Get Free Tickets to Happyness Lecture
Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness. courtesy ChrisGarnerMedia.com
Chris Gardner, the man who lived and wrote The Pursuit of Happyness, will speak at the Walton Arts Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18. Gardner will be appearing as part of the student-sponsored Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Arkansas. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
Tickets are available starting Tuesday, Nov. 9. They can be picked up in room A665 of the Arkansas Union or at the Walton Arts Center box office. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 9 and 10, tickets will also be distributed at a table in the Connections Lounge of the Arkansas Union. There will be a limit of two tickets per person at one time. No identification is required.
Seating at the Walton Arts Center is limited to 1,200 people. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contacts
Steve Voorhies, manager of media relations
University Relations
479-575-3583,
voorhies@uark.edu
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