{"id":4899,"date":"2015-04-14T20:04:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T19:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2015-04-14T20:04:27","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T19:04:27","slug":"fantasy-faire-2015-hunt-ballet-and-literary-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4899","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Faire 2015 &#8211; Hunt, Ballet And Literary Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4816\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sl.governormarley.com\/slpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ff15_fullbanner_468x601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?attachment_id=4816\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sl.governormarley.com\/slpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ff15_fullbanner_468x601.jpg?fit=468%2C60&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"468,60\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ff15_fullbanner_468x601\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Fantasy Faire 2015 Banner&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fantasy Faire 2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sl.governormarley.com\/slpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ff15_fullbanner_468x601.jpg?fit=300%2C38&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sl.governormarley.com\/slpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ff15_fullbanner_468x601.jpg?fit=468%2C60&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4816\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sl.governormarley.com\/slpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ff15_fullbanner_468x601.jpg?resize=468%2C60\" alt=\"Banner Should Be Here\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sl.governormarley.com\/slpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ff15_fullbanner_468x601.jpg?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sl.governormarley.com\/slpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ff15_fullbanner_468x601.jpg?resize=300%2C38&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fantasy Faire 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a title=\"Fantasy Faire 2015\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fantasy Faire 2015<\/a> is still over a week away but things are hotting up over on their website with news of a hunt a\u00a0ballet and literary festival starting to creep out. Fantasy Faire, as we all know (unless you want to be hit by a curse of agony) is the best event in Second Life by at least one country mile.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dwarfins Bar Brawl by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/8670429256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8386\/8670429256_16ec4d1286.jpg?resize=500%2C323&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dwarfins Bar Brawl\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s hunt is entitled : <a title=\"Fantasy Faire Hunt : The Lost Lands\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/12\/the-fairelands-hunt-the-lost-land\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Lost Lands<\/a> and as with all good things Fantasy Faire related, it involves telling a story :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>This year, we have a rich story to tell, of a lost land, a forgotten Princess and her ten missing Champions. A Queen will share her most precious possession with you, the Hunter, in one last desperate bid to recover her lost child. But is everything as it seems, or are there layers of mystery, magic and compelling characters for the Hunter to discover?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However that&#8217;s not all, a teaser video has appeared.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-XgVc5RLXE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Save The Fairelands, Save us all! More details about the hunt will appear soon, including the cost of the Hud and where the hunt will be taking place.<\/p>\n<p>However if a hunt isn&#8217;t to your taste, how about a bit of ballet?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Amethyst Dovgal And David Abbot by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/13947389230\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7434\/13947389230_67bb6f574f.jpg?resize=378%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Amethyst Dovgal And David Abbot\" width=\"378\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dancing is, as well all know, a vital ingredient of any Fantasy Faire, along with mead. However sometimes we like to watch dance and at this year&#8217;s event <a title=\"Fantasy Faire Ballet\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/13\/a-little-teaserly-angelic-treat-from-the-fairelands\/\" target=\"_blank\">a ballet <\/a>entitled &#8220;<em>There Are Angels<\/em>&#8221; will be\u00a0part of the Fairelands. The ballet \u00a0has been created by Amethyst Dovgal and Lucavi Couturier and a short teaser has been filmed and edited by Petlove Petshop. Here it is :<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NxkuuxwYdU4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>News of the literary festival is a little more sparse. However there will be one! I say news is Sparse because there are no events posted yet, patience young padawans, patience.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Tides Sim by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/6970229278\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7218\/6970229278_f63d6a8e87.jpg?resize=500%2C396&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Tides Sim\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However I can mention a couple of things about the literary festival, well I&#8217;ll let the <a title=\"Words Of Power\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/20\/words-of-power\/\" target=\"_blank\">Words Of Power blog post<\/a> tell you a little more :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>In an enchanted grove at this year\u2019s Fantasy Faire, there will be a special place for literary events. Here we shall stage readings, workshops, story-telling sessions and discussion groups, all around the theme of Fantasy.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you want to tell a story, then you can follow the Words of Power link where you&#8217;ll find an application form. I&#8217;m not sure at this point how many people have applied.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Neptune by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/5601168644\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5146\/5601168644_053af80fca.jpg?resize=368%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Neptune\" width=\"368\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However I have spied one more thing, there&#8217;s now mention of a Pratchett day at Fantasy Faire, I don&#8217;t think you need to be Moist Von Lipwig to work out who this may be dedicated to.<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy Faire 2015 is part of the <a title=\"Relay For Life In Second Life\" href=\"http:\/\/relayforlifeofsecondlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Relay For Life<\/a> fundraising effort in Second Life for the American Cancer Society and runs between April 23rd &#8211; May 3rd.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4899\" data-via=\"Ciaran_Laval\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Faire 2015 is still over a week away but things are hotting up over on their website with news of a hunt a\u00a0ballet and literary festival starting to creep out. 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