Welcome to A Seaside Christmas!

At long last: Mieville Historical Hunts (MHH) proudly presents our annual December holiday event: A Seaside Christmas, Dec. 1-31, 2023! 

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See also: Scenic Sites & things to do at Seaside Christmas Event!

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Visit our quaint seaside market in Mieville Dickens and the Christmas retreat in Mieville Shelley for our Seaside Christmas! Enjoy a seaside holiday while you shop, explore the village houses, lighthouse, the church, take a boat ride, go skating, and more! And because this is Mieville, you know there will be plenty of dances, some special performances, and social gatherings. Open to all — join us for the fun! There is so much to do and see here! In this post, we'll help you get started with your shopping and explorations!

So, for starters, want to go shopping?  The main Seaside Christmas Event landing takes you to the Mieville Dickens pier and its magnificent pier palace. 

You'll find Event info and landmarks available there, along with a portal to help you teleport from place to place. 

(There are also Seaside Christmas portals on other Mieville sims and at Mieville's Welcome Center on Mieville Doyle.) 

Once you've arrived, just follow the red carpet and the pier (East) to enter the Event site's Dickens dock area and the village beyond. 

Shops from most of the many participating merchants are located here on Dickens. 

The market shops include charming boats, stalls, carts, booths, and small village shops! There are even a few shops underwater. Be sure to explore & visit them all!

And if you're lucky (or just persistent), you may catch sight of my pet swimming turtles! 🐢🐢🐢

They like to hang out by the boats, the ice fishing & skating area, and of course underwater. Be nice to them — they are shy! But I digress...

In addition, several HUGE shops are located on Mieville Shelley, right next door to Dickens! You can easily walk over there following a pretty path bordered by winter flowers, of use the portals, the links on the info notecard you can get at the Pier landing, or use the link right here. 😀

Wander around Shelley and you'll find the following shops: 

❅ Aesirah's My PiXeL PuPpEt

❅ Briony Juran's Arcadia Asylum

❅ Cara Cali's Botanica

❅ Keanu Kharg's Khargo Christmas

❅ kimberleyalice1961's Kim's Kreations

❅ nana Saenz's Impertinences

❅ Shelby Olivier's Simply Shelby

❅ Sorrell Fang's Angel Fae Boutique

Besides visiting these shops at Shelley, you can explore the winter wonderlands these talented merchants have created across the entire sim - it's huge and there are many photo ops! 

There are carousels and amusement park rides to enjoy, and you can even ride along with Santa on a flying sleigh!

Speaking of photo ops, I would be remiss not to mention there are so many lovely sites in Dickens! There are many large houses totally decorated for the holidays — please do feel free to enter and explore! There's also a church, an outdoor crèche, a lighthouse, village patio, and more. 

We'll explore more of all of this in future posts. For now, we invite you to get started with your visits to A Seaside Christmas! 

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LAST: Heads up that we will have two special performances by The Tiny Carolers! 

Friday Dec. 8 at 3:00 pm SLT
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Shelley/167/114/23

Saturday Dec. 16 at 4:00 pm SLT
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Dickens/201/79/31

Stay up to date with these and other special events & entertainments by checking our Calendar here — there's a LOT going on! 

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Hope you all enjoy the event and have a peaceful holiday season! 

Your Friendly Mieville Librarian & Busy Holiday Elf,

-Farzaneh 

Credits: Photos by Farzy

Sneak Peek: Mieville's Seaside Christmas Event!

Hi all - are you ready for a sneak peek at Mieville's "A Seaside Christmas" Event?  As previously announced, the Event will take place on Dickens and on Shelley. Several merchants have volunteered to decorate Shelley, and that work is just getting started now that the Halloween event is over. I expect the results will be wonderful!

Dickens is where most of the merchants will be located. The merchant move-in start date for Dickens is Sunday, Nov. 19 at 9:00 am SLT. If you're a participating merchant reading this, get on your running shoes and get ready to race to claim your preferred site!

Mieville Event sites are always distinctive but I have to say this one is looking especially adorable! Here are some dramatic & beautiful photos of Dickens that I snapped last night at midnight - please enjoy!  

The stunning Pier building - I call it the "Pier Palace"!

The layout of the quaint Seaside Village - love those boats!

Lovely multicolor village shops - this layout makes my heart sing!

Let's give a hand to our amazing hard-working colleagues whose work is showcased in these photos: the concept and beautiful buildings, boats and textures are by Pierre Ceriano and decor by Bella, Bahama, and Una. 

Mieville's Seaside Christmas will be open to the public on Dec. 1 through Dec. 31. Let's all chip in to make this Event a memorable one, full of goodwill and holiday cheer!

Your Friendly Mieville Librarian & Busy Holiday Elf, 

Farzaneh

Credits: Photos by Farzy

Coming Soon: Mieville's Friendsgiving 2023!

Holiday News: Reminder that Mieville's A Seaside Christmas event will take place Dec. 1-31. Merchants, please register now using our Event Application form!  This is a free event for merchants to participate in; no donations or fees. 🥰

And Friendsgiving: Weds. Nov. 15 at two times at the Bibliothèque:

• 12:00 Noon SLT for our friends in Europe & everyone who would like to drop-in, and 
• 6:00 pm SLT for our friends who attend Mieville Social Hour & everyone who would like to drop-in. 

We will have plenty of food, good conversation, board games, and even a few picnic blankets in case anyone needs to lie down and take a nap. AND you may certainly drop by both sessions, or even stay all day long! All are welcome - hope to see you there! Please watch inworld Group Notices for any updates - thank you!

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Now, our Friendsgiving Story! Back in 2018, our Mr. Mayor Perryn Peterson gave me permission to host a Thanksgiving party for Mieville.  I had been living in Mieville for a while at the invitation of Mr. Mayor who was a fan of my Bibliothèque. Attending weekly Town Hall meetings, I was impressed by Mieville's inclusiveness and friendly community spirit. It was surprising to me that there was no Thanksgiving tradition at that time. So, proposing we hold a Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving Feast became my own first real service to the Mieville community and it became an annual tradition.  

Now, here it is six years later. 

Our 6th annual Mieville Friendsgiving celebration will take place on Weds. Nov. 15 at NOON SLT — convenient for our friends in Europe and all early birds elsewhere, and again at 6:00 pm SLT, as Mieville's regularly scheduled Social Hour.  

Both Friendsgiving celebrations will be held at the Bibliothèque, where it all started. All are welcome! 

Please mark your calendars! Please watch Group Notices for more details...

Your Friendly Mieville Librarian & Turkey Basting Queen,

-Farzaneh

Credits: Commemorative photo by Farzy