OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of one of our long time grid members Trizzy Hunter. All of us at Virtual Beach are devastated and sadden by this news, please bare with us while we grieve.

If you knew Trizzy or visited one of her many regions, you knew how much work she put into them. She took time to create stores and such for all to love. Trizzy was a great friend to all who knew her as well as helping someone in world when they needed it. She helped me a lot when i messed up my terrain or needed something in world. She will be truly missed.

Trizzy's memory will live on forever at Virtual Beach, please continue to honor her legacy by visiting one of her many regions listed below that is open all year long.

RRD Fashion Exclusives
Christmas Dreams
Dagger's Edge
Rayvn's Roost Concourse
Spooktacular Wood

After the New Year a memorial will be held in world starting at the cemetery and ending at daggers edge for a dance party to remember and honor her legacy. Date and details to be announced soon.

Live from Rockin' The Blues! It's Saturday Night with DJ Kith! 6-8PM
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins: 2024-12-28 18:00 SLT
Added by: Kith Whitehawk✦
Details:
It's our new schedule and Blues master DJ Kith takes over our Saturday Night Blues Party!! DJ Kith is gonna ROCK OUR HOUSE with the most exciting blues anywhere!! Kith's sets are guaranteed to be fresh and full of surprises, so if you like your blues with an edge... Grab a friend and hop the first gator down to Rockin' the Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid! This party will be full of fun, friendship and awesome blues tunes!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

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

Join us at 5 pm grid time for an hour of great fun with a live performance from Steven Strikker.
The Piazza, where great fun and good friends come together.
Drop this link into your map;
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

Join us at the Trianon's Ballroom for the 2nd annual Black & White Ball.. Ring in the New Years with Essensual playing some of the Best Love Songs
Gents wear Black Tun and Ladies in White Gowns.
December 31st 1:00pm
hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Trianon Complex Click The Ballroom TP Board. Dress Code FORMAL
GROUP ACCESS ONLY Group tags given in Landing room.

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!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opensimcommunity/permalink...

UPDATE: OSW did something to my link. Use the link below to copy/paste into the browser to see the page.

Hey graphic artists out there ...what is this effect called?

sites.google.com/affordable-green.us/msdesigner/home

Designer used to provide it, but they took it out.. I am looking for a a free or nearly free replacement, where I can drop images in and it does this.

Calling all Community's on Opensim - If you would like to put a Romantic Story, Advertisement, Event Happening on your Region for Valentines in the " Bla Bla Bla Magazine" - I would like you to contact me on here to get an Article from you to publish in February's Issue - By January 13th.. Thank You

- To see the LATEST Issue goto: https://alternatemetaverse.com/blabla/#mybook/
(to see older Issues - Click on the drop down tab above the Magazine)

The Bla Bla Bla Magazine is based on the Alternate Metaverse Grid and is open to sharing OPENSIM Articles.

The Japanese Home with Garden build is complete now and going through final testing. Every surface has both PBR and standard textures, including the prim water with movement. This has been a fun project and I'm excited to release it at the store soon.

Marianna of Monets jewlery wanted to honor Trizzys legacy by creating a PBR Pendant for all of her friends and everyone to enjoy.

You can pick it up at grid.myvirtualbeach.com:8002:Rayvn's Roost Concourse

Join us at the Piazza at 3 pm grid time, for a couple of hours of fun and music while Rockin' Robert spins the tunes for us via his radio station Wax Radio.
The Piazza, where good friends and great music always come together.
bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

Hey guys...what is this effect called?
https://sites.google.com/affordable-green.us/msdesigner/ho...

Designer used to provide it, but they took it out.. I am looking for a a free or nearly free replacement, where I can drop images in and it does this.

The champions of the Show Globe Contest have been announced! Congratulations to the winners:

1st Place: Lauren Taylor
2nd Place: Galadriel Daines
3rd Place: Pixey Dee

Winners, please collect your prizes and trophies as soon as possible. And don't forget about our Christmas Day celebration today - there will be music, dancing, skating, sledding, and more with DJ Esse! It's sure to be a winter wonderland of Christmas dreams. 1pm on hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Christmas
No Dress Code

Does anyone know if there are places or clubs where modern dance electronic music like trance or minimal techno or phonk is played? And are there people who like this direction? Like it if you like it. I wonder how many of us there are, heheheh.

Freitag 27.12.2024
Rock-House
mit DJ Anachron
Beginn 20:00 Uhr
Zwischen den Jahren
(Wunschkonzert)
Ende wie immer um Mitternacht
Friday December 27th, 2024
Rock-House
with DJ Anachron
Starts at 8:00 p.m.
Between the years
(request concert)
Ends as always at midnight

Lynnestra Parker & On The Rocks present TGI Thursday!

Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Pacific time

DJ Maldrul will be playing a mix of classic and contemporary Rock & Roll and his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Come check out Rocky Shores where you can dance, surf, play Greedy, hang out and explore!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Airmid/478/97/23

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

Join us on 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!

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.

As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, imagine yourself holding a fresh, blank novel with 365 pages—each day a new opportunity to craft your story. This is your book, your chance to pen a tale that reflects your dreams, challenges, and triumphs. What will this year’s story be? Will it be filled with courage, laughter, resilience, or love? Will it show growth, learning, and moments of joy? Each sunrise offers a clean slate to write something meaningful, something that adds to the legacy of your life.

Make this your year to live vividly and authentically, one page at a time.
📖💗📖

Best wishes for an excellent New Year! 2025!

Here are 8 more complete heads, merry christmas to all of you from Sciattisi Grid. Now the holidays start and I will take a little break like all of you, but I will finish all 54 heads as soon as possible

hop://sciattisigrid.it:8002/SciattiShopClothes/61/159/23

This Christmas, H&G is spreading holiday cheer with an array of exciting upgrades. While preserving beloved elements of the bullet homes, an entirely new Ubode Tested Homes region is in the works. But the improvements don't stop there - H&G Furniture is also undergoing a fresh new look. Both the homes and furniture updates are in progress, and will soon stand alongside the existing Homes and Gardens Regions, ushering in a Christmas filled with hope and renewal. Watch in the NEW Year For notices.

Blessed Yuletide from The Starchilds!
Let this be my gift and Blessing to you: 'May, when give the choice, you always choose kindness. For you are all Children of the Earth and Starry Heavy, but your race is of Heaven Alone'.
For it's when the choice is the hardest to make, that becomes the most meaningful. May, when blame, when criticism, when frustration are the easy paths, you still make the hardest choice to be kind. For in this dwells a great Mystery of the quality of humankind.
As Miradola portrayed:
'We have given thee, Adam, no fixed seat, no form of thy very own, no gift peculiarly thine, that thou mayest feel as thine own, have as thine own, possess as thine own the seat, the form, the gifts which thou thyself shalt desire. A limited nature in other creatures is confined within the laws written down by us. In conformity with thy free judgment, in whose hands I have place thee, thou art confined by no bound; and thou wilt fix limits of nature for thyself. I have placed thee at the centre of the world. Neither heavenly nor earthly, neither mortal nor immortal have we made thee. Thou, like a judge appointed for being honourable, art the moulder and maker of thyself; thou mayest sculpt thyself into whatever shape thou dost prefer. Thou canst grow downward into the lower natures which are brutes. Thou canst again grow upward from thy soul's reason into the higher natures which are divine'.
Bright Blessing!

Merry Christmas, dear friends! From the sparkling world of Vesti, we send our warmest wishes. Indulge in the beauty of Simona/Athena and Xara/LaraX, where bodies come alive. Steer clear of imitations - only the original will do justice to your radiance. hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Vesti

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