The Catskill Chronicle

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY (August 26, 2013) – It’s almost September and that means it’s time for the Livingston Manor Labor Day Parade (formerly of DeBruce). This year’s event will be held on Sunday, September 1, with the parade on Main Street, and entertainment and more at Renaissance Park, located at the intersection of Main and Pearl Streets (at the traffic light) in Livingston Manor.

The festivities begin at 11:00 a.m. and the old-fashioned country-style parade starts at 12:00 noon.

“Reading, Rolling and Rhythm” is the parade theme and Grand Marshal Lee Siegel will lead the way. The parade will feature floats, Livingston Manor’s own MountainTones Marching Band, and dozens of antique cars from the Any Model- Any Make and Catskill Regional Antique Auto Clubs. Many of the cars will be on display in the town parking lot after the parade. Also taking part in the procession are the Liberty Train Club, the Peace Horse, the Liberty Bike Club, the, the Hubba-Hubba Book Club, the Liberty Boy Scouts, Just Breathe Yoga and more.

Headlining this year’s day-long entertainment are Somerville and Little Sparrow, with performances by Steve Levine on banjo, a martial arts Demonstration, Jim Red Fox storytelling, LightEXPO Hula Hoops, and Lorena the Spanish Dancer.

The party lasts all day with crafts for the children, face painting and plenty of family fun, including a colossal book sale, food, music and story-telling. Vendors and organizations include Gilson’s Native American Crafts, author Jim Red Fox, Handmade Dolls by Naomi Hurst, Catskill Mountainkeeper and Manor Ink. And pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs and a bake sale will be available in Renaissance Park.

Four lucky winners of the Livingston Manor Labor Day Parade raffle will take home prizes. The drawing will be held on Sunday, September 1 in Renaissance Park, at 3:00 p.m. after the parade. The owner of the first ticket drawn will receive the handmade queen-size multi-colored patchwork quilt currently on display at Morgan Outdoors. The owner of the second ticket will receive a crocheted afghan made of aqua, forest green and cream-colored squares by Sarah Madison. Third prize is two indigo Indian print throw pillows donated by Yolanda Custom Interiors and 4^th prize is a pieced decorative table runner made by Dina Johnson.

Tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each or six tickets for $25.00 at the Livingston Manor Library, Morgan Outdoors, Willow & Brown and Café 43, all on Main Street in Livingston Manor. Ticket sales will benefit the library. For more information, call 439-5440.

The Livingston Manor Labor Day Parade is co-sponsored by the M&M Auto Group of Liberty, Livingston Manor Rotary Club and the Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce, and is supported by Jeff Bank and Quik Type with special support from the originator of the DeBruce Labor Day Parade, Steve Dill.

Admission is free, and all the fun starts at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 1. Proceeds will benefit the Livingston Manor Free Library. For more information, contact the Livingston Manor Library at 845-439-5440.