“My favorite part about Chicago was The Art Institute of Chicago, and the thing that surprised me the most was all of the art incorporated throughout the city,” senior Emma Peifer said.

“I really liked the architectural tour we took on the boat because the buildings are so much more unique than other big cities like New York. And I was surprised at how big the lake was, it doesn’t seem like a lake, it’s like an ocean,” senior Ben DiNapoli said.

“My favorite part of the trip would have to be the Cubs’ game. If we did the trip again, though, I would like to spend less time doing some things in order to have the leftover time to experience more,” freshman Mary-Hallet Culbreth said.

“I loved seeing Million Dollar Quartet because it was fun to listen to the music and watch the people act like the stars they were supposed to be. I really liked the piano guy playing Jerry Lee Lewis, and the way he performed. I loved jamming out to the music as well,” senior Sarah Rose said.

Million Dollar Quartet and Catch Me If You Can were the two musicals that the students had the opportunity to see. Million Dollar Quartet was the story of the one and only night that Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis all were together in a recording studio and made music together. Catch Me If You Can followed the true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr.’s forgery and eventual capture.

The group of students also got the chance to see a unique performing ensemble called the Blue Man Group that consisted of three men covered completely in blue bodysuits. The performance was unlike anything the students had seen before.

“[Blue Man Group] was funny, but different than what I thought it was going to be. I imagined a show with them just playing drums, but they added a lot of humorous elements to it,” Peifer said.
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