The 34th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday dinner and commemoration banquet, with youth activities in the morning, is planned for Monday, Jan. 21 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.

The banquet will be in the Normandy Arena at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40 each.

Call Jesse T. Ballard at 410-546-4206 or April Jackson at 410-726-8478.

The annual and well-attended event is in honor of King, an American Baptist minister and nonviolent activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights movement until he was assassinated.

The Atlanta native died in Memphis on April 4, 1968 at the age of 39.

From 8:30 a.m.to noon on Jan. 21, the 33rd Annual Youth Activity will be in the Normandy Arena of the Civic Center.

Guests will be served a free breakfast during presentations by youth speakers and entertainment including youth praise dancers and youth choirs.

Bus transportation will be provided at no charge.

Call Rosemary Hudson at 410-742-8524, Wanda Downes at 410-742-2749, Phyllis Hardy at 410-742-1575 or Edward Henry at 443-944-2953.

Those attending are asked to take canned goods to donate to the Maryland Food Bank.