Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Hosting Community Events This Weekend

The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Park will be hosting several events over the next few days. “We will be doing Shakespeare In The Park. We partner with Kentucky Shakespeare to present their spring production of Hamlet. The play is free. We’ll be holding it at the birthplace unit at 6:30 PM. And as in years past we will be sitting visitors on the steps of the memorial building, and the play will be taking place at the bottom of the stairs. So we’re asking visitors to bring blankets or cushions to sit on and also bring a flashlight and probably some bug spray because it will get dark during the production. So we hope to see everyone there,” shared Park Spokesperson Stacy Humphreys. Saturday the park will celebrate Junior Ranger Day.  “On Saturday, we are capping off National Park Week with National Junior Ranger Day. We’re going to be having special activities for free for kids specifically ages seven to twelve years olds. Of course, younger children can come and participate, they may need help from mom and dad. Those activities will be running at the birthplace unit from twelve pm to four pm. Kids will be able to do a special Junior Ranger book and get a special badge in honor of Junior Ranger Day. We’ve set up a special photo booth station in our birthplace visitor center. We have little props that you can hold and we’re asking everyone to take a picture and then tag us on their social media.” Saturday the park will also remain open until 7:30 pm for prom attendees to stop by the park for pictures for the evening. Follow the park for additional information on events on social media or at the website at http://nps.gov/abli