Bay Area Events for MLK
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Sunday, January 18, 2009, MLK Celebration Services at 9 a.m. and 11a.m. - Glide Church, 330 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Monday, January 19, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. THE REALIZATION OF HOPE, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, etc.

Inauguration event on January 20th (West) Ave Montague for San Francisco

WICKED opens January 27

Wednesday January 14, 2009, 23rd Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 12 Noon to 1:30 p.m., 300 Lakeside Drive, 2nd Floor Auditorium, Oakland ... FREE Admission ; Keynote Speaker is Dr. Clayborne Carson and Theme "The Long Trek up the Mountain - Where are We Now?  (510) 464-7110

Thursday, January 15, 2009; Oakland Celebrates the Dream Opening Ceremony, 11:30 a.m.to 1:00 p.m., Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland's City Hall, Oakland ... FREE Admission... (510) 444-CITY or visit www.oaklandnet.com/celebrations

Sunday January 18, 2009, Noon to 4:00 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Day:  A King and an Emperor, Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street at 10th Street, Oakland, Admission Fee, (510) 238-2200  or  www.museumca.org

Sunday January 18, 2009; 7:30 p.m.; Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Admission Fee, "In the Name of Love," 7th Annual Musical Tribute Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (510) 287-8880/(800) 838-3006  or  www.mlktribute.com

Claiming Our Story of Health & Wellness: Our Past, Our Present, and Our Future, African American Health Summit 2009; Friday February 6, 2009 8:30am-5:30pm Health Conference; Registration Fee $85, Danny Glover, Tureeda Mikell and Dr Ian Smith -- then Saturday February 7, 2009 9:00a.m.-6:00p.m. is FREE! Health Expo Billy Blanks, Chef Mimi and Maalak Atkins ... both days to be held at Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland CA ...for more info: Bay Area Black United Fund, Inc.  (510) 763-7270  www.babuf.org