July 3, 2006 
We Take in a  Fireworks Concert at
the World-Famous Hollywood Bowl


Top of the Bowl view  

The Hollywood Bowl is always a popular Mass Comm 101 field trip. 

Demand for our $8 Bowl tickets was robust. All of the tickets purchased back in February were sold.

Here is the view from our section at the top of the Bowl. Eventually, the section in front of us filled up; the event was a sellout.

Hot Ticket
Outside the Bowl, tickets were being sold for well above face value.
Bowl Entrance
 

Although we had a good turnout, some of the MC101s had trouble wading through the traffic both outside and inside the Bowl.

  At the Bowl Museum
MC101s were given an assignment that focused on the Hollywood Bowl and media synergy. One part of the assignment led students to the Hollywood Bowl Museum.
  At the Bowl, 1964
The Hollywood Bowl Museum did an excellent job of taking us through the facility's 80-plus-year history. 
Bench Seats
The MC101s were in a festive mood and generally seemed pretty happy in their less-than-plush bench seats. 
With Friends at the Bowl  
More than most MC101 field trips, this was a social occasion, an opportunity to hang out with friends.
Fireworks
Of course, the evening would not have been complete without an impressive foreworks display accompanied by patriotic music.

On our way out, we were confronted by some genuine Hollywood Bowl merchandise. You could take home your own personal Hollywood Bowl.
And for a paltry fee you could take the rulers of music home with you. 

In all, an excellent MC101 field trip.

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