St. Petersburg Hosts Extensive Lineup of MLK Events
• 30th Annual MLK Essay Contest Finals – Thursday, January 14.
High school students make their final oratorical presentations at the Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Cosponsored by the MLK Commemorative Celebration Committee Inc. and Alpha Phi Alpha of St. Petersburg. Contact: Wanda Mitchell, 727-893-7803 or 893-7134.
• 25th Annual MLK Drum Major for Justice Awards Banquet – Friday, January 15.
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 First St. S. 7 p.m. Official opening of MLK week in Florida; Louisiana State Senator Cleo Fields, keynote speaker. Tickets, $35, available at Enoch Davis Center. Contact: MLKholidaylegacy@gmail.com or MLK Holiday & Legacy office, 727-327-0085.
• 25th Annual MLK National Drum Major for Justice Battle of the Bands
& Drum Line Extravaganza – Sunday, January 17.
Tropicana Field, One Tropicana Drive. 6 p.m. Performers include college and high school marching bands from six states. Tickets: $10 and $15 (VIP seating). Purchase tickets at Ticketmaster locations (1-800-745-3000); Tropicana Field Box Office; Looking Good Men’s Fashions (St. Petersburg, Tampa, Bradenton); Enoch Davis Center (1111 18th Ave. S.); or Norvell Quick Market (St. Pete). More info: www.mlknationalparade.org
• NCNW 24th Annual MLK Leadership Breakfast – Monday, January 18.
Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N., 7:30 a.m. “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not a Day Off!”
Dr. Crystal Kuykendall, keynote speaker. $25 per person. Contact: Dianne Speights, National Council of Negro Women/NCNW St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section, 727-896-2922 or 403-0144.
• 25th Annual MLK Drum Major For Justice National Parade – Monday, January 18.
Starts at 11:00 a.m. NOTE NEW START TIME FOR PARADE THIS YEAR. Parade Route: begins at Third Ave. S. and Martin Luther King St., proceeds north to Central Ave., east to Bayshore Drive, and north to Fifth Ave. N., disbanding at Vinoy Park. Contact: MLKholidaylegacy@gmail.com or MLK Holiday & Legacy parade office, 327-0085.
— For more information about the MLK Holiday & Legacy Association’s Drum Major for Justice awards banquet, band festival, or parade – contact the MLK Holiday & Legacy office at 327-0085 or MLKholidaylegacy@gmail.com; or visit www.mlknationalparade.org.
— For parade day vendor registration, contact Thomas Huggins, 813-207-0003, or visit the MLK parade vendor Web site, www.spmlkparade.com
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