MONDAY, JAN. 18, 2010 >>>

1. Tacoma is known for hosting one of the largest annual indoor MLK celebrations in the country, and this year will be no different. With a "Unity in the Community" theme, the 2010 MLK celebration will start at 10:30 a.m. at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall - with a keynote address delivered by Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of the "Little Rock Nine."

2. Celebrate MLK Day with performance tributes to Dr. King, a film about Tacoma's civil rights activists, and an exhibit about African American musicians who helped forge a lasting jazz movement, plus a live performance by the Kim Archer Band and more from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Washington State History Museum.

3. The Ozzie Fuhrmann Orchestra perfoms at 7 p.m. in front of the fireplace at the Mandolin Café.

4. Blues Redemption hits The Swiss' stage at 8 pm.

5. Rockaraoke live band karaoke hits Jazzbones' stage at 9 p.m.