Concordy Article: Block Party

GrubLink Publicity

Written by Guss Firestein

Thursday, May 13 2010 23:35

Block party by Grublink By: Harry Fackelmayer Posted: 5/13/10 Months of hard work and tactical negotiations on behalf of the GrubLink team will culminate this Friday, May 14 in epic proportions. Thanks to this Friday's blockparty, hosted by GrubLink, students will have an opportunity to venture more than 10 feet from campus, far from the gloom and depressing atmosphere posed by Paulie where we often leave with empty pockets and with a feeling of self-loathing. Now, they can take away our kegs and buy fancy Segways with our tuition money, but there is one thing the administration can't deny us-the ability to experience what's beyond the gates of old Union College. This Friday's Block Party is an opportunity to get off campus and check out some of the local establishments in the area. This GrubLink event lasts from 5 to 10 p.m., and during that time each of the participating establishments will offer both food and drink specials. The participating establishments include: -Bombers Burrito Bar -Bangkok Bistro -Aperitivo Bistro -20N -Katie O'Byrnes -Union Inn -Reign -Manhattan Exchange -Slicks From 5 to 7:30 p.m., Aperitivo Bistro, Bangkok Bistro, Bombers Burrito Bar, Katie O'Byrnes, and Slicks will be offering extreme discounts. From 7:30 to 10 p.m. students can explore 20N, Manhattan Exchange, 605 Reign, and Union Inn. A full list of specials is available online at www.grublink.com as well as Facebook, but here's a sample listing just to give you an idea. At 605 Reign there will be shots ($1), well drinks ($3), Budlight bottles ($2), drafts specials ($1, hot dogs [buy one for $1 and get one free] & hamburgers ($2). Over at Aperitivo, participants can enjoy martinis ($4), peroni pints ($3) and 12 inch pizzas ($5). If you haven't had a jimbo, also known as heaven, from Bombers yet, that's your next stop after Aperitivo. Wash down a $5 burrito with a $4 margarita before heading over to 20N for some 50 cent wings, 16 oz cans of Busch, Busch light, and Miller High Life ($2) and pints of Yuengling ($2). To complement the drink and food specials, there will be a great variety of music at all the establishments ranging from live bands to DJs. Throughout the week building up to the Block Party, Grublink will be stationed outside of Reamer selling T-shirts for the event for $20. These shirts are the "ticket" to the event and people who don't wear the shirt on the day of the event will not receive the discounts. The staff at the participating establishments will be closely monitoring the event to see that only those with the GrubLink shirt receive the discounts. Half of all proceeds from the T-shirts will be going toward the Gordie Foundation. GrubLink has done a number of things to ensure that the event is safe, including alerting the Schenectady Police Department. They will have officers monitoring the routes between venues to prevent any complications. The campus trolley will also be making trips around the route during the event to limit the number of students on the street. Finally, Union Inn is designated as the last venue on the route as it is the closest to campus. GrubLink stresses that if you are 21+ and will be taking advantage of the drink specials to please drink responsibly, as they will not take responsibility for student's actions during the events. They also ask that students please be respectful of the establishments you visit as they are providing significant discounts to attract Union students. Due to Relay for Life, there will be no fraternity events this Friday. So buy a shirt, dust off your dancing shoes, and get excited for something new. If you have any questions stop by the Grublink stand in Reamer or check out their website, www.grublink.com. © Copyright 2010 Concordiensis