DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

The Center for Community Arts presents Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Party on Saturday, January 12, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., at the Cape May City Elementary School Cafeteria, 921 Lafayette Street. This free event, open to the public, begins with a community pot luck supper – so bring a dish and don’t forget the serving spoon! After dinner, there will be a program appropriate to the occasion, featuring community members and participants in YAP, CCA’s Youth Arts Program. This event is wheelchair accessible.

YAP, the Center’s Youth Arts Program, for students in grades 5-8, kicks off on Saturday, January 19 at 6:00 p.m. for a semester focused on self-expression through art with the creation of a dream journal at three sites in Cape May, Wildwood and Lower Township.

The program is supported by grants from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Governor’s Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Lower Cape Alliance, the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and many local businesses and individuals. For more information call 884-7525 or visit the Center’s website, www.CenterforCommunityArts.org.

CELEBRATE KING WITH CCA--The Center for Community Arts invites you to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Party, a community pot-luck supper on Saturday, January 12 from 6 – 8 p.m. at Cape May City Elementary School. Last year’s event was attended by over 70 people, including the YAP students and staff pictured with the tapestries they made. The art works were inspired by the life of Rosa Parks and the work of Faith Ringgold. For information call 884-7525.