Milestone Birthday — Võru

Most halls in Võru have one ceiling height and one power supply, and neither was chosen with a fiftieth birthday in mind. You find out about the height when you try to hang a truss, and about the power when you plug in the third lighting rig. The ones that matter are the ones you learn about at six in the evening, two hours before guests arrive.

A milestone here is not large, but it is watched — family who drove three hours, colleagues who have known the story since the beginning. The room has to carry speech clearly, keep a dance floor lit past midnight, and not fight the playlist. After 5 Events rigs the space so it does all three, in that order.