Grand Opening — Tartumaa

A summer opening in Tartumaa means unloading in direct sun and hoping the client thought about shade for the crew. A December one means frozen ground that will not take a stake, and lighting that has to work by four in the afternoon. The season writes half the plan before you see the site.

Most venues out here have ceremonial power — enough for a kitchen and some indoor lamps — not a rig. That means a generator, and a generator means access: how far the van can reverse, how level the ground is, whether the noise will travel straight into the speeches.