Living on Tulsa Time: Sarah Palin Will Be in Green Country March 13

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Sarah Palin will appear at a Taking Our Country Back Tour event in Tulsa March 13:

Former governor of Alaska and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be in Tulsa next month as part of a concert featuring conservative talk show host Glenn Beck.

It will be Palin's first official trip to Tulsa. Her most recent high-profile speech was earlier this month in Nashville at the national Tea Party Convention.

The March 13 concert will also include appearances by country musicians John Rich and Gretchen Wilson. Tickets are available now for $45 to $125 plus fees. Author and commentator Dick Morris was originally scheduled to appear, but he will not be able to do so.

About half of the 6,500 seats have already been sold, said Tony Holden, the event's organizer.

Holden expects Gov. Palin's speech to begin at the Tulsa Convention Center about 1:30 p.m. The concert begins at noon and Beck's speech will be about 30 minutes later. He says national television networks have expressed interest in airing the governor's address, but no broadcast arrangements have been made. Holden also said at a news conference that Sarah Palin will receive a speaking fee, but it is "nothing major." 

All the proceeds from the concert will go to a yet-to-be determined veterans' organization. Palin and Beck will be having one-on-one session with a few select people that offer charitable donations to the cause, Holden said.

The concert space will have large video screens to broadcast the show, and Palin may spend some of her time answering questions from the audience, he said.

Tickets can be purchased online here or by telephone at 1-866-7-BOKCTR.

- JP