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Mt
Pulaski Fall Festival
September
7, 8, 9
Kent
Sorrells
One
of America’s funniest hypnotists, Kent has appeared nationwide for the
past thirty years. Most recently Kent
was hand picked by Merrill Osmond to appear at his new theater in
Branson, Mo., the live entertainment capitol
of America. In fact Kent is the only hypnotist ever to appear “on the
strip” in Branson.
Friday Sept 8 at 8pm -
Farmer's Bank Stage
Legends
Entertainment
[www.legendsentertainment.com]
will impersonate and perform songs by:
Elvis • Blues
Brothers • Bobby Darin • Johnny Cash • Tom Jones • Neil Diamond
Saturday
Sept 9 at 7pm -
Farmer's Bank Stage
Chris
Camp - the Whip guy
For
over twenty years, Chris Camp has performed his uniquely entertaining
show throughout the United States.
He has also been on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. From
intricate double handed rhythm routines to “fast draw” multiple
cracking and precision tricks, Chris
and his Bullwhips amaze and delight audiences of all ages. As the
bullwhip moves at speeds in excess of 900 miles
per hour you will see Chris cut targets out
of his own mouth and off the top of his head, PLUS MUCH MORE.
www.thewhipguy.com
Saturday Sept 9 at 3pm
& 6pm - Farmer's
Bank Stage
The
Veggie Band
will perform at 4:30pm
in the Beer Garden
The Band
Members include John Whitlock - Vocals, Ted Kristy - Drums, Tony
Battaglia - Guitar, Sam
Johnson - Trumpet, Duane Allen, Randy West - Sax, and Tim Hickey - Bass
guitar.
Vinegar
Hill Brass
will perform at 6pm in the Beer Garden
They have been performing for almost 20
years and currently have been performing montly at Turasky’s in
Dawson. Original members Tom Romer - trumpet and Derek Phillips -
trombone. Other members include David Helm -
trumpet/vocals, Don Helm - trombone, Merril Turner - sax, Harold Drake -
Tuba, and Ed Williamson - drums.
Chapter
11 Band
Friday Sept 8 at pm in the Beer Garden
Parade
1pm and the NEW route will run down Lafayette Street
The
Mt. Pulaski Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Birthday Committee
will proudly present a
reenactment and historical reading of an actual trial in the historic Mt. Pulaski
courthouse courtroom, where Abraham
Lincoln tried the “Cast Iron Tombstone Trial” in 1855. Lincoln, the
young, beardless attorney, rode the 8th Judicial
Circuit of 450 miles from 1849-1855. He often boarded at
the Pulaski House when he was on the 8th Circuit in Mt. Pulaski. The cast will
appear in period costume. The jury members
will be pulled from the audience.
Friday - September 8th
at 7:30 pm
Saturday - September 9th
at 11 am & 4 pm
Little
Ninjas
A martial arts demonstration
Saturday
Sept 9 at 5pm - Washington Street
3 on 3
Basketball Tournament
Sponsored by Deron Powell State Farm
Insurance
Saturday Sept 9 at 8am
Registration forms are available at
Deron Powell State Farm Insurance
Conner
Amusements - Carnival
Thursday
3pm - 10pm • Friday 3pm - 11pm Saturday 9am - 11pm
Advance
tickets available at Johnsons Food Center, Farmers Bank, MP City Hall,
The New You or contact Lana Hebenstreit.
Tickets are $1 advance or $1.50 at the festival. Ticket pre-sale ends
Wednesday Sept 6
Antique
Tractors
will start arriving the evening of Friday
Sept 8
Kiddie
Tractor Pulls
Sponsored by Central
Illinois Ag Inc. and Jaycees
Saturday Sept 9 at
3:30pm - Washington St.
Cross
Brothers Implement
Food Tent
Thursday - Boy
Scout Pork Chop
sandwich Dinner
Friday - American
Legion Steak Dinner
Saturday - Mt
Pulaski Christian Church
Chicken Dinner
Jaycees
Beer Tent Performances
Friday -
Ultraviolet
Saturday - Late
Arrival
Come see
the band Signal
They opened
for “Stained” at the Prairie Capital Convention Center this summer
Saturday Sept 9 at 9 pm -
Farmer's Bank Stage |
