Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan will appear at a Republican campaign rally at Oakland University on Monday.

The event is open to the public; tickets are free and can be ordered online now or picked up at the Lake Orion campaign office starting Monday. The rally starts at 7 p.m. at the Athletics Center O'rena, the site of a GOP presidential debate last fall.

The event, called a "Victory Rally," will occur four nights before the debate between Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden; that debate is planned for 8 p.m. Thursday.

Here's what you need to know about the Monday night OU visit.

The tickets

Those interested in attending the rally can pick up tickets starting at 9 a.m. on Monday at the following campaign offices:

• Oakland-Royal Oak Victory Office: 30701 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak
• Oakland-Lake Orion Victory Office: W. Clarkston Road, Lake Orion
• Oakland-Bloomfield Hills Victory Office: 42611 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills
• Macomb-Utica Victory Office, 13285 Hall Road Suite C125, Utica

Tickets are also available online at mittromney.com/MI.

Getting to the O'rena

A shuttle service to and from the Meadow Brook Music Festival parking lot will be made available to attendees from 4:30-9:45 p.m., as there will be no parking made available near the O'rena. For a map of campus, visit oakland.edu/map. 

Security

All attendees will be asked to pass through a security check, and are asked not to bring bags, sharp objects, umbrellas, liquids or signs.

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