Rik Riel's weekly round-up of upcoming SL events...
If you are itching to be the next Anshe Chung or Aimee Weber, you should plan on attending the Virtual Business Services & Products Expo on Friday October 19 from 8AM-8PM PST at the Depo Business Hub (direct teleport at this link.) The theme of this year's expo is "Beyond Storefronts: Harnessing the Business Potential of Virtual Worlds." Expo attendees can participate in talks and presentations, meet with developers, scripters, animators, and other business specialists, as they explore the possibilities for their businesses in the metaverse.
There are a number of interesting events planned as part of the expo, including a panel on intellectual property issues in virtual worlds at 9AM, noted SL developer Ham Rambler talking about the building of the SL Dublin sim at 11AM, and a discussion on market research in virtual worlds at 1PM.
Also coming up this week: The other Jules Verne classic, walking for a cure, a Japanese guitarist, a new hang-out for gay and lesbian avatars, three "weird" artists, philosophical fire-dancing, a French eyewear convention, and a real world appliance maker gives out cash for useful SL devices. All those events and more are only a short teleport away...
(All listings in SLT, i.e. Pacific Standard Time)
Thursday, October 18
Join master boat builder Hans Zinnemann at the Great Sailors Cove Boat show as he
demonstrates his Zinnemann 40 catamaran sailing vessel. At Anchor Cover (direct teleport at this link.)
12PM - Submit Your Device Ideas to Electrolux
Global appliance maker Electrolux is asking for residents to submit ideas for useful devices designed to solve a specific challenge, with the winners receiving a grant to have their solution developed. At Electrolux Innovision Hub (direct teleport at this link.) Note that this event was organized by Millions of Us, a New World Notes partner.
2PM - Live Comedy with Salamander Maroon
Salamander Maroon, a comic hailing from
Northern England, performs stand up at Little Britain (direct teleport at this link.)
6PM - Create A Trick or Treat Bag
What's Halloween without Trick-Or-Treating? Feldspar Millgrove teaches an intermediate level class on how to create a trick-or-treat bag for your avatar. Feldspar will cover basic building techniques, including
copying and linking prims, "torturing" prims (it is Halloween,
after all), and advanced texturing. At Esson (direct teleport at this link.)
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Friday, October 19
Silmo International Optical Tradeshow
A mixed-reality event coinciding with the SILMO International Optical Tradeshow in Paris, France. Visitors will be able to see and rate the five nominees in the "solar eyewear" category. Through October 22. At Elyseum (Direct teleport at this link.)
"The Changhigh Trinity Sisters" have created a thrilling fire-dancing show, awash with the eye-popping effects. Along the way, they present their vision of "The Most Highest Cosmic Consciousness." At Blackrock (Click here to teleport.)
6PM - Class on Dealing with Griefers
Don't let the griefers get you down. Sally Savard will teach you important tips and
tricks for dealing with "griefing" activity in Second Life. At Useful Technology (click here to teleport.)
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Saturday, October 20
"Something Weird This Way Comes" Three Artist Show
"Something Weird This Way Comes" presents the works of artists
Lunna Wilder, Druzy Jewell, and Nadima Miles
. Live music provided by Montavious Peccable. Until November 17 at Happy Clam Island (click here to teleport.)
A live
performance by Japanese artist Shirotan Kidd singing with guitar at Music Is Good Hall at Koenji (click here to teleport.)
11AM - Opening of Nyumba Rafiki Gay and Lesbian Community Center
The Nyumba Rafiki Community Center is a space for gay and lesbian residents, with an emphasis on HIV/AIds awareness and support.
The center aims to provide a comfortable and secure place for discussions about gay issues and emotional support. At Kanovan (click here to teleport.)
1PM - Tiny Prim Jewelry Class
Sunita Beck
teaches an advanced level class in making beautiful jewelry using tiny prims. You need to have a basic
knowledge of building and editing prims, know how to use camera controls and how to edit
prims using numerical values in the Object tab. At Fishermans Cove (click here to teleport.)
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Sunday, October 21
Club MANifesto sponsors a fundraiser for the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation, the main event being a walk for life around
the MANifesto plaza with various items for sale with all
proceeds going towards the Avon Foundation. At Eaton (click here to teleport.)
12PM - Classical Music at Zurich Opera House
Enjoy famous classical music pieces paired with two female vocalists Meriadne and Castanuelas in the opera house at Zurich City (click here to teleport.)
2PM - Book Discussion on The Secret of the Island
Come to a discussion of The Secret of the Island, the sequel to Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. At Caledon VictoriaCity (click here to teleport.)
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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:
- Events for the coming week must be received by Monday Noon SLT.
- Events posted in SL's official listing board greatly preferred.
- Events with artistic, cultural, scientific, political, creative, and/or educational value preferred.
- Events sponsored or promoted by real world corporations are usually not appropriate to NWN Events. Instead, consider advertising your event on New World Notes.
- Bonus consideration given to game-related or machinima events, and for events with "I've never seen that in SL before" value.
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