All free tickets to speech have been distributed
OXFORD, Miss. – Due to interest in former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell’s address Monday (Feb. 9) at the University of Mississippi, an overflow viewing area is being provided in the Overby Center Auditorium.
Seats will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, with no ticket required. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets are required to attend Powell’s speech in the Ford Center, but as of 12:30 p.m. on Friday, all tickets had been distributed, mostly to UM students.
The 7:30 p.m. program in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts is the spring convocation for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. A Black History Month event, Powell’s speech is titled “A World of Opportunity and Challenge.”
For more information, visit http://www.honors.olemiss.edu. For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7294.