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# The Day: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations and a Spa for Kids
- URL: https://bklyner.com/day-martin-luther-king-jr-celebrations-spa-kids-fortgreene/
- Published: 2014-01-17T14:48:31.000Z
- Updated: 2014-01-17T14:48:31.000Z
- Author: emilyfield
- Tags: "Climate Change", Amarachi Lounge, auction, Battle for Brooklyn, entertainment, #API-Imported

![Clear winter skies over Clinton Hill. (Photo by Francisco Daum.)](http://www.thenabe.me/media/uploads/2014/01/wintersky1-1024x682.jpg)

Clear winter skies over Clinton Hill. (Photo by [Francisco Daum.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/?ref=bklyner.com))

Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

It should be another mild day in the neighborhood, [according to the National Weather Service](http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=NYZ075&ref=bklyner.com), with temps around the mid-40s. It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, and we have the info for local commemorations.

- Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Town Hall Meeting at the[ Brooklyn Christian Center](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1061+Atlantic+Avenue,&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89c25b99007155e1:0x77c6ce6dcbc566d3,1061+Atlantic+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11238&gl=us&ei=IC3ZUuL6PPPlsASKvoH4BA&ved=0CCoQ8gEwAA&ref=bklyner.com), 1061 Atlantic Avenue, Jan. 20, at 6:30 p.m.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Worship Service and Scholarship Award Presentation at [Zion Baptist Church,](http://www.zbc523.org/?ref=bklyner.com) 523 Washington Avenue, Jan. 20, at 11 a.m.
- Martin Luther King Celebration, [Emmanuel Baptist Church](http://ebcconnects.net/?ref=bklyner.com), 279 Lafayette Avenue, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m.

Check out other local news:

- A Kids Dream, a new spa at 549 Myrtle Avenue will cater exclusively to children, [reported DNAinfo.](http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140116/clinton-hill/kiddie-blowouts-candy-facials-coming-myrtle-avenue?ref=bklyner.com) The kid spa will offer blow-outs, candy facials and glitter manicures to the underage crowd. Treatments will include also educational sessions with an iPad.
- Plans to overhaul 470 Vanderbilt Avenue by adding retail space and a new mixed-use building next door are underway, [reported Brownstoner](http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/01/big-mixed-use-development-planned-for-470-vanderbilt-avenue/?ref=bklyner.com). Community Board 2 renewed permits on Wednesday to to build 376 residential units and convert the courtyards of the building to retail space. The 12-story building will include 85 units of affordable housing, out of a total of 376 apartments.