Valentine’s Day Fun In There
Love is in the air! Whether you are single and ready to mingle or have already got a significant other by your side, There.com has got you covered for fun activities to do with your friends on Valentine’s Day!
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New Year’s Events in There
Join your fellow Thereians to ring in the New Year! There are several fun events planned celebrating the arrival of 2016.
Susanszy is hosting a SnowFest New Year’s Party at Phoenix Park Wednesday, December 30th at 4:00 Pm PT/7:00 PM ET. There will be dancing and games. Phoenix Park has been transformed for a magical night of fun!
Later in the evening on Wednesday night, PrincessPebbie will be hosting New Year’s Eve Bingo at the Flat Iron Pub on Avalon Island. Get your There Bingo account set up prior to the start of Bingo so that you are ready to go when they start calling numbers. It goes fast! This special early celebration of New Year’s eve was sponsored by Amxscott.
Wake up early on NYE and get the party started in the morning with a special Happy New Year’s Breakfast Club event. Stop in for coffee or a spot of champagne and reminisce with friends over the good times in There during 2015.
Pre-game with friends in the afternoon at New Year’s Eve Deck of Cards with your pals and host Julian_Kingg. Hang out with other card players and discuss your New Year’s resolutions for 2016. The event starts at 1:00 PM PT/4:00 PM ET on Thursday. Join the Deck of Cards groupDeck of Cards group for invites to Cracked, Gin, Hearts, Motu Motu, Habanero and Spades events.
Get pumped up for the big night and head down to the Christmas Ice Ring for Club99’s New Year’s Eve Party starting at 3:30 PM PT/6:30 PM PT.
Enjoy a night of leisurely ice skating while you wait for the ball to drop! Join your host KatesHappy for a few laps around the ice rink at Let it Snow for a New Year’s Eve open skate event.
Join your host KatesHappy at the RidgeRiders Club House for spectacular New Year’s Eve Fireworks. The celebration starts at the midnight countdown for Eastcoast NYE. The party is planned to go on till the wee hours of the morning.
Don’t miss the Cross Country Racers SnowFest event as participants follow flamingos and their Christmas gifts around There. Join host ccr_Gina for the last SnowFest event and first CCR of 2016!
The crew at There would like to wish you all a Happy New Year! Please remember to be safe on NYE and take public transportation or hitch a ride with a sober driver. We’ll see you in 2016!
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party
Dig deep into your closet and pull out that Ugly Christmas Sweater, you’ve got a party to go to! Maybe you need to borrow one from Grandma or hit up the thrift stores, but the uglier and more ridiculous the sweater the better impression you’ll make at the party!
Join the Phoenix Stars at the Ugly Sweater Christmas Event on Friday, December 11th at 6:00 pm PT/9:00 pm ET.
There are lots of little mini events planned during the two hour event. There will be Christmas carols, dancing and music with Club99, an ice skating rink and a few other fun surprises.
Not sure what to wear and need some inspiration? Check out ugly Christmas sweaters in Shop Central or the Auctions.
Tuesday Night Event Planning Meetings – You’re invited!
Do you have a creative idea for a fun event in There? Share your thoughts and help brainstorm fantastic events with new and seasoned hosts at the weekly Event Planning Meetings. Join your host EmmaJean on Tuesday evenings to discuss planning for future events, holidays and themes in the virtual world There.
The next Event Planning Meeting will take place on October 27th. Sign up for the event in advance.
Meetings are held weekly at EmmaJean’s place in Tabu Meadow. You can pick up handy brochures of past Event Planning Meeting minutes and monthly calendar events.
Join EmmaJean’s Theme Planning Crew to be a part of the Thereian community that works together to plan and promote fun and lively events in There.
Hippie Halloween B-I-N-G-O
Happy almost Halloween! The BINGO Maniacs are putting on another great game of BINGO this week. Join your host coolnet560 at Zip’s Shoe & Bingo 2 on Wednesday, October 21st at 6:00 PM Pacific/9:00 PM Eastern for a game of BINGO in There. Click here to sign up for the Hippie Halloween Bingo event. Event sponsored by Hippie Islands.
Make sure to register prior to the start of the game at therebingo.com. Here you will create an account so you can log into the BINGO game and view the called numbers. The numbers are called out pretty quickly so pay attention and keep up so you can yell out BINGO if you’re a winner!
Join the BINGO Maniacs group for all of the latest information on BINGO played in There and for invites to all of their fantastic events.
Celebration in Pictures Activity in There
Photo Credit: Fatjohn
The Bay Area Boat System’s 11th Anniversary celebration continues this week in There! The Celebration in Pictures activity is going strong and LOTS of Thereians have sent in some fantastic hoverboat photos and BABS Outpost pics.
Here are a few silly ones entered this past week by our members..
Photo Credit: KatesHappy
Photo Credit: Kelayna
You can participate in the Celebrations in Pictures Activity by entering your photos too!
To participate, you’ll need to do the following:
1. Capture a photo of a BABS flight captain, host captain, outpost tower owner, outpost tower, event or tour, you with your favorite hoverboat, your name on a boat track at Skidmark Speedway, you racing your hoverboat at Skidmark Speedway, the BABS Club House or an unfortunate boating accident.
2. Submit your avatar name and photo(s) via email to photos@babscommunity.com.
3. Attend the wrap-up party and see if you’ve won a prize!
There are several BABS events coming up this week that will offer the perfect photo opportunity!
Thursday, October 8th 5:00 PM EST/8:00 PM PT
Chat with friends, lap the track and search the place for special treats! Join us for this BABS anniversary event.
Friday, October 9th 2:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PT
Cross Country Races BABS Fall Flight
Enjoy Fall and race through the Autumn colored tree tops before all of the leaves fall to the ground for good! Random drawing for a prize at the end of the race event.
Monday, October 12th 4:00 PM EST/7:00 PM PT
YeeHAW! Hop on the hoverboat hayride and tour the countryside with friends! Bring your overalls and cowboy hats.
The idea is to take pictures with any BABS Flight Captain, Host Captain, Outpost owner or capture photos of any BABS outpost tower, BABS event or tour to qualify for entry into a random chance selected reward. Prizes will be awarded at the Celebration in Pictures wrap-up party event to be held Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 PM Eastern/10:00 PM Pacific at the BABS Club House.
Bay Area Boat System’s 11th Anniversary in There – Celebration in Pictures
Congratulations to one of the oldest running clubs in There, Bay Area Boat System (BABS) celebrates its 11th anniversary in our virtual world! To honor this celebration, the BABS group is holding a special activity from October 1st through the 15th.
Photo Credit: Zayden
The BABS group supports a network of large landing towers and outposts throughout There. The towers allow big groups of guided hoverboat tours to easily island hop from one location to the next. BABS throws regular events and everyone is invited. You can pilot your own hoverboat or relax and enjoy the scenic view from the passenger seat.
The BABS group was founded on September 23, 2004 by Thereian LossAngeles. It holds over 500 members and hosts regular events in There. The BABS group is so extensive, it has three sub-groups consisting of the BABS Flight Captains, BABS Host Captains and the BABS Outpcost Community.
In honor of their 11th anniversary, BABS is hosting a special activity during the month of October. It’s called the Celebration in Pictures and encourages Thereians to attend events, tours and to get out and meet new people. The idea is to take pictures with any BABS Flight Captiain, Host Captain, Outpost owner or capture photos of any BABS outpost tower, BABS event or tour to qualify for entry into a random chance selected reward. Prizes will be awarded at the Celebration in Pictures wrap-up party event to be held Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00 PM Eastern/10:00 PM Pacific at the BABS Club House.
To participate in the Celebration in Pictures BABS activity, you’ll need to do the following:
1. Capture a photo of a BABS flight captain, host captain, outpost tower owner, outpost tower, event or tour, you with your favorite hoverboat, your name on a boat track at Skidmark Speedway, you racing your hoverboat at Skidmark Speedway, the BABS Club House or an unfortunate boating accident.
2. Submit your avatar name and photo(s) via email to photos@babscommunity.com.
3. Attend the wrap-up party and see if you’ve won a prize!
How do I find these places, people and events to capture a photo with?
You can contact one of the the BABS Flight Captains by ThereMail or IM’ing them in-world. The BABS Flight Captains are Cissy_59, Fatjohn, Glynni, Jayess1, KatesHappy, Loriendil, Mushka, Redneck97317, RK_Falagar, SunnyMusic and TimeScaper.
You can contact one of the BABS Host Captains by ThereMail or IM’ing them in-world. The BABS Host Captains are BlueAnn, EmmaJean, Fatjohn, Jayess1, Kateshappy, KorbenCongrejo, Noxy, Susanszy, Zayden and Xxxjoshuaxxxx.
Outpost Owners can be reached via ThereMail and IM’s as well. Here is a list of BABS outpost locations:
Flying Turtle BABS Outpost operated by peter7 and BeatleBaby
Botanical Gardens BABS Outpost operated by mushka
The Ridge operated by KatesHappy & RK_Falagar
Magic Cards operated by ilko_s
Wet Yer Whistle operated by Cissy_59
Over Egypt operated by ltbigdog
Poo With A View operated by fatjohn
Summer Games Outpost operated by There_Hoods
Center of There Outpost operated by B_A_B_S
Find Yourself operated by Cissy_59
Seaside Cove operated by Greenangel
Shorah operated by susanszy
Miracle Pictures operated by Francis_7
PlayPlace operated by idunno42, Duhmee, and TimeScaper
Warmth of the Stars opearted by Cissy_59
Avalon Island operated by amxscott
The Borg operated by OzGate
Skidmark Speedway operated by B_A_B_S and fatjohn
BABS SRD Outpost Base operated by Retief
The official rules of the Celebration in Pictures activity can be found at the BABS Club House.
Shiver Me Timbers! It’s Pirate Daze in There
Avast, me hearties! Saturday, September 19th is National Talk Like A Pirate Day. The cannons be blastin’ as th’ filthiest holiday of the year kicks off a week of debaucherous celebration in There for Pirate Daze.
Calling all ye wenches, scallywags and landlubbers to join in the celebratin’! Pirate Daze in There starts Friday, September 18th and the party will go until we set sail for the high seas again the following weekend. We’re hankerin’ for a good ole time, and we know how t’ give it too, check out all of the Pirate Daze events planned for you!
Island Games Start Tonight!
There has been an overwhelming number of Thereians who have signed up for the Island Games! Several old There members have returned to catch up with friends and participate in the events!
Celebrate the start of the Island Games with a Kick Off Party hosted by Club99! Find and connect with other Island team members at the Team Round Up event following the party.
Keep track of your team’s score with the official Island Games Scoreboard. Browse the Island Games Events and sign up to participate in earning points for your team.
Island Games
Join your fellow Thereians for a fantastic new competitive event in There! Five Island teams will go head to head to score points to be crowned the winner of Island Games.
To get started to you need to be on an Island team! Register to be randomly selected to be added to team Ootay, Tyr, Caldera, Saja or Comet. The deadline to register is August 9th at noon Eastern time. If you missed the deadline, click here for more details on how you can still participate in Island Games.
Sign up for the invite group and participate in Island Games Events starting August 13th and running through August 17th.
Keep track of the score, events and other team members at the official Island Games website. Help support this great event by purchasing a hand held souvenir of the Island Game events!
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