Local celebrations in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MONDAY, JAN. 19

Fourth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Birthday Celebration

Where: Geater Center, 1611 Chase St., Anderson

When: 9 a.m. to noon

What: Panel discussion airing on WHBU radio (1240 AM)

Sponsors: Gospel Highlights Broadcast; 1240 WHBU Radio; Pay Less Super Market at Cross Street Marketplace and Phillippe Water Equipment Inc.

Hosts: James L. Warner; the Rev. Victor Richardson of New Zion Fellowship; Rod English, president/CEO of James Monroe Group

Panel includes: Mayor Kris Ockomon; James Burgess, president of NAACP; Tom Snyder, president of Ivy Tech Community College; Stan May, general manager of L.C. May Funeral Service; and Dan Zalokar of Phillippe Water Equipment

“Coming Together for a CHANGE in our Community”

Where: New Hope United Methodist Church, 812 W. 13th St., Anderson

When: Noon

What: An MLK Day and pre-inauguration celebration for President-elect Barack Obama