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Montgomery highlights fall events: breast-cancer walk, Veterans Day, wine festival and bus boycott anniversary
Summary
City officials announced upcoming community events including a breast-cancer awareness walk Oct. 22, Veterans Day activities Nov. 11, the Riverwalk Wine Festival Nov. 14 and a weeklong commemoration of the Montgomery bus boycott Nov. 29–Dec. 7.
City officials announced several upcoming community events and commemorations, including breast-cancer awareness, veterans’ events, a wine festival and activities marking the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott.
Officials asked residents to participate in a breast-cancer awareness walk at 10 a.m. Oct. 22 in Oak Park and noted a Wear Pink Wednesday initiative for October. Veterans Day observances on Tuesday, Nov. 11, will include a 10 a.m. parade through downtown Montgomery, an 11 a.m. Veterans Resource Fair at Riverwalk Stadium and a noon Veterans Day ceremony at Riverwalk Stadium featuring guest speakers and military honors.
The fifteenth annual Riverwalk Wine Festival is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. on the River Wall, with tastings, food vendors and live jazz. Officials provided a URL (wwwenjoymtm.com) and a QR code for tickets.
The city announced a multi-day commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott from Nov. 29 to Dec. 7, including a unity walk for peace and justice, youth summits, educational forums, mass meetings at historic churches and a Rosa Parks gala. Officials described the events as both remembrance and a call to action. No formal actions or council votes on event funding were recorded in the provided transcript.
