A concert and tribute to the Rev. Nathan Dell will be part of the Community Learning Week events being presented by nonprofit Living the Dream, Inc. (LTD).

“Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Sing/Gospel/Jazz/String and Classical Performances” will feature a number of prominent artists, including:

• Instrumentalists Dr. Weldon Hill, James “Saxsmo” Gates and William “Bill” McGee

• Violinist and symphony conductor Naima Burrs

• Classical singer Lisa Edwards Burrs

• Virginia Union University’s Gospel Choir

• Vocalists Mervin Mayo, Coral Harvey Armstrong and Michelle Lightfoot and Friends

and

• Virginia State University Ensemble alumni Dr. Rebertha Pope-Matthews

The concert will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. LTD’s president and board chair, Bernice Travers, stated in a press release that the event will be free; however, donations will be accepted.

The following Saturday, Feb. 3, “A Tribute to Reverend Nathan Dell” will take place at 11 a.m. at Fifth Baptist Church. It is free to the public, but advance registration is required.

Rev. Dell is the retired pastor of the East End’s Woodville Presbyterian Church. He also teaches the art of preaching or writing sermons as professor of homiletics at the Virginia Union University Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology.

Speaking at the tribute will be Union Theological Seminary retired professor, Dr. James Forbes of New York, along with Dr. James H. Harris, a professor at VUU’s School of Theology, and Dr. John W. Kinney, who retired as dean of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology in 2017.

For more information, contact event coordinators Bernice E. Travers or William “Bill” McGee at (804) 467-2707.

To register for the tribute to Rev. Dell, please contact Fifth Baptist Church at (804) 355-1044.