The Masquerade

Caliber’s Grand Re-Opening is complete. The store is officially opened. The events through the weekend culminated in a masquerade ball this evening at Bogey’s with DJ Dakota Christensen providing the romantic music and costumed dancers enjoying the night and each other. It was a night of romance, a night of mystery, a night of dancing and fun.

It was a great way to end a great weekend.

Thanks to Nevar Lobo and Amethyst Starostin for inviting me to play along and chronicle the opening.

Congratulations to Nyre Gray and Aurelius Draken – the driving forces behind Caliber – on a truly grand re-opening.

LabGraal Concert

Caliber is reopened and it’s official! They’ve had their first sim crash.

In the middle of the LabGraal opening concert the throng managed to crash the sim and interrupt for just a few minutes. Thanks to fast work on the part of organizers, we got the link to listen in our local browsers and the music continued.

There’s no way words can do justice to the sound of this fantastic group of musicians. The combination of African, Celtic, and other ethnic musical styles blended in amazing ways to give the unique sound they call Keltic.

It was fantastic.

But while you may have missed the concert, you haven’t missed LabGraal. You can find more about them on their MySpace page and at their website. You can even order CDs online.

If you are a fan of World music of any flavor, you owe it to yourself to give them a listen. They have a fantastic sound and a great mix of music.

And that’s not all. You may have missed this concert, but it’s just the kick off for a day of music here at the Grand Re-Opening of Caliber. There are two more concerts this afternoon and a party with a live DJ at the new club — Bogie’s. That’s starting at 4pm SLT today and running into the Wheee! Hours.

Get on your horse and get on over to Caliber’s Grand Re-opening.

A Brand New Day

The grand re-opening of Caliber is only a few hours away, so I went back this morning to grab some more landscape shots. The store itself is gorgeous, but the setting deserves a post of its own.

The region has grand vistas …

… and intimate gathering spots.

Grottos.

Hilltop views.

Paths.

Plazas.

And even quiet places of contemplation.

I think Caliber is going to become one of my favorite places to be on the Grid.

For your viewing pleasure, I’ve put all the shots into a flickr slideshow.

Today at
CALIBER

Grand re-opening
12 noon SLT

Concert by Labgraal in the rotunda at 1pm SLT

Treasure hunt kicks off.

At Bogies

4pm slt – live concert by Kim Seifert
5pm slt – live concert by Srv4u Conacher
6pm slt – Grand re-opening party with DJ Magdalena Kamenev

Xanadu

When I first saw the new build for Caliber, these lines from Coleridge sprang immediately to mind

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree :
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man

The scale and majesty of the place is difficult to comprehend in snapshots. Under the dome a huge open area creates a sense of cathedral — or perhaps elven palace.

The two main wings provide for plenty of space to display the many different kinds of goods available for sale.

From furniture and fixtures to clothing and accessories, Caliber has an enormous collection of goods.

One of the things that kept making me go “wow” was the attention to detail in terms of the framing of views.

Whether you’re looking around the store, or around the grounds, there’s always something to look at that’s worth seeing.

Here’s a view of the jazz club, Bogie’s, from the front door of the store.

Join us for the Grand Re-opening of Caliber this weekend with events all weekend long.

Caliber

Grand Re-opening
May 9th and 10th

May 9th and 10th
Treasure hunt and great prizes
featuring special prizes for the Physicians of Gor

Concerts & Events
May 9th
1pm slt – Labgraal
Caliber

4pm slt -Kim Seifert
Bogies

5pm slt – Srv4u Conacher
Bogies

6pm slt – DJ Magdalena Kamenev
Rocking into the Night at Bogies

May 10:
5pm slt – Masquerade Ball with DJ Dakota Christensen
Bogies

Bogie’s

Yesterday I went to the new Caliber-at-Rivendell and started poking about before the place really gets going. The club there is called Bogie’s and I was really getting into the mood.

“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.”

Ok, well, actually, no. She didn’t. At least not yet. And of course, it’s no gin joint, and it’s not mine, but work with me here!

The decor and ambiance are wonderful. Not exactly a gritty noir Casablanca at the end of the war, but the word “swanky” was invented for this place.

At the front there’s this great piano! I’m no Dooley Wilson, but I was in the Casablanca mood so I had to just sit down and play!

Now if I could just sing “As Time Goes By…”

There’s even a dance floor!

Gene Kelley?! This ain’t Singin’ in the Rain! How’d he get past the bouncer?

Welcome to Bogie’s!

Here’s are some of the keynote events this weekend at Bogie’s:

May 9th:
4pm: Kim Seifert

“Kim’s musical style and personal sound is well suited for high energy country rock, and this where she shines and has the most fun. Her dynamic voice will have your heart singing with joy, and your feet dancing out of control. Polished and clean, with excellent range and emotional power, Kim’s performance will take you away.”

5pm: Srv4u Conacher, “Da Bluez Preacher”.

“Srv4u plays gospel blues and standard blues tunes. His styles and songs range from Peggy Lee’s “Fever” to Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “Pride and Joy”, to newer acts like KT Tunstall. “

May 10:
5pm slt Masquerade Ball : with DJ Dakota Christensen

I know I’ll see you there because “Everybody comes to Bogie’s”