This is an ALL-AGES / Teen Friendly event!

As well as being a talented musician, Hazideon is also a first class organic sculptor and a machinima performer!

Check out the video for his original song, “Lucky Stars”

We’re looking forward to seeing you at the show, come early and stay late for free bowling and arcade games!

The main sims of the Chilbo Community have a G maturity rating and residents of ALL AGES are welcomed to all our events and attractions, and as residents too!

*Follow up*

Hazideon put on an amazing concert for a great crowd of music lovers and bowlers too!

We’d like to thank everyone that came out and hope to see you next week for the wonderful Starflower Orbit!

The Chilbo Community held our first Town Hall Meeting for the year on Saturday January 8th.

Led by Kristine Kristan, members in attendance were Memorial Dae, Corcosman Voom, Bacon Hellershanks, Chibi Lexenstar, MS Hawker, Corky Myrtle, Maddog Easterling, Chimera Cosmos, Fleep Tuque, Polenth Yue, Mal Burns, and Ania Sapphire

We welcomed Corky and Chimera to their first Town Hall meeting. And later, new resident Ania Sapphire arrived as well.

Update on Land/Rentals

The new rental system is finally in place and the changeover went very smoothly. We did lose some residents due to the price changes, which was expected, but happily most folks understood the need for the change and chose to stay. We also already have new members and tenants. Kristine stated that the little bit of increased investment will hopefully keep members active in SL and the community. Big thank you to our commercial director Chibi Lexenstar and residential Director Maddog Easterling who worked so hard in the weeks leading up to the changeover to implement new move-in procedures and guides and also setting up the new Chilbo Rental and Real Estate office, a central location for the rental vendors as well as info on tier donation and private rentals and land sales.

Rental and Real Estate Office in Chilbo

One of the changes that came with the new rental system was the introduction of street names and addresses for those properties. This makes it easier to group nearby spots and locations. Some names are based on actual location (i.e., South Sandbox Way) and some are nods to our founders (Fleep Street, Cosimo Ave) . The main Linden roads that run thru the sims remain Route 9 and Route 10.

Map with Street Names 2011

Copies of the map are available at Town Hall, and the Chilbo Department of Public Works.

We’ll be taking suggestions for other street names in the future!

Looking Ahead for 2011 – What should Chilbo’s Theme be for this year?

What do you want for Chilbo, how can you help it get there? 2009 was a year of growth, 2010 was a year of outreach and partnership. Circumstances toward the end of 2010 began a period of contraction for the community in square meters but saw increased commitment from the core group of members both longtime and new.  The Theme of  “Sustainability” was suggested for 2011. Kristine Kristan hopes for a strengthening of the core of the community both in membership and geographically.[Planning a whole blog post devoted to that in the near future--kk]. Fleep also spoke about sustaining the community across the Metaverse/OpenSim by providing a Chilbo “starter sim” OAR file with opensource resources that anyone can load into their own or self-managed opensim install, and is building it out on Fleepgrid if anyone is interested in contributing.

Corcosman suggested folks put their suggestions for goals for 2011 on a notecard and submit to Kristine, which was agreed upon. It would be great if community members could format their card with not just suggestions for goals, but what plan or even what they need to accomplish them i.e., “I want Chilbo to become a more active community! To help accomplish this I’d like to learn how to host my own events.”

Kristine Kristan stated that her personal goals are to encourage a more active membership and mentorship, and also to stabilize tier to the point that we can reclaim the abandoned and “effectively abandoned” parcels in Chilbo and Madhupak.

Partial view of map showing abandoned parcels as well as parcels currently available for tier donation

Speaking of abandoned parcels, Fleep will be petitioning for the former Pyle and Assoc. property in Chilbo proper. While we are currently in “downsize mode”  the plot  was originally a community-owned parcel in addition to being both a prime location and having historic and sentimental value,  so it was agreed that Fleep should go ahead and petition to reclaim.

RP in Chilbo?

Members of the nearby community of Norcrest have visited Chilbo and met with Kristine, Chilbi and some other residents. Norcrest is an urban themed Role Play group and have various police and emergency services. There is a 911 call box currently placed at Town Hall Plaza (by the atms) that will contact their dispatch and be responded to in-character.

911 call-box near Town Hall

It was easily decided that it is a good idea for Chilbo to be RP-friendly, but to maintain some guidelines to limit disruption and to clarify that engaging is “Opt-in” so that community members don’t feel compelled to participate (as opposed to full RP sims where being in character is the default and sometimes even required).  Plans are to get with the Norcrest folks and perhaps plan some sort of ‘event’ that could include the RP aspect.

The Meeting concluded with a few announcements:

New Commercial Spaces at Chilbo Outdoor Market

Commercial Director Chibi Lexenstar installed two outdoor markets on Route 10 in Mangyeong and Kuwol that feature adorable market cart spaces for just 75L a week for 25 prims. Perfect for those looking for an outpost or not ready for a full size shop.

Street Dance Event

On Wednesday, January 19, from 10am-12pmSLT, we’ll be hosting a street dance on the street between Germelshausen and Mad Wax. The event will showcase artists from an indie label from Northern Ireland called Stampgevaard Digital. They’ll play mostly house/trance/dance music and will be selling songs and compilations. part of the proceeds from this event will go back to the community!

Community Partner Boards at Town Hall

The old Town Hall Plaza had quite an array of various info boards and kiosks and we wanted to have a space where community members and community partners such as Malburns and Tara Yeats’ Metaverse Week in Review can share information. Installed outside between the east entrance to Town Hall and the Chilbo Road Press building are new panels where info-giving posters can be placed.

Both short term events ads and general info can be posted by any community member.  Anyone needing help or an info-giver poster blank object, just contact Kristine.

- Photo exhibition of Mentawai and Mt. Merapi, Indonesia
- Video play of Mt. Merapi
- Merchandise bazaar
- Cultural event

Mount Merapi is an active volcano located in a densely populated area in central java – Indonesia.

More than 100 people have been killed in it’s latest eruption (Oct 2010 – today Nov 2010.
The eruption is still going on as we are creating this event).

An estimated 300.000 residents have been evacuated from the area.

“Pray for Indonesia” was a TT on Twitter. The logo has been used widely on Facebook, and now it’s our turn to help raise donations to the victims here in Second Life.

All the money from this event will be donated to the victims of tsunami on Mentawai and Mt. Merapi eruption.

This event was completely and wonderfully organized by new Chilbo members: Lala Rembrandt, Marcel Mosswood, frencisca Tamelyn, mella Ashland, waway Sakazov, wietski Iskirra & Ines Onega with the help and support of the SLED Indonesia group and the Chilbo Community.

Visit us at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Madhupak/244/196/88 from Nov 10 to the 17th to donate to help those in need due to these disasters.

The week has gone by with a blink of an eye! Today, Chilbo celebrates the closing of the Summer Faire with a Main Street Parade on Route 10 and a Fund-Raising Block Party at the Community Sandbox in Madhupak immediately following. The Main Street Parade will feature distinguished members of the Chilbo community, as well as participants from the Community Showcase.

Scheduled Line Up:

Yokohama Marching Band
Fleep Tuque - Chilbo Community Building Project & Second Life Community Convention
Memorial Dae – Noru Sim, Parade Grand Marshall
Monarchy Republic & Alleara Snoodle – Homecoming Queen, Madhupak Sim
Kristine Kristan – Madhupak Sim, Mad Wax Records, K2 Gallery
Corcosman Voom – Chilbo Sim, Corcosmia Gallery
Calissa Leclerc – Kuwol Sim
Maggie Larimore - Soyeonpyeongdo Sim, Azire, Greater Chilbo Zoo
The Lyrical Poets Cafe
Leah Shim – NCI Building Blitz Winner
RacerX Gullwing & the Snail Racing Community

The parade starts around 10am slt on Route 10 and ends with a party in Madhupak. Festivities will run until 12noon.

In partnership with Operation Squeegee, Chilbo will host an Faire-Well Fund-Raising Block Party to help raise funds towards clean up efforts in the Gulf Coast. The Party starts immediately after the parade. Donation buckets have been set up at the entrance of the party tent. Please feel free to invite your friends as we celebrate the end of a wonderful week in Chilbo!

To watch the parade, viewers can head over to the Chilbo Town Hall and walk out onto Route 10. The parade route runs from Mangyeong to Mindulle.

Chilbo Town Hall: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/112/230/121

Faire-Well Block Party Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/122/239/90

All right snail racing fans! It’s time to come out of your shells! RacerX Gullwing’s famous Giant Snail Race will be happening live right here in town. From 11am-12pm, Chilbo, Madhupak and Kuwol will be transformed into an out-and-back race course full of snails, slugging it out for first place in the 3-sim road race. Winner gets bragging rights. Loser gets served with garlic and parsley. (Kidding!) Just watch out for the giant yellow mushrooms on the road!

Want to join in on the action? Head to the Giant Snail Race showcase and pick up your free gastropod gear!

Starting/Ending location:

Community Showcase Area: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kuwol/14/81/89

Some choice viewing areas:

Chilbo Town Hall (and along Route 10): http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/115/182/118

Mad Wax: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/39/218/97

Germelhausen Coffeehouse & Bakery: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/25/221/97

Madhupak Community Sandbox: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/125/220/89

K2 Gallery: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/184/210/91

TT Sports have set up a volleyball and basketball court for the duration of the Summer Faire. There’s also a bumper car track set up nearby to get your road rage out, so grab your buddies and get physical!

General Sports Area: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/228/213/90

If you’d rather enjoy the calm ocean breeze, the East River Community will be hosting free sailing classes throughout the day from 9am – 8pm. Just head over to their Community Showcase to pick up your free boat and gear, and a LM to the sailing location.

Community Showcase Area: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kuwol/14/99/94

Tonight, there will be a live performance at the Storytellers Stage by Kikas & Marmaduke, also brought to you by the lovely folks of East River. Show starts at 7pm.

Storytellers Stage: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/82/53/103

Looking for something a little less strenuous? Then exercise your right to vote for your favorite photo taken in the Chilbo area. The Beauty in Chilbo Photography Contest brings a new opportunity to see Chilbo through residents’ unique lens. Voting ends tonight at 9pm, so on over to the Photo Contest Area and click on the most artistic photo. Top three winners receive a prize.

Photo Contest  Area: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kuwol/21/234/110

The scheduled line-up:

2:00pm    Opening with Kristine Kristan
2:15pm    Hazideon Zarco
3:00pm    Escape Unplugged
3:15pm    Beth Odets
4:00pm    Matthew Perreault
4:45pm    Crap Mariner
5:00pm    Starflower Orbit
5:45pm    Chibi Lexenstar
6:00pm    strum Diesel
6:45pm    Mary Wickentower
7:00pm    LANCE Rembrandt
7:45pm    Winston Dufaux

Storytellers Stage Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/78/42/103

Time flies when you’re having fun! We’ve got plenty more events and activities through Sunday, so stop on by!

Today, the awesome NCI crew will be hosting a toob race over at the Noru fairgrounds at 11:30am-12:30pm. Challenge your digital dexterity by racing through a sky course while fighting lag!

Tonight, Eternity Sims will host a 3-hour event. The joust will run from 6pm-8pm. Everyone is welcome to participate or spectate. Eternity members will roleplay the joust as they would on their home SIM of Eternity. They will be in full attire and be on hand answer any questions on jousting, combat in general and RP in a medieval Celtic community.

After the joust a beginners joust class will be hosted by Eternity. This will be open to anyone interested in learning more about jousting. This class will begin at approximately 8pm. Visit the Eternity Medieval Market to pick up your free horse and joust for the class, then head on over to the Noru Fairground to get your jousting on!

Eternity Medieval Market:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tir%20na%20Lor/191/192/25

Noru Fairground:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Noru/100/18/138

For a full schedule of events at the Chilbo Summer Faire, click here.

Got some postcards to share with us? Send it over (chibilexenstar [at] gmail [dot] com) and we’ll post it here!