Reminder about details of ticket information for K-State Landon Lecture by former President Bill Clinton

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Landon Lectures: http://www.k-state.edu/landon
News release prepared by: Cheryl May, 785-532-6415, may@k-state.edu

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

REMINDER ABOUT DETAILS OF TICKET INFORMATION FOR K-STATE LANDON LECTURE BY FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON

MANHATTAN -- Due to a high level of interest in the Landon Lecture March 2 by former President Bill Clinton, Charles Reagan, chair of the Landon Lecture series at Kansas State University, wants to remind interested persons about the plans for ticket distribution.

The 148th Landon Lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, in Bramlage Coliseum. Admission is free, but a ticket will be required. Doors to Bramlage will open at 2:30 p.m. and everyone must be seated by 3:15 p.m.

K-State students, faculty and staff may pick up their tickets 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Thursday, Feb. 22, or until the allotment is exhausted. Student tickets will be available on the northeast side of Bramlage Coliseum. STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MUST SHOW THEIR K-STATE ID TO PICK UP A TICKET and again to gain entry to the lecture. EACH PERSON WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE TICKET. All seats will be reserved so those wishing to sit together should pick up their tickets together. Admission to the lecture itself will require both the ticket and the K-State ID card.

Faculty and staff tickets will be available on the northwest side of Bramlage. K-State at Salina students and faculty-staff will receive an e-mail when tickets are available to be picked up. An announcement will be made at Fort Riley about ticket distribution.

ABOUT 500 TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FRIDAY, FEB. 23, BEGINNING AT 10 A.M. AT THE NORTHWEST TICKET WINDOWS AT BRAMLAGE COLISEUM.

Landon patrons will receive their tickets by mail. Patrons should use their parking passes to park in a special section of the west parking lot. The Landon patrons entrance is at the southwest doors of Bramlage Coliseum. Once inside, patrons will be directed to floor seating or to a special section at the top of Section 6.

Seating is available for people with disabilities.

No handbags, backpacks, brief cases, or bags of any kind will be permitted inside Bramlage on the day of the lecture. Small still cameras will be permitted. There will be no place to check bags.

INTERESTED MEDIA MUST APPLY FOR CREDENTIALS BY BY 5 P.M. FRIDAY, FEB. 23.

President Clinton's lecture will be Webcast at http://www.k-state.edu/landon