The 35th Annual Martin Luther King
Evening Musical Celebration
Monday, January 19, 2015, 5:30 PM
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
Raleigh, North Carolina
PRESIDING OFFICERS’ OPENING REMARKS & CALL TO ORDER
Melissa Wade, Radio One
Jerry Smith, Radio One
John Clark, ABC11-WTVD
PRE-CELEBRATION
Driven by Change
Raleigh, North Carolina
THE CALL TO CELEBRATE
The Reverend Dr. William A. Thurston, President
Enchanting Your Life Advancing Partners
Raleigh, North Carolina
WELCOME
Pamela Thompson Smith
Event Planner, Triangle Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee
Raleigh, North Carolina
ANTHEM & MUSICAL MEDLEY
Instrument of Praise
Raleigh/Durham North Carolina
SPOKEN WORD TRIBUTE
AJ Macrea
Capital City Hope Foundation and Ambiance Production
Raleigh North Carolina
SPECIAL INDAN DANCE TRIBUTE
Team Aakriti
NAACHmasala School of Dance
Raleigh North Carolina
INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MLK ALL-CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Timmy Richardson Actor
Tyler Perry, OWN Network
Raleigh, North Carolina
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
The Nationally Acclaimed
Martin Luther King, Jr. All-Children’s Choir
Directed by: Randy Shepard
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
The Fountain Singers
The Fountain of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
MUSICAL TRIBUTE
Edward Ingram
Raleigh, North Carolina
SPECIAL GUEST PUPPET TRIBUTE
With his Hands Puppets
Fayetteville, North Carolina
DANCE TRIBUTE
Radical Prayze
New Generation Christian Church
Wilson Mills, North Carolina
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
Clarice Gerald-Hall
Raleigh, North Carolina
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
Special Guest Artist -Charles Clark
Durham, North Carolina
SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER
Evangelist Jekalyn Carr
National Recording Artist
Lunjeal Music Group
CLOSING REMARKS AND BENEDICTION
Jerry Smith, Radio One
Raleigh, North Carolina
