Rock Your Rack Open For Registration

 

The Relay for Life's official season may be over. But the struggle against cancer isn't. For those wishing to help out the "Rock Your Rack," an event supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation, it is currently accepting registration 

 

We are in full registration mode for Rock Your Rack 2026! Open now is the registration forms for: Live Singers, DJ’s and Music Hosts! Find the buttons on the home page and click for your specific form and all the details!

Registration is still open for: Designers, Venues/RP Sims, Bloggers, and Artists!

All Registration will close July 31st or when slots are filled! We do expect the entertainment slots to fill by July 15th so do not wait to register for consideration!  

 

The page stated what they have always needed more of is bloggers.

 

For more information, and to register, check out https://rockyourrack.org/.

 

Remember, there are only two more days for entertainment slots, and all registration closes July 31. Rock Your Rack takes place from September 25 to October 4.

 

Announcement: Special Homes For Our Troops America's 250th Benefit At Veteran Isle

 

 

"We will have one more 250 celebration benefit ...this coming Monday with Noma and I doing a dual stream"

 

Monday July 13th

6 to 8 PM SL time

 

DJ Zack 6PM

Frets Nirvana and Noma Falta - Dual Stream 7PM

 

Sponsored by Frets Nirvana and the U.S. Military Veteran’s Group of Second Life.  To learn more about Homes for Our Troops visit https://www.hfotusa.org  

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veterans%20Isle/177/73/3501

 

 

 

Press Release: HFOT "America's 250th" Benefit Concert July 6

 

Frets Nirvana, longtime supporter and contact for Homes For Our Troops in Second Life, in conjunction with the US Military Veterans Group, announces the 2026 July 250 benefit for Homes for Our Troops benefit in Second Life.   The benefit will be held on July 6, 2026 from 5PM - 8 PM SLT at Veteran’s Isle.  

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veterans%20Isle/176/58/3501.

Frets Nirvana states:  “HFOT is a privately funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes nationwide for the most severely injured Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of these Veterans are multiple amputees, paraplegic, quadriplegic or have suffered severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Since its inception in 2004, nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent by Homes for Our Troop has gone to directly support Veterans. DURING THAT TIME HFOT HAS BUILT 441 SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOMES NATIONWIDE FOR EXTREMELY INJURED VETERANS.” 


This HFOT benefit concert celebrates the United States 250th birthday and will feature the following DJ’s and artists from 5 PM- 8 PM July 6, 2026:


DJ Yume Yoshikawa 5 PM
Marqs Desade 6 PM
Grace Loudon 7 PM


Sponsored by Frets Nirvana and the U.S. Military Veteran’s Group of Second Life.  To learn more about Homes for Our Troops visit https://www.hfotusa.org 

 

Press Release: America's 250th Homes For Our Troops Concert at Voodoo Bayou Blues

 

 Hello to all Homes For Our Troops supporters.  I am writing you to inform you of several events that will happen in July in celebration of our country's 250th birthday that will be supporting HFOT.  

We hope you take note and attend these celebrations and support. Homes For Our Troops.

July 4 and all month at Creator's Park, Cat Fish Cove and Bear Skin Mall.  Thank you Starry Moonlight and Catrinia Beck 

Lots of simple low prim things for the 4th,   Visit the SIMs below and take a walk! 

Bear Skin Mall on Rockport

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockport/22/32/22
Cat Fish Cove Home for the Celtic Cross Family

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cat%20Fish%20Cove/208/25/23
Creator's Park, Shops and Fishing on Strawberry Bank

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Strawberry%20Bank/212/25/22

July 5.  Voodoo Bayou Blues is sponsoring a full day of DJ's and performers to celebrate United States  250th.  All donations go to HFOT.  Thank Marty Jacobus, Bundy Xue and all the folks at Voodoo Bayou.  Go to the LM Below

Voodoo Bayou Blues and Motown

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tomorrowland%20Estate/117/27/27

Check out this lineup!

6-8am Gospel -DJ DeeDee
8-10am DJ Brin
11am DJ DeeDee
10am DJ Ashley
12am DJ Cel Magic
1pm Mavenn
2pm Frets 
3pm NeoMaximus
4pm Marina Sharpsire
5pm  PensacolaPete
6pm DJ DeeDee
7pm Cajun
8pm Dj CG
9-pm DJ Marty

 

*  *  *  *  *  

July 6  Veteran's Isle 250th HFOT celebration 5-8 PM

DJ Yume Yoshikawa and the Yummies 5 PM
Marqs Desade 6 PM
Grace Loudon 7 PM

US Military Veterans Center - Hangar Stage
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veterans%20Isle/227/67/3501

July 13 Veteran's Isle 250th HFOT celebration continues 6-8 PM

DJ Zack 6 PM
Noma Falta and Frets Nirvana Dual Stream 7 PM

US Military Veterans Center - Hangar Stage
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veterans%20Isle/227/67/3501


If there is anyone else sponsoring an event in July to celebrate the 250th and benefit HFOT ...let us know!   We hope to see all of you out there while we celebrate our heroes and this great event.

Frets Nirvana

Gofundme Set Up For Nuala Marcus After Home Damaged

 

Things have not been easy lately for Nuala Marcas, Sandra Rose in real-life, one of the leaders of the Relay for Life's Relay Rockers.  On Saturday June 13 (right on the Relay Weekend), a car smashed into her home's bedroom, demolishing  the wall and just about everything inside. The result has been thousands in damages and living elsewhere until the repairs are done.

 

 

 Sandra is the kind of person who shows up — not just for friends, but for strangers fighting for their lives. For 22 years, she has volunteered with the American Cancer Society, helping raise millions of dollars to fund cancer research and support patients and families in need. She has given decades of her life to helping others through their hardest moments.

Now she is facing her own.

 

 On the morning of June 13, 2026, a car crashed directly into Sandra (Nuala)'s bedroom — destroying everything inside and leaving a gaping hole in the wall of her condo. She had no warning. In seconds, the space she slept in, the belongings she'd built over years, and her sense of safety were gone.

The impact destroyed Sandra's bedroom completely — her furniture, mattress, clothing, electronics, and personal belongings were either crushed or rendered unusable. While insurance will cover a portion of the losses, it will fall far short of what it actually costs to replace everything she lost. The gap between what insurance pays and what real replacement costs is significant, and that burden falls entirely on Sandra. 

Sandra has been forced to leave her home entirely and is now living out of hotels while repairs are assessed. The timeline to rebuild is uncertain — it could be months before she can return.

The result has been a Gofundme created to help Nuala out. The money is not only to replace and repair what insurance wouldn't cover, but to pay for her current living quarters while the place is fixed. 

 

WE have started a GoFundMe to Help Nuala:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sandra-nuala-rebuild-after-car-crashed-into-her-home-8myr3   Please donate if you can ...

 

 The goal of the fundraiser is $13,000 CAD. As of the writing of this article, over $4200, about a third of that has been raised. 

 

 Once again, the link is at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sandra-nuala-rebuild-after-car-crashed-into-her-home-8myr3 

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

The Relay Weelend Begins Today

 '

 This is it. After months of events of fundraising, and many days to get the campsites ready, the Relay Weekend, described as Second Life's most intense 24 hour period and it's ultimate stress test, is about to begin. 

 

Across the permanent American Cancer Society sim, and American Cancer Society2 and 3, track has been laid, along with a few dozen temporary sims : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/128/128/27

 

The opening ceremony starts at 10am SLT, taking place  at the stage on ACS2 and ACS3. "If the regions are full, overflow attendees can land on the American Cancer Society island and watch from the back patio of the Relay Building.."

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society3/20/158/34 

 

 Along the track are various campsites and designer sims, from top teams like the Sunbeamers and Roos With A Dream.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Win/124/67/23 

 

To smaller teams such as Kitsunes For A Cure, led by Mattie Carlton

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Acceptance/196/124/23

 

It's going to be a great event.

 

See you there.

 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Veterans Fundraiser Nets Over 140,000

 

On Tuesday July 9,  there was a benefit concert high above Veterans Isle. Organized by Frets Nirvana, the event raised money for the Homes For Our Troops charity. The event was scheduled from 5PM to about 8 SL time. Besides DJ Zack, live musicians Max Kleene and Amforte Clarity were scheduled to perform. 

 

A total of 141,235 Linden dollars was donated to the two house-shaped kiosks on stage 

 

Veterans Isle normally has a fundraiser for the charity about once a month, normally on the first weekend of the month, though it wasn't the case this time. The next event, baring any last minute plans for a Veterans Day concert, will be in early July.    

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

20th Annual Hair Fair in Second Life Offering Limited Edition Last Names, Lifetime Premium Plus, Premium Auction

 

With the attention on the Relay for Life, it's easy to miss another cancer-related fundraiser going on in Second Life: The Hair Fair. Taking place in six sims, it offers a large variety of hairpieces, as well as other headgear like bandanas and wraps. And for it's anniversary, this Hair Fair is offering something special: Limited Edition last names and a  Lifetime Premium Plus and Lifetime Premium auctions.

 

...the 20th annual Hair Fair event in Second Life. Since 2010, Hair Fair has proudly partnered with Wigs For Kids, raising crucial funds and awareness to support children experiencing medical hair loss. Each year, creators, organizers, and residents come together to make this virtual event a meaningful celebration of community and generosity. 

 

Like every year, the Hair Fair has numerous shops offering hairpieces for sale, each with a listed percentage of sales going to the charity Wigs For Kids. Fifteen percent is the minimum amount, with 100% of the bandana sales going to the fundraiser. They are in six sims, grouped by hair color: Blonde, Brunette, Redhead, Streaks, Noirette, Fouls. Supporting a good cause isn't the only reason people come here. You can find varieties here that can be hard to find anywhere else, especially men's hair. 

 

But there are two things that set this Hair Fair apart. One is you can purchase one of three limited edition surnames for your account (all hair related): Style, Salon, and Strand. 

 

You can purchase at the event the last name of your choice and these will be manually set in motion with Linden Lab. They are being sold for the standard name change fee of L 12250 and 100 % goes to Wigs for Kids. You can also change your first name included in the price.

These will not only have the awesome factor of having such unique new names, but also knowing that the name has history of helping Wigs for Kids ♥. Who do their best to promote this event every year on their own website. 

 

As a reminder, your name will not change instantly, "While the name change is not instant it is done in order of filing your ticket, so do that as soon as you purchase." To get one of these last names, head to:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%20-%20Blonde/236/251/24

 

But this isn't all. You can also bid to get to upgrade to a Lifetime Premium account or a Lifetime Premium Plus account. You'll never have to pay another monthly fee for as long as Second Life is around. 

 

Hair Fair 2026 has been given the amazing opportunity to Auction off two Lifetime accounts, where 100% of the proceeds will go to Wigs for Kids.

 - 1 Lifetime Premium Plus account.
 
 - 1 Lifetime Premium account.
 
 The starting bids are based on the purchase price of these accounts set by Linden Lab. The Auction closes on 14th June but do not miss out on getting your bid in, if you are outbid before the auction ends you will be sent a notecard with landmark to return to the location to bid again if you wish to do so - which will also show as an offline notice to email if you have your settings that way. Please visit regularly during the event to keep your eye on the Auction. 

 

The Hair Fair is going on until Sunday June 14.

 

To get to the auction, head to: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%20-%20Streaks/233/11/24

 

For more information on the Hair Fair, check out:  https://www.wigsforkids.org/events/20th-annual-hair-fair-in-second-life/

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%20-%20Blonde/245/239/24 

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

Announcement: Homes For Our Troops June 2026 Benefit Concert

 

Frets Nirvana, longtime supporter and contact for Homes For Our Troops in Second Life in conjunction with the US Military Veterans Group, announces the 2026 June benefit for Homes for Our Troops benefit in Second Life.   The benefit will be held on June 9, 2026 from 5PM - 8 PM PM SLT at Veteran’s Isle.    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veterans%20Isle/176/58/3501.

Frets Nirvana states:  “HFOT is a privately funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes nationwide for the most severely injured Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of these Veterans are multiple amputees, paraplegic, quadriplegic or have suffered severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Since its inception in 2004, nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent by Homes for Our Troop has gone to directly support Veterans. DURING THAT TIME HFOT HAS BUILT 437 SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOMES NATIONWIDE FOR EXTREMELY INJURED VETERANS.” 


This HFOT benefit concert will feature the following DJ’s and artists from 5 PM- 8 PM on June 9, 2026:


DJ Zack 5 PM
Max Kleene  6 PM
Amforte Clarity 7 PM 

RFL Sunbeamers: Bid Me Ringtail

 

 Team Sunbeamers has one more Bid Me fundraiser this month. This time it's intrepid reporter, Bixyl Shuftan, has stepped forward to put his looks on the line in "Bid Me Ringtail."

 

The rules are fairly simple. There are two kiosks at Club Cutlass in the room behind the dance floor, a default one on the left, and a change one on the right.  For every three thousand Linden dollars donated to the right kiosk, rounded down, Bixyl has to spend a week as a ringtail. 5999 Linden dollars would mean one week, 6000 L would mean two with a stripped long tail. For those wanting to keep the fox reporter foxy, they can donate to the kiosk on the left. It it's total is higher than the right one, he stays as he is. 

 

People have until Saturday May 23 at 8PM SL time to head to Club Cutlass and donate. At that time, all results will be final. 

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunweaver%20Bay/114/117/757 

 

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Patch's Jail and Bail

 

On Friday May 8, the Fantasy had it's Patch Jail and Bail. There were close to a hundred people in the sim, and the place was so laggy many avatars wouldn't rezz or were half-rezzed. To those who don't know, Patch Linden's Jail and Bail had been postponed twice, then was thrown up in the air when he was dismissed from Linden Lab last week. 

 

One more for the road! Let us take this opportunity to welcome a new (but oh so familiar) friend to the Fairelands. You may think Linden, but we say Pawtato. Either way it’s still the same old Patch so whether you are coming to say farewell or welcome, grab a friend or two and come party with Patch! 

 

Some people would rezz. Many had the tag "We <3 Patch." And I wasn't the only one having trouble seeing some avatars, "I seee.. ummm so many naked people, hehe."

Unfortunately for me as a photographer, the former Patch Linden, now Patch Pawtato, would only be a fraction rezzed, not much more than his nametag showing up in my viewer. He was in a jail cell made from peppermint bars and other candies. 

 

There were also some items up for sale, such as boopie dolls, duplicates of the candy jail, pink flamingo balloons, and more.  "I gotta get that Boopie, I'm a Boopie addict!" Someone was passing out cutouts of Patch for free. 

 

There were numerous jokes such as licking the cell bars and poking fun at Patch's surname, "lets do the hot potato," "All this Pawtato talk makes me hungry for some Pawtato Chips," challenges made by people to match donations, more joking comments, "I reject the Unweaver! I also reject the underwear." "Oh, Emm, Gee! Elayne will end up in the poor house after today!" Patch himself was licking the bars, even after a wolf was, "Someone seal that door shut with more royal icing. Don't let Patch escape!"

 

Patch also promised to get the Lindens to extend the Faire if the kiosk reached 800,000 L. It was, to Wednesday May 13, and the amount donated to the Relay kiosk continued to climb. People asked for "Fairelander" to be available once again as a choice of last name to choose to, but I never heard an affirmative to that. 

 

There was a griefer who tried disrupting the event. He was quickly ejected, "Kick that f**ker!" 

 

Eventually, the two hour mark was reached, and Patch was let go. Over a million Linden dollars were donated for the event, plus over a hundred thousand chipped in the vendor kiosks. 

 

 A video of the event was also done. 

 

 Stingray (Stingray9798 Raymaker) would say,  "Thank you again Patch -- not just for today, but for over 20 years of supporting ACS/RFL/Fantasy Faire in Second Life. Your commitment to our mission is a BIG reason why we've raised over $6 Million USD since 2005, why Fantasy Faire is one of the top Relay For Life 'team' events in the U.S. every year, and have consistently ranked among the top 20 Relay For Life events in the world for the past 5 years!! "

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Reader Submitted Pictures: The Basement Kitties of Doom Jail and Bail

 

 From Kamida Delec. On Sunday May 3, there was a RFL Jail and Bail for Clover Denzo and "The Basement Kitties of Doom."  It started at 10:30 AM SL time. 

 

 "Quite a crowd."

 

The Newser does not know how much was raised, but "Jail and Bail" events at the Fantasy Faire can bring in many thousands of Linden dollars.

 

Star Wars RFL Event At Rockin' Robin

 

On Monday May 4, Rockin' Robin was the scene of a fundraiser concert. The event was advertised as going on all day, and being May the Fourth, the theme was Star Wars.

 

We are dancing on the moon all day today (Monday, May 4th), for 24 hours at an event hosted by Team Bobbi Sue. Dress in anything space-related (Star Wars, Star Trek, astronauts, aliens) or casual. Singers today: Austin Moores at 5 pm, and Wolfie Moonshadow at 6 pm. There are also 10 raffles with some amazing prizes valued up to L$15,000!  

 

Yours truly dropped by when Austin Moores was singing, sporting an Emperor Palpatine avatar, at one point doubting the Star Wars villain probably couldn't sing a note.

 

 Backing up The Emperor Austin were dancers Netera Landar and Talia Sunsong.

 

It's not yet known to the Newser how much was raised by Team Bobby Sue, but at the end of the set, the total on both kiosks on the stage was close to a hundred thousand Linden dollars. Much had also been raised in the motorcycle and other prize raffles. 

 

 May the Fourth Be With You,

 

Bixyl Shuftan (with two pictures from Netera)

Update: The Newser was informed the event raised a total of L$479,446 , or  US$1980

FF Announcement: Basement Kitties of Doom Jail and Bail. Tomorrow Sunday May 3, 10:30 AM

 

 

AKA "Clover Dezno and the Tinies"

 

"The BKODs always return to the scene of crime, case in point: the Fairelands. This time it is not joos, no. It is not aliems. Oh, no. It is technology! They have been littering the Fairelanders’ pockets with illicit phones of ill-repute that lie about your user history. It is all lies, I tell you! You can’t prove a thing! …I mean that for all this dangerous virus-driven slander Clover Dezno and the Basement Kittehs of DOOM have been caged under lock and key and only you can prevent forest fires! No wait. Virus-infected slanderous claims about your user history, that’s the one. The courtroom music provided by DJ Gem Sunkiller, come be the jury and vote in the RFL kiosks!"

 

Sunday, May 3rd, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM SLT on the Golden Hour

 

Press Release: HFOT May 2026 Benefit

 

Frets Nirvana, longtime supporter and contact for Homes For Our Troops in Second Life in conjunction with the US Military Veterans Group, announces the 2026 May benefit  Homes for Our Troops benefit in Second Life.   The benefit will be held on MMay 3, 2026 from 1PM - 4 PM SLT at Veteran’s Isle.    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veterans%20Isle/176/58/3501.

Frets Nirvana states:  “HFOT is a privately funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes nationwide for the most severely injured Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of these Veterans are multiple amputees, paraplegic, quadriplegic or have suffered severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Since its inception in 2004, nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent by Homes for Our Troop has gone to directly support Veterans. DURING THAT TIME HFOT HAS BUILT 433 SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOMES NATIONWIDE FOR EXTREMELY INJURED VETERANS.” 


This HFOT benefit concert will feature the following DJ’s and artists from 1 PM- 4 PM May 3, 2026:


DJ Sam Carter 1 PM
Anj Gustafson  2 PM
Jak Bnimbl 3 PM


Sponsored by Frets Nirvana and the U.S. Military Veteran’s Group of Second Life.  To learn more about Homes for Our Troops visit https://www.hfotusa.org

 

Reader Submitted: Anzac Day Veterans Concert

 

As real-life news centers around the Strait of Hormuz, in 1915 attention was on another straits, the Strait of Gallipoli, also known as the Dardanelles. The Western Allies in World War One wanted to capture it as control of the waterway would better allow them to send supplies to their ally Russia. And on April 25, thousands of Australian and New Zealand soldiers, the Anzac Corps, stormed the shores. But the defenders were well dug in, and the result was a battle that lasted for months and resulted in the Anzac Corps suffering over ten thousand dead before the order was given to retreat. Considered Australia and New Zealand's "baptism by fire," April 25 would later be made Anzac Day, which commemorates the Australian and New Zeeland soldiers who died in the campaign and all servicemen and women of both countries who died in all wars and conflicts. Here in Second Life, there was an Anzac Day event, a fundraiser concert to raise money for veterans. Among those attending were Charlotte Williams, who would send the Newser an article. 

 

Read Charlotte's reader submission in Events.  

 

FF Announcement: Jail & Bail - Patch Linden (Postponed)

 

The ever-vigilant Pawlice have discovered that Patch Linden has been involved with the Notorious Moles ransacking the candy store for a nefarious attempt to emulate Hansel and Gretel. Shocking! Candy Detox is ordered in a Gingerbread Waffle Jail. There is evidence! There is candy! There is a rumor that the Pawlice will eat both while Patch offers bribes – big, stupendous, amazing bribes – to the Fairelanders to bail him out! How will it turn out? Come to the Golden Hour on the hour, dance around with DJ DaveOSaurus’s tunes and see!

Jail & Bail takes place in the Faireland of The Golden Hour.

SURL: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Golden%20Hour/127/220/82
 

UPDATE:  Patch Linden's Jail and Bail has been postponed to a later date.

More On The Last Relaystock

 

From Friday April 10 to Sunday April 12, the Relaystock took place. It was three days of rock music and mud. While hosted by the Relay Rockers, it's asked for other teams to participate from the start. And this year like others, many other teams' musicians, as well as a few independents playing for one, took part. And many would give their teams huge boosts in their fundraising totals. But, there was one problem. 

 

Read the story in Events. 

 

Announcement: RFL Car & Bike Show Buildoff: Judging Today, Auctions April 18 & 19

 

 

The 2026 RFL of SL Car & Bike Show/Buildoff is the largest vehicle showcase in Second Life, bringing together the grid’s most talented builders, designers, and automotive enthusiasts for an unforgettable event. Hosted in support of Relay For Life of Second Life, the event features stunning custom cars and bikes, and community-driven fundraising for a meaningful cause. From cutting-edge builds to creative showpieces, this premier showcase celebrates innovation, craftsmanship, and generosity across the Second Life community.

RFL CarBike Show (100,153,26) 

 

The Last Relaystock

 

This weekend, the Relaystock took place with days two and three. While hosted by the Relay Rockers, it's always been open to performers from all teams, as well as some playing in behalf of one. And for many it was a moment to shine. Among those performing Saturday, DJ Cynthia, with a number of others from Team Sunbeamers acting as dancers. The team would get almost 77,000 in the kiosk, which was enough to bring them over the one million Linden mark, and Emerald level. 

 

 Read more about the Relaystock later.