SL Grand Tour Starts Valentines Day

by Alphaville Herald on 12/02/09 at 7:11 am

Group overcoming negative feelings from OpenSpace Sim change

by Rose Springvale

The Grand Tour Planning Committee is pleased to announce our secondGrand Tour on Saturday, February 14, 2009 beginning at 8:30 am SL time. TheGrand Tour was created last fall by a group of citizens who wanted toovercome the negative feelings generated by the change in open spaces. The mission, as stated by founder Fogwoman Gray, founder: "To bring allour nations and groups together to demonstrate why we stay, and what isimportant."                             

Thetour has grown to 19 venues over 2 days and ranges in activities fromFormal balls to "tiny" readings. Poppet McGimsie chairs The Grand TourII.    Please contact Rose Springvale, rose.springvale@gmail.com, or Rose  Springvale or Poppet McGimsie in world for more information.

The complete schedule follows. [all times are SLT]

8:30 AM  –  Neufreistadt/ Alpine Meadow Skiparty  and apres ski with "The Professor." Bring skis or you can getthem here. The Professor will warm up the dance floor in the Old Bowltheater starting at 8:45, and you can tour the new exhibit "romantic"in the Monastery! Three events in one!
Hosted by: The Confederation of Democratic Sims, jamie Palisades, Chancellor, Rose Springvale, Public Information Officer
Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alpine%20Meadow/51/5/160

10:00 AM   — Wind in the Willows Listening Party, come as a tiny!  Big People welcome.
Tinyville Library, Caledon Tanglewood
Location:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Hosted by:  J.J. Drinkwater

11:00AM  — ValenTiny's Day Ball in the Streets of TinyTown and at FogwomanGrey and Vivito Volare's Toad Hall estate. Come explore the Mole Hole,Toad Hall, Rat's Boat Dock and Dance in the streets or in MissDiscovolante's Chocolate Box Ballroom to the big sound of Radio Riel. Tiny kissing booth, gifties, music and more.
Location:  
Hosted by:  Martini Discovolante

12:00 PM  — Offerings to Aphrodite and  Inaugural Ball for the CDS sims.
Lovelife not what you want, or you are happy and want to keep it that way? Better pay homage to the Goddess of Love!  DJ Skua Brown will play"Roman Valentine"music and we'll honor our new CDS administration andVisiting Dignitaries.
Location:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Colonia%20Nova/67/197/43
Hosted by: The Confederation of Democratic Sims, jamie Palisades, Chancellor, Rose Springvale, Public Information Officer,

1:30 PM — Sweetheart Ball, Please come dance in our re-openedGrand Pavilion, situated on the water with beautiful views of ourlovely Oneiros, DJed by Lorelei Saintlouis.
Location:
Hosted by: ha Tenk, Mar Mathy, Poppet McGimsie, Sheilah Flatley

2:30 PM –  Horseriding Love Token Trek on Artis Natur: Ridearound Artis Natur. Hunt out small love tokens and spell a word for asmall prize.  Free rental horses available, or bring your own.
Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Revelations/124/168/29
Hosted by: sachi Vixen, Alicia Cyr, Freyja Nemeth

3:30 PM  — Love's Blossom Ball…dancing amongst the falling petals…prizes to be awarded every 15-20 minutes :)
Location:
Hosted by:  Fatima Ur

5:00 PM — Giverny Grand Opening:  Music by Soliel Snook, Dancing, Treasure Hunt
Location:
Hosted by: Soliel Snook and Kaye Robbiani

6:30 — The 2009 A Valentine to Remember Ball, Music by the Amazing DJ Bats, Sponsored by
House of RFryre, The Curious Seamstress, Hatpins
Location:
Hosted by: Breezy Carver, SKusting Dagger

9:00PM  — "Jazz for Lovers" Dance – Romantic Jazz standards in honor ofValentine's Day at Radio Riel's new speakeasy venue in New Toulouse
La Sorciere Blanche, New Toulouse
Location
Hosted by:  Gabrielle Riel

11:00PM  — Steeltopia's Coal Power Plant:  Coal Fusion, Industrial and avariety of goth and electronics tunes will be placed, high energy.
Location
Hosted by: SteelCobra Calamari


 SUNDAY Feb 15 
 

10:00 AM — "romantic", a surprise exhibit at the Alpine Meadow Monastery.  Guided tours of the Exhibit and the Monastery!
Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alpine%20Meadow/181/83/102
Hosted by: Arria Perreault, Ulysse Alexander

11:00 AM — Grand Ball dedicated to Venus  <<dancing and food with a ROMAn flair>>
Location:
Hosted by: Melanippe Karas, Ludovik Cazenove, Angelia Rees, MajorMatt Matfield

12:00 PM — Raglanshire Valentines Weekend Concert & Partywith Live musician Dadreena Jewel performing classic standards followedby Wrap up of Valentines Weekend Party with DJ'ed music to dance andsocialize too!
Location
Hosted by: Zayn Till, Alolalani Heron, Karmagirl Avro

1:30 PM  — Valentine Blues with Clair Drival
Comemeet who everyone's been talking about – Clairede Dirval – a womanwho's voice you will fall in love with… her beautiful voice sings toyour heart and soul.  If you love Janice Joplin, Melissa Etheridge,Tracy Chapman and Cher, ~ you'll fall in love with Clairede's voice!Singing everyone's favorites & her own songs on her AcousticGuitar, she will spellbind you with her voice & range!
Location:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nantucket/34/121/22
Hosted by: Becca Horsforth, Lizzo Dreamscape

 
3:00PM — "Welcome to Edison" Dance – Late 19th Century/Early 20th Centurymusic in a ballroom situated high over Edison Hypatia
The Panorama Pavillion Ballroom, Edison Hypatia
Location:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edison%20Hypatia/138/178/96
Hosted by:  Gabrielle Riel

 
4:00 PM  — Dance in Penzance, sponsored by the First Churchof Rosedale, featuring a live music performance by Kaklick Martin. (Nodress code, and no dance cards)
Location:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Penzance/195/223/23
Hosted by: Samantha Poindexter

5:30 PM — Gaslamp Elegance Formal Ball
 Steelhead Hotel & Ballroom, Steelhead City
 Location:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/70/143/25
 Hosted by: Annechen Lowey

7:00 – 8:30 PM  — Love Stinks Party:  A Post-Valentine's Day Party, Sponsored by The Justice League Unlimited
Location:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead%20Port%20Harbor/214/47/26
Hosted by: Maverick Grunfeld, Samantha Lowell

2 Responses to “SL Grand Tour Starts Valentines Day”

  1. Wise old man

    Feb 13th, 2009

    Beware the Bearman! He strikes without warning!

  2. Marine Sniper

    Feb 14th, 2009

    Oh Apeolona will you be my Valentine? But I am sure you would just slap a AR on me because thats all you and Road Map and Unemployed Actor know how to do.

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