Guest Artist Jim Lucas brings King’s message to life

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today!

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke these stirring words in his now-famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963. More than four decades later, King’s message will again come to life through Keeper of the Dream, an evocative and inspiring performance by guest artist Jim Lucas, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 in the Fine and Performing Arts Center Theatre (Q Building) at CCBC Catonsville.

Lucas’ renditions of King’s “I Have a Dream,” and “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speeches, as well as excerpts from “A Knock at Midnight” and the “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” have captivated audiences nationwide. His resemblance to King and interpretation of the civil rights leader’s message have been called “remarkable,” “awe-inspiring,” “uncanny” and “soulful.” Lucas’ stage credits include co-starring in the critically acclaimed play The Meeting, a powerful drama about the lives, philosophies and times of King and Malcolm X.

The CCBC Catonsville Division of Learning and Student Development, Guest Artist Committee, is sponsoring this performance of Keeper of the Dream. Tickets are: $7 general admission, $5 for senior adults, alumni association members and children, and $2 for CCBC students and staff.

For more information call 410-455-4508.