Following Harmon, local actor James Keeran will portray Abraham Lincoln discussing his life, his relationship with ISU founder Jesse Fell, and his involvement with the community and Illinois State. Keeran is an award winning feature writer at The Pantagraph, a newspaper founded by Abraham Lincoln's friend and benefactor, Jesse Fell. He also has been an actor on the stages of Central Illinois for more than 40 years, and is a life member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters. An Illinois Wesleyan theatre graduate, Keeran has been performing his own biographical play about Lincoln for nearly 10 years. The Founders Day Heritage Exhibit will be on display in the ballroom from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the President s Concert, featuring the ISU Wind Symphony conducted by Stephen Steele, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in University High school s Stroud Auditorium.
Admission is free.
The concert will include the world premiere of Symphony No. 5, by noted composer David Maslanka and commissioned for the ISU Wind Symphony.