Update on Buckingham Palace
Communty News & Events
What a grand project! Looking forward to visiting!
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Communty News & Events
Wasn't that a Party!! ~ Thank You DECADES!!
General Discussion
Sending out a Great, Big,
THANK YOU
to
Everyone who Contributed
to the
Success of the
DECADES Festival
So far we've raised over L$27,000; enough to increase our donation total to ensure another year for the site here on Ning!
More importantly, DECADES is an absolutely wonderful example of people from various historical & role-play communities working together for a common goal and having a lot of fun doing it.
A special tip-of-the-hat to Freda Frostbite (Stephanie Mesler) and Lorsagne de Sade (SisterButta Resident) along with Aldo Stern, Claire-Sophie de Rocoulle, Cloee Heslop, Cuthbert Helendale, Heximer Thane, LadyFandango, Lucerius Zeffirelli, Jacon Cortes de Bexar, Merrytricks, Robijn, Serenek Timeless & Sofia Von Essen.
I'm delighted that DECADES will continue for a while longer, so we still have time to visit & explore. I'm certainly going back for another look!
Keep watching for new events as they are posted.
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Jan 2017 02:21:55AM
Decades Festival: All the latest from Stephanie (Freda Frostbite)
General Discussion
Thanks to Tatiana for posting this for me! NING is being temperamental and this is time-sensitive, so please know this is all Stephanie (Freda Frostbite) talking. Tat is just the middle-woman. Thanks for reading.
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The Decades Fest is now less than a week off! So many people are working tirelessly to raise funds to keep this website functioning. I do hope you will turn out on June 27 to support Historical education and RP! And please, let me know if you would like a DEcades Fest Poster to place on your land or in some other appropriate venue.
The Decades Festival and Ball is set for June 27, 2015 starting at 12:01 AM SLT
EVENTS
All times are SLT (US Pacific Time)
Performances:
1:00 AM
Pavilion Stage
Ceci Dover will perform like no one but Ceci does. If you have never seen her very high energy show, this is your chance. Ceci does a wide variety of music from many eras. Her voice is dazzling. AND she is wonderful to work with. She is one of Second Life's true professionals. (Streamed)
3:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break! Puss Applewhyte will host in the observatory coffee house. IC event. Come from your favorite time period. (Text)
4:30 AM
Decades Underground
*Lamentations of The Sabine Women* by Stephanie Mesler, performed by Avi Choice winner, Freda Frostbite. This poem cycle based on the mythology and history of early Rome will be published this summer in Mesler's book, *GodSongs.* Decades Underground. (Local Voice)
6:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break! The "mouth of the South" Trolley Trollop will host. IC event. Come from your favorite time period.(Local Voice and Text)
7:00 AM
Pavilion Stage
Pablo Meness, Classical Guitar. Join this talented man as he brings great music to the Decades stage in the pavilion. (Streamed)
7:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break! Saraphen Colliope is your host in the observatory coffee house. IC event. Come from your favorite time period. (Text)
8:00 AM
Decades Underground
Poetry from the last 2 1/2 Millenia with Sabreman Carter and Freda Frostbite. From Sapphos to Cisneros, Sabreman and Freda have selected some of their favorites to share with you in an hour of historically significant poetry in The Decades Underground. (Local Voice)
9:00 AM
Pavilion Stage
Madmax Huet takes the stage with his great mix of rock and blues. We promise Max will have you shaking your groove thang, no matter what decade you are from! (Streamed)
9:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break! Mary Von Hardenburg will host in the observatory coffee house. IC event. Come from your favorite time period. (Text)
10:00 AM
Decades Underground
18th century physician, Dr. William Greymoon, will discuss advances in medicine and herbology. IC event. (Text)
11:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break! Lady Aph MacBain will host in the observatory coffee house. IC event. Come from your favorite time period. (Text)
12:00 NOON
Pavilion
Decades Ball in The Pavilion. Freda will provide an eclectic stream of dance music from many, many time periods, from the time of the Pharaohs to the time of Lady Gaga. Come decked out in dance garb from your favorite time period. Balloons will be dropped! Conversation will be scintillating! Prizes will be awarded! (Streamed and in Text)
2:00 PM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break! Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi will be your barista (and bartender?) in The Decades Observatory Coffee House. IC event. Come from your favorite time period. (In Text)
2:30 PM
Decades Fashion Tent
What shall I wear? Those four words must be among the first ever uttered. Our all-star fashion show produced by Algezares Magic of aQuarela Models in Second Life will feature formal attire for both ladies and gentlemen from ancient Rome right up todays haute couture offerings. Come and see history walk the runway! (Streamed)
4:00 PM
Decades Underground
Live Theater in The Decades Underground, organized by the phenomenally talented, Sere Timeless. Featuring performances from ancient Rome, the ever-so- romantic Brownings, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez by some SL's best known and loved RP and spoken word talents. (Local Voice)
5:30 PM
Pavilion Stage
Wald Schridde takes the Decades Festival Stage for an hour of Renaissance and Medieval music. He may throw in a shanty or a folksong too! Wald is known throughout SL's historical RP communities. You won't want to miss this talented musician.
6:30
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break! Heximer Thane will be your barista for a half hour. Be sure to ask him about jet engines. And entropy. Don't forget to mention entropy. IC event. Come from your favorite time period. (In Text)
7:00 PM
Decades Underground
Caledonia Skytower of the Seanchai Library (on THREE grids now) will share her unique talent as a storyteller when she performs historical prose at The Decades Festival. (Local Voice)
8:00 PM
FESTIVAL FIREWORKS
EXHIBITS
THE SEA WITCH
The Sea Witch, owned by Captain Lucerius Zefirelli is on display near the Festival landing. You are welcome to explore above and below, fore and aft. Be sure to walk the plank and swing from the mast! And don't forget to fire the cannon! Can you sink the target ship? Give it a try!
GAMBLING (Observatory Ground Level)
Ladies and gentlemen! Place your bets! It is the universal cry of the croupier, the dealer, the oddsmaker. Gambling and gaming have been a part of every culture throughout history. Dice, cards, entrails, stars in the sky . . . if it exists in creation (and even in imagination) you can count on somebody somewhere betting on it. Our visual history of gambling shows how different artists have depicted men and women engaged in popular forms of gambling. Admire the art and then try your hand at roulette, the dart board, a run for the roses, poker. If you choose 52 card pickup, you can watch the cards fly!
HISTORY OF HATS (Observatory 2nd Floor)
Sofia Von Essen has created a fabulously fun and educational exhibit on head gear from 1545 to 1925. You'll walk away wishing we, of the 21st century, wore hats more.
OBSERVATORY CAFE (Observatory Top Floor)
The coffee house will be open throughout the day of the festival for your snacking and imbibing pleasure. Help yourself to strong Italian coffee or a milk shake. Have some biscotti or a peanut butter sandwich. Or come when there is RP scheduled in the coffee house. See the events schedule for details on coffee house RP.
SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES (Decades Underground)
See the events schedule for details about these performances but feel free to explore any time.
HISTORICAL COMMUNITIES INFO (Around the Pavilion and Balloon Launch)
A pictorial exhibit drawing attention to many historical communities in SL. Click the signs for information.
HISTORICAL VEHICLES DISPLAY (On the Pavilion Patio)
From chariots to fire engines, Aldo Stern and company have gathered together vehicles from the last 2000+ years. This exhibit is a lot of fun!
WHO ARE WE? (Pavilion)
If a friend is a mirror of the self, the art a culture produces is the mirror of the whole cultureand its time. From the earliest cave paintings, the human figure has always spoken to the artist. Representative artworks from all eras depict the rise (and fall, perhaps) of mankind as the measure of all things while accompanying chairs give us a seat to enjoy the view. Curated by SisterButta and Lady Leena Fandango.
DECADES TOUR BALLOON (center sim)
Tour the festival in a hot air balloon! What better way to see history and beauty than floating above the melee on nothing but air? Created by Sere Timeless.
THE HISTORY OF HOMES (NW corner of the sim)
This exhibit allows you to literally walk through time, starting in prehistoric times. You'll visit a cave dwelling and a French folly. In between, you'll see all manner of homes. Builder and historian, Jacon Cortes de Bexar has outdone himself!
TAROT HISTORY (Northern sim edge)
This quote, hung at the exhibit entrance pretty much sums things up: "Tarot may not tell a person's future, but it tells a lot about humanity's past. Begin your journey through Tarot History through the door..."
Merry Chase has built an unbelievably creative exhibit that will have you marveling at both her skill as a designer and the history of the cards.
WILD BLUE: THE QUEST FOR FLIGHT 1783 TO THE PRESENT (The Hangar)
Created by a real life aero-space engineer and pilot, WIld Blue will take you through aeronautic history, hitting all its *high* points from hot air balloons to space shuttles. Find out some of the lesser known facts about flight in this exhibit created by Heximer Thane.
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR? (Fashion Tent)
See the events schedule for details about the Decades fashion show. Visit the fashion tent any time for fun historical fashion facts.
ORIENT EXPRESS (Above)
This build is an attempt to recreate a typical coach of the Orient Express as it might have appeared during its heyday in the 1920s and 30s. Relax aboard the world's most luxurious train as she hurtles through stunning Alpine scenery, enjoy a glass of wine courtesy of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, and admire the beautiful glass panels of Ren Lalique. Exhibit Created by Cuthbert Helendale.
IN MEMORIAM (Temple and Ruins)
A small temple, the ruins of a forgotten era and emerging sunflowers stand as a reminder that while history may well be written in stone, our creations in the virtual world are not. They are ephemeral . . . and sadly, some are lost forever due to lack of funds to maintain or archive them. We need your help so more great historical and educational builds can be maintained and preserved.
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:35:37AM
Some Thoughts on Alternative Gids
General Discussion
Perhaps this is a silly question but I'll ask anyway 
What type of clothing are you wearing? I just took a quick look through the KitelyMarket and didn't see any suitable period clothing. I'm probably just missing it or it's more prevalent inworld. Thanks!
Some Thoughts on Alternative Gids
General Discussion
Many thanks for your thoughts, Jacon!
Here are some of mine (transferred from another discussion ):
Skye has wanted me to expand to Inworldz for a long time now and I've always resisted.
Seems to me it's actually a very tedious job with very little financial return. You have to ensure that you have the right to move every prim, texture, sculpt, mesh & script to another grid. For those that you don't have rights to, you have to find/make/purchase a replacement & integrate it into the build.
As I understand it, you can't sell the resulting product for anywhere near the price you get in Second Life, plus the volume of sales is a lot lower.
Then there are the start-up costs, the ongoing costs and most of all the time.
Of course this is a very narrow perspective and only addresses the challenges of moving OLD content from Second Life.
Stephanie said "What I miss in all of opensim is the STUFF available in SL" and this is part of the reason why.
Having said that, if merchants are willing to change their business models to accommodate sales across different grids (from the very beginning) there seems to be some exciting potential there.
It's also exciting to hear about the different projects taking shape. Extending a community like Antiquity to (an)other grid(s) is very cool indeed.
As Curtis points out, most of us in the historical communities are not here for the profits but for the love of the activity 
Work in Progress
Site News & Guidelines
Thanks, Quecay!
It's always a bit of a shock when a site changes (especially after remainingalmost the same for six years) but it's also nice to have something fresh.
Soon the "newness" will wear off and we won't even remember what the old site looked like. I took a few pictures just so I could!
Work in Progress
Site News & Guidelines
We're stuck with the spacing between columns unless I go and tackle the CSS (see above - I hate CSS coding )
Not quite sure what you mean about lack of hierarchy, perhaps the order of the different modules? I'm still playing with that and it's easy to move them around.
The colours are based on those in the bannerwhich comes from "Le Th l'anglaise servi dans le salon des Quatre-Glaces au palais du Temple Paris en 1764" by Michel Barthlemy Ollivier (1712-1784).
No wonder they look dated!!! )
I'm still working on the text colours, fonts etc. but I think I'll stick with the Masthead & Background colours for now (unless I wake up tomorrow morning and really hate it).
We'll see how it goes!
Work in Progress
Site News & Guidelines
It was old - really, really, old. It was also squashed into three columns which is so 2010
As I've mentioned, I didn't update it because I thought we would be migrating to a new Ning 3.0 site but after waiting for two years it was more than time for an upgrade.
The software behind the formatting was a major version behind and I had to do a lot of cheating with CSS code to get anything done. I hate CSS coding - lol.
Otherwise, the content is the same but hopefully presented in a more palatable fashion.
Work in Progress
Site News & Guidelines
Hello Everyone
As you can see, I finally "bit the bullet" and started updating the site.
It was a loooong time coming (delayed by the wait to migrate to Ning 3.0 which never materialized) so there's a lot to do.
On the bright side: We didn't lose any data!! Woohoo!!
On the not so bright side: Any customization done on individual "My Page(s)' seems to have been lost. Sorry about that folks, I had no idea that was going to happen. You might want to wait a bit before you customize again until things have stabilized.
I'll continue making updates and tweaking which is complicated by the fact that it looks differentdepending on the browser(IEor Chrome - I haven't tried any others) ... sigh ...
In the meantime remember to:
Thanks!!
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:49:59AM