Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at Temple Beth Israel

Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the Social Action Committee at Temple Beth Israel.

Walter Gilbert, past president of the NAACP of Sarasota County and vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, will lead a discussion at the temple about Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech. 

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day event will be held at 5:30 p.m., with a reception after, on Jan. 17 at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. RSVP by Jan. 13. Call 941-383-3428, or email office@longboatkeytemple.org.