Calendar of events
from Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County

June 2002


Every Sunday in June and July
WHO: Public
WHAT: Concert in the Park series

WHERE: Latham Park, downtown Lincoln
WHEN: 7 pm

Every Sunday in June, July and August
WHO: Public
WHAT: Free tours of J.H. Hawes Elevator Museum

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

Saturday, June 1
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library District
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Children's summer reading program kickoff; adult summer reading program kickoff

WHERE: 725 Pekin St.

Saturday, June 8
WHO: Public
WHAT: Beason townwide garage sales

WHERE: Beason
WHEN: 8 am - 1 pm

Sunday, June 9
WHO: Public
WHAT: 98th birthday celebration of the J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum

WHERE: First Street, downtown Atlanta
WHEN: 2 pm

Friday and Saturday, June 14-15
WHO: Public
WHAT: Mount Pulaski Heritage Days and Bluegrass Festival

WHERE: Mount Pulaski Historical Museum

June 14-16 and 18-22
SPONSOR: Lincoln Community Theatre
WHO:
Public
WHAT: "Hello, Dolly!"

WHERE: Johnston Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln College campus
WHEN: 8 pm performances Tuesday through Saturday; 2 pm performance on Sundays

Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16
WHO: Public
WHAT: "Explore Logan County"; countywide festivals; flea markets, displays of antiques and collectibles, festivals in Mount Pulaski and Hartsburg, Elkhart Homecoming, all-church musical
WHERE: Around the county

Sunday, June 23
SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO:
Public; no admission fee
WHAT: Opening day of the Smithsonian Institute exhibit "Yesterday's Tomorrows"; theme for the day: "Transportation Sunday"

WHERE: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Library and Museum, Middletown
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm; parade at 1:30 pm; special events in park pavilion 2:30-4:30 pm

Sunday, June 30
SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO:
Public; no admission fee
WHAT: Smithsonian Institute exhibit "Yesterday's Tomorrows"; theme for the day: "Home & Country Sunday"

WHERE: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Library and Museum, Middletown
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm; ice cream social in park pavilion beginning at 1 pm

 

July 2002


Thursday, July 4
SPONSOR: Lincoln Park District
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Fourth of July celebration; pool events, games for children, fireworks

WHERE: 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: Daylong activities; fireworks at dusk

WHO: Public
WHAT: Fourth of July celebration; garage sales, Graue's Soapbox Derby, historic courthouse tours, horse show, fireworks

WHERE: Mount Pulaski

Saturday, July 6
WHO: Public
WHAT: Independence Day celebration; bicycle parade, horseshoe tournament, vendors, Atlanta Community Band concert, patriotic speeches, fireworks

WHERE: Atlanta City Park
WHEN: 4-6 pm, dinner; 6 pm, band concert; fireworks at dusk

Sunday, July 7
SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO:
Public; no admission fee
WHAT: Smithsonian Institute exhibit "Yesterday's Tomorrows"; theme for the day: "Technology Sunday"

WHERE: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Library and Museum, Middletown
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm; special events in park pavilion beginning at 1 pm

July 12-14 and 16-20
SPONSOR: Lincoln Community Theatre
WHO:
Public
WHAT: "Dearly Departed"

WHERE: Johnston Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln College campus
WHEN: 8 pm performances Tuesday through Saturday; 2 pm performance on Sundays

Saturday, July 13
SPONSOR: Latham firefighters
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Latham firefighters 53rd annual ice cream social

WHERE: Latham
WHEN: 9 am, antique tractors and car show; 11 am, food at the Latham Depot; 2 pm and 4 pm, junior olympics and tractor pull

Sunday, July 14
SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO:
Public; no admission fee
WHAT: Smithsonian Institute exhibit "Yesterday's Tomorrows"; theme for the day: "Culture Sunday"

WHERE: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Library and Museum, Middletown
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm; special events in park pavilion beginning at 1 pm

Sunday, July 21
SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO:
Public; no admission fee
WHAT: Smithsonian Institute exhibit "Yesterday's Tomorrows"; theme for the day: "Health Sunday"

WHERE: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Library and Museum, Middletown
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm; special events in park pavilion beginning at 1 pm

Sunday, July 28
SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO:
Public; no admission fee
WHAT: Smithsonian Institute exhibit "Yesterday's Tomorrows"; theme for the day: "Spiritual Sunday"

WHERE: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Library and Museum, Middletown
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm; special events in park pavilion beginning at 1 pm

Tuesday, July 30,
through Sunday, Aug. 4

SPONSOR: Logan County Fair Association
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Logan County Fair

WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds, Lincoln

 

August 2002


Aug. 2-4 and 6-10
SPONSOR: Lincoln Community Theatre
WHO:
Public
WHAT: "The King and I"

WHERE: Johnston Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln College campus
WHEN: 8 pm performances Tuesday through Saturday; 2 pm performance on Sundays

Aug. 9-18
WHO: Public
WHAT: Illinois State Fair

WHERE: Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield

Friday, Aug. 16
SPONSOR: Atlanta United Methodist Church
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Ice cream social; free concert by Atlanta Community Band

WHERE: Second and Race streets, Atlanta

Aug. 23-25
WHO: Public
WHAT: Lincoln Art and 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"

WHERE: Postville Courthouse, Lincoln
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm

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

Sunday, Aug. 25
WHO: Public
WHAT: 1800s craft fair

WHERE: Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, Lincoln

 

 

 

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September 2002


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

WHERE: Downtown Mount Pulaski

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

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

 

October 2002


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

WHEN: 9 am - 3 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

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.

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

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

Sunday, Dec. 1 and 8
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

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

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

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