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2009
Oct 1 - 31 |
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion display of the Morrill Act of 1862, the act, signed by President Lincoln, that helped states establish land-grant colleges and universities |
Urbana |
October 13 |
Teaching Abe to Dance: (RE)searching and Dreaming a Character to Life. Department of Theatre actors present scenes from "The Heavens are Hung in Black," a new play by James Still |
Urbana |
October 13 |
Practice as Theory: Lincoln's Address to the Temperance Society, February 22, 1842. Professor Michael Leff leads examinations of how presidential communciation frams and reflects American ideals and identities |
Urbana |
November 11 |
The Republican and the Revolutionary: Abraham Lincoln and Karl Marx. Professor Robin Blackburn |
Urbana |
Check the Urbana Lincoln Bicentennial page for streaming video of past events as well as a calendar of other activities.