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Maya Angelou will be honored in this year’s program on Monday, January 19 at noon in the Ashland Armory. There will be a choir from John Muir Elementary, students from Ashland High School’s Change Project, Intention Dance, Samba do Coração, Rogue Valley Gospel Group and other performers. Seats are usually gone by about 11:45 so get there early.
For more photos from prior years click here.
Kali Sullivan of Ashland Danceworks
Mose Wilson Jr. and other veterans were asked to stand and be recognized for their service
Kayse Jama from Somalia was the MLK Jr. Holiday Celebration 2014 keynote speaker in the Historic Ashland Armory
Ashland Danceworks
Audience listens to JFK before MLK, Jr. Holiday Celebration gets underway in Historic Ashland Armory (1/20/14)
Rodney Gardiner gave me chills
Justice
Rodney Gardiner (OSF) performed a very moving piece
I will have another batch or two of these photos from today’s events coming soon…
2014 MLK Jr Holiday Celebration @ Ashland Armory
Line wrapped around building and some people were turned away for lack of seats
Crater Renaissance Academy
2014 MLK Jr Holiday Celebration in the Historic Ashland Armory
Ashland Danceworks @ Ashland Armory MLK Day Celebration 2013
The event starts at noon. Get to the Historic Ashland Armory early if you want a seat.
Paula Anema Sohl of Ashland First Congregational United Church of Christ, one of many “Community Protectors”
OSF Actor Jerome Preston Bates @ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration
Talia Matthias from the Maslow Project, one of many “Community Protectors”
Scenic Middle School student
Gina DuQuenne of SOPride
Ashland Danceworks
Master of Ceremonies DL Richardson
SOU President Mary Cullinan, one of many “Community Protectors”
Scenic Middle School band director John Foster @ Martin Luther King. Jr. Holiday Celebration
Actress Christina Acosta Robinson recites poetry and sings
Ashland Armory interior panorama
Ashland Danceworks @ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration
Ashland Food Project – one of the “Community Protectors”
Rogue Valley Gospel Group @ MLK Birthday Celebration
Ashland Dance Works @ Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration
OSF company Rodney Gardnier, Chavez, Eduardo Placer, and Christina Robinson lead “Rosa Sat”
You can see me take this photo very early in the video below
Actor Jerome Preston Bates @ Ashland’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration
La Clinica Health Care board president, Phil Michael, one of many “community protectors”
Actress Christina Acosta Robinson reads and sings @ Martin Luther King, Junior Holiday Celebration
Ashland Armory crowd waits for the celebration to begin
More photos from Ashland’s MLK Birthday Celebration can be found here.
