Work begins on Labor Day festivities
Published 10:21 am Wednesday, July 31, 2019
- The Winchester Labor Day Committee posed for a photo during its meeting Monday. From left, Juanita Burton, Ramsey Flynn, Valeria Clay, Latonia Bell, Ann Hampton, Flora Shelby, Michelle Brooks, Sherry Hampton, Kenny Clay, Jr. and Brett Cheuvront. Not pictured are Vickie Bell and Ethel Haggins.
The Winchester Labor Day Committee is wrapping up its plans for the 2019 Labor Day festivities.
This year’s theme is “Legacy … Still Standing.”
The Winchester Labor Day Committee’s second annual comedy show, Night with Friends — An Evening of Comedy, will kick off the festivities at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Leeds Center for the Arts. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Comedians DD Rainbow, LC Funny and Shirley “Moms Maybe” Whitemore will perform. Tickets are $15 and are available at leedscenter.org.
The Kentucky State University Marching Band will return for this year’s Labor Day parade, which is at noon Sept. 2 on Main Street. The parade is the longest-running parade — going on about 115 years — in the state of Kentucky.
The weekend-long festivities will also include a softball tournament and family fun day at Harmon Park, live music and vendors on Washington Street and more.
A complete schedule of events will be available at a later date.
For anyone interested in setting up as a vendor or sending in a donation, contact the Labor Day Committee at winchesterlaborday0859@gmail.com.
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