Frisco Hosts 3rd Annual Day of Unity on January 18City to Host 3rd Annual Frisco Unity Day Saturday, January 18CITY TO HOST 3rd ANNUAL FRISCO UNITY DAY:
HONORING THE LIFE, LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ON SAT. JANUARY 18; FEATURES JAZZ, CHORAL PERFORMANCES & FREE MOVIE
(January 16, 2025) The City of Frisco will host its 3rd annual Frisco Unity Day Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King this Saturday, January 18 with a day of free activities including musical performances and a movie. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. at Frisco City Hall inside the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. Beginning at 10 a.m. - noon in the Council Chambers, a jazz quartet, featuring musicians from the University of North Texas, will take the stage. A student finalist in the Linking Cultures of Frisco competition will perform an oration. Once the student orator’s performance ends, a gospel choir will follow. Attendees are welcome to bring canned or non-perishable packaged food items benefitting Frisco Family Services.Following the musical performances, the City of Frisco will host a free showing of Till at the Frisco Square Cinemark, 5655 Frisco Square Blvd. The motion picture is “…based on the true story of Mamie Till, an educator and activist who pursued justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son, Emmett, in August 1955. – Wikipedia.”The free movie starts at 1:30 p.m. and will be shown in two theatres. Theatre access begins at 1 p.m.; pick up a ticket at a City of Frisco table in the Cinemark lobby. Tickets are free; however, seating is ‘first come, first served’. Cinemark is next door, a short walk from City Hall. In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the City of Frisco government offices will be closed Monday, January 20. Regular hours resume Tuesday, January 21. “My favorite Dr. King quote is ‘We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now’,” said Mayor Jeff Cheney. “We’re proud to host Unity Day for the third year.”