WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP — The township is serving up a banquet of red, white and blue at this weekend's Freedom Fest.

IF YOU GO

• What: Third annual West Chester Freedom Fest     • When: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today; 1-10 p.m. Sunday.     • Where: Voice of America Park, Tylersville Road.     • Parking: Free; use Cox Road entrance, road will be open for the weekend.     • Information: 759-7301 or www.westchesteroh.org.

        The annual event's appetizer is a parade, which leaves Hopewell Elementary School on Cox Road at 11 a.m. today. Children dressed in patriotic colors, and with bikes or scooters similarly decorated, are invited to join the procession as it reaches All of Grace Baptist Church and heads to the festival site at Voice of America Park.

        Throughout the festival, attendees will be treated to generous helpings of Americana: magicians, jugglers, clowns, pony rides and even a balloon-blowing goat. A car show features classics and antiques today, with racing cars in the spotlight Sunday.

        Exhibits by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and the Cincinnati Islamic Center add a multicultural flavor, as do the McGing Irish Dancers.

        Freedom Fest's musical buffet includes performances today by Robin Lacey & DeZydeco and the West Chester Symphony, and a country lineup on Sunday.

        A Dixie Chicks vacation-and-concert package to Los Angeles will be up for bid.

        What's for dessert? Rozzi's Freedom Fest Fireworks Extravaganza ends the day on Saturday, while a balloon glow on Sunday evening provides the finale.

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