“Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival at Baruch”

On September 24^th, 2013 UCLA hosted an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival). From the start of the event, it was a success; the line that people were waiting on to get into the building stretched along the plaza in front of the Vertical Campus. At one point, I was worried as to whether or not I would be able to go in due to the huge popularity of the event.

When I finally got in, the event didn’t let me down. The interior was really packed; I had to stand because there were no more available seats. I believe that they even had to turn away the people who were further back in the line.

Our hosts had a variety of plans that managed to keep the large and diverse audience entertained. There were multiple performances by a dance group, a performance by Austin Luu, a fellow Baruch student, a performance by an elderly Chinese group, and games that kept the audience involved and entertained.

The dance group was split up into different sections, and performed at various points throughout the event. The choreography was amazing. The team was met with enthusiasm every time they performed.

Austin performed one of his own song; “Colorblind”. His charisma and performance managed to captivate the audience. The audience was swaying along to the rhythm of “Colorblind”.

The elderly Chinese group performed two instrumentals that were met with enthusiastic applause.

The games that were hosted were met with a lot of laughter and enthusiasm.

There was a game, which was designed for couples, which brought about a ton of enthusiasm and applause. The girlfriend was supposed to put make-up on the boyfriend, and the prettiest boyfriend won. This was very popular with the audience.

Overall, the event was definitely a tremendous success. The audience enjoyed it, and the UCLA members themselves enjoyed it also.