MLK WEEKEND 2025
Friday, January 17, 6:30 PM
FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION
Ridgewood Public Library
125 N. Maple Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Screening: 6:30 PM
Quincy
(2018; 2h 4m;TV-MA;US)
Celebration of the musician, producer and cultural icon, Quincy Jones! Offering a unprecedented access to his private life and stories from his unparalleled career.
8:30 P.M. Speaker: Don Braden
Discussion and Q&A with world-class tenor saxophonist, flutist, composer & Harvard Professor.
The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the MLK Celebration Committee. For more Information, contact Roberta: rpanjwani@ridgewoodlibrary.org
Saturday, January 18, 10am-12pm
DAY OF SERVICE PROJECT
RIDGECREST SENIOR HOUSING DONATION DROP-OFF
7 – 11 Ridge Road
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Ridgecrest’s Student Volunteer Ambassador Team will be onsite to accept donation drop-offs for the Ever Thankful Pantry. They will be set up outside by our main entrance (by the circle with the flagpole) for contactless donation drop-offs. The trained resident and student volunteers will accept, sort, and stock the pantry with the items that are donated.
Most Needed Items Include: Cereals (Raisin Bran, Rice Krispies), Paper Products, Shampoo, Soap, and bottled water.
Monday, January 15, 10am
INTERFAITH WORSHIP SERVICE
Ridgewood United Methodist Church
100 Dayton Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Annual Interfaith Worship Service ; in the Spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Featured Preacher: Rev. Dr. Micah McCreary
President of New Brunswick Theological Seminary
From the Faith Traditions of Glen Rock & Ridgewood; Be Love, Do Justice