During those years, he began associating with famous lăutari of his day, and regularly attended the lively social gatherings held in the gardens and orchards of Mitropoliei Hill.

"Party Bed," a steamer-trunk-size bed piled with funky vintage coats, indicates a lively urban gathering of open-minded friends.

The first section of the Bronx exhibition is devoted to the work of this organization, and it's a lively if uneven gathering.

It's a lively gathering of endive, watercress, radicchio and arugula punctuated with tiny pillows of creamy white chevre.

The largest annual festival in Phnom Penh, this lively gathering celebrates the reversing of the flow of the Tonlé Sap river.

"While she loved Long Island and its beaches and sunsets, she also wanted the lively gatherings of the old Cedar Bar years to be part of the experience here too," Ms. Lassaw said.

Twenty-five to 50 people attended these lively gatherings each evening.

Democrats in Los Angeles said they were bracing for a livelier, and seemingly less disciplined, gathering than the Republican convention, in part because of the Clintons.

Nevertheless, the sheer multiplicity of sights made their gathering lively as well as enigmatic.

The open-air markets, held weekly in most major towns, are lively social gatherings at which you may be lucky enough to strike an excellent holiday bargain.