Announcement: Raglan Shire Artwalk Starts Today

 

Raglan Shire's Artwalk starts today, and at Noon there's an event to help start the show 

 

Nivor at Art Walk Opening - Noon SLT on Sunday

Yes, it's the one, the only, NIVOR THE SINGING CHICKEN! 

The smooth stylings of this fabulous bird will help celebrate the official opening of  our 21st Artwalk in Raglan Shire at NOON SLT on Sunday, May 17!

Yes, Artwalk is now old enough to drink, so raise a glass of your best wootberry wine and join us!

 Raglan Shire (131,187,62)
 

SL Video: "A Raglan Shire Tiny Christmas Carol"

 

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 From Nitwacket on December 2008, "Arwenbunny Lisle, Bo FIddlesticks, Etheria Parrott, Summer Seale, Mousearina Ballyhoo, Ian Perl, Brenna Hastings, Panacea Pangaea, Baldi McMillan, Songbird1028 Sorbet, Tehlozor Scribe, Wellington Beam."

 

Tiny Carolers At Virtual Ability

 

On Monday December 8 at 1PM SL time, Virtual Ability got a Christmas treat. The "Tiny Carolers" from Raglan Shire dropped by for a performance. The Newser was there, and took a few pictures and heard some of the "Wootmas" tunes. 

 

Read the story in Events. 

 

SL Video: "Dedication to Crim Mip"

 

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 From Bain Finch on October 23, "Dedication to the one known to us as Crim Mip. 'The Starfish and the Sky' by Empress Luna."

 

*Addition*  The video was updated, and briefly unavaibale. It's been corrected and should be seen without trouble now. 

 

Keeba Tammas To Retire From Performing

 

 

 Some sad news for fans of Keeba Tammas and the Tiny Maniacs. Keeba will soon be retiring from the music scene. Sunday October 15 was one of her last performances with the band, where the crowd gave them well wishes.

"Well, its just time," Keeba told me, "My health isnt that well, i need to relax and have less stress." She would say she had been with the band for 14 years. She had, "struggled with the Tinies for some time--some people dun like em. However, they will be going on."

 

Keeba's last concert will be in Raglan Shire on Saturday October 21st at 1PM.

Merryjest At The Renaissance Festival

 

 

 There's been quite a lot going on at the Second Life Renaissance Festival. Friday had the "Pillory A Linden" event (which I will finish writing about soon). And every day, there are DJs and singers at the "Minstrel's Corner" stage. On Sunday, It was Merryjest Starchild's (formerly Maus Merryjest/Kain Scalia) turn to sing.

From Noon to about 1 PM SL time, he sung various songs to the crowd. This included some lighthearted ones such as "Always Look On The Second Side of Life."

At one point, he was singing while dancing on the ceiling of the stage. And no, it wasn't a Lionel Richie song.

The Festival will go on until Sunday October 1, with more music events every day.

Bixyl Shuftan

Scenes From The Fandom Con

 

 

 The Fandom Con is still going on in Second Life. On Wednesday, I stopped by the Kraken stage in Octololligo. 

 

At 11 AM SL time Austin Moores was performing on stage. He was described as having a "vast repertoire might have him doing Country one min, Pop songs the next, and Crooning (like Sinatra, Buble, Como) the next. On top of that is sprinkled in some rock and swing music." He would sing various songs for an hour, strumming his guitar.

At Noon SL time, it was Nivor the Singing Chicken, "man can this chicken sing.!!! Crooning the classics, emotional ballads, up tempo modern tunes, he can do it all!!! And he's doing it here for the next hour so come on over and have a listen!" 

The avian singer quickly got onto stage (perhaps in a hurry due to the fox in the crowd), and began performing. He was cheered on by a number of gryphons who had come just for the event, some remarking they had never seen so many in one spot.

But the Fandom con is more than singing events. There are also exhibits such as the one by the Mieville community.

The Fandom Con is a fundraiser for the Relay for Life in Second Life.

More on the Con later.

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Announcement: Two Events At Club Amarantha

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"Nivor The Singing Chicken"

Club Amarantha

Friday May 27, at 11:00 AM SL time

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife.Amarantha/23/149/1501
 

RFL Live Benefit Concert

Dandy Pianoman

Club Amarantha

Sunday May 29, 12 Noon SL time

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife.Amarantha/23/149/1501
 

Announcement: Elvera's Extraordinary Extravaganza at Telsa Theater

 

Elvera's Extraordinary Extravaganza!
Performing more than 20 songs from different movies and musicals, Elvera's voice soars as she sings, and dances. She is amusing, talented, the technical sets and lighting are captivating.

PLEASE COME! You'll enjoy it

February the 6th at 1 PM SL time

Mr Macbeth " A special stage had been constructed for the Chess part of the musical".
. " in the original version, in London, the whole set was a black and white chess board that was lighted and turned, and tipped, and pieces raised. I am very proud to say, we have succeeded in bringing that stage to SL" 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/210/183/25

SL Video: "Every Day by Alissa Moreno"

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From Alissa Moreno on Sept 2009, "

A virtual world music video made in Second Life with Alissa Moreno, http://www.alissamoreno.com performing her Grammy Nominated song Every Day."

SL Video: "Almost Lover"

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From JennaSue Crosby in July 2011, "Song recorded from a live show at club KICKIN in SECONDLIFE 7/12/2011 JennaSue Crosby ( me lol ) performing "almost lover " by A fine Frenzy. Video edited by myself."

Pastor Dan's Talent Show

Have you ever heard professional singers in a music video or on stage and think "I can do just as good." Or maybe people have kept saying you can do just as good. Well, recently in Second Life, someone gave five women a chance to do just that. Each sang on stage in front of an audience and three judges. Besides seeing the performance, I had a chance to talk to the man who organized it, PastorDanT Resident.

Read the story in People.

SL Video: "Lithium"

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From Jackson Redstar Photography on April 9, "Filmed on the beautiful Forest of Mystical Dreams (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife...) Explore the entire sim! there is a mermaid world, castles, sky platforms, romantic dancing areas and more! Featuring Frederika Rayna."

Tiny Carolers At Grendels

Christmas had many activities of all kinds in many places. On Christmas Day, while some venues were closed, some residents were still entertaining others who happened to be on. At the Grendel's Children mall, there were some tinies who were doing their own special kind of carols.

Read more in Extra.

Resceduled: Songbird At Grendle's Today, "Bid Me" Events For Sunbeamers Extended

Due to unforeseen events, two events in Second Life will be happening at different times than originally scheduled.

On Saturday April 8, Songbird (Songbird1028 Sorbet) was scheduled to give a live music performance at Castel Bufo (AKA the "Fool's Castle") over Grendel's Children in the Avaria Tor sim. Unfortunately, the event was postponed due to technical difficulties. It has been rescheduled to today, April 20, at 12Noon SL time, "One last chance to break the dinosaurs while listening to the Amazing Songbird!!"

To get there, get to the Grendel's telehub, then sit on the nearby rocket for a quick ride to the castle.

Avaria Tor (133/135/302)

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The "Bid Me" events being held by the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers were originally scheduled to end last night at 8PM following the conclusion of the party at Club Cutlass, where the kiosks for the event are located. But team Captain Rita Mariner is in the hospital for kidney stones, possibly for a few days. So the conclusion of the "Bid Me" events has been postponed until her return, possibly at 8PM Friday April 21, or Saturday April 22.

The Newser wishes Rita Mariner a quick and reasonably painless recovery (at least as painless a recovery one can expect from kidney stones). In the meantime, people are encouraged to make further donations for the Relay for Life at Club Cutlass's "Bid Me" events.

Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Songbird Rocks the Castle at Grendels Children

WHAT:  Concert by Songbird Sorbet !!

Grendel's Children is proud to announce a concert by
the incomparable singer Songbird1028 Sorbet

WHEN:  Saturday, April 8th, at 12 Noon SLT .... 2017

WHERE:
at Avaria Tor sim, Home of Grendel's Children since 2006. The concert is in the new yuge castle of April Foolin'... ''Catsel Bufo'' - a play on "Frog-and-Cat" productions and the icons of the two founding builders. 

HOW to get there:
Arrive at Grendels' telehub:>
 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Avaria%20Tor/133/135/302
and sit on the Rocket to the April Fools ''Catsel Bufo''

MORE:
* Builders are your Cat-Toad-Octopus-and-Dragon friends from Grendels!  Clover Dezno, Toady Nakamura, Cacia Escape, Flea Bussy, RaptonX Zorger, DannyG Grun, and Lim Raeth.  

*  Wear Anything but you have to wear Something; it's a G-rated sim !!
 
*Over than 165 presents are hidden among the tricks, magic cards, fussy doors, silly games, odd art gallery and those ever-so-fragile dinosaurs... :) 

WEBLINKS

**>   Songbird !!
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT0W6HlTzSM
 
**> Grendels !!
  http://secondlife.com/destination/36  official SL link
  http://world.secondlife.com/place/eb968fa8-f34c-b18f-452c-485f0c4b346d    CATALOG via "show in search" of the store

  http://grendelschildren.net/  links to our videos
and
  https://grendelschildren.wordpress.com/  blog about our classes.

Second Life Resident Dreams of Auditioning For "The Voice"

A few people have been talking about the movie "Sing." But one Second Life has dreams of singing on stage in real life. The catch, she could use a little help getting there.

The Newser was recently informed by one of it's readers that Ghost Hatter Firehaven (Ladycherokee Wetherby), had started a gofundme page under her real-life identity of Lasca Brandow. The objective, to raise enough money to get to the February 4rth audition of "The Voice," a singing competition reality television show. The event takes place in Las Vegas.

"I am told I should by a lot of people when I sing," Ghost told me of where she got the idea of getting on "The Voice," going on to say she sings much in real life, "Karaoke places. I love it. When I do the blues I am told I should go for 'The Voice,' and I am told I have a lot of heart when I sing." She says she sings most everything from blues to rock.

Ghost mentioned her mother in the gofundme page, "My late Mother always wanted me to do something with my voice." This included being on TV, "doing one of the contests, or doing voice overs."

Ghost hopes to raise a total of $540 USD. She hopes to have the money by February 2.

https://www.gofundme.com/getting-me-to-vegas-for-my-audition

Bixyl Shuftan

Ichie Kamachi at Making Strides Event

On October 21, singer Ichie Kamachi performed live at the at Making Strides event at the Chive Avent Area in the Terravia Island sim. She sung from 4 to 5 PM SL time.

How much was raised in her particular hour is unknown, but over 37,000 Lindens had been donated during the course of the event by the time she was done.

The high point of the Making Strides For Breast Cancer fundraising season is today, Saturday October 29, when The Walk takes place, starting at Noon SL time.

Singer Alessandra Eberlain Returns to Live Performing

After a hiatus of about two years, singer Alessandra Eberlain returned to the stage on Sunday March 6. In an underwater area in Rainbow valley, she sung a number of Disney songs for their "Under the Sea" event, "Come and join us under the sea with bubbles and rainbows as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Rainbow Valley!"

Alessandra, whom starred in an interpretation of "Phantom of the Opera," as well as singing live on stage in a number of venues, explained she had to take some time off, but will be able to perform on Second Life regularly for the foreseeable future.

Tiny Carolers at Grendel's

Remember last week's music video from Raglan Shire? There's more Tiny music to come. On Wednesday night, the noted Grendel's Children shopping mall had some visitors, a group of Tinies, or to be more precise, Tiny carolers. Singing with chat gestures, they entertained co-owner Toady Nakamura and others there.

~*~ You Better Watch Out, ~*~
~*~ You Better Not Cry,~*~
~*~ You Better Not Pout, I'm Telling You Why, ~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming To Town,~*~
~*~ He's Making A List, And Checking It Twice ~*~
~*~ Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice,~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming To Town,~*~
~*~ He Sees When You Eat WAFFLES, ~*~
~*~ He Knows When You Eat CAKE,~*~
~*~ He Knows If You've Been Bad Or Good,~*~
~*~ So Be Good For Goodness Sake! ~*~
~*~ You Better Watch Out,~*~
~*~ You Better Not Cry, ~*~
~*~ You Better Not Pout, I'm Telling You Why, ~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming, ~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming,~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS is Coming To Towwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnn, ~*~ SANTA PAWS IS COMING TO TOWN! ~*~

 Toady Nakamura put on her own Tiny avatar and joined the bunch, "We're hardcore carolers!!"

 ~*~ It's beginning to look alot like Wootmas! ~*~
~*~ All across the shire you go! ~*~
~*~ Take a look at the village chalet, ~*~
~*~ The snowmen and the sleigh, ~*~
~*~ With candy canes and tinsel all aglow! ~*~
~*~ Its beginning to look a lot like Wootmas! ~*~
~*~ Tinies in every store! ~*~
~*~ But the nommiest site to see ~*~
~*~ Is the waffles that will be ~*~
~*~ Inside your own front door. ~*~
 ~*~ A pair of bunny hop shoes and lazors that shoot ~*~
~*~ Is the wish of Copper and Reign! ~*~
~*~ Dolls that will talk and go for a walk ~*~
~*~ Is the hope of Jillan and Jane! ~*~
~*~ And Kayak and Toady can hardly wait ~*~
~*~ Till Raglan U opens agaaain! ~*~
~*~ Its beginning to look alot like Wootmas ~*~
~*~ All across the shire you go! ~*~
~*~ Theres a great tree name of Steve, ~*~
~*~ That all the tinies can see, ~*~
~*~ He's GINORMOUS, and doesnt mind the snow! ~*~
~*~ Its beginning to look alot like Wootmas! ~*~
~*~ Soon the bells will start! ~*~
~*~ And the thing that will make them ring, ~*~
~*~ When all the tinies sing, ~*~
~*~ Is right within your heart!!! ~*~

~*~ Jelly Beans, Hunks of Cheese, Sugar Frosted Ham. All Deep-fried, Toast on the Side with Wootberry Jam.. ~*~
~*~ Chocolate Cake all wrapped in Bacon, Nachos on a Stick! Come Along, Let's eat some Noms & Hope we don't get Sick... HEY!! ~*~
~*~ Nomming Treats & Sweets, from Our Raglan Shire Buffet, Fills our little tummies, with Food this Holiday! ~*~
~*~ Just singing 'bout it now, Make's our Hunger Rise! We can't wait to grab a Plate & Stack it real High.. Withhh.. ~*~
~*~ Jelly Beans, Hunks of Cheese, Sugar Frosted Ham. All Deep-fried, Toast on the Side with Wootberry Jam.. ~*~
~*~ Chocolate Cake all wrapped in Bacon, Nachos on a Stick! Come Along, Let's eat some Noms & Hope we don't get SICKKKKKKK! ~*~

As they paused for a break, one of the Tinies bumped against the Christmas tree, resulting in many of it's decorations falling to the ground, some breaking, "AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!" And a number of the Tinies scattered. Fortunetly Toady wasn't upset.

Grendel's Children has been in Second Life for several years, noted for it's large selection of discount quality avatars and items.