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Cameron Waltz ([personal profile] enveloped) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2018-09-30 08:15 pm

OPEN / "Bring Yourself" Arts & Culture event!

who: Cameron Waltz and you!
what: "Bring Yourself" Arts & Culture event!
when: Today!
where: Riverside Community Centre.
warnings: None predicted.

Open invitation on the network!



The community center is normally a modest building, albeit one with a spectacular riverfront view. Tonight, it's putting on the ritz. Multicolored lanterns hang on either side of the sidewalk leading up to the front of the building, and music of all kinds, depending on what time it is, pours out of the open doors and into the street. Local vendors have set up small carts to show off their wares and offer small trinkets and fresh food for sale, displaying their local pride.

Inside, things have been completely redecorated for the event. It's a modern open concept gallery, with blank walls for artwork and written word, empty pedestals to display objects, and plenty of tables with chairs. Some pieces are already on display, from paintings to exotic foods. Small crowds gather around people telling stories or showing off their special skills and talents.

That music plays live from the small main stage overlooking a dance floor, both of which can be cleared for demonstrations of everything from dance to martial arts. Anything physical that requires that little bit of extra room.

Musicians are free to write their names for a time-slot on the stage, and can choose to be accompanied by the onsite pianist and guitarist, bring their own instruments or backup, or perform solo.

All throughout the room are food and drink stations, where staff serves wine, beer, limited spirits, and soft drinks. The exotic foods are on display here, from which the guests can help themselves. If you can imagine it, someone has managed to cook it.
At the far end of the building is an outdoor patio overlooking the river, with seating and torches to light the area through the night. Most displays of magic take place out there, where practitioners can go all-out casting their most extravagant spells.

The crowd ebbs and flows, gathering to socialize during lulls and splitting off to see new events and installations as they come in. Other than opening and closing statements by Cameron Waltz, there's very little structure.

Casual and relaxed, the focus is on learning, generating conversation, and meeting new people. It's an organized free-for-all, a mini festival dedicated to the celebration of the cultures and backgrounds of everyone in Riverview. And in a city made up of a thousand universes worth of people, there's more than enough to see.

[Characters can bring pieces with them as they arrive, and simply set themselves up around the room. Contributions aren't limited to art, anything goes! Feel free to play random observer/staff/performer NPCs. The party goes until midnight, have fun!]
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[personal profile] indigobird 2018-10-04 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Hawke honestly considered giving him shit about singing something like that in public because THINK OF THE CHILDREN!! but... yeah there were pretty much none around, so it'd have been pointless.

"So you took a gamble on it and didn't tell him ahead of time. Gutsy." And it confirms what she suspected, that they're an item. An adorable item at that. She tucks the info away, though her main use will be primarily to remind her to not flirt too obnoxiously with either of them. Look, she might be a ridiculous flirt sometimes, but she tries to be respectful about it. "You looked like you were having a blast up there. Did you use any of your magic? I didn't feel anything, but it's also not the kind of magic I'm familiar with."
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[personal profile] bardish 2018-10-09 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Some other time, Hawke! Jeff's bound to screw up around minors someday. In the meantime, he's beaming and practically bouncing on his heels, totally energized from his stint on the stage.

"That's me. I live on the edge." Right. There was a time he did, sure, but Jeff's more about routine and paying the bills on time these days. Let him be a cautionary tale: don't grow up, kids!

And though it's an innocent enough question, Jeff's smile fades a little and he looks a bit awkward, rubbing the back of his neck. "Ah... no. My magic's best kept away from an audience."
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[personal profile] indigobird 2018-10-10 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Rule-stickling teacher by day, wild rockstar by night." Though she says it teasingly, she can't deny there's a different energy to him than she usually feels. Then again, they only ever spoke over the phone before now. But he's brimming with energy and she can't help but smile.

...until she realizes she accidentally stepped into something. Not that Hawke has ever been innocent of not prying on purpose, but this hadn't been intentional. Crap. "Ah, not the kind to be used around people you'd rather not set on fire. I know that feeling." She has like, two spells that don't hurt people.