⭐ EXCELSIOR THEATRE — NOW CASTING DANCERS
Join the Excelsior Stage Company
The Excelsior Theatre is seeking dancers of all styles to join our upcoming virtual‑world productions and special events.

We welcome:

Jazz, contemporary, musical theatre, ballroom, tap, freestyle, and themed‑event dancers

Strong stage presence and expressive movement

Ability to follow choreography and work well in a cast

All genders, body types, and backgrounds

Opportunities include:

Mainstage shows

Special showcases

Seasonal events

Ensemble and featured roles

To Apply:
Contact: Phantazia Serendipity to schedule an audition.

Step into the spotlight at the Excelsior Theatre — where artistry rises ever upward.

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🎭 EXCELSIOR THEATRE — CASTING ACTORS
Seeking Performers for Virtual Stage Productions
The Excelsior Theatre is holding open casting for actors of all experience levels for our upcoming theatrical season.

We’re looking for performers who:

Bring strong character expression and emotional depth

Are comfortable with memorization and direction

Have clear voice projection and stage presence

Work well in a collaborative cast environment

Roles available:

Lead roles

Supporting roles

Ensemble

Cameo and specialty event roles

Note:
All performances in our virtual world are tip‑based.

To Apply:
Contact: Phantazia Serendipity to schedule an audition.

Join us onstage at the Excelsior Theatre — where every story shines.

DJ Naya is gonna kick off your Manic Monday with a bang!

Bringing you the best music she has to offer, DJ Nata know's how to entertain!

all are welcome to come along!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

A Small but Important Update on Textures

Ina Beaumont recently asked if I could include all of the textures with my items, not just the PBR materials, so that people who are not using a PBR-enabled viewer can still enjoy them properly.

I gave this some thought. I had been hoping that most everyone was moving toward PBR-enabled viewers, but Ina made a very good point—not everyone is there yet, and not everyone uses Firestorm.

So, going forward, I will include the complete set of textures that comes with the model, including the traditional textures as well as the PBR materials.

A quick note about texture sizes: please feel free to reduce them to whatever size works best for you. I have experimented with reducing them myself, but on many of the items I find that they become noticeably blurry, so the original size generally gives me the best results.

These are the textures produced with the model pack, and with the number of things I create, I simply don't have the time to resize and test every individual texture before release.

Please resize them as you wish and use whatever gives you the best balance between appearance and performance on your grid.

Thank you, Ina, for bringing this up. It was a good suggestion, and hopefully including everything will make my creations more accessible to everyone. ♥

I have added all the textures to the Hot Damn BBQ (sorry for the return trip to grab them) Also the Butterflies are Near Choker at Monentes Jewelry. Thank you Ina for helping me to realize the obvious, not everyone has or likes PBR!

Two new tools are now available directly from the simulator management page:

💬 Send region message
Send an instant alert to everyone currently connected to the region.

✏️ Rename region
Change the region name directly from ManagerSim. The new name is saved safely in the region configuration and becomes active after the simulator is restarted.

🔒 Both features respect your existing simulator permissions and security rules.

🌐 https://regions.bloodmoonpack.com/ManagerSim/

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🛠️ BloodMoon ManagerSim – Nouvelles fonctionnalités

Deux nouveaux outils sont maintenant disponibles directement depuis la page de gestion du simulateur :

💬 Envoyer un message à la région
Envoyez une alerte instantanée à toutes les personnes actuellement connectées sur la région.

✏️ Renommer la région
Modifiez directement le nom de la région depuis ManagerSim. Le nouveau nom est enregistré de manière sécurisée dans la configuration et devient actif après le redémarrage du simulateur.

🔒 Ces deux fonctions respectent les droits d’accès et les règles de sécurité déjà en place.

🌐 https://regions.bloodmoonpack.com/ManagerSim/

🍻 O’zapft is bei BK-Mode! 🎡💙🤍

Das Oktoberfest hält Einzug in OpenSim – und wer sagt eigentlich, dass man dafür nach München fahren muss? Bei BK-Mode findest du eine Auswahl an schicken Dirndln und zünftigen Trachtenanzügen, perfekt für Wiesn, Festzelt und alles, was nach Brezn, Bier und guter Laune aussieht. 😄

Ob fesches Dirndl oder kerniger Trachtenlook – schmeiß dich in Schale und zeig, was du hast! Denn auf der Wiesn gilt: Wer ohne Tracht kommt, muss wenigstens den Maßkrug stemmen können. 😉🍺 Schau bei BK-Mode vorbei und mach OpenSim ein bisschen bayerischer! 🥨🎉

Graf Wolfram, ein hoher Staatsgast aus einem fernen Land ( SL ) besuchte die Audienz, machte eine Meldung und lud alle Carimaner und Amazonen zu einem Fest der Gaukler in seinem Reich ein.
https://lennardmonday.blogspot.com/2026/09/audienz-journal...

🌴 ANGELUS SL — ANGelus float-Longe-2026 🌴

✨ Découvrez notre nouveau lounge flottant !

🫧 Bulles colorées • Gauche & Droite
💡 Néons • Color Fade
✨ Ambiance plage & Sound FX
👥 Jusqu’à 4 personnes • Compatible NPC

📍 RED-MOON-BEACH

🇫🇷 Venez voir et tester !
Installez-vous, détendez-vous et profitez des bulles colorées, des néons changeants et de l’ambiance plage. 🌴🌊

Test LM: hop://maze.bz:7002/Red-Moon-Beach/246/462/22

🇬🇧 Come visit & try it!
Relax and enjoy the colorful bubbles, changing neon lights and beach ambience. 🌴🌊

🇩🇪 Kommt vorbei und probiert es aus!
Entspannt euch und genießt die farbenfrohen Blasen, wechselnden Neonlichter und die Strandatmosphäre. 🌴🌊

👥 4 Personen • NPC kompatibel

Free Sale LM: hop://maze.bz:7002/Red-Moon-Beach/89/436/22

💀 APOCALYPSE — THE NEW LOCATION 💀

Well… we survived the old place, so naturally we thought “let’s make things worse.” 😂

Welcome to The New Location Apocalypse — where the walls are crumbling, the candles are probably haunted, the furniture has questionable intentions, and somehow the music is still the safest thing in the building. 🖤🤣

This Monday, DJ Minxy & Adrian Moon are taking over the chaos and bringing the light into the darkness — because if the apocalypse is happening anyway, we might as well have a bloody good dance while it does! 🔥🎧

Expect big tunes, bad decisions, questionable dancing, good people and just enough madness to make the end of the world feel like a party. 😈💃🕺

So grab your friends, grab your favourite apocalypse survivor, and come discover our new darker playground…

Same beautiful madness. New location. Bigger chaos. 💀🖤

📅 Monday 14th September
🕛 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 MK3 Grid — Apocalypse
🔗 hop://mk3.org:5002/Apocalypse/181/276/37

DJ Minxy & Adrian Moon
✨ Bringing the light to the chaos. ✨

Come for the music. Stay because you can’t find the exit. 😂💀

🎀 OCTOBER ROSE SPECIAL PARTY 🎀

💗 Together against breast cancer

On Tuesday, October 6, the Event Beach Club on BloodMoon Grid will turn pink for a very special evening dedicated to October Rose.

🎧 DJ CAM will be behind the decks for a night of music, dancing and good vibes — but above all, for a cause that matters. 💕

👚 DRESS CODE: ALL IN PINK! 🩷
Wear pink and come light up the dance floor with us!

🎗️ 100% of all donations received during the event will be donated to RoseUp, an association supporting women affected by cancer and defending their rights.

📅 Tuesday, October 6, 2026
🕣 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM Paris Time
🕦 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM SLT
📍 Event Beach Club – BloodMoon Grid
🎧 DJ CAM

💕 Music • Awareness • Support

🎶 Come dance, have fun, wear pink… and join us for a good cause.

🎀 Together through music, united for a good cause.

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🎀 SOIRÉE SPÉCIALE OCTOBRE ROSE 🎀

💗 Ensemble contre le cancer du sein

Le mardi 6 octobre, l'Event Beach Club sur la grille BloodMoon se mettra en rose pour une soirée très spéciale dédiée à Octobre Rose.

🎧 DJ CAM sera aux platines pour une soirée de musique, de danse et de bonne humeur — mais surtout pour une cause qui nous tient à cœur. 💕

👚 DRESS CODE : TOUS EN ROSE ! 🩷
Portez du rose et venez illuminer le dancefloor avec nous !

🎗️ 100 % des dons reçus durant cette soirée seront intégralement reversés à l'association RoseUp, qui accompagne les femmes touchées par le cancer et défend leurs droits.

📅 Mardi 6 octobre 2026
🕣 20h30 – 23h30, heure de Paris
🕦 11h30 – 14h30 SLT
📍 Event Beach Club – Grille BloodMoon
🎧 DJ CAM

💕 Musique • Sensibilisation • Solidarité

🎶 Venez danser, vous amuser, vous habiller en rose… et surtout vous joindre à nous pour une belle cause.

🎀 Ensemble en musique, unis pour une belle cause.

🎯 Destination Guide — v1.1.0 Update! 🎯

You asked, it's here — full category management, right from the WordPress dashboard. No more editing code to add a new category!

✨ What's new:
🔹 New Categories screen — add, rename, reorder, and delete categories anytime
🔹 Rename a category and every destination using it updates automatically — nothing gets orphaned
🔹 Reorder categories and the in-world tile display follows your order
🔹 Smart cap keeps the category strip from turning into an endless side-scroll
🔹 Upgrading from v1.0.1? Your existing destinations and categories carry over automatically — no data loss

📦 Download:
🔗 https://github.com/mteedev/os-destination-guide-wp-plug-in...

🌐 See it live: https://nerdypappy.com/dest-guide

More control, more flexibility, still a better OpenSim experience. 🧭

Some places are built.
TumbleTwig grew out of an imagination.

What began as a little idea for a world where frogs and fairies might live has slowly become one of my favorite places in 3HG.

Follow the winding paths through the flowers, wander beneath the old trees, peek inside the tiny woodland homes, or simply sit beside the water and listen to the fountains. You never quite know what you might discover around the next bend.

There are Frog Fairies, hidden places, treehouses, lily ponds, curious little creatures and plenty of small details created simply because they made us smile.

And when evening settles over TumbleTwig and the moon rises above the trees, the whole place seems to become just a little more magical.

TumbleTwig is open to the public at 3HG.

Come wander. Explore. Sit awhile.

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:TUMBLETWIG

We are still plugging away at the new Wordpress website. I am kind of enjoying the challenge.

As it stands right now we cant switch until we figure out what we need to do to make sure when we upgrade dreamgrid the changes cant revert back. (any ideas)

On another note, I recently acquired jopensim 4 and joomla 4 that works with php 7. There is now a version being worked on for jopensim that would be compatible with 6. until we can switch to wordpress, i am tempted to see how this goes.

I know there are no security releases for 4 but our current version now has no new ones anyways. and 4 would be the only way to get to the later version of jopensim once its ready.

If we switch to wordpress, i thought it might be cool to add destinations on my website from other grids. Like shopping regions, clubs etc. If you own a grid, let me know your thoughts.

With deep sadness, we say goodbye to one of modern Greece's greatest musical icons. Giorgos Mazonakis brought a unique soul to modern Laïko and captured the spirit of a generation. Our deepest thoughts are with his loved ones during this painful time. Καλό Παράδεισο, Γιώργο. Αιωνία η μνήμη. May your memory be eternal.

Entertain Here! Bring Your Talent!
Come aboard the MS Neverworld Bountiful Moving Event Cruise that now crosses Region borders! DJ's will find a fully equipped booth, Live Singers and Comedy Acts will find a microphone stand, Live Video Feed on the Media screen behind the entertainer to add nice effects or video enhancements! Stream connection provided if needed, or bring your own!
Cruises are announced and posted on Social Media and Gatecrashers.
Come and try it out!
Check our calendar for cruise schedule: https://neverworldgrid.com/event-calendar/ or follow here on OSW!

Khiron Ametza, live from Brasil
Brings you her 80s collection of songs and Some newer ,
Request and dedications

Join her for 1 hour of Music
Everybody is welcome

Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events

💀 APOCALYPSE — THE NEW LOCATION 💀

Well… we survived the old place, so naturally we thought “let’s make things worse.” 😂

Welcome to The New Location Apocalypse — where the walls are crumbling, the candles are probably haunted, the furniture has questionable intentions, and somehow the music is still the safest thing in the building. 🖤🤣

This Monday, DJ Minxy & Adrian Moon are taking over the chaos and bringing the light into the darkness — because if the apocalypse is happening anyway, we might as well have a bloody good dance while it does! 🔥🎧

Expect big tunes, bad decisions, questionable dancing, good people and just enough madness to make the end of the world feel like a party. 😈💃🕺

So grab your friends, grab your favourite apocalypse survivor, and come discover our new darker playground…

Same beautiful madness. New location. Bigger chaos. 💀🖤

📅 Monday 14th September
🕛 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 MK3 Grid — Apocalypse
🔗 hop://mk3.org:5002/Apocalypse/181/276/37

DJ Minxy & Adrian Moon
✨ Bringing the light to the chaos. ✨

Come for the music. Stay because you can’t find the exit. 😂💀

OSFEST 2026 IS ALMOST HERE!
(29 days away)
 
October 12–26, 2026

NOW is the time to PICK YOUR PLACE, START BUILDING, and BOOK YOUR EVENT!

OSFest is created by the OpenSim community, and YOU are what makes it come alive!
🎨 Build an exhibit
🎵 Perform or DJ
🎓 Host a workshop or presentation
🎉 Throw a party or special event
💡 Create something completely unexpected!

We’d love to hear from you. Whether you have a fully developed idea or are just wondering how you can get involved, now is the time to jump in.

ON-GRID EVENTS & PARTICIPATION
Contact:
Rosa Alekseev
FuseShorty (Banker Ibor)
Shelenn Ayres

WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
To volunteer, help coordinate participants on your home grid, or assist with social media promotion, contact: Shelenn Ayres

READY TO BOOK YOUR EVENT:
https://hyperspace.0hubgrid.com/events?source=osfest

DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!
Pick your place. Start building. Plan your event. Bring your imagination.

✨ OSFest 2026 needs YOU! ✨
Let’s fill the festival with creativity, music, art, learning, laughter, and a few surprises nobody saw coming.
LET’S BUILD SOMETHING UNFORGETTABLE TOGETHER!

Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!



Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.

http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

Hot Damn BBQ!! Summer will behind us but your BBQ doesn't have to leave, hell no! Gracie and Dexter's dump is where to find Marianna's Hot Damn BBQ kit, everything you need to get that smokey goodness right down to the flaming charcoal briquette~ At the dump near the flaming dumpster! three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Gracie and Dexter's Community Dump AI critics yes I did exaggerate the ad flames but this baby has flames and hot coals!

Hot Damn BBQ!! Summer will behind us but your BBQ doesn't have to leave, hell no! Gracie and Dexter's dump is where to find Marianna's Hot Damn BBQ kit, everything you need to get that smokey goodness right down to the flaming charcoal briquette~ At the dump near the flaming dumpster! three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Gracie and Dexter's Community Dump AI critics yes I did exaggerate the ad flames but this baby has flames and hot coals!

migration begins! after about a year of running we're making some changes to assetd server. originally it stored assets in ipfs and kept local zstd compressed files on each region server. this burned up alot of drive space and 10 years down the road just isn't sustainable. So I'm getting rid of ipfs and storing all assets in s3 bucket. assetd pulls the assets on request, fixes broken ones if needed. with squid cache between assetd and opensim things are much faster. squid keeps current assets in ram for fast loading and stores less active assets in an optimized file structure. we can adjust the levels to increase ram and drive cache. i'm currently moving 2,583,234 assets into s3 bucket. after that's complete we just need to restart the grid, shouldn't be any downtime during the transfer though. on dev server assets load super fast. so we hope to have a better experience on holoneon grid in the next few days.