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Here's the most recent notice regarding OpensimFest 2022 from the admins on our Discord server, which is our main point of communication for all things OSFest:

"We are in the process of bringing the OSFest2022 grid online with the latest NGC code. This is happening one region at a time while we are testing to be sure everything is working. We will let everyone know when it is ready for access and subdivided parcel location choices and group invites for each.

You can join the OSFest Discord server here: https://discord.gg/wuH93Ugj

You can also see information on the website here: https://www.opensimfest.com/

DJ Rosa's Groovin' Disco party tonite at 6:00!
Where: Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddy's
When: 6:00 tonight
[9 May 2022 18:00 SLT]
Get Funky now! DJ Rosa's Disco Funk party is back! Rosa is the Queen of Disco and has a set of 70's Funky Disco tonite at Hot Daddy's! Where were you in the 70's? At the Disco with Travolta on Saturday nights or maybe you were on the Soul Train with Rick James?? Maybe you weren't even here yet but you mom told you about it! Wherever you were then....be here tonite and party with the Blues Tribe! Put on your polyester bell bottoms, disco dresses or whatever FUNK and DISCO mean to you...or come as you are to be taken back in time to the Disco where the music is hot and the friendships are hotter! That's the way uh huh, uh huh we like it! You will too!
wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddys

DJ CLAN and the CLANETTES! Come on over to CandleDance at 1pm for some great fun, a competition for gloebits and some new eye candy ;) Map us: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:Club Escotia Look for the TP at the landing to CandleDance!

I have been finding beautiful necklaces at Sketchfab! Whenever I find one that I think you will enjoy I will add to my collection! I will add the note indicating such so that you can determine which is Sketchfab! continuum.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

DJ Rosa spins at Rockin' the Blues Beach Party tonight at 6:00 pm!
Where: Wyldwood Bayou Pontchartrain Beach (Rockin' the Blues' Party!)
When: 6:00 Tonight!! [8 May 2022 18:00 SLT]
DJ Rosa is here tonight to take the Pontchartrain Beach stage and spin the blues to ease you out of the last week and into another one! Rosa likes it HOT, HOT, HOT so be prepared for a rockin' evening down at Wyldwood Bayou Grid's very own beach! You love her Disco, Reggae and Latin sets, wait till you hear her Blues!! Dig out the swimwear or come as you are and hang with friends old and new! It's going to be a great night!
wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Pontchartrain Beach

Have u been attacked by Priscilla Kleenex with prim-made penises? Did ur SIM or grid survive? So this 3D sign is for u lol.. Available for FREE and FULL PERM! Enjoy:)
PS. Before someone asks me why a transsexual pic remember the old motto in SL:
"In Second Life, men are women...
women are men...
and children are FBI agents".....

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Hailing from Australia, Holly Giles brings a fresh voice to the live music scene in the virtual worlds! A long time promoter of the musical arts, she further enriches our world with her uniquely moving vocal range and passion. She finds joy in music that is not only felt by the listener but fuels each and every one of her performances. Her genre ranges from classic country and classic rock through to modern pop. Holly Giles is a name AND experience you won't soon forget!

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» Шho: WINTER
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Winter, unlike the season, brings warmth, passion, and a vibrant personality full of humor to the virtual worlds live music environment. He performs professionally in Real Life in countries all over Europe; Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Serbia, and Hungary.

This powerful Singer/songwriter/musician performs a high energy, rock, blues rock and classic rock guitar show covering tunes from Elvis and the Beetles to Bon Jovi, White Snake, Aerosmith, Gun and Roses all the way to Metallica!

Time and time again I am mislabeled as a furry in regions that only allow humans. on the other side I am mislabeled a human in regions that only allow furries.
I am in fact a neko, a human/animal hybrid. I look like a human mostly but with catlike features. I have spots, cat ears and a tail. I have been a virtual neko for 15 years and nothing anyone can say will change what and who I am.
all I am asking for is the difference to be noted. I am not human, this is true. but I am also not a furry.

Its Mothers Day, So here is my Ha'Tak Motheship its 256 meters in length and built with Prims and some mesh.
Interior is complete, This ship is part of the Star Gate region in Galaxy Warz Grid. More ships and builds coming soon.

I THOUGHT that I had found it! The PERFECT nude beach in opensim. Okay, not PERFECT maybe, but close enough to DO, with a few tweaks here and there that I thought the owner could do quickly and easily. And GLADLY, in that they would improve the experience for ALL users.



My requirements for the perfect nude beach are simple and few.
1> clothing optional. While I'm perfectly happy nude, I realize SOME people are NOT, and I would like a beach that is inviting to as many people as possible. Opensim IS a social experience after all, and it's difficult being SOCIAL while sitting alone on a deserted beach. I can do THAT at home!

2> Attractively decorated. Being a HOPELESS landscaper myself, this is important to me. I want to be in pleasant, realistic, IMMERSIVE surroundings. I want to FEEL like I'm sitting on a sunny, windswept beach, with the sound of waves breaking on the shore when possible.

3> Human only. Call me a hater if you like, but this is simply an extension of my IMMERSIVE requirement. I have nothing against non-human appearing av's, or those who choose to play them. I count them among my friends in probably a similar proportion as they exist in the general opensim population. But they DON'T EXIST in reality! So that pretty much conflicts with a realistic environment. And YES!! I realize this contradicts my desire for a sim that appeals to as many AVs as possible, but SOMETIMES you just have to make some hard CHOICES.

4> Adult only. This one I think should go without saying, but sadly it can't. I'm no lawyer, not even an RP one in world. But I live in the U.S.A. And here, to the best of my understanding, I'm committing a felony by even VIEWING a DEPICTION of a naked minor. It makes NO difference whether or NOT they are engaged in sexual behavior. It makes NO difference if it's actually 2 70 year old guys 'expressing themselves' or 're-living their childhood' by going at it. It makes NO difference if I AGREE with the law or not. I really don't believe the FBI is going to track me down and prosecute me for being on a sim with a naked child-like av, but what, on the other hand, do I stand to GAIN even if they DON'T?

5 Activities. Chat is great, but at this point in time, even the BUSIEST regions in opensim are going to have considerable periods when NO ONE but you is there. And nude regions are, and probably always will be, FAR from the busiest sims. So having things to do when you are alone there is important. Often I spend such times multi-tasking, working on something in RL while in OS too, but if one is not paying attention, this makes you just another AFK avatar, something that OS is TOO full of already. Plus it's fun to have some joint activity (beyond sex!) when other AvS are there. Activities also tend to hold visiting AVs in the region somewhat longer, thus increasing the likelihood of AVs meeting up there.

5 Listed in OSW Okay I KNOW some people have issues with the OSW way of doing things. But, like it or not, it has the largest audience of opensim users I know of. And this is important in that virtually all nude beach sims are going to start out having VERY few visitors. To have traffic there, one will have to build it up and the best way to DO that is for AVs to see that there's OTHER avs already there. OSW is ideal for that. They say that misery loves company, well so do opensim avs!! Aside, of course, from the lonely builders lost in the joys of construction on their own sims!!

This isn't an exhaustive list of desirable features and isn't meant to be. There are others. And there are CERTAINLY many factors that can make for a toxic environment notwithstanding the presence of these GOOD ones. But by and large, I think this is a good baseline of REQUIRED features in my search. But even these aren't immutable though. If you are dealing with an amiable sim owner who is open to suggestions on how to improve their sim and make it provide a better user experience, many negatives can be turned totally around.

But then again, sometimes NOT! And this is where the latest subject of my search sadly falls short. Cayo SW in the Alternate Metaverse Grid is a beautiful sim with MUCH to offer everyone but especially nudists. It has a large clothing optional area and is beautifully landscaped with wide white sandy beaches. It has what appear to be setups for holding live events(nakie beach parties, anyone?) and activities galore!! Dune buggies, a really fun balloon ride, water slides and surfing. Well... sorta, anyway. It's THERE, in part. Surfboards that appear to work, but no WAVE to ride.

On the few occasions in the past when I have brought some issue to sim owners' attention, they have always been appreciative for the information and quickly resolved it. Which makes sense. Often user feedback is the only way an owner CAN learn of a problem. The owner in this case was very friendly and we had a pleasant chat. To be fair, she never SAID, in so many words, that the surfing would be fixed, but what she DID say led me to believe it would be. My bad I guess, since several days have passed now and nothing has changed. It's really not about the surfing itself. That would be a PLUS for the region, but it's not a make-or-break issue for me. However I think it DOES reflect on a sim owner's attention to their regions. If an owner isn't willing to do the small things that MIGHT turn what APPEARS to be a dead sim (in all my visits I've yet to see anyone there other than friends I have urged to visit) into one that might generate some traffic for the grid, then why should I spend MY time on it?

There are other issues as well. Such as having a landing zone that drops you out in the middle of the ocean, a LONG way from anything that matters and no signs POINTING you to them. AND a water front that suddenly drops from @19m to @5 as soon as you step into the water. It's like 'watch out for that FIRST STEP!!!' This can make swimming and surfing (assuming it ever iS working again) awkward at best. Minor things, true and easily corrected. But seeing how my request for having the surfing fixed was received, I've felt disinclined to even ASK about anything else!! All in all it's a lovely sim with GREAT potential; it's just a shame it doesn't receive the love it deserves.

As or me, the search continues!!