Kickoffs
Aug. 21-23 for
Lincoln Sesquicentennial
30th annual Lincoln Art Fair
15th annual Lincoln Balloon Festival
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Thursday, Aug. 21
Civil War and Underground Railroad quilt show
opens in the Logan
County Courthouse rotunda
3 p.m. --
Grand opening ceremony for the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
and Lincoln Sesquicentennial. Unveiling of the traveling Vietnam
Veterans Memorial at Lincoln Christian College.
5:30 p.m. --
Kickoff party with
free food and entertainment at Maple Ridge Care Centre, 2202 N. Kickapoo St.
Friday, Aug. 22
Civil War and Underground Railroad quilt show
in the Logan
County Courthouse rotunda
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Flea market in Scully Park,
downtown
Lunch -- Oasis senior citizen center, 501 Pulaski
St.
4-10 p.m. -- Balloon fest activities at the Logan
County Fairgrounds
6 p.m. -- Hot-air balloon launch
Dusk -- Balloon night glow
Saturday, Aug. 23
6:30 a.m. -- Balloon launch
8 a.m. -- Sky's the Limit 3-mile run, beginning at the Lincoln Park
District facilities, 1400 Primm Road
9 a.m. -- Lincoln Soap Box Downhillers, downtown
Lincoln
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Lincoln Woman's Club
"Hospitality Sweet," 230 N. McLean St. (across from the art fair in
Latham Park)
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. -- Used book sale at Lincoln
Public Library, 725 Pekin St.
Civil War and Underground Railroad quilt show
in the Logan
County Courthouse rotunda
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Flea market and
collectibles in Scully Park,
downtown
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. -- Lincoln Art Fair in
Latham Park, downtown
Noon -10 p.m. -- Balloon fest activities at
the Logan County Fairgrounds
Lunch -- Oasis senior citizen center, 501 Pulaski
St.
Korean War encampment -- Postville
Courthouse, Fifth Street Road
2-4 p.m. -- Tour of homes
6 p.m. -- Hot-air balloon launch
Dusk -- Balloon night glow, fireworks
Sunday, Aug. 24
Postville – “Where
It All Began” Day
6:45 a.m. -- Hot-air balloon fly-over at
Logan County Fairgrounds
Civil War and Underground Railroad quilt show
in the Logan
County Courthouse rotunda
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- Lincoln Woman's Club
"Hospitality Sweet," 230 N. McLean St. (across from the art fair
in Latham Park)
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. -- Used book sale at Lincoln
Public Library, 725 Pekin St.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Lincoln Art Fair in
Latham Park, downtown
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Flea market in Scully Park,
downtown
Classic cars -- Courthouse square,
downtown Lincoln
Doll show -- Logan County Courthouse
rotunda
Lunch -- Oasis senior citizen center, 501
Pulaski St.
Noon - 5 p.m. -- 1800s craft fair, Postville
Courthouse lawn, Fifth Street
5 p.m. -- Dedication of the Abraham Lincoln
well near VFW Post 1756 on Fifth Street
Ice cream social and crowning of
sesquicentennial queen at Postville Park, Fifth Street
Monday, Aug. 25
Lincoln Heritage Day
"The Story of Abraham Lincoln in
Lincoln and Logan County" presentation
Panel of historians at Lincoln College
Tuesday, Aug. 26
Business
and Industry Day
Business open house
1860s baseball game -- Ground Squirrels versus local sports
standouts
Underground Railroad display through Sept. 6 at Layman
Gallery at Lincoln College
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Lincoln Founders Day
Town christening re-enactment, near train depot, downtown
Watermelon feed in Latham Park, downtown
1850s-1860s music
Special postal pictorial cancellation
Thursday, Aug. 28
Agriculture Day
Community dinner and corn feed
1850s farming demonstration
Abraham Lincoln play
Friday, Aug. 29
Education Day
Homecoming for local celebrities
Ethnic festival in Scully Park
5 p.m. -- King Karaoke, Karaoke Stage on Kickapoo south of the square
5-7:45 p.m. -- Stone County Ramblers playing
bluegrass, Hometown Stage, McLean and Clinton
5:30-7:30 p.m. -- Don Smith Orchestra playing
swing and big band music, Dance and Swing Stage, McLean and
Broadway
7:30-8:30 p.m. -- American English in a
Beatles tribute, Main Stage, Broadway and Kickapoo
8:30-9:30 p.m. -- Don Smith Orchestra playing
swing and big band music, Dance and Swing Stage, McLean and
Broadway
8:30-9:45 p.m. -- Poprocks playing '70s-'90s
pop rock, Rock Till Ya Drop Stage, Chicago and Pulaski
8:45-9:45 p.m. -- Hairbanger's Ball in an '80s Hairbands tribute, Partytown Stage, Sangamon and Broadway
9 p.m.-midnight -- Rockus with classic rock,
Hometown Stage, McLean and Clinton
9:45-11 p.m. -- American English in a
Beatles tribute, Main Stage, Broadway and Kickapoo
11 p.m.-1 a.m. -- Poprocks playing '70s-'90s
pop rock, Rock Till Ya Drop Stage, Chicago and Pulaski
11:15 p.m.-12:45 a.m. -- Hairbanger's Ball in
an '80s Hairbands tribute, Partytown Stage, Sangamon and Broadway
Saturday, Aug. 30
Homecoming Day
9
a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Parade: “Pride in Our Past -- Faith in Our
Future”; route from Postville Park on Fifth Street to downtown Lincoln
After the parade -- Community photograph
on the courthouse square
2
p.m. -- Brothers of the Brush and Abraham Lincoln look-alike
contests in Latham Park, downtown
33rd
Regimental Infantry Union demonstration -- battle re-enactment on
field next to Bonanza
Encampment at Postville Park on Fifth Street
5 p.m. -- King Karaoke, Karaoke Stage on Kickapoo
south of the square
5-7 p.m. -- Bobby Remack Band with swing and big
bands, Dance and Swing Stage, McLean and Broadway
5-7:45 p.m. -- Rockus doing '50s and '60s songs,
Hometown Stage, McLean and Clinton
7-8:15 p.m. -- Creagles with Credence
Clearwater and Eagles tributes, Main Stage, Broadway and Kickapoo
8 p.m. --
Civil War grand ball with music by the 33rd Infantry Band, Elk's
Lodge
8:15-9:30 p.m. -- Bobby Remack Band with swing
and big bands, Dance and Swing Stage, McLean and Broadway
8:15-9:30 p.m. -- Debbie Ross Band playing blues, Partytown Stage, Sangamon and Broadway
8:15-9:30 p.m. -- Imagine That with '60s-'90s Top
40 music, Rock Till Ya Drop Stage, Chicago and Pulaski
9 p.m.-midnight -- Greg Glick Band with blues
rock, Hometown Stage, McLean and Clinton
9:30-11 p.m. -- Creagles with Credence
Clearwater and Eagles tributes, Main Stage, Broadway and Kickapoo
11 p.m.-1 a.m. -- Debbie Ross Band playing blues, Partytown Stage, Sangamon and Broadway
11 p.m.-1 a.m. -- Imagine That with '60s-'90s Top
40 music, Rock Till Ya Drop Stage, Chicago and Pulaski
Sunday, Aug. 31
Religious Day
Community church services
Chicken dinner
2-4 p.m. -- Illinois Brass Works, a variety brass
band, Hometown Stage, McLean and Clinton
3 p.m. -- Interdenominational church service
with the Rev. David Hultberg preaching on horseback at Latham Park
4:15-5:45 p.m. -- Slingshot 57 doing Christian
rock at Dance and Swing Stage, McLean and Broadway
6-7:30 p.m. -- Petra performing Christian rock at
Main Stage, Broadway and Kickapoo
6-9 p.m. -- Country Thunder performing country at
Hometown Stage, McLean and Clinton
7:45-9 p.m. -- Illinois Symphony Orchestra,
McLean Street north of the square (or, in case of rain, at the Earl
C Hargrove Chapel at Lincoln Christian College)
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