The Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday statewide celebration is just around the corner.  The main celebration is starting at 11:00 pm in the Ordway Music Theater. This year marks the Council’s 30th anniversary and our celebration theme is “The Power of Telling Your Story: 30 Years of Us”.  The 2016 Statewide Celebration is free and open to the public so please extend this invitation with the community. Below we have included the logistics and programming details. We have an exciting line up to honor the work and legacy of Dr. King.

Schedule:
·         9:00 am Youth Rally – Ordway Concert Hall
·         10:15 am March Reenactment – Route will begin at the main entrance of the Ordway Center for Performing Arts.
·         11:00 am-1:00 pm Celebration Program – Ordway Music Theater
 
Keynote Speaker:
Talila A. Lewis, founder of Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf
 
Acceptance Speech:
The Honorable Michael J. Davis
 
Performances:
Triad for Christ; Bomba Umoya; and El Arco Iris

Award Recipients:
·         The Honorable Michael J. Davis, Lifetime Achievement Award
·         Senior Judge Gail Chang Bohr, Distinguished Service Award
·         Jill R. Gaulding, Distinguished Service Award
·         Emilia Gonzalez Avalos, Distinguished Service Award
·         Velma Korbel, Distinguished Service Award
·         Nekima Levy-Pounds, Distinguished Service Award
·         Collen Wieck, Distinguished Service Award