Showing posts with label Events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Events. Show all posts

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Welcome Home, Fairelanders!


...was the common greeting as Fantasy Faire 2021 appeared out of the mists and the portals opened to the public. 
Indeed, for many of the merchants, support folks and Fantasy Faire Fans, it did seem like a homecoming, but home has changed! 
With 21 new regions, there will be lots to explore over the next few weeks. 
Fantasy Faire runs from April 22 ~ May 9.


While folks were pouring into the Junction on their way to adventures, a lot of those who had been running around in a frenzy putting finishing touches on the magic were partying on the Fairechylde, which has had a complete makeover and has even more room. After working so hard to get things ready, it was time to celebrate!


Fantasy Faire is the biggest yearly event in SL and is a major contributor to the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life.This picture shows the amazing Zander Green DJing the first official party for this year's Faire. 
The time was 12:01 pm slt, one minute after the Faire opened to the public. The L$ amount on the sign shows how much the merchants and support staff had donated even before the portals opened. 
  • MAIN PAGE of Fantasy Faire 2021 website
  • SHOPPING GUIDE (showing 2 examples from the RFL Kiosks in each store.) 50 - 100% of the L$ raised in each RFL sale goes directly to the American Cancer Society
  • CALENDAR 
The Fantasy Faire website will give you all the info you might need in order to enjoy the Faire. The links above will get you to that page so that you can go from there.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

RFL Camping for a Cure

It's Relay for Life (RFL) time in Second Life. 
If you're a new resident or you've been in SL for a while but living under a rock, you may not be aware that the residents of Second Life have been one of the biggest contributers to the American Cancer Society (and to international projects in conjunction with ACS) for the last several years.
Friday night marked the kick off of the official fund raising season, which will continue till mid summer. There have already been numerous RFL get togethers in 2021 and some stores and regions collect for the cause year-round.

Camping for a Cure in Freedom Rock Thrice will continue for 6 more days, so drop by, enjoy the performers who donate their time and talent, purchase something from a kiosk, add to your gacha collection, or enter the raffles for djs, weddings, motorcycles and lots of other great stuff. 
All funds raised will be donated to Relay for Life.
I want to do a shout out to my buddy Chuu from Mini A Chuu & *MF* , who donates year round and who has a beautiful EXCLUSIVE necklace for sale in one of the kiosks. This locket style pendant comes with 12 beautiful nature scenes and 3 necklace styles. Every part of it can be personalized with the hud. Be sure to stop by and get yours before the campers go home!
 
Hair ~ Mina Romy
Head ~ Catwa Catya 4.5
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 5.3
Skin ~ Plastik (Petrichor) Astrali Skin [Basic] Bare Wood Elf (older skin used with BOM adapters)
Outfit ~ from the Maitreya store Bali Boho Top & Vintage Jeans
Jewelry ~ Mini A Chuu Timeless Locket Necklace *

* Featured items are available at Camping for a Cure till March 18

LINKS / FEEDS
• Flickr
• FB&DG

Friday, September 25, 2020

It's Festival Time!


The fields are ripe and full of grain. 
The nights are growing long. 
T'is time for us to turn again,
And sing our harvest song.

Harvest time means Festival time and for your pleasure, my Lords and Ladies, we offer the SL Renaissance Festival Sept 25 - Oct 4.


Held on 4 beautifully landscaped regions, the SL Renaissance Festival offers shopping with 40 excellent merchants, gachas, 70 hours of Entertainment, Tournaments, Jousting, Archery, RP classes and Interactive fun. 
Kiosks throughout the event allow you to contribute to the American Cancer Society as they make Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Hair ~ No.Match No.Angel
Head ~ Catwa Margeaux 4.5
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 5.1
Skin ~ 7 Deadly S[k]ins Mended
Outfit ~ Viki Sister [7 jewel colors / Standard mesh sizes] * 

* Featured items are available at the SL Renaissance Festival till October 4


LINKS / FEEDS
• Flickr
• FB&DG

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Fantasy Gay Pride 2020: Music Sept 18-27

Inviting Fantasy Lovers of all sexual orientations to join us for our 11th Year celebration.

Our theme is MUSIC. Enjoy interactive exhibits, live shows, a luxury resort inspired by the RL Brando Island and a large mer area in Susyn's Sparkling Sea. Dancing, poetry, an event-wide Hunt and photo ops galore on two regions!




We offer something for almost everybody. We tend to prefer fairy wings to board shorts and belly dance to techno music, but you will find lots of variety in our stage shows and dances.




Opening Friday at noon SLT. The event is M, so follow LL guidelines and TOS for your dress and behavior. Fantasy wear and Avatars are encouraged. There will be costume contests throughout the 10 days of fun, but wear whatever makes you feel comfortable, just be there!

Click HERE for the Fantasy Gay Pride region and the start of the HUNT.



LINKS / FEEDS
• Flickr
• FB&DG

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Fantasy Faire 2020 ~ Strong Together

Do you hear it? There's a whisper on the spring zephyrs ... The Fairelands will be rising from the mist soon... are you ready?

Fantasy Faire runs April 23 - May 10, 2020. Click HERE to visit the official website and learn all about SL's biggest party-for-a-worthy-cause. Check the calendar to see who's singing, dancing, or doing a play, study the sim descriptions to plan your day and get involved.
Allow yourself adequate time to visit the Faire; you definitely can't see everything in a day... or even in several days because there are constant activities and things change from day to day. 
There are 18 sims, each with a unique theme and character. 13 of the sims offer SHOPPING as well as RP, spontaneous parties, avatar watching, questing and general mayhem. 5 of the sims are dedicated to special activities and events.

Throughout the Faire you will see Kiosks marked Relay for Life. This is how you can easily donate to the American Cancer Society. Each of the merchants also has special items in American Cancer Society vendors with 50-100% of the proceeds going to Relay for Life. 

You're welcome to come in your fantasy garb and unusual avatar looks. Expect to see all sorts of characters and creatures from every imaginable source. Just remember that, like any large SL event, keep your scripts as low as possible to ensure the best experience for all and prepare to embrace the Lag. Most importantly, HAVE A GOOD TIME!

Hair ~ Firelight Tasha Fantasy Gradient Edition *
Head ~ Catwa Catya 3.2 
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 5.1
Skin ~ 7 Deadly Skins February Pineapple
Outfit ~ Poet's Heart Tindra Summer Pack Includes dress, arm and leg vines, wings and flower hat [Maitreya only] *
Background ~ The Olde Attic Fairy Bench with poses, Mushrooms, Bird, Butterfly and Flowers *
* SLurls go to merchant stores at Fantasy Faire.

LINKS / FEEDS
• Flickr
• FB&DG

Friday, September 20, 2019

Fantasy Gay Pride Sept 20-29


Celebrating our 10th year of Magic, Music, Entertainment and Fun, this year's theme is "Art" and the sims are absolutely amazing! The event has expanded this year to include wonders on land and we have added a full-sim sized Mer area called Susyn's Sparkling Sea. 


The goal of Fantasy Gay Pride is to promote acceptance and understanding of ALL sexual orientations. Members of the group embrace the fantasy lifestyle and, though we don't roleplay per se, you will see Elves, Fae, Drows, Dragons, Demons, Mers and various and sundry other beings from dreams, nightmares and classical literature wandering the lands. Feel free to don your fantasy garb and join us!


Unlike many Second Life events, you won't find a single merchant on the sims. 
Our event is funded entirely by very generous sponsors and by individual donations. You won't go home empty handed; there are gifts galore and a hunt that covers both the land and the sea, but we want you to have fun, dance, and be entertained and it's all FREE!

(To support our endeavors, there are tip accepters throughout the sim and please, tip the singers and performers!)



Fantasy Gay Pride opens @ 1 pm slt today with a poetry reading, to be followed by 3 hours of dancing and entertainment. We hope you will be able to join us. The sims are Moderate. Please follow SL TOS guidelines for your wardrobe and behavior. Here is your TAXI 

LINKS / FEEDS
• Flickr
• FB&DG

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Ember's Cauldron: Fairytales Can Come True


The fantasy artists and designers who will be bringing you Fantasy Faire at the end of April are working together to support one of their own. Elicio Ember of Cerridwen's Cauldron is struggling because of his father's illness and the Fantasy Faire family has pulled together to raise money to help them.
Look for Ember's Cauldrons in your favorite fantasy shops. Donations can be made directly to the cauldron or by purchasing the special items associated with them like the ones in these pictures.

Looking like it stepped from the pages of a storybook, the Almathea Dress by Ladies' Pleasure is available in 8 rich jewel tones, each with heavy gold embroidery on the skirt and sleeves and a jewel trimmed neckline.
Shown in Emerald and Ruby. The gowns are available in special donation kiosks at the store.

I'm wearing the Kodiak Kenai skin in Tone 1 just as it came from the box and completed the look with the Vaeri Headchain in gold from Lumae.


Hair ~ Truth Hair Zoya VIP group gift
Head ~ Catwa Bento Catya v2.10
Skin ~ Kodiak Kenai Tone 1 [Available in 4 skintones each with 4 brow colors, with head appliers for Catwa and Lelutka, body appliers for Maitreya and Slink] *
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 3.5
Outfit ~ Ladies' Pleasure Almathea Dress [8 colors available separately / Belleza, EBody, Maitreya, Slink, Tonic] *
Jewelry ~ Lumae Vaeri Headchain gold *




LINKS / FEEDS
•Flickr ~ https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60
•Designer Showcase ~ https://designershowcase.wordpress.com/
•Grid Syndicate ~ http://www.gridsyndicate.com
•SL Bloggers ~ http://slbloggers.pl
•SL Feed Plus ~  http://slfeedplus.blogspot.com

Photos ~ The Storybook Castle

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Enchantment ~ Yellow Brick Road August 13-31
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nymphai/75/33/3200

We've all had one of those days. You wake up and you're a scarecrow... might as well just accept it, it's a scarecrow day!
Thanks to +Aii, I can be the kind of scarecrow I always imagined. You, too, can get this awesome mesh head
@ Enchantment's Yellow Brick Road. It's  available in two leathers and two linens as well as in men's sizes.
The mesh eyes are also available in a variety of colors.  (I actually like it better without the eyes, but wanted you to see how awesome they are)

This is Enchantment's Fifth Anniversary, so look for the cakes at many of the shops.
There are wonderful Oz themed gifts to be had!



L. Frank Baum's Oz books were my favorite series when I was growing up. Every summer I would re-read the entire series and, as I matured, the books took on different meanings. I'm still working out all the nuances to the Scarecrow and the Patchwork Girl.

Thank you, Princess Aii for bringing this one to life!

Hair ~ Wasabai Pill Lory ash former gacha item
Head ~ +Aii Scarecrow Mask Female Tan Cloth *
Shirt ~ Hilly Haalan Cindy top
Pants ~ TabiRose Wrecked Jeans on MP
Boots ~ Yasum Tramp Me boots
Jewelry ~ Static Oh My! Bracelets cake gift *
Crows & poses ~ Axix LadyCrow


* available @ Yellow Brick Road

+Aii+ The Ugly & Beautiful
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Devils%20Tail/126/110/67

LINKS / FEEDS
•Flickr ~ https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60
•Designer Showcase ~ https://designershowcase.wordpress.com/
•Grid Syndicate ~ http://www.gridsyndicate.com
•SL Feed Plus ~  http://slfeedplus.blogspot.com

Monday, August 15, 2016

Gachas Galore... and other stuff, too!

Two major gacha events started this week...

Fantasy Gacha Carnival August 7-Sept 7
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Acerbus%20Silva/56/94/52
The usual fine selection of gacha items for elves, fairies, Gorean residents and various and sundry other fringe dwellers.
This one sets the standard for other gacha events and this round doesn't disappoint.
Hair ~ no.match  NO_MAGIC
Body ~  Maitreya Lara 3.5
Skin ~ Plastik Chyll
Gown ~ KC Aurora Dress
Jewelry ~ Aisling Circe Bracelets RARE/ Thaumaturgy necklace Common * available @ FGC

Thrift Store August 6-28
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Metropolis/162/163/28
Yes, those are banks of gacha machines going off into the distance. There are also booths with items for 50% off. Like a real thrift store, you have to sort through items that are in no particular order, but you might find just what you've been looking for.
Hair ~ LeLutka Nova
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 3.5
Sweater ~ !gO! Lila Shirt gacha item resold on MP
Top ~ No clue who did it. Can't find it in my inventory ... don't you hate that?
Jeans ~ Lyrium Alice high waisted jeans available on MP

LINKS / FEEDS
•Flickr ~ https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60
•Designer Showcase ~ https://designershowcase.wordpress.com/
•Grid Syndicate ~ http://www.gridsyndicate.com
•SL Feed Plus ~  http://slfeedplus.blogspot.com

Friday, July 1, 2016

Pulse Fundraiser


I can't think of anybody I know who wasn't affected by the shootings at the Pulse nightclub.
It has been a rough month in the gay sims as everyone tries to come to terms with what happened in Orlando.

After weeks of numbness and tears, SL has responded as it does best. There is a fundraiser for the families of the victims and the survivors. They will need financial as well as emotional support for a long time and I'm so glad that the SL community has stepped up in this way.


The designers are donating from 50-100% of their profits to the Equality Florida fund. I would ask you to stop by and look at the wonderful goods and services being offered for sale and at auction.
Items available at the site cover everything from makeup to furniture. There is a lot of variety and something to appeal to everyone.

Whether you're gay, straight, bi, trans or anywhere in between, this affects us all!



Body ~ Maitreya Lara v3.5 mesh body
Hair ~ !Oleander ~ Oz v2 Siren Tones *50% donation
Skin ~ Plastik Spektrum Skin for PULSE *75% donation
Outfit ~ Plastik Vore Top Sunset *100% donation
Shawl ~ +Aii+ Pulse Hagoromo Pack *100% donation
Nails ~  Alaska Metro Pride Nail Art *100% donation
Shoes ~ fri. Harper Clogs (Maitreya only) *100% donation
Seat ~ Cheeky Pea Serenity Hanging Canopy (available in PG and A) *100% donation


Info on the event and the items and services offered in the auctions ~ http://strawberrysingh.com/2016/06/28/pulse-fundraiser-second-life/

LINKS / FEEDS
•Flickr ~ https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60
•Grid Syndicate ~ http://www.gridsyndicate.com
•SL Feed Plus ~  http://slfeedplus.blogspot.com

All pictures taken on the site  ~ http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fuyumi/129/128/30

Friday, June 24, 2016

Weekend of June 25

Liason Cooperative 7th-30th of each month
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Remarkable/140/193/22

Beachwear and beach/summer accessories. No gachas.
Hair ~ D!va Melissa
Skin ~ WoW Skins Phraya Golden dark
Outfit ~ Mimikiri Nana off the shoulder top and shorts available in a variety of colors. Pieces sold separately @ Liason Cooperative.
Pose ~ !bang Stand 578


Summerfest 16
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sandy%20Shores/130/170/24

Beachwear and other fun summer stuff like the Cool shark's head from Nomad. No gachas.

Hair ~ Damselfly Unity SL13 cake gift available @ Hairology
Sweater ~ Hudson's Ruby Sweater
Jeans ~ Butterfly Effect Cynthia Jeans
Shoes ~ Lindy Katie white


Don't miss the SL13B activities going on across the grid in addition to the main site http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL13B%20Captivate/251/249/25
Check out Hairology and Fantasy Collecive. Both places have lots of SL13 cakes with really good gifts.


Hairology
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Waterton%20Way/61/175/2797

Hair ~ enVogue Kendra SL13 cake gift available @ Hairology
Head & Skin Genesis Labs Olivia 2.0
Blouse ~ Mimikiri Nana off the shoulder top
Necklace ~ CDP Astronomy Two

Fantasy Collective http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Fantasy%20Collective/107/198/23


Hair ~ Alice Project Nadia Essentials Mirror
Bindi ~ Bewitched Moon
Eyes ~ ARISE Sunny Eyes grey SL13 cake gift available @ Fantasy Collective



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