Martin Luther King Weekend Activities

The Lexington Philharmonic puts out the ‘red carpet’ for a special 50th anniversary weekend concert Saturday night at the Opera House.  On Sunday night, a one man show about abolitionist Frederick Douglass comes to the Lyric Theater.  The annual Martin Luther King observance in downtown Lexington Monday will include a tribute to Mahalia Jackson.  The Lexington Herald’s Rich Copley runs down weekend activities on this holiday weekend.