Cartoon of The Day: Mouse Approved

Taken at Bay City's Food Truck Festival. Among the trucks there was one with wheels of cheese. While real mice prefer grain over cheese, no doubt this much would get a furry mouse's day rolling.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

Weekend in Brief

 

 

There were a number of happenings this week. This included several Relay for Life fundraising ones. Among them was the seven hours of four DJs playing music at Woodland Groves Theme Park on Saturday March 28, including DJ Cynthia for Team Sunbeamers. The first two DJs raised a total of 44,000 Linden dollars, with the amount the second two raised pending. Sadly the sim the event took place on, Woodland Waves Adventure, may be closing soon.

 

 

Among the events on Sunday March 29 was the Bay City Food Truck Festival (which took me by surprise as I never got a press release or saw a mention of it in the Bay City Discord, and only found out when one of the city's gryphon friends told me). For two hours, there was music by DJ GoSpeed Racer while people danced the conga, played with the foam machine, sampled the foods, and voted for the best food truck, the prize going to TJ Hooker's "Adam's Ribs." The trucks stay up to April 15, that is those whose owners aren't worried about "Ever's Night."

 

More on these events later.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

RFL Announcement: Sakura Fest Sign-Ups (Few Spots Left)

 

Sakura Fest: Warblood City 

Join us for a week-long celebration of cherry blossoms and community! 

We are officially recruiting teams to fill our festival grounds in support of Relay For Life of Second Life and the American Cancer Society.

This is a free event and all are welcome!

 Dates: April 6th – April 12th

 Location: Warblood City, Second Life
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Warblood%20Isle/107/180/21

Scenes From Burn2

 

Burn2, the Second Life version of the real-life Burning Man festival, is going on. Across 12 sims, there are various exhibits and music events going on. While the official entrance at Burning Man-Deep Hole (147/30/24), one can enter on the grounds anywhere. 

 

 There are artistic exhibits of all kinds.

 

 This year's theme is "Tomorrow/Today," and some of the exhibits reflected that with retro-future themes. 

 

 There were also parties were music was played and people danced.

 

 There were tour balloons people could see the grounds from above with. 

 

Burners would drive around in mutant vehicles

 

 And in the center of the grounds was "The Man," a huge effigy to be burned this Saturday.

 

Burn2 goes on until about Midnight on Sunday June 26. But the exhibits should be up for a couple more days. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Announcement: Burn2 Octoburn "Tomorrow Today" Starts Tomorrow

It is our tradition in Burn2 to "echo" Black Rock City every year, which includes following Burning Man's announced art theme. In "Tomorrow Today" we invoke an atmosphere like the World's Fairs of yesteryear, "which celebrated not only scientific progress but also cultural exchange and artistic excellence." We infuse our visions and stories within the theme that draw visitors in, to experience the art and music. We can express our envisionings of possible futures, whether utopia, dystopia, or some mixture of the two.

As Burners who hail from many different parts of the world, you can share your culture and creativity through your art, music, and presence.

 

Live performers who wish to utilise the cozy, laid-back environment of Center Camp or to bring their live performance stage sets to the BOB (Bring Own Build) stage.

We are so excited for you to return, bringing those ideas with you! 
We can't wait to see you and say, "Welcome Home!"

Location:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/147/30/24

Website:  https://www.burn2.org/tomorrowtoday/

Join in the fun

Lindens, Team Firestorm Members, Appear At "Outrageous" Charity Fashion Show

 

On Wednesday September 17, the Spoonful of Sugar Festival held a fashion show to remember. Not only were some of Team Firestorm involved, but also some of the Lindens

 

At Noon today, Two teams from Firestorm and Three teams from @Second Life 's LDPW and Linden Lab will be dressed to impress and raise funds for Spoonful of Sugar Festivals charity - MSF/DWB.  

Come along support us and have a little fun

One of the two Firestorm teams was made up of  Pantera Północy, and the Firestorm Team manager Beq Janus. The second team would be "Wyatt and his entourage Jolie Serendipity and Sparkle Weatherwax." The three teams from Linden Lab were Kady and Madori Linden, the second Oatmael and Wendy Linden, and the third Dion Mole with Kit and Jade Linden.

 

Beq would comment, "I'll be dressed in a more Regency appropriate gown (of sorts) of my own design in an attempt to win the favour of the gathered mob." 

 

Pantera would send the Newser a few pictures of the event. 

 

The totals were  

 

Linden Team 1  L36,050
Linden Team 2  L$35,850
Firestorm Team 3 L$105,700 (Dev)
Firestorm Team 4 L$352,100 (Gateway)
Linden  Team 5 L$36,052

 

"A nice sum for charity."

 

The Spoonful of Sugar event raises money for the Doctors Without Borders association.  

 

Pictures and totals from Pantera Polnocy

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

Announcement: Call For Merchant Sponsors For "Spoonful of Sugar" Festival

 

 

"Join us for an unforgettable journey to Regency and 1800s England! Expect grand balls, garden parties, lively gossip, and a chance to time travel to another era while making a real difference in this one.

 

"We are deeply grateful for your generosity. Micro-donations, such as those made in Second Life, add up quickly. Over just ten festivals, Spoonful of Sugar has raised more than $160,000 USD for MSF. When we say every linden counts, we mean it."

 

"...we will be working behind the scenes to build a magnificent festival for you this September. We’ll be smiling too—as we hammer nails, plant gardens, and coordinate over 200 creators, performers, and events for you to enjoy and support." 

 

There are four levels of sponsorship, Peer, Gentry, Noble, and Villager.  12 spaces for peer, and 13 spaces for Gentry are available (as of the making of this announcement). 

 

Spoonful of Sugar is a fundraiser for "Doctors Without Borders." 

 

Merchant set-up dates are August 31 to Sept 4

 

Event time: Sept 5 to 21 

 

More information (here). 

 

Press Release: Bellisseria's Sixth Birthday Festival, April 14 to 20

 

 Dear Bellisserians! It is time to celebrate our turning 6 in this wonderful world of Second Life!

A Joint festival between the B6B and BBB5B means the festivities will be even more fun!

We have a great line up for you :

Festivities to include:

- OPENING ADDRESS BY PATCH LINDEN (APRIL 14TH @ NOON SLT)
- LIVE PERFORMERS & DJs THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
- TWO GRIDWIDE NORTHERN OPERATIONS SPORT FISHING COMPETITIONS
- THEMED VICTORIAN ENVIRONMENT FOR MAXIMUM IMMERSION
- MYSTERIOUS NODS TO THE ONGOING BBB MYSTERY SERIES
- LIMITED EDITION PASSPORT STAMPS FOR DISCERNING COLLECTORS

***

VICTORIAN ATTIRE  ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED
EXPECT UNEXPECTED DELIGHTS & MYSTERIOUS HAPPENINGS
ATTENDANCE CONSIDERED A MARK OF DISTINCTION

***
WE REMAIN YOURS IN BUREAUCRATIC BRAVERY

THE BBB


HERE IS YOUR CARRIAGE:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bellisseria%20Fairgrounds/166/245/23

 

Announcement: Bay City Food Truck Festival

 

 

 Food truck culture in a virtual world

BAY CITY, SL (9 March, 2025) -  Celebrating the rise of food truck culture, Bay City will once again bring their food truck festival to the Bay City Fairgrounds in in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/ ) on the 23rd of March, 2025. This unique take on a food truck event brings it into Second Life®, allowing avatars of all sorts to enjoy a stroll around the lot, sampling wares. Each truck is unique, set up by residents from around the Grid.

The festival will feature DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream, who will be providing music from noon to 2:00 p.m. SLT. The event will also feature many other fun activities, including horse shoe tossing and other pastimes. The event is free and open to the public. You do not need to be a Resident of Bay City to participate: just bring an empty stomach and prepare to have some light fun in the city’s fairgrounds.

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 group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, or to participate in the event, please contact Marianne McCann.

 

http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24

 

Merryjest At The Rennissance Faire

 

~This Friday, I am the opening act at the Second Life Renaissance Festival. Come for songs of Wonder and Woe, and a tribute to the singular S. J. Tucker~ 

Come one, come all, and help deal a blow to breast cancer. 3pm SLT at Ren Fest 2 (48,176,25)

Coming Soon: The SL Renaissance Festival

 

 

 In two days, the Second Life Renaissance Festival will begin. This is an event to raise money for "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer," and will take place in several sims south of the American Cancer Society sim. There will be music (presumably including some "bardcore", modern songs sung like a Medieval singer would), shopping, auctions, tournaments, events such as "Pillory a Linden," and more.

For more information, check the event website here: https://slrenaissancefestival.com/ .

Frog Museum And Burn 2's Whimsy

 

After her recent break, Gemma Cleanslate has been busy.  At Circuit La Corse, she heard about an unusual place: the Frog Museum. Opening in mid-July, it's a celebration of all things froggy, and offers storytime readings. Also, the Burn2 group is about to have their Summer Burn. This year's theme is "Whimsy," and true to it's name all kinds of amusing builds are being set up in Deep Hole. The art and music Festival starts tomorrow, but Gemma had an early look.

Read Gemma's story in Places. 

The Sunbeamers At Relaystock

 

Yesterday on June 30, the Relay for Life's fundraising season for 2024 came to a close. Among the teams taking part were the Sunbeamers, which ended at Ruby level and eleventh place. The team had taken part in a number of events to raise money. Among them was the Relaystock in mid-May, a tribute to the noted three day rock music festival in 1969. DJ Cynthia would head a band of dancers on stage. So how well did they do?

 

Read the story in Events. 

 

Sunbeamer Medieval Fun Faire/Country Music Event In Caledon Downs

 

 

from Oldesoul

Over the weekend, much attention was on the upcoming Relay Walk, which was only a week away, with numerous teams getting their camps ready. But some teams were still squeezing in some last events. Among them, Team Sunbeamers, which had it's Medieval Fun Fair on Saturday June 1, hosted by Cynthia Farshore. But it wouldn't be all Medieval.

 

from Oldesoul

Everyone I remind you that at the Sunbeamer Medieval Fun Fair we are going a bit modern with a great show, the Country Rebels a Garth Brooks cover in one hour, 3pm.

 

The Newser wasn't there until later in the event, but Oldesoul got some pictures of  Cynthia DJing for the crowd. The Country Rebels were also scheduled to perform, but there were some technical difficulties. There was a stage, presumable supplied by the Rebels. But when the Newser got there, the stage was taken down and people were dancing around on the floor. Over 11,000 L was raised in the music part of the event.

 

Besides the music, there were a number of activities one would expect from a ren-faire, such as jousting, axe throwing, and a steeplechase horse race. There was at least one prize given out: a medieval style battle axe.

 

A number of other teams sent someone to the event, such as Purple Tears, the Second Life Cheerleading Squad, Team ACTS, and Roos With A Dream.

The final Sunbeamer event, the last Moon Dance, will be taking place on Thursday, June 6, at 6 PM, in Sunweaver Space.

 

Addition: We originally stated the Country Rebels performed, but heard there were some technical difficulties. Cynthia stated from 10 to 12 Noon, DJ Kayala and the Roos performed and raised 12,000 for Roos With A Dream. The faire raised a total of $16,345 for the Sunbeamers. The archery and axe throwing contests were won by Wateru Kohime.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Food Truck Festival 2024 At Bay City

 

BAY CITY TO HOST SECOND FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL

 

 A unique take on food truck culture

BAY CITY, SL (10 March, 2024) -  Buoyed by the success of their first Food Truck Festival in 2023, The Bay city Alliance is back for their second event focused on food and food truck culture on the of 24th of March, 2023, at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/ ).

The Bay City Food Truck Festival provides space for food trucks from around Bay City and across the grid, each presented by a different Resident or Residential group. The event is free and open to the public. You do not need to be a Resident of Bay City to participate: just bring an empty stomach and prepare to have some light fun in the city’s fairgrounds.

Providing music for the festival are DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream, from noon to 200 p.m. SLT. The event will also feature many other fun activities, including horse shoe tossing and other pastimes.

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 group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, please contact Marianne McCann.

 

 

 

Kowloon Locker Festival: A Virtual Spectacle of Creativity Second Life

 

After a hiatus, Newser reporter Klaus Bereznyak is back with an article. Today, he looks at an event going on in Kowloon. This Asian urban-themed sim has been in Second Life for years, know for it's appearance. But there's also events there. Klaus recently went to Kowloon's Locker Festival. So what's a locker festival?

 

Read Klaus' article in Events.  

Burn2 Going On

 

 

 With Halloween season going on, it's easy to forget there's other things taking place. Right now, the Burn2 art and music festival is happening. Twelve sims of art exhibits, and DJs playing tunes. 

 

 This year's theme, Animalia. Near the entrance at Deep Hole, one can get a number of free gifts.

The high points of the festival are the Burning of The Man on Saturday, and the Temple Burn on Sunday. 

 

The event officially ends Sunday night, but the exhibits will remain up for a few days. And later on will be the "Skin Burn."

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/128/128/4

 

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video "A No Clothes Second Life"

 

 

 (click here if the video does not play)

From Merryjest on September 25, "In Second Life, with the new fancy new mesh clothing, if your system or connection is too slow... sometimes people just show up naked around you, TO you, even if they have clothing on. So I wrote a parody song about it."

 

SL Rennaissance Festival Today

 

 The SL Renaissance Festival begins today. For the fourth year in a row, this event being held in three sims next to the American Cancer Society sim will last from today September 22 to Sunday October 1 will be held. There will be shopping, raffles, silent auctions, roleplay, music events, tournaments, and of couse lots to see. The Lindens will be at two events, "Pillory a Linden" and "Joust a Linden."

 

The money raised will go to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. 

 

For more information, check out the website at  https://slrenaissancefestival.com/

 

Press Release: Burn2 "Animalia"

 

Burn2: ANIMALIA

Opening 6:00 pm SLT / Pacific, Friday October 6th, 2023

Ending Midnight PDT/SLT, Sunday, October 15th, 2023
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/174/32/25

Burn With Us!
BURN2 is an extension of the Burning Man culture and community into the world of Second Life. It is an official Burning Man Regional, the only virtual world Regional out of more than 100 Regional groups worldwide, and the only Regional to burn the Man! This unique virtual Regional spreads the culture and 10 Principles of Burning Man year-round in the world of Second Life hosting several official and Burner organised events each year, culminating in an annual major celebration of community, art and fire in October – a virtual echo of Black Rock City.

As always, we look forward to welcoming home Burners from all over the world ( Are you new to SL/Burn2? How to Come to BURN2 ). You’ll enter the playa through the Gate, where friendly Greeters will welcome you, walk on processions with the Lamplighters; visit the Rangers, and check out our effigies. Wander, explore, climb, interact. Visit Center Camp and the art and sound camps, where DJs and musicians bring music to soothe, inspire, excite and incite to dance. Wander through and explore the art camps, where artists, storytellers and others will have art, stories and engaging things to share. Pause at the Temple to meditate.

You will be surrounded by art, music, fire and welcoming Burners! See the (continuously updated) BURN2 Calendar at https://www.burn2.org/event-calendar/ for the event’s schedule.

Burn2 ANIMALIA: October 6-15th, 2023
As is our tradition, our event’s theme is the same as Burning Man’s, which is ANIMALIA, an exploration of the animal worlds both real and imagined, and humanity’s place in it.
 

Every year, artists and creatives are invited to get their plots to create homes and art installations in our virtual temporary city. For 2023, we will have a total of 12 regions of our virtual playa - plenty of space for seasoned and new Burners to build their art, theme camps, and even camp villages. Collect some friends, create a HUBS cluster or a village, and join together to make your scene on BURN2’s virtual playa in 2023! Yes - you are encouraged to group build and make a great camp, a HUBS cluster or village, a sound camp, or art installation come alive.

We’ll help Burners bring their 3D builds into Second Life, encourage participants to decompress on our Playa, and there will be some supplies that you can use to decorate and make your place your own. Take your virtual theme camp to another level by creating events or gatherings in your space - you will be able to post your activities on our website in the soon-to-be-populated WHO::WHAT::WHERE Guide. We have a large Burner community at BURN2 eager to burn with you and we are excited to see what you will bring out to the virtual Playa and share with us! Check out more at www.burn2.org. Welcome Home!

Something New at Burn2…
At Burning Man, when you wander through the area, you’ll see all kinds of camps. Some gift food, others drink, and still others places to chill. Some invite fellow Burners to come in and visit, experience and interact with art and with each other. This has been the case for many years.

You’ll also find there are sound camps of different sizes in various places. Groups of people come together to construct their stages, play their tunes, dance, perform, read poetry, tell stories, and all manner of music to tickle your eardrums. In an effort to further echo Black Rock City we will not have a Main Stage or BOB Stage at our Octoburn event - although Center Camp will still host a small stage as has been the case in the past. We encourage the musically inclined and the prim slingers and mesh makers to come together and create shared stages in clusters of camps, much like the Burners at Burning Man. Sharing resources in similar, virtual, ways echoes Burning Man’s HUBS (Humans United for Better Sustainability) initiative.

B2TV’s roaming camera crew will live stream in various places, showing performances and awesome art all around the playa! If you can't log in, you can stay connected to the event through B2TV's Live Video Webcast to Mixcloud, which will be featured on the front page of Burn2’s website..Every participant puts into practice many of the 10 Principles in being a part of the event, most especially Communal Effort. We’ve had a number of sound camps in the past and we’re happy to see you come back each year! Let’s see some MOAR sound camps of all sizes! MOAR art camps! MOAR ART of all kinds!

Yes! The Plot Sale!
Our annual Octoburn plot sale is underway and will be open through Sunday, October 1st. Note that the build period closes at 11pm on Tuesday the 3rd of October. Burn2’s plot sale is equivalent to buying a ticket to camp at BRC. This helps to defray the cost of renting the extra regions we use in Second Life®. Where to go to get your plot? The plot sale kiosks are in a grotto in Burn2’s own virtual Gerlach. Check them out here: Burn2 Plot

Sale Landing Point.
So Now…What to Do? Get Your Plot Today!
First, get your plot! Decide how big a plot and what you want to do on your plot - art, music, join a sound or art village, or just have a camp. Then get your ticket for your plot! And while you wait for the regions to arrive, plan your build, form a village with other friends who get their own plots, get your ideas going so you’ll be ready when you get your placement in early September.

More Opportunities to Participate - Coming Soon

There will be more opportunities to participate in Burn2’s Octoburn event. Watch the main ANIMALIA
page as more information becomes available.

Gift Your Talents in Tunes and Dance Burn2 will have one stage for performers: Center Camp, ideal for more relaxed and intimate shows. Visit our website for more information about the event and how you can join the event as a DJ, live mixer, live musician or singer at Center Camp or one of the many independent sound camps. The Center Camp bookings are first come, first served.

Did you know… that plot owners can create their own stages and host performers if they wish? YES, they can! - you can do your thing inside your sound camp space - and invite others to join you, of course. Want to read, interview someone, have poetry readings? You can do that with a live stream or in local voice chat. You’ll be able to give us some information via the plot owner questionnaire after you get your plot and we’ll assist you with  good placement - and we’ll be helping to connect sound camps with performers!

Create an Art Display
Big art sounds intimidating? We are inviting Burners to contribute smaller scale art that will be displayed in various places at ANIMALIA. Put on your art beret, fire up the sketchbook or mesh build apps, sling some prims and add your bit of creativity to this event. The ANIMALIA Invited Artists committee is now accepting applications from 2D and 3D artists! Be sure to read the Invited Artists Guidelines before applying.

Plot Lottery
The application for the plot lottery (aka Plottery) will also be opening soon. These plots will be 512 square meters, with 156 LI max and height limit at 16m, in various locations around the expanded playa. They are intended for those who cannot afford the cost of a plot but want to have a spot on the playa to call home, create art, have some great fun.The Plottery application is now open!

And, last but not least…there will be Burns! You can come and watch the burns! The Man WILL Burn on Saturday, 14th October (noon and 6pm SLT), then the Temple will burn on Sunday the 15th (noon and 6pm SLT). Be sure to visit the beautiful Temple, and leave a message or two in the Censer. Those messages will be publicly read out before the Temple burns. We hope you find that the virtual Temple is a sacred space that can evoke a similar experience to what you would encounter at the Temple on a physically dusty Playa.

Tell Your Friends! Come and Participate!

We look forward to welcoming Home Burners and our community when the event opens on the 6th of October!

Then, you can walk through the gate, and if you are a virgin Burner, ring the bell! Follow the Lamplighters on their twice-daily processions; visit the Rangers, view the Man and meditate in the Temple. Dress your avatar in your Playa finest. Visit the many performance and art camps with music to soothe,  inspire, excite and incite to dance with your avatar. Dance along with your avatar in the comfort of your own home (nobody has to know!).

You will be surrounded by art, music, fire and welcoming Burners!

Want to stay informed through group notices? Join the BurningMan 2.0 group in Second Life. Log in, do a search on groups or pull up the profile of any BURN2 staff member, open the group properties, and click the Join button.

As always, the 10 Principles serve as our framework for how we want to live and do things together.

About Burning Man Project
The nonprofit Burning Man Project produces the annual Burning Man event in Black Rock City, and works year-round to provide support, education, and grants to a global ecosystem of artists, makers and community leaders. In doing so, the organization functions as the cultural heart of the global Burning Man  community, facilitating and extending the culture from the Burning Man event into the larger world.

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How to Come to BURN2 - https://www.burn2.org/who-is-burn2/come-to-burn2/