2002 Calendar
August SeptemberOctoberNovember December


August 2002


Sundays in August
WHO: Public
WHAT: Free tours of J.H. Hawes Elevator Museum

WHERE: First Street, downtown Atlanta
WHEN: 1-3 pm

Wednesdays in August
WHO: Public
WHAT: Clinton Area Farmers and Artisans Market

WHERE: Mr. Lincoln's Square, Clinton
WHEN: 4-7 pm

First and third Saturdays through October
WHO: Public
WHAT: Clinton Area Farmers and Artisans Market

WHERE: Mr. Lincoln's Square, Clinton
WHEN: 8 am - noon

Thursday, Aug. 22
SPONSOR: ALMH and Hospice Care of Illinois
WHO: Grieving adults
WHAT: "Always in Our Hearts" bereavement support group

WHERE: Room 114, Jefferson Street Christian Church, Lincoln
WHEN: 11 am to 1 pm

Aug. 23-25
WHO: Public
WHAT: Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds and downtown Lincoln

Saturday, Aug. 24
WHO: Public
WHAT: Sky's the Limit 5K run

WHERE: Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: 8 am

WHO: Public
WHAT: "Illinois Remembers Her Korean War Veterans"; individual re-enactors, display by Korean War Veterans National Museum & Library, exhibit by Illinois State Military Museum; free admission -- donations accepted

WHERE: Postville Courthouse, 914 Fifth St., Lincoln
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm

SPONSOR: Logan County Habitat for Humanity
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Rib-eye and pork sandwiches

WHERE: Lincoln IGA
WHEN: 10 am - ?

SPONSOR: Lincoln Historic Homes and Buildings Commission
WHO:
Public; $5 fee
WHAT: Lincoln Historic Homes Tour

WHERE: 504, 426 and 425 Kickapoo
WHEN: 2-4 pm

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Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25
SPONSOR: Lincoln Junior Woman's Club
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Hospitality suite for Art Fair
WHERE: Lincoln Woman's Club Building, 230 N. McLean (across from Latham Park)
WHEN: 9 am - 4 pm Saturday; 9 am - 3 pm Sunday

SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Used book sale
WHERE: 725 Pekin St.
WHEN: 9 am - 5 pm Saturday; 10 am - 2 pm Sunday

Sunday, Aug. 25
WHO: Public
WHAT: 1800s craft fair with blacksmith, basket maker, chair maker, herbalist, paper marbleizing and performance of snake oil show

WHERE: Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, 914 Fifth St., Lincoln

Tuesday, Aug. 27
WHO: LJHS band students
WHAT: First practice

WHERE: Lincoln Junior High School
WHEN:
7:30 am

Friday, Aug. 30
SPONSOR: Central Illinois Community Blood Center
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Blood drive

WHERE: Logan County Courthouse
WHEN:
10 am-3 pm


September 2002


Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8
WHO: Public
WHAT: Mount Pulaski Fall Festival

WHERE: Downtown Mount Pulaski

Tuesday, Sept. 10
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHAT:
Adult CPR class; call 732-2134 to register

WHERE: 125 S. Kickapoo St.
WHEN:
5:30-9:30 pm

Wednesday, Sept. 11
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHAT:
First-aid class; call 732-2134 to register

WHERE: 125 S. Kickapoo St.
WHEN:
5:30-9:30 pm

Thursday, Sept. 12
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHAT:
Infant and child CPR class; call 732-2134 to register

WHERE: 125 S. Kickapoo St.
WHEN:
5:30-9:30 pm

SPONSOR: Logan County Arts Association
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Showing of classic film "Breakfast at Tiffany’s"
WHERE: Lincoln Cinemas, 215 S. Kickapoo
WHEN:
7 pm

Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 12-14
WHO: Public
WHAT: Atlanta Fall Festival

WHERE: Atlanta Park

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14-15
WHO: Public
WHAT: Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival

WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds
WHEN: 9 am - 5 pm Saturday; 9 am - 4 pm Sunday

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Saturday, Sept. 21
SPONSOR: Sesquicentennial Committee
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Street dance, with Bobby Remack band, to raise funds for Lincoln's sesquicentennial celebration

WHERE: Downtown Lincoln
WHEN:
6-11 pm

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21-22
SPONSOR: Clark's Greenhouse Herbal and Country Garden
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Herb and Fall Harvest Market

WHERE: Clark's Greenhouse, San Jose

Thursday, Sept. 26
SPONSOR: ALMH
WHO: Grieving adults
WHAT: "Always in Our Hearts" bereavement support group

WHERE: Room 114, Jefferson Street Christian Church, Lincoln
WHEN: 11 am to 1 pm


October 2002


Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6
SPONSOR: Graue, Inc.
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Fall classic car cruise display

WHEN: 9 am - 3 pm

Thursday, Oct. 10
SPONSOR: Logan County Arts Association
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Double feature of classic films: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
WHERE:
Lincoln Cinemas, 215 S. Kickapoo
WHEN:
7 pm

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19
SPONSOR: Atlanta United Methodist Church
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Rummage and bake sale

Saturday, Oct. 19
WHO: St. John United Church of Christ
WHAT: Germanfest

WHERE: 204 Seventh St., Lincoln
WHEN: 11 am - 6 pm

WHO: Public
WHAT: 1850s open house

WHERE: Mount Pulaski Courthouse
WHEN: 1-8 pm

SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Annual "all-you-can-eat" turkey supper

WHERE: NH-M Middle School, Middletown
WHEN: 4-7 pm

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Thursday, Oct. 24
SPONSOR: ALMH
WHO: Grieving adults
WHAT: "Always in Our Hearts" bereavement support group

WHERE: Room 114, Jefferson Street Christian Church, Lincoln
WHEN: 11 am to 1 pm

Friday, Oct. 25
SPONSOR: Eminence Christian Church
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Bazaar

WHERE: Atlanta Community Building, 2500 North and 1600 East, Atlanta
WHEN: 8 am - 2 pm

Saturday, Oct. 26
SPONSOR: Lincoln Christian Church
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Harvest of Talents

WHERE: 204 N. McLean St.

Wednesday, Oct. 30
WHO: Children
WHAT: Halloween Funfest

WHERE: Lincoln Park District ballroom, 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: 6:30-8 pm


November 2002


Saturday, Nov. 2
SPONSOR: Xi Mu Gamma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Holiday craft fair

WHERE: Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: 7 am - 2 pm

SPONSOR: St. Mary's Church of Atlanta
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Bazaar and turkey dinner

Sunday, Nov. 3
SPONSOR: Zonta
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Turkey dinner

WHERE: Lincoln Community High School, 1000 Primm Road
WHEN: 11 am - 1:30 pm

Monday, Nov. 11
WHO: Public
WHAT: Veterans Day celebration

WHERE: Logan County Courthouse lawn

Saturday, Nov. 16
SPONSOR: Atlanta A-Team
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Annual soup supper

WHERE: Atlanta Christian Church
WHEN: 5-7 pm

Sunday, Nov. 17
WHO: Public
WHAT: Beginning of ticket distribution for Ho Ho Dough drawing

WHERE: Lincoln businesses

Thursday, Nov. 21
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library District
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Family Reading Night

WHERE: 725 Pekin St.

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Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23
SPONSOR: Clark's Greenhouse and Herbal Country
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Christmas open house and tour

WHERE: 1 mile east of San Jose on Route 136, then 1 1/4 mile south on the New Holland blacktop (maps)

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24
WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas on Vinegar Hill

WHERE: Various locations throughout Mount Pulaski
WHEN: 8 am - 5 pm Saturday; noon - 4 pm Sunday

Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 28-30
SPONSOR: Lincoln Christian College
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Christmas in the Chapel

WHERE: Hargrove Chapel, Lincoln Christian College

Thursday, Nov. 28
SPONSOR: ALMH
WHO: Grieving adults
WHAT: "Always in Our Hearts" bereavement support group

WHERE: Room 114, Jefferson Street Christian Church, Lincoln
WHEN: 11 am to 1 pm

Nov. 29 through Dec. 8
WHO: Public
WHAT: 'Tis the Season holiday festivities, including the Festival of Trees

WHERE: Downtown Lincoln

Saturday, Nov. 30
WHO: Public
WHAT: Pride of the Prairie Folk Art & Craft Show

WHERE: Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: 8 am - 4 pm

Nov. 30 through Dec. 7
WHO: Public
WHAT: Atlanta Aglow; kickoff week for Christmas season in Atlanta

WHERE: Atlanta


December 2002


Sunday, Dec. 1
SPONSOR: Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
WHO:
Public; ticket admission
WHAT: Holiday tour of homes

WHO: Public
WHAT: Stagecoach Inn Children's Christmas Store

WHERE: Middletown

Tuesday, Dec. 3
WHO: Public
WHAT: Victorian Candlelight Courthouse

WHERE: Logan County Courthouse, Lincoln
WHEN: 6-8 pm

Thursday, Dec. 5
WHO: Public
WHAT: Chili supper

WHERE: The Oasis, 501 Pulaski St.
WHEN: 4 pm

WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas parade

WHERE: Downtown Lincoln
WHEN: 7 pm

Saturday, Dec. 7
SPONSOR: Elkhart Needs & Goals
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Community craft sale

WHERE: Elkhart Fire Station
WHEN: 8 am - 4 pm

SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
WHAT:
Luncheon and card party

WHERE: Lincoln Depot, 101 N. Chicago St.

WHO: Children
WHAT: Teddy Bear Picnic

WHERE: 725 Pekin St., Lincoln

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Saturday, Dec. 7 (cont)
WHO:
Children
WHAT: Kids Day at the Festival of Trees

WHERE: Logan County Courthouse

WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas tree lighting, caroling, refreshments, drawing

WHERE: Atlanta Firehouse
WHEN: 4:30 pm

WHAT: Chapel candlelight Christmas service
WHERE: Elkhart Hill, Elkhart

Sunday, Dec. 8
WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas breakfast buffet and bazaar

WHERE: Carroll Catholic School, 111 Fourth St.
WHEN: 7 am - 12:30 pm

WHO: Public
WHAT: Stagecoach Inn Children's Christmas Store

WHERE: Middletown

TBA
WHO: Public
WHAT: LCHS Christmas concert

WHERE: Lincoln Community High School auditorium, 1000 Primm Road

Sunday, Dec. 22
WHO: Public
WHAT: Ho Ho Dough drawing

WHERE: Downtown Lincoln
WHEN: 5 pm

Thursday, Dec. 26
SPONSOR: ALMH
WHO: Grieving adults
WHAT: "Always in Our Hearts" bereavement support group

WHERE: Room 114, Jefferson Street Christian Church, Lincoln
WHEN: 11 am to 1 pm


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