On Saturday, Brown will be the keynote speaker at an afternoon symposium organized by the Amherst College Republicans to take place in what is arguably one of the most liberal towns in the commonwealth.
The event takes place at Johnson Chapel on the campus of Amherst College on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Despite landing a high-priced gig on a Bay State business's board of directors and ongoing talks to become an on-air personality for Fox News, it seems former Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is still not ignoring Western Massachusetts.
On Sunday, Brown will be the keynote speaker at a symposium organized by the Amherst College Republicans to take place in what is arguably one of the most liberal towns in the commonwealth.
In addition to Brown, the event is also slated to include a visit from Tony Meléndez, the award-winning, toe-picking guitarist who is also a recipient of the NFL's "Inspirational Hero Award."
The event was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, but was moved because of the snow storm expected to hit the region. It originally included appearances by Rosario Marin, the first Mexican-born treasurer of the Untied States, and Bill Whittle, a notable conservative writer and blogger, but they have been pushed back at least two weeks thanks to the weather forecast.
"We wanted to put together a big event to help return the group to the great place it once was," said Robert Lucido, president of the Amherst College Republicans. "Back in 2003-2004, the leader of the group, (Theodore) Ted Hertzberg, was very active and appeared on CNN and Fox News. But after he graduated the group basically became defunct."
And it stayed defunct until Lucido says he found himself as the only conservative voice in a post-debate discussion in the 2012 election season.
"After I stood up and spoke my mind, a professor encouraged me to re-start the group," Lucido said. "And now it's nice to have both sides of the political argument represented on campus as we have about 50 members."
Lucido says that he isn't sure what Brown will be speaking about when he takes the stage, but he is confident it will be good.
"His speech is called 'Against all odds: Making a difference in a political world,' and he has free reign to talk about whatever he wants to," Lucido said.
Brown recently announced that he wouldn't run in the special election to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the U.S. Senate, disappointing Republicans in Massachusetts who hoped their biggest name would challenge the Democratic congressmen who already announced they wanted the job.
The event, which runs from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sunday, is open to the public and entirely free for Amherst College students with a valid college ID.
Meléndez is expected to perform around 11:30 a.m. while brown is expected to speak at 12:50 p.m. Sunday.
To hear Brown speak from a floor seat in the chapel, the cost is $10. It costs $20 for a balcony seat, all of which offer a good line of sight in the intimate building.
And all the money raised will be donated to Mercury One, a non-profit outreach organization started by conservative broadcast personality Glenn Beck and his wife Tania, which has the reputation of being one of the most efficient non-profit foundations in the world.
For more information, visit the Amherst College Republicans website or email the group at amherstcollegerepublicans@gmail.com.