#outdoor stages

[mystagecorp]

MyStage Portable Stages

Made from high-grade Aluminum, MyStage portable stages are and with railing also. The multipurpose DIY staging solution is designed with a 5th leg in the center to reduce deflection or bounce. Each 4’ x 4’ deck can be folded in half to 2’x 4’ for convenient transporting and storage.

[koz123]

However, the challenge is that you need to find an even and stable platform that you can use as a stage. Today, you can find a portable concert stage that can become a great item that you can use in many ways.

[thephantomofanastasia]

Photos from the Tuacahn Center for the Arts production of Anastasia

[666writingcafe]

Level One

Dedicated to @completelyshatteredbrokenmschf and @thunderlightning351

Content Warning: referencing human sacrifice, slightly(?) unhinged Barbatos

"Hello, MC." Barbatos' sudden appearance at my side causes me to curse. I know he has the ability to teleport anywhere he wants to, but a little warning would have been nice.

"Apologies, MC," he continues. "I was simply following my instructions. Did you have a nice time with your parents?"

"Y-yeah, I did," I respond, still a little spooked. "We went out to eat at a Chinese buffet."

"That sounds lovely." He wraps an arm around me and guides me to the couch, remaining glued at my side as we sit down. This isn't the first time we've sat next to each other, but he's never been quite this close before.

And then I take a proper look at him. I'm not dealing with Barbatos the butler, but rather the Barbatos that accompanied me to the Severa concert. The one that I told Asmo I found incredibly attractive in great detail.

The Avatar of Lust is playing dirty right from the start.

Barbatos' lips are moving, but I'm not registering a single word he's saying. The parts of my brain that aren't obsessing over his natural scent are short-circuiting due to him being so close to me. One hand rests on my thigh while the other one plays with my hair and gently brushes up and down my arm. It all makes me rather jittery. I'm surprised I'm able to remain still. I want to simultaneously bolt out of the room and--

"You're not listening to me." Barbatos' harsh tone forces me to pay attention.

"I'm sorry. I'm finding it incredibly hard to concentrate." My explanation makes him smirk.

"Am I making you nervous, MC?" I can only manage a nod. "Good. Now you know how I felt when the roles were reversed."

"That's not fair!" I exclaim, remembering the exact moment he's referencing. "You told me to seduce you!"

"And you did, much to Diavolo's joy. He wouldn't stop teasing me about it for weeks." He repositions himself so that he's able to lean in closer to me.

"Once upon a time, you would have been given as an offering." His voice is low and menacing. "Not to the gods, like so many people believed, but to us. We're able to be entertained by sacrificial lambs for a long time. Inevitably, though, they become dull and boring. It's not their fault; it's simply the result of being exposed to sin over long periods of time.

"But your soul is different, MC. Due to the angel blood that flows through your veins, it maintains its brightness despite it constantly being surrounded by sin. Some might even say it feeds off it, making it that much stronger. If it weren't for Diavolo's mission, we'd have so much fun with you." His smile is that of a predator. I should be shitting my pants right about now. That would be the appropriate reaction to having a demon look at me like I'm his next meal.

Instead, I wait with bated breath for his next move. Barbatos tilts his head to the side.

"Of course, that doesn't scare you." he asks. "You find the idea rather arousing, don't you?"

It's messed up, I know. I shouldn't be turned on by any of this, and yet...

"I told myself long ago that I would only use my powers to help Diavolo, but you've made me reconsider that decision many times." He's pretty much on top on me at this point, holding me in place with his body weight.

"Why?" I whisper. He brings his mouth right up to my ear.

"Because the idea of messing with time in order to play with you is incredibly tempting." He kisses the base of my ear, sending a shiver down my spine.

Do not succumb to temptation.

I grab his shoulders and squeeze them as hard as I can, making him pause on his trail down my neck and look up at me.

"I can't," I tell him, despite my body screaming at him to continue.

"Are you sure?" I close my eyes and take a deep breath, forcing myself to answer,

"Yes." I feel him get off me. Seconds later, he grabs my hand.

"It's okay, MC. You can open your eyes." Doing so makes him smile softly. "The first stage of your test is complete."

"Did I pass?"

"See for yourself." Looking down at the ring I slipped on earlier, I notice a mark that I'm pretty sure wasn't there before.

"From my understanding, a tally will appear for every stage you complete successfully," Barbatos explains.

"That makes sense." He walks out of the room, returning moments later with a note in his hand.

"When you are ready, this contains information about the next stage," he tells me, handing me the note. "Of course, you're allowed to take as much time as you need to recenter yourself. I can make you some tea if you'd like." I shake my head.

"I know this might sound crazy given what we just did, but would you mind holding me?" He chuckles.

"Not at all." He stretches out on the opposite end of the couch, and I snuggle up to him. He begins stroking my hair. After a few moments of calm, I gather up the courage to ask,

"Did you mean what you said about time, or was that part of the act?"

"I wasn't acting," he answers. "I merely displayed emotions that I normally keep suppressed. Everything I told you is one hundred percent true."

[rockethorse]

Mid-Century Burst | CC-Free

A tricky little shell challenge that you can get some use out of too! Tried to dig into some 70s inspo for the exterior on this one. This is 2 bed, 1 bath, fully-furnished and CC-free. Because of the limited size of the main shell, I added a detached garage with an apartment on top, which adds +1 studio bedroom and +1 bathroom.

The TS4 shell challenge I used for this lot was called "BubbleShell3" on the gallery from the ID "bubblesisgaming". I'm also playing around with using random palette generators for room inspo, this time from ColorHunt. It's been fun and I recommend using it to get out of your comfort zone!

Download Mid-Century Burst @ SFS

[tolkiens]

"One thing we've never done is to actually make a good live recording in a venue. It's something we've been thinking of since the first tour: is there a good way to actually capture the energy of a good live show? You can film something beautiful, but often it looks a bit corny to us. 'Across the Universe' was our first attempt to capture that energy and we recorded it like pirate material. It's a pair of mics in a venue, so it sound shitty, and everything is saturated, but to us, it really captured what we felt with the energy at the time." — Xavier on recording live shows, from Clash Music interview

[notbecauseofvictories]

[ Navy Pier’s Chicago Live!  — September 2023 ]

[pepryll]

All the World's a Stage (2023)

scaled architectural model: cheesecloth, paper and sewn plastic.

[hassianlovebot]

THE NEW PATCH LOOKS SO GOOD IM SO EXCITED

[p1nkcanoe]

permission to be salty every time I remember I didn’t get to hear and see mummy dust live?

[mystagecorp]

Give new dimensions to your talent by setting your own stage in seconds by the self. MyStage DIY outdoor stages give you the perfect solution to perform anywhere. These portable stages of 4’x4’ weigh only 40lbs and can be adjusted anywhere up to 2.5 feet.

[finelythreadedsky]

Froma Zeitlin, “The Power of Aphrodite: Eros and the Boundaries of the Self in Euripides' Hippolytos”

[dragaliareferencearchive]

Model references for Winter Camp Jacket / Outdoor Cooking! (Toya Aoyagi) - Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!

[thatsgonnaleaveamark]

people who just.. have full conversations at concerts. why

[parallelunivrses]

just wanna say if you get the chance to see sammy rae and the friends live you should 100000% go see them! tonight was my second time seeing them live and they are sooo good and have such an amazing stage presence. they played some new unreleased music and some new arrangements of older songs and it was all incredible

[bluebelly-sun-serpentine]