By Blake Deshazo

The Selma Times-Journal

A concert has been added to Sunday’s schedule of events, when members of the cast and crew of “Selma” will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Voting Rights Movement.

Oprah Winfrey, the film’s executive producer, along with director Ava DuVernay and stars David Oyelowo and Common will be in Selma on Sunday to participate in a commemorative march.

Musical artists from the film, whose names have yet to be released, are scheduled to have a brief performance on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where Sunday’s march will come to a conclusion.

The two center lanes of the bridge will be closed Sunday at 10 a.m. for a production company to build a stage. The other two lanes will be closed later in the day at 4 p.m. for the company to make final preparations for the performance.

The concert is set to begin Sunday around 5 p.m. depending on how long the march from city hall to the Edmund Pettus Bridge takes.

Sunday’s events to pay homage for King’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement will begin at 3 p.m. with a question and answer session at Selma High School for students and teachers that screen the film on Saturday.

Members of the cast and crew will be available for the session, which will be led by Congresswoman Terri Sewell.

Mayor George Evans will welcome the community to the celebration at 4:20 p.m. at city hall, which will be followed by a prayer vigil with the Rev. Dion Culiver of Tabernacle Baptist Church and the Rev. Leodis Strong of Brown Chapel AME Church.

The community and members of the film’s cast and crew will march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge followed by the concert.

The weekend’s events will culminate with a red carpet event at the Walton Theater.

The filmmakers and cast, along with Alabama state officials, will screen the film.

Paramount Pictures will host two free screenings of the movie Monday, Jan. 19 at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Tickets will be given out on a first come, first served basis.