RFL Track Sneak Peek: Space Bar

 

 

Taken at the Relay track. With the theme being Decades of Hope, someone had a retro-future space bar reminiscent of 1950s space movies. Gives the term "moon pie" new meaning.

The Relay Weekend is from Saturday June 8 to Sunday June 9.

 

Cartoon of the Day

Taken at the "Sock Hop" at Club Cutlass. Poodle skirts were the big fashion in the 50s. But what happens if you look like a poodle?

By Bixyl Shuftan

SL16B Theme Announced

Yesterday on Thursday March 14, Linden Lab made it's first announcement about the upcoming Second Life Sixteenth Birthday event, or the SL16B as it's called for short. The theme of the anniversary celebration will be "Sweet Sixteen."

It feels like we just packed away all that crystal magic from our 15th anniversary celebration, but our sweet sixteen is just around the corner! This summer, we’re throwing a huge celebration to commemorate 16 years with this incredible community and we wanted to fill you in on just a few of the details.

 

Sixteen years ago, on June 23rd, 2003, Second Life launched to the public. Though it feels like just yesterday and a lifetime ago at the same time, this year we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go retro and embrace the “Sweet Sixteen” theme for our big party. Sock hops, bowling alleys, and late nights at the diner were a quintessential part of many teenagers lives back in the 1950s, but the 1950s were also a time of political and social change. The world was shocked by the iconic ‘Elvis pelvis,’ and poodle and pencil skirts changed the fashion world forever. Rebellion became the titillating pastime among all that soda shoppe sweetness. It was an era that - like Second Life - rocked and rolled! So, this summer we’re throwing a 1950s themed SL16B with a TON of fun events and happenings. ...

The Lab also stated as in previous recent Second Life Birthdays, there will be a Music Fest and a shopping event. Merchants wanting to take part are asked to fill out a form (link). There will also be a "Come As You Were" party and another "Swaginator" gift hunt "with some updates and changes based on feedback" from last year's.

The event is scheduled to run from June 20 to July 8.

Stay tuned for more information on what's sure to be one of the big events of the year inworld.

For more information, Click Here.

Reader Submitted: Xanadu's "Fallout" Party

Perri Prinz is a DJ and the owner of the Xanadu classic rock club in Second Life, as well as the writer of "Spectral Shadows." On the night of Sunday April 9, Xanadu ran a "Fallout" themed party. A game of a post-apocalyptic setting might seem like an odd theme for a classic rock club. But as it turns out, the music from the Fallout games comes from what Perri describes as a "lost period" in music history that the game was helping to revive interest in. Perri would write about the event afterwards.

Read Perri's reader submission in SL Clubbin'. 

Calas Skate-O-Rama

Gemma Cleanslate is back from a trip to a favorite destination: Calas Galadhon Park. Every season, the area gets something new, and this month is no exception. Ty Tenk and Truck Meredith's latest creation: the Calas Skate-O-Rama. A delightful look back into the 1950s, the place is a large open-air roller skating rink with a drive-in diner on the side. The place opened last weekend to a large party with live music. The location will be open until the end of March.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

The Time Portal Community Hub

Gemma Cleanslate's latest travels took her to a place that can take visitors to other places representing different time periods, the Time Portal Community. Created by Jo Yardley, noted for her 1920s Berlin Project, the hub is for "time travelers and virtual history." Gemma used it to engage in a virtual history tour herself.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

SL Video: "Grease Performed By Rebel Yell Concerts "

(Click here if the video fails to play)

By Foxie Dinzeo on Sept 2015

Press Release: Bay City Fashion Week

The Bay City mainland community is hosting a select number of the top vintage, mid-century fashion designers for a Fashion Week from April 20-29 in the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel.

The designers featured were chosen based on their designs fitting within Bay City's theme: the American urban experience, between 1940 and 1965, perhaps best typified by Chicago circa 1950 and marked by a distinct deco influence.

Invited designers include Schadenfreude, Sonatta Morales, Misha Kerang Designs, FIN, Robin (Sojourner) Wood, Eclectica, Volstead, 1-800-BETTIES, Ingenue, Purplemoon Creations, Rhapsody, Vita Bella, Delicate Sensibilities, and Pure Poison.

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 (marianne.mccann@gmail.com)

Press Release: Bay City to Host First Fashion Week in April

BAY CITY, SL - This April, Bay City is hoping to bring together the best of Second Life's ™ vintage mid-century fashion designers in one place, where they can wow us with the designs that best typify Bay City's theme: the American urban experience, between 1940 and 1965, perhaps best typified by Chicago circa 1950 and marked by a distinct deco influence.

Established designers will be provided with a space in the Bay City Fairgrounds, in the North Channel region, from April 14-22 to present the best in mid-century modern fashions for all Second Life avatars. Runway space and other amenities will be provided to help them highlight their designs. There may also be a few other related events and goodies to announce as time goes on.

While designers are not required to do so, they are asked to consider this a prime spot to unveil new, mid-century designs, rather than only pull from existing stock. They are also encouraged, but by no means required, to consider providing a free or low cost item for visitors to the event that they may give out at their stall.

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

Trophy Contest for VMA’s Spring Build-Off

The Virtual Museum of Architecture will hold their 2012 Spring Build-off in April. The theme will be 1950's Drive-In Restaurants. The museum recently moved to a new location at Virtual Museum of Architecture, Purdue University (38, 45, 25). A pictorial display of drive-in’s, menus, juke boxes and more is currently on display.

To kick-off the Spring Build-off, they are holding a mini-contest for the best trophy made with a Drive-in theme. All residents are encouraged to enter. The winning trophy will be given to the First, Second and Third place winners of the Spring Build-off.

The trophy contest is open to anyone in SL. The rules are simple: The trophy must be 15 prims or less, between 1 and 1.5 meters tall, and made in the style of a 1950’s Drive-in Restaurant. The trophy must be an original design for the VMA contest. The entry fee is $10L.

In addition to having the trophy used in the Spring Build-off, the creator of the winning trophy will also win $1,000L. The deadline is March 31, 2012 at Midnight SLT. For more information about how to enter the trophy contest, contact Djinn Dasmijn.

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