La Bal Masqué Nocturne

La Bal Masqué Nocturne: Masquerade of Fools 2009

contact@masquenocturne.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:38:55 -0400

Spring Hopes Eternal

Plans often become fluid. No matter how you schedule and scheme, sometimes you have to change your plans.

In 2006, we made concessions in expectations in order to hold our first La Bal Masqué Nocturne. We booked the hall, but they limited what we could do. We threw it anyway and we had a wonderful time. We incurred debt, but still made a donation from our own pockets.

In 2007, plans fell apart early. We learned some hard lessons that year. Yet through the efforts of our friends, we held the Ball virtually in the online world of Second Life.

It is 2008, and our best laid plans have once again fallen apart. We are learning to adapt, however. We may have another online ball, but sadly, certainly we won't be holding it in town this October.

Looking forward to 2009, we'd be fools not to continue to plan another Masquerade Ball. Perhaps we are fools either way. So here we go again.

The current scheme, still unscheduled but being hatched behind the scenes, is a Masquerade of Fools in April 2009.

Stay tuned here to find out more.

2008 LBMN has officially been cancelled

contact@masquenocturne.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:57:47 -0400

Sadly, the decision has been made to cancel this year's ball. Chief factors are the economy, Michelle is looking for a new job, and the general lack of time.

However, we are working on Spring 2009 plans. "Spring Hopes Eternal" at the new MasqueradeOfFools.com

We are hoping that a Masquerade Ball on the first weekened of April will be unique and a draw that does not compete with Halloween interests, as LBMN has for a couple years.

Will we do another Second Life event this October? We are looking into this possibility and we will keep everyone apprised.

Thank you all for your support, and we look forward to seeing you soon,
Dan and Michelle

Oooh shiny....

contact@masquenocturne.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:00:04 -0400

FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE

contact@masquenocturne.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:12:59 -0500

Our compilation CD is now available!

The album of dark music, FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE, is on sale now for only $13. Chiefly we are selling this to raise money to host La Bal Masqué Nocturne this year, which in turn is to benefit the ACS.

However, in addition, part of the sales of the CD will be donated directly to the Joe Murphy Memorial Fund.

So you get to listen to some wonderful music and help out some good causes.

13 tracks of gothic goodness!
Only $13.00 USD.

All music provided by Magnatune Records, and we thank them once again for their support!

Out of the Coffin podcast is Live!

contact@masquenocturne.com — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:59:03 -0500

Please visit OutOfTheCoffin.com or subscribe with your podcatcher/aggregator at feeds.feedburner.com/OutOfTheCoffin.

Snapshots from LBMN2007 in SecondLife

contact@masquenocturne.com — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:59:18 -0400

First, I'd like to apologize for the short notice on the plans that changed for our Second Life Ball. The event was almost cancelled due to lack of interest. However, we were able to carry on, even if for a short while, to have the Ball in Second Life. We learned a lot in how to make this happen, and are considering future Second Life events, even ones parallel with real world events.

For those that didn't make it online, I've uploaded snapshots that I took from the event. (I tried to record video but it didn't work out.) Check out the flickr photo album to see the pictures.

For those who are upset that you missed the event because it changed times, we do sincerely apologize. Trust us when we say we were disappointed about the changes we had to make, but we wanted to do something and not cancel altogether. Please understand that plans change and we did the best we could. From what we've heard so far, those that attended enjoyed it and are hoping we can do it again soon. Knowing that there were many folks who planned to attend and couldn't, for you, we hope we can do this again very soon.

In the future, we need to communicate plans better. We also need to hear from you. If you intend to attend a virtual event, LET US KNOW. With a real event, we sold tickets in advance so we knew how many people were expected. With this virtual event, we had no idea. We'll make more channels available for you to let us know.

We want to thank everyone who attended, and those who made it possible. Here's to the future!

~Dan and Michelle

Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 8PM MST - Second Life

contact@masquenocturne.com — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:42:00 -0400

You are cordially invited to attend
The Second Annual

Gothic/Vampyre Masquerade Ball
(18 to enter)

Saturday, October 13, 2007
Starting at 8PM(MST)

Held ONLINE Exclusively on SECOND LIFE!

Join us for Gothic music and laser light show
Costume Judging - Raffles - and More!

Admission Price: 500L$
(That's less than $2.50 USD!)
Donations Accepted!

For more information contact us by email or at
La Bal Masqué Nocturne
P.O. Box 3426
Scottsdale, AZ
85271-3426
(206) 457-0241

The Second Annual La Bal Masque Nocturne -- a virtual reality?

contact@masquenocturne.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:59:19 -0400

We are still working on the details, and I hate to keep up the mystery and suspense...

... but I have to, just a little bit longer.

The good news is, however, the Ball will happen this year on October 13th!

So for now, mark your calendars, and stay tuned to find out more!

2007 Update

contact@masquenocturne.com — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:44:08 -0400

Well folks, we know it has been far too long since we have given any updates. Even though we don't have all of our answers yet, we believe you deserve to know what is happening with The Ball.

The fact of the matter is that as of this writing, we will not be hosting La Bal Masqué Nocturne in 2007.

So, what ARE we doing and planning? We are already making our plans for October 2008. Our goal, as you may already know, is to create an event that people (and vampires) will wish to attend every year and have a great time for a great cause.

We have our sights on what we believe is the best location for LBMN 2008. Plans are still in the works for securing it, so we cannot divulge too much yet. We can say it is in Phoenix, AZ, so if nothing else, we are staying in our Valley of the Sun.

So what about 2007 and early 2008?

To raise funds and awareness for The Ball, one plan we are pursuing is a vampire/gothic inspired artwork gallery. This event was inspired by the New York Art Gallery high end scene, but ours will include auctions, the artists, contests, and more that we again cannot say yet. These will feature art of many mediums, limited only by the imagination. If you are an artist and would like to present your dark creations at one of these events, contact us for more information.

Another idea is to play host to some local live action role-playing groups. There are a number of them here in the Valley, and we're hoping to partner up with them to host their game sessions. If you are a member of a LARP group in the Metro Phoenix area and we have piqued your interest, please contact us.

We are also hoping to create a fundraiser music compilation CD of dark gothic music. Proceeds from the sales of such a CD would benefit the American Cancer Society and Joe Murphy Memorial Fund directly, as well as provide some funds to produce LBMN 2008.

All of these smaller events are working towards one goal: to raise money to give you the best Vampire ball while keeping the ticket sales reasonable at the same time, to have enough for the whole purpose of Nocturne... to raise money to donate to The American Cancer Society.

Moreover, some of you may have noticed that this website, MasqueNocturne.com had a face lift. We are working hard to make sure that the website serves as a community focal point for all of our events going forward and still provide information on 2008's Grand Ball. We want to create a website that is easy to navigate and allow you all to communicate with us more effectively.

In the end, we promise that La Bal Masqué Nocturne is not dead. Like any good creature of the night, we shall rise again, and the world may indeed not be ready for its return!

Dark blessings,
Dan and Michelle

New year, new site...

contact@masquenocturne.com — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:35:55 -0400

Folks, bear with us as we create a new home online for La Bal Masqué Nocturne.

More details to come!