Friday, September 18 - 20, 2009


Friday, September 18

10:00 a.m. Campus Tour, Eck Visitors Center
11:30 a.m. Mass, Basilica
Noon Kickoff Luncheon, Joyce Center Fieldhouse
Reservation and ticket required.
1:00 p.m. Campus Tour, Eck Visitors Center
1:00 p.m. Book Signings, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, until 3:00 p.m.
Karen Bachert, Quality of Life
Cheri Hallwood, The Curious Polka Dot Incident
Ingrid Hess, Sleep in Peace
Connie McNamara, My First Notre Dame Words: Go Irish
3:00 p.m. Hospitality Village Opens, Irish Green, closes at 7:00 p.m.
adjacent to DeBartolo Performing Arts Center 
3:00 p.m. ND Student Tailgate Toss Tournament, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore
3:00 p.m.  Campus Tour, Eck Visitors Center
3:00 p.m. Book Signings, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, until 5:00 p.m.
Mike Collins and Tim McCarthy, May I Have Your Attention Please?
Jim Dent and Bill Flesher, Resurrection and Echoes Awakened
Jim Lefebvre, Loyal Sons
Gail McKenna, Seeking God While Serving Time
3:30 p.m. Cross Country, National Catholic Invitational, Burke 9-Hole Golf Course
4:30 p.m. Marching Band Step-Off, Main Building
5:00 p.m. Glee Club Open Rehearsal, Coleman-Morse Hall
5:15 p.m.  Mass, Basilica
6:30 p.m. Pep Rally, Irish Green
6:30 p.m. Film: Trouble the Water (2008); Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, second showing at 9:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. DePaul, Alumni Stadium
8:00 p.m.  Visiting Artist Series: Perla Batalla
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
        
Saturday, September 19

9:00 a.m.  Tailgate Toss Tournament, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, until 1:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. Book Signings, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, until 11:30 a.m.
Rev. Edward “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., Monk's Tale
Ara Parseghian and Tom Pagna, ND's Greatest Coaches and Phantom Letters
Mike Collins and Tim McCarthy, May I Have Your Attention Please?
John Wukovits, American Commando
10:00 a.m. Hospitality Village Opens, Irish Green, closes at 3:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m. Book Signings, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, until 1:30 p.m.
Jim Dent, Resurrection
Digger Phelps, Undertaker's Son
Bill Schmitt and Bob Morton, Football Weekends at Notre Dame
12:30 p.m. Gerry Faust, Tales from the Notre Dame Sideline, until 1:30 p.m.
Noon Saturday Scholar Series, “International Security Studies: What the Eggheads Can Teach the Generals”, Michael Desch, Professor and Chairman, Department of Political Science, Annenberg Auditorium-Snite Museum of Art
1:30 p.m. Glee Club Concert, Irish Green, adjacent to DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
1:30 p.m. Player Walk, Basilica of the Sacred Heart
2:00 p.m. Marching Band Concert, Bond Hall
2:45 p.m. Marching Band Step-off to Stadium, Main Building
3:30 p.m.

Michigan State vs. ND, Notre Dame Stadium
Mass, Basilica, 30 minutes after game
Mass, Stepan Center, 45 minutes after game 
7:30 p.m.   Undertones Concert, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore

Sunday, September 20

8:00 a.m. Mass, Basilica (additional services at 10:00 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.)
1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Northwestern, Alumni Stadium
3:00 p.m. Film: Departures (2008); Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
            
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