Community News

"The new Mega Event to benefit the American Cancer Society is here! It’s been long-awaited after a schedule change, the doors open at 9am SLT today and runs until 31st July." Read more on the blog.

"The 2022 Relay For Life of Second Life season will be starting very soon and here are some upcoming important dates to save. The theme for 2022 is Heroes Of Hope and all events will be following this theme throughout the year. The usual annual RFL events will be happening like the Fantasy Faire, Home & Garden Expo, Sci-Fi Expo, SL Christmas Expo and many more." Read more on the blog.

"Bay City will once again hold its annual “Mole Day” event to salute the The Linden Department of Public Works' Moles and their many contributions to Bay City and the rest of the Second Life® Grid. Traditionally, the Mole Day event is held on or around Groundhog Day: for 2024, it will be held on Sunday, the 4th of February, beginning at 11:00 a.m. SLT. This year’s event will feature DJ GoSpeed of KONA stream followed by a live performance by Evee Blackstar (user name Harleen Jester) at 12:00 p.m. SLT." Read more on the blog

"The Asian Pacific Heritage Festival returns for its second year, as a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Second Life. In the month of May, we will come together for this vibrant festival to celebrate and share our vast culture, diversity and history with the entire Second Life community through live music, photography exhibitions, traditional food, the parade of countries, discussion panels and more." Read more on the blog.

"The dates and initial details of the Relay for Life 2022 Renaissance Festival and Sci-Fi Expo, both of which take place in Second Life, have each been made available over the course of the last month, as have initial registration details, etc." Read more on the blog.

"Registration is now open for the upcoming 2022 Home & Garden Expo event in Second Life. The annual event will take place on 26th February through until 20th March 2022. The Home and Garden Expo is one of the largest and longest running events in Second Life supporting Relay For Life. There will be nine full regions showcasing many styles and genres from furniture, landscapes, houses, decor items and much more." Read more on the blog.

"Mike Carnell will visit Aminius Writer at home
and from there the two of them will jam together - 
LIVE with us! Anyone who knows those lovely guys, knows
that it will definitely be colorful, very musical and fun."
Read more on the blog

"There are many cool places to to visit this year at the Second Life 18th birthday celebrations. Here are some of the main SL18B attractions worth exploring to get started. Click on the SLURLs below to teleport different areas of SL18B. The birthday celebrations continue until Tuesday 6th July 2021 so that’s plenty of time to look around." Read more on the blog.

"Join me at Noon SLT on Saturday October 28th for a really heckin' fun event with Bento Buddy!" More info on Flickr

"For over a decade, Fabulously Free in SL has been posting a December Advent Listing and we pride ourselves in keeping this list up to date on a daily basis throughout the month!  The tradition continues this year with the 130+ stops  (Just to start with!!).  This list will be edited over the duration of December with small changes like link updates and store addition" Read more on the blog.

"On Saturday it will be Guy Fawkes night (also known as Bonfire Night) in the UK, where copious amounts of  Chilli Con Carne will be consumed. It is also the launch day for the new Genesis Viewer for Second Life, the blazingly fast 1.23 style viewer, brought up to date with all the bells and whistles." Read more on the blog.

"Join us this Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 12 to 2pm slt for a new exhibition by artist Jennifer Steele, at Kultivate Signature Gallery! The event will feature live performers Ziggy Sixpence and SaraMarie Philly, with a casual dress code during both hours of the exhibition opening." Read more on the blog.

"The SciFi Expo 2022 is opening this Friday, a Strides Against Breast Cancer and American Cancer Society fundraiser event." Read more on the blog.

"This month of May, we celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage month and you are invited!
The sim opens at 8amSLT this morning. This year the theme will have a unique take on the floating markets of South East Asia, with a host of boats that have been decorated and curated to their perspective countries." Read more on the blog.

"Szystrum Synod is the fascinating creation of Walton Wainwright of [ContraptioN], an alien world inhabited by sentient machines that continue to exist long after the demise of their creators. Not only has he built a stunning sim, he has also conceived of a backstory for the world and details about its inhabitants which you can read here. A worldbuilder in all senses of the word." Read more on the blog.

"Today the long-awaited SciFi Expo opened it’s doors to the public. It covers four regions adjacent to the American Cancer Society regions. The stores are arranged around the edge of a circular space station, all along one side making shopping so much easier!" Read more on the blog.

"Only 10 days! we’re all waiting……and we marvel at the creativity of the World builders," Read more on the blog.

"SL Christmas Expo starts in 2 days. I am a bit late to the party, but yes, also this year I will be blogging items from the Expo and hope to see you there." Read more on the blog.

"The 2022 Sci-Fi Expo in Second Life opens to the public on Wednesday 18th May through until Sunday 29th May 2022. This year the Sci-Fi expo marks it’s 14th year and theme is Brave New Future." Read more on the blog.

"The 2021 SciFi Expo is bringing the science fiction community together to benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a campaign sponsored by the American Cancer Society.  Originally founded in 2017 ,The Expo is scheduled from October 8th to October 17th, 2021. This year’s journey takes you to the old frontier world of ‘New Eden’, a major trading hub on an ancient terraformed forest world." Read more on the blog.

"Hey les Secondlifers le SL18B est ouvert Second Life fêtera ses 18 ans le 23 Juin 2021 🎊
Le programme est ENORME alors voici votre guide ci dessous les liens utiles !" 

Click to watch the video on YouTube.

"New Year parties? Never liked them all that much, if I’m honest. All that standing around waiting for an arbitrary moment of time to arrive and trying to find things to talk about with friends of friends you’ll later on in the year cross the street to avoid talking to. No thanks. Give me TV coverage of the London fireworks any day.

But this year, it’s different." Read more on the blog.

"January, 8th – 11 AM SLT – 28 JST “Piano & Noise” Tia Rungray  live at Xiao Dai in Akimori. Xiao Dai is inspired by a lost island of ancient China in the East China Sea. Enjoy Tia Rungray’s piano and noise music in a beautiful garden with Chinese architecture." Read more on the blog.

"Virtual Ability Inc., will be hosting its 9th annual International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference (IDRAC) on Saturday, October 10th, 2020. IDRAC is a professional conference held in-world in Second Life that is open to professionals and the public alike. It is held at the Sojourner Auditorium on Virtual Ability Island." Read more on the blog.

"on Tuesday 6th February at 1pm, we’ll be recording a special discussion episode in our studio on Garden of Dreams – and we want YOU to be a part of it. We’ll have a panel to discuss what AI (or Large Language Models) actually is, how they have appeared in Second Life before, how they might be used by Second Life creators now … and the advantages and disadvantages of the technology. Why are some people so excited? Why are some people so worried?" Read more on the blog