Charlanna Beresford’s weekly round-up of upcoming SL events…
The Bacchae, Euripides’ classic play has been re-imagined for Second Life by Phorkyad Acropolis; the SL version of the The Bacchae builds on the conflict between rationalism and religious instinct and promises to be an engaging performance complete with dancing, cross-dressing and god-like powers. There will be a number of performances over the coming week: Saturday, May 31 at 3 PM; Sunday, June 1 at 3 PM; Wednesday, June 4 at 5 PM; and Saturday, June 7 at 3 PM. A preview of the production is available on youtube. In Cookie (click here to teleport).
Also this week: Feathers Boa Discusses Interactive Art, Build-a-Robot Competition information, and a Summit with Philip Linden. All that and more after the jump...
(All times in SLT, "Second Life
Time"-- i.e., Pacific Standard)
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Thursday, May 29
Come hear Frogg Marlowe’s
blend of acoustic folk, jazz, and soulful
voice. In Glass Earth (click here to
teleport).
5 PM – Book
Discussion: The Great Gatsby
Come discuss what is so great about The Great
Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
The Great Gatsby is widely regarded
as one of the greatest novels in the English language; it was number 1 on Radcliffe's
list of 100 greatest novels, and number 2 on the Modern
Library's list. Free online
copies of the book are available here. In Atlas (click here to teleport).
6:30 PM – Alone in
a Crowded Room: Keys to Socializing in
Second Life
With
a virtual world that has over 50,000 avatars logged
on at any time you would think that being social would be the least of
our
concerns. Many people, however, find it
difficult to get into the social side of SL. If you're a social
butterfly, come share your secrets to success. If you're a wallflower,
come on down and pick
up some tips. Everyone should be
prepared to share experiences, favorite landmarks and have a great
time. In Rosewood Heaven (click here to
teleport).
7 PM – Krazy
Talk! Industry Giants Speaker Series - Tim Johnson
Well-regarded animated feature film director Tim Johnson speaks as part of
this mixed reality event. Johnson made his animated feature film directorial
debut in 1998 with Antz, DreamWorks' first computer-animated
comedy and recently directed Over the Hedge. Presented
in conjunction with the Krazy!
The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery and
the Great
Northern Way Campus' Virtual Centre for Digital Media. In University Project (click here
to teleport).
Friday, May 30
8 AM – Are
you an Entrepreneur?
Are you considering a business in Second Life and have no
idea where to start? This class will help you with the self-assessment and
planning necessary to tell if you are ready to open shop in SL and what you
will need for a business plan. Be sure
to come early, this class by TUI is limited to 20 participants. In Technical User Interfacing (click here to teleport).
6 PM – Feathers
Boa on Interactive Art
Feathers
Boa creates engaging and memorable
pieces in Second Life. In this workshop,
she will discuss and show how she makes her interactive art in-world. In
Caerleon Isle (click here to teleport).
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Saturday, May 31
9:30 AM - Museum
of Robots Cocktail Hour and Contest Information Session
Come learn more about the Museum’s Build-a-Robot
Competition or simply come to enjoy the free cocktails and dancing. The Museum of Robots is dedicated to the
appreciation of robots and features exhibits, art, special events and many of the
most famous movie and television robots in the world. Don’t miss the Robots & Donuts exhibit by acclaimed RL artist, Eric Joyner. In Kubrick (click here to teleport).
1 PM – The
Singularity: A Dissent at Sophrosyne’s
Saturday Salon
Can humanity transcend biology? Zha Ewry joins
Sophrosyne’s Saturday Salon for a survey of the transhumanist landscape
and a thoroughgoing intellectual critique. In Extropia Core (click here to
teleport).
8 PM – Celebrating
Three Years of 100 Word Stories
It's the third anniversary of the 100 Word Stories Podcast, which
has the most episodes of any independently-produced podcast in the world. Crap Mariner will be sharing some of his
favorite stories while leaving the microphone open to other contributors to
share their own favorites if they so desire. This is a voice event. In Blakslee World (click here to
teleport).
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11 AM – The
Crackers
The
Crackers are an RL band from Poland that blends funk, soul, and R ‘n’ B. In Escape (click here
to teleport).
3 PM – Grand
Opening of Investing InfoIsland
Come celebrate the grand opening of Investing InfoIsland;
this sim offers unbiased resources and training to promote the library as an
unbiased source of investing information. The opening will include speakers from ALA
and FINRA and a sock hop to
celebrate. In Investing InfoIsland (click here
to teleport).
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Monday, June 2
11 AM – Novice
Gladiator Games
Curious about what is was like to be a gladiator? This event allows novices to experience what
it was like as well as to show their skills and fight like a gladiator. In The Roman Empire (click here to
teleport).
7 PM – Skinny
Shepherd on Heron Island
Skinny Shepherd (Alex Bevan in RL) draws on captivating
showmanship, imaginative and honest song writing, and great guitar playing for
a thoroughly entertaining performance. In
Tanglewood (click
here to teleport).
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Tuesday, June 3
9:30 AM – Trivia at
Sharon’s Diner
Come show your command of useless information to win
Lindens! Ayla Stringer hosts this
contest. In Doldari (click here to teleport).
7 PM –Who
is Your Idol?
In a world chock full of people who don't inspire us --
who represent modes of being we want whole-heartedly to avoid -- it's good,
reassuring, and useful to have an idol or two. Come join this discuss to share (or just
listen) about your idols, role models, or heroes. In Benicia (click here to teleport).
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Wednesday, June 4
1 PM – Summit: Digital Democracy in
Exhibit Design featuring Philip Rosedale
The
Tech Museum of Innovation is holding a mixed reality event to celebrate
their new art, film and music exhibition on exhibit design in virtual
worlds. This event includes a keynote speech
by Philip Rosedale, Linden
Labs Chairman and former CEO which will be followed by a Q & A session. In The Tech (click here to teleport).
9 AM - The Future of Religions/Religions of the Future Conference
This two-day conference
examines how two of the 21st Century's driving forces, religion and technology,
will continue to re-shape each other and, in the process, re-cast our
understanding of "humanity" in the Third Millennium. The very full agenda is
centered on, but not limited to, virtual worlds and social networking
technologies, speakers and panelists will also examine changes precipitated by
the biotechnology revolution, cognitive science, information technologies and
robotics. This event is cosponsored by
the Al-Andalus and Extropia communities. In Extropia Core on June 4 (click
here to teleport) In Al-Andalus Alhambra on June 5 (click here to teleport).
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submitting event notices below.
SUBMITTING EVENTS FOR COVERAGE IN New World Notes
Every Thursday morning, NWN highlights events for the upcoming weekend into next Wednesday. If you'd like an event to be considered, send the description and event link to Charlanna Beresford via IM or e-mail her at [email protected]. You can also contact Lanna through her Facebook profile, where she's listed as "Charlanna Beresford".
Main guidelines:
1 - Events for the coming week must be received by
Tuesday Noon SLT.
2 - Include all the relevant info-- day, time, and especially the SLURL to the event location.
3 - Please send related graphics such as screenshots or photo of the event site, if available.
4 - Events with artistic, cultural, scientific, political, creative, and/or educational value preferred.
5 - Events sponsored or promoted by real world corporations are welcome, as long they serve and entertain the Second Life community, and/or foster Resident-made content (live music, builds, scripting, fashion, games, etc.) Events that merely promote the company or organization's Second Life presence are not generally appropriate; you may instead consider advertising your event or service on New World Notes.
6 - Mature-rated events are permissible, but listing descriptions should be PG-13. Political and religious events are encouraged, though those of an extreme or non-inclusive variety are rarely included.
7 - 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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