FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL RETURNS TO BAY CITY

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (March 9, 2024)

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FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL RETURNS TO BAY CITY

Food truck culture in a virtual world

BAY CITY, SL (9 March, 2025) -  Celebrating the rise of food truck culture, Bay City will once again bring their food truck festival to the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel on the 23rd of March, 2025. This unique take on a food truck event brings it into Second Life®, allowing avatars of all sorts to enjoy a stroll around the lot, sampling wares. Each truck is unique, set up by residents from around the Grid. 

The festival will feature DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream, who will be providing music from noon to 2:00 p.m. SLT, March 23rd. The event will also feature many other fun activities, including horse shoe tossing and other pastimes. The event is free and open to the public. You do not need to be a Resident of Bay City to participate: just bring an empty stomach and prepare to have some light fun in the city’s fairgrounds. 

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, please contact Marianne McCann.

 

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20250309

Annual “MOLE Day” Celebration Coming February 2

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann(at)gmail.com
Bay City, SL (26th January, 2025)
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BAY CITY OBSERVES "MOLE DAY" ON 2 FEBRUARY, ALL WELCOME

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Event to Honor Members of Linden Department of Public Works for their Hard Work

BAY CITY, SL (26th January, 2025) -  Bay City will once again convene to honor the Moles of the Linden Department of Public Works with a celebratory event held at the Bay City Fairgrounds.

Initially recognized in 2010 by the residents of Bay City, Mole Day serves as an occasion to express gratitude for the Moles and their invaluable contributions to Bay City and the broader Second Life® Grid. Residents from all Second Life communities are cordially invited to attend and share their appreciation for the LDPW’s remarkable moles.

Held on the same day as Groundhog Day, February 2nd, the annual Mole Day event will commence with a DJed set by GoSpeed of KONA Stream at 11:00 a.m. SLT. This will be followed by a performance by Wolfie Starfire, commencing at noon.

For context, “Moles” are members of The Linden Department of Public Works (LDPW). The LDPW is a program dedicated to enhancing the quality of life experienced by residents and visitors on the Linden Mainland. The LDPW comprises a team of Resident builders, scriptwriters, and other professionals who collaborate to create new content on behalf of Linden Lab and the benefit of all users. Notably, all members of the LDPW have Second Life accounts with the surname “Mole.”

The Moles are responsible for constructing the infrastructure of Second Life, including public roads and railways, coastal waterways and protected lands, and larger-scale projects such as the Linden Homes regions, premium content, and experiences.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, or to participate in the event, please contact Marianne McCann.

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20250126

BAY CITY’S “PRIM DROP” CELEBRATES THE END OF THE YEAR

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann(at)gmail.com
Bay City, SL (29th December, 2024)
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BAY CITY’S “PRIM DROP” CELEBRATES THE END OF THE YEAR

31st December Gala Event in the City by the Bay

Citizens of Bay City, Second Life's® city by the bay, will be marking the end of the year in fine fashion, attending the annual "Prim Drop" in the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel on the evening of the 31st of December, 11:00 PM SL time.

The festivities will feature a two-hour set of music presented by Marianne McCann, as well as fireworks and other festive entertainment. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided for all attendees.

The event is presented as an outdoor, high-class, wintertime soirée, and black tie attire and/or full dress is requested. All Second Life® Residents are welcome to attend and ring in the New Year with the Bay City community.

This will also be the last event within Bay City this year for donating to Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org. Child’s Play is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides online communities like ours with the opportunity to support seriously ill children globally during their hospital stays through the purchase of games and gaming equipment.

Bay City is a mainland community developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. Founded in 2008, the Bay City Alliance promotes the Bay City regions of Second Life and provides a venue for Bay City Residents and interested parties to socialize and network. 

For further information, please contact Marianne McCann.

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20241229

Bay City's Lighted Boat Parade

    

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (December 13, 2024)

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BAY CITY, SL (13 December, 2024) - It’s the Bay City lighted boat parade! If you would like to join in please bring your boat to the New Port Yacht Club at 7:00 p.m. SLT of Thursday, the 19th of December. 

Boaters will then proceed to the Bay City fairgrounds in the North Channel Region. Spectators can view from Uccie's Lighthouse or go directly to the Bay City Fairgrounds, and all are welcome to enjoy a skating party and holiday tunes with DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream.

Many mesh boats come with party lights and other options, but if you boat doesn't have lights, we'd recommend adding some, either by editing them onto the boat, or creating a lighting rig you can wear!

Come one come all… it’s always time for festive fun in Bay City!

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay City group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20241213

A TRADITION RETURNS: BAY CITY’S ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING

   

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (November 25, 2024)

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A TRADITION RETURNS: BAY CITY’S ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING 

Holiday charity event set for 1 December

BAY CITY, SL (25 November, 2024) - Now a yearly tradition in the City by the Bay, the Bay City Alliance will host its annual Tree Lighting event on Sunday, Saturday, 1st December 2024 from 1-4 pm SLT at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel Region. 

The event will feature DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream and live performances by Coralie and Maximillion Kleene. There will be much joy to be had, including ice-skating, dancing, refreshments and a whole lot of fun for all!

As part of the event, a silent auction supporting Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) will be held. Bay City has supported Child’s Play for many years, and is happy to support them once more.

Confirmed designers, artists, and brands participating in the event include Lusch Motors, FAYDED, Shergood Aviation, Buzzbox Munroe, ThomasHooker, Revna Macabre/Seydr, The Mesh Shop, C.H.C (Cindy Henusaki Custom Cars), Cica Ghost, GenusProject, Javatar Mocha, Eleanor8, Owl Dragonash, Pagan Lane, Madpea, Hollow Family Industries, Starla Mainlande, Trinity Yazimoto, OldManChristmas, and Rob Fossett.

Additional Second Life® designers and artists who wish to participate by providing fun, interesting, unique, or other transferrable items (or a no-copy object that the auction winner can give to you to redeem their prize, if the item(s) have to be no transfer) may contact ThomasHooker Resident to participate.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay City group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20241125

BAY CITY BECOMES "HAY CITY"

   

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (October 13, 2024)

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BAY CITY BECOMES "HAY CITY"

Annual autumnal hay maze offers fun, spooks.

BAY CITY, SL (13th October, 2024) - Bay City is hosting its fourteenth annual Hallowe'en Hay Maze in the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel Region. The space will welcome people from all over the grid to explore a traditional autumn hay maze filled with critters and spooky effects.

The Hay Maze was built by Marianne McCann, with landscaping by Pygar Bu and assistance from Kriss Lehmann of Botanical and the Linden Department of Public works, Enjoy a fun, spooky trek through the maze, and avoid the ghosts, rats, and giant spiders along the way!

After completing the maze, Bay City also welcome you to check out a couple of our permanent locations with a scary flair: the Channel Island Asylum and the Falmouth Hotel. You'll find signs pointing the way after you exit the maze.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay City group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20241013

BAY CITY HAILS THE RETURN OF OKTOBERFEST

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (September 20, 2024)

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BAY CITY HAILS THE RETURN OF OKTOBERFEST

Carnival, party to celebrate the harvest.

BAY CITY, SL (20 September, 2024) -  Started in Germany, Oktoberfest occurs annually from the end of September until the first Sunday in October. Heralding the harvest and all it provides, Oktoberfest features a beer festival, numerous traditional German foods, and a carnival. 

The Bay City Alliance brings back their Oktoberfest event for the first time in many years, from the of 21st of September to the 6th of October, 2024, at the Bay City Fairgrounds.  

With the carnival and biergarten available for the full two weeks of fun, the event will culminate in a party on October 6th in the Biergarten from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Providing themed music is DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay City group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20240920

JOIN THE PARTY LINE IN BAY CITY

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (July 22, 2024)

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JOIN THE PARTY LINE IN BAY CITY

Local Citizens host a party to celebrate Second Life® on mobile devices

BAY CITY, SL (22nd July, 2024) -  With the much-anticipated beta release of Second Life on Mobile Devices, Bay City wants to celebrate! Join Bay City Residents and many others to honor the big news with what we call a “Party Line” in the Bay City Fairgrounds! Bay City’s own DJ, GoSpeed of KONA Stream, will provide a lively set as we take to the conga line and dance the evening away.

The event name comes from the party lines of earlier times, where one could often find a conversation going on your telephone. Of course, with Bay City, “lines” generally refers to the conga line present at most of our events. Join in and jump in the line with us!

Also, while we’re not demanding it, now would be a great time for some 1950s looks. Feel free to dust off your summer jackets and shirt dresses!

This party is part of several community-focused parties to celebrate the arrival of Second Life on mobile devices. While not required to enjoy this party, Second Life is available now, for Premium and Premium Plus members, in the Apple and Google Play app stores. You can learn more at https://secondlife.com/mobile

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay City group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

Reporter Ayame Kintsugi-Moon
20240724

It's Time For Bay City's Sweet 16

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (May 15, 2024)

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IT'S TIME FOR BAY CITY'S SWEET 16

First Mole Project Reaches Another Milestone year

BAY CITY, SL (May 15, 2024) - In May of 2008, the mainland community of Bay City was opened to Second Life® residents across the Grid. Now, Bay City, the first major project undertaken by the “Moles” of the Linden Department of Public Works, will turn sixteen. To honour their anniversary, Bay City Residents will be hosting their annual parade and live music event this May, and welcome everyone to enjoy their fine City.

Bay City is the largest community-focused virtual urban area in Second Life, hosting 24 Residential regions, and an additional 24 or so Linden-owned areas surrounding the City. It has a sizeable number of community-focused Residents in the Bay City Alliance, working to make the City the best place it can be. With this in mind, the City hopes that everyone will feel welcome to join in -- as a participant or a spectator, in our annual parade and live music celebration.

Parade participants are asked to gather at noon SLT/PDT on Sunday, the 19th of May, to line-up at the band shell in Bay City - Harwich. The parade will wend its way down Route 66 beginning at 12:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, and will conclude at the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel region. We encourage people to bring their own wearable float, to march, and to show off their part of Second Life with the rest of the revelers.

A music event will kick off at 12:30 p.m. SLT/PDT at the Fairgrounds with DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream providing music leading into the event until 1:30 p.m.SLT/PDT , followed by AleyKat (Aleylia Resident) from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, Mavenn from 2:30-3:30 p.m. SLT/PDT, and Sarita Twisted from 3:30-4:30 p.m. SLT/PDT.

Celebration goods, including parade float bases and ideas, are available at the Bay City Community Center, in the Daley Bay region for those who wish to be a part of the event. Ample viewing areas are provided for all. The music event is also open to all who desire to attend -- not only Residents of Bay City, but the entire grid is welcome.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life® and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay City group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.

For more information, contact: Marianne McCann

Reporter Vick Forcella
20240515

Bay City To Host Second Food Truck Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Marianne McCann
Bay City Alliance
marianne.mccann (at) gmail.com
Bay City, SL (March 10, 2024)

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BAY CITY TO HOST SECOND FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL

A unique take on food truck culture

BAY CITY, SL (10 March, 2024) - Buoyed by the success of their first Food Truck Festival in 2023, The Bay city Alliance is back for their second event focused on food and food truck culture on the of 24th of March, 2023, at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/ ).

The Bay City Food Truck Festival provides space for food trucks from around Bay City and across the grid, each presented by a different Resident or Residential group. The event is free and open to the public. You do not need to be a Resident of Bay City to participate: just bring an empty stomach and prepare to have some light fun in the city’s fairgrounds.

Providing music for the festival are DJ GoSpeed of KONA Stream, from noon to 200 p.m. SLT, March 24. The event will also feature many other fun activities, including horse shoe tossing and other pastimes.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, please contact Marianne McCann.

 

Reporter Vick Forcella
20240317