When the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish roll into New York City for their Shamrock Series football game against Syracuse Saturday (Nov. 17) at Yankee Stadium, they鈥檒l be doing a lot more than playing football.
As part of their weekend visit to the Big Apple, Notre Dame and its fans will be celebrating their 鈥渟ubway alumni鈥� in New York with a number of events around the city beginning Thursday (Nov. 15) and concluding with the game Saturday afternoon.
Among the planned events are a prayer service at St. Peter鈥檚 Church, a Mass at St. Patrick鈥檚 Cathedral, a play that celebrates the history of Notre Dame, a community service project and several panel expert discussions. All of these events are open to the public free of charge, though some require advance registration online. The Empire State Building will also be illuminated in blue and gold in recognition of Notre Dame鈥檚 visit to New York City.
Here is a complete list of times and locations for Shamrock Series events:
Thursday, Nov. 15
- 2-3 p.m. 鈥� Prayer service at St. Peter鈥檚 Church in Manhattan in honor of members of the Notre Dame Family involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.
- 6:42-8 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淪orin: A Notre Dame Story鈥� at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St.; complimentary tickets available .
Friday, Nov. 16
- 10:30-11:30 a.m. 鈥� 鈥淚n, Around and Under New York,鈥� an expert panel discussion and photographic tour of an annual hands-on educational experience at Sheraton New York Times Square, New York West Ballroom. students, faculty and corporate partners will discuss and explore the challenges of managing New York City鈥檚 aging infrastructure in light of how it affects both the natural and manmade environments. Speakers include Joannes Westerink, department chair; Edward DePaola from Severud Associates; Elizabeth Greason, Notre Dame senior currently interning at Kiewit; and Chad Quaglia, a bridge engineer at HNTB Corp.
- 1-2 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淔act, Fiction and the Newsfeed,鈥� an expert panel discussion at the Sheraton New York Times Square, New York West Ballroom. Co-presented by the and the , experts will explain how social media services put together individuals鈥� newsfeeds, how news ranking systems can be manipulated and other topics related to the crowd-sourced curation of news. Speakers include , department chair; , assistant professor of computer science and engineering; , Hewlett Fellow at the Kellogg Institute and Notre Dame associate director of international media relations; Anne Thompson from NBC Universal; and Cong Yu from Google Research.
- 1-3 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淣D Serves the Bronx,鈥� a Notre Dame service project at the Central Park East Ballroom, Sheraton New York Times Square. The ND Alumni Association presents a service opportunity to pack Thanksgiving meal boxes and wrap gifts to benefit Part of the Solution. Registration for this event is required and available .
- 3-4 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淒orothy Day: The Harmony of Silence and Dialogue,鈥� a Saturdays with the Saints lecture at the New York West Ballroom, Sheraton, featuring , professor of and director of the .
- 3:15-4:15 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淭he Irish in New York City鈥� at the American Irish Historical Society is a panel discussion presented by the . This event will highlight the scholarship, research and creative works of faculty and highlight collaborations with New York City鈥檚 leading universities and cultural institutions surrounding the Irish immigrant story in New York. Speakers include Ciaran Madden, Ireland鈥檚 consul general to New York; , director of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish 91视频; , director of the Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre in Dublin; Meredith Linn, Bard Graduate Center; , Walter Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor Emeritus of American 91视频 and Journalism; and Miriam Nyhan Grey, from Glucksman Ireland House at New York University. This event is sold out.
- 4-4:45 p.m. 鈥� Notre Dame Band concert at Bryant Park featuring special guests Fighting Irish football alumni Corey Robinson and Justin Tuck.
- 10-10:30 p.m. 鈥� Notre Dame Band drummer鈥檚 circle at the ice rink in Rockefeller Center.
Saturday, Nov. 17
- 9:30 a.m. 鈥� Mass at St. Patrick鈥檚 Cathedral with University President , as celebrant.
- 10:30-11:30 a.m. 鈥� Marching Band concert at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx.
Academic lectures and band performances in New York City are free and open to the public unless noted as sold out.