Bernie Sanders rally outgrows Orpheum, moved to Century II

July 18, 2018 12:32 PM
Updated 4 minutes ago

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A Friday political rally featuring former Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders and rising progressive star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been moved to the Century II Convention and Performing Arts Center after rapidly outgrowing its original venue at the Orpheum.

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are coming to Wichita to stump for Democratic congressional candidate James Thompson. The campaign had planned on rallying at the Orpheum Theatre downtown, which can accommodate a crowd of 1,400. But the number of signups for tickets exceeded capacity within 10 hours of the announcement, said campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Yeager.

At the Century II, “we can go all the way up to 5,000 if we need to,” Yeager said. “There’s been overwhelming interest . . . and we want to try to accommodate everybody who wants to come.”

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