INTERFAITH PANEL TO HONOR KING 14TH ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL CEREMONY HAS THEME, `CELEBRATING DIVERSITY'.

Byline: Daily News

SANTA CLARITA -- The Santa Clarita Interfaith Council will celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. in a multicultural ceremony on Monday in Newhall.

This 14th annual observance, co-sponsored by Santa Clarita's Human Relations Forum, will be held from 3to 5p.m. in the Hart High School auditorium, 24825 N. Newhall Ave.

With the theme ``Celebrating Diversity,'' the program will begin with a reception that will include a bread sampling from Sri Lanka, India, Kazakhstan, China and Israel. Also, a Buddhist monk will serve tea.

Guitarist Eric Picotte Harper and the UCLA Bhangra dance team will perform.

``This is a youth- and family-oriented program,'' said Veeann Hegreberg, a member of the planning committee for the event.

``We are inviting guests to dress in traditional ethnic clothes to help create a joyous atmosphere.''

The Interfaith Council is composed of Bahai's of Santa Clarita, the Church of Hope, Congregation Beth Shalom, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Friendly Valley United Methodist Church, Or Emet - A Jewish Congregation, Santa Clarita Valley Pagan Network, Santa Clarita United Methodist Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Santa Clarita Church of Religious Science, Unitarian Universalists and Valencia United Methodist Church.

The program is free and open to the public.

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