And many events are planned throughout Minnesota. The program features remarks from Gov. Mark Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, as well as Talila Lewis, the founder of Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf. “Parade offers MGM Resorts a unique opportunity to stand alongside our community as we celebrate a great man’s enduring legacy”, said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International. They could learn about voting rights or see a performance.
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The service begins at 10 a.m. with the march and rally to follow at 2 p.m. Both events are free to the public. A series of programs will reflect on King’s influence and ways people can learn from and live out his legacy.
Since it is a holiday and many people are out of school or work, the United States Forest Service will be waiving day-use fees at recreation sites at Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests. Neonopolis is free for the first hour, then it’s $1 an hour after that and $5 maximum a day.
The City of Columbia’s 28th annual MLK Celebration will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday at the Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Rev. Charles Elliott, Jr. said Martin Luther King, Jr. told him that “the same hands that pick cotton would pick presidents” one day as they prepare for MLK Day festivities.
Here’s a look at events along and a list of businesses that are closed Monday on Martin Luther King Day. The Downtown Service Center on Smithfield Street is closed.
On Monday, the Monsanto Family YMCA on Page will host its 31st annual commemorative breakfast honoring Dr. King.
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Elliott, who in 2012 was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame, recalled segregation before going on to fight for civil rights including “walking with Dr. King” and helping form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s local branch.
