Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events

Martin Luther King Jr. National Days of Service FRI-MON Participate in a variety of community projects locally and around the country, hours and locations vary Friday-Monday (http://mlkday.gov). Community College Celebration FRI Seattle Community Colleges host keynote speaker Nate Miles, musical celebration, choral reading, noon Friday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1634 19th Ave., Seattle; free (206-934-3233 or www.seattlecolleges.edu/mlk). Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi FRI Music, readings, stories and multimedia presentation, 7:30 p.m. Friday, East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle; free (206-523-3726). MLK Day Weekend of Service SAT, MON Nature Consortium commemorates King's legacy of environmental justice with project to remove invasive species and plant native trees and shrubs, Saturday and Monday, Duwamish Greenbelt, Seattle; preregister (www.naturec.org). Teen March SAT Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to join march, 1-5 p.m. Saturday at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 2200 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Seattle, stopping at parks named for civil rights leaders for a brief performance representing the leader at Sam Smith Park, Powell Barnett Park and Sidney Gerber Park, ending at Garfield Community Center for presentations and discussions on the civil rights movement; free (206-684-4575 or seattle.gov/parks/teens/programs/mlkprogram.htm). Volunteer event SAT Plant native plants; tools provided, 1 p.m. Saturday, Discovery Park, 3801 W. Government Way, Seattle; preregistration encouraged (206-386-4236 or www.seattle.gov/parks). Share the Dream — A Musical Tribute to Dr. King SUN Performances by Total Experience Gospel Choir, Black Nativity Choir and choirs from other faith communities, reflection from Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large, to celebrate King's life and legacy, 3 p.m. Sunday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1634 19th Ave., Seattle; free, freewill offerings collected to benefit the Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle & King County (206-329-0300 or www.emergencyfeeding.org). MLK — Redeeming the Prophetic Vision SUN Interfaith Service with musicians, dancers, theatrical and spoken word performances, information from social justice organizations, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Urban Grace: The Downtown Church, 902 Market St., Tacoma; free (253- 272-2184. or www.facebook.com/events/318167441526868/). Whatcom Museum event SUN Bellingham Community Gospel Choir, 2 p.m. Sunday, Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham; $3 donation suggested (360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org). Seattle community celebration MON 30th anniversary celebration with theme "Recapturing MLK Jr.'s Revolutionary Spirit," workshops, including several geared toward youth, 9:30-10:45 a.m. Monday; rally with speakers, poetry, music, 11 a.m., Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave., Seattle; march to the downtown Jackson Federal Building for brief rally, 12:30 p.m., followed by lunch at Garfield Commons; free, donations collected (www.MLKseattle.org). King Holiday Hoopfest MON High-school basketball tournament, Lake Washington vs. Lincoln boys, 9 a.m.; Woodinville vs. Cleveland girls, 10:30 a.m.; Jefferson (Oregon) vs. Bothell boys, 12:30 p.m.; O'Dea vs. Franklin, 2 p.m.; Long Beach Poly (Calif.) vs. Rainier Beach boys, 4 p.m.; tribute to MLK, 5:30 p.m.; Lakes vs. Garfield, 6 p.m.; Federal Way vs. Seattle Prep, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle; $10, proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of King County and Friends of Hoop (fohseattle.com/king-holiday-hoopfest/index.htm). Audubon Day of Service MON Help remove invasive ivy, holly and blackberry, tools provided, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Seward Park Audubon Center, 5902 Lake Washington Boulevard S., Seattle (206-652-2444 or sewardpark.audubon.org). Musica Festival MON Music performances, comedy, keynote speeches, tribute to Metropolitan King County Council Chairman Larry Gossett; Dow Constantine presents King County Executive's Awards for Excellence in Hip Hop; proceeds benefit Musica for Youth supporting early childhood education, 7 p.m. Monday, Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; $15-$50 (www.kingawards.org). Freedom Project, Honoring Nonviolence MON Blues singer, Threshold Ensemble and Playback Theater, stories of transformation from people who have come through the prison system, 6 p.m. Monday, 88 Keys Dueling Piano and Sports Bar, 315 Second Ave., Seattle; (206-325-5678 or www.freedom-project.org). Total Experience Gospel Choir MON Gospel choir celebrates King's birthday, 2 p.m. Monday, Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park; free (www.thirdplacecommons.org). Unity Breakfast, Tacoma MON Keynote speaker Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Sen. Patty Murray, presentation of the Dream Awards, 8-10:30 a.m. Monday, William W. Philip Hall, UW Tacoma, 1900 Commerce St., Tacoma; $5-$15, by reservation (www.tacoma.washington.edu/mlk/). Tacoma celebration, Washington State History Museum MON Family activities, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday; Ghosts of the Great Hall theater program featuring Tuskegee Airmen and early aerospace industry workers, noon-1 p.m.; Dr. Bernard Harris, the first African-American astronaut to walk in space, and the Tuskegee Airmen African-American World War II fighter pilots, 2 p.m., followed by discussion and book signing, Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; free admission (253-272-3500 or www.washingtonhistory.org). People for Puget Sound Day of Service MON Plant native plants, tools provided, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Maury Island Marine Park, Vashon, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Union Slough, Everett; preregister (206-456-3813 or pugetsound.org). MLK Tribute, Health Fair MON Musical performances, children's activities, keynote speaker former professional basketball player Zaid Abdul-Aziz; health resource fair with information on health issues and services from nonprofit and social service agencies, noon-3 p.m. Monday, Crossroads Bellevue Shopping Center, 15600 N.E. Eighth St., Bellevue (www.crossroadsbellevue.com). Seattle University MLK lecture: Carlotta Walls LaNier TUE Seattle University MLK Lecture and book signing with Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the Little Rock Nine and author of "A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School," 7 p.m. Tuesday, Seattle University Pigott Auditorium, 1016 E. Marion St., Seattle; free, preregister (206-296-6070 or