Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., addresses an audience during a rally Friday, March 31, 2017, in Boston. Sanders will appear at a forum in Cleveland on May 1, 2017

(Steven Senne, AP Photo)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to appear in Cleveland on May 1 at the Global Center for Health Innovation.

The forum is set for 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., with doors opening at 8 a.m., according to the City Club of Cleveland, which is hosting the event. Tickets to the general public will go on sale Wednesday for $35.

The Vermont lawmaker, a former Democratic presidential candidate and well-known progressive voice, lost Ohio in the Democratic presidential primaries last year. He later backed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president.