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It’s easy to beat the heat with some cool spots courtesy of the Second Life Destination Guide. If you like to celebrate, there’s bound to be a party here for you — but if exploring is more your style — we’ve got that covered too. Grab a snack, log in, and take a tour of these must-see events and regions. Distrito Distinto Eleven Second Life artists have created rooms that are each inspired by a song in this special exhibition. Experience this traveling artistic festival of music and images. Open until Aug. 13. Visit in Second Life Stars & Stripes Forever Start out your 4th of the July celebrations with at least four hours of live music and lots of surprises! The live shows start at 10 a.m. (Pacific) with the amazing artists from across the grid including Amforte Clarity, Anek Fuch, Maximillion Kleene and Seth Regan. Visit in Second Life London City Fringe Festival Through July, experience top acts appearing at London City Fringe. With concerts each weekend in the outdoor amphitheatre and souvenirs to collect from each show, don't miss it. For details visit mainlandlondon.blogspot.co.uk Visit in Second Life Pacifique Underwater World Swim and explore this beautiful underworld decorated by award-winning creator Eclair Martinek. Don't miss this good-sized water world, where you can ride a seahorse, do some Mermaid dances and much more. Visit in Second Life Bouzouki Experience the Greek music and festivities at Bouzouki. Visit in Second Life Beyond Persuasion Enjoy taking photos, meditation or just simply escaping the everyday grid at Beyond Persuasion. There are many places for dancing here, as well as shopping -- all with the feel of dark fantasy. Visit in Second Life Britannia Village Festival Join us for a long weekend of British music, art and mayhem starting on July 3rd and ending on the 5th. Different DJs will spin themed sets based on different popular acts. There's also an art exhibition from Aroused! magazine in this fun event filled with music, dancing and freebies. Visit in Second Life While you’re out — don’t forget about our contest. You could win L$10,000 by snapping pics of your adventures while wearing the free SL12B commemorative avatar. Grab one off the Marketplace for exactly L$0! Be sure to note that our Official Second Life Flickr page is a great place to share your pics. If you’re looking to get your spot in the Destination Guide, be sure to hit us up via the Destination Guide suggestion form.

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Second Life can be a real jungle. There is so much to see, and lately you may have spotted some Raptors running wild and wondered where they came from. You can grab your own free copy of the SL12B commemorative avatar on the Marketplace. We’re running a contest right now around this Raptor and you could win L$10,000 for taking it out on the grid. Find out more on the contest page. Part of the contest is to take your Raptor to interesting places in Second Life for snapshot, and where better to find some great spots than with the Second Life Destination Guide? We have compiled a fresh list of a few of the newest spots that caught our eye this week. Go forth into the wilds of Second Life and have a good time! Official SL12B Music Festival Celebrate Second Life's twelfth birthday with a two-day concert event. Hear live performances from some of SL's top musicians June 26-27 in this special concert event. Visit in Second Life Mizu – A Rainy Story "Mizu - A Rainy Story" is an interactive experience in Second Life unlike any other. Grab your HUD and take a seat in the theater and prepare to be transported to a horror story you won't soon forget. More info at hmizu-sl.blogspot.jp. Visit in Second Life Alpha Tribe Explore Alpha Tribe, which revolves around the theme of "fool's gold." Several discoveries await, including a golden ship, clockwork creatures and more. Visit in Second Life Oz Nightclub As you enter this unique high art deco nightclub of the late 1920’s and 30’s, you’ll find yourself stepping into another place and time. Oz is a place filled with romantic live entertainment and classical elegance. The live music ranges from jazz and swing of the period to pop. Visit in Second Life Summer's Hotter Than Hell Hunt Summer's here! It's time to search across the grid to find items related to everything summer. The heat is on through July 20. Here's your first hint: "Oh, I just love camping out for great items!" Visit in Second Life Don’t forget our Official Second Life Flickr page is a great spot to share your pics.

Come enjoy great live music as some of Second Life’s best performers hit the virtual stage at the Ixtlan Stage (built by well-known Second Life creator Cube Republic) as part of the Second Life 12th Birthday celebrations. Last month, we had a blast at an inworld showcase to audition performers at the Lavender Field. It was great to not only see the talent, but also the incredible support this community has for one another. Thank you to Brique Topaz - who heads up and operates the Lavender Field - home of the wonderful Feed a Smile initiative - who let us take over the field with hours of music. Selecting the final artists for this Official SL12B Music Fest was near impossible - a task made all the more difficult by the sheer volume of talented and exciting acts we saw. Thank you to everyone who came out to audition and those who just came to show their support. After much deliberation, we reached our final list of artists and are pleased that each and every one of them was able to come play the big show! Over two days, we’ll feature an amazing line-up of those artists, across many genres of music, and we hope you will come join us. It’s all the fun of a music festival without the over exposure to the sun, the grueling sludge through the mud, or the long haul and long lines of those questionable public bathrooms. It’s a bring your own refreshments and get ready to dance your pixels off kind of event - check out who's playing, then grab your ride to the festival below. Many thanks to Doctor Gascoigne and his team of volunteers for helping finalize the details with all our performers! Friday June 26th, 2015 11 - 11:30 AM Alazarin Mondrian 11:30 - 12 PM The Pink Vampire 12 - 12:30 PM Tamra Hayden 12:30 - 1 PM Effinjay 1 - 1:30 PM Amforte Clarity 1:30 - 2 PM Isabella Rumsford 2 - 2:30 PM Tempio Breil 2:30 - 3 PM Phoenix J Saturday June 27th, 2015 8-8:30 PM Mavenn Resident 8:30 - 9 PM Oblee 9 - 9:30 PM Collin Martin 9:30 - 10 PM Taunter Goodnight 10 - 10:30 PM Donn DeVore 10:30 - 11 PM Zak Claxton 11 - 11:30 PM LuvofMusic 11:30 - Midnight Ren Enberg & Quai Franklin Official SL12B Music Festival Celebrate Second Life's twelfth birthday with a two-day concert event. Hear live performances from some of SL's top musicians June 26-27 in this special concert event. Visit in Second Life

The Second Life Destination Guide is back with a handful of places of interest for you to explore and enjoy. We get tons of great submissions each week, so selecting a few to bring directly to you in this highlights blog is no small feat any time of the year, but with Second Life’s 12th Birthday coming up around the corner — there’s even more great stuff on the horizon. If you’re planning an SL12B celebration and want it featured in the Destination Guide, drop us a line at the Second Life Destination Guide suggestion form or email us at editor@lindenlab.com. Now — on to this week’s treats. Official SL12B Music Festival Celebrate Second Life's twelfth birthday with a two-day concert event. Hear live performances from some of SL's top musicians June 26-27 in this special concert event. Visit in Second Life Flux Sur Mer Flux Sur Mer is French countryside embracing the old charms and the slow rhythms of country life. Surrounded by small quaint shops, flea markets, old cottages and even ‘vide grenier’. She sits on the shores of a deep estuary where the river meets the ocean, surrounded by opulence of trees and nature. Visit in Second Life Crestwick Island Crestwick Island is a small working class town situated in the middle of a beautiful bay. The streets are lined with a cafe, art gallery, businesses and shops. Downtown is surrounded by parks, marsh land and other surprises including a giant hill that supports an abandoned scientific research center which overlooks the town. Visit in Second Life Lost Letters @ Dandelion Daydreams Factory Long ago in an ancient Lib_ary …Your quest begins at the landing, where a man gives you a scroll ...The scroll reads: "… a ma_ caught a mou_ _ _ and _tories got mi_ed up due missin_ letters _nd _ _ _ _ _ !" And once again the makers of the Dandelion Daydreams Factory ask you: "Are you brave enough?" Visit in Second Life Canterbury Tales Virtual Pilgrimage The Canterbury Tales Virtual Pilgrimage is a non-profit educational build of Literature Alive! Residents can learn about the life and times of Geoffrey Chaucer while "doing" the pilgrimage. Treasure chests with free prizes await for those that want to challenge themselves with CT trivia! Visit in Second Life Albert Hall Visit this homage to the real Albert Hall in the heart of London. Here you'll find occasional exhibitions from guest artists from around Second Life! Visit in Second Life The Boys of Summer The Boys of Summer is a full sim fashion fair featuring exclusive releases from some of the grids hottest brands! Each participating brand will bring at least one new, exclusive item - all designed for the men of SL. Event ends June 30. Visit in Second Life LTD - The Event LTD - The Event is now open through June 24. This bi-monthly home and garden event is dedicated to the top-quality designers of Second Life who "Love to Decorate"! More at lovetodecoratesl.com. Visit in Second Life Don’t forget our Official Second Life Flickr page is a great spot to share your pictorial memoirs of your adventures— so please do!

Those captions were too funny! Great job and thank you so much for sharing. Best of luck learning Blender and any other new things you decide to tackle.

Very cool that you shared a drawing for this project! What a great idea that we had not even though of - but just as expressive as a video, prose, or other means. Thank you for sharing.

What a wonderful story that is sure to have a equally wonderful future!

Awesome! So glad you participated in this, Caitlin - it was a joy to watch your video!

Thank you for sharing this, Strawberry!

We’ve been having a lot of fun with no end in sight to the good times - but you can’t turn 12 without a little pride and reflection. Second Life has been going strong for a dozen wonderful years and there’s a ton of things happening to celebrate. You’ll see more to come here in the Featured News Blog - but we wanted to stop and ask - “What is the meaning of Second Life?” To you - that is! This question may sound daunting - but the truth is, tapping into what makes “SL” so special to us as individuals and communities is a really amazing exercise in retrospection and self-discovery. This is your world - so what does it mean to you? Whether you just got started, have been onboard for the full dozen years, or fall somewhere in between - we’d love to see a glimpse of your story in the “What Second Life Means to Me” video project. You don’t have to be a master of machinima to participate. You can use something like Camtasia or Fraps to make some great stuff relatively quickly, and both have free or trial versions. Or, you can film yourself talking directly to your web or digital camera and telling your story. This doesn’t have to be a strictly inworld project - because we understand that Second Life impacts our offline lives as well. From a few seconds to a few minutes - just kick it off with this - “In Second Life, my name is …” and share your story from there! Once you have something set - share it! Upload it to YouTube and embed it on this forum thread. Together, we’ll watch the thread for new stories over the coming weeks - it should be awesome. If you prefer to express yourself in writing - share what Second Life means to you with a reply to the thread. Here are some videos - from both Lindens and Residents alike - that might help springboard your inspiration. Lindens Xiola Linden Torley Linden Patch Linden Residents Strawberry Singh Draxtor Despres Kaya Angel Gentle Heron There’s so many things that Second Life means to each of us - and we can’t wait to hear what you have to share about your journey here so far.

We’ve been having a lot of fun with no end in sight to the good times - but you can’t turn 12 without a little pride and reflection. Second Life has been going strong for a dozen wonderful years and there’s a ton of things happening to celebrate. You’ll see more to come in the Featured News Blog - but we wanted to stop and ask - “What is the meaning of Second Life?” To you - that is! This question may sound daunting - but the truth is, tapping into what makes “SL” so special to us as individuals and communities is a really amazing exercise in retrospection and self-discovery. This is your world - so what does it mean to you? You can read more about this project on our official blog, and share your stories here in this forum thread! I will kick things off with my own What Second Life Means to me video:  

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Her eye-catching , are just one of the ways in which Paris-based creator Maylee Oh uses Second Life to support her Second Life brand - The Secret Store.While it may sound cliche that a fashion designer would hail from one of the world's most known fashion hubs, Maylee Oh isn’t influenced so much by Fashion Week as she is by her own day to day experiences and the personal expressions of the people and the city around her. “It’s all about creativity, no matter where we are!” she states. And that is true both inside and outside of Second Life. For more on her creative process and to hear her philosophy on sharing knowledge and collaborating with other creative people, tune in to the below. Want to see more personal Second Life stories? Find all the previous episodes of The Drax Files: World Makers at Draxtor’s Website, at the links below, or subscribe to our YouTube channel: The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 1: Kriss Lehmann The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 2: Jo Yardley The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 3: Eshi Otawara The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 4: Fantasy Faire / RFL The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 5: Engrama The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 7: Rod Humble The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 8: MadPea Games The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 9: Elie Spot The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 10: Robin Sojourner The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode11: Dwarfins The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 12: Ole Etzel The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 13: Creations for Parkinson's The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 14: Rose Borchovski The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 15: Scottius Polke The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 16: Feed a Smile The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 17: Zachh Barkley The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 18: Paradise Lost The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 19: Virtual Chemistry at Texas A&M The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 20: Flockers The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 21: Editorial Clarity The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 22: Virtual Health Adventures The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 24: MadameThespian Underhill The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 25: Oblee The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 26: Absinthe The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 27: Nylon Pinkney The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 28: Whiskey Monday The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 29: Insilico

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Second Life’s 12th birthday is fast approaching and we’re kicking things off with a special treat for Premium members. There will be more fun for all members to enjoy throughout the month - so stay tuned to this blog for the details as we all celebrate a dozen years of Second Life. Splish Splash - it’s a Tiki Beach Bash! Premium members - this one is just for you, so be sure to save the date! We’ve lit the tiki torches and brushed up on our fruity drink-mixing skills to host a casual gathering with the added bonus of early access to our Official Second Life 12th Birthday commemorative avatar. That’s right - come to the SL12B Premium Meetup on Thursday June 11th from 10:30 to 11:30 AM SLT, hang out with us, and be one of the first to glimpse and grab the celebratory 12th anniversary avatar. The nature of this particular avatar required us to select a remote island for our gathering as well as implement a strict quarantine on the subject, so you’re going to have to drop by our tropical jungle destination to find out what it is. While we hope you can make it to the meetup, we understand that schedules, timezones, and such make it impossible for everyone to make every meetup. With this in mind, the avatar kiosk will be available until midnight SLT on June 12th for you to stop by and pick up your prerelease avatar. That means, even if you can’t come to the Tiki party, you can still get early access to the avatar. So, get ready to slip into your flip flops and gigantic floppy hat and join us for some fun in the sun at this Premium exclusive inworld meetup - honest to goodness, it should be the ginchiest! SL12B Premium Meetup Join the party! You're invited to a Tiki Beach Bash, just for Premium members! Join us inworld from 10:30-11:30 a.m. (SLT) on Thursday, June 11. You'll get early access to a free SL12B avatar, too! Be sure to claim it before 11:59 p.m. on the 12th or you’ll have to wait until it’s available for everyone. Visit in Second Life