The University of Notre Dame football team will host the University of Southern California at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 14) at Notre Dame Stadium. In addition to the game itself, a number of events and activities, including lectures, tours and performances, will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit experience.nd.edu.
Friday (Oct. 13)
• Football Fridays at the Eck, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eck Visitors Center.
• Confession, 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• Mass, 11:30 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• Annular Eclipse Watch Party, 11:39 a.m. to 2:24 p.m., fourth floor, Nieuwland Hall.
• Innovation Rally, “Accelerating Autonomy: The Future of Self-Driving Cars,” noon to 1:30 p.m., IDEA Center.
• Curated tours of the special exhibit “Making and Unmaking Emancipation in Cuba and the United States,” noon to 1 p.m., Rare Books and Special Collections, Hesburgh Library.
• Meet the Authors on Football Friday, with Philip Dur (“Between Land and Sea”), Noreen McInnes (“Keep At It, Riley!”), Amul Thapar (“The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him”), and Christie Sever (“The Search for Ming: Children of the World”), 1:30 to 3 p.m., Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore.
• Inspired Leadership Initiative Open House, 2 to 3 p.m., Room 329, DeBartolo Hall.
• Mendoza Graduate Programs Open House, 2 to 3 p.m., Mendoza College of Business Atrium.
• Thunder from the Sky Organ Concert, 3:30 to 3:45 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• Mid-Day Drummers Circle, 4 to 4:10 p.m., Main Building.
• MVP Fridays, “Can Catholic Tradition Create a More Just Economy?” with Anthony Annett, professor and author of “Cathonomics,” 4 to 6 p.m., Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall.
• Trumpets at the Dome, 4:10 to 4:20 p.m., Main Building.
• Band March Out to Rehearsal, 4:30 to 4:45 p.m., Main Building.
• Confession, 4:45 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• Marching Band Open Rehearsal, 4:45 to 5:15 p.m., Ricci Family Fields.
• Student A Capella Performance, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore.
• Glee Club Open Rehearsal, 5 to 5:30 p.m., LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music.
• Bagpipe Performance, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Wind Family Fireside Terrace.
• Mass, 5:15 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• Film Screening, Catholics vs. Convicts” (2016), 6 to 8 p.m., Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
• Midnight Drummers Circle, 11:59 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Main Building.
Saturday (Oct. 14)
• Book Signing with Frank Pomarico, author of “Ara’s Knights,” 9:30 to 11 a.m., Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore.
• Confession, 10 to 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart Crypt.
• Meet the Author with Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, author of “Rudy: My Story” and “Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On,” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore.
• Mass, 11:30 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart Crypt.
• Science Exploration Series, “Ring of Fire: Solar Eclipse Watch Party (with telescopes),” 11:39 a.m. to 2:24 p.m., North Lawn (weather permitting) or Digital Visualization Theater, Room 100, Jordan Hall of Science.
• Leprechaun Fun and Children’s Book Signing, with co-authors Mike Brown and Cara Krenn and illustrator Maryn Arreguín (“The Leprechaun’s Game Day at Notre Dame”), 1:30 to 3 p.m., Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore.
• Clinical Alumni Network Fall Lecture Series, “Swift Eye Surgery Recovery,” with alumna Charlotte Marous, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science.
• Bagpipe Concert, 3:30 to 4 p.m., Main Building.
• Saturdays with the Saints, “Mother of God,” with Assistant Professor of the Practice Joshua McManaway, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall.
• Rosary, 4 to 5 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• Victory March (formerly Notre Dame Player Walk), 4:30 to 5:15 p.m., Library Quad.
• Medieval Combat featuring Theatrica Gladiatoria, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., West Lawn.
• Glee Club Performance, 4:30 to 5 p.m., Reflecting Pool, Hesburgh Library.
• Mass, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• Trumpets at the Dome, 5:30 to 5:45 p.m., Main Building.
• Band Concert on the Steps, 6 to 6:30 p.m., Bond Hall.
• Marching Band March Out, 6:45 to 7 p.m., Main Quad.
Sunday (Oct. 15)
• Mass, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 3:30 p.m. (Spanish), Basilica of the Sacred Heart.