Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gordon Parks Museum & 鉴黄师app would like to invite you to:
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF聽MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
All events will be held at the Ellis Fine Arts Center (2108 S. Horton St., Fort Scott, KS)
Thursday, January 12th – Chamber Coffee Kickoff and Film showing鈥8 a.m. – The Chamber Coffee will be held at the Gordon Parks Museum to promote the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr celebration events.聽鈥10:00 a.m. – Film Showing: 鈥淢artin鈥, a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Gordon Parks – This is a ballet tribute to Dr. King, written and directed by Gordon Parks
Friday, January 13 th – Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥檚 Birthday Celebration鈥9 a.m. – Film Showing: Eyes on the Prize: American Civil Rights – 鈥淎wakenings (1954-1956)鈥 鈥 Murder of Emmett Till & Montgomery Bus Boycott鈥12 p.m. – Lunch & Learn – Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration ( Lunch & Learn) Event 鈥 Music performance and speaker presentation by Alex Kimball Williams, multicultural artist, community organizer, researcher, & educator.聽 Alex will provide a music performance of some songs during the civil rights movements and speaker presentation on the way the arts influenced MLK鈥檚 rhetoric, the way he delivered speeches, protest signage, & more. 鈥⒙ Birthday cake, soup, dessert, and drinks will be available for free 鈥 Photo Promotion taken with 鈥淚 Stand For鈥 sign鈥1:30 p.m. – Film Showing: Eyes on the Prize: American Civil Rights – 鈥淔ighting Back (1957-1962)鈥 鈥 Central High School and Little Rock Nine & James Meredith and The University of Mississippi鈥3:30 p.m. – Film Showing: Eyes on the Prize: American Civil Rights – 鈥淎in鈥檛 Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)鈥 鈥 Nashville Sit-Ins and Boycotts & Freedom Riders
Monday, January 16th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration Event鈥9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Food Drive – Join us as we will collect canned and non-perishable food items to donate to the Beacon in Fort Scott 鈥 Anyone in the community is invited to drop off canned and non-perishable food鈥9 a.m. – Film Showing: Eyes on the Prize: American Civil Rights – 鈥淣o Easy Walk (1961-1963)鈥 鈥 Albany, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama & The March on Washington鈥10:30 a.m. – Film Showing: Eyes on the Prize: American Civil Rights – 鈥淢ississippi: Is this America? (1962-1964)鈥 鈥 Medgar Evers & 鈥楳ississippi Burning鈥 Murders鈥12 p.m. – Lunch & Learn – 鈥淕ood Trouble鈥 presentation by John Edgar Tidwell. 鈥淕ood Trouble鈥 explores the late political activists and U.S. Congressman, John Lewis coined phrase to describe his civil disobedience in the 1960鈥檚 鈥 Barbecue lunch, drinks, and dessert will be available for free (guests may also bring their own lunch). 鈥 Photo Promotion taken with 鈥淚 Stand For鈥 sign鈥1:30 p.m. – Film Showing: The PBS home video documentary 鈥淚n Remembrance of Martin鈥 in the Gordon Parks Museum
For more information, please call (620) 223-2700 ext. 5850