Here are a few events around the Chicago area being held for Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
"The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights": This is the seventh year for "The MLK Project," which tours locally to area schools through February. Presented by Writers' Theatre in Glencoe, the one-woman show was written by Yolanda Androzzo, is directed by Jimmy McDermott and features Caren Blackmore. Alaya is a Chicago student who undergoes a personal transformation from angry violence to artistic expression through her study of the civil rights movement. It opens with a public performance. Noon Monday at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.; admission is free and includes entry to the museum; writerstheatre.org/education.
Meet Christopher Paul Curtis, author of "Bud, Not Buddy": "Bud, Not Buddy" follows the journey of a young African-American orphan as he searches for his father in Depression-era Michigan. First a children's book, the story has been adapted by Reginald Andre Jackson into a play presented by Chicago Children's Theatre, directed by Derrick Sanders. The book's author, Christopher Paul Curtis, will talk about his work and meet with fans at an MLK Day event put on by the theater. 1 p.m. Monday at the Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St.; free; reservations are required at chicagochildrenstheatre.org.
"What Does It Mean, Dr. King?": An interactive piece of music and theater for kids. 11 a.m., 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Monday at Chicago Children's Museum, 700 E. Grand Ave. on Navy Pier; chicagochildrensmuseum.org
At the Brookfield Zoo: Admission is free at the zoo for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. At noon, there's a screening of a film depicting
Dr. King's famous
"I Have A Dream" speech. Brookfield Zoo, 8400
31st St., Brookfield;
czs.org
"Nothing Without a Demand" at the DuSable Museum: An annual, daylong celebration begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday with a live screening of the inauguration of President Barack Obama. At the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place; $8-$10 at dusablemuseum
.org
Also in this section: Northwestern University has announced a "Celebration 2013" week of free cultural programming, culminating in a speech by Harry Belafonte (6 p.m. Jan. 28 at Pick-Staiger Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston). Turn to IN THE BURBS or go to northwestern.edu/mlk. And the Tribune's Howard Reich previews the annual performance of "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah" (7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Parkway.). Check out his JAZZ SCENE column or buy tickets ($30-$74)
at 800-982-2787 or ticketmaster.com/auditorium.
dgeorge@tribune.com
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