Martin Luther King Luminary Events

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A group for those interested in helping out, planning for, and participating in the Martin Luther King Luminary Events. This will be our 6th annual event. You can use this group to help organize activities in your area.

Website: http://www.luminaryevening.com
Members: 24
Latest Activity: Jan 17, 2018

Upcoming January 18, 2016 Event and Background Links

Celebrating Kings Day serves as an opportunity to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to social activism and the legacy that has inspired us to continue his movement.

Join us for our first event on January 16, 2016 at Arnett Library with guest speaker City Councilman Adam McFadden. Luminary kits will be available for purchase at this event.

On January 18, 6pm –9pm join us for candle lighting throughout the neighborhood and Hot Spots. Open your door in 2016 sign up for Hot Spot; this is a social gathering serving a hot beverage to your neighbors and sharing your thoughts on legacy of King. Hot Spots are already forming, check the www.luminaryevening.com for hotspot locations and more information or 19th ward Community Association website http://19wca.org/ .

We have a limited supply of Luminary kits available for pick up January 16, 17, and 18th. Call for times and locations 585 328-6571.

The Arnett Café will serve as the Martin Luther King Jr, Luminary Headquarters. Contact MLK Committee Chair Zola Brown if you have any questions 585-210-9370 or zolabbrown@gmail.com .

It is recommended that activity organizers start a Discussion in the Forum below for their particular area. They can provide information on who is doing what in the Discussion topic which they can update as need-be. Participants can use the "Reply" to provide input. Discussion can of course be started for other purposes such a long term planning and posting reviews and pictures of events in various areas. Be sure to let Landy know your plans at www.luminaryevening.com .

Anyone setting up a chocolate stand of bonfires site should contact Landy Atkinson at info@luminaryevening.com so he can add it to the map which can be found on http://lga3.com/MelroseStreet/LuminaryEvening/Luminary_Evening.html

Background Information

Besides the http://www.luminaryevening.com website check the Comment Wall below and here are links to Discussions in the main Location19 Forum:

leadership needed 2011 Luminary Evening

Luminary Event- 2011

Looking at Race Relations in the SW

Luminary evening feedback

Luminary Event planning meeting feedback

Discussion Forum

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Comment Wall

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Comment by John Boutet on January 12, 2011 at 3:21am: It has been great seeing all the activity going on in the SouthWest Quadrant in preparation for the 2011 MLK Luminary Event. To help that effort Dan DeMarle has expanded the 2010 Luminar Event group he started last year to be the Martin Luther King Luminary Events group so it can serve an ongoing function for this and future years efforts. Please start posting information for this year's event to the above Discussion Forum and this Comment Wall. If you have not joined this group yet remember that notices are sometimes sent out to group members that nonmembers will miss.

Comment by Eleanor Coleman on November 26, 2010 at 9:12pm: Battery-operated tea lights are available at most of the dollar stores (2 for $1.00). In the spirit of the event, they should still go in white bags and be placed street side. (Don't forget to put little stones or kitty litter in the bottom of the bag so it doesn't blow away.)

Comment by John Boutet on January 28, 2010 at 5:15pm: Below is a link to an album with my pictures from the 2010 Martin Luther King luminary event. Sherrie Carden hosted the hot chocolate stand on Melrose this year. A lot of the pictures were shot on that street but I did go around to look at other locations later in the evening.

2010 01 18 Martin Luther King Luminaries 2010 <-ALBUM

Comment by Dan DeMarle on January 14, 2010 at 12:22pm: If anyone is hosting a hot chocolate stand on Monday please check the web page www.luminaryevening.com to make sure we have it listed on the hot spot map.

Comment by Dan DeMarle on January 14, 2010 at 12:21pm: There is a nice short piece on the Luminary Evening in this weeks City Newspaper with a nice fairly large photo by John Boutet. It is also on their website but with the wrong photo. I have called and left a message about that.

Comment by John Boutet on November 29, 2009 at 12:19pm: Here are a few links to albums of past 19th Ward Martin Luther King Luminary Events:

2007

2007 01 15 Martin Luther King Luminary Evening < ALBUM

2008

2008 01 21 Martin Luther King Luminaries 2008 < ALBUM

2009

2009 01 19 Martin Luther King Luminary Evening < ALBUM

Comment by John Boutet on November 29, 2009 at 1:18am: A thought that came to mind as I was reviewing Jennifer Hammond's post of the Library doing a presentation of the Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream" speech, is that it would be a really neat effect if we could get one of the radio stations to broadcast the speech during the peak period of the luminary event. People could get their radios out and the speech could reverberate throughout the ward as people walk around viewing the Luminaries.

Comment by Shawn on October 21, 2009 at 10:45pm: Here is a link to my photos from last year (2009)
http://location19.ning.com/photo/albums/luminary-evening

And here is a link to Sheri's
http://location19.ning.com/photo/albums/mlk-luminary-event-marlborough

Comment by Dan DeMarle on October 21, 2009 at 10:30pm: If you have pictures from any of our past events, please fee free to add them to this group.