fund raising – Page 2

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019

US$20K Donation Offered If Fantasy Faire Fundraising Reaches US$40K

The word on the Fantasy Faire street is that this year’s fundraising efforts for Relay For Life could receive a whopping US$20K boost if this year’s Fantasy Faire raise US$40K by May 5th.

The news was spread first via an inworld message :

“THE FAIRELANDS HAVE MADE SUCH A MIGHTY ROAR …

… that it has now been heard far beyond our shores. The physical world has heard it, and returned word to us that we are not alone in the battle against the Unweaver! An anonymous group has said that if Fantasy Faire can raise $40,000 US Dollars by May 5th they will add an additional $20,000 US Dollars to our total. “

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019

Fantasy Faire Music, Mayhem and Dancing

Fantasy Faire has so far been awash with magic, adventure, music, mayhem and dancing.

I have witnessed, first hand, some mayhem in Tensors’ Flying market.

I have also witnessed some very odd dancing in Tensors’ Flying market.

I should point out that there are many other places to witness music, mayhem, magic and dancing throughout the Fairelands.

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April 19, 2019April 19, 2019

Never Mind The Fantasy Faire Weather

I arrived at Fantasy Faire in the usual fashion, hovering outside the gates whilst Sonya Marmurek muttered “We go through this every year, we’re not open yet, you’re not coming in”.

As usual I engaged with my usual cunning plan of waiting until the gates opened and then running past a bemused Sonya Marmurek.

I arrived at Fairelands Junction to find myself surrounded by a snow storm, this was, to say the least, a tad unexpected.

However I quickly found myself in much sunnier climes when I found my way to the region of Midas.

Indeed I found myself running from region to region to discover very different climatic conditions.

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April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Fantasy Faire 2019 Literary Festival Celebrates Ursula K. Le Guin and Elizabeth Bear

The Literary Festival (LitFest) will celebrate its fifth anniversary at this year’s Fantasy Faire 2019 and this year, the event will have a decidedly science fiction, as well as fantasy element.

Wednesday April 24th will be Ursula K. Le Guin Day, where LitFest will celebrate Ursula’s work with readings from her work as well as having a ball with a “A Wizard in Earthsea Party: The LitFest Ball”.

I will provide more details on this day when I have more information, but there’s plenty more to see and do at Litfest, including an inworld visit from special guest of honour, multi award winning author Elizabeth Bear.

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Fantasy Faire 2019 Set to Open Today

Fanatsy Faire 2019 is set to open at 12:00 SLT today with a packed agenda including partying, dance performances, roleplaying, literary festival and more.

The best place to keep an eye on forthcoming events is on the official calendar, this is arguably best viewed in agenda view.

There are also pages, which contain more information on events in each category on the official Fantasy Faire 2019 website, I will provide a link to those pages in the lists below.

Today’s party schedule includes :

1 – 3 PM: DJ AineMari Flanagan at the Fairechylde
3 – 5 PM: DJ Fiz at the Fairechylde
4 – 6 PM: DJ Ari Spark at Urafiki
5 – 7 PM: DJ ColeMarie Soleil at the Fairechylde
7 – 9 PM: DJ ĦΔZΔRĐ at the Fairechylde
8 – 10 PM: DJ Linnie at Urafiki