And now I see why I thought it was Lucerius doing the Communities display. There was a typo in the email sent to me about it. And it was way too early for me to figure out also was supposed to be Aldo. LOL! One of those times when spell check could not have saved us. Anyway, it's all straightened out now. Thrilled to have the boat and the communities display!
The sim for the festival has been purchased. Claire and Lorsagne have begun building there. If you are an exhibitor for the event and would like to work on your exhibit there, please let me or Lorsagne de Sade know. We would be happy to give you the LM. For the moment, builds will have to go in the sky, as we are still working out the landscaping and building placement on the ground. It would mean having to move your exhibit to its destination on the ground once the ground is ready for it, but, if you are short of prims for building your exhibit on your own land, let one of us know. Also, if you are to set up an exhibit, you'll beed to be a Decades RP group officer. Please remind me if I have not already sent you that invitation.
Exhibits update: (events added since last update are bolded and italicized.)
Exhibits Planned For the Festival:
Live Performances and Events Planned For The Event:
And we do already have it planned that the art is adjacent to the ballroom. One can in fact, look at the art whilst dancing, or dance while looking at the art, dependent upon one's perspective.
Friday May 22 update
Let me start by saying that I will be a bit scattered for the next few days. My latest book hit the market overnight and my daughter graduates from high school today, which means we have out of town company. I am swamped, but still trying to stay on top of things with the Decades Festival and Ball. If you want to be involved or have an idea or question about the festival, please contact me here, inworld (Freda Frostbite), or by email (stephaniemesler@gmail.com). If something is really urgent and I am non-responsive, please contact Lorsagne de Sade. (Thanks to her for doing TONS.)
Here is where things stand-- so far.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Several folks have contacted me about modeling period attire for pics to be used in promotions for the festival. I have already done a few photo shoots with some folks. If you have already said you are interested and still need to schedule an appointment for your shoot, please contact me to get on my calendar.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITYThe day of the festival we will need round-the-clock greeters to talk up this website and to direct people to the various exhibits and events. Greeters should plan to "work" 1-2 hours. Please let me know what part of the world you are in and when you might be available on June 27 to greet visitors.
Exhibits Planned For the Festival:
Live Performances and Events Planned For The Event:
There will be a coffee house (still awaiting confirmation from the proposed host) open all day.
Claire-Sophie de Recoulle is creating the necessary structures.
Land will be available for set-up starting June 7. It would be good to have exhibits in place for advance visits by metaverse press by June 14.
Publicizingthe Event: If you know a metaverse blogger or a Linden or someone who works with Firestorm, please, please, please contact me. If you own a venue or a group that could/should help advertise this event, please contact me.
Please join the Decades Historical RP group inworld.
Have I forgotten anthing or anyone? Probably. Just send me a note.
And now we will have a dramatic performance being organized by Sere Timeless.
Still working on some other live performances. Who do you know?
It has occurred to me, Sere, that you might invite them to this site AND to join RP Bulletin Board inworld. I would love to see them posting there.
We will still want to have the exhibits and displays up on site before June 14 if at all possible. An extra week to tweak and publicize is a good thing.
PLEASE NOTE: The Decades Festival and Ball will be held Saturday, June 27, midnight to midnight.
So far we have folks lined up to create exhibits on art through the ages (Lorsagne de Sade and Lady Leena Fandango) and technological developments that brought us to present day aeronautics (Gabriel Piozzi, aka Heximer Thane), and The history of Hats (Sofia von Essen). Still room for more! Contact me.
There will be a walk of time with info on various historical RP communities in sl.
There will be a coffee house.
There will be live story-telling, poetry and music events. Room for more here too.
There will be a ballroom (actually a pavillion) and a DJ who knows lots of periods of music for the ball.
Please send me your ideas as you develop them.
Yep-- the only forward is, well, forward. I would like to contact some non-RC rp communities to participate in Decades Fest. How can we make it clear this site is for them too?
Sere, the possible problem with going later than the 21st is it starts to encroach on Tatiana's deadline for making payment and decisions on the website. So I need to speak with her before I change anything. I need to know that moving the festival to the 27th or 28th would not screw anything up for her. I will try to make that contact today. If it works for the site and for her, it will work for me.
I agree, Claire, that a Saturday would work better. I can do the 27th. I chose a Sunday for the weekend before because I could NOT do the 20th. But, if we push back a week, the Saturday becomes possible. Once I hear from Tatiana, we'll do something about a date change.
Thanks, Sere and Claire, for speaking up. And YES this definitely highlights the need for some changes that make it clear ALL historical venues are invited to participate here. In fact, I will feel funny asking folks from venues like Renaissance island to be involved with the Decades Festival. It seems wrong to ask them to participate in and support something from which they have felt excluded.
