Martin Luther King Jr. Day events listed
•The Race and Reconciliation Dialogue Group of St. Paul Cathedral, 120 N. Craig St., Oakland, in conjunction with St. Benedict the Moor and St. Charles Lwanga parishes, will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. celebrationon Sunday. A noon Mass will be said, followed at 1:30 p.m. by a program and reception in the church social hall. Speaker will be the Rev. Donald P. Breier, St. Paul’s former pastor.
The event will include awards to winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. elementary school writing contest, who wrote on the topic “King’s Message Today” and a performance of the “Our Father” by the St. Charles Lwanga Children’s Liturgical DanceTroupe.
Formore information, call 412-6818528.
• The North Hills Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Zappala Student Center on the campus of La Roche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd., McCandless. Bishop Cynthia MooreKoikoi of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Churchwill be the keynote speaker.
Thecost is $18, $9 for students. Call 412-760-9390.
• The Midland Women’s Civic Club, in conjunction with Lincoln Learning Solutions, will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Monday in the MainStage Theaterof the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, 1 Lincoln Park,Midland.
A professional development session for educators will take place at 10:15 a.m., followed by a luncheon at 11:30 and keynote speech and music performances at 1 p.m. Speakers will be Sister Jeanette Bussen of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Ann Lewis, intake coordinator and police liaison withA Child’s Place.
The cost is $20. Call 724-576-4644, option 2, or visit www.lincolnparkarts.org.
• The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater will sponsor its ninth annual “East Liberty Celebrates MLK [Jr.],” with the theme “We are the Futuremakers, Our Community is Our Future” from noon to 4 p.m. Monday at the theater, 5941 Penn Ave., and at the East End campus of NorthWay Christian Community, 5941½ Penn Ave. Musical performances will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. For tickets, call 412-363-3000.
In addition, the following free eventsare taking place:
• “MLK Listening Party,” 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Repair the World Pittsburgh,6022 Broad St., East Liberty.
• MLK Day Celebration, 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, Union Project, 801 N. NegleyAve., Highland Park.
• “Read Between the Lines: Racial Disparities in Children’s Literacy,” 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Repair the World Pittsburgh.
• The 11th annual Let Freedom SingConcert, featuring The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh and the MLK Festival Choir, comprising singers from Pittsburgh’s High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Ebenezer Baptist Church, The Lemington Chorale, Allderdice High School, Temple Sinai, Woodland Hills High School and the Greater Pittsburgh Unitarian Universalist churches, will take place at 7 p.m. Monday at the Byham Theater, Downtown. Also on the program will be Reed Dance II under artistic director Greer Reed. Tickets start at $1. Proceeds benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community FoodBank. Call 412-456-6666.
Closings
All city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and federal offices and courts will be closed Monday in observance ofMartin Luther King Jr. Day.
Banks will be closed. Post offices will be closed, with no pickup or delivery of regular mail. State liquor stores normally open on Mondays willbe open.
Garbage pickup will be delayed oneday.
The Port Authority will operate bus, T and incline service on a regular weekday schedule Monday. The customer service line will operate normally, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m; call 412-442-2000 (TTY 412-231-7007). The Downtown Service Center on SmithfieldStreet will be closed.