ORANGE — A Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration is planned for the Orange Innovation Center on Monday from noon to 2 p.m.
The celebration, sponsored by the North Quabbin Trails Assocation and The Winchendon School, is expected to begin with “A Man’s Vision: MLK in His Own Words,” a five-minute upbeat presentation led by educational coordinator Clare Green.
From 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m., Mary Canning, founder of Harvard Square-based Follow the Honey, and Toni Bee, a Cambridge Poet Populist Elect emeritus, storyteller and educator, will lead a MLK-inspired multicultural program for The Winchendon School students and all attendees. There are other scheduled speakers and presentations as well.
The celebration is free and open to the public.
ORANGE — The recycling center/transfer station will be closed on Tuesday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
It will be open on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.