We are starting a new event in Alurel!




Tuesdays starting at 1 pm slt
Fridays starting at 5 pm slt

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alurel/187/168/24




Lady Aiánna Ferúviál
Queen of Alurel
 

The current recession has be making it hard for everyone to afford the little extras particularly with companies raising or at least not lowering the prices they charge. With that in mind Lady Aianna has custom built a beautiful elven aboreal village! With much lower rental cost than a full plot these absolutly lovely tree houses would make a great home for those who love Alurel but can't afford the land prices.

Each aboreal house has its own teleport, a generous amount of prims and a lovely view. We are excited to be able to welcome more people into the Alurel Family with these affordable homes.



Details:
 L$ 200 a week, 100 prims but only 18 avalable.



Come by and take a look we would love to welcome you home!

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Welcome to Alurel's Spring Celebration:
The Bloom of the Year ~ Festival Beltaine
Dates: April 30th - May 1st
Where: Alurel

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alurel/122/177/24


(The full weekend's schedule of events is listed below the introduction.)

    Welcome to Alurel's first spring celebration! But it's far more than just welcoming of spring. This festival also marks the one year anniversary of this incarnation of Alurel!
    Come and dance with us! Frolic in the sunshine and warmth of our hearts as we share in the joy of music, life and love! Spring is the time of youth, fertility of the land, mind and body. It's a time to let go and be happy a wild! Run free in the forest. Dance with the Fae and share with us in our joy in life!
    Share in the many musical events, readings, hunts and other activities, culminating in the Alurel One Year Anniversary Spring Ball!
    It's Beltain, my friends! Anything can happen!
Welcome to our home!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alurel/122/177/24


The Bloom of the Year ~ Festival Beltain
(All events are at the above land mark unless otherwise specified)

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, April 30, 2011:
12pm - 1:30pm - Drum

DRUM's goal is to bring the world to you via the power of drumming. Our aim is to have fun and to create incredible, beautiful rhythms - live.

Right now our performances consists of 6 different drum cultures, Taiko (Japanese), Native American, African, Latin, Indian and a very special set of Rusty Drums. We are planning many new exciting sets for the near future!

Members of the DRUM group have collaborated to create the unique sounds, drums, and animations that enable us to perform. Our performances are live and are subtly different each time - they are not pre-recorded music. The sounds are created right within Second Life. We then send them out and back in via stream in order to provide you with a lag free experience! We hope you enjoy our performances as much as we enjoy providing them.

Brigitte Kungler - Director/Drummer
Kell Babenco - Drummer
Ladyslipper Constantine - Drummer
Lorin Tone - Drummer
DMom2K Darwin - Drummer/Equipment
aterebor Zenovka - Drummer/Sound Stream
Yagin Fallen - Sound Stream

1:30pm - 3pm - Albannach
Albannach is an exciting , wild, tribal type group of Street Performers in Scotland.  Virtual Albannach was established in June 2009

3pm - 2pm - Caoilte Savage
Caoilte Skytower (pronounced "Queel-chah") is Irish, Scottish, English and American Folk/Rock, all tied together with his incredible voice and skills on guitar!  He has been involved in music for 35 years, performing folk and rock music in RL pubs and cafe's since he was 21. Cao has been active in various reniassance and folk festivals over the years, as well as other events. His voice is relaxing, as described by his fans. This opinion makes him feel honored, as he stated, "The songs I sing mean a lot to me, and it comes across in my delivery."  Cao finds it important to truly connect with his audience, making them laugh at his humorous songs, clap along with the drinking songs, sing along with the classics, and even cry at the sad ones.

4pm - 5pm - Pete Mroz
Pete Mroz is a traveler, your new best friend, the charming ice breaker, and the proverbial “life of the party.” Always the fearless ring leader, he catches you off guard with his “don’t I know you” sly grin and playful sense of humor. He’s harmless and fun till he whips out his guitar and opens his mouth to sing- then you are captivated- Who is this guy? You really don’t see it coming- the guitar tone, the clarity, the sparse, melodic, hook laden riffs that incorporate heartfelt soul and blues. Then there’s that voice- angelic is a word that comes to mind- his voice soars through the air like a warm ribbon of light- effortless and spot on. Call it a command of his instruments, call it charisma, call it an anointing- it’s as if he’s flying and it sounds like freedom to me. It is that freedom that quietens a room and draws the audience into his world.

5pm - 6pm - Heath Elvehjem (Heath Vercher): musician, composer

Heath began his musical career prior to his teens where his experiments with music creation led him to the discovery of what would be a driving force in his life. It was not until he was around 16 that he gave his first public performance. These first steps were of course not pleasant but Heath kept working and in the not too many years since has turned these beginnings into a blossoming career.
During his formative years, Heath gained some influences from some great performers, notably Jim Brickman, Yanni, David Lanz, Billy Joel, Marc Cohen, and Bruce Hornsby. Though some of Heath's playing style could be attributed to these influences, his style is a combination of New Age and Contemporary musical genres that stands on its own.

6pm - 7pm - Christopher135 Quan
As a member of the West Coast Songwriters Association, Christopher has been involved with music and performing for nearly 30 years. 

Christopher's songwriting includes a range of genres from heart-felt originals to jammin' blues to praise & worship. And of course, Chris enjoys playing his favorite covers.  Either way, Chris reaches down deep into his soul to deliver a soulful perfomance, kissed with ambient keys .... that which emerges... captivates one's heart...

Sunday, May 1, 2011:
7am - 9am - A Return to the Old Ways - Stories by Aianna Oh
This event is held at The Story Pavilion on the Loxingly Estates: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alurel/214/223/24

What do we mean by old ways? Well, a long time ago, story tellers would pluck a story out of the air and tell it to their listeners around the fire. This is how all of Aianna Oh's short stories have been written. This story telling is not done in voice but in local chat. While she can read a written tale aloud, making one up in voice is another matter. But typing one out is much easier...it's harder to stutter when typing :). Aianna may designate one or two trusted friends to copy and paste all she types to be cleaned up later and added to her collection of short stories in case she crashes before she's finished.
Aianna Oh has been telling stories since childhood. She began putting them down on paper by the age of 12, poetry by the age of 8. She wrote her first novel in conjunction with her father at age 15, which turned into a series of 6 books and a 7th offshoot. At the time it was said that "she had the imagination while the old man had the grammer she lacked." Now all grown up and able to express herself with her own words she writes her poetry and short stories as the whim strikes her and is currently starting a new series of novels on her own.

9am - 10am - Radegund Bracken, poet, singer, storyteller
This event is held at The Story Pavilion on the Loxingly Estates: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alurel/214/223/24

Radegund is a writer, a singer, a storyteller, a runereader, and a mystic-in-training, with influences ranging from deep mythology and folklore, to high literature and zoology, to Looney Tunes and Muppets.  She has been writing since before she could write, often dictating to a handy grown-up to fill in the words on the pictures she'd drawn.  A graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa, she has published several small chapbooks through her small Whimsivore Press (after which her SL group is named), and has been a featured poetry reader on several stages in Toronto.  Her readings are filled with rhyme and song, with lots of laughs and a generous helping of out-and-out wonder.

10am - 12pm - Maypole Dance with DJ Lucien Brentano

This event is held in The Faerie's Garden: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alurel/175/199/24

Join us for a two hour frolic around the Maypole as DJ Lucien spins a vibrant, joyful Mayday mix! Dance among the flowers and fae and just have fun as we celebrate Spring, the joy, the love, and the......fertility ;) of the season!
  One of Caledon's most popular DJs, Lucien's been bringing the BEWM to the airwaves since 2009. He's played some of the biggest shows in the Steamlands and helped found KBWM Radio - a combination Internet radio station and DJ coalition. His music library spans eras, genres, continents and cultures. While he specializes in the emerging steampunk genre, he's comfortable and well versed in many other styles.

The Alurel One Year Anniversary Spring Ball:
YES Alurel the sim is now one year old! Amazing as it seems we've been here that long. Though Alurel as a family has been around much longer than that, we've decided that this is still an event worth celebrating, and as it falls right next to Beltaine itself, we've combined the two celebrations! Join us for this two hour FORMAL celebration of Beltaine and the Birth of Alurel sim!

12pm - 1pm - Maximillion Kleene

If music feeds the soul, Maximillion Kleene is the food of the gods. His dynamic musical range and smooth groove provide many a listener with a virtual buffet of auditory temptations. Max started his music career with formal study of piano at the Royal Conservatory but quickly realized that it was the guitar guys who got the chicks. By 19, he was seriously immersed to the very center of his musical soul in AC/DC and from there branched out to experiment with sounds that range from Pearl Jam to Foo Fighters  to Jason Mraz. Max brings high energy and a vast repertoire of quirky, classic, and current covers to Second Life. Oozing charisma and charm, he provides his fans with an hour of musical magic.

1pm - 2pm - Allister Westland
Allister Westland is a well established and popular musician in SL who's performances get rave reviews. His shows consist of a mix of classic rock and modern popular rock cover tunes as well as a collection of original material that showcases his musical diversity and abilities. You will hear anything from soft acoustic ballads in their purest form with only his acoustic guitar and his rich soulful vocals, to hard driving heavy rock tunes with the full production sound  of his self performed and pre-recorded backing tracks.  Allister sings live and combines both acoustic guitar and electric guitar in his performances and with the advances in technology  available to him in the studio from which he performs from, will sometimes layer live keyboard and drum parts to his songs.  His unique musical style  is influenced by everyone from Van Halen and Joe Satriani to  Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and other classic rock favorites.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alurel/122/177/24

We are very proud to announce another new addition to Alurel! We have a new Residential Sim to the north of Alurel and the plots are already filling up.

Wymberel is just as lovely as Alurel adding to the grounds to explore and enjoy. Just as with Alurel a lot of thought and car has gone into its planing and decoration and you will find delightful details and little hidden places and fun things.

On of the main attractions of Wymberel is the labyrinth in its center. Though its a small and not too complicated hedgemaze it is delightful and ment to be explored slowly and with a friend or lover. Full of little hidden spots and suprises in all its turns please do take the time to enjoy it and all of the land we have.

There are many delightful houses here as a reminder, all homes that do not have a sign by there door are privately owned and while there grounds are free to explore we ask that you do not enter the home uninvited. However if the sign is present please feel free to go in and look around.

Because we make an effort to be a home for all people we are also making both regons more micro friendly. You will find mushroom and other seats and things sprouting up with micro poses and other wonderful toys for them as we can find and add them.

Please come by and explore and enjoy. You might just find a home in our forest among the fae.

If you happen to have a boat I would recomend bring it by if not I have one you can borrow. It will be of use for you in the Alurian Sea that we have off our Eastern coast surrounding Endelmor Isle.

the Island is a nice quite place with an Elven boat house and volcano. The perfect place for a romantic picnic on the beach or a leasurly strole.













While all our waterways are kept open for boat and swiming traffic none offer the space and freedom of the sea. come spend some time sailing and exploring. You may want to grab your fins and merforms, as there are things to find and see under the waves as well as above them.














Endelmor is one of the few totally public places in Alurel and there is no land for sale here. So come on by and enjoy it!

We had such a great time with our Festival and I want to say thank you to all the performers, photographers, and general visiters and participants that made it great! And a super huge thanks to Lady Aianna Oh herself who made it all possible with her hard work! If you had a particular event you enjoyed and would like to see again either at future festivals or just generally on sim Please let us know in a comment or let me, Cali Ciaco, know in world. We would love to continue to have events for our friends and family thought the year not just at our festivals and your feed back can help us in planing those as well as in making our next festival even better.

If you or your friends took any pictures of the festival please e-mail them to Alurel.kingdom@gmail.com or send them in world to Cali Ciaco so that we can share them here on the blog.

We would also love to start publishing poems, short stories, or real in world stories about your experiances in Alurel. If you are interested in sharing some of your work here please send it through e-mail or in a note card just as you would the pictures.

As autumn progresses you will start to see bare trees and browning leaves, which we will begin to clear away in preparation for winter. We hope you continue to enjoy the our forest as the chill gets deeper.

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*Please note that the usual day for movie day will be on Saturdays but this was postponed due to an sl glitch.*

Movie: Daybreakers
Release Date: 8 January 2010 (USA)
Runtime: 98 min

All show times are in sl time. Please notice there are 22 minutes between when the movie ends and when it begins. so if you arrive a few minutes late, you cn still hit play on your viewer and have time to view the entire movie.

The Show Times Are:
4:00am - 5:38am
6:00am - 7:38am
8:00am - 9:38am
10:00am - 11:38am
12:00pm - 1:38pm
2:00pm - 3:38pm
4:00pm - 5:38pm
6:00pm - 7:38pm
8:00pm - 9:38pm
10:00pm - 11:38pm

After this it get's hazy. Unless we can find someone who's time zones match  to start the showing, it's catch as catch can. The dvd will be placed beside the tv and all you must do is click it and click play from the drop down menu. If someone is already there watching, then you should be able to just click play on your own viewer and it will start to play for you since the movie is already in motion. It's when the movie has ended that it won't start from your viewer.

I apologize for the complication. I will install a new system as soon as I have exhausted the movies I have already paid for with this system.

Thank you for you patience.
Love and Light,
Aianna Oh
Lady of Alurel

I'm rediculous excited about this. Its my favorate time of year, plus Lady Aianna and I have something in the works for you all. Just a reminder that today starts our Fall Photo Contest. Which I am also excited about. I can't wait to see some of the great pictures we get back from this. If you missed the first posting about this you can find it here.


Also do take note Lady Aianna will be changing the trees to fall colors 1-4 trees at a time each day on each parcel according to the size of the parcel and you have a full month to get your submissions in. So if you wish to wait until there are more fall colors about before you take your shots, that might be a wise idea.

Why not enjoy the new colors with a boat ride? Head over to the boat dock grab a little cruizer and enjoy a ride around our waterways. The rivers through to the lake in the middle are kept clear for boat traffic, so use it and enjoy! TP for boat dock here.


Merry Autumn all!

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On September 23 at 7 pm SLT, Heath Elvehjem, aka Heath Vercher, will be playing at the Alurel Performance Pavilion.

I have been very proud to call Heath Vercher a good friend of mine for a long time. In my experience He is one of the best new age piano composers I have had the pleasure of listening to both in rl and in sl.

Above all we wish you to come and dance and be merry. Dance to Heath's beautiful music then stroll through a fantasy land designed for your pleasure!
Love and Light,
Lady of Alurel

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As mentioned, Fall is coming to Alurel, starting, September 22 you will begin to see the leaves of the trees change colors.
Then begins a photo contest for all who choose to enter, be they part of the family or not. There are prizes to be won!
Please read the contest rules below.
Love and Light
Aianna Oh
Lady of Alurel

Fall is coming to Alurel!

The first day of autumn is September 22. Keep your eyes peeled around Alurel, for the trees will begin to slowly take on their autumn finery. All of you fae tend your flowers carefully so that they last through the turning of the coming seasons!

Love and Light
Aianna Oh
Lady of Alurel

It is our sincerest hope that you enjoy our forest as the weather begins to cool and the breeze starts to pick up. Dress warmly, enjoy the leaves, and maybe spend an autumn evening by the fire or enjoying a cup of tea at The Tree Cozy.

His music was wonderful it hit the heart of what Irish music is touching on the story pieces and the love songs, the poignant and the laugh out loud funny pub songs, as well as old songs and some newer ones. And each was wonderfully done. I am very much looking forward to his next performance.

Event: Caoilte Skytower; performing Irish Folk, 9/14/10 1pm SL time at The Tree Cozy (Landmark here)

She is available to play elsewhere though and suggests you contact Lingual Markus or Jenna Dirval for booking. (Her Calender can be found here)

For this tutorial I am using the emerald viewer which is still modeled after the old sl viewer. Some of the pictures maybe harder to see you can click on any of them to see a larger image. The first picture shows the bottom left of the screen. You can't see my mouse, but it is hovering over the "communicate" button, thus you see the hovering tip in white.
Now click the "Groups" tab. Now you see your groups list. The word "none" is in bold because I have no group activated right now. I have left clicked the Alurel Family group to highlight it and am hovering my mouse over the "Activate" button on the right of the communication window.
Click the "Info" button. It will open the Alurel Family group information window. The window opens automatically on the general tab. Here you can read the group charter and see full list of names of who is in the group and when they were last online, among other things. I am hovering my mouse over the "Members and Roles" tab.