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NWN EVENTS OF THE WEEK, 6/12 - 6/18

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Checking out the further (fan-made) adventures of Boba Fett with spiderwoman Taima Unknown

This week:  a Star Wars fan film, a streaming media tutorial, and three art gallery events, including one hosted and run by Creative Commons in Second Life.  What/where/when details after the break.

By the way, if you know of an event scheduled for Thursday-Sunday not yet listed in SL's Events database, e-mail me the info by the end of Tuesday, and I may include it in an update.

Update, 6/14:  Added a Mountain Gallery party for Saturday and the opening of the International Spaceflight Museum for Sunday.

All times in SLT, i.e. Pacific Standard

Tuesday, 6/13

4:00PM:  STAR WARS Fan Film: Bounty Trail.  Robertt Goodliffe hosts a week-long showing of this 1999 non-Lucasfilm short featuring Boba Fett and Darth Vader.

6:00PM - 7:00PM: Gallery Walk.  Horus Baker takes you on a tour of the Full Moon Museum in Taber.

Wednesday, 6/14

3:00PM - 3:45PM:  Streaming Audio/Video How-To. pindiespace Potato teaches you how to encode audio and video samples, and talks about hosting live music events, streaming media, and Internet television.

7:00PM - 8:00PM: Awards Show: Seven Days In Second Life. The screenshot contest mentioned here culminates in an awards ceremony and presentation of all the entries.

Thursday, 6/15

4:00PM - 5:30PM: Free Culture Remix Gallery.  Submissions for the art remix mentioned here are presented at the Free Culture Art Gallery in Kula, hosted by Creative Commons in SL.  (Full disclosure: I'm a consultant for CC's Second Life activities.)

Saturday, 6/17

2:00PM - 4:00PM: Susi's Mountain Gallery party!  Susi Spicoli presents a new gallery featuring international photos.  "Helicopter landing pad and chopper valet parking provided. Also the customary valet service for slaves."  View the trailer for the Mountain Gallery here.

Sunday, 6/18

11:00AM - 1:00PM:  International Spaceflight Museum Grand Opening.  Take in the history of the Space Age as created and presented by numerous members of the mission to take humanity beyond the atmosphere.  Opening begins with the provocative lecture, "Are the US and China in a Second Space Race?" by a graduate of the International Space University, and a new spacecraft demonstration by a staffer with NASA. 

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