The University of Tennessee Humanities Center will host an invitation-only VIP reception at the Haslam College of Business with author J.D. Vance, who wrote the New York Times bestseller, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis.” The reception precedes Vance’s public lecture from 7-8 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium at the Alumni Memorial Building. Reception attendees will receive VIP seating at the lecture.