As we prepare for the holiday weekend, some folks are heading out of town, while others are looking locally for ways to celebrate the life & legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr… 

Producers Jason Megatron Burrows & Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers are here with an early look at what's happening this weekend!

LINKS: 

• Monster Jam - Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, Fri-Sun

• Seattle Sister Cities Soup Sampling - Capitol Hill, Saturday

• The Aluminum Show - Olympia, Sunday

• NAAM | Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration 2024

• Seattle MLK, Jr. Coalition MLK Day 2025

• Painting the Town Red: A MLK Day Tribute to Billie Holiday at The Royal Room

Other events we couldn't get to:

• MLK Celebration: With Liberty & Justice, For Whom? - Bainbridge Island Museum of Art - Bainbridge Island, Sunday

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration - Washington State Historical Society

• Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy | United Way of King County

• An Evening Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy - Olympia, Friday

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