FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2001 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 DRAKE LUNCH SERIES TO FOCUS ON PROPOSED IOWA EVENTS CENTER Polk County Manager Teree Caldwell-Johnson will discuss the proposed Iowa Events Center when she is the keynote speaker at Let’s DU Lunch on Wednesday, March. 7, at the Younkers Tea Room in downtown Des Moines. The luncheon, which is open to the public, is sponsored by Drake University's Central Iowa Alumni Chapter and the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The Let's DU Lunch series will continue on Wednesday, April 4, with William T. Kerr, chairman and chief executive officer of Meredith Corp., discussing the future of magazines and television. Both luncheons will start at 11:30 a.m. in the Younkers Tea Room. The cost is $15 per person for each lunch. For reservations, call the Drake Office of Alumni and Parent Programs at (515) 271-3152.