VGCC to host Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Gospel Celebration on Jan. 17

Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center will once again be filled with the harmonious voices of area choirs in a program that honors the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The Gospel Celebration will be held in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.

Among the groups participating in this year’s program are the South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church Choir, the Warren County High School Choir, the Work In Progress choir and the Vance-Granville Community College Choir. Admission is free, and the public is invited.

Renowned speaker Delano Rackard of Raleigh will share with the audience excerpts from some of Dr. King’s well-known speeches. Curtis McRae, a graduate of VGCC and North Carolina Central University, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the event.

For more information, contact Sylvia Jones, director of VGCC’s Workforce Investment Act (WIA) department, at (252) 738-3297.