UPDATE: This was a date specific event, but search the Arlington County website for MLK Tributes and Days of Service for the current year.
Monday, January 17th, 2011 is a Federal holiday to celebrate Martin Luther King’s Birthday and Arlington will once again pay tribute in several ways. On Sunday, January 16, 2011 from 7-9PM the 42nd Annual Tribute Celebration will be held at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center Auditorium. Horace Holmes from ABC7/WJLA-TV will be the Master of Ceremonies for the tribute which will also feature Keynote Speaker Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy, activist and friend of Dr. King, the World Childrens’ Choir and the Washington-Lee Jazz Band.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?'” Each year, Americans across the country come together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities in what has been proclaimed a national “Day of Service”.
Hold your own service project or join in with Arlington’s AmeriCorps team who will be holding a neighborhood & stream cleanup from 10 am to noon on . Monday, January 17, 10:00 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will meet at Arlington Mill Community Center, 4975 Columbia Pike to clean up a section of Columbia Pike and Four Mile Run stream and keep trash out of Arlington County’s largest stream watershed. Please register at volunteer@arlingtonenvironment.org or 703-228-6406.
Also on Monday, January 17, from 1 – 4 pm volunteers are needed to help AmeriCorps at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 Military Rd, to remove invasive plants that are smothering our forest floor and strangling trees. They suggest you dress warmly, wear clothes that can get dirty, and bring work or gardening gloves and clippers if you have them. Call Gulf Branch at 703-228-3403 for more information.
Each of us can contribute to strengthening our own communities by serving in Dr. King’s honor on the King Holiday and throughout the year. The King Center website says that “King Day is a time for realizing that each of us has the power to help alleviate poverty, build community and foster peace through nonviolence, if only we have the courage and commitment to work for it.”
If you’re interested in finding other service project in this area or registering one of your own, visit http://mlkday.gov/.
#278 – Attend a Joint Choral Concert at W-L
The Washington-Lee High School choral department will be hosting a Pyramid Concert for students in grades 4-8 at elementary and middle schools that feed into W-L performing along with the W-L students. The concert will be held on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 at 7 PM in the W-L auditorium. Yorktown High School will be performing a similar concert in May 2011.
#270 – Go on a Bird Walk
Members of the Northern Virginia Bird Club hold informal walks through Arlington parks and other nearby areas in search of wintering birds. Bring binoculars and field guides. Registration is required but the events are free and open to both experienced and beginning birders. Click this link for more details.
#244 – Come to the Winter Wonderland
Typically held the second Saturday in December, Clarendon Market Common hosts Winter Wonderland. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive by fire truck and they’ll be staying for visits and free photos. All afternoon, attendees can enjoy free holiday activities and entertainment, including ice sculptures, strolling entertainment, “Jack Frost”, carolers, and more. Toys for Tots campaign will be accepting donations of unwrapped toys and cash. For event information, call 703-785-5634, or click on the Market Common link above.
#239 – Celebrate the Miracle on 23rd Street
Linden Resources, a non-profit organization created to provide vocational services for more than 250 people with disabilities, hosts an annual Tree Lighting Celebration called “Miracle on 23rd Street” because it is held in Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood. Generally the first Friday in December, you can bring the whole family to enjoy an evening of holiday festivities and a visit from Santa! Please be sure to bring a food item for their Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Arlington Food Assistance Center.
#238 – Light Up Rosslyn
Come to the Jumbotron at 1100 Wilson Boulevard on Thursday, December 2nd to see TBD-TV Anchor Morris Jones and local officials as they flip a giant light switch at exactly 6:31 p.m. turning on holiday lights along the rooftops of Rosslyn buildings for the 17th annual Light Up Rosslyn ceremony. Complimentary refreshments will be provided and the Potomac Harmony Chorus and Beltway Brass will perform during the ceremony. Activities begin at 5:00 PM.
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