Difference between revisions of "Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration"

no edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:20th Anniversary.jpg|350px|thumb|Collage created to promote Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration]]
[[File:Westarctica 20th Anniversary-Scaled.jpg|500px|thumb|Attendees at Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration]]
'''Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration''' is an event that occured on 6 November 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The purpose of the event was to celebrate [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of history as an independent nation-state. The theme of the event was "20 Years on Ice."
'''Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration''' is an event that occured on 6 November 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The purpose of the event was to celebrate [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of history as an independent nation-state.
 
The theme of the event was "20 Years on Ice."


==Background==
==Background==
Line 16: Line 18:
* The largest attendance for an event that Westarctica has ever hosted (this is expected to be eclipsed when the nation hosts MicroCon in 2022).
* The largest attendance for an event that Westarctica has ever hosted (this is expected to be eclipsed when the nation hosts MicroCon in 2022).


[[File:Westarctica 20th Anniversary-Scaled.jpg|350px|thumb|Attendees at Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration]]
==The event==
==The event==
[[File:Speech1.jpg|350px|thumb|Grand Duke Travis giving the keynote address]]
The 20th Anniversary Celebration was held in the Queen City Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn - Charlotte Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although festivities officially began at 5:00pm, the doors were opened an hour early for attendees to meet and greet one another in an informal setting.
The 20th Anniversary Celebration was held in the Queen City Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn - Charlotte Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although festivities officially began at 5:00pm, the doors were opened an hour early for attendees to meet and greet one another in an informal setting.


Line 26: Line 28:


===Dinner===
===Dinner===
[[File:Serving-line1.jpg|350px|thumb|Attendees filing through the serving line]]
A formal buffet dinner service was provided for all attendees. They dined upon a choice of chicken or salmon, with wild rice, roasted potatoes and vegetables. Dessert was served following the dinner and consisted of a choice between carrot cake or chocolate cake.
A formal buffet dinner service was provided for all attendees. They dined upon a choice of chicken or salmon, with wild rice, roasted potatoes and vegetables. Dessert was served following the dinner and consisted of a choice between carrot cake or chocolate cake.


Line 44: Line 47:


===Entertainment===
===Entertainment===
[[File:Knighting1.jpg|350px|thumb|The Baron of Swan being knighted by Grand Duke Travis]]
Around 8:30pm, the lights were dimmed and the Grand Duke played two videos, the first was a music video for the song "[[Don't Want to Miss You]]," which had recently been released as a charity single by [[Count of Canisteo|Griffith Frank]] to benefit [[Westarctica]].
Around 8:30pm, the lights were dimmed and the Grand Duke played two videos, the first was a music video for the song "[[Don't Want to Miss You]]," which had recently been released as a charity single by [[Count of Canisteo|Griffith Frank]] to benefit [[Westarctica]].