Events commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

A number of events are planned to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was born Jan. 15, 1929.

Here are some of them:

Mayor Kathy Sheehan will lead the annual city of Albany’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community March at 11 a.m. Monday. It begins at the Madison Avenue entrance to the Empire State Plaza Concourse, in front of the State Museum entrance. It will conclude at the King Monument in Lincoln Park with a wreath laying ceremony. CDTA will provide a shuttle bus to transport disabled or older people to the memorial and back. A onehour tribute to King will follow at https://empirestateplaza.ny.gov/nyking.

For more information, call 518-434-5411 or email: kmorales@albanyny.gov. Unions, faith communities, civil rights groups and community organizations honor Martin Luther King Jr. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday with a day of service at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, 965 Albany Shaker Road, Latham. With more than 2.1 million New Yorkers struggling with food insecurity, the unions believe it is their responsibility to help the Food Bank.

The state Education Department and Office of General Services have opened the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Fine Arts and Essay Exhibition. King’s commitment to nonviolent advocacy served as the inspiration for 3,920 students from more than 100 public and private schools across the state to submit their creations.

Author and professor Michael Eric Dyson will give a talk commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. at 6 p.m. Tuesday, at Nott Memorial, Union College, Schenectady. The topic is “Dr. King’s Dream: How Do We Get There?” For more information, go to https://www.union.edu. The Schenectady County Human Rights Commission’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance is 3 p.m. Sunday, streaming online at www.schenectadycount y. c o m / h u m a n - r i g h t s . Keynote speaker is Craig S. Andrade, associate dean for practice and director of the activist lab at Boston University’s School of Public Health. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. annual interfaith memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Sunday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Albany. Guest speaker is the Rev. Jamel Robinson, pastor of Mt.

Zion Church in Albany. For program information: capareacc.org

What’s open, closed for holiday

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday. The following is a partial list of holiday schedule changes:

Banks: Closed Monday.

Buses: CDTA will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule on Monday. There will be no NX service. Routes 523, 524 and 525 will not operate.518482-8822 or http://cdta.org.

Garbage: In Albany, garbage will be picked up as usual on Monday. In Schenectady, garbage pickup will be moved forward one day and will stay so until the next holiday. Private contractors’ schedules vary.

Government: Most federal, state, city, town and municipal offices will be open Monday.

Libraries: Most area libraries will be open Monday. Schenectady County Public Libraries will be closed.

Mail: There will be no pickup or delivery Monday.

Schools and colleges: Closed Monday.

Museums: The State Museum in Albany is closed Mondays.

Shopping: Malls and grocery stores will be open.