Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are some public events in New York City on Monday marking the occasion. The events are free except where indicated.
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Academy of Music Tribute:
Begins at 10:30 a.m., BAM Opera House, 30 Lafayette St., Brooklyn, (718) 636-4100. Keynote speaker is Walter Mosley. Music by the Persuasions and the Reverence Timothy Write Memorial Choir of the Grace Tabernacle Christian Center. There is a community art exhibition and a screening of "Neshoba: The Prince of Freedom," an award-winning documentary about a town in Mississippi 40 years after the murders of three civil rights workers.
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Art and Videos for Children
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave., (718) 735-4400, admission $7.50 per person, under 1 free
11:30 a.m., a short DVD presentation of the "I Have A Dream Speech."
1:30 p.m., Coretta Scott King dance tribute, the Pinnacle Praise Dancers celebrate through poetry and dance.
2:30, Interactive show looks at the historic and present-day struggles for freedom, social justice and human rights
3 p.m., make art using African Adinkra symbols of hope, love and friendship to take home.
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Free Concert
6 p.m., seating begins at 5:30 p.m., first-come, first-served basis, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, at Brooklyn College campus, 2900 Campus Road
BRONX
Interfaith Service
10 a.m., Trinity Baptist Church, 808 E. 224th Street, Bronx, 718.590.3989. In conjunction with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., the service will honor the legacy of Dr. King and celebrate the national community service theme, "Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On ... Not A Day Off"
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Children's Programs
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., St. Mary's Recreation Center (in St. Mary's Playground) St. Ann's Ave. and 145th St., (718) 402-5155. Video images and audio presentation of two of King's famous speeches will be on display.
12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Owen Dolen Golden Age Center (in Owen F. Dolen Park), 1400 East Tremont Ave., (718) 822-4282,
Children can listen to the "I Have a Dream" speech, watch a documentary about King's life and discuss the country's history and future.
MANHATTAN
Raising Citizens: Martin Luther King, Jr. Festival
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. between Broadway and Amsterdam, (212) 721-1234, admission: $10. Kids can celebrate the city's diversity by creating collages of what they see in their neighborhood and learn what some teens are doing to make the world a better place. At 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., the world famous Harlem Gospel Choir will perform.
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Walking Tours in Central Park
10 a.m., annual tour by eighth-graders from the Manhattan Country School, Strawberry Fields at Central Park West and 72nd St. The students will lead a tour and stop in several places to give speeches on the theme, "We Have Another Dream: Civil Rights in the 21st Century."
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12 - 1 p.m., Seneca Village Tour, inside the park at the southeast corner of 85th St. and Central Park West, (212) 772-0210. Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become Central Park. Learn about the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time.
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Artists Celebrate Dr. King
6:30 p.m., Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St., (212) 864-5400
Jazz musician Craig Harris and ensemble performs parts of "God's Trombones," illuminating the teachings of black preachers. Choreographer Bridget Moore's "Remembrance of Things Past" combines one of King's most important speeches with dance and video. Vocalists Neshama Carlebach and members of the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir sing African-American spirituals.
Emceed by Ruth Messinger, with a keynote address by the Rev. Dr. Suzan D. Johnson Cook.
QUEENS
King Documentary Screening
3 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 3601 35th Ave., Astoria
King: A Filmed Record ... Montgomery To Memphis
This tribute documentary uses archival footage of King's life, from the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott to his assassination in 1968, intercut with dramatic readings and interviews by friends and admirers, including Ruby Dee, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Harry Belafonte, and more. Made in 1970, 185 minutes.
STATEN ISLAND
Children's Service
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Unitarian Church of Staten Island, 312 Fillmore St., (718) 447-2204. A service and creative activities aimed at kids aged 7 to 13 will honor King. The church will screen the feature film "Selma, Lord, Selma," about an Alabama girl inspired by King. Lunch and snacks will be served. Participants are encouraged to donate to a food drive.
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