Astronaut Scott Kelly to headline 2017 Desert Town Hall
Celebrated astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly will kick off the 2017 Desert Town Hall speakers series in Indian Wells.
The announcement was made Wednesday.
Kelly will “share his experience of having spent a year in space in the historic mission that spanned from March 2015 to March 2016,” according to a news release.
Kelly will speak on January 16, 2017 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. The rest of Desert Town Hall’s lineup has not been announced yet.
Previous speakers include Bill O’Reilly, David Petraeus, Felipe Calderon, Mitt Romney, Karl Rove, and Dr. Ben Carson among others.
Tickets to the 2017 speaker series are not available yet. For more information or to be included on a wait list call (760) 610-2852 or go towww.DesertTownHall.org
The H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation sponsors Desert Town Hall along with The City of Indian Wells, The Desert Sun, Helene Galen and Madeline Redstone, Rabobank, Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa, Roemer & Harnik LLP, Sunrise Company/Toscana Country Club, West Coast Turf/Foster-Gardner, Inc., and Valentine-Dougherty-Clark/111 Wealth Management Group.
