Santa Monica Martin Luther King Day Recognition

Santa Monica’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration takes place on Monday, January 17. This is a multi-ethnic, interfaith program with featured speaker Val Zavala, Vice President of News and Public Affairs at KCET; musical performances; and a scholarship presentation that begins at 9 a.m. at the SGI-USA Auditorium at 525 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. The theme this year is "Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport, We Must Act Now." This program is followed by a Community Involvement Fair from 10:30 a.m.