| 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
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