Allentown Art Museum: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Monday, JANUARY 20, 2020 | 11AM-7PM

Celebrate and engage with African American art, history, and culture on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Art Museum. The celebration includes free admission and art-making activities that will immerse you and your family in the motifs and imagery explored by prominent African American artists.

EVENT SCHEDULE: Web link: https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/mlkcelebration/

JazzReach is a nationally recognized New York City-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, performance, creation and teaching of jazz music.

During the celebration, they’ll be performing Stolen Moments: The First 100 Years of Jazz which feature artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis.

Monday, JANUARY 20, 2020

11AM: Museum opens

Lower Level

12:30-2PM: NAACP luncheon

3-4PM: Educational performance by JazzReach

4:15PM: Powerful Poetry with Justice Davis

5:15-6:15PM: Performance by Troupe Da Da

Main Level

11:30AM-12PM: Performance by Resurrected Life Community Church choir (1st act)

1:30-2PM: Performance by Resurrected Life Community Church choir (2nd act)

Upper Level

11AM: Collaborative Media Expressions (CME) short films (1st act)

11:30AM: Community art making with Amber Arts

1:30-3PM: Poetry workshop with Chloe Cole-Wilson

4PM: Collaborative Media Expressions (CME) short films (2nd act)

Arts Park

6:30PM: Lantern ceremony, includes read passages from Why We Can’t Wait