Tomorrow, Thursday, July 19, is Vanderbilt University’s “Meet the Candidates” picnic. Sponsored by the Office of Community, Neighborhood and Government Relations, this event is becoming quite an election year tradition and gives voters a good dose of “old fashioned politicking.” This year, all mayoral, vice mayoral, council at-large, and council district candidates will have a chance to stand on a soapbox in Vanderbilt’s “public square” and introduce themselves to the audience, schmooze the crowd, and hand out campaign literature. A complimentary lunch will be provided (probably Oscar Mayor hot dogs) and a live Dixieland jazz band will provide the entertainment.
The Vanderbilt candidates’ pickanic starts at 11:30 a.m. on the Vanderbilt campus at Olin Lawn, located on 25th Avenue between Garland and Highland avenues. In the event of rain, the location will be the Memorial Practice Gym.
We’ll be there doing our best Yogi and Boo Boo, but for those of you who can’t make it, live streaming video will be available on VUCast, beginning at 11:30 a.m. that day.
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