KU Football Kickoff at Corinth Square

Friday, August 21, 2009

The fourth annual KU Football Kickoff will be held at Corinth Square in Prairie Village tonight from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

On hand as featured speakers will be new Kansas chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, football coach Mark Mangino and women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson.

The event will take place in the parking lot of Corinth Square, located at 83rd and Mission Road. It will feature Kansas inflatables, merchant giveaways, the Kansas pep band and a street dance featuring music by Recess.

Alumni Association and KU Med Center Alumni Association members can receive a free burger meal from Johnny’s Tavern by presenting their card.

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