Honoring Lincoln. In DIXIE!

LINCOLN CELEBRATION TO FEATURE ONE-MAN SHOW, CIVIL WAR SONGS

Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial has been widely honored this year, but a celebration in Montgomery will reveal the real Lincoln and feature songs that Abe himself might have heard. ALABAMA CELEBRATES ABE LINCOLN-A BICENTENNIAL SALUTE will be presented at 7 pm on Friday, November 6, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2810 Atlanta Highway. Alabama playwright and NewSouth author WADE HALL will perform excerpts from his one-man show, adapted from the words of Lincoln's lifelong
friend and law partner, Billy Herndon. The show was presented earlier this year at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington. Hall's engaging monologue captures the quaint and authentic voice of Billy Herndon's biography of Lincoln. Herndon wrote in folksy, sometimes brutally honest ways about Lincoln's personal life and agonizing decisions as President.

Montgomery folk singer BOB CORLEY will perform songs from the Civil War era. He will also debut an original 200th birthday song in honor of Lincoln, written especially for this celebration. Corley has been
composing and performing since his childhood years in Troy. A world traveler and people's bard, he has played on street corners in Amsterdam, Munich, Tel Aviv, and New Orleans and at the famed Bluebird Café in Nashville. His repertoire ranges from folk material to songs about contemporary social problems and personal reminiscences. A birthday cake will be served after the program. The performers will be available for coffee and conversation.
Advance tickets are available for $10 at the UU Fellowship. Call  279-9517 for office/sale hours; Tickets at the door are $12.

[NOTE: Listen to some of Bob's music here.]