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African Culture Festival Film Screening, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (also 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. Monday), Newsreel Theatre, Cincinnati Museum Center, Queensgate. Short films provided by the Pan African Film Festival, founded by actor Danny Glover. Part of the African Culture Fest and the Passport to the World Series. First movie: “The First Grader - Kenya.” Taking advantage of a 2002 Kenyan law that guaranteed free education for all, a veteran freedom fighter at 84 attends school alongside 6-year-olds. Second movie: “Africa United - Rwanda.” Narrative feature of three Rwandan children who walk 3,000 miles to the Soccer World Cup in Africa. Family-friendly. Free. 513-287-7000; www.cincymuseum.org.
Beyond Emancipation, 6-8 p.m., Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road. Contemporary art exhibit honors the 25th anniversary of Juneteenth Cincinnati. Continues through Feb. 25. Family-friendly. Free. 513-631-4278; www.kennedyarts.org.
Kuna Karamu Africa, 7:30-11 p.m., Cincinnati Museum Center, Queensgate. Authentic cuisine from southern Africa, an African village, cash bar and entertainment. Museum Center’s multicultural programming efforts. $25, $20 members; $20, $15 members advance. 513-582-5439; www.cincymuseum.org.
Sunday
College Hill’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, 4:15 p.m., St. Clare Church, 1443 Cedar Ave. Gather for unity march at House of Joy on Hamilton Ave. March travels to St. Clare Church for program at 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit Christ Community of College Hill. Free, donations accepted. 513-541-7302, ext. 17; www.gbgm-umc.org/hilltop-umc.
Interfaith Vesper: Sharing Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dream of One Nation, 5 p.m., Zion Baptist Church, 630 Glenwood Ave., Avondale. Free. 513-751-8608, ext. 10; zionbaptistcincinnati.org.
The Miss Teen Cincinnati Pageant, 4:30 p.m., School for Creative and Performing Arts, 108 W. Central Parkway, Over-the-Rhine. Auditorium. $10. 513-368-8108.
Reflections of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 7 p.m., Bellarmine Chapel, Xavier University. Sunday Mass. Free, donations accepted. 513-745-3181; www.xavier.edu/mlk.
Third Sunday Funday: Live the Dream, 1-4 p.m., Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown. Free viewing of museum displays, parking, docent tours and music programs. “The Satchel Paige Story” presented by ArtReach, a division of the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, 2 p.m. Free. 513-241-0343; www.taftmuseum.org.
King Day
Commemorative Civil Rights March, 10:30 a.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Downtown. March to Fountain Square for 11 a.m. interfaith prayer service. Continues to Music Hall for noon commemorative program. Free. 513-230-5235;www.freedomcenter.org.
Honoring and learning from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 7 p.m., John Wesley United Methodist Church, 1927 W. Kemper Road, Springfield Township. Free, donations accepted. 513-825-0733; www.jwumc.net.
King Legacy Awards Breakfast, 8-10:30 a.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Downtown. $35. Reservations required. 513-333-7706; www.freedomcenter.org.
Live the Dream: Our Declaration of Unity, 7-9 p.m., Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 7600 Princeton Glendale Road, West Chester Township. Free. 513-860-4049.
Living the Dream of Martin Luther King 2012: Occupy the ’Hood Foreclosure Tour, 3 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 3740 Reading Road, Avondale. Residents share stories highlighting impact of foreclosure crisis on city’s neighborhoods and citizens. Free. 513-400-3109; www.facebook.com/events/138291176282551/.
March for Unity in Our Community, noon-1:30 p.m., Union Day School, 8735 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester Township. Start at school and march half-mile south to join marchers at West Chester Presbyterian Church . Free. 513-860-4049.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March, 10 a.m., Oxford Uptown Park, Main and High streets. Peace march will end at Hall Auditorium. Free. 513-529-6504; www.muohio.edu.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Program, 11 a.m., Hall Auditorium, Miami University, Oxford. Guest speaker Sharon Draper, Miami MAT ’73 and author. Free. 513-529-6504; www.muohio.edu.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, noon, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Betty Daniels Rosemond and Dr. David Fankhauser, keynote speakers. Free. 513-230-5235.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Interfaith Service, 7 p.m., Auditorium, Lebanon Junior High School, 160 Miller Road. Free. 513-932-7919.
Library events
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2 p.m., Corryville Branch Library, 2802 Vine St. Ages 5-12. Make a commemorative collage. Free. 513-369-6034; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
Dream with Martin, 2-3 p.m., North Central Branch Library, 11109 Hamilton Ave., Colerain Township. Celebration and balloon launch. Free. 513-369-6068; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
Happy Birthday Martin, 3-4 p.m., Symmes Township Branch Library, 11850 Enyart Road. Free. 513-369-6001;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
Learn African and Haitian Dances, 2 p.m., Anderson Township Branch Library, 7450 State Road. Free. 513-369-6030;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
Martin Luther King Day, 2-3 p.m., Corryville Branch Library, 2802 Vine St. Make commemorative collage. Free. 513-369-6034;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, 2 p.m., Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Main Library, 800 Vine St., Downtown. Music and songs performed by Charles Braddock. Make crafts and other activities. Free. 513-369-6900;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
Martin Luther King Day Family Storytime, 2-3 p.m., Groesbeck Branch Library, 2994 W. Galbraith Road, Colerain Township. Free. 513-369-4454; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
Tuesday
A Blueprint for Dreamers, 4 p.m., Sesquicentennial Chapel, Miami University, 501 E. High St., Oxford. Sharon Draper will speak. Free. 513-529-1809; www.muohio.edu.
Breaking the Silence: Wall of Expression, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 4-5 p.m., Room 330, Gallagher Student Center, Xavier University. Dialogue about injustice, discrimination and civil liberties. Free. 513-745-3181; www.xavier.edu/mlk.
What Is Your Journey: Intergroup Dialogue, 7 p.m., Cintas Center, Xavier University. With Carl Westermoreland, National Underground Freedom Center senior advisor. Free. 513-745-3181; www.xavier.edu/mlk.
Jan. 18
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Celebration, noon-1 p.m., A-Level, Auditorium, Christ Hospital, 2139 Auburn Ave., Mount Auburn. Keynote speaker: O’dell Owens. 513-585-2000; www.thechristhospital.com.
Freedom Riders, 7 p.m., Kennedy Auditorium, Michael J. Conaton Learning Commons, Xavier University. Movie. Family-friendly. Free. 513-745-3181; www.xavier.edu/mlk.
Jan. 20
Cultural Arts Program, 7 p.m., Kennedy Auditorium, Michael J. Conaton Learning Commons, Xavier University. 513-745-3181;www.xavier.edu/mlk.
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