Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2013
Events in California
Bay Area - Central Coast - Central Valley - Southern California
Bay Area
* click on the name of the event for more information *
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Name of event |
Sponsoring organization |
Location |
City |
County |
Date |
Time |
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Garber Park Stewards |
John Garber Park |
Berkeley |
Alameda |
1/19 |
10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Covenant Worship Center West Berkeley Street Cleaning & San Pablo Park |
Covenant Worship Center & the West Berkeley Community |
Covenant Worship Center - 2622 San Pablo Avenue |
Berkeley |
Alameda |
1/19 |
10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Daily Bread |
Berkeley Bowl (both locations) and Star Market |
Berkeley |
Alameda |
1/21 |
various - see event website |
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East Bay Regional Parks District |
Oak Port Athletic Field, 5737 Oakport St. |
Oakland |
Alameda |
1/21 |
8:30 am - 12:00 noon |
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Martin Luther King Day of Service - Keep Peralta Hacienda Historical Park Beautiful |
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park |
2465 34th Avenue |
Oakland |
Alameda |
1/21 |
9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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Service for Peace - Bay Area |
Lazear Elementary School, 824 29th Ave. |
Oakland |
Alameda |
1/21 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Friends of Sausal Creek |
Dimond Rec Center, 3860 Hanly Rd. *Meet at Scout Hut |
Oakland |
Alameda |
1/19 |
9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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Golden Gate Audubon Society |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline - Doolittle Drive and Swan Way |
Oakland |
Alameda |
1/19, 1/21 |
Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm; Monday 9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy |
Location varies by project |
Bay Area-wide |
Bay Area-wide |
1/21 |
Time varies by project |
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Women's Initiative |
Volunteer opportunities throughout the Bay Area |
Bay Area-wide |
Bay Area-wide |
1/21 |
Time varies by project |
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Urban Tilth |
Richmond Greenway |
Richmond |
Contra Costa |
1/21 |
9:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation |
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Walnut Creek |
Contra Costa |
1/19 |
9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
Muir Beach |
Mill Valley |
Marin |
1/21 |
10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
Fort Baker |
Sausalito |
Marin |
1/21 |
9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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Richardson Bay Audubon Center |
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Tiburon |
Marin |
1/19 |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
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Musiciancorps |
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San Francisco |
San Francisco |
1/21 |
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Human Rights Campaign & Larkin Street Youth Services |
1138 Sutter St. |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
1/21 |
starts at 10:00 am |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
Mori Point |
Pacifica |
San Mateo |
1/21 |
10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Pie Ranch |
Pie Ranch, 2080 Cabrillo Hwy |
Pescadero |
San Mateo |
1/19 |
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Santa Clara County Parks |
Santa Teresa County Park - San Vicente Avenue and Fortini Road |
Almaden |
Santa Clara |
1/19 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Santa Clara County Parks |
Lexington Reservoir County Park, 17770 Alma Bridge Rd. Meet at Priest Rock Trail |
Los Gatos |
Santa Clara |
1/19 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Youth Science Initiative |
Vasona County Park - 333 Blossom Hill Road |
Los Gatos |
Santa Clara |
1/19 |
9:30 am - 11:30 am |
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Community-Wide Mitzvah Day: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service |
Oshman Family JCC |
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South Bay-wide |
Santa Clara |
1/21 |
Time varies by project |
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MLK Day Disaster Preparedness Doorhanger Challenge and Scavenger Hunt |
American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter |
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Santa Clara |
1/21 |
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Chanticleer Park Neighbors |
Chanticleer Park |
Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz |
1/24 |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Solano Community College |
Solano Community College Theater, 4000 Suisun Valley Road |
Fairfield |
Solano |
1/20 |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration Committee |
Santa Rosa High School Auditorium, 1235 Mendocino Ave. |
Santa Rosa |
Sonoma |
1/13 |
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Central Coast
* click on the name of the event for more information *
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Name of event |
Sponsoring organization |
Location |
City |
County |
Date |
Time |
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Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County |
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San Luis Obispo |
1/14, 1/16 |
8:30 am |
Central Valley
* click on the name of the event for more information *
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Name of event |
Sponsoring organization |
Location |
City |
County |
Date |
Time |
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Fresno Martin Luther King Unity Committee & Clovis Police Department |
Clovis Veteran's Memorial Building |
Clovis |
Fresno |
1/19 |
8:30 am - 10:30 am |
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Martin Luther King All Faiths and Candlelight Vigil Service; Contact Rev. Bruce McAlister at 559-227-9819 for more information |
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1802 California Ave. |
Fresno |
Fresno |
1/19 |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Martin Luther King Awards and Reception Ceremony; Contact Greg Barfield at 559-621-8000 for more information |
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Fresno City Hall, 2600 Fresno St. |
Fresno |
Fresno |
1/18 |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Opening Garlanding Ceremony |
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Fresno County Courthouse Park, at MLK Bust |
Fresno |
Fresno |
1/18 |
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm |
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KVMR FM |
Miners Foundry |
Nevada City |
Nevada |
1/21 |
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm |
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Placer County Parks, Folsom Auburn Trail Riders Action Coaltion, REI |
Hidden Falls Regional Park, 7587 Mears Pl. |
Auburn |
Placer |
1/19 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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| MLK365 | Oak Park Community Center | Sacramento | Sacramento | 1/21 | 7:45 am | |
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Modesto Junior College 18th annual Martin Luther King Day Commemoration |
Modesto Junior College |
Mary Stuart Rogers Student Learning Center on MJC campus |
Modesto |
Stanislaus |
2/8 |
7:00 am |
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"Remembering Our Roots: Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at King Hall" |
University of California, Davis School of Law |
UC Davis Conference Center |
Davis |
Yolo |
2/4 |
12:00 noon |
Southern California
* click on the name of the event for more information *
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Name of event |
Sponsoring organization |
Location |
City |
County |
Date |
Time |
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City of Culver City |
Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Ave. |
Culver City |
Los Angeles |
1/19 |
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2013, I Have A Dream (Youth volunteers only and must register by January 11th) |
The Volunteer Center, South Bay- Harbor- Long Beach |
13634 Cordary Ave. |
Hawthorne |
Los Angeles |
1/26 |
10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace & Unity Parade and Celebration |
City of Long Beach |
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Anageim St. |
Long Beach |
Los Angeles |
1/19 |
10:30 am |
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California African American Museum |
Exposition Park, 600 State Dr. |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
1/21 |
11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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City Year |
Belmont High School, 1575 West Second St. |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
1/21 |
9:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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MLK Day of Service: Washington Irving Middle School Revitalization Project |
LA Works, Northrup Gruman, Target |
3010 Estara Ave. |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
1/21 |
9:00 am |
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California African American Museum |
Exposition Park, 600 State Dr. |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
1/21 |
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
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Pasadena MLK Community Coalition |
John Muir High School, 1905 Lincoln Ave. |
Pasadena |
Los Angeles |
1/19 |
8:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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Pasadena MLK Communinty Coalition |
Robinson Park 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
Pasadena |
Los Angeles |
1/19 |
12:30 pm |
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City of Pasadena, Pasadena MLK Community Coalition |
Robinson Park, 1081 N. Fair Oak Ave. |
Pasadena |
Los Angeles |
1/21 |
8:30 am |
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition; City of Santa Monica; CityTV-Santa Monica; SGI-USA; Santa Monica College; and the SMC Associates |
SGI (Soka Gakkai International) Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Blvd. |
Santa Monica |
Los Angeles |
1/19 |
10:00 am |
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Santa Monica Symphony |
SGI (Soka Gakkai International) Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Blvd. |
Santa Monica |
Los Angeles |
1/20 |
3:30 pm |
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The Boys and Girls Club of San Gorgonio Pass |
Roosevelt Williams Park, 1101 E. George St. |
Banning |
Riverside |
1/21 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Honoring the Dream 3rd Annual Candlelight Prayer Vigil; call 951-288-4375 for more information |
Healthy Heritage Movement, Inc. |
Breezeway, City Hall |
Riverside |
Riverside |
1/21 |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Jacobs and Cushman Food Bank |
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San Diego |
San Diego |
1/21 - 2/2 |
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Neighborhood House Association |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade Park – Downtown San Diego, Harbor Drive |
San Diego |
San Diego |
1/21 |
2:00 pm |
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San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council |
Parkside Park |
San Diego |
San Diego |
1/21 |
8:30 am - 10:00 am |
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5th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Interfaith Service |
several local churches, synagogues |
Morely Field, Balboa Park |
San Diego |
San Diego |
1/21 |
9:00 am |
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UC San Diego |
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San Diego |
San Diego |
1/20 |
8:00 am |
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World Beat Center |
World Beat Center |
San Diego |
San Diego |
1/21 |
12:00 noon |
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Zeta Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha |
Harbor Drive, Downtown San Diego |
San Diego |
San Diego |
1/20 |
2:00 pm |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara |
Arlington Theater |
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
1/21 |
11:00 am |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara |
De la Guerra Plaza |
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
1/21 |
9:00 am |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Ventura County |
Plaza Park, intersection of 5th and C Streets |
Oxnard |
Ventura |
1/21 |
8:00 am |
