Remembering Dr. King

Celebrations honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday are being held around the South Fork on Monday. All programs are free and open to the public.

The Calvary Baptist Church on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton is hosting a program of guest speakers, singing, and poetry reading that begins at 1 p.m.

The Rev. Dino Woudard, from the Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City, will speak on working together interracially. East Hampton Town Supervisor Cathy Lester and East Hampton Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. have been invited to attend.

The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum will sponsor a program titled "A Salute to the Seafaring Afro-Americans" at 2:30 p.m. A local historian, Hugh King, will give a presentation on the slave ship Amistad, which was anchored off the Montauk shore. Carrie Gilbert, a retired teacher and community volunteer, will read poetry, and David Chapin and Donna Armignacco of the Southampton Full Gospel Church will perform musical selections.

Baptist Services

The First Baptist Church on Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton will hold a commemorative service at 2 p.m. The Rev. Elliot Cuff, a Harvard Divinity School graduate, will speak, and both church choirs will perform.

The First Baptist Church on Halsey Avenue in Southampton will hold its service on Saturday at 1 p.m., also with the Rev. Cuff as the featured speaker. The church is planning to dedicate its Jan. 26 service to Dr. King. All the money collected at the service will go toward its scholarship fund for college-bound seniors of the parish.