An In-Person Gala...What A Fantasy!

Picture it. Stockbridge. 2021. 

An annual gala taking place at a prestigious institution and all of the attendees...were together and in-person! 

That’s right, dear reader. Your friends at Only In My Dreams are back in the saddle with planning and producing in-person events, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Our first major in-person event of 2021 was the Enchanted Gala at the Norman Rockwell Museum to kick off their new exhibition, Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration. 

And in case you weren't aware, yours truly moonlights as drag entertainer extraordinaire, Nancy Nogood, and Nancy was at the gala and able to give you a first hand account of the festivities and the precautions that were taken. Let’s dive in! 

Enter The Fantasy

The entire in-person gala was outdoors, utilizing the expansive grounds that are a hallmark for the museum. The only part that was indoors was, of course, the Enchanted exhibit, and state guidelines were adhered to. 

You entered the gala at the foot of the grounds and were given starting clues for three quests, two written on paper, and one told through QR codes. With these quests the guests wandered through the grounds to various checkpoints, learned about the museum and Norman Rockwell, and enjoyed various food and drink on the lawn. 

At the end of the evening, the guests gathered and cheered for a successful evening of in-person festivities and a prize was given for the best fantasy costume of the evening. As drag extraordinaire I looked fabulous, and was given the prestigious honor of announcing the winner.

Here’s To Many More

And that’s it, friends! If there’s anything that we learned from this weekend, it’s that  in-person events are back and with the right precautions they are here to stay. 

Have any in-person events in your future? I would love to hear about them! Let me know what you’re seeing and how people are finding ways to enjoy themselves in our new normal. And I’ve a couple more photos of the festivities below to give you a taste of what an in-person event from us can look like for you.