Rik Riel's weekly round-up of upcoming SL events...
The show is staged in the lovingly recreated Globe Theatre in Sliterary (click here to teleport.) On a recent visit, I ran into the Company's Visual Director Ina Centaur as she worked on the staging elements for the play. The Company employs a number of innovative technologies to bring this ancient work to the modern age, from various bots to audience participation tools for you groundling avatars.If you miss today's performance, the show repeats on February 29 at 3PM, March 1 at 11AM, March 2 at 1 PM, March 3 at 11AM, March 4 at 6PM, March 6 at 3PM, March 7 at 1PM, March 8 at 6PM and March 9 at 3PM. Sounds like quite an exhausting performance schedule!
Also Coming Up This Week: Immersionists and Augmentationalists duke it out, people with disabilities find new freedom in virtuality, do-it-yourself teeny-tiny jewelry, talking about machinima and identity with Codebastard, fundraising for Spina Bifida research and how trustworthy is that virtual media outlet? All that and much more coming up this week!
(All listings in SLT, i.e. Pacific Standard Time)
Thursday, February 28
Put up your mental dukes for a debate on Immersionism vs. Augmentationism in virtual worlds. Panelists include Hiro Pendragon, Giulio Perhaps, Gwyneth Llewellyn and Sophrosyne Stenvaag. At Orange (Click here to teleport.)
6:30PM - Tiny Prim Jewelry Class
In SL, it's the details that get you noticed. Learn how to create your own tiny prim jewelry in class taught by Sunita Beck. This is an advanced building class. At Fishermans Cove (Click here to teleport.)
Maximilian performs an eclectic mix of rock, pop, alternative, old country, emo, rock-folk, Canadiana, and hip-hop. At Utwig (Click here to teleport.)
Friday, February 29
CC-licensed image by Pathfinder Linden 
Simon Walsh, manager of the popular Wheelies nightclub for people with
disabilities in SL, discusses innovative ways that new tools are making technology more accessible for people with disabilities. In real life, Simon has cerebral palsy and is a disability consultant and trainer working with
many organizations large and small. Following Simon's talk, head to Techsoup's web forum for continued conversation on the subject. At the Plush Nonprofit Commons (Click here to teleport.)
10AM - Discussion on "Credibility and Reputation in the New News"
USC and the MacArthur Foundation present a panel discussion on "Credibility and Reputation in the
New News," exploring questions about the credibility and
accuracy of news and information in virtual worlds. Panelists include Kathy Im, Program Officer at
the MacArthur Foundation, Tony Curzon Price, Editor of
OpenDemocracy.net, and Jonathan Zittrain, Professor and Internet Scholar at
Oxford University. At USC Annenberg Island (Click here to teleport.)
7PM - Books for Soldiers Social Club
"Dancing
Liberally" visits the Books for Soldiers Social Club, a
meeting place for deployed soldiers to meet up with friends and family
that are still back home. "Books for Soldiers" is a non-profit 501 charity that sends books
to soldiers deployed overseas. At Nimbus (Click here to teleport.)
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Saturday, March 1
12PM - Strength
Movement
Isle
Launch
Event
with Author
Jenifer
Fox
Strengths
Movement
Island
is
the
international
virtual home
base
for
the
Strength Movement, an initiative to change how schools teach children.
Visitors
will
learn
to
think
differently about
themselves
and
others,
through
an
interactive
version
of
Jenifer Fox's
acclaimed
"Strengths
Inventory". At Strength Movement (Click here to teleport.)
1-3PM - Sophrosyne's Salon on Art, Machinima and Immersion in SL
This week's Salon focuses on CodeBastard Redgrave, described as a "scripter, builder, art and fashion model, photographer, gonzo
journalist, fashion designer, club owner, hardcore Flickerite, artist,
writer, party animal and insatiable lover." CodeBastard will screen new machinima, discuss creativity and identity in
SL, and present recent artworks. At Extropia Core (Click here for teleport.)
Looker Lumet presents his first solo exhibition at the Galeria LX in Portucalis (Portucalis 111, 81, 22).
3PM - Alternative Prom Fundraiser for Spina Bifida Research
This alternative costume ball is to raise funds for Spina Bifida awareness and research. Suggested Attire:
tacky and weird. At SL Volunteer Island (Click here to teleport.)
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Sunday, March 2
Come for some friendly mayhem as Combat Cards dueling
resumes at their Spring 2008 Tournament. Combat Cards combines
traditional card-based dueling with scripted avatar combat. At Europa (click here to teleport.)
6PM - Story Hour at the Caledon Library
Storyteller Gilbert Sapwood is a collector of tales from the British
Isles, Ireland and from his Canadian home. This is a live audio stream storytelling performance. 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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