With Labor Day weekend up next, the folks at wallethub.com have compiled a list of fun facts about

With Labor Day weekend up next, the folks at wallethub.com have compiled a list of fun facts about the holiday:

v How it started: The inaugural Labor Day celebration was in 1882 in New York. About 10,000 workers assembled for a parade organized by union leaders Matthew Maguire, a machinist, and Peter McGuire, a carpenter.

v Making it official: in 1894, Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday, to be celebrated each year on the first Monday in September,

v Where it ranks: According to the survey, Labor Day is the third favorite holiday of Americans, behind Christmas/Chanukah and Memorial Day, and ahead of Thanksgiving and Fourth of July.

v Travel: About 25 percent of Americans plan to get out of town for Labor Day weekend.

v Cooking: About 41 percent of Americans plan to have a barbecue over Labor Day weekend.

“Vixen: THE MOVIE” (8 P.M., THE CW): This animated film, based on characters from DC Comics, follows the orphaned Mari McCabe, who can access the powers of animals and protects the world from the threats, such as those who killed her parents.

TV listings, C4

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Art of Marc Ross on display at Butler

YOUNGSTOWN

An exhibition by Marc Ross titled “Paintings for Plum Ridge” opens Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., and runs through Nov. 12. A reception for the artist will take place Sept. 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the museum.

“The art of Marc Ross pays tribute to the aesthetics of Minimalism, a movement which celebrated simplicity and the power of color,” said Louis Zona, director of the Butler. “However the minimalistic paintings of Ross are not just about saluting past philosophies. They instead reveal a technical facility in surface and color rarely seen today.”

Ross was born and raised in Cleveland. After living in Chicago and Baltimore, he returned to Ohio 18 years ago with his wife and son. He received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio University, attended graduate school at the University of Chicago, completed his master’s at Kent State University and received a degree in education from Ashland University.

Ross has exhibited in numerous venues, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Butler, the Klutznick National Jewish Museum, the Southern Ohio Museum and various galleries in Cleveland, Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Baltimore, New York and Washington, D.C.

He has been an adjunct art instructor at Cuyahoga Community College, a lecturer in the art department of the Ohio State University and a drawing instructor at the Columbus College of Art and Design. Presently he is a full-time faculty member at a Gahanna Lincoln High School.

Stambaugh Chorus plans open house

YOUNGSTOWN

The Stambaugh Chorus, directed by Hae-Jong Lee, will have an open house Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the ballroom of Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., featuring snacks and a sing along. New members are always welcome. For information, call Kellie at 330-509-9775 or go to stambaughchorus.org.