The 13th-annual Martin Luther King breakfast will be held at First Lutheran Church (Bethany Hall) from 7 to 8 a.

Friday, January 12, 2001

The 13th-annual Martin Luther King breakfast will be held at First Lutheran Church (Bethany Hall) from 7 to 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15. First Lutheran is located at 301 W. Clark St. Bethany Hall is in the basement of the church. Everyone is welcome.

Each year the breakfast features one of the local elementary schools. Featured this year are students from Hawthorne Elementary School. The students and their teachers will present musical numbers. Also performing this year will be part of the Albert Lea High School show choir.

There will also be poetry readings, a reading by former Mayor Marv Wangen, and other local musical talent will perform appropriate numbers for the Martin Luther King holiday.

The breakfast is the community’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and his message. The message always includes Dr. King’s call to be a volunteer in your community: &uot;A day on and not a day off.&uot;

A continental breakfast will be served. A $2 donation is suggested to cover expenses.

The sponsors for the breakfast are the Freeborn County Community Action Program, City of Albert Lea Human Rights Commission, Family Y, District 241 Area Learning Center, Retired Seniors Volunteer Program, and the Albert Lea Medical Center/Mayo Health System.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out these other local events.

Friday,

January 12

— The Skyline Mall will be holding a new car show during mall hours until Jan. 23.

— The &uot;Rock on Ice&uot; skating party begins at 7:30 p.m. at Albert Lea City Arena with music and prizes from KATE/KCPI. The event goes until 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 13

— The Skyline Mall new car show continues during mall hours.

— The Albert Lea Moose Club will host T&S Karaoke. Kids can sing from 1-3 p.m., and adults from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The public is invited, facilities are at 328 E. Main Ct.

–The American Wrestling Organization (AWO) will hold &uot;Pain Games,&uot; a pro wrestling exhibition at the National Guard Armory in Albert Lea. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, and children under 5 years old are free. Parental discretion is advised.

Sunday, January 14

— The Skyline Mall new car show continues during mall hours.

— Albert Lea High School vocal music students and their parents will hold a fund-raiser pancake breakfast at the Union Center in Albert Lea.

The menu will include pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, and juice. All proceeds from the meal will go to help fund the choir’s upcoming trip to England in June of 2001. The choir will receive matching funds up to $250 from AAL Branch #6334.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students with children under 2 free, and they may be purchased in advance from choir students or at the door that morning.

— The Waldorf Choir, under the direction of Dr. Bradley Creswell, will perform in Mason City and Story City, Iowa. The public is welcome to attend.

The choir will perform during the 10:30 a.m. service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City. The choir will also give a concert at 4 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Story City.

Area members of the choir are: Kati Bosacker of Lake Mills, Maegan Zimmerman of Northwood, Alicia Legred of Bricelyn, Allison Groth of Ellendale, and Andrew Nelson of Frost.

– The Albert Lea Art Center is hosting an open house for the January &uot;All-Member Art Show&uot; from 2-4 p.m. at 224 S. Broadway. Refreshments will be served.

The show features examples of work by Art Center members and runs until Jan. 26. The public is invited to view the works free of charge from 12-4 p.m. any day.

— The Bantam Hockey League is holding a fundraising Pancake Breakfast at the Moose Lodge, 328 E. Main Ct.

Monday, January 15

— The 13th annual Martin Luther King breakfast will be held in Bethany Hall at First Lutheran Church, 301 W. Clark, from 7 to 8 a.m.

A $2 donation is suggested.

To have your event included in the weekend planner, call Jennifer Hemmingsen at 379-3438.