The Big Weekend

Last weekend was too action-packed not to mention, as two of the biggest events of my semester took place. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Read was buzzing with energy from the performance of Hammer and Nail, an annual production by the Student Composer Association and IU Dance Theatre. With Read being a performing arts community, you can imagine what it was like having so many people leaving excited for dress rehearsals and shows, and coming back to the same place with the rush of having just performed.

The shows were Thursday and Friday night, two per night, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater downtown on beautiful Kirkwood.

As if an end-of-semester performance was not enough excitement, Saturday was the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure, which I was able to participate in with many of my family members since Bloomington is so close to Indianapolis. It is an amazing experience that I think everyone who lives in Bloomington should try at least once. While aspects of it are very sad, it is also a celebration of those who have defeated or are still living with breast cancer.


The weekend left me with a renewed sense of balance and perspective. I returned ready to knock out the last two weeks before finals and the end of the semester, not to mention take more notice and appreciation of all things pink, especially the beautiful red bud trees and tulips all over campus. Spring is definitely here.