dc.description.abstract | Creative Pondok is one of the communities engaged in the field of Social Culture or the arts, to be precise in Parapat, Girsang Sipangan Bolon District, Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra. This study aims to find out what is the important role of a community in the city of Parapat. The research method used is a qualitative method, where researchers will provide an overview obtained through direct observation, in-depth interviews, documentation studies, informant approaches and analysis to obtain the data needed. This research shows that the interaction patterns of the creative cottage community are formed through interactions that start from a number of individuals who are members of a group that has the same hobby.There is also how the performance of this community is to develop different hobbies that exist in every individual who joins the community, such as playing drama, playing traditional & modern musical instruments, dancing, handicrafts, singing and also applying how to be a good tourism actor. because Parapat is a tourism destination area in Indonesia | en_US |