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All Welcome To Sing In Choir

On MLK Birthday This Year

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

ONEONTA – Everyone will be welcome to sing along with the MLK Choir at this year’s commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 2-4 p.m.  Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Regina Betts, vice president of the NAACP, Oneonta Branch, announced today.

The only requirement is that people intending to sing with the choir should arrive at 1 p.m. for a rehearsal, according to Robin Seletsky, the choir’s leader.

The afternoon will also feature entertainment, readings from Dr. King and a performance by a jazz ensemble, ending with sharing of a birthday cake.

The event is co-sponsored by the NAACP and the city Commission on Human Rights.

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