Mardi Gras Parade And Party In Bratsville

 

 

Today is Mardi Gras, also known as "Fat Tuesday" or "Carnival." There will be a few places holding themed events. But one place you won't want to miss is the Mardi Gras Parade in the Bratsville sim. 

 

 The Mardi Gras Parade is open in 2026. It will run from ... Friday Feb 13 thru Sunday Feb 22 in  a full 256x256 sim & contains 100 floats, most of which are ridable by those of us in Second Life for pics & videos of us & our friends, or the new ones we meet while riding them together. There will be DJs & Live singers, as well as a continous Blues music stream for us. 

 

 

Dropping by, there were plenty of floats, balloons, bands, and more going down the street. Many were playing their own music, such as the Wonder Woman float which played the tune from the 70s TV show. Some floats, and a couple balloons, also had poseballs one could hop on and dance. To avoid feeling alone, there are a number of still figures on the street, watching the parade with you. 

 

But the parade isn't the only attraction at the sim. At the west end of the street is a party area with a dance floor and stage. I dropped by to see a couple performers entertaining an audience with dance and song. This included Bayou Diesel, who heads the "Fans of the Mardi Gras Parade" group. 

 

Bayou reminded me the parade was created by FrannyDJ Dean, who ran it until she passed away in 2023. But a band of fans has kept the parade alive. And this year. one can do more than watch the parade. For today, Mardi Gras, there will be four parties, with DJs, from 11 AM to 9 PM (two hour break).  

 

11 AM to 1 PM: DJ Jaap, 3PM to 5PM : DJ Elise Boop, 5PM to 7PM : DJ Ali Heron. 7 to 9PM : DJ Bard Wasp 

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bratsville/34/129/23

 

Happy Fat Tuesday, 

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Burn2 Summer Event: Circus of Fire And Fun

 

After recovering from a hand injury and taking time as a SLB volunteer, Gemma Cleanslate is back writing articles. Here, she writes about Burn2's summer burn event. Themed "Circus of Fire and Fun," with the Burners,  you'll find both. 

 

Read Gemma's story in Events.

 

Bay City Anniversary Parade and Music Concert

 

 

Yesterday, Sunday May 18, the 17th Annual Bay City Parade and Concert took place. The event is to celebrate the founding of Second Life's largest urban area. Yours truly missed the front part with Marianne McCann taking the lead, but I caught the second half.

 

 It went well aside from the drawbridge near the end suddenly going up. A couple people got dunked from the mishap.

 

 

Following the parade was the music concert at the Bay City Fairgrounds, with DJ GoSpeed Racer spinning the music, followed by Aubryn Melody.

 

 

People danced away, with one guy floating. And there was a conga line.

 

Happy Anniversary Bay City

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Press Release: Bay City Anniversary Parade And Music Event

 

Mainland City Celebrates 17 Years in Second Life®

BAY CITY, SL - Bay City will host its annual parade through the city, and a live music event in the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel, to honor and celebrate 17 years within Second Life.

Bay City officially opened in May 2008, with parcel auctions commencing shortly thereafter. In 2011, its landmass expanded significantly, merging with the former Teen Grid’s Bay City copy. Today, Bay City is the largest community-oriented virtual urban area within Second Life.

Parade participants are requested to assemble at noon Second Life Time (SLT/PT) on Sunday, May 18th, at the band shell in Bay City - Harwich, for lineup. The parade will proceed up to and along Route 66, commencing at 12:30 p.m. PDT, and will culminate at the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel region.

A music event will kick off at 12:30 p.m. SLT/PDT at the Fairgrounds with DJ DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream providing music leading into the event until 1:30 p.m.SLT/PT, followed by Aubryn from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. SLT/PT, Mimi Carpenter from 2:30-3:30 p.m. SLT/PT, and Jesie Janick from 3:30-4:30 p.m. SLT/PT.

All residents of the Second Life grid are cordially invited to participate in the upcoming celebration. Celebration goods, including parade float bases, are available at the Bay City Community Center, located in the Daley Bay region. Ample viewing areas are provided for all attendees. The music event is also open to all who wish to attend -- not only Residents of Bay City

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, please contact Marianne McCann. 

Press Release: Lighted Boat Parade 2024

 

BAY CITY TO HOST ANNUAL BOAT PARADE

Event will include skate party

BAY CITY, SL (13 December, 2024) - Bay City will show their holiday spirit with a lighted boat parade launching from the New Port Yacht Club and traveling the waters to Uccie's Lighthouse, then north to the Bay City Fairgrounds. The event will kick off at 7:00 p.m. on the 19th, and will finish with a skate party in the Fairgrounds, with music provided by local musical celebrity DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream.

Participants from across the grid are welcome to join in: many mesh boats come with party lights and other options, but if the boat doesn't have lights, we'd recommend adding some, either by editing them onto the boat, or creating a lighting rig you can wear in advance. Or you may visit Uccie's Lighthouse in Luna Palisades or the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel to view the parade. Bleachers are provided at the latter location

Donation bins will also be present at the event, with all proceeds going to Child's Play Charity. Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment. Thus far in the 2024 season, Bay City has raised L$241112 for the charity.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, or to participate in the event, please contact Marianne McCann.

Weekend in Brief

 

 

 Quite a bit happened this weekend. The big event was the Bay City Sixteenth Anniversary Celebration, which was it's yearly parade and after-parade dance party. Also going on were some Relay events, such as the Buccaneer's Ball. And the Raglan Shire Artwalk event, one of Second Life's largest annual art shows began this weekend.

More on these, and other, events later.

Press Release: Bay CIty To Celebrate

 

 

 IT'S TIME FOR BAY CITY'S SWEET 16

First Mole Project Reaches Another Milestone year

BAY CITY, SL (30 April, 2024) - In May of 2008, the mainland community of Bay City was opened to Second Life® residents across the Grid. Now, Bay City, the first major project undertaken by the “Moles” of the Linden Department of Public Works, will turn sixteen. To honor their anniversary, Bay City Residents will be hosting their annual parade and live music event this May, and welcome everyone to enjoy their fine city.

Bay City is the largest community-focused virtual urban area in Second Life, hosting 24 Residential regions, and an additional 24 or so Linden-owned areas surrounding the city. It has a sizable number of community-focused Residents in the Bay City Alliance, working to make the city the best place it can be. With this in mind, the city hopes that everyone will feel welcome to join in -- as a participant or a spectator, in our annual parade and live music celebration.

Parade participants are asked to gather at noon SLT/PDT on Sunday, the 19th of May, to lineup at the band shell in Bay City - Harwich. The parade will wend its way down Route 66 beginning at 12:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, and will conclude at the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel region. We encourage people to bring their own wearable float, to march, and to show off their part of Second Life with the rest of the revelers.

A music event will kick off at 12:30 p.m. SLT/PDT at the Fairgrounds with DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream providing music leading into the event until 1:30 p.m.SLT/PDT , followed by AleyKat (Aleylia Resident) from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, Mavenn from 2:30-3:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, and Sarita Twisted from 3:30-4:30 p.m. SLT/PDT.

Celebration goods, including parade float bases and ideas, are available at the Bay City Community Center, in the Daley Bay region for those who wish to be a part of the event. Ample viewing areas are provided for all. The music event is also open to all who desire to attend -- not only Residents of Bay City, but the entire grid is welcome.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay city group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

 

Scenes From The Fairelands

 

 

 Quite a bit has been going on at the Fantasy Faire. On Sunday April 28, the roleplay by the Children of Stories "The Desert Foxes" came to it's conclusion. The unnatural eclipse was still going on, the well was dry, and the magical creatures were getting sick and ill. It all ended with a fundraising party.

Yours truly will try to have more up. But the story had a happy ending, with the well restored, the eclipse gone, and the magical beings once again healthy and happy, "Oh my wings, how I've missed you."

 

Wildstar Beaumont also took some pictures, which you can find (here). 

 

 
On Tuesday April 30, I would come across an "after the roleplay" meeting and discussion by some of the people. One detail was that Loki Eliot before the roleplay had announced he wasn't going to be present, and a few friends of his had also declined to take part. But others came on anyway, feeling the purpose of the event, to raise money to fight cancer, was just too important.

On Wednesday May 1 was the Parade of Centaurs, a lap around the Fairelands by the four-footed folk of the Jinx community that's become a Fairelands tradition, of which all were invited to join.

There were many well-done avatars present, only some which could be pictured here. Once again, Wildstar had some pictures (here).

There's still several days left to enjoy the Fantasy Faire. It goes on until Tuesday May 7. While the sims may stay up until Midnight, in some past Faires people couldn't tp in some hours before that. 

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Raglan Shire 2024 Mardi Gras Parade"

 

 

 (click here if the video does not play)

 From Nitwacket on February 19, "Raglan Shire's eleventy seventh Mardi Gras Parade (I forgets the number - I'll look it up later) Zayn Till returns to announce, Caleb Kit leads the way and Basement Kitties herd cats."

Announcement: 2024 Mardi Gras Parade Open At The Brewery Until February 19

 

It is that time again in Second Life for Mardi Gras and a parade too.

For about 10 years in SL, Franny Dean created a Mardi Gras Parade for a few weeks  with 100+ floats that we all can ride on running  continuously in a New Orleans Bourbon Street setting. Until last year, when after an extended hospital stay, Franny died from Covid, ironically on Fat Tuesday in 2023.

However, Cyberwymn Graycloud is putting her parade on again in 2024  for us all in her memory. It will run from Friday February 9, 2024 at 5pm SLT  thru Fat Tuesday February 13 and on till Sunday February 18, 2024 so it runs thru 2 weekends for everyone who wants to come can do so. Please share the attached LM with your friends, so that as many as possible can attend in this 10 day period. If you have been to one of her Parade builds before you recall how much fun you had. If you haven't, then come find out for yourself. Just be sure to beads up and get down to the Mardi Gras  and join in the parade. Make sure you invite all your friends and to take pictures and make videos of all thee fun you are having. 

Don't forget to tip to offer your Linden thanks to those who worked hard for us to be able to enjoy it.

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Brewery/36/151/25

 

Bayou Diesel

 

SL Video: "Artwalk Kite Parade 2023"

 

 

 From Nitwacket on June 2023, "Raglan Shire Artwalk - closing parade"

Announcement: Bay City's Lighted Boat Parade This Thursday

 

 Happy Holidays!

It’s the Bay City lighted boat parade! If you would like to join in please bring your boat to the New Port Yacht club at 7:00 p.m. SLT of Thursday, the 21st of December.

Boaters will then proceed to the Bay City fairgrounds in the North Channel sim. Spectators can view from Uccie's Lighthouse, and go directly to the fairgrounds, and all are welcome to enjoy a skating party and holiday tunes w DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream.

Many mesh boats come with party lights and other options, but if you boat doesn't have lights, we'd recommend adding some, either by editing them onto the boat, or creating a lighting rig you can wear!

Come one come all… it’s always  time for festive fun in Bay City!

 

New Port Yacht Club - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New%20Port/38/80/23

 

Uccie's Lighthouse - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Luna%20Point/229/213/37 

Bay City Fairgrounds - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/104/134/29

The Thanksgiving Parade And Some Xmas Shopping Places

 

The Thanksgiving Parade is back! DJ Franny Dean’s friends were determined to keep her project going, and they succeeded. Gemma Cleanslate went to take a look, but also checked out some places to do some early Christmas shopping. So where did she go?

Read Gemma's article in Places.

DJ Franny Dean’s Thanksgiving Parade Returns

 

For some time, FrannyDj Dean had been doing parades in Second Life, notably her Thanksgiving Day one. But in February 2023, she passed away. But for her fans, there is good news. DJ Franny's parade is still on! Gemma Cleanslate will have some more information tomorrow. But for those who can't wait, head to the Amazing World sim.

 

 

Bay City Anniversary Parade and Party

 

While June is full of events with the Relay and the Second Life Birthday, last month had a number. Among them was the annual Bay City Anniversary Parade and Party. The Newser was there, and took a few pictures. 

 

Read and see more in Events.

 

Weekend in Brief

 

 

 A number of things happened this weekend. Bay City would celebrate it's 15th Anniversary with a parade followed by a party with DJs and live musicians. The Raglan Shire Artwalk is talking place. The Relay for Life's fundraising season hit the 100 million Linden mark. Sadly, not all of the events were happy ones as among them was a memorial service for Beverly Montgomery's memorial at the NCI newcomer area.

Stay tuned for more about these events, and more, as time permits.

 

Press Relese: Bay City Fifteenth Anniversay

 

 A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY FOR BAY CITY

First Mole Project Now Fifteen Years Old


BAY CITY, SL 

Bay City, the first major project undertaken by the “Moles” of the Linden Department of Public Works, will turn fifteen years old this May. In honor of this achievement, residents of Bay City will host their annual parade through the city, followed by a live music event in the Bay City fairgrounds.

Bay City opened in May of 2008 to initial viewing, with parcels being auctioned throughout the city not long after. In 2011, its land mass doubled, absorbing the copy of Bay City from the former Teen Grid. It has developed the largest community-focused virtual urban area in Second Life.

Parade participants are asked to gather at noon SLT/PDT on Sunday, the 21st of May, to lineup at the band shell in Bay City - Harwich. The parade will wend its way down Route 66 beginning at 12:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, and will conclude at the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel region.

A music event will kick off at 12:30 p.m. SLT/PDT at the Fairgrounds with DJ DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream providing music leading into the event until 1:30 p.m.SLT/PDT , followed by Jesie Janick from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, Maximillion Kleene from 2:30-3:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, and AleyKat (Aleylia Resident) from 3:30-4:30 p.m. SLT/PDT.

All Residents of the Second Life grid are encouraged to participate. Celebration goods, including parade float bases and ideas, are available at the Bay City Community Center, in the Daley Bay region for those who wish to be a part of the event. Ample viewing areas are provided for all. The music event is also open to all who desire to attend -- not only Residents of Bay City, but the entire grid is welcome.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay city group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

 

 

Fantasy Faire Centaur Parade

 

 

 There's still a few more days at the Fantasy Faire. While many events have passed, there are others taking place. On Wednesday May 3, the Centaur Parade took place. 

Inviting all the taurs to Glimmering Meadows for group pictures, followed by the annual Centaur Parade.

 

 

 Taur avatars are an uncommon sight to most in Second Life, but they can be found everyday in a few places, presumably mostly Fantasy-themed. The Fantasy Faire is the best time and place most of us get to see some. 

 

Glimmering Meadows is the sim of the Fairelands noted for having streams instead of roads. For those who don't like having their feet wet, there's (waterproof) paper boats one can take and sit in. 

Not everyone there was on four legs. There was also a mermaid there, feeling very much at home in the water, holding a souvenir from Patch Linden's 2022 Jail and Bail when his prison was a corrupted whale.

The taurs stood there and walked around some, chatting with each other and some others nearby. Then they would eventually move on to walk the sims.

The Fantasy Faire lasts until Sunday night May 7, at Midnight SL time.

Bixyl Shuftan

FrannyDJ's Memorial Parade

 

Longtime readers may remember FrannyDJ as being the creative spirit behind some script-run parades in Second Life, from Mardi Gras to Thanksgiving themed. Sadly, she has passed away. In February, she died of Covid. Gemma Cleansalte, who wrote the most about her over the years, attened a parade in her honor.

Read Gemma's story in Events.

 

April Fools & St Stupid Day Parade!

 

When: Tomorrow April 1st, at 12pm & 9pm SLT
Who: Your supreme Stupid and Fool Self! [and props]
Where: Meet in the Parking Lot at Baker Beach
How: TBA

More details to follow as they become available..