Upcoming

■ Chess Club for Kids. 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday and Feb. 3, March 3 and April 7. Free. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. Learn the basics of the game through instruction and playing time with Chess Master Xiao Cheng. Ages 9 to 14. 770-7819840, forsythpl.org.

■ Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast: “One Nation Under God ~ In Our Government, Our Community and in Our Churches” by Allen Temple A.M.E. Church and the Cherokee County Government. 9-11 a.m. Jan. 13. Free. The Northside Cherokee-Conference Center, 1130 Bluffs Parkway, Canton. Keynote speakers will be Canton Mayor Gene Hobgood, Woodstock Mayor Donnie Henriques and Mount Olive Baptist Church of Woodstock Pastor, the Rev. Elington Bates. Master of Ceremonies will be Towne Lake Community Church of Woodstock’s “Pastor Bill” William Ratliff. Capping the event will be the MLK Scholarship Fundraiser and the presentation of the MLK Unity Award. Register: 770-926-6348, tburrell@AllenTempleAME.org.

■ Sandy Springs’ Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. 10 a.m. Jan. 15. Heritage Sandy Springs, 6110 Blue Stone Road, Sandy Springs. Community volunteers of the Sandy Springs Mission, who make a difference in the lives of children every day, will be honored. Bring a children’s book (early reader to young adult) to donate to the SandySprings Mission. Pastor Henry Bush of Sharon Community United Methodist Church will provide the challenge to continue King’s work. Citizen Response Center at 770-730-5600, SandySpringsGa.gov, facebook.com/SandySpringsGA.