(Seguin) — The Seguin Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee is encouraging the community to participate in its five-day salute to an American hero.
This year’s MLK event schedule includes events that will b held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week. The event will carry-over into next Monday, January 20, which is the official federal holiday honoring Dr. King.
MLK Committee Member Regina Lee says Seguin continues to host one of the largest MLK celebrations in the state. She says part of the success of the event is that it is priced right for everyone.
“Well, the first course of action being favored is because it’s F-R-E-E, and who doesn’t love free? When was the last time you went to the grocery store or put gas in the car? So, anything that’s free and that brings us together (is a good thing). Seguin is a loving community. My mother actually grew up here. She would have been 102 this year. Her topics to us were that people always got along here. Of course, we had our spits and spats here, but we truly got along…it has always been a positive community,” said Lee.
All of the events are free, with the exception of next Saturday’s MLK Banquet at the Seguin Coliseum. Those tickets can be purchased online by visiting the MLK Planning Committee’s Facebook page. You can also find a list of all of the activities on our website, seguintoday.com.