event something that happens at a given place and time
concomitant,
co-occurrence,
attendant,
accompaniment a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
avalanche a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
experience the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
trouble an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
treat an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
miracle a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
marvel,
wonder something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
computer error,
error (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
chance event,
fortuity,
accident,
stroke anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
instance,
example,
case an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
motion,
movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
destiny,
fate an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
disappearance the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
disappearance the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
impinging,
striking,
contact close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
finish the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
collapse a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
interruption,
break some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
juncture,
occasion an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
collapse,
crash a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
A happening is a performance, event or situation meant to be considered as an art, usually as performance art. Happenings take place anywhere (from basements to studio lofts and even street alley ways), are often multi-disciplinary, with a nonlinear narrative and the active participation of the audience. Key elements of happenings are planned, but artists sometimes retain room for improvisation.
