Happy New Year! 2013 Arrives in Second Life

By Bixyl Shuftan

On Monday January 31st, residents across Second Life rang out 2012 with parties and other events around the Grid. Large and small, residents found a number of places, and a few different ways.

For about eight hours, Tribute City held a New Year's Eve party from about 10AM to 6PM SL time. Four DJs, playing for two hours apiece, performed. And 1500 Lindens was given out every two hours for those judged Best in Theme. While there, one could pick up party favors, such as hats and horns, or get a glass of bubbly. For Europeans, this was one place to ring out a little early, but there was no shortage of Americans there to help celebrate a little early.

Jessii2009 Warrhol, the co-owner of Tribute city, celebrated along with the other partiers at the crowded club in WW2 Tribute. She's also known as one of the leaders of the Flying Tigers air combat group.

At 6PM SL time, Club Little Dove started it's own New Year's Eve Bash. Among the FCA Clubs, this was the one of which the event fell on it's operation hours. The zeppelin floats over the Colorado sim.

Cynthia Farshore was the DJ for the event. The self-proclaimed "Goat you got" did a six hour track of songs, some modern pop, some classic rock, and of course "Aud Lan Sang."

About a dozen and a half people were at the party at one time. A number of people had to leave early and a number arrived late. A total of a few dozen attended, as one by one, the New Year was rung in across the time zones. There was a prize of 2000 Lindens for the Best in Theme. Perri Prinz, writer and popular DJ, won.

It wasn't just clubs celebrating New Years. In this reader submitted picture, the Stalingrad combat sim launches fireworks in the air at the stroke of midnight, taking a break from the fighting.

Numerous other places celebrated New Year's Eve, from Mystery, to Club Gearz at Steelhead, to Madpea, to Luskwood, to the Odd Ball, and more. And the celebration's not over yet.

New Year's Day offers more fun and merryment. Club Zero Gravity has it's "Happy Rockin' New Year"party from 6 to 8PM, with DJ Perri playing classic rock hits in tribute to Dick Clark whom hosted "New Year's Rockin' Eve" until his passing on in 2012, with 500L on the board for Best in Theme. The event is at Purrfection Estates (229, 11, 3365)

And the party continues from 8 to 10 PM, or longer, at Castaway Cove with "Skylark's Rockin' New Year's Day" beach bash. Partiers are asked to wear Father Time or Baby New Year outfits, or one of the mild to wild outfits one might wear on the streets of Time Square. The party is at Kalmeere Paradise (18, 184, 21)

Bixyl Shuftan

Some Events This New Year's Eve

Time was in Second Life, you had the choice of going to a Linden-organized ball-drop if you didn't know of any community/club events. The times for the former are gone, but there are still a number of local events.


Today at 8AM SL time, Tribute City starts its eight hour New Year's Eve Party.

-10am to 12pm slt - DJ Jami & Host Rinka
-12pm to 2pm slt - DJ Anakin & Host AJ
-2pm to 4pm slt - DJ Cath & Host Amber
-4pm to 6pm slt - DJ Jessi

1500 Lindens are on the contest board every 2 hours, come as you are. "Free New Year's party favors and a loaded raffle board."

WW2 Tribute (130, 127, 29)

For info & inquiries, contact Jessii2009 Warrhol, Co-Owner of Tribute City


At 12 Noon, the Queen of Hearts has it's New Year's Eve party. 250 Lindens are on the prize board for the best in theme. DJ Mantia will be playing the music from Noon to 2PM SL time.

Mystery (79, 89, 23)

And at 6PM when things are closing in Tribute City, the party's just getting started at Little Dove. The high-flying steampunk zeppelin club holds it's New Year's Eve bash, with DJ Cynthia Farshore taking the helm, "I will be spinning the tunes till at least midnight SLT. That’s right a whooping 6 hours all for you. For the contest it’s not the same old baby or party clothes or …no this time we honor Father. As in The Best of Father Time or Mother if you’re fem. Come as the best haggard bent over old geezer you can dream up. Think back over the year and picture what he will feel like. The prize will be set at L$500 but it may actually go higher."

Southern Colorado ( 110, 35, 105)

Ringing in the New Year In Second Life

Although some people were absent in Second Life on New Years Eve heading to real-life events, others chose to stay home due to tipsy drivers on the road or other reasons. And for them, there were a number of dance parties and other events to attend.

Read the story in Events.

Happy New Year

It was a joyous New Years Eve last night. A time to celebrate with friends, and sometimes get back in touch with old ones. Among the places I went to was Club Little Dove for it's grand reopening. The sim was packed for quite some time, and a good time had by all.

Later on, there will be more to tell. But for now, yours truly is pooped.

Bixyl Shuftan

Club Little Dove Returns for New Years Eve

Nydia Tungsten recently informed me that she plans to reopen Club Little Dove for New Years Eve. Little Dove was originally a floating Steampunk-style structure kept in the air by propellers, briefly open for the Relay for Life. This time, the club will be a zeppelin, the dance floor just over the control room.

The party will be at 8 PM SL time. No landmark is currently available, though the club is in the Southern Colorado sim. People can IM Nydia Tungsten for an LM.

Other clubs and social areas will have their own events, such as Cutlass at 6 PM SL time. Club Zero will also have an event, but no time was given. Last Year, Linden Labs hosted an official New Years event, ringing in 2010 when the clock struck midnight for every time zone. But there seems to be no such event planned this time.

UPDATE - Club Little Dove is at Southern Colorado ( 110, 35, 105).