Calendar of events
from Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County

May 2002


Friday, May 10
SPONSOR: St. John United Church of Christ
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Ice cream social

WHERE: 204 Seventh St.
WHEN: 4:30-7 pm

Friday and Saturday, May 10-11
SPONSOR: VFW
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Poppy days; donations go to help veterans

Saturday, May 11
WHO: Public
WHAT: Atlanta townwide garage sales

WHERE: Throughout Atlanta
WHEN: 8 am - 2 pm

May 12-18
WHAT: Historic Preservation Week; phone (217) 732-2929 for information
WHERE: Lincoln

Tuesday, May 15
SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Public
WHAT: “Air Quality,” presented by John Fulton
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 10 am

Saturday, May 18
WHO: Public
WHAT: Grand March for Lincoln Community High School prom 

WHERE: Logan County Courthouse
WHEN: 6 pm

Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19
WHO: Public
WHAT: "Illinois Goes to War, 1830-Present"; living history displays and demonstrations

WHERE: Postville Courthouse
WHEN: 10 am - 4 pm

May 24-27
SPONSOR: American Legion
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Poppy days; donations go to help veterans

May 25-27
WHO: Public
WHAT: "Avenue of Flags"

WHERE: Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski

Monday, May 27
WHO: Public
WHAT: Memorial Day celebration

WHERE: Logan County Courthouse
WHEN: 10:30 am

WHO: Public
WHAT: Atlanta Memorial Day festival

WHERE: Atlanta
WHEN: 10:30 am, memorial ceremony; 1 pm, antique tractor parade

WHO: Public
WHAT: Mount Pulaski Memorial Day ceremonies

WHERE: Mount Pulaski Cemetery and Steenbergen Cemetery

 

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

Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9
SPONSOR: Cedar Creek Shows
WHO:
Public
WHAT: Cedar Creek Craft and Antique Show

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

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

 

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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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