Festival

Music Festival Versus Garbage: How Reusables Can Win This War A set stage, an energetic crowd, and not a care in the world. The moment at Lollapalooza is choked with nervous energy, overwhelming joy, and, most of all, anticipation. There! Entering the stage! What for now is a mere shadow on the still pitch-black platform will become the mob’s hero once the lights go up. Your favorite musician! Could anything in the universe possibly ruin this blissful time of excitement? Regrettably, you take a…

their meat. Well, that is what the Yulin Festival is all about. This festival is the reason thousands of dogs and cats get killed each year. How would you feel if they came into your backyard and stole your dogs and/or cats? Hence, the Yulin Festival needs to be stopped because the killing of dogs and cats goes against animal rights, affects human health and is cruel in several ways to animals. To begin with, in the article “Chinese defends dog meat festival”, they talk about how it is normal…

opera intensive workshop that operates as a part of the Atlantic Music Festival (AMF). In participating in this festival she will showcase all the musical work she has done throughout her time at Luther by performing at recitals and master classes a variety of her acquired repertoire. The Atlantic Music Festival is run by Little Feather Works, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of artists. The Festival has a mission to cultivate originality, independence, and…

On November 12-13 of 2016 in Los Angeles, California, the 5th annual Camp Flog Gnaw carnival and music festival went underway. The event included tons of musical performances ranging from many different genres of music. Over the course of two days I saw many acts, but one that really stood out was a band called, The Internet. The Internet is a neo soul band comprising of 6 members, one lead vocalist, while the others play musical instruments like guitars, drums, keyboards, etc. As the sun set…

I volunteered at the first ever Mississippi Book Festival. While I was a room monitor I interacted with many different people as I lead them to their seats, and later after the festival was over I joined the rest of the volunteer team to help clean up. The festival was a one-day event held at the state capitol featuring many different artist and authors speaking on book panels, live music performances, and outdoor food and book vendors. The Festival was meant to “celebrate the joys of reading…

Tonight I went to my last visit. I went to Hindu Temple, called the Vedic Cultural Society. As soon as you walk into the Temple you must take off your shoes, then go to the main room. There is a stage to your right with all of the Gods in booths. Tonight was special because the Hindu 's we 're honoring the Puja.The Puja is an act of worshiping a god with prayers, songs and rituals. The main part of the Puja for the Hindu people is to make a spiritual connection with the divine. I went with…

Initially I had planned to interview Kunal Savkur, but after he did not respond to my attempts to contact him, I had to get a bit creative. I reached out to several people on LinkedIn and I received responses from three of them. Two agreed to respond via email, and one agreed to a phone interview. I conducted the phone interview with Zel Anders and I am still awaiting the email responses from the other two women I contacted. Zel Anders has worked as a producer, screenwriter, and director.…

An unknown author wrote, “It’s only a failure if you don’t learn something.” State Band Festival, a big question revolving in our mind is should we go or not? Many things factor in this debate, but the pros outnumber the cons. We have to go to State Festival because it would benefit the students as a unique learning experience and the Lee High School Band is evolving. Going to State Band Festival serves a unique learning experience for the students participating in band. Going to State is not…

Hence, On October 28, 2016, Lisa, Pam, Jeanette, Marine, and Tracy as packed up the truck for the adventure to the Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF). However, Texas Renaissance Festival is celebrating their 42nd years the nation's greatest, dedicated 55-acre 16th-century English township established 50 miles northwest of Houston, Texas. However, the trip took approximately four hours Meanwhile we arrived at the fields of the new market campgrounds we set up the camper and got settled in and rest…

Film Degree So many people believe the purpose of their lives is to earn money. The amount of of people that throw away dreams and passion for money is unfathomable. While so many people toss away what they really want to do in order to make money, Kirsten Izzett is not one of them. She is currently a senior at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she is working to complete her degree in digital filmmaking. While many see this as a risky career path to choose, Kirsten was more than…