MLK Day: What's Open and Closed in Brighton
Rollerama II, Brighton District Library, downtown Milford among the places with holiday programs.
As today is Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., Day, a number of places in Brighton are closed. Here's a quick look at notable closures:
- Brighton City Hall
- City of Brighton Community Center
- Brighton Area Schools
- Washtenaw Community College (all branches)
- Banks (an exception being Charter One Bank in Brighton Kroger, which is open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Key places remaining open and things to do this MLK, Jr. Day include:
- Brighton Senior Center in the Miller Intergenerational Center from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Charter Township of Brighton from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-5 p.m.
- Brighton District Library from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., hosts a Lego Design Contest all day, a class in downloading free ebooks at 2 p.m., an "extreme body makeover workshop" at 7 p.m. and an adult book discussion of Room by Emma Donoghue, also at 7 p.m. The book discussion is a drop in program; the other two require registration at 810-229-6571, ext. 227.
- Rollerama II; it features a special "school's out matinee skate" from 1-4 p.m. (Cost is $6 plus skating rental, which ranges from $2-$4.)
- A special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration & March takes place starting from the Prospect Hill shopping center lot in Milford. Lineup's at 12:15 p.m. and a march to Central Park starts at 1 p.m., followed by a program in the park. The theme for the seventh annual celebration is centered on a King quote inscribed on the new MLK Memorial in Washington D.C. that says “out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”
Know of other closures, including at local businesses? Please add them to the comments below.
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Washtenaw Community College
7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton, MI -
Brighton City Hall
200 N 1st St, Brighton, MI -
City of Brighton Community Center
555 Brighton St, Brighton, MI -
Miller Intergenerational Center
850 Spencer Rd, Brighton, MI -
Charter Township of Brighton
4363 Buno Rd, Brighton, MI -
Rollerama II
6995 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration & March
January 16, 2012 at 1:00 pm510 Highland Ave, Milford, MI (The UPS store is located in the Prospect Hill Shopping Center (meet in parking lot for march)) -
Charter One Bank
9968 E Grand River Ave, Brighton, MI -
Brighton District Library
100 Library Dr, Brighton, MI
Deanna Schneider
9:13 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
Mt Brighton is open. Bring the kids and enjoy a day on the slopes.