Admission is free and open to the public.
The lecture series was established in 1966 in memory of politician and Bloomington native Adlai Stevenson. Since that time, many prominent world leaders and politicians have appeared in Bloomington-Normal as part of the series. Retired from politics,Walesa now heads the Lech Walesa Institute whose aim is to advance the ideals of democracy and free market reform throughout Eastern Europe and the rest of the world.