Friday, March 20, 2009

Gamewatch Update: Basketball and Hockey

Join fellow alums in cheering on the Wolverine basketball and hockey teams! This weekend UMDC is coming to a neighborhood near YOU, so REPRESENT.

M-Basketball (vs. Oklahoma) gamewatch venues for SATURDAY, MARCH 21 @ 5:50 EDT:

1. Bailey's Pub & Grille, 4238 Wilson Boulevard (Ballston Common Mall), Arlington, Virg. (at Ballston Metro on the Orange line). We’ll be most conspicuous.
SPECIALS: $3.25 Miller Lite Pints, $4 Sam Adams Big Beers, $16 Miller Lite Buckets
NOTE: UM hockey will be available (3:35 or 7:35, TBD), but sound will be basketball only.

2. Buffalo Billiards, 1330 19th St NW in DC directly across from the Dupont metro and then downstairs. We will convene in the back room as always.
SPECIALS: $3 Bud & Bud Light bottles and $4 Sam Adams Drafts

3. Tommy Joe's, 4714 Montgomery Ln, Bethesda, MD walking distance from Bethesda metro.

M-Hockey (vs. Alaska) gamewatch venue for TONIGHT @ 8:00:
Tommy Joe's, 4714 Montgomery Ln, Bethesda, MD walking distance from Bethesda metro and street parking available (don't forget to pay your meter through 10pm)

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Join Fellow Alums Cheer on Our Wolverines as We Return to the NCAA Tourney!

Join fellow DC Alumni and come out to watch Michigan basketball take on Clemson in the Wolverines' first NCAA tournament appearance in 10 years.

1. Thursday March 19th at 7pm

TWO VENUES:

-Velocity Five Sports Restaurant and Bar, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, Virg. (at Court House Metro on the Orange line). Velocity Five opened just this week and they are excited to welcome us and show off their 28 brand new HDTVs.
SPECIALS (starting at 6:00): 3$ draft beer, $5 rail drinks (with Red Bull), $6 Jaeger and Cherry Bombs
NOTE: Free (after 5:00 p.m.) underground parking is directly below.

-Buffalo Billiards, 1330 19th St NW, directly across from the Dupont metro and then downstairs. We will convene in the back room as always.
SPECIALS (starting at 4:00): $3 Bud & Bud Light bottles and $4 Sam Adams Drafts


2. Then join us for Michigan Ice Hockey against Alaska in the CCHA Championship Series beginning Friday, March 20th at 8pm. Watch Ice Hockey and the NCAA Basketball tournament at the same time with fellow alumni. We will gather in the back room.

VENUE:
Tommy Joes in Bethesda
4714 Montgomery Ln, walking distance from Bethesda metro and street parking available (don't forget to pay your meter through 10pm)

3. Pending Michigan wins, we will re-convene for more sports watching in both Hockey and Basketball this weekend starting Saturday. The latest info is ALWAYS on umdc.org and also stay tuned for subsequent emails.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Tournament Time!!!

UM at the Big Ten Tournament: Cheer our team on as the Wolverines (#7 in conf.) take on the Fighting Illini (#2 in conf.) in our second game of the Tournament!

WHEN: Friday, March 13th, 6:30 p.m.
TWO LOCATIONS:

  1. Rock Bottom Brewery, 4238 Wilson Boulevard (Ballston Common Mall), Arlington, Virg. (at Ballston Metro on the Orange line). We’ll be at the private bar.
    SPECIALS: $1.50 pints (believe it!) on these excellent microbrews: http://www.rockbottom.com/DisplayBeerItemList.php?FKLocationID=10054. $6 Rail Drinks with Red Bull as well as $5 Jaeger and Cherry Bombs. POC – Cortney: cortneyr@umich.edu
  2. Buffalo Billiards, 1330 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 (at Dupont Metro on the Red line) in the back room.
    SPECIALS: $2.75 Miller/Bud and $3.50 Sam Adams/Rail until 7:00 p.m. POC – Alex: alexjaffe@gmail.com

IF we win on Friday we will re-convene AT THE SAME LOCATIONS on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Wolverines in the CCHA Quarterfinals! UM will take on Western Michigan on Saturday at 7:00. We’ll be staying to watch the hockey game following the basketball game if we play on Saturday at both locations. Rock Bottom WILL show UM hockey @ 7:00 p.m. on Saturday regardless, so feel free to stop in!