After the Cocktail Party at Avigail’s Flower I went to the Elks Lodge where the Awards Ceremony was to take place. I arrived early because the three hour time difference kept throwing me off. The awards ceremony was to take place in the room up and to the right n my sketch, next to the bank teller machine. The room was being decked out with a red carpet and some fancy table centerpieces. The centerpieces were tall glass cylinders filled with clear water, clear marbles and point lights.
An elk’s head could be found mounted in each room. The one I sketched was huge They had to mount it low on the wall so it’s horns would not puncture the ceiling. There were photos of all the past Elks lodge president on the wall behind the stuffed Elk’s head. On fellow had served two consecutive terms and I wondered what his story was.
After the sketch was complete I went into the awards ceremony room to watch and possibly sketch the preparations that were underway. I was told however that I would have to go to the bar next door to wait. The preparations were top secret.
I decided not to sketch in the bar holding area, though I could have sketched another Elk’s head. Other film makers slowly arrived. Kimberly and Scott Brock sat at my table and sparked some good conversations.
The awards ceremony had plenty of deserts on the tables at the back of the room. I decided to try anything peanut butter related and there were like 5 different peanut butter flavored cakes and brownies. There were however no cups or drinks, not even water. I suppose they wanted people to order drinks at the bar next door. After filling up on sweets, I went to the bathroom and cupped my hands under the faucet to take a few swigs of water to quench my thirst.