Sunday, September 3, 4-5:30pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Let’s put some meaning back into the Labor Day holiday this year by singing the praises — literally — of all the workers who make our lives richer by doing their everyday jobs: farmers, truckers, factory workers, teachers, doctors, white collar workers, miners, and more.

Join me as I sing songs made famous by a wide variety of folks: Woody Guthrie, Sam Cooke, Dolly Parton, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Alabama, Leadbelly, etc.

Powerful vocal harmonies will be added by veteran Columbus musicians Phil Hart and Teresa Schleifer.

Plus, with iconic photos and video, we’ll recall how, decades ago, labor unions won historic reforms that many of us take for granted today: the eight-hour workday, improved workplace safety, the minimum wage, and an end to child labor.

We’ll even have some fun with trivia questions about the topic of work and with wise sayings about the value of labor.

We’ll ask for $15 per person donations at the door, but all contributions, big and small, will be welcome. The musicians and tech crew will be splitting the proceeds with The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an activist group that has helped organize and mobilize some of the nation’s most impoverished farmworkers who do back-breaking labor, picking tomatoes, strawberries, peppers, and more.

Questions? Call Bill at 614-263-3851.

Hosted by Bill Cohen Sings.