music non-stop

may 8 through may 11 has been the South By South Bend Music Festival (SBSB).  four days, sixty bands, 15 venues.  i volunteered to sell tickets and merchandise.  i went to see some very talented musicians and incredible bands since i love music.  in between some of the shows, i went to see the touring broadway production of west side story.  one of my most favorite movie musicals, and one of the most impressive stage shows i have seen recently.  i love music!

Then and Now

it was vintage downtown.  south bend's first friday was a celebration of old and new.  the state theater was having a showing of knute rockne all american, the first time since it ran at the theater since it's star studded premiere in 1940.  one of the events was to recreate a picture taken during the premiere of the street outside the movie house.  i participated in the updated picture, holding the letter b for the #wearesouthbend tagline.  it was cool to become part of south bend's history.  the event was broadcast on the news and noted in the local papers.

premiere

recreation (i'm the b)

i made the front page of the newspaper!