The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, 385 E. Eighth St., will host a free 12:15 p.m. lecture on Thursday, October 4 titled, “Midterm Madness: Political Pros Share Their Insights on the Upcoming Election,” with guests David Dreier, Mike Murphy and Robert Shrum.

Mr. Dreier was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1980, where he served until January 2013. Mr. Murphy has worked on six Republican presidential campaigns and is a widely known political pundit, appearing frequently on NBC, CNN and NPR. Mr. Shrum is chair of practical politics at USC Dornsife and served as a campaign adviser to Democratic candidates in nearly 40 winning US Senate and gubernatorial campaigns.

More information is at cmc.edu/athenaeum/open-events, (909) 621-8244 or via email at athenaeum@cmc.edu.