Rik's Picks for August 30-September 2

Rik Riel's weekly round-up of upcoming SL events...

Avatars who are into grungy, decrepit, rat-infested art spaces should head to the new Cannery Art Gallery (Teleport SLURL), which just opened  yesterday. Shoshana Epsilon and Vint Falken, two prominent SL photographers, are curating the first show "SLart at the Cannery" featuring the work of six photographers in the seaside industrial space, created by virtual developer Rezzable. 

I happened upon one of the organizers, RightasRain Rimbaud, who gave me some of the background on the build. "The idea for the cannery gallery came from taking SL photos and posting them on Flickr," RightasRain explained. "There is a very active SL community over there, where I had the chance to meet lots of SL photographers... this is good example of how we are trying to link online communities with SL." 

"But why make it so, um, dirty," I asked, as a rat inched its way toward me. 

"Well, we were attracted to the idea of an abandoned space," he replied.

Check out the gritty build on your own, but mind the rodents.

Also coming up this week: the curious men of Caledon, a new home for the Quebecois, twelve hours of  British breakbeat, surviving cancer, and preparing for disasters (and not just sim crashes).  All that tons more after the break...

(All listings in SLT, i.e. Pacific Standard Time)

National Preparedness Month Exhibit
September is National Preparedness Month in the United States. Visit the National Preparedness Month exhibit at the Public Works Resource Center to learn more about what you can do to better prepare your family, business, or company for emergencies. At Sunset Commerce 2 (218, 7). It never hurts to be prepared!

Thursday, August 30

12PM - Dutch Pop from Peet Peterman
Holland-based Peet Peterman performs pop, folk and country music in English and Dutch at Al Tang (228, 86).

12PM - Spinning Class
A weekly spinning class where you can train in real life and SL simultaneously. You will need a bicycle at home siting on a turbo trainer, so you can spin indoors. Meanwhile in SL, your avatar will sit on one of our exercise bikes.  The instructors will stream live music and voice instructions (like "faster, faster!"). At Kona Island (30, 44).

1PM - Creating Sculpted Prims with Blender 3D
An intermediate level course on creating sculptie prims using Blender 3D software. You must have  successfully imported a sculpted prim from Blender prior to the course.  At Sabulella (246, 178).

5:30PM - English Practice: Storywriting
Non-native English speakers can practice your English reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary skills by writing a short story with other avatars. At Tellus III (14, 106).

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Friday, August 31

3AM - Learn Scripting from Scratch
Curious about scripting but not sure how to start?  Simon Kline teaches a beginner level class on scripting at Travitown (156, 62).

2PM - Djai Skjellerup Live
Djai Skjellerup is a songwriter who creates simple, timeless songs on love, loss, joy and sorrow. At Andromedia (229, 28).

4-6PM - Closing Party for Exotic Men of Caledon Exhibit
A dance party to celebrate the closing of the exhibit "The Exotic Men of Caledon," images of 23 Caledon menfolks by Miss Autopilotpatty Poppy. Proceeds from the sale of the photographs will be donated to the SLRFL campaign.  At Caledon Tamrannoch (214, 216).

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Saturday, September 1

8AM - Class on Using Voice in SL
Jim Gustafson teaches a class on using the new voice features. He will facilitate a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of using voice and attendees will learn how to set up their client to use the voice feature. Students should have a soundcard with loudspeaker/microphone or a USB-headset and be comfortable changing settings in preferences. At Eson (32, 162).

1PM - L'Ouverture du l'Ile du Quebec / Opening of Quebec Island
Le 1er septembre prochain, l'ile du Quebec ouvrira ses portes a la communaute de SecondLife! Promotion des regions du Quebec, des compagnies quebecoises, batiments historiques, espace politique pour des echanges d'idees, location de condos, location de boutiques pour vendre des produits "made in Quebec", salle de conference, musee du Quebec... venez faire un petit tour dans la belle province! (Translation: September, 1st the Quebec island will open its doors, promoting the regions, businesses, historic buildings, shopping, museums and more from the beautiful province of Quebec) At Crystal Isles (145, 159).

3PM - Origin Rang on Classical Piano
Origin Rang performs classical music on piano, including Claude Debussy, Jean Sibelius, Fryderyk Chopin, and Franz List. At Yongnam (240, 27).

6PM-12AM - iBreaks Radio Celebrates Opening of "The Compound"
United Kingdom-based iBreaksRadio is opening their virtual annex "the Compound" this weekend with twelve hours of live DJ's from in-world and the real world. At Hutter (179, 223).

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Sunday, September 2

7AM - Second Life Art Community Centre Opening
The Second Life Art Community Centre opens its doors this weekend with an exhibition by 28 artists at Lilac Island (39, 43).

10AM - Course on Recreating RL Art in SL
For artists who are new to SL, Mar Dwi will give a course about recreating real life art within SL at Lilac Island (39, 43).

11AM - Cancer Survivors Forum
A weekly informal support group meeting open to anyone who has been diagnosed with or is going through treatment or who has completed treatment for cancer at American Cancer Society (128, 5).

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SUBMITTING EVENTS FOR COVERAGE IN NWN

New World Notes often highlights events for the upcoming week. If you'd like an event to be considered, send the description and event link to Rik Riel via IM or e-mail him at [email protected].

Main guidelines:

1. Events for the coming week must be received by Monday Noon SLT.
2. Events posted in SL's official listing board greatly preferred. 
3. Events with artistic, cultural, scientific, political, creative, and/or educational value preferred.
4. Events sponsored or promoted by real world corporations are usually not appropriate to NWN Events.  Instead, consider advertising your event on New World Notes.
5. Bonus consideration given to game-related or machinima events, and for events with "I've never seen that in SL before" value.

SUBMITTING EVENTS FOR COVERAGE IN NWN

New World Notes often highlights events for the upcoming week. If you'd like an event to be considered, send the description and event link to Rik Riel via IM or e-mail him at [email protected].

Main guidelines:

1. Events for the coming week must be received by Monday Noon SLT.
2. Events posted in SL's official listing board greatly preferred. 
3. Events with artistic, cultural, scientific, political, creative, and/or educational value preferred.
4. Events sponsored or promoted by real world corporations are usually not appropriate to NWN Events.  Instead, consider advertising your event on New World Notes.
5. Bonus consideration given to game-related or machinima events, and for events with "I've never seen that in SL before" value.