Announcement: Eternal Night Vampire Ball

 

 

 Saturday October 17

 

Noon to 2PM SL time

 

The Green Fairy, New Toulouse 

 

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New%20Toulouse/62/206/24 

 

Some Exhibits And An Event At The SL22B

 

The Second Life Birthday has begun, and there's plenty of exhibits, and music events, going on.  Bixyl Shuftan was there, and took a some pictures of a few exhibits, and made it to one music event. 

 

Read and see more in Events. 

 

 

Announcement: Fourth Annual Rosehaven Regatta

 

End the summer with a fun-filled day celebrating Rosehaven and it's beautiful waterways!

Saturday August 28, 2021

1-3PM SL time

Music for the day provided by Dr. Holocluck Henly

Catering provided by Flock and Feather

The plaza in Laudanum is the main landing point:
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rosehaven%20Laudanum/214/194/22

All along the Laudanum docks will be the boardwalk games, rides, foods, a couple's promenade walk on eitherside, prizes ... tons of fun! In the water at the edge of the Laudanum dock will be a cordoned space for inner tube bumper car play, as well as paddle and rowboats for cruising the water.

Dress code is within the theme of Rosehaven, with late Victorian attire (including bathing suits) suggested.

ANYTHING THAT FLOATS but is NOT a boat CONTEST. Be your most creative and enter something that floats. If it's not a boat (no rowboats, steam ships, tall ships, speedboats, canoes, dinghy, etc.) and it floats, you can enter your own creation. All flotations must be able to move, or sail, along the water of the canal, adding a sailing script is allowed. Prizes awarded for the most unique! (Register with either Duchess Wilner or Oriella Charik to enter)

STEAMLAND TEAMS SCULL RACING/RACE FOR THE GOLDEN OARS TROPHY. We have two-person scull boats (in the US, this is known as crew boars) ... please form your teams! Each of the Steampands is encouraged to send two people to represent their region. Last year's Golden Oars Trophy went to Rosement, and they are prepared to defend!

Practice boats are available in the water near the lighthouse at Dragonlight Plaza in Laudanum. Oars are provided at the dock ... please take a copy of the oars and have fun practicing! The course will be laid out in the channel  ... lighthouse bridge and back.

Please let Oriella Charik know via notecard the names of your rowers. Only teams of two are accepted. Team shirts will be provided.

There will also be fireworks! See you at the Regatta!

Duchess of Trikassi

Announcement: 3rd Annual Rosehaven Regatta!

Come enjoy a fun-filled afternoon along the waters of Laudanum in Rosehaven for a proper Regatta!

August 30^th, 1-3 pm SLT, at Dragonlight Plaza, Realm of Rosehaven, hosted by Chateau Trikassi.

In addition to the rides, games, food, dancing, there will once again be the Anything that Floats but is NOT a Boat contest.  Prizes will be awarded for creativity.  Rules are simple…the craft cannot be a boat of any kind (ship, submarine, row boat, speedboat, canoe, etc)…but must be a homemade thing-a-ma-jig that floats… sailing and steering scripts are allowed in order to parade on the water.

It wouldn’t be a Regatta without crew racing!  Beginning this year, the Rosehaven Regatta will feature the Race for the Golden Oars!  

Teams from around the Steamlands are invited to enter.  Each 2-person team will have the chance to compete for the coveted Golden Oars Trophy.  This trophy will be awarded to the winning team. The trophy will remain for display at the winning team’s region for one year.  The trophy will move to the next winner’s region the following year, and so on.  The trophy will be engraved each year with the winning team name.  This will be much like the America’s Cup.

Each team is comprised of two people (team must be from same region).  Should a community or estate initially sign up with several teams, heat races will be held during the week of August 24^th through 28^th, to determine their one team competing at the Regatta. Scull boats will be available for practice at Dragonlight Plaza in Laudanum, Rosehaven, beginning August 21^st.  Please sign up via Vic Mornington or Lady Oriella Charik by no later than Sunday, August 24^th.  No last-minute teams will be allowed.  It is highly recommended all teams practice with the scull boats.  The boats have a synchronized rowing anim…so you and your teammate need to work together to control the boat.

Countess Cassie Eldemar has made the Golden Oars trophy, and it’s QUITE impressive! Rora Stytwytch, from RFL ACTS team, is making each official team special racing shirts for the rowers.  If enough crew teams sign up, there will be a special pre-Regatta dinner held at Flock and Feather Tavern in Reverie, Rosehaven for the competing teams and their supporters on August 29^th.  Plan on some good-natured taunting and possibly a food fight!  

Doctor Holocluck Henly will provide wonderful music for the day.  

Mark your calendars!  See you all at the Regatta!

RFL Announcement: Swing Moon on the SS Galaxy, Saturday April 4

Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps and DJ Holocluck Henly present 

       A SPECIAL SWING MOON on April 4th at 6pm SLT

** SAT 6pm SLT ** First Saturday is almost here and that means SWING MOON! This month ACTS and DJ Holocluck Henly present a special RFL edition in the Zodiac Ballroom aboard the SS GALAXY. Swing, vintage Jazz, Movie Tunes, ElectroSwing and More. Formal attire encouraged but optional. Please see attached for details.

We will be on location in the ZODIAC BALLROOM --> on the SS GALAXY!

Join us for some Swing both old and new, Vintage Jazz, classic showtunes, Retro Revival, ElectroSwing and more!

Formal attire encouraged but optional.

ALL AGES WELCOME!

All tips Benefit Relay For Life

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Galaxy%20AFT/128/89/53

The Relay for Life in InWorldz

The Relay for Life in Second Life is over, at least until March. But in the InWorldz grid, it's just began. Their season "Colors of Hope" actually started Saturday August 12, though the Newser never got the exact time or place until after the event had happened. A week later on Saturday August 19 at 12:30 PM IW and SL time, Holocluck Henly held an event at Seladia Park at the Seladia sim.

I don't get on InWorldz often, with all that happens in Second Life. But the occasion was a reminder that the grid was still around and offers it's own things to see.

This upcoming Saturday August 26 has the "Under the Sea Extravaganza" at 1PM.

For more information, check the Relay for Life in InWordz blog at https://rflofiw.blogspot.com/ .

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day

Picture from Gemma Cleanslate. Holocluck Henly goes for a ride in the Pala Pala sim on a float appropriate for the holiday.

Bixyl Shuftan

Fishing Contest at the SS Galaxy

Tuesday afternoon at 3PM SL time was the last of the weekly fishing contests at the SS Galaxy. With the announcement of it's closing on Sunday, there was quite a large crowd with some noted personalities such as Holocluck Henly, Cuddly Waffle, and SL Newser's own Gemma Cleanslate. Cuddly commented, "I rented a cabin here once many years ago... still on my old avatar so at least 5 years ago... me and my ginger cat lived here for a bit."

The winner of the contest was Sveronica30 Resident. Second place went to Morning Devin, and third went to Frurry Fluno. S.i.d. (sidonie.carlberg) joked "I think Cuddly manipulated my bait."

DBDigital Epsilon, the ship's Director, wouldn't say much more to add to his statement about the ship closing. He did say that the ship would close "unless (Linden Lab) can do something. And I will say it has nothing to do with health issues or financial reasons." What that something was, he wouldn't say.

Second Life Newser is continuing to investigate the matter.

Bixyl Shuftan

Happy New Year Second Life

New Year's Eve was celebrated in many places across Second Life, probably in dozens, maybe hundreds of places. Yours truly could cover only a few locations in which the residents bade farewell to 2013, and rang in 2014.

 At Roma, people gathered at two times. In the afternoon when European time zones were reaching Midnight, and just before the American ones were.

I happened to be there when the real life city of Rome reached Midnight. At one minute to the hour, a ball dropped, and hitting the base, the Roman numerals for 2014 (MMXIV) lit up.

At DaVinci Isle, there was a party at Madpea's Christmas Park.

Madpea leader (also known as Her Evil Highness) Kiana Writer was among the partiers there.

Later, the "Peas" headed to the Commune Utopia in the Orga sim.

New Babbage also had a celebration, with a few "urchins" such as Loki Elliot present, as well as Avariel Falcon, the Relay for Life's dark unicorn.

Steelhead held it's party at the "Green Fairy" club, with Willow Leafstorn DJing.

Holocluck Henly held a party at his 50's themed "Starship Diner" (picture from Holocluck).

 At 6PM SL time, Club Zero Gravity began it's New Year's Party.

 DJ Cynthia Farshore provided the tunes for the event, beginning and ending the dance with "Aud Laung Saung." Others at the party included owner Nydia Tungsten, and "Rezzdammit."

 Someone in the Relay for Life group, Msw Tomorrow, passed out some fireworks, and other special effects.

Two kinds of avatar were prominent at the party. Deer avatars, a result from the "Happy Nude Deer" pun, and for some reason skunk avatars. Perhaps because they were black and white formal.

The party lasted until Midnight SL time, at which time the remaining, tired, partiers, finally retired for the night. The 2000L prize was shared by Dusk Griswold and Jasmine Dawn Shuftan.

Happy New Year Second Life

Bixyl Shuftan

Holocluck Henly on Disney's "Toontown" Closing

Among multiplayer online games, Disney's "Toontown" stood out. Besides it's link to the company known for it's founder's cartoons, it was kid-friendly and one of it's themes poked fun at big business. Unfortunately in late August came some bad news for the game's fans: Toontown would soon be closing. One Second Life resident who played the game, Holocluck Henly, met up with Second Life Neweser to talk about Toontown and some things that made it special.

Read the article in Extra.

Roadside Attractions: The Diners of Second Life, Part One

In her final article of the year, DrFran Babcock takes a look at some of Second Life diners. One might ask since avatars don't (usually) need to eat, what good is a diner? Well, people gather at them, and where there are diner's there's a jukebox, and music. So it's a good place to have a party, especially one with a classic rock n roll theme. DrFran looks at three diners, each with it's own special touches.

Read DrFran's review in Places.

Cartoon of the Day

This was actual dialogue by Holocluck Henly at Bay City during it's birthday celebrations. Maybe what he was looking at explains his avatar's "lockjaw."

By Bixyl Shuftan