Celebrations offered to honor the civil rights leader.Byline: The Register-Guard A march, speakers, artwork, young people and community service all will take center stage in Eugene and Springfield on Monday with an array of local activities planned in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Various local groups have organized a number of events that will culminate in the evening at the 23rd annual Lane County Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the Hult Center. Here is a list of the area's activities: March The annual Martin Luther King Jr. March will begin at 10 a.m. at the Moshofsky Center at Autzen Stadium. The march will end at the Hult Center in downtown Eugene. Statue dedication The unveiling of a Rosa Parks commemorative sculpture will be at noon at the Lane Transit District Eugene Station, 10th Avenue and Olive Street. LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability will rename Eugene Station Plaza for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, the black woman who in 1955 provided a key moment in the Civil Rights movement by refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Alabama. The bronze statue of Parks, created by Dexter sculptor Pete Helzer, is a $44,000 project that included $34,000 in community donations. LTD will be one of the first transit districts in the nation with a statue of Parks. Also honored will be Wiley Griffon griffon: see Brussels griffon; wirehaired pointing griffon. , an African-American who piloted Eugene's first streetcar streetcar, small, self-propelled railroad car, similar to the type used in rapid-transit systems, that operates on tracks running through city streets and is used to carry passengers. . Springfield celebration Springfield's 11th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Springfield Middle School, 1084 G St. The event features an annual contest that encourages Springfield students to submit essays, poems, artwork or speeches that illustrate the celebration's theme. This year's theme is "Lift the Load of Poverty." Student art will be exhibited at 2 p.m., and the program will begin at 2:30 p.m. Springfield schools Superintendent Nancy Golden will present cash awards to 40 students for their winning entries. Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
Chilean classical guitarist Ricardo Cardenas will perform, as will Springfield's Rockin' Amigos AMIGOS Advanced Mobile Integration in General Operating Systems , Community Children's Choir and Springfield High School's Mariachi del Sol. Hult Center celebration The 23rd annual Lane County Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration will be held at 6 p.m. in the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts facility in Eugene, Oregon, opened in 1982. 27 architectural firms competed for the opportunity to design the Center, but in the end the Eugene City Council awarded the contract to the New York firm of Hardy . The keynote speaker will be Jonah Edelman, founder and executive director of Stand for Children, a children's advocacy organization based in Portland. He will speak about "Generations: Honoring Our Past, Celebrating the Present, Building for the Future." Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
Also on the program will be University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Black Student Union President Kari Herinckx's singing of the Black National Hymn, a video presentation titled "Dr. King's Words - Hometown Voices," and a presentation of the winners of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay and poetry contest. A reception and silent auction will precede the program from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also on Monday Volunteers will be accepting donations of blankets, coats, hats and other cold-weather items during the Obama Warmth Drive, an event in the spirit of the MLK MLK Martin Luther King MLK Milk MLK Medialess License Kit National Day of Service, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave. The event will benefit homeless and low-income people through St. Vincent de Paul Vin·cent de Paul , Saint 1581-1660. French ecclesiastic who founded the Congregation of the Mission (1625) and the Daughters of Charity (1633). , WhiteBird, Laurel Hill Center and ShelterCare. |
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