For the second year in a row, we have Croatian Heritage Night with the Detroit Pistons!
Come out to proudly present and celebrate our Croatian heritage with the Detroit Pistons, on Thursday, December 21, 2023! The Pistons will be taking on the Utah Jazz at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. There is a Croatian player on each team; Bojan Bogdanovic with the Pistons, and Luka Samanic with the Jazz.
There will be a special Croatian Heritage pre-game performance starting with the Klapa Kartolina singers from Windsor, Ontario, followed by Detroit’s own “Nova Nada” Croatian Folklore Ensemble, with a lively dance medley on the basketball court.
The schedule of events is as follows:
• 5:30 PM Doors open (Arrive early)
• 6:30 PM Pre-game performances – Klapa Kartolina & Nova Nada
• 6:50 PM High Five Tunnels – 25 kids at each tunnel for a total of 50 kids
Anthem Buddies – 14 kids under 12 years of age for each team for a total of 28 kids (dependent on the ticket sales). If interested, please send your name(s) to katabeslic@gmail.com
• 7:00 PM – TIP OFF, game begins
• Halftime FREE t-shirt – must redeem offer via the app by halftime!
• Post game Meet & Greet – to be confirmed, but the plan would be to have both Croatian players available for Q&A afterwards
PURCHASE YOUR TICEKTS AT: www.pistons.com/croatian
PURCHASE DEADLINE: Dec 01, 2023 11:59 PM EST
Enjoy the game from either the lower level endzone, or the North End Club. The club includes all you can eat hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, pretzels, water, and soft drinks. A private bar will be available with your favorite drinks for purchase. Make sure you get your exclusive Croatian Heritage Pistons T-shirt that is included in your purchase.
For ticket questions – please contact: Brandon Goebel at 313-771-7466 or bgoebel@pistons.com, for any event questions – contact Kata Beslic at 248-607-2086 or katabeslic@gmail.com. All the updates for the event will be published at the event’s Facebook page at https://fb.me/e/8HTAM4YTT This is a fantastic opportunity for Croatians and their friends to wear their checkers and jerseys to show their Croatian pride and culture!
Već drugu godinu zaredom imati ćemo Noć hrvatske baštine s Detroit Pistonsima!
Dođite, predstavite i proslavite sa ponosom našu hrvatsku baštinu s Detroit Pistonsima, u četvrtak, 21. prosinca 2023.! Pistonsi će igrati protiv Utah Jazza u Little Caesars Areni u Detroitu. U svakoj momčadi je po jedan hrvatski igrač; Bojan Bogdanović s Pistonsima i Luka Šamanić s Jazzom.
Prije utakmice, na košarkaškom terenu će nastupiti sa svojim kratkim folklornim programom pjevači Klape Kartolina iz Windsora, Ontario i plesači hrvatskog folklornog društva “Nova Nada” iz Detroita,
Raspored događanja je slijedeći:
- 17:30 Ulazi se otvaraju (dođite što prije)
- 18:30 Folklorni nastupi prije utakmice – Klapa Kartolina & Nova Nada
- 18:50 High Five Tunnels – 25 djece u svakom tunelu, ukupno 50 djece
Anthem Buddies – 14 djece mlađe od 12 godina za svaki tim za ukupno 28 djece (ovisno o prodaji ulaznica). Ako ste zainteresirani, pošaljite svoje ime(na) na katabeslic@gmail.com - 19:00 – TIP OFF, utakmica počinje
- Poluvrijeme – BESPLATNA majica – potrebno je iskoristiti ponudu putem aplikacije do poluvremena!
- Nakon utakmice; Meet & Greet – još nije potvrđeno, ali je planirano da oba hrvatska igrača dođu odgovarati na pitanja posjetilaca
KUPITE SVOJE ULAZNICE NA: www.pistons.com/croatian
ROK ZA KUPNJU: 1. prosinca 2023. u 23:59 EST
Uživajte gledajući utakmicu sa niskih tribina ili iz kluba North End. Klub uključuje hot-dogove, nachose, kokice, perece, vodu i bezalkoholna pića. Privatni bar s alkoholnim pićima, biti će na raspolaganju za kupnju pića. Ne zaboravite predići svoju ekskluzivnu majicu Croatian Heritage Pistons koja je uključena u cijenu ulaznice.
Za pitanja o ulaznicama – obratite se: Brandonu Goebelu na 313-771-7466 ili bgoebel@pistons.com, a za sva pitanja o događaju – kontaktirajte Katu Bešlić na 248-607-2086 ili katabeslic@gmail.com. Sve obavijesti o događaju bit će objavljene na Facebook stranici događaja na https://fb.me/e/8HTAM4YTT. Ovo je jedinstvena prilika da ovdašnji Hrvati i prijatelji Hrvatske obuku kockaste dresove i ostale hrvatske rekvizite, te iskažu s ponosom svoje hrvatske korijene i baštinu!