"My Father's Place" at Aero Pines

In Aero Pines Park, there's a new music venue one can go to: "My Father's Place." The location is a  tribute to it's real-life counterpart which hosted a few thousand musicians over the 70s and early to mid 80s, including some famous ones. Here, you can  read up about the real location, do trivia, and attend "live mixed-reality shows" broadcasted from New York.

Read more in Places.

Press Release: Kentucky Derby at Aero Pines, Saturday

      Get Your Hat Groove on and Join us for Mint Juleps!

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                  Its the 141st  KENTUCKY DERBY!  
    Experience "The Run for the Roses" Live Coverage & Race
             from Churchill Downs at Aero Pines Park
   

 Saturday May 2
         
 Watch, Relax, and Party! in our Churchill Downs Grandstand Clubhouse                        

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SCHEDULE:

       Pre-Derby Coverage - Celebrity Red Carpet
                       9am-1pmSLT

       LIVE Coverage of the 141st Kentucky Derby
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    Plenty of Mint Juleps & Kentucky Whiskey at the Clubhouse
   
     
******  THIS IS A LIVE STREAMING VIDEO EVENT - Be Media Ready!  ******
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YOU DO NOT NEED V2 to watch our video streams - ANY viewer can see video here
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Suggested Attire:  Derby fashion!  1870'S To Present
Special trackside section for horse avatars!

 
PLEASE AVOID WEARING UNNECESSARY SCRIPTS! (we monitor)
We do our best to provide low lag regions - Do your part too!
For more info contact:  AeroPinesParkRanger or Cindy Bolero


           Visit Aero Pines Park Equestrian Mall    (Since 2006!)
     Featuring Amaretto, Lone Star, Crimson Phoenix Ruby Racers Western Wear, English Riding Apparel, Saddlery, & Ranch Accessories


Aero Pines Park, Equus (88, 238, 29)

Press Release: Sept. 11th Tribute at Aero Pines Park

                    
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Sept 11th Remembrance Day - Tribute to Fallen Firefighters, Equus (82, 232, 25) - General

Join us for an engaging interactive tribute to the brave men and women who perished on that horrific day.

    How to participate:

1. Go to the base of the stairs at bottom of one of the towers.

2.  Touch the bunker gear rack to gear up.

3. Grab a nozzle and hose from the valve

4. Begin your climb up 110 stories in honor and tribute.


For more information about real life firefighter stairclimb tributes:  http://9-11stairclimb.com/
       
       
Donate to The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation  http://firehero.org/donate/



Famous Music Video Tribute by NANCE Brody:
 
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCwsGCF5fdM

    

              
                                           Other information and activities:

Click on  posters, murals, screens, and object givers for links to websites, charities, documentary footage, etc.


The Aero Pines Park Fire Department is made up of real life active and retired firefighters who train and mentor firefighting communication techniques in practical virtual scenarios.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Equus/79/228/23

Contacts:

Cindy Bolero, Aero Pines Park Owner/Admin 

Hellfighter Solvang, Aero Pines Park Fire and; Rescue

Admins:
Buckspeed Karu
Bethlee Spad
Midnight Heston

Press Release: Areo Pines Thanksgiving Week

 Aero Pines Park & Recreation Area Presents:
           

Our 7th Annual

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THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION DANCE & POW WOW     

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 All Welcome! - No Costume Necessary            

24/7 November 22nd -  30th

SUGGESTED ATTIRE:

Colonial, Pilgrim, Native American, North American Wildlife Avatar, etc

Turkeys and other fowl attend at their own risk!

Warning:   This party has been too much fun in the past,
                   so please celebrate and party responsibly!
                                            
Location:      Aero Pines Park & Recreation Area Northwest Pasture

Equus (18, 241, 22)

Summer Fair at Aero Pines Park

Gemma Cleanslate recently took a trip to Areo Pines Park. The park, noted for it's horseback riding and nature trails, is currently having it's summer fair. She took a look at the various rides and attractions, some what one would expect at a fair, others a bit unusual. So how enjoyable is the fair?

Read Gemma's article in Events.

4rth of July at Areo Pines

July 4rth had a number of events across the Grid. Many clubs and locations had a number of DJ parties. One that stood out was the Areo Pines Eagles concert. Instead of dancing in a building or sitting at a booth, one danced on the grass or sat at a picnic table. It was a packed sim as people came over for the party in the woods.

Read more in Events.

The Derby at Areo Pines

Last weekend was the Kentucky Derby in real life. In Second Life, Gemma Cleanslate went to a Kentucky Derby party at Areo Pines park, which has had a history with horses with it's riding along nature trails. During the party, Cindy Bolero, the owner of Areo Pines, had a special announcment.

Read more in Places.

9/11 Stairclimb Tribute

At the Equus sim, the Aero Pines Park is hosting a “stairclimb tribute” to the firefighters whom were killed on the Islamofacist terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.


Aero Pines Park 9/11 Rememberance Greeter: Welcome to Aero Pines Park Fire Dept's "Stairclimb Tribute to Fallen Firefighters of Sept 11" - Go to the base of the stairs of a tower, suit up in the gear provided, then grab of hose and nozzle from the high pressure valve and begin your ascent of 110 stories. Thank you for your participation in helping us honor the brave and heroic men and women who perished on that horrific day.


Areo Pines is normally a countryside place, but this part of the sim is temporarily taking on the look of a New York city block.Teleporting over, one will find themselves at the base of two tall, transparent towers, stretching high in the sky. At certain spots are pictures of firefighter gear one can click on to get a uniform. Clicking on a water valve next to them, one can get the nozzle to a high pressure hose. Upon getting the gear, many residents will start climbing the stairs. At the top are t-shirt dispensers, the only cost being the climb.

Cindy Bolero is in charge of the Equis sim. Chatting with her, she was, “very tired. Still working on this build,” but still willing to talk. “We started three days ago, Cindy told, “One of our builders saw real firefighters doing this in their home town of Atlanta. We researched a little and discovered first responders are doing 9/11 stairclimbs all around the country. So we built a virtual stairclimb.”

Asking how the firefighting groups of Second Life responded to her build, “Many (officers) have come by themselves, others have come with their whole departments. I'm just working away here and not able to observe to closely. Yesterday there were many real firefighters here being interviewed by media.”

Bethlee Spad was described by Cindy as the main builder, and dropped by briefly. The interview briefly changed to voice, Cindy saying they were doing their best to keep the lag down, and the guestbooks they set up, numerous people were “liberally” entering their thoughts, “It’s a good feeling when a New Yorker comes here.” Bethlee commented, “We had one (New York) lady come here, she thought this was an incredible build." They had just set up a media of the Sept. 11 documentary, which had been streamed for the commemoration in 2009 at the now vanished NYC sim. She told me she originally planned to have each screen around the exhibit show a segment of the film, but people kept asking for it to continue. As we spoke, someone was watching the disaster unfold, “God save us all.”

Cindy explained Areo Pines knew of other 9-11 memorials, but most were simply rezzing the Twin Towers. They wanted something different, “we made it an engaging interactive build ... we made this up as we went, so its mostly how things evolve.” Another memorable build at Areo Pines was when they made a build for “the Nutcracker Ballet, where guests are given outfits, group poseball dance, and the nutcracker playing on the big screen.” For the Stairclimb tribute, “we removed a huge equestrian center. Rodeo Grounds, jumping arena, race track, etc. Our regulars like the events and exhibitions, but they also anticipate the equestrian center's return.

The Stairclibe tribute is encouraging people to donate to The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, at http://firehero.org/donate/

Cindy says the build will be up, “probably through next week.” The TP point is at Equus (100, 212, 23).

Bixyl Shuftan