The Mi'kmaq and other Algonquin nations have legends of a troll named Kukwes, that are very similar to the stories of trolls in the Tolkien novels. I found a model that I could rig as an npc avatar. I am thinking he will grab passers by, throw them in a cooking pot, and regale the captive audience with lovely stories and legends while the victim is cooking. :D .

Fiesta de Fin de Año en Herederos Grid!
New Year Party in Herederos Grid!
DJ Session in Live!
DJ Angel 12:00hs SLT to 13:00hs SLT / 21:00hs ESP a 22:00hs ESP
DJ Jokin 13:00hs SLT to 14:00hs SLT / 22:00hs ESP a 23:00hs ESP
Dj Arponera 14:00hs to 15:00hs SLT / 23:00hs ESP a 00:00hs ESP
DJ Neo 15:00hs SLT to 16:00hs SLT / 00:00hs ESP a 01:00hs ESP

Big thanks to everyone who attended yesterday's event @ Rosies, not to mention the fabulous singers Charice Singer and Putri Solo! See you in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Date: Dec. 25, 2024
Time: 4pm SLT - ???

Nearly 10 years in the making, it's finally ready!

Music, Dancing & a Snowball Fight!
Join us Tomorrow, Christmas Day at 4pm SLT for Disney inspired music, dancing & a snowball fight on Mainstreet! Dance with your favorite characters at a unique event you won't soon forget!

Electrical Light Parade & Fireworks!
Then, at 6pm SLT, join us for the Electrical Light Parade! 12 magical floats will come down Mainstreet featuring all of your favorite characters, followed by fireworks at Cinderella's castle!

SANTA'S GOT PRESENTS!
Santa has been spotted & will be giving out presents! Gifts include items only available from Hopestone! I heard Santa's elves saying the all new Santa's Sleigh Ride is somewhere in Santa's sack!

Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to be the first person to ever own one of our coasters! Of course, you might just get a lump of coal instead, it is Santa, after all! Have you been good this year?

You get 1 gift per hour so come early and stay late!

5 NEW RIDES!
There are 5 new rides in Magicland, including the all new Santa's Sleigh Ride, Alien Abduction, the Magic Carpet ride and more! When you're done with those, wander next door to Wonderland and ride another 20+ rides available nowhere else on the Hypergrid, including the all new Star Tours!

We are super excited to finally be able to open this region to the public and can't wait for y'all to see what we've built!

Don't miss an unforgettable night of Magic and Imagination, only at Hopestone's Magicland!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us here at Hopestone!
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Can't attend? Not to worry! We'll be ringing in the New Year at Magicland with ball drops in all 4 time zones, more on that later!
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Here's your Sleigh!
http://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/Magicland

We wish you all a wonderful and blessed Christmas!!!
Thank you for all the support.
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”
Merry Christmas to you all!!!
Angie,Arthur & Linda

THE SHOPS AT LITTLE WILLOW
Little Willow Bay Shops are opened and readyi for shopping! Art, quirky items themed items and many made just for Neverworld and Just for this area! My new shops are Made by AI, Lamp and Rug Outlet, and Martha's Kitchen. Most are 1 prim and most are full perm. Stock up! Many other boutique shops and of course parcels!

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Wer: DJ Winni
Wo: Roadhouse
Was: Dancing in the City
Wann: Mittwoch den 18.12.24
Ab: 19 Uhr --- 10 am
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Now we all are in the holiday mood, we offer you a winter adventure.
The ELEVEN CITIES SKATING TOUR. SKATE AND COLLECT STAMPS, WIN A PRIZE.

A skating tour , 12 sims huge , leading you through a wonderful winter landscape with some nice details underway, like cabins for a rest ( or a cuddle ), Icy waterfalls, animals, and more surprises.

How does it work?

Hop : grid.kitely.com:8002:Catronian Archipelago

On the landing place a teleport sign will lead you to the winter fair/ skating tour start point.
Find the information board. It gives you historical information about this funny Dutch tradition, and an opportunity to collect all the original stamps in this tour and win the 11 cities trophy , which in the Netherlands is like being a local hero.

You will get a map/ texture and when opening your world map, you will be able to locate all the checkpoints by comparing the map with your position on the world map. We introduced this bc too many people got lost on track and miss stamps !

Drag all your stamp textures on a notecard and sent it to me. You will be rewarded . I will mention names of the people who are in the "hall of fame" in this thread.

Oh, and don't forget to visit the market with all its freebees !

Happy skating!

We will POST some of our roleplays here continuously to show you all how much we love to RP and keep you aware of whats going on. We already had multiple ones. :
RP - The group was investigating the invasion of dragons on Westeros soil. Rowk and Asad were found during the travel back to the 7 kingdoms. They found some people still alive and living on the vast land. One of them, Mina C. a farmer, was brought to safety in the thick walled Redkeep.
- They then found one of what we call 'People of the Forest', Anniera May who lives on the North-East near a bay in the Vale. She also was made aware of the dragon threat. She is eager to give us assistance.
- As for a third person, Justin Case who right away wanted to help too, was quickly made to guard the North in CastleBlack.
All those people skills helps to keep an eye on the many parts or Westeros. The future King Max C. and his Hand Steve will keep contact with them regularly, uniting as a group every Sundays (beside Dec 16th) so all kingdoms stay safe. ((You all are invited to join us in those meetings !))

Exciting news! In addition to the Dinkie BOM items we have posted at Seasons in Vesti, we've created a Dinkie BOM body with 8 skins, 4 regular eyes, and 11 brand new eye colors. Head over to the Dinkie Emporium on Funzies World to check out these amazing additions!
hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Funzies World

Blues / Rock Xmas @ Crossroads on Immersive 1 on the Pangea Grid.
Wollem Wabbit plays live from the Crossroads, a Nyx Breen creation.
12/18/24 @ 12 SLT
hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/Immersive/512/547/4504
Thirza hooked this combination up the holidays a little differently.

As some already know, we have had issues a couple days with access to the private E Grid lands.

Great News!

A configuration setting was adjusted and access was restored to the private lands here!

Thank you for your patience!

Die drei winterlichen Sims sind ja schon das Jahr über "geöffnet" - die Adventszeit naht - und an jedem der Adventsabende im Dezember gibt es wieder eine Lesung mit Rubeus in den Märchenzelten. Abwechselnd auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt in Dorenas World und in Rubeus`Santas Winterwunderland.
Ab 20:00 gibt es dann eine runde Stunde Geschichten und Musik zur Adventszeit zu hören - davor gibts auch schon ein wenig "festliche Klänge" zur Einstimmung. Am 1. und am 3. Advent treffen wir uns im Märchenzelt auf Dorenas Weihnachtsmarkt
dorenas-world.de:8002:Weihnachtsmarkt
und am 2. & 4. Advent gibts Weihnachtsstimmung im Märchenzelt im Winterwunderland
dorenas-world.de:8002:Santas Winterwunderland
Vorher und nachher könnt Ihr dann in aller Ruhe die Marktstände und Geschäfte auf den Weihnachtmärkten durchstöbern - da gibts bestimmt etwas das Euch und anderen Freude machen kann.

2024 Twiztid Timez Advent Calendar will open December 1st for [TTG]Grid Events Group Members. The Advent Calendar is located in the Welcome Area outside of Faith Fashions. Touch the Gnome to Join the Group. None of the Gifts in the Advent Calendar are OpenSim finds and we'd very much like you to honor the permissions on the gifts given. Merry Christmas & Have a Safe & Happy Holiday!

Abflug Abrissparty!!!
Zieht euer Arbeitsoutfit an. Z.B. Latzhose, Overrall, Helm, Kittel, oder oder oder. Es kann schmutzig werden ?
Heute, Dienstag den 26.11.2023 ab 20 Uhr mit DJane Loru.
3world.de:8002:Garten Eden
Put on your work outfit. E.g. dungarees, overalls, helmet, coat, or or or. Can it get dirty?
Today, Tuesday November 26th, 2023 from 8 p.m. with DJane Loru.
3world.de:8002:Garden of Eden

This is from Arcadia transmitting an emergency call. we are providing shelter, food and protection to the survivors that remain, with no risk of infection.holy crap. It's a big lie. You are alone and you will have to fight to survive. Are you prepared for this?

This Comming Sunday I will do a MEMORIAL for DeeJay James Bogbat who passed away on the 17th of November 2024.
James was very loved my many.
His RL wife asked me to take over his DJ sessions on the sundays as he would liked that, and I was very honored and could not resist saying Yes.
My first show on the sunday will be all for James as a Memorial and a Tribute to James.
It will be a very special one with a laugh and tear, but we are going to celebrate his life as good as we can with some dancing ofcourse.
For those who knew him, please you are all very welcome from 6 to 8am with the morning breakfast show at AMV Welcome.

At 11am we have a service at the Memorial region for James as well lead by Cataplexia Numbers.
Come as you are, there is no dresscode, just be yourself as our James was as well.

Taxi hop; hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/AMV%20Welcome/175/178/26

Anniversary Island is still open, the Vesti's Satellite store still have 17 outfits for you to pick up for yourself. The Region will be closed at 9pm Sunday so make sure you get out there before that. hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Anniversary Island

Mystery, the Gateway to your Soul is now Open in the Welcome Area! Here you'll find fine furniture, landscaping, decor and more. The items are made by the owner/creator and they're gorgeous! Stop by today!

WolfTEC Learning Conference 1.0: Digital Frontiers in Virtual World Education
@ Wolf Territories CALL FOR POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS!!!

Our dates have changed to January 11 & 12, 2025. It is a great time for the hypergrid to be waking up to the new year!

We will be hosting a variety of events at a variety of locations designed for educational experiences! We are looking for the following:
- Poster Sessions (templates and assistance provided)
- Speakers (30-45 min) (Assistance with presentation slides and posters provided)
- Interactive workshops (1 - 1.5 hrs) Curriculum and media support, coaching provided, assistance with facilitation provided upon request.

Come share your educational projects and efforts throughout OpenSim!
Contact Xenon Darrow with your information and interest!

The conference starts @ 9 am grid time each morning, with the poster sessions on the first two hours of each morning.

There will be sessions throughout the day, with a 30 min break in between morning and afternoon.

The conference will end each day by 4 pm grid time, following by social / networking hours and/or parties.

Information and presentation forms are at the website:
http://wolftec.wolf-grid.com/

Landmarks and videos are available to review poster setups. Templates and assistance provided.