Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks, January 17-20, 2020

January 17, 2020 / 7:36 am

caption: Performers from CD Forum's "Showing Out: Contemporary Black Choreographers"

Seattle-area cultural organizations are offering a wealth of activities this weekend to honor slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. Plus, new dance and theater offerings open up in the Seattle area.

KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman share some of the highlights.

MLK DAY-RELATED EVENTS

Langston Hugh Performing Arts Institute presents a pre-MLK day youth-oriented celebration Sunday, January 19, starting at noon.

Monday, January 20 MLK Day events:

City of Tacoma offers an array of events, from a unity breakfast to a job fair.
Seattleites can rally at Garfield High School then march to Westlake park to honor Dr. King.
The Northwest African American Museum in Seattle’s Central Area will have free admission along with special programming for KING Day at NAAM.

DANCE

The Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas presents Showing Out: Black Choreographers (part 2), Jan. 17-18. Curated by Dani Tirrell.

Contemporary dance company Whim W’Him opens XPRESS, featuring world premieres from three choreographers : artistic director Olivier Wevers, Ihsan Rustem, and Sidra Bell.