Cartoon of The Day

 

 Taken at a stage play in Antiquity for the Relay, "It's A Jungle Out There." I snapped a picture in the middle of the costume changes, when with one guy the ape mask was one of the last things to go. 

 

By Bisyl Shuftan.  

 

SL Video: "2026 Fantasy Faire - MerryJest: The Book of Tangles"

 

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 From Bain Finch on May 10, "MerryJest performs The Book of Tangles at 2026 Fantasy Faire. Inspired and dedicated to the blessed memory to dear friends."

 

 

The Fantasy Faire Winds Down

 

 

The weekend of May 9 and 10 would see the last of the Faire's official events, aside from ongoing ones. Among those on Saturday May 9 was a showing of a stage performance at 4PM, "The Book of Tangles" with Justine Johndory as Alice and Merryjest Starchild as the Cheshire Cat (natural choice).

 

 Close to about eighty saw the show, and the cast got a roaring round of applause. There was a video made, which should be available for the Newser soon.

 

 Sunday May 10 would have fewer official events. The big one was the Live Auction at the Golden Hour sim. The place was packed with well over a hundred present. 

 

 On Monday May 11 was "The Final Ravedown," which on paper ran from 11 AM to 7PM, though probably went on longer.

 

 Avatars of all shapes and sizes danced away, regular humans being a tiny minority from what I saw the short time I was there. Supposedly glowsticks were not allowed because of a certain incident, one that supposedly happened again last tear. But I doubt anyone was paying attention.

 

 While some no doubt partied for hours, others were shopping, casually exploring the sims, or doing the Fairelands Quest, part two taking place in Kallissaya. 

 

 There are some obstacles to overcome, such as finding the elusive Boyd the bird. For those who get stuck, there's often a helping hand in Fairelands chat. 

 

And on Wednesday at 12 Noon is an encore performance of  "The Book of Tangles" for those who missed it the first time or just want to see it again.

 

Enjoy the rest of the Faire,

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

SL Video: "The Dollmaker"

 

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From Akiko Kinoshi on October 25 2025, "The Night Theatre presents: THE DOLLMAKER Recorded October 18 2025 at Fallen Gods in Second Life 'At the end of the worlds, at the last refuge of a universe, lives a lone magician and creator of mechanical things. Driven by the wanting of companionship he works, day and night, to find a way to bring life to another like him. Another to work beside him, as time ticks on, to the tune of their mechanical hearts. He has yet to discover the way to empower such a heart with energy that lasts beyond moments. So his searching keeps on, for minutes and moments and lifetimes.' The Dollmaker "Join us for an evening with the magic of Theatre and a special show just for the Anniversary Festival (of Fallen Gods). The Dollmaker is a new performance by "The Night Theater" and will be performed at the Anniversary twice... Hope to see you there ..." Alia Baroque The Night Theatre Dancers: Aelva Fairelander Six Ethereal Stevie Morane Basevi Sam Puren"

"A Child’s Journey Through Cancer: The Musical"

 

The "I Pink I Can" fundraiser to help raise money to combat breast cancer is over. While it took place, there were a number of events. Among them was a stage play done by Patty Flow with the help of a number of other Relayers: "A Child's Journey Through Cancer: The Musical." Yours truly attended. So how did it go?

Read the story in Events.

 

SL Renaissance Festival Concludes, I Pink I Can Continues

 

 

This weekend was the conclusion of the Renaissance Festival in Second Life. Among the events in the sims south of American Cancer Society was at 1PM Saturday when Jaycatt and Frogg performed at the Minstrel Stage. At the event, Jaycatt had a limited edition pet dragon on his shoulder, which people could get for a small donation. 

Elsewhere at the Ren Fest, there were tournaments. I would witness a round of jousting. It was close, ending 5 to 4. 

And of course there was the shopping, at numerous stores. 

While the Ren Fest may be ending, "I Pink I Can" is still going on, in the sims north of American Cancer Society. On Sunday at 1PM was a stage play, "A Child’s Journey Through Cancer: The Musical." It would show "the story of a child’s journey through cancer told in music and dance. It takes us through the fear, joy and hope experienced in a cancer journey." It was done and directed by Patty Flow of "Roos With A Dream," with some of her teammates taking part, as well as other Relayers.

 

Both the Ren Fest and I Pink I Can raise money for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. 

More on I Pink I Can later. The event goes on to Sunday October 20.

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Announcement: Special Performane of "The LIttle Prince"

 

 

Performance of the play "The Little Prince," this Sunday August 11 at 1 PM SL time. Produced by Xavier Thiebaud, directed by Andy Loon. This is a special performance as Xavier is leaving Second Life after 20 years. 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Royal%20Opera/8/126/3609

Scenes At The SLB: Pony Play

 

 

I had a spare five minutes the other day, so I decided to check out the SL Birthday. I noticed a large group of dots on the map in the exhibit area, so curious I TPed over. Once the red clouds, most of them, cleared away, what I saw was a herd of ponies running around. I noticed something else; they were rolling what looked like a large egg around. The third thing I noticed, there was someone inside. 

 

I'd seen this group of ponies before at the Fantasy Faire running around, and now here they were at the SLB, having found something to roll around.  They went past me, and headed down some road.

As for the lady in the egg, SarahKB7 Koskinen, she's been in the paper a few times, such as wanting to be the first to sail between two newly connected continents. 

One random scene at the Second Life Birthday.

Bixyl Shuftan

Bellisseria Gaming Club

 

Bellisseria offers much to it's residents. But what about a place to play games? In the Zwischen sim, I came across one, the Bellisseria Gaming Club. It's actually a Linden Home repurposed into a social center with lots of games from traditional ones like chess to SL favorites like Greedy and "Cheesy." So how many does it have? 
 
Read more in Places.
 

Announcement: Ballet Pixelle Presents "The Nut"

 
Ballet Pixelle® will present its special traditional "The Nut" ballet throughout December.  This is the 15TH YEAR anniversary for Ballet Pixelle to present "The Nut", which premiered in 2007!

Ballet Pixelle performs its version of the Nutcracker, using Artistic Director Inarra Saarinen's own animations and choreography, and utilizing some of the particular attributes of virual reality.  "The Nut" is Ballet Pixelle's essence of The Nutcracker so you can see just the wonderful, and our truly original, dances.

Does Clara become the Princess to her Nutcracker as he becomes the Prince of her dreams?  We see mysterious dances in the white castle.  Arabian dancers fly in on magic carpets.  A Russian cossack stamps out a dance.  Russian dolls roll and play.  Chinese empresses and emperors move on delicate feet, and Spanish senoritas and senoras throw themselves flamboyantly.  A field of flowers waltz together.  And even snowflakes dance!

Performances are Wednesdays at 5:00 pm and Sundays at 5:00 pm SLT throughout December in Ballet Pixelle's new Grand Theatre.

Join us for an evening of classic, and yet new, holiday delights.  Chat with the performers and crew after the performance for autographs, photos, and a question & answer session.
Quat (42,24,107)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Quat/42/24/107
 

"A Christmas Carol" by Seanchai Library's Dickens Project

There are many Christmas stories. But one of the most well-known is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Set in Victorian England, the tale of an elderly miser being taught a number of lessons about the meaning of Christmas has been told time and time again. In Second Life, The Seanchi Library's "Dickens Project" in LEA7 is once again depicting the story. One addition from last year is "The Urchin Experience," which helps show participants how challenging life could be for poor children in early 19th Century England. But the big attraction remains the iconic story by Dickens. Gemma Cleanslate was there, and wrote about what she saw.

Read the story in Events.

Press Release: Ballet Pixelle Presents "The Nut"

Ballet Pixelle® will present its special "The Nut" ballet opening on Sunday, December 2rd 2017 at 5:00 pm.

This is the TWELVTH (12) YEAR anniversary for Ballet Pixelle to present "The Nut", which premiered in 2007!  Come see our new costumes and enjoy a new surprise!

Ballet Pixelle performs its version of the Nutcracker, using Artistic Director Inarra Saarinen's own animations and choreography, and utilizing some of the particular attributes of virtual reality.   "The Nut" is Ballet Pixelle's essence of The Nutcracker so you can see just the wonderful, and our truly original, dances.

Does Clara become the Princess to her Nutcracker as he becomes the Prince of her dreams?  We see mysterious dances in the white castle.  Arabian dancers fly in on magic carpets.  A Russian cossack stamps out a dance.  Russian dolls roll and play.  Chinese empresses and emperors move on delicate feet, and Spanish senoritas and senoras throw themselves flamboyantly.  A field of flowers waltz together.  And even snowflakes dance!

Performances are Wednesdays at 5:00 pm and Sundays at 5:00 pm SLT throughout December in the Ballet Pixelle Theatre.

Audience dancing at the after-show party every performance!

Join us for an evening of classic, and yet new, holiday delights.  Come early to receive your free Victorian party gown or tuxedo and dance on the luxurious set!  Chat with the performers and crew after the performance for autographs, photos, and a question & answer session.

 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quat/38/24/107

 Ballet Pixelle® is the first performing ballet company in the virtual global community Second Life®.  Says the Company's founder, Inarra Saarinen, “As artistic director of the Company since its inception, I have enormous pride in Ballet Pixelle.  Our goal is to investigate and explore the interaction and intersection of physical and virtual dance and blended realities.  We perform in the virtual reality of Second Life as well as in the physical reality of First Life.

"Hunchback of Notre Dame" at the Royal Opera House

On Sunday August 13, Gemma Cleanslate headed over to the Royal Opera House in the Oceanea sim. The theater was showing a musical, titled "Notre Dame de Paris." But it might be better known by the movie that's based on the same story, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." So what did Gemma think of the performance?

Read Gemma's article in Events.

Bastille Day in Paris 1900, The Creation Story

July 14, or "La Quatorzieme (The Fourteenth)" as it was known in France, was Bastille_Day, or officially known there as "la Fete nationale" (the national celebration). And so in the Paris 1900 sims, they were throwing a party. The event lasted two hours, with a DJ, a performance troupe, and live music, provided by Sylvana. The event took place in the Paris 2000 and the Les Champs Elysees sims.

There probably hadn't been as much red white and blue around since the American Independence Day celebrations ten days earlier. While the majority of the crowd were "Francophones," there were a number of English speakers happy to join the party.

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That night at 7PM was a showing of "The Creation Story," a Christian stage production. Performed by Pet Karu and Unity Stage Productions, the Newser wrote about them several years ago. Pet stated then that the point of the play was getting the Christian message, “not just from the pulpit, not just from church, but in a new light.”

The play was performed in front of a mixed crowd of human and furred avatars. The play will take place again today at 4PM, Friday the 28th at 7PM, Saturday the 29th at 2PM, and Sunday the 20th at 4PM

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dreamworld%20Pirate/51/125/2051

Bixyl Shuftan

Jesus Christ Superstar

On Sunday April 30, Gemma went to the Royal Opera and Gardens to see a certain play: Jesus Christ Superstar. Since it's debut in 1971, this story of Jesus made into a rock opera has been performed on many a stage. And now it has been in Second Life. Gemma gives her take on the play.

Read Gemma's story in Design.

SL Video: "Little Shop of Horrors Starlite Dancers"

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From Foxie Dinzeo in July 2016, this SL adaptation of "Little Shop of Horrors" doesn't quite end like the movie.

Mysteria at the Oval Theater

Gemma Cleanslate recently attended a performance at the Oval Theater called "Mysteria." Performed by a cast of dancers, the audience is asked to "Let your imagination soar as your reality merges with a world of wonder and whimsy." A performance to be remembered, there are two more this week on July 21st and 23rd.

Read more in Design.

SL Video: "Grease Performed By Rebel Yell Concerts "

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By Foxie Dinzeo on Sept 2015

Announcement: "The Little Prince" at the Royal Theatre

Royal Opera, Royal Theatre and A-List bring to you the magic of The Little Prince, based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, produced by Xavier Thiebaud, Directed by Andy Loon and performed by the artists of Royal Theatre. Join us this coming Sunday at 1 PM SL time!!!

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oceanea/14/125/3

Swan Lake

Gemma Cleanslate recently saw a classic play brought to Second Life: "Swan Lake." Originally written by Peter Tchaikovsky, this inworld adaptation was brought to life by the crew of Fantasy Dreams. The show will be appearing again at the end of the month. So did Gemma think it was worth going to?

Read Gemma's review in Events.