Upcoming Events

May 24th Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

This world cass ueseum brings the life and times of Abraham Lincoln into focus like nothing else!  Live actors, special effects and performancers and outstanding exhibits all make this an excellent experience!

I'll perform excerpts from my "Abraham Lincoln in Song" show 10:100 Am until 1:00 PM in the rotunda.

Free with Museum admission.

112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 558-8844

http://www.alplm.org/home.html

 

May 26th                    The kickoff cruise for the 2008 season of the Riverboat Twilight!

Take a releaxing 2 day Trip on the Mississippi River aboard the Riverboat Twilight!  This is a great chance to re-live the days of the packet steamboats that made the Mississibbi River the super highway of it's time.  Beautiful Scenery, entertainment and more food than anyone could ever eat all at a suprisingly affordable price!

The cruise begins at Le Claire , IA on the 25 th , stays overnight at Dubuque , IA and returns to Le Claire the next Day. I'll be performing music of the Steamboat era on the second day of the cruise.  See other dates I'll be performing below and later in the summer (late August -October).

800-331-1467                                    

http://www.riverboattwilight.com/

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May 28th, 29th,                                              Riverboat Twilight performance dates

June 2nd, 4 th, and 5 th, 9 th, 11 th, 13 th,

800-331-1467

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May 30th, 2008                                              Summer Daze Festival

Leaf River , IL

Evening performance, time TBA

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May 31st                                                         Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Free with Mueusm admission

I'll perform excerpts from the "Abraham Lincoln in Song" show in the rotunda.

Stop by and see the new exhibit, "Packaging the President featuring two centuries of political campaigns.

You can also stop by the gift shop and pick up a copy Of "ABraham Lincoln in Song"

112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 558-8844

http://www.alplm.org/home.html

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June 7th, 2008                                      National Trails Days, Shawnee National Forest

Johnson Creek day use area on Kinkaid Lake

located off Rte. 3 on Highway 151

3:00 PM

Free to the public

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee

618-687-1731

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June 12th                                                    Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Free with Mueusm admission

112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 558-8844

http://www.alplm.org/home.html

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June 14th, 2008                                               Dixon Public Library

221 S. Hennepin Avenue

Dixon , IL 61021

815-284-7261

http://www.dixonpubliclibrary.org/

Folk Music for Little Folks

10:30 am

Free to the public

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June 19th, 2008                                             Harvard Diggins Library

900 East McKinley Street

Harvard , IL 60033

http://www.harvard-diggins.org/

Roots of Rural Music Program for the Illinois Humanities Council

7:00 PM

Free

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June 20th                                                       Peoria Brown Bag Concert

Courthouse Square,

Downtown Peoria, IL

11:30 -1:00

Free to the public

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June 21st, 2008                                             Midsummer's Festival

Bishop Hill State Park

Bishop Hill , IL 61419

309-927-3899

An excellent music and re-enactment event in one of Illinois forgotten treasures, the Utopian Colony of Bishop Hill.  Enjoy a full day festival of music, crafts  and a wealth of restored mid 1800's buildings, great small shops and artisans as well as a day of demonstrations, food and music.  All For Free!

 

I'll be performing on the main stage at 3:00 but will be leading a jam session/workshop on the front porch of the museum at 12:00. Bring your instruments and join in!

http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/bishop_hill.htm

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June 24th , 2008                                            Moline Public Library

3210 41st Street

Moline , IL 61265

309-762-6883

 

6:30 PM performance of Abraham Lincoln in Song in conjunction with the Forever Free traveling exhibition about Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.

 

Free to the public

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June 25th , 2008                                          Family Literacy Program

Marion Public Library

Crab Orchard Public Library

20012 Crab Orchard Rd
Marion , IL 62959

(618) 982-2141

 

Kids program 10:00 AM

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June 26th                                                    Quincy Park District Concert in the Park

I'll be performing the Abraham Lincoln in Song

program in a free outdoor concert in Madison Park,

in Quincy.  The show starts at 7:00 PM and is free

to the public!

24th and Main

Quincy, IL

 

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June 27th                                                          Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Free with Mueusm admission

I'll perform excerpts from the "Abraham Lincoln in Song" show in the rotunda.

Stop by and see the new exhibit, "Packaging the President featuring two centuries of political campaigns.

You can also stop by the gift shop and pick up a copy Of "ABraham Lincoln in Song"

Endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

       

112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 558-8844

http://www.alplm.org/home.html

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June 29th                                                   Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

                                                                     University of Illinois, Champaign

I'll be performing the Abraham Lincoln in Song show with a great live band recreating the

arranngements and instrumentation of the CD. with all the originasl vintage instruments.

The band includes Rocky Maffit on percussion, Mark stoeffel on fiddle and mandlin, Gary Gordon on guitars and Ross Sermons on stand up bass.

Perhaps the best show of the season,

This will definately be one to remember!

500 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801-3788
217/333-6700

Afternoon show in front of the Great Hall

3:00 PM

                                                          http://www.krannertcenter.com/

Free to the public

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July 1st                                                      Haynor Public Library

I'll perform "The Roots of Rural Music" a program that presents music from a rural perspective, from old time folk through Stephean Foster on up to the Carter Family.

6:30 PM

Free to the public

326 Belle Street

Alton, IL
618/462-0677

http://www.haynerlibrary.org/

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July 4th, 2008                                            Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

2916 E. South Street

PO Box 1816

Lincoln City , IN 47552

(812) 937-4541

http://www.nps.gov/libo/

Abraham Lincoln in Song program

Free to the public

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July 8th, 2008                                           Ada Historical Society

7144 Headley Street

Ada Michigan

616-676-9346

Music on the lawn Series 7:00 PM

http://www.hsmichigan.org/ada/museum.php

Free to the public

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July 10th -13th, 2008                                      Marshal Putnam County Fair

Henry , IL

(309) 364-2814

http://www.marshallputnamfair.org/

Various times throughout the days

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July 16th, 2008                                              Ludington State Park

Ludington , MI

Abraham Lincoln in Song

Outdoor Amphitheater at the Visitors Center

7:00 PM

Free to the public

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July 20th, 2008                                                  Great Performers of Illinois Festival                                                                                     Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois

   

This is a very cool outdoor festival of Illinois

Musicians held in the world class surroundings

of Millennium Park  with the magnificent Chicago skyline to your back. Tough to beat!

I performed for the first event (this is # 3) and loved it!

I'll be performing on the Wrigley Square stage from 4:15 until 5:15

This event is Free to the public!

http://www.greatperformersofillinois.com/

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July 22nd, 2008                                                   Ada Historical Society

7144 Headley Street

Ada Michigan

616-676-9346

Music on the lawn Series 7:00 PM

Abraham Lincoln in Song

http://www.hsmichigan.org/ada/museum.php

Free to the public

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Decatur Arts Council                                               Abraham Lincoln in Song

In association with the “Portaying Lincoln” traveling exhibition

Free to the public, time and location TBA

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July 29th, 2008                                                         Homer Public Library

Homer Township Public Library District

14320 W. 151st St .

Homer Glen , IL 60491

708-301-7908

http://www.homerlibrary.org/

Abraham Lincoln in Song for the Illinois Humanities Council

7:00 PM

Free

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July 31st, 2008                                                        Shebonna, Lee, Rollo Museum

119 W. Comanche Ave

Shebonna , IL 60550

815-824-2597

Abraham Lincoln in Song

11:00 AM

Free to the public

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August 1st, 2008                                                      Brown Bag Concert

Town Square Gazeebo

Rushville , IL 62681

Noon Concert, Free

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August 6th                                                       Peoria Brown Bag Concert

Courthouse Square,

Downtown Peoria, IL

11:30 -1:00

Free to the public

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August 8th -14th, 2008                               Illinois State Fair for the Illinois Farm Bureau

Commodities Pavillion across from the grandstand

11:00 until 2:00 each day with the RFD radio Network hosts

Free with Fair admission

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August 15th, 2008                                                    Illinois State Fair Kids Corner

Free kids shows for the Secretary of State

Senior Center (air conditioned!)

1:30, 2:30, 4:00 and 5:30

Free with Fair admission

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August 22nd, 2008                                                 Abraham Lincoln Bike Tour

For the League of Illinois Cyclists

Abraham Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Springfield , IL

Free to the public

6:30 PM

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August 23rd, 2008                                                Reddick Public Library District

1010 Canal St.

Ottawa , IL 61350

Telephone (815) 434-0509

Abraham Lincoln in Song in association with the Lincoln Douglas Debate re-enactment

Time TBAFree to the public

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August 24th, 2008                                               Postville Courthouse

1840's Crafts Fair and Festival

914 5 th St .

Lincoln , IL

217/732-8930

Performances throughout the day, specific times TBA

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August 25th , 27th and 29t , 2008                     Riverboat Twilight

                                                                                     

The 2 day cruise begins at Le Claire , IA , overnights at Dubuque , IA and returns to Le Claire the next day. I'll be performing on the second day of the cruise. It's a great, relaxing, 2 day trip on the northern Mississippi with beautiful scenery and tons of great food.

800-331-1467

www.riverboattwilight.com/

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August 31st, 2008                                             Jacksonville Chautauqua

Jacksonville , IL

7:00 PM

Free to the public

I'll be performing a program on the music of Stephen Foster

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September 1st, 2008                                          Fox Valley Folk Festival

Island Park , Geneva , IL

One of the best folk Festivals in the Midwest, Fox Valley was rained out for the first time ever last year.  Last year was also the first time I was ever booked to play there.  Coincidence??????  I think not!

Admission -- $15 per day Adults - $10 Teens & Elders -- 12 And Under is Free!

Performance time TBA

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September Riverboat Twilight Dates

September 3 rd , 5 th , 8 th ,10 th , 12 th , 15 th , 17 th , 19 th , 22 nd , 24 th , 26 th , 29 th

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September 7th, 2008                                               Ravinia's Celebration of Summer

I'll be performing Abraham Lincoln in Song at the world class setting of Ravinia

418 Sheridan Road

Highland Park , IL 60035

Tel 847.266.5000

http://www.ravinia.org/

The entire day is free to the public!

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September 13th                                                 100th Anniversary Celebration

                                                                              Elliot Ave Baptist Church

2:00 and 4:00                                                        501 W. Elliot Ave

                                                                              Springfield, IL      

                                                                             

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September 14th                                 Jonesboro Lincoln Douglas Debate re-enactment

I'll be presenting the Abraahm Lincoln in Song show as part of the 150th anniversay of the Lincoln Douglas Debate in Jonesboro. 

Performance at 1:30

Lincoln Memorial Park, Jonesboro, IL

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September 20 th, 2008                                      Charleston IL Lincoln Douglas Debate

                                                                              re-enactment

Coles County Fairgrounds , 416 West Madison Avenue

Charleston , IL

Time TBA

(217) 348-0430

Free