New World Notes: SL EVENTS OF THE WEEK, 3/20-3/26

Monday, March 20, 2006

SL EVENTS OF THE WEEK, 3/20-3/26

This week: Watch a German Expressionist classic, attend a Linux get together, enjoy the launch of the Arcadia Game Development Contest and join a groundbreaking real world/Second Life music simulcast playing live in Philadelphia and the Clovers auditorium in-world. Details after the break.

Monday, March 20

5:00pm SLT: Arcadia Game Development Contest opens

Eight teams with all genres of SL games, including real time strategy and mini-MMORPG, unveil their games to the public, competing to be the most popular (and lucrative) contestants to win a year's spot in the new Arcadia sims. Runs from March 20th to May 12th. (Full disclosure: I helped design and organized the contest while with Linden Lab.)

Tuesday, March 21

8:30pm-10:00pm SLT: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari showing at Pixel Cinema

Wear your coolest goth outfits for a public screening of the German Expressionist classic from 1920. Presented by Ebenezer Pixel.

Saturday, March 25

12:00pm-1:30pm SLT: Linux Users Meeting
Users of open source platform and/or the new Linux version of SL gather to exchanges tips and hacks. Presented by Angel Sunset.

3:00pm-6:00pm SLT: Live Music Festival from Philadelphia AND Clovers Auditorium

Host Drift Monde provides the full details:

You are invited to participate with fellow Second Life residents in the first SL Live Music Festival!

SL musicians will be performing in Philadelphia in front of a live audience, and both musicians and the audience will be in world with other SL residents as they enjoy the stream at Clover's Auditorium. If you are able to be in the Philly area on March 25th, please consider joining us for the event! Guests in Philly will be able to wirelessly connect to SL during the show.

And if you're unable to join us, feel free to enjoy the show with us here in Second Life at Clover's Auditorium, an elegant venue that seats up to 160 people!

MUSICIANS:
Astrin Few
Flaming Moe
foxyflwr Cure
Kourosh Eusebio

AN ALL STAR JAM FEATURING:
Micala Lumiere
JueL Resistance
Moriarty Augustus
and more!

Posted on Monday, March 20, 2006 at 02:01 PM in Events | Permalink

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Mornin' Hamlet.

Bit disappointed that you missed the post I had for the Spring Equinox Celebration this (Tue) evening, which I posted on behalf of InnerLife:

http://forums.secondlife.com/showpost.php?p=936452&postcount=18

Anyway, the other stuff sounds interesting, but things are getting busier in UU-space. :)

--Alan

Posted by: T_S_Kimball | Monday, March 20, 2006 at 09:48 PM

Don't forget the Best Box Office contest, March 26, 9am - Noon. Prize pot = $82,000+ Linden for the person who makes the best box office script. The winning entry will become open source. Contact me or Gabe Lippmann for more details.

Posted by: Persephone Phoenix | Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 01:21 AM

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