Martin Luther King Jr. Day events

Unity March. Steps off from Scope plaza, 201 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk. 10 a.m. Monday. A program of music and speeches will follow at 11 a.m. Chrysler Hall. (757) 664-6464 or www.norfolk.gov/emr

Seventh annual Redeem the Dream Step Show Competition. Routines performed by local middle and high school groups; a history trivia game for the audience; guest speaker James Church, president of Freedom Lincoln Mercury and others. 1 p.m. Monday at Norfolk Waterside Marriott, 235 E. Main St. $7 in advance, $10 at the door. (757) 420-3599 or vbrown1@cox.net.

Community Mediation Center's Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Various volunteer and community events in Norfolk, including the Community Peace Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Broad Creek Community Center, 1343 Herbert Collins Way; Habitat for Humanity project helping low-income families find housing, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at its General Store, 900 Tidewater Drive; Gang Awareness and Information Workshop, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at 586 Virginian Drive. (757) 480-2777, Ext. 233 or www.conflictcrushers.org.

Special Martin Luther King program presented by Unitarian Church of Norfolk. Members of the congregation will share civil rights stories and the church's involvement with social justice issues. 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday at the church, 739 Yarmouth St. (757) 627-5371.

Jubilee Day sponsored by the Norfolk branch of the NAACP. A tribute to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery. 3 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 525 Dinwiddie St., Norfolk. (757) 543-1980.

Old Dominion University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture with Harold Ford Jr. 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Mills Godwin Jr. Building auditorium, Old Dominion University, Norfolk. (757) 683-3114.

Third annual Martin Luther King Breakfast Guest speaker, Maurice Jones, president and publisher of The Virginian-Pilot. 9 a.m. Monday at Grace Episcopal Church, 1400 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk. $8-$15. (757) 488-5263.

MLK Youth Oratorical Competition with Tribute to Yolanda King. Speech contest for elementary through college students, presentation of the President's Volunteer Service Award for community service, music and more, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Sinai Church, 900 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth. (757) 574-3288. www.youthmatter.org

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Adult volunteers join youngsters to work on community projects and hold discussions on King's teachings; children participating will receive a book to take home. 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Brighton Rock A.M.E. Zion Church, 1300 Centre Ave., Portsmouth.

U.S. Coast Guard Hampton Roads Black Heritage Committee Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Guest speaker M. Julius Hayes, founder of Saturday Academy for Positive Self Development. 10 a.m. Thursday at U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command, 4000 Coast Guard Blvd., Portsmouth. (757) 628-4243.

The Interdenominational Minis-ters' Forum of Portsmouth and Vicinity will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. service, 6 p.m. Sunday at Canaan Baptist Church, 2064 Nansemond Pkwy., Suffolk. (757) 538-1841 or (757) 483-0627.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration with guest speaker. Noon Monday at Bethany Baptist Church, 2587 Campostella Road, Chesapeake. (757) 543-5887.

"Season for Peace" Service, a celebration of nonviolent efforts by Mahatma Gandhi, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez, with guest speakers from each man's birth country. 10:30 a.m. today at Unity Renaissance Church, 1120 N. Eden Way, Chesapeake. (757) 241-1217.