{"id":14934,"date":"2026-04-09T15:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/?p=14934"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:34:45","slug":"speaker-series-love-that-lark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/speaker-series-love-that-lark\/","title":{"rendered":"SPEAKER SERIES:\u00a0 Love That Lark!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For More Information Contact:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jo McCoy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Studebaker National Museum<br>201 Chapin Street<br>South Bend, IN\u00a0 46601<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">574.235.9714<br><a href=\"mailto:jmccoy@studebakermuseum.org\">jmccoy@studebakermuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SPEAKER SERIES:\u00a0 Love That Lark!<\/strong><br><em>Presented by Andrew Beckman, Studebaker National Museum Archivist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 1:30pm in the Wiekamp Auditorium<\/em><\/strong><br><em>$2 admission \/ FREE to Studebaker National Museum members &amp; Campus members, refreshments to follow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn the story behind Studebaker\u2019s popular compact Lark from its 1959 introduction to the very last Studebaker built. 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