5 things to do this weekend, including Balkan Music Night and a Coretta Scott King tribute

Visitors and locals pass “The Embrace” memorial on Boston Common every day where a loving hug between Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King is solidified in bronze. Many people know MLK’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, but it’s important to also recognize the change that Coretta set in motion. A concert titled after her own words “One Soul, One Dream” will honor her legacy this Saturday. There will also be a hip-hop symposium, an International Women’s Day panel and more this weekend in Greater Boston.

Berklee College of Music will host its fourth annual International Hip-Hop Symposium this Thursday in the David Friend Recital Hall. There will be performers and panelists across music and dance, including UNC Chapel Hill professor and music producer Suzi Analogue; Martha Diaz, founder of the Hip-Hop Education Center; local artists E-Los, MonaVelili, Lilah and Lakei Barrientos and the Berklee Hip-Hop Cypher. Along with performances, there will also be free food. The symposium is free and open to all.

International Women’s Day is March 8, and Bostonians can celebrate the day before at the 27th Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast at Simmons University. The theme of the morning is “Action in Unity,” and speakers will explore what happens when women work together to create change. Featured panelists include Rev. Clementina Chery, president and CEO of Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Fredie Kay, founder and president of the MA Women's History Center; Pamela Leins, executive director of the Boston Education Fund; and Colette Phillips, CEO and president of Colette Phillips Communications. Guests can chat with representatives of local feminist organizations from 9-10 a.m. before the program starts. Tickets for the main room are sold out, but they are still available for the overflow room and online streaming. Tickets are free with an option for a donation.

The Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville will host the 36th Balkan Music Night with music, dancing and community. From 6 p.m. to midnight, Balkan bands will play in the main hall while guests dance. In between sets, local dance troupes Grachanitsa Serbian Folk Dance and Song Ensemble and the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon Dance Troupe will perform. ROOTED Armory Café will transform into a Balkan Kafana where guests can relax and listen to softer music by artists including violinist Beth Bahia Cohen, who will play traditional Turkish music, and Elitsa Stoyneva-Krastev who will sing village Bulgarian tunes. Due to capacity limitations, each guest will receive a ticket for one performance in the cafe and can choose which artist they would like to see. There will be some complimentary refreshments and a cash bar. Advance tickets range from free to $37 with a $100 family package, and tickets at the door range from free to $40.

New England Conservatory’s Black Student Union and Castle of Our Skins will honor late civil rights activist and NEC alumna Coretta Scott King in the concert “One Soul, One Dream.” King worked to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and established the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta where she served as president and CEO. Musicians will play Adolphus Hailstork’s “Morning Song” and “I’ve Seen the Day,” William Grant Still’s “Lyric Quartet,” Solomon Kehinde Oretimehin’s “Magbagbemi,” Carlos Simon’s “Hold Fast to Dreams,” Daniel Bernard Roumain’s “Music for Black People,” and more. Admission is free, but guests must reserve tickets ahead of time.

Leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, Reagle Music Theatre will present a production showcasing Irish songs, comedy, poetry, step dancing and more. The cast will be led by Dublin native Ciarán Sheehan, who has played Marius in “Les Miserábles” and Raoul in “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway, and Maureen Brennan, who was nominated for a Tony for her role as Cunegonde in the revival of “Candide.” Tickets range from $34 to $79.