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Ottawa Center for the Arts hosts ‘Abraham Lincoln in Song’ on Wednesday at the Abbey · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: So Ottawa Center for the Arts hosts Abraham Lincoln in
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Speaker 1: Song on Wednesday at the Abbey. Written by Emily Beebe,
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Speaker 1: this article is being read by an automated voice brought
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Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. Abraham Lincoln will come Alive through
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Speaker 1: music and story at the Abbey in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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Speaker 1: Musician and historian Chris Valillo will perform Abraham Lincoln in
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Speaker 1: Song at seven pm Wednesday at the Abbey, located at
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Speaker 1: one thirteen East Lafayette Street. The city is sponsoring the
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Speaker 1: program in conjunction with Debate Days. Admission is free and
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Speaker 1: donations to the Ottawa Center for the Arts are welcome.
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Speaker 1: According to a news release, the performance explores Lincoln not
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Speaker 1: only as a remarkable leader, but as a man who
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Speaker 1: knew and loved music. Valillo uses period songs Lincoln may
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Speaker 1: have known and sung alongside Lincoln's own stories to illustrate
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Speaker 1: his life and put it into a historical context. According
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Speaker 1: to a news release, the program places special emphasis on
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Speaker 1: Lincoln's bond with the common man and his desire for
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Speaker 1: reconciliation over revenge. The show is extensively researched and historically accurate,
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Speaker 1: according to a news release,