Seacoast MLK celebration is a timely call for hope and unity

• By Julia Ann Weekes NHWeekend Editor UNION LEADER

PORTSMOUTH — “Set the House on Fire Gospel Concert,” an annual Seacoast celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, is going virtual this year, with music, guest speakers in “60 Seconds of Hope,” and a sneak peek at playwright Najee Brown’s latest work, “Stokely and Martin.”

This year the show is a collaborative effort by the Jukwaa Mazoa theater company, Seacoast NAACP and Seacoast Repertory Theatre (the Rep), with support from the Green Acre Baha’i Center of Learning.

It will be performed on the Rep’s Bow Street stage and unveiled online at 6:30 p.m. at www.facebook.com/seacoastrep on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18.

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