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Bristol Palin to Talk Sex in Arcadia

Reality television star will discuss abstinence, her teenage pregnancy at Arcadia's Our Savior Lutheran Church's LoveFest 9.

Get ready, Arcadia. Bristol Palin, the daughter of 2008 vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is heading this way.

Palin will be the keynote speaker at LoveFest 9, an event hosted by Arcadia-based that uses a Christian perspective to tackle tough issues teenagers face, such as abstinence, dating, depression, pornography, drugs and faith.

Alison Sweeney, a chairman of LoveFest, told Patch that she and fest organizers were batting around names of potential speakers when they realized Palin might be interested.

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Around the time they were making the selections, Palin “had just decided to start talking about teen pregnancy, and how it changes your life,” Sweeney said.

In 2009, Palin became a Teen Ambassador for Candie’s Foundation, which educates youth about teenage pregnancy. She recently filmed a Public Service Announcement (PSA) with Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino on safe sex.

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Palin is expected to discuss abstinence, faith and the hardships of being a teen parent at LoveFest 9.

Sweeney said Palin will receive a small appearance fee for speaking at the event.

Other speakers lined up for the event include author Chad Eastham and Dove Award-winning musical act Group 1 Crew.

Sweeney said tickets for LoveFest 9, which cost $20 and include lunch from and dinner from , are going at a fast clip and the event will likely sell out its allotment of 1,000 tickets.

That's a remarkable turnout for an event that began modestly nine years ago. Only about 75 people came out for the first LoveFest, of which "50 were volunteers," Sweeney cracked.

LoveFest 9:Empowered takes place Feb. 12-13 at Our Savior Lutheran Church.


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