Transformation"
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580


Sunday, January 8
Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Restoration Christian Fellowship
551 Norfolk, Aurora
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580


Monday, January 9
Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Place: MLK, Jr. Library
9898 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora
Event: Aurora Community of Faith Clergy Breakfast
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister 303-739-7580

Time: 10 a.m.
Place: Steps of State Capitol
Event: Press Conference/Launching MLK Torch
Contact: Roz Duman
303-320-6565

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Aurora City Council Chambers
15151 East Alameda Avenue, Aurora
Event: MLK, Jr. Proclamation and Torch Passing
Contact: Barbara Shannon Bannister
303-320-6565


Tuesday, January 10
Time: 6–9 p.m.
Place: Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
14th and Champa Streets, Denver
Event: 16th annual MLK, Jr. 2006 Humanitarian and Lifetime Achievement Awards Reception, Ceremony and Concert
Free and open to the public
Contact: Wendell Pryor
303-894-7417

Time: 6-8 p.m.
Place: Aurora Central Library
15151 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora
Event: Reception for Police Chief Daniel Oats
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580


Wednesday, January 11
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: KACT – TV Aurora 8
15151 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora
Event: Panel Discussion/History
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580


Thursday, January 12
Time: 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Place: Fox Theater
9900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora
Event: Expressions of an Activist
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580


Friday, January 13
Time: 10–11:30 a.m.
Place: Pepsi Center
Event: 2006 YMCA & Kids MLK Celebration: Keeping the
Dream Alive"
Contact: Cindy Sewell
|720-524-2724

Time: 11:45 a.m.
Place: Marriott City Center
Event: 21st Annual MLK Social Responsibility Awards Luncheon
Guest Speaker: Dr. James Peters
Contact: Stephen Straight
970-468-1488

Time: 12 p.m.
Place: Fox Theater
9900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora
Event: Expressions of an Activist
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Colorado Community Church
2276 South Chambers Road, Aurora
Event: "At the Table: A Testimony of Transformation"
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580

Friday, January 13 (continued)
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast
I-225 & Parker Rd
Event: 23rd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Awards Banquet
Guest Speaker: Wellington E. Webb
Contact: Earl Francois
Home - 303-680-1460
Work - 303-971-8090



Saturday, January 14
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: District Two Police Station
3921 Holly Street, Denver
Event: MLK Marshall Training for Marade
Contact: Vern L. Howard
720-971-1329

Time: 10 a.m.
Place: Aurora Municipal Court
14999 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora
Event: 13th Annual Run for the Dream 5K Run and Walk
Contact: Potts Jones
303-877-8534
pjones@ci.aurora.co.us

Time: 6 p.m.
Place: M & D’s Original Family Bar-B-Que
2000 E. 28th Avenue, Aurora
Event: Community Meet & Greet dinner Reception with Dr. Derek King
Contact: Vern L. Howard
720-971-1329

Time: TBD
Place: Pueblo, Colorado
Event: MLK, Jr. Parade and Program
Contact: Ruth Steele
719-253-1015


Sunday, January 15
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Colorado Community Church
2276 South Chambers Road, Aurora
Event: "At the Table: A Testimony of Transformation"
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister 303-739-7580

Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Colorado Springs, CO
Event: March and Program
Contact: James Drew
719-391-3019

Time: 6 p.m.
Place: New Covenant Christian Church
825 Ivanhoe Street, Denver
Event: Annual Ecumenical Service
Guest Speaker: Dr. Derek King
Contact: Sandra Moore Mann, 303-561-2343
Contact: Rev. Steven Dewberry, 720-944-3810


Monday, January 16
Time: 8 a.m.
Place: Arapahoe Community College
5900 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton
Event: Eighth Annual Dr. MLK, Jr. Breakfast Celebration
Contact: Anne Pike
303-734-3701

Time: 9 a.m.
Place: City Park marching to Civic Center, Denver
Event: 20th annual MLK Marade (Theme "What’s Going On")
Guess Speaker: Dr. Derek King (Nephew of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
Contact: Vern L. Howard
720-971-1329

Time: 7 p.m.
Place: National Western Stock Show Events Center
4655 Humboldt Street, Denver
Event: the First MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo Champions
Contact: Lu Vason
303-373-1246


Monday, January 23
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Place: Renaissance Hotel
3801 Quebec St, Denver
Event: 14th annual Denver Federal Executive Board’s Dr. MLK Jr. Diversity Training Seminar.
Guess Speaker: Mr. B.D. Wong (Star of Law and Order, SVU)
Contact: Irene Wise
303-844-7086


Wednesday, January 25
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Place: MLK Library
9898 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora
Event: MLK, Jr. Essay and Fine Arts Awards Reception
Contact: Barbara Shannon Banister
303-739-7580