UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, January 17, 1997
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Weekend activities to celebrate King
Group hopes to bring his dream alive at KU
The Lawrence community will be taking the dream to the next level this weekend.
To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the Ecumenical Fellowship will present the 12th Annual King Holiday Celebrations Jan. 18-20.
Tomnie Harris Stewart, professor of drama and theater at Alabama State University, will present a dramatic interpretation. Stewart recently played the wife of actor Samuel Jackson in the movie A Time To Kill.
"This holiday not only is a historical event, but also an educationally and spiritually uplifting time to remember the values Dr. King taught to us as a community and nation," said the Rev. William Dulin, president of the Ecumenical Fellowship.
The celebration will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with the fellowship's annual banquet at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive.
By Umut Bayramoglu
Kansan staff writer
On Sunday, the celebration will continue with a gospel musical at 6:30 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.
Two community choirs, one adult and one youth, will perform at the musical with other church choirs. Kenny Anderson from the University of California at San Diego will be the special guest of the musical.
The audience will have a chance to donate to the Burn Churches of
"This weekend is going to be a celebration and education weekend."
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The fellowship's final program will be held on Monday at the Lied Center. Opening processions will be followed by a brief service with the choirs. Afterward, Harold Carter, who has been a pastor for 30 years, will speak.
The fellowship anticipates about 300 people to attend. Tickets are available at the Office of Minority Affairs and Student Union Activities box office. The gospel musical and commemorative service are free. Tickets for the opening banquet are $10 for students and $20 for the public.
America. The money will go to the National Council of Churches for needed repairs.
"This weekend is going to be a celebration and education weekend," Dulin said. "We especially want to emphasize for the youth that more important than the dream is putting it into reality. This is a celebration that everyone is a part of, a celebration of attitudes of fairness and equality."
the Rev. William Dulin president of the Ecumenical Fellowship
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The casino could be the last addition to the area's gambling market for a while.
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Three thousand invited guests sipped champagne and cocktails on the cobblestoned, Victorian-style
Members of the Missouri Gaming Commission voted 5-0 yesterday in a telephone meeting to grant licenses for the casino.
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