Anyone who has been to a music event in Second Life New England, has surely been warmly greeted by the Theatre Manager, Christine Haiku. Poised and friendly, Christine has brought new energy and excitement to entertainment in SLNE. She has sought out an array of exciting new performers who have struck a chord with our community. Haiku is a constant presence. One of her friends commented, "It's been a pleasure to see Christine develop into the professional and highly skilled individual she is today."

The good life in Second Life depends on prims. The more the better. This is a notice to remind you that if you live on a full sim in New England... *not* a homestead... we have more prims available for you if you'd like them. We can give you prims for free... no need to buy them. But you will have to pay tier on them; the tier is about L$1300/month for 100 prims. If you're interested, please IM me (Sudane Erato) with how many you'd like!

When you get more prims, you are actually getting more land in the same sim as your house. The prims that come with that land add to the prims that came with your first parcel, so that now you have more you can use in your house. The "prim land" is likely to be underwater someplace in the sim... you cannot use that land to put things on. But so long as you are careful to make sure that the same person owns both pieces of land, all the prims on both parcels are available for your home.

If you need more info, just ask!

Photographer Evad Slade could be called a "big picture" thinker. His photos of New England vistas will be on display in the Square at Nantucket starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, through mid-February. The opening will be celebrated from 2 to 4 p.m. SLT, and Phoe Nix will play from 2 to 3.

"I started out as a photographer of archetectural details and moved up to wider views," Slade said. "You look at a closeup of a flower and you see a nicely designed act of nature captured by the photographer. Look a wide landscape and a memory may be conjured up by the viewer."

The viewers of this month's display will see rugged mountains, sweeping skylines, lush forests. but nothing to suggest the ocean.

"I guess I'm more of a mountain/country  person than a "seacoast" one," he said. "Also it might have something todo with a fear of water, so I prefer landscapes, barns and their stories within their details."

At the water's edge in New England. in sight of a picturesque lighthouse, is the main store of talented  designer Maria Gherardi, MG Fashions, providing the most stylish and practical fashions to keep you warm on those chilly New England days or to dress you up for a night out on the town.

Knitted sweaters,  Canadiana jackets, nautical coats, plaid jackets and vests, and wool capelets of various colors ensure that your times outdoors are comfortable and fashionable

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The stylish argyle Emilie beret with the option of seven changing colors is the perfect accessory for the ladies while the unisex wool and plaid Ivy caps and the brown leather cap afford an appropriate compliment to anyone's winter wardrobe. A wonderful bargain of two variations on a French style beret are offered for only 1L.

You may know that all signs are forbidden in the residential areas of New England. We're very concerned to preserve the quiet residential quality, and everyone knows what a downer the signs are all over the mainland. So, we've always said "No Signs".

But we're also concerned to help residents who need to sell their parcels get the word out in the most effective way, and help them get the best possible price. We maintain a very up-to-date listing service on this site, and we're beginning a campaign to tell the SL world that parcels *are* available here in New England. Of course, visitors can see your parcel for sale by looking at the yellow areas on the SL map.