MARTIN LUTHER KING TRIBUTES

Fifth annual Step Toward Race Unity program, including dance, songs and discussion, sponsored by the Alexandria Baha'i Assembly and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Planning Committee: 1-5 p.m., Center Court Atrium, Landmark Mall, 5801 Duke St., Alexandria. Free admission; contributions welcome to support ALIVE (Alexandrians Involved Ecumenically), 703-838-4800. Also, the 32nd annual tribute to King sponsored by the Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Resources, featuring music and dance by Larry Bland and the Volunteer Choir of Richmond; modern jazz and hip-hop, by the youth dance troupe DC ShowBiz; a display of handmade quilts made by Arlington residents, and a reading of winning essays by Arlington students in a contest whose theme was "While attending today's march on Washington, I . . . ." 7-9 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Theater, 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington; free. 703-228-5210, TTY 703-228-4343.