Catena di isole the new Con.tin.u.um welcome - The freebie stores have been filled, Virtual Grind coffee shop opened if you haven't stopped by to see our new welcome please do. We look forward to seeing you. continuum.outworldz.net:8002:Catena di isole

João Frazão Live Show and dance with DJ Arianna Nighfire on Craft-World
Where: craft-world.org:8002:GavezDois
When: 30 May 2022 13:00 SLT

GavezDois: Live Show and Dance

Tonight show with João Frazão, followed by music with DJ Arianna! And new art installations by Velazquez Bonneto, with interactive art so people can change the look however they want.

At 1:00 PM PST: Live Show with Joao Frazao
At 2:00 PM PST: Dance with DJ Arianna Night-fire

Live from Rockin' the blues! It's Saturday night with DJ KITH! 7:30!
Where: Rockin' The Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
When: 7:30 pm
It's Saturday Night and DJ Kith has a hella good "KICK ASS" set for ya tonite and he is wound up like a spring and ready to ROCK OUR HOUSE with the most exciting blues anywhere!! Calling all band members, piano dancers and TRIBE to party till the cows come home! You KNOW you wanna and we wanna too!! Grab a friend or enemy and hop the first gator down to Rockin' the Blues! It's Party time!! Fun, friends and ohhhh sooo awesome Blues!!
wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

DJ Riker's Saturday Blues Showcase at Rockin' the Blues tonight at 6:00PM!
Where: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
When: Preset starts NOW!! Let's get this party started!! [28 May 2022 18:00 SLT]
DJ Riker spins the blues...all the blues, all the time! Original blues artists....blues covers...."Out of the box" blues! Old blues, new blues and blues you didn't even know were blues!! Riker loves to pull tunes out of his magic box of blues and does he ever have a big box of them! Totally awesome, totally unexpected..totally Blues!!! Join us tonite as Riker Starts your Saturday night with a BANG!! DJ Kith follows at 7:30!
wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

DJ Ray Spins Your Blues at Rockin' The Blues Tonight at 7:30PM (SLT)!!
Where: Rockin' The Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
When: 7:30 pm grid time
DJ Ray takes the stage tonight at Rockin' the Blues tonight, and he has created an outstanding set of Blues Tunes for us to enjoy!! Ray is a very versatile DJ and loves to entertain!! He will have us dancin' and rockin' the night away, so you don't want to miss this amazing event!! RUN to Rockin' the Blues on the Wyldwood Bayou Grid for an evening of fun you will not soon forget!
wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

◂◄◀ TEMPTING TUESDAY ▶►▸
» FEATURING
» Шhen: ❈ ∵∴1:00p ∵∴ ❈ DJEMBE DRAGONFIRE
» Шhere: ✫ INTERLUDE @ ARIA - NEW HOPE GRID✫
» Шhat: • LIVE VOCALIST •
» Dress: ❈ ∵∴ Chic/Casual ∵∴ ❈
◂◄◀ MAP ▶►▸ login.newhopegrid.com:8002:Aria
◂◄◀ LISTEN to DJEMBE ▶►▸ https://soundcloud.com/user-374389443

João Frazão Live Show and dance with DJ Arianna Nighfire on Craft-World
Where: craft-world.org:8002:GavezDois
When: 23 May 2022 13:00 SLT
GavezDois: Live Show and Dance

Tonight

At 1:00 PM PST: Live Show with Joao Frazao
At 2:00 PM PST: Dance with DJ Arianna Night-fire

DJ Purrfectt Cat Rocks The Ruins Monday Night 5-7Pm May 25th
If you love ROCK MUSIC, then THE RUINS is The Place To Be.
DJ PURRRFECTT CATT will be rocking the joint with her amazing mix of CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC from 5pm till 7pm. Purrrfectt DJ and perfect outdoor venue, so come on over and party with some like minded friendly folk who REALLY know how to have fun!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Avalon/216/185/24

There are so many ways to represent yourself and your grid at OpensimFest. Get a free parcel and exhibit. Sign up to be a 'music maker - your own singing, or as a DJ. Or simply be a Greeter. For one hour, you're the fist person people meet on the festival grid, it's a chance to make new friends, and to support our diverse community, Will you be a part of something positive?

LGBT community-building is a counterweight to hetero-sexism, homophobia, bi-phobia, trans-phobia, sexual-ism, and conformist pressures that exist in the larger society and are carried over into Open Sim.

How will we do that exactly? For one, identify and promote places that celebrate pride, diversity, individuality, and sexuality.

More to follow...

Hello Everyone :) I'm performing at OSGRID EVENT PLAZA! I hope you will join me!
Info below! :)
★ ════ ☆ROGUE GALAXY LIVE
★ ════ ☆2:pm
★ ════ ☆EVENT PLAZA - OSGRID
★ ════ ☆MAP: hg.osgrid.org:80:Event Plaza
★ ════ ☆Come join us for some fun! :) See you there!

THE AQUA CLUB A New Club was formed to provide a good party everytime ,same dj same host same great music ,different names ,different location, A Fresh New Taste of Music
hope to see you there soon,Last weekend was a packer rated 2nd in opensim SEE YOU HERE SAT 21ST 2PM hop://login.osgrid.org/Lakeside%20View/163/125/2556

◂◄◀ WEDNESDAY MAY 11th ▶►▸
» FEATURING
» Шhen: ❈ ∵∴12:00p ∵∴ ❈ JOAO FRAZAO
» Шhere: ✫ FOUR SEASONS BALLROOM✫
» Шhat: • LIVE MUSIC •
» Dress: ❈ ∵∴ SEMI/FORMAL ∵∴ ❈
◂◄◀ MAP ▶►▸ login.newhopegrid.com:8002:New Hope Entertainment

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!!