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UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield Hall 218
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration Planned
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MAILED: Jan. 8, 1998

EAU CLAIRE -- A brief commemorative sunset ceremony in honor of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held Monday, Jan. 19.
The ceremony, titled "In Honor of the Man and His Dream," will begin at 5 p.m. at the Ecumenical Religious Center, 110 Garfield Ave.
The candlelight ceremony will celebrate the philosophy and ideas of one of America's most important historical figures. It will include music and excerpts from the well-known "I have a dream ..." speech.
The event is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Activities and Programs Office, the American Ethnic Coordinating Office and the ERC.

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UWEC [Administrative Offices] [News Bureau]

Janice B. Wisner
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 218
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: Jan. 13, 1998