Tickets available Sunday for Obama stop in Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (WWBT) - We're learning new information about President Obama's upcoming campaign stop in Charlottesville. As part of a two-day college tour, President Obama will speak at the Charlottesville nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

The announcement on Saturday comes after the University of Virginia declined a request from the Obama campaign to hold the event on campus. UVA explained the decision in a statement on Friday, saying holding the event at the university would cause the disruption or cancellation of classes.

Tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Beginning Sunday at 12:00 p.m., the public can pick up tickets at one of the following locations:

• OFA-VA Downtown Charlottesville Field Office
  407 E Main Street
  Charlottesville, VA 22902
• OFA-VA Albemarle Field Office
  335 Greenbrier Drive, Suite 206
  Charlottesville, VA 22901
• OFA-VA Fluvanna Field Office
  265 Turkeysag Trail,  #110  
  Palmyra, Fluvanna County,VA 22963
• UVA Campus
  The Corner
  1325 West Main St.
  Charlottesville, VA 22903

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