Hello everyone!

It’s been a while. I’ve had a very busy semester so far - on top of classes, I am working, singing in Harpur Chorale, and doing two internships! Eek! However, I am having a blast! I am interning with the University Photographer, learning so much about everything a professional photographer does. I’ve been attending so many different events and taking photographs. I’ve been learning how to better utilize photoediting software and how to look at photography from a journalistic standpoint. It’s been exciting for me to see my photographs in Inside BU, the University’s publication, for the past few weeks.

The other internship is with Southern Tier Celebrates!, a non-profit community arts programming organization. STC organizes the First Friday Art Walk, which is happening THIS FRIDAY! First Friday is a lot of fun, art galleries and businesses are open late on the first Friday of every month. Bringing the community together!

I am doing all kinds of things in this internship! We are getting ready for a program next week with Flamenco Vivo with Carlata Santana. There will be music and dancing! This performance will be held in the BC Forum, next Tuesday at 7:30. I will be helping with hospitality with the artists the day of, which should be pretty exciting! I like being downtown for this internship; it’s great being out in the community and feeling a part of it all.

Also this weekend, the Tri-Cities Opera company is having two performances of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. This is at the BC Forum Friday at 8pm (convieniently on First Friday) and Sunday at 3pm. Many graduate students studying opera at Binghamton University are in these performances.

If that wasn’t enough, KNOW Theater downtown will have their opening night of BASH by Neil LaBute this Friday at 8pm. There will be three performances each weekend (Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm) for the next three weekends.

If you’d prefer to stick around on campus, the College Humour tour stops by on Sunday at 8pm in the Anderson Center.

Should be a pretty busy but interesting weekend!!!

Sarah