Former First Lady At Clowes Hall

Former First Lady Laura Bush will be among the speakers coming to Indianapolis as part of Butler University’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series.

Mrs. Bush will visit Butler on February 24, 2014. The series includes filmmaker Lee Daniels on January 22 and Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin on March 25. Admission is free, but tickets are required to the 7:30 p.m. events.

Tickets will be available to the public at the Clowes Memorial Hall box office beginning at 10 a.m. December 13 for Daniels, January 17 for Bush and February 14 for Matlin.

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