10th Annual SL Fantasy Faire April 19-29

Official web site with event calendars, sponsor info, quest info, and so much more here: https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/press-release-2018/

Link to the FF inworld here to a cool spot click this. SLURL:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Falls%20of%20Hope/123/140/101

Or if you want to land right in front of a FF teleport hud you can use to get around here is another SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Astrids%20Nemeton/101/110/87

Spend your Lindens for a good cause.. turn up your sounds.. enjoy some awesome events, listen to FF radio for some really cool info/things.. like the Firestorm Viewer commercial is epic.. lol.. and check out the maze under the dungeons. ..so many sims to visit.. and SO much shopping and exploring.. is there enough time?




Yay.. time for my fav SL annual event, the Second Life Fantasy Faire that benefits Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society.



Their press release is designed for promo and copy by bloggers and they say it best themselves so here ya go:

"PRESS RELEASE

* * Fantasy Faire 2018, April 19 – 29* *
A Benefit for the American Cancer Society

Celebrating its tenth year, Fantasy Faire 2018 is the largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts, roleplayers and performers in the virtual world. From Thursday, April 19 to Sunday April 29, treat yourself to eleven days of shopping, dance and theater performances, DJ parties, auctions, questing, Literary Festival, fantasy art, events and roleplaying as thousands of Second Life residents and creators bring their own visions together to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.

Avatars, clothing, furnishings, gadgets and exclusive items are available from more than 200 of Second Life’s top Fantasy Creators across ten stunning shopping sims designed by some of the visionary artists behind many of the hottest spots on the Second Life destination guide.

In addition to the ten shopping regions, there’s also five whole Fairelands dedicated to various Faire events from Memorial Garden to the Fairelands Quest, from Literary Festival to Performance Stages, from Art Galleries to the Worldling Collection. This brings the Fairelands count of 2018 into fifteen sims, just waiting for you to come and explore them.

The Fantasy Faire 2018 is made possible by the generous support of our Sim and Event Sponsors, which will be detailed on our website with more information about them.

Fantasy Faire 2018 will be open to the public April 19 – 29. The SLurl to the event can be found on the website on the opening day. We welcome you to come and join the story.

For more information please contact one of the Faire coordinators:
https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/organizers/

Are you or a loved one battling cancer? Find out how many ways the American Cancer Society is there to help. Visit cancer.org or call (US) 800-ACS-2345.

Email: FantasyFaireSL@gmail.com
Website: http://fantasyfaireSL.wordpress.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/fantasyfairesl/
Plurk: http://www.plurk.com/FantasyFaireSL
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyFaireSL
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/fantasyfairesl/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FantasyFaireSL
RFL in SL: www.relayforlife.org/secondlife

American Cancer Society SLurl:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/127/103/21"

Spirits of the Sea in Second Life, by Storie's glitterprincess destiny

Visit Spirits of the Sea, a new exhibit by Storie's Helendale, glitterprincess destiny, at Serena Imagine Art Center on Wolves Land here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Serena%20Imagine/0/97/21
The Flickr group is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/storiesglitter/

(Huge thanks to my friend Saoirse Heart Moore, Seersha for the tip about this great place to explore)


Storie's notecard for the sim states in part....

"S т σ я i є' S
just a GirL, disorganized. But always in ART.
Welcome to my exhibition " Spirit's Of The Sea"
In my imagination I felt to create the sense that spirits or ghosts who inhabit the sea with maybe a untimely demise never the less they continue with their lives as seen through my eyes... or the spirits:) I hope you enjoy it as much as i did creating it:)...
Don't be afraid to walk in the ocean you will not sink :)"

August and I immersed ourselves in Storie's cool exhibit under a troubled sky and atop and a darkened sea filled with large surreal images, 2 giant semi-transparent tunnels that gave the feel of being under water, and a variety of fun little scenic areas to play on, relax and enjoy. I forgot to add my advanced windlights, but the photos can still give you an idea how much fun we had. This is my kind of art exhibit, unique, fun to look at and things to enjoy in an immersive environment. I even purchased one of the images for my SLhome. We met Storie's and she was very sweet and welcoming and even made an image of me while I was in a tube, hanging laundry like one of the images. Poor August was attacked by a shark, but survived and enjoyed playing around in the sim too : ) This exhibit is very worth checking out. Be sure to click around.

The sim also holds some quality shopping and another cool exhibit, "The Last Voyage of Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes" by a big pirate ship and sailing type paintings by Javier (orshini.tarantal) and other areas. The sim info states: Serena Imagine Arts Center hosts new or already known artists to make people enjoying their talent.
 
(This one Stories took of me when I was on a pose in the exhibit, she must be the fastest photogrpher ever!)

Premium Everyone!

I'm just going to say, now is a good time to go premium folks.  I just got my first mainland, come join me.  Here are some of the premium benefits....

" Weekly L$300 stipend*
L$1000 sign-up bonus** for first-time Premium Account subscribers
Priority entry when regions are full of avatars
Linden Home or 1024m² tier allotment for use towards a parcel on the Mainland
Expanded live-chat customer support
Premium virtual gifts
Exclusive access to Premium areas and experiences
Increased cap on missed IMs
Increased group membership limits
Voice Morphing"

I love and use the premium sandoxes, even though I always have my own land.  These are full sim, often empty low lag areas you can toss out huge things or do whatever.  The people who do use them are respectful have great sandbox behavior i.e. no griefing, people go to their corners, etc.

I've recently taken advantage of purchasing mainland/tier allotment for parcel use.. woot!

I also really love the increased groups and love the priority entry when regions are full of avatars.  This is great for shopping events, busy live music events, opening days,  and other events that are busy.

If you are not premium.... just some things to consider.

Sansar and Ready Player One

I went to the theater and watched Ready Player One today in 3D Imax and LOVED it! Then I came home and popped into Sansar to see how it's going there as I heard they have a Ready Player One area.  They do, and that's cool.  I don't have VR at this point, so it's a little harder for me than some I guess.  After that I checked out the live music club "Arena", I visited the beach, then a lazer skyscraper build.  I visited the Skye forest, 114 Harvest, and Lily's Room.  That was enough for one day.  I will say Lilly's Room is very cute.. make sure you make it through the maze and seen what happens in the end.  Of course Sansar is still in the making so my av doesn't look the greatest either, but the graphics are great and I enjoyed my exploring.

If you want to visit Sansar, check it out here: https://atlas.sansar.com/
Here is their marketplace: https://store.sansar.com/

The first pics are from the Ready Player One area.
 


The live music area Arena

 

I visited a beach

 
I saw some lazer skyscrapers

 

The Skye forest

 
The 114 Harvest area was cool.. be sure to go into the basement.

 

LIlly's Room was really cute

 

Seaside Lounge Celebrates Their 4th Anniversary of Live Music in SL

Seaside Lounger is celebrating their 4th anniversary.. that's amazing in SL! Congrats!  This place has been a fun busy live music hangout for a long time. Their party packed the house.. check them out inworld here:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Yellowstone%20Falls/128/128/41

Facebook link here: https://www.facebook.com/Island-Dreams-Seaside-Lounge-1471508399733689/

The venue is owned by Montana Clowes. Her sim info. states: "Seaside Lounge Brings you the best in Live musicans in SL. Come enjoy the the talents of Second Life's LIVE performers! Enjoy it all in a relaxed upscale tropical beach atmosphere . Dancing, Shop, Beach Ocean, Club, No child av's please at the venue."

Friday night they had a full super star packed night of live music to celebrate packing the sim with between 50 and 100 avs for hours. Their lineup consisted of: "Seaside Lounge 4th Anniversary Party!
8 Hours of great live music Lisa Brune,Savannah Rain,Collin Martin & Agatha Nowles Dual Stream,QuadRadix's, Chillee Hernandoz,Essence, Maximillion Kleene,Noma Falta & Liam Wakeman Dual Streams. We have Fantastic Gifts and surprises!!  Come celebrate with us!"

Every day is a good day for music at Seaside. Check them out. They are still partying on tonight.. come on out and join us!

I grabbed a pic of Essence and Max dual streaming.

Then I grabbed a pic dancing with August West.

No Tricks, Just Treats at Easter Town, Happy Easter April 1

Visit Easter Town here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Townies/128/128/20

It's April 1, and I'm not fooling,  Easter Town is a lot of fun.  Ok, enough with the cheesy catch lines. I tend to blog most of Laura Liberty's seasonal sims as I enjoy visiting her fun and light hearted play areas.  Easter Town has a LOT to play on, freebies, photo ops, etc, but don't forget to be supportive and maybe buy some of her quality products for your home, self, or friends as she has some great quality decorations, gifts, play things, clothes and costumes, etc too.  Its a fun place.  My friend August joined in me and he's a good one to have around, as he was patient while I stopped mid peep race for photo ops, while racing carrot cars, riding eggs, and free bouncys, then crashed with me on the giant bunny after I'd had too much fun and treats.......and here are the pics as usual.