DATE: 2 p.m. April 20, 2008.

PLACE: University of Michigan Crisler Arena, 333 East Stadium Boulevard, Ann Arbor.

EVENT: As part of 2008 Earth Day activities, the Dalai Lama will deliver a special Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability. The event is sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of the President and by the Center for Sustainable Systems at the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He last visited Ann Arbor in 1994, when about 9,000 people attended a lecture at Crisler Arena.

NOTE: News media interested in attending the lecture should contact Jim Erickson at (734) 647-1842. Information about logistics, such as parking and credentials, will be sent next week.