WASHINGTON – Some of the biggest celebrations of the bicentennial of Abe Lincoln’s birthday kick off in Washington on his Feb. 12 birthdate. But you can also catch many Lincoln-related exhibits and events later this year and in other parts of the country.
Here are some details, with more information at http://www.lincolnindc.com/ or from the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, http://www.abrahamlincoln200.org/.
The National Park Service celebrates Lincoln’s birthday Feb. 12 with live music at the Lincoln Memorial. On April 12, Easter Sunday, the memorial will host a recreation of Marian Anderson’s landmark concert. She sang at the memorial steps in 1939 after a nearby concert hall turned her away because she was black. And on Memorial Day, the Lincoln Memorial will be formally rededicated.