Martin Luther King Luminary Events

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A group for those interested in helping out, planning for, and participating in the Martin Luther King Luminary Events. This will be our 6th annual event. You can use this group to help organize activities in your area.

Website: http://www.luminaryevening.com
Members: 14
Latest Activity: Jan 25

Upcoming January 16, 2012 Event and Background Links

LaShay Harris is the coordinator for this 2012 event and can be contacted at deniz6@aol.com or 217-2636.

Luminary kits are available at:

Menezes Pizza - 445 Chili Ave from 12pm -6pm
Hunt's Hardware - 390 Thurston Rd
Boulder Coffee - 960 Genesee St

It is recommended that activity organizers start a Discussion in the Forum below for their particular area. They can provide information on who is doing what in the Discussion topic which they can update as need-be. Participants can use the "Reply" to provide input. Discussion can of course be started for other purposes such a long term planning and posting reviews and pictures of events in various areas.

Dawn Noto is organizing the Susan B. Anthony area

Anyone setting up a chocolate stand of bonfires site should contact Landy Atkinson at info@luminaryevening.com so he can add it to the map which can be found on http://lga3.com/MelroseStreet/LuminaryEvening/Luminary_Evening.html

Background Information

Besides the http://www.luminaryevening.com website check the Comment Wall below and here are links to Discussions in the main Location19 Forum:

leadership needed 2011 Luminary Evening

Luminary Event- 2011

Looking at Race Relations in the SW

Luminary evening feedback

Luminary Event planning meeting feedback

Discussion Forum

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Comment Wall

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Comment by Steph on January 5, 2012 at 10:51pm: Hi! We are excited to celebrate Martin Luther King and our annual Luminary Night. We will be hosting kid friendly games, cookies and hot chocolate out front and on the porch. Stop by and warm up by the fire! We hope to see you, Steph, Mike, Urban and Casiro on Rugby.

Comment by LaShay Harris on January 5, 2012 at 11:00am: Happy New Year Everyone,

Martin Luther King Luminary (MLK) Evening planning is in the works. On Monday, January 16th at sunset, please set out your Luminaries. Please aline them parallel to the street. Then go for a walk and enjoy the lights. Several streets are hosting hot chocolate stands, bonfires or other get togethers. Please click on the link to see if someone on your street is hosting a station luminaryevening.com.

If your street does not have a red dot and you want to host a food and beverage station please send an email to info@luminaryevening.com. to let us know and we will add you to the map online.

I would like to encourage you all as to participate and lead by examples to others in our community. These are exciting times for some and difficult time for others. What brings us together is the hope in the MLK Dream and how it applies to each of us individually. Join us as we continue in the celebration of friendship, community spirit and unity.

Calling all amateur or professional photographers please come and capture magic by participating in a photo contest.

The 19th Ward Community Association will recognize a winner for the best photograph taken during the MLK Luminary Event.

Regards,

LaShay Harris

19th Ward Association 1st Vice President

Comment by Wendy Sullivan on February 12, 2011 at 10:04am: I love the photos - I was in Texas this year so missed the event! It looks like this tribute is growing more and more!! thanks for the wonderful work everyone did this year! I am proud to be Urban by Choice!

Comment by John Boutet on February 12, 2011 at 12:09am: Below are some of the pictures I took of the Martin Luther King Luminary Event this year. The complete set of pictures can be found in this Kodak Gallery album: 110117 Martin Luther King Luminary Evening 2011.

The following 7 pictures were shot on Melrose St.

The following 2 pictures were shot on Rugby Avenue.

The following 4 pictures were shot on Wellington Avenue.

The final 2 pictures were shot at Margy Meath's on Marlborough Road.

Comment by John Boutet on January 17, 2011 at 12:54am: Last chance to pick up your Martin Luther King Luminaries is today. Tonight we celebrate the dream!

If you have not picked up your luminary kits yet, you can still get them at:

Menezes Pizza - 445 Chili Ave from 12pm -6pm
Hunt's Hardware - 390 Thurston Rd
Boulder Coffee - 955 Genesee St

Have a great evening!

Comment by Eleanor Coleman on January 12, 2011 at 9:24am: Update: I learned that the dollar store in the plaza across from the Cinema on South Ave has battery lights 3 for $1.00. However, remember two things: (1) purchasing the "ready-made" kits also supports the 19th Ward Community Association and (2) if you use battery lights, you should use a lighter bag as the illumination isn't as strong.

Comment by John Boutet on January 12, 2011 at 3:21am: It has been great seeing all the activity going on in the SouthWest Quadrant in preparation for the 2011 MLK Luminary Event. To help that effort Dan DeMarle has expanded the 2010 Luminar Event group he started last year to be the Martin Luther King Luminary Events group so it can serve an ongoing function for this and future years efforts. Please start posting information for this year's event to the above Discussion Forum and this Comment Wall. If you have not joined this group yet remember that notices are sometimes sent out to group members that nonmembers will miss.

Comment by Eleanor Coleman on November 26, 2010 at 9:12pm: Battery-operated tea lights are available at most of the dollar stores (2 for $1.00). In the spirit of the event, they should still go in white bags and be placed street side. (Don't forget to put little stones or kitty litter in the bottom of the bag so it doesn't blow away.)

Comment by John Boutet on January 28, 2010 at 5:15pm: Below is a link to an album with my pictures from the 2010 Martin Luther King luminary event. Sherrie Carden hosted the hot chocolate stand on Melrose this year. A lot of the pictures were shot on that street but I did go around to look at other locations later in the evening.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp...

Comment by Dan DeMarle on January 14, 2010 at 12:22pm: If anyone is hosting a hot chocolate stand on Monday please check the web page www.luminaryevening.com to make sure we have it listed on the hot spot map.