Come to Patch's NFL Draft Party!

The NFL Draft this Thursday night couldn't be happening at a better time for Pittsburghers after the elimination of the Penguins from the Stanley Cup playoffs.

So to welcome the unofficial start of the 2012 NFL season, Patch is throwing a first-round draft party at the near Bridgeville … and you're invited!

We'll be hanging out at the restaurant and pub in Collier Town Square along Route 50 all night Thursday as top picks Andrew Luck, RG3 and others go off the board. We'll be talking football and watching players be drafted before the newest Steeler is selected with the 24th overall pick.

And if you sign up to receive , you'll be entered to win Patch swag or multiple Bottleshop gift certificates that range from $10 to $50.

If you can't be there to join the discussion with us over beers, hop onto your local Patch.com website and follow our draft night analysis with the new "Cover It Live" blog feature. You can share your thoughts on the draft and interact with the special guests who we'll have with us at the Bottleshop.

We'll even be engaged in some smack talk with our sister Patches in the Cleveland area!

So if you're looking for things to do to thaw out of this April snowstorm, come down to the Bottleshop in Collier Town Square, grab a meal, have a beer and say hello to the people behind "the Patch!"

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