The Martin Luther King Jr. Monument in Washington, D.C.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, the Somerville Office of Commissions and the Somerville Public Schools announce the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration event, entitled, “The Dream: Equality for All,” to be held on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of  national Martin Luther King Day. The 2014 event will be held at the East Somerville Community School auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and will include a keynote speech by Dr. Adenrele Awotona, Professor of Urban and Community Studies at UMass Boston, as well as live music, readings from Somerville student essays in response to the 2014 theme “Equality for All,” and an award presentation to community members who exemplify MLK’s legacy in the Somerville community. The event is free and open to the public.