Here are the Notre Dame events during the ND/Pitt weekend. Tomorrow I will bring you the non Notre Dame things to do while you are in the ‘Burgh for the weekend!

The Notre Dame Alumni Club of Pittsburgh has been busy preparing a whole host of events to keep you busy during the ND/Pitt weekend this year.

The Club will kick off ND-Pitt Weekend 2013 with a Happy Hour at Tender Bar + Kitchen, which is being sponsored by the Club’s Young Alumni Council.  The front lounge has been reserved for the Club. Tender is located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, at the corner of 43rd St. and Butler. There is a convenient public parking lot directly across from the restaurant. Street parking is also available in the surrounding area. Please note all zoned parking signs. For more information on this great venue, visit them on the web at http://tenderpgh.com – Tender is an ND Club favorite, owned by alum, Jeff Catalina.

On Friday the events continue with the 2013 Universal Notre Dame Celebration. The luncheon will be held as a sit-down buffet at the Engineers’ Society of Western PA on 4th Avenue, downtown. The cost of the Luncheon is $25 and tickets can be purchased by contacting Jennifer Garczyk at jennifer.garczyk@us.hjheinz.com. (Online registration is now closed.)

This year, the Club is honored to be welcoming Jill Bodensteiner from the Notre Dame Compliance/Legal Affairs Office of the Athletic Department. Jill serves as Senior Associate Athletics Director in the areas of compliance, policy, risk management and legal affairs. She made the move to the athletic department in July 2009, following 12 years with the Notre Dame Office of the General Counsel, including extensive work with athletics issues.

This past spring semester, the Club worked with Jill on our welcome event for the Women’s Basketball team – a night that was enjoyed by many Club members and their families. They are thrilled to have Jill coming back to Pittsburgh once again!

Friday night the festivities will ramp up with the clubs Fighting Irish Fan Fest. Join the Notre Dame and St. Mary’s Alumni Clubs as we celebrate at Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle with the FIGHTING IRISH FAN FEST from 5:30 PM to 1 AM. There will be no cover charge for the event and they will have plenty of room for all of the ND fans! They are going to have lots of special guests, including the Notre Dame Cheerleaders, the Leprechaun, and others from campus!

Saturday the fun continues with a Notre Dame Tailgater … The pre-game festivities for the 2013 Notre Dame vs. Pitt game will take place in a private tent located on the patio at Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36 on the North Shore, just a stone’s throw from Heinz field. Join the Notre Dame Club of Pittsburgh for their tailgater, beginning at 5:00 pm, three hours prior to kickoff.

They will be welcoming the ND Leprechaun and Cheerleaders for the pre-game celebration, which will be an “all you can eat” event, with a menu that includes:

• Build your Own Nachos
• Fried Pierogies
• Soft Pretzels
• Hot Dogs
• Mini Burgers

Unlimited soft drinks are also included and there will be a cash bar inside the tent for alcoholic beverages.  The Club’s tailgate will also have servers available to help with drinks as well as additional tables located on the patio just outside the tent for overflow seating. (While tickets to the tailgate are sold out, all Irish Fans are encouraged to meet up at JPG36 to pre-party before the game and order off the menu in the restaurant or on the patio, however access to the tent will be limited to fans having a ND Club of Pittsburgh wristband.)

 

Game Day! On Saturday, November 9th, for the 69th time, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers.  Notre Dame leads the all-time series with Pitt, with a record of 47-20-1. The Club received an allotment of 100 tickets from the Alumni Association for the game and every ticket was quickly distributed after high demand from our membership.  It looks like there will once again be a huge Notre Dame contingent in the stands at Heinz Field. For complete game day information visit the Notre Dame Club of Pittsburgh’s website.

Sunday we round out the weekend with 2013 ND-Pitt Weekend Mass. The Club will close ND-Pitt Weekend 2013 by joining the parish community at St. Mary of the Mount for 9:30 am mass on Sunday, November 10th.

St. Mary of the Mount is located on Mt. Washington, overlooking downtown Pittsburgh and the three rivers, and is a convenient incline ride up the hillside from the official Notre Dame travel hotel in Station Square.All attendees are asked to please bring non-perishable food items (canned goods, etc.) to aid the parish in their November food drive that benefits a local pantry.

The parish is housed in one of the most beautiful and historic churches in Pittsburgh.  For more information on St. Mary of the Mount, visit the parish website at:
www.smomp.org

Tomorrow I will bring you Part II … non Notre Dame things to do in Pittsburgh during the ND-Pitt weekend!

Cheers!

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