A Busy Weekend

 

Quite a bit happened this weekend. There was the Sixth Annual Women's Day Luncheon at the Premier Business Center (above). There were also a number of Relay for Life events. There was the monthly benefit concert for Homes For Our Troops. And there was an update for Second Life Mobile (there was also a Firestorm update over a week ago).

 

More on these later. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Cartoon of The Day: Hugging Teddy

 

 Taken at Bellisseria's Copperfield Heights. One lady had a teddy bear attachment that carried her around. One in real life would likely be powered by AI, which has become a touchy issue lately. But it's far from the only burning issue these days.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Announcement: Sixth Annual International Women's Day Luncheon At The PBC

 

 

IMPORTANT REMINDER: IT'S DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IN THE USA:
REMEMBER TO "SPRING FORWARD" 
Don't forget to set your clocks ONE HOUR AHEAD on Saturday night before going to bed so that you don't miss a minute of the PBC 2026  IWD LUNCHEON!


Hello All!

Everyone is invited: TO THE PBC 2026 SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LUNCHEON! *MEN ARE INVITED*

It's time to celebrate the most amazing women in your life! If you are looking for a way to show the Ladies
(Wives, Mothers, Daughters and Sisters) the ultimate appreciation and SL experience then join us to celebrate them at The PBC Sixth Annual International Women's Day Luncheon! 

SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/PBC/89/188/1504􀀀

WHEN: SUNDAY MARCH 8TH @ 12:00P.M. SLT 
ATTIRE: FORMAL  
IWD COLORS: PURPLE, GREEN OR WHITE (optional)

TWO PHENOMENAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND AN ETERNARA CONCERT MEET AND GREET AFTER PARTY!

SPEAKERS:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: HELENA KIAMA 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LISSENA WISDOMSEEKER
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: ETERNARA CONCERT/ LILY PARISE
GREETERS: PBC CREWSADERS  

CONTACT: JardenAlexis

A Little Reminder: Daylight Savings Time Is Tonight

 

 Just a reminder. Tonight Daylight Savings Time begins in the United States (most of it) and a number of other places. At 2 AM, the clock will "spring forward" to 3 PM. So not only are you going to have to go to bed a little early or get up a little later, but you're going to also have to keep this in mind when going to events, or hosting one, both here and real-life.

 

Oh, and some countries with a number of SL residents, their DST doesn't start for a few more weeks, which can add to the confusion. 

 

Stay timely,

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Announcement: RFL Teams for Lucky in Austria Decorating Contest

 

Limited Space available
Decorating Contest Area for 500 L$ Donation for 100 prims to decorate
Themes: St. Patrick's or Wild for A Cure
Prize: 1,000 L$ to TEAM Kiosk + Trophy to 2 Teams with the best theme (one for each theme)

To book your spot, please go to https://forms.gle/XEMkcdsWtuqAjCCr9
 

SL Video: "Angel Baby"

 

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 From Arica Alpha_SL on Nov 2024

 

Copperfield Heights Linden Home Area Adds More Sims

 

 The Copperfield Heights homes that first became available to the residents a week ago and had more available a few days later, have continued to grow in numbers. They have gone from 27 sims to 44. Many have amusing names such as Spit Take and Trollbridge. The Winter look the first ones had is now gone, the snow melted and replaced with greenery. 

 

Demand for the homes seems to have been outstripping supply, at least early in the week. On Tuesday evening when I dropped by, I noticed several sins on the west were empty of people and people were gathered at the edge on the other side of the boundary. Going over, I found those sims were closed to regular residents. In Bellisseria chat, a Linden stated they wouldn't be open until later. And this left the residents grumbling a little, the ones near me frustrated with unoccupied new Linden Homes so tantalizingly close, but out of reach until presumably some unknown time tomorrow, with no guarantee by the time they logged on any would be available. 

 

With this kind of demand, there will likely be more Copperfield Heights sims later on. There is plenty of room to the west for further expansion.  How soon is not known.

 

Stay tuned for details.

 

Bixyl Shufan

 

Announcement: PBC 2026 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LUNCHEON!! *MEN ARE INVITED*

 

 PBC 2026 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LUNCHEON!! *MEN ARE INVITED*

WHEN: SUNDAY MARCH 8TH @ 12:00P.M. SLT 
TWO PHENOMENAL SPEAKERS: 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: HELENA KIAMA 
FEATURED GUEST: LISSENA WISDOMSEEKER
ATTIRE: FORMAL~COLORS: PURPLE, GREEN OR WHITE 
AFTER PARTY MEET N GREET: ETERNARA CONCERT 
GREETERS: PBC CREWSADERS

 

For more information, contact JardenAlexis 

SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/PBC/92/185/1504

 

Video: "This Is Our Fight"

 

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From Cynthia Farshore on March 3, "Song in support of the American Cancer Society and it's growth into the virtual world of Second Life. Lyrics written by me." While only a fraction of the images are SL screenshots, it's clearly a RFL in SL video.

 

Getting Ready For The Air Show

 

 Taking a look at Farshore Field in Sunlight Bay, the Sunbeamers RFL team, mainly Cynthia Farshore, have been getting ready for their annual air show. Already there's a few planes in place, and flags on the air tower. More will come in the following days. 

 

The Sunbeamer Air Show is scheduled for Saturday, March 14.  

 

Announcement: Invitation to International Women’s Day Open Mic

 

🌿 Invitation: International Women’s Day Open Mic 🌿

🌿You are warmly invited to join us on March 8th at 11:00 AM SLT at The White House for a special International Women’s Day Open Mic, hosted by PA Hour. 🌿

🌿We’ll gather to celebrate the voices, stories, and creative power of women everywhere. You are welcome to share a poem, a story, a memory, or a piece written by or about women—honoring resilience, wisdom, struggle, joy, and the many ways women shape our world.🌿

🌿Whether you come to speak or simply to listen, your presence adds to the circle.🌿

🌿March 8th • 11:00 AM SLT • The White House🌿

🌿Hosted by PA Hour🌿

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Avonside%20Retreat/218/95/3000  

 

Cartoon of The Day: Short Stories

 

 Taken at Club Zero Gravity. That's me in my Dinkie fox reporter avie. And well, there are days between working overtime, real-life errands, and trying to make sense of real-life news that there's very little time to write anything. So sometimes it's time for a "short" story.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Caledon Celebrates Twenty Years With Anniversary Ball

 

 A few days ago, the Second Life community of Caledon celebrated a milestone anniversary: it's twentith. On Thursday February 26, there was a Founders Ball.

 

 Tonight marks our 20th year since Desmond Shang founded Caledon.  Join us in a lovely new ballroom as we celebrate 2 decades of our wonderful nation.  Show your spirit with Caledon colors, formal wear especially welcome.  Music begins at 6:30pm SLT

 

Yours truly was able to drop in late in the event, just in time to see Desmond Shang, the founder of Caledon and it's former "Guvnah," tell everyone good night, "can hardly believe we lasted this long. ... Thanks for keeping this place going, Neo. means a lot to me." People raised a glass to the past and current leader, "It's lovely to have you both here, Des and Neo." NeoBokrug Elytis smiled, "The good and the bad are the sum of who we are, I'd have it no other way."

 

As the event went on, people reminisced about the times they had, "I was just thinking where I have been 20 years back in my life. I just had lost a job, met again with my crush and visiting her family." "I remember when Des first announced Caledon in the old SL forums." Someone would find it: (link, "The old SL forums are so badly broken now and it's difficult to find anything on them."

 

A couple times, the Caledon anthem played, which got comments from the crowd, "Dougie McLean's greatest song," "So angelic," "Gives me shivers every time I hear this." 

 

Andrea Jones would post some pictures of the ball on her Flickr , "I hope I got everyone's picture."

 

There would be further events two days later on Saturday, but the ball was the key event.  

 

"And happy anniversary again, Caledon! Here's to many more years!" 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Press Release: Homes For Our Troops Benefit, March 8

 

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 March benefit  Homes for Our Troops benefit in Second Life.   The benefit will be held on March 8, 2026 from 4PM - 7 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 430 SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOMES NATIONWIDE FOR EXTREMELY INJURED VETERANS.” 


This HFOT benefit concert will feature the following DJ’s and artists from 4 PM- 7 PM March 8, 2026:


DJ Texas Starchild 4 PM
Chapman Zane  5 PM
Wolfie Starfire 6 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 

 

Sunweaver Leader Rita Mariner in Hospital

 

Some bad news for the Sunweaver community, as well as it's Relay team the Sunbeamers. It's "chieftess," Rita Mariner, is now in the hospital for treatment of skin cancer. The following was announced a few days ago: 

 

Here's the latest on Rita, she has being treated now for the skin cancer on her head but now she has been admitted to the VA hospital for radiation treatments for the next 6 weeks. She has no computer at least not right now, hopefully get one to her somehow. So she will miss the air show and this may have a impact on what rides and planes we will have.
 

Hopefully her treatments will be shorter than expected. For now, the community, and it's Relay team, are continuing on while she gets better.

 

Bixyl Shuftan.  

 

Events This Week at the Sunweaver and Montecito Bay Clubs, Furry Fashion, Urban Furry, and Club Scorn

 

Here's what's going on at the Sunweaver, Montecito Bay, Furry Fashion, Urban Furry, and Scorn clubs.

Club Cutlass: Apples & Oranges, Fairy Tales, TBA

Happy Vixen: DJ Scratch, TBA, TBA, DJ Khyra

Club Zero Gravity: Snowy - TBA

 

Bouncing Bunny Beach Club:  DJ Snowy - Pirates

Xanadu: DJ Jesse 

 

Montecito Bay:  CAYA, After Dark

Club Scorn: Th 8-12, Sat 2-12

 

Furry Fashion: Hooves and Horns, Wings, Ballroom & Formal

 

Urban Furry :  DJ Juana, DJ Charlee, DJ Whiskey, DJ Vantox

 

Read the schedules in SL Clubbin'