The 40th annual Martin Luther King celebration in Junction City will include two days of activities, Sunday Jan. 19th and Monday Jan. 20th.

There will be a Gospel Music Tribute at 3 p.m. Sunday the 19th at the Second Missionary Baptist Church. That will be followed on Monday, Jan. 20th, the official holiday, with a ceremony at 10 a.m. at the C.L. Hoover Opera House. The theme for that ceremony will be "Being Non-Violent in a Violent World."

All of the events are free to the public.

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 </figure>By Dewey TerrillJC PostThe 40th annual Martin Luther King celebration in Junction City will include two days of activities, Sunday Jan. 19th and Monday Jan. 20th.There will be a Gospel Music Tribute at 3 p.m. Sunday the 19th at the Second Missionary Baptist Church. That will be followed on Monday, Jan. 20th, the official holiday, with a ceremony at 10 a.m. at the C.L. Hoover Opera House. The theme for that ceremony will be "Being Non-Violent in a Violent World."<figure>
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 </figure>All of the events are free to the public.

MLK Day celebration is set in Junction City