There were a couple of showcase events worth noting.
Some were large showcase trees worth tens of thousands of dollars to property owners.
But what happens once the glory days are over, the mortarboard is on and there's a row of students smiling ear to ear, clutching their certificates showcasing years' worth of hard work, hangovers and great experiences?
At their Trash Bar show in Williamsburg, the band obeys the No Banter rule as they churn out a showcase slot's worth of songs, pausing only to remind attendees of the merch table and to request that the projector be turned off.
"I'm here in China with a delegation of business leaders to present this pitch book, showcasing £24 billion worth of projects that are available for investment – covering a huge spectrum of industries from housing to energy, and science to shipping," Osborne says.
It's wild and by itself worth a trip to this showcase of artists who have their roots in vibrant cultures elsewhere.
The Chicano painter, known for photorealistic canvases that also touch on the surreal, is showcasing three decades worth of work in this broad survey of his painting and drawing.
The tasting menu – eight courses for £42 – is so worth doing: it's a true showcase of the kitchen's skills.
The theme fit well with Kughn's collecting interests: He has molded his 80-car portfolio, worth an estimated $8 million, into a showcase of brilliant American engineering.
Sure, it's worth seeing him conquer US cinemas, but this is no true showcase of his talents.
Of course, people are no longer starved or beaten to death in the millions, but the same structural impediments to the building of a civil society are still in place, leading to similar problems — systemic corruption, massive squandering on showcase projects of dubious worth, doctored statistics, an environmental catastrophe and a party fearful of its own people, among others.
