WSET.com - ABC13The Weekender: September 2-4

Reporter: Claudia Rupcich

It's Labor Day weekend, and if you aren't going out of town, there are plenty of things to do in our area.

Buena Vista's Glen Maury Park will host its annual Labor Day Festival this Sunday and Monday, September 3-4. The annual event kicks off Virginia's fall political campaign Sunday at 7 p.m. with a Vespers Service and a live performance by Glen Shelton. A 5K race will kick off the festival Monday morning, followed by a parade through downtown Buena Vista at 9:30 a.m. The opening ceremony and political speeches will be at 11 a.m. in Glen Maury Park where there will also be lots of food and live entertainment for the whole family.

The national "Fill the Boot" campaign will be in Danville this Saturday, September 3. The Danville Professional Firefighters Association and the Danville firefighters will be sponsoring a car wash to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Association. The donation-based car wash will be at the Wendy's on Riverside Drive in Danville from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Come out to enjoy the last dog days of summer at the Paws in the Pool party in Lynchburg on Saturday, September 3. Your dog can swim at the Miller Park pool from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be fun contests for your dogs including the cutest wet dog, best water trick, cutest doggie swimsuit, and limbo dog contests. The pool party is $15 per dog, $10 for humans and $5 for kids younger than 12. Money from the event will go to Friends of Lynchburg Dog Park, whose members are raising money to build a dog park to Lynchburg.

You can support your local arts at the Renaissance Theater where The Merchant of Venice will hit the stage on Friday and Saturday night. The famous Shakespeare drama goes on at 8 p.m. and is $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and $13 for students.

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