Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Centre to hold Debate Festival for the public to view broadcast, enjoy entertainment

Centre College will host a free Debate Festival, open to the public, on the Festival Lawn starting at noon on Oct. 11. The general public can watch the Vice Presidential Debate as it happens via a live televised broadcast on the Festival Lawn and enjoy the following programs and performances:

• Noon – Earthman Lanny Smith “Please Don’t Litter Concert” (Sponsored by Boyle Co. Dept. of Solid Waste)
• 1 p.m. – AARP: You’ve Earned a Say Community Conversation
• 2 p.m. – Kentucky Ensemble: Jeri Howell
• 2:35 p.m. – Kentucky Ensemble: MP
• 3:30 p.m. – Nathan Link Superfriends
• 4:30 p.m. – Danville Children’s Choir, Centre Men’s Voices, Centre Singers, Danville Summer Singers
• 6 p.m. – Aly’an
• 7 p.m. – Ben Sollee
• 8:10 p.m. – Official Debate Festival Welcome
• 8:30 p.m. – Pre-Debate Broadcast by C-SPAN
• 9 p.m. – Vice Presidential Debate Broadcast by CNN
• 10:30 p.m. The Marshall Tucker Band

The Festival Lawn will open at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11. The entrance to the grounds is located near the corner of West Main Street and Maple Avenue in Danville on Centre College’s campus. Click here for a map and additional information.