 Saturday, January 14
31st Annual Prayer Breakfast - 8:30 a.m.
The Prayer Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Grand
Ballroom of the historic Grove Park Inn & Resort at 290 Macon
Avenue. Guest speaker Dr. Boyce Watkins will be joined by the Unity
& Fellowship Choir and other distinguished guests. Adult tickets for
the breakfast are $25 in advance, $30 after December 31 and at the
door. Student tickets (under 13) are $15; patron tickets are $35. Sponsored by MLK Assoc.
Dr. Boyce Watkins
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Tuesday, January 17 - Panel Discussion with Members of SNCC
Isaac Coleman and Carol Rogoff, members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, discuss their work in the civil rights movement and the impact it has had on them. 12:20-1:30 p.m., UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union, room 224. Details at (828) 232-5024
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Asheville Living Treasures was founded to recognize and publicly honor those seniors of Asheville, and Buncombe County, who have devoted their lives to making their community a better place to live. In 2011 — the organization’s inaugural year — seven Living Treasures were honored, during two ceremonies. More than 120 attended.
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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, John Spitzberg will speak on “Peace and Violence, Two Perspectives into Action–MLK, Jr. and Johann Galtung” at the Sunday, January 15th meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville. The meeting is held from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in the Ray Auditorium at the YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street.
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