Cartoon of The Day: Antler Ornaments

 

 Taken at the Christmas Expo. One lady had tree ornaments on her antlers. So what happened here? I could think of one explanation.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Press Release: Bay City's Annual Tree Lighting And Fundraising Concert

 

BAY CITY, SL (2 December 2025) -  Celebrate the holidays once again as the Bay City Alliance hosts its annual Tree Lighting event on the 7th of December, 2025, from 1-4 pm SLT, at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/ ). 

DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream will start off the event, followed by crowd favorites  AleyKat (Aleylia Resident) and Maximillion Kleene. In addition to the music, the event will also feature ice-skating, dancing, and refreshments.

As part of the event, a silent auction supporting Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) will be held. Bay City has supported Child’s Play through the holidays for many years, and is very happy to continue this partnership.

Dozens of items will be available including one-of-a-kind art, vehicles from top Second Life creators, home furnishings, gift cards, and much more.

Additional Second Life® designers and artists who wish to participate by providing fun, interesting, unique, or other transferrable items (or a no-copy object that the auction winner can give to you to redeem their prize, if the item(s) have to be no transfer) may contact ThomasHooker Resident to participate.

Auction will end at the conclusion of the event. All proceeds from the silent auction and from donation bins at the venue will go to Child's Play Charity. Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment. 

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.

 

Tex Tree Farm

 

Gemma Cleanslate's search for Christmas-themed places took her to one that touches on an old-fashioned tradition, chopping your own tree. This was at the Tex Tree Farm, owned by Peppermint Twinkles. There, one can chose what kind of tree to take home, drop by The Glacier Restaurant for a meal or drink, and drop by the Red Barn for Christmas decor. 

 

Read Gemma's story in Places. 

 

Announcement: Final Week of The Bradbury Project

 

THIS WEEK at The Bradbury Project
October 29th - November 4th

 

Welcome Area: Bradbury Project (197/32/41)

All times slt
    
Wednesday, October 29th:
    * @ 4pm: PIPKIN'S TRAIL presented by **Catalyst** - A group dance-story-exploration experience.
    * @ 6pm: FLICKS IN THE PARK - seasonal television specials on screen at Green Town Park
    * @ 8pm: HALLOWEEN ROCK with DJ Kam at The Halloween Tree.

Thursday, October 30th & Friday, October 31st: No events but enjoy the SEARCHING FOR PIPKIN Quest and explore the region. Who knows? There may be some pop-up events before the holiday is over. Stay Tuned!

Saturday, November 1st:
    * @ 3pm: PIPKIN'S TRAIL presented by **Catalyst** - A group dance-story-exploration experience. - FINAL PERFORMANCE!
    * @ 6pm: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS DANCE PARTY presented by FlyGearz at the Dia de Los Muertos Village
    
Sunday, November 2nd :
    * @ NOON: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS DANCE PARTY presented by FlyGearz at the Dia de Los Muertos Village

Tuesday, November 4th:
    * @ 7pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Story Tour (full text) - Conclusion

FOR MORE . . .

Information: https://irelandslstory.blogspot.com/p/the-bradbury-project-sl.html

Event Calendar: https://tinyurl.com/mvwaz89b 

 

SURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/197/32/41

 

Update on Luskwood

 

Earlier, the Newser reported that the Luskwood Big Tree was empty, which was a big contrast in the past to some people always being around. As it turns out, there still are several people of the Luskwood community always on. They're just not always at the tree.

 

There's a small piece of beach property not too far from Lusk, and lately people from the community have been gathering there to relax for a change of scenery. 

 

So all is still relatively well with Second Life's oldest active community, and it is hoped once the real lives of the founders settle down, the builders can get back to the long-delayed updating of their line of avatars. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Back At Luskwood, But Where Is Everyone?

 

 It's been a while since I was last at Luskwood, my first hangout. I hadn't heard of anything new for a while. Then someone told me when they were last there, the place was empty. So I went to the big tree to check it out, around 4PM SL time, and aside from a bot, it was. 

 

The place wasn't really empty. People had been putting things up, including autumn leaves, pathways leading to places, a ramen cart, plenty of plants, and more decorations. Just none of the small crowd that was always there in the past. I did see an announcement of events at the H-Bomb club, a venue some of the Luskwood regulars have gone to. 

 

I did end up talking with Michi Lumnin the other day. She had told me she and the other founders were more busy than ever in real life. Hopefully this will change soon, she commented, and eventually get back to organizing things, and eventually new avatars.

 

Luskwood is Second Life's oldest known community which is still around, as well as the oldest line of furry avatars. 

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lusk/217/168/62

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Memorial Tree In VRChat

 

Some may remember Sylys Sable (account name Sylys Weezles), who passed away last year.  Slylark "Snowy" Lefavre, told me about a spot in VRChat where there's a memorial tree in which he's among those honored. It's at Antiheat's Apartment, accessible at the Party Roof is the "Fast Travel" station, which is also known as the Lilac Lounge. Looking around, among the sights was this tree with bright purple leaves. 

 

Also known as The Ethereal Tree, Sylys was one of three people honored. As of now, unclear who the other two are. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

Ghost of Christmas Past - The Xmas Tree That Won't Stay Packed Away

 

Taken at the Newser office in HV Community. No, this isn't Christmas in July. In December, we at the Newser put up some Christmas decorations, including a few trees, this one going on the ground floor. And in January, they were picked up. But there was one small problem. The ground floor Christmas tree returned. 

 

We kept trying to pick it up, and it kept reappearing. It was as if the Ghost of Christmas past was determined to haunt our office. 

 

So the tree remains, for now. Maybe one day when we try to pick it up, it will stay picked up.

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

 

Christmas At The Newser Office

 

 

 With the holiday hustle and bustle, sometimes one forgets something until a few days have passed. In this case, yours truly forgot to put up the picture of the Christmas decor, a tree and some presents with St. Nick, Gemma Cleanslate put up at the Newser office in HV Community.

Happy New Year, everyone.

Tex's Tree Farm

 

Gemma Cleanslate has been going around Second Life checking out winter and Christmas themed places. One she visited recently was Tex's Tree Farm. Here, you can pick your tree, chop it down, and take it home. But that's not the only thing you can do here.

 

Read Gemma's article in Places. 

Getting Ready For Christmas

 

 

Christmas is well on it's way, and my SL wifey Charlee has been busy decorating our home for the winter. So here are a few pictures. 

She put up plenty of cute decorations.

Merry Christmas from the Shuftan household.

Bixyl, and Charlee, Shuftan

Cartoon of The Day: Tree-Mendous Costume

 

 

 Taken at the Christmas Expo. One of the ladies on stage was in a pink Christmas tree costume. Why pink? Maybe she thought it was, well, you know. 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Press Release: Bay City Tree Lighting, Sunday December 1

 

A TRADITION RETURNS: BAY CITY’S ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING

Holiday charity event set for 1 December

BAY CITY, SL (25 November, 2024) - Now a yearly tradition in the City by the Bay, the Bay City Alliance will host its annual Tree Lighting event on Sunday, Saturday, 1st December 20214 from 1-4 pm SLT at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/ ).

The event will feature DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream and live performances by Coralie and Maximillion Kleene. There will be much joy to be had, including ice-skating, dancing, refreshments and a whole lot of fun for all!

As part of the event, a silent auction supporting Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) will be held. Bay City has supported Child’s Play for many years, and is happy to support them once more

Confirmed designers, artists, and brands participating in the event include Lusch Motors, FAYDED, Shergood Aviation, Buzzbox Munroe, ThomasHooker, Revna Macabre/Seydr, The Mesh Shop, C.H.C (Cindy Henusaki Custom Cars), Cica Ghost, GenusProject, Javatar Mocha, Eleanor8, Owl Dragonash, Pagan Lane, Madpea, Hollow Family Industries, Starla Mainlande, Trinity Yazimoto, OldManChristmas ,and Rob Fossett.

Additional Second Life® designers and artists who wish to participate by providing fun, interesting, unique, or other transferrable items (or a no-copy object that the auction winner can give to you to redeem their prize, if the item(s) have to be no transfer) may contact ThomasHooker Resident to participate.

Auction will end at the conclusion of the event. All proceeds from the silent auction and from donation bins at the venue will go to Child's Play Charity. Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment.

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.

Event poster: 

Announcement: Bay City's Annual Tree Lighting 2023

 

A HOLIDAY TRADITION: BAY CITY’S TREE LIGHTING, CONCERT, AND FUNDRAISER

Annual event Returns on 3rd of December

BAY CITY, SL (11 November, 2023) - The Bay City Alliance will once again host its annual Tree Lighting event on Sunday, 3rd December 2021 from 1-4 pm SLT at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/). The event will feature DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream and live performances by Wolfie Starfire and Essence Bilasimo. There will be much mirth to be had, as well as ice-skating, dancing, refreshments and a whole lot of fun for all!

As part of the event, a silent auction supporting Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) will be held. At our 2022 event, we raised L$151576, and intend to break that in 2023.

As of this date, several creators, artists, and brand have offered items for the auction, including Madpea, the Genus Project:, Javatar Mocha, Buzzbox Munro, Junk Food, Cica Ghost, Shippe & Saille, Plato Novo, Caly Applewhyte, ChristiSart, Dutch Mainsail, and Vicious Hollow.

Second Life® creators and artists who wish to participate by providing fun, interesting, unique, or other transferrable items (or a no-copy object that the auction winner can give to you to redeem their prize, if the item(s) have to be no transfer) may contact ThomasHooker Resident to participate.

Auction will end at the conclusion of the event. All proceeds from the silent auction and from donation bins at the venue will go to Child's Play Charity. Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment.

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. 

Cartoon of The Day: Crashed Witch

 

 

 A decoration of a witch having crashed into a tree. Just what would distract someone on a flying broomstick to this point?

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Announcement: Seanchai Library's Bradbury Project Coming Soon

 

Seanchai Library's newest literature-based adventure will be coming to Second Life in October.

Patterned on the successful, decade old Dickens Project, this new virtual adventure will focus on Ray Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree" and touch on some of his other works. 

The Bradbury Project will be accessed from Seanchai Library's main landing point on Nowhereville, and will use an SL Experience to support teleportation and effects. https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

Events will include "The Halloween Tree" presented in a three part live reading at times appropriate for week night and weekend residents. Eclipse Club & Resort will present music-dance events, and some other short works by Bradbury may also be presented.

Check the Seanchai Library blog in the first week of October for more details.

 

Cartoon of The Day: Tree-mendous Look

 

 

 Taken at Fairelands Junction. Guess the tree trunk is supposed to be some kind of weapon, but it would take "tree-mendous" strength to wield. 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

The Newser Office Decorations

 

 

 The Newser has covered many places in Second Life putting on a holiday look for Christmas. And now, it's time to take a look at ourselves. Our office in HV Community has gotten a Christmasy look as well.

Gemma Cleanslate and Dancerina Starlight have really decorated the place. 

Each floor has it's share of decorations. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Bixyl Shuftan

 

SL Video: "One Little Christmas Tree"

 

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From Pring Productions, Ming (Sceneris Resident) and Prudence Anton, on December 2021
 

Press Release: Bay City's Annual Tree Lighting

 

IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN: BAY CITY’S ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING, CONCERT, AND FUND RAISER ANNOUNCED

Charity event returns on the 4th of December

BAY CITY, SL (13 November, 2022) -  Now surely a time-honored holiday tradition, the Bay City Alliance will host its annual Tree Lighting event on the of 4th December 2022 from 1-4 pm SLT, at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/ ).

Providing music for the tree lighting are DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream, as well as live performers Evee Blackstar and FrankLee Anatra.

As part of the event, a silent auction supporting Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) will be held.

Second Life® designers and artists who wish to participate by providing fun, interesting, unique, or other transferrable items (or a no-copy object that the auction winner can give to you to redeem their prize, if the item(s) have to be no transfer) may contact ThomasHooker Resident to participate.

Auction will end at the conclusion of the event. All proceeds from the silent auction and from donation bins at the venue will go to Child's Play Charity. Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment.

The event will also feature many other fun activities, including ice-skating, dancing, and refreshments.

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.