#MarksCFLWeek Preview - Tuesday, March 21st

A LOOK AHEAD - Media Day 1, CFL Week Live QB Club, and #MarksCFLWeek Tweet Up

REGINA (March 21st, 2017) - Mark's CFL Week gets off to a bang today with a big day of media access and fan events front and centre. Yesterday saw the first wave of players arrive to greet fans and media throughout the afternoon at Regina International Airport.

Players continue to arrive in Regina throughout Tuesday as FanFest opens and CFL.ca starts streaming #MarksCFLWeek Live across the country.

A media schedule for Mark's CFL Week is attached. More information can be found at MarksCFLWeek.ca .

All times are local.

Tuesday, March 21st, 2017

7:30am - 9:00am | Queensbury Convention Centre Ballroom A, Evraz Place

Welcome Breakfast - Media can join CFL Communications for a welcome buffet breakfast.

9:00am - 3:45pm | Queensbury Convention Centre Ballroom A, Evraz Place

Media Day - Groups of players will be cycling through Media Day for interviews and up-close access. Lunch will be served for members of the media from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. 

1:00pm - 3:00pm | Banner Hall, Evraz Players

CFL Respect Camp with the Red Cross presented by Shaw - A youth rally for students to foster healthy relationships and peer-to-peer support systems, encouraging leadership, inclusion, and building safe communities. In attendance: Commissioner Orridge (CFL), Chethan Lakshman (Shaw), Luc Mullinder, Dan Clark, Spencer Moore, Nic Demski, and others. From 1:40 p.m.-2:00 p.m. media may request availability for Chethan Lakshman, Luc Mullinder, or the CFL players in attendance

3:00pm - 9:00pm | Banner Hall & Ag-Ex Building, Evraz Place

CFL FanFest - The FanFest will open to the public. 

4:00pm - 5:00pm | FanFest, Evraz Place

Mark's CFL Week Live - Brodie Lawson will be hosting a QB Club with Kevin Glenn, Bo Levi Mitchell, Matt Nichols, and Mike Reilly at the FanFest. Fans across the country can watch live on CFL.ca.

5:00pm - 6:30pm | Fan Cave, Evraz Place

CFL Trivia - Put your mind and memory to the test with questions from Steve Daniel, the league's head statistician.

5:30pm - 6:00pm | FanFest, Evraz Place

CFL player autograph signings - Kevin Glenn, Bo Levi Mitchell and Mike Reilly will be signing autographs at FanFest.

6:15pm - 6:45pm | FanFest, Evraz Place

CFL player autograph signings - New Roughrider Chad Owens will be signing autographs for fans at FanFest.

7:00pm - 9:00pm | Fan Cave, Evraz Place

#Mark'sCFLWeek Tweet Up - Hosted in association with the Piffles Podcast in the Fan Cave at FanFest, fans and friends from social media can party (and tweet) together at the Tweet Up. This event is free (but ticketed), with prizes up for grabs.

Mark's CFL Week 2017 Media Schedule

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Clare Hutchinson

Communications Assistant, Canadian Football League

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