The C-SPAN Civics Bus is back on the road on its new "100 Days, 100 Schools" national tour. The 45-foot mobile production studio and demonstration center will travel to visit The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany, IN and the Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville, KY. These visits are part of the Lincoln Bicentennial Week, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. During these stops the Bus will be open for tours. Insight is hosting the bus during its visit to New Albany and Louisville.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
10am – 12:15pm The Carnegie Center for Art and History
201 East Spring Street, New Albany, Indiana 47150
1:30pm – 3:30pm Farmington Historic Plantation
3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40205
Visitors will have the chance to tour the bus during the visit and learn about the many resources C-SPAN offers, including the network’s education website, C-SPAN Classroom (
www.c-spanclassroom.org www.c-spanarchives.org
C-SPAN’s television coverage of the new administration.
Look for Lincoln 200 Years programming on the first Saturday of every month from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on C-SPAN. Upcoming segments shot in high definition will feature Lincoln's life in Springfield, Illinois and the newly renovated Ford's Theatre. We also bring viewers event coverage from across the country that highlights the life and times of our 16th President.