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Abbott's 81st Get Together Schedule

AUG 1-4 2018

TUESDAY, JULY 31ST 2018
 10:00AM AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC Headed to Abbott's 81st Magic Get Together?
We're just 40 minutes away and we'll be open especially for you
from Tuesday, July 31 through Saturday, August 4th 10am till 4pm
and Sunday, August, 5th, from Noon till 4pm.!


WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1ST 2018
 9:00AM ABBOTT'S COLON GOLF CLASSIC with Al the Only (Registration & Golf Fees)
 9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Elementary School (Free To Attend)
10:30AM SUPER SHOWROOM SPECIALS at Elementary School (Free To Attend)
10:30AM SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR DISCOUNT BOOK SALE at Elementary (Free To Attend)
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Joe Bennett outside M&M Grill (Free To Attend)
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen ($5)
2:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Thom Barnett outside Berkshire Hathaway (Free To Attend)
3:00PM LECTURE – MARK CALABRESE – at the High School (Registration Required)
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen ($5)
3:00PM FACE PAINTING till 6PM outside 5 Star Pizza by Carol Hendrix (Standard Fees)
5:00PM RIVER LAKE INN’S MAGIC SHOW & DINNER with Ron Carnell (Standard Fees)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - view seating at High School
     Featuring Robert Baxt MC, Eric Buss, Ivan Pecel, Lucy Darling, Fred & Bobbie Becker
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show (Free To Attend)
10:00PM SHANGO’S MAGIC EXTRAVAGANZA at Sterlini's Magic ($7)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND 2018
 9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School (Free To Attend)
11:00AM VENT-O-RAMA at the Abbott Plant (Registration Required)
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Thom Barnett outside Dawn & Phils (Free To Attend)
1:00PM LECTURE – SHAWN FARQUHAR – at the High School (Registration Required)
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen ($5)
2:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN till 4:30PM (Free To Attend)
2:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jon LaChance outside Curly's (Free To Attend)
3:00PM DEALERS ON PARADE at the Elementary School (Free To Attend)
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen ($5)
3:00PM FACE PAINTING till 6PM outside 5 Star Pizza by Carol Hendrix (Standard Fees)
3:45PM FAMOUS MAGICIANS GRAVEYARD TOUR ushered by Al the Only (Free To Attend)
5:00PM MAGIC AND MORE LIVE - with your hosts John and Tarmara Sterlini ($5)
5:00PM RIVER LAKE INN’S MAGIC SHOW & DINNER with Ron Carnell (Standard Fees)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - view seating at High School
     Featuring Michael Turco Illusions, David & Dania, Chipper Lowell, Bill Cook MC, Trino (Produced by Gay Blackstone)
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show (Free To Attend)
10:15PM CURLYS CLOSEUP CONTEST after show (Free To Attend)


FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD 2018
 9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
 9:00AM COLON ARTS & CRAFT FAIR till 4PM (Free To Attend)
 9:30AM ABBOTT'S STAGE TALENT CONTEST at High School (Registration Required)
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School (Free To Attend)
11:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Thom Barrett outside Dawn & Phils (Free To Attend)
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jania Taylor outside Village Market (Free To Attend)
1:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Joe Bennett at Craft Fair (Free To Attend)
1:00PM LECTURE - ROCCO - at the High School (Registration Required)
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen ($5)
2:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN till 4:30PM (Free To Attend)
2:30PM ABBOTT'S CLOSEUP SHOW at High School (Registration Required)
     Featuring David Cosaro MC, Mark Calabrese, Kevin Betha, Bruno Tarnecci
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen ($5)
3:00PM FACE PAINTING till 6PM outside 5 Star Pizza by Carol Hendrix (Standard Fees)
4:30PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jon LaChance outside Five Star Pizza (Free To Attend)
5:00PM MAGICIANS DINNER SPECIAL - At Lutheran Church on Burr Oak Road
5:00PM MAGIC AND MORE LIVE - with your hosts John and Tarmara Sterlini ($5)
5:00PM RIVER LAKE INN’S MAGIC SHOW & DINNER with Ron Carnell (Standard Fees)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - view seating at High School
     Featuring Fielding West MC, The Danger Circus, Keith West, Bruno Tarnecci
9:45PM FIREWORK SHOW outside High School after show
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show
10:30PM TALENT CONTEST AWARDS at Grade School after show (Free To Attend)


SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH 2018
 9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
 9:00AM MAGIC MINISTERS SESSION at Methodist Church (Registration Required)
 9:00AM COLON ARTS & CRAFT FAIR till 4PM (Free To Attend)
10:00AM LECTURE - DAVID CORSARO - at High School (Registration Required)
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School (Free To Attend)
11:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jania Taylor at Craft Fair (Free To Attend)
11:30AM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen ($5)
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Joe Bennett outside American Legion (Free To Attend)
2:00PM BENEFIT MATINEE - view seating at the High School ($10)
     Featuring BJ Mallen, Jon LaChance, Ken Dumm, A Little Night Magic
2:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN till 4:30PM (Free To Attend)
2:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with Joe Bennett($5)
3:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS- Jania Taylor outside Colon Historical Museum (Free To Attend)
3:00PM FACE PAINTING till 6PM outside 5 Star Pizza by Carol Hendrix (Standard Fees)
4:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - John Sturk outside Five Star Pizza (Free To Attend)
5:00PM MAGIC AND MORE LIVE - with your hosts John and Tarmara Sterlini ($5)
5:00PM RIVER LAKE INN’S MAGIC SHOW & DINNER with Ron Carnell (Standard Fees)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - view seating at High School
     Featuring David Corsaro MC, Alana, Shawn Farquhar, Duane Laflin, Rocco
10:00 PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show
10:30 PM ABBOTT PERFORMER AWARDS at Grade School after show (Free To Attend)


SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH 2018
 12:00PM AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC Leaving Abbott's 81st Magic Get Together?
We're just 40 minutes away and we'll be open especially for you Sunday, August, 5 from Noon till 4pm!




Schedule is subject to change at this early stage




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