Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. January 18, 2011

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered (GLBT) Arts Consortium and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) will offer a Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 7:00 p.m., Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church (CHPC), 4th and Independence Avenue SE, near the Eastern Market and Capitol South Metro Stations. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by a grant from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation. The Church is accessible and the event will be interpreted for the deaf. Participants in the Remembrance include: Fortissima, Choir of the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Not What You Think, Nuance, Rock Creek Singers of Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., Jubilee Singers of All Souls Unitarian, the Capitol Hill Youth Chorus, and individual artist Pamela Jafari. The performance will conclude with a special appearance by the youth of the Bokamoso Youth Centre in Winterveldt Township near Pretoria, South Africa who will talk and sing about their challenges and dreams. For more information about the King Remembrance, contact (202) 547-4102, www.dcglbtarts.org or www.chaw.org.