Grand Valley alumni are hosting a "Big Bash" tailgate party prior to the November 6 football game between GVSU and Michigan Tech at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
The two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams will play a league game at 1 p.m. in the "Big House" and perhaps set a Division II football attendance record.
Football fans are invited to the tailgate party, which will run from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the parking lot and athletic fields at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, at the southwest corner of Stadium Boulevard and Main Street.
Cost to attend the tailgate is $5 per person; admission is by ticket only, which must be purchased by October 29. Call GVSU Alumni Relations toll-free at 800-558-0541, or 616-331-3593.
The menu will consists of beverages, hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, veggie burgers, chicken breasts, potato salad, beans, chips and dessert.
Other entertainment includes free drawings for prizes throughout the morning, hosted by Grand Valley alumni Ionia Mayor Dan Balice and WXMI-FOX17 sports director Brent Ashcroft; music including a pregame concert by the Laker Marching Band; and appearances by GVSU President Mark A. Murray and Laker Athletic Director Tim Selgo; autographs by former Laker and Detroit Lion Eric Lynch; and football skill contests.
For game tickets and game information, call Grand Valley Athletics at 616-331-8800.
