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Eva Longoria, Sheila E. to campaign with Obama in North Las Vegas

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Eva Longoria’s Padres gala at the Tropicana on Oct. 15, 2011. Guests included George Lopez, Barbara Padilla, Stefano Langone, Alex Yeminidjian and Alejandra Guzman and honorees Giselle Fernandez and Tim Leiweke.

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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 at Doolittle Park. An estimated 13,000 turned out for his ninth visit to Nevada this year. Launch slideshow »

Actress Eva Longoria and percussionist Sheila E. will join President Barack Obama at a rally Thursday in North Las Vegas, the Obama campaign has announced.

Longoria, known for her role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series “Desperate Housewives,” has been a public supporter of the president throughout the campaign season and spoke on Obama’s behalf Oct. 23 at UNLV. Sheila Escovedo is known as Sheila E. and has performed with Prince, Ringo Starr and George Duke.

The rally will take place at Cheyenne Sports Complex, 3500 East Cheyenne Ave. Doors are scheduled to open at 11:30 a.m.

The president will visit Wisconsin, Nevada and Colorado on Thursday as he restarts the campaign after turning his attention to Hurricane Sandy earlier in the week.

Tickets to the North Las Vegas event are free and available to the public on a first-come first-served basis.

Tickets can be picked up 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday (with some extended hours at locations noted below).

Ticket distribution locations:

• College of Southern Nevada-Cheyenne (open until 9 p.m.)

• June Whitley Student Center at CSN, Cheyenne

3200 E. Cheyenne Ave.

North Las Vegas

• Green Valley OFA-NV Field Office (open until 9 p.m.)

2925 Green Valley Parkway, E

Henderson, NV

• East Las Vegas Community Center (open until 9 p.m.)

250 N. Eastern Ave.

Las Vegas

• OFA-NV Summerlin Field Office (open until 9 p.m.)

7469 W. Lake Mead Blvd., suite 170

Las Vegas

• Lone Mountain Plaza

Trailer in Parking Lot

Northwest corner of West Lone Mountain Road & North Decatur Boulevard

North Las Vegas

• Doolittle Community Center

1950 J St.

Las Vegas

• Cardenas Market (open until 7 p.m.)

4421 E. Bonanza Road

Las Vegas

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