Several university departments, programs, and organizations are presenti ng events that embrace the life and spirit of Dr. King. These programs are free and open to the public, except for a benefit Philadelphia Orchestra concert.
On Sunday, January 15, from 3 to 6 p.m. the Program for Student-Communit y Involvement, the Community Service Living-Learning Program, and the Christian Association will display banners along Locust Walk (from 36th to 38th streets) to create "King's Walk." The banners will be painted by students.
That evening at 7 p.m., members of the Penn chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (the fraternity to which Dr. King belonged) will lead a candlelight vigil from DuBois College House (3900 Walnut street) to College Hall, where campus leaders will speak about the life and work of the civil rights leader.
On Monday, Jan. 16, five events have been organized to honor Dr. King: From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., selections from Dr. King's speeches will be played over a public address system on College Green, in the center of the Penn campus.
From 9 to 11 a.m., the University's Black Student League will sponsor a Sunrise Breakfast in the DuBois College House, in honor of Dr. King. Vincent Hughes, state senator-elect and chair of the Pennsylvania Black Caucus will be the guest speaker.
From noon until 2 p.m., Penn's African American Association of Administrators, Faculty, and Staff will present a celebratory program featuring a talk by City Councilwoman Augusta Clark. This program will be held in the Ballroom of the Penn Tower Hotel, 34th St. and Civic Center Boulevard.
From 3 to 5 p.m., a Town Meeting will take place in Houston Hall (3417 Spruce street). Penn students. representing diverse perspectives, will share their visions of "Implementing a 21st Century Undergraduate Education," a pledge made by University of Pennsylvania President Judith Rodin and Provost Stanley Chodorow to implement a new model for undergraduate education.
The day's activities conclude with the Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Program, which will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Annenberg School Auditorium, 3620 Walnut St. President Rodin and Provost Stanley Chodorow will speak, and the keynote address will be delivered by Derrick Bell, the law professor who challenged Harvard Law School's minority hiring practices. The program also will feature musical selections by the Penn Gospel Choir.
The University's Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration will end on a high note, courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra, on Monday, January 23, at the Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. The orchestra will be conducted by Andr Raphael Smith, and mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson will be the featured soloist. The Morgan State University Choir will accompany the orchestra. This year's Orchestra tribute to Dr. King is dedicated to the memory of legendary singer Marian Anderson, a Philadelphia native. The concert will benefit the creation of the Marian Anderson Music Study Center at the University of Pennsylvania Library. Ticket prices for this concert range from $15 to $250. The latter includes a dinner, preferred seating and a reception following the performance.
For more information about the events in Penn's Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program, please call the planning committee at (215) 898-0810.
Kirby F. Smith, news officer/News & Public Affairs University of Pennsylvania - smithk@pobox.upenn.edu - (215) 898-4820
From: smithk@pobox.upenn.edu (Kirby F. Smith) Subject: Penn Commemorates Dr. MLK, Jr. Date: 6 Jan 1995 22:53:51 GMT Message-ID: [3ekhlv$8db@netnews.upenn.edu]