Charlanna Beresford’s weekly round-up of upcoming SL events…
The very interesting and compelling <head> Global Web Conference is taking place across the world from Friday, October 24th through Sunday, October 26th with various sessions streaming into SL by We Are Here. Over 70 Speakers from Aleks Krotoski (Guardian Newspaper) through to Dr. WooHoo through to Carlos Ulloa (Open Source project Papervision 3D). Friday's SL events which run concurrently include:
- 10 AM - Babbage Linden (Jim Purbrick - Linden Labs) - Virtual Conferences, Real People commodisation - Highlights and Q&A
- 11 AM - Lottie Messner & Steve Liddell (We Are Here) What can Virtual Worlds do for Web Developers - Open Session Q&A.
- 11:30 AM - Smily Raymaker live music in RL and in SL
- 11:50 AM -Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly Media) - Conversation with Aral Balkan - with Q & A
- 12:20 PM- Computer Sciences Corporation - Have you played atari today? Developing worlds for the video game generation.
Also this week: Secondstock Music Festival, Art for Justice, Discussion of Digital Gender Freedom, and the Final Performance of the Wall V-2. All that and more, after the jump...
(All times in SLT, "Second Life Time"-- i.e., Pacific Standard)
Thursday, October 23
4 PM - No on Proposition 8 Rally
This rally for California residents and anybody else who believes in equality!
Proposition 8 will take away the right for committed gay couples to get
married in California. We're slipping in the polls, and we need your
help! Join DJ Seven for two hours of music and dancing, followed by live
music by Keiko Takamura and Raspbury Rearwin. ALL donations raised will
go to the No On Prop 8 campaign; Keiko Takamura will match your L$
donation, so your money will go twice as far. In Flotsam Beach (click here to teleport).
5 PM - New Wikitechture Project Kickoff
Come to the kick-off of the fourth Wikitechture Project in SL; this looks to apply open-source methods to improve
the process of designing buildings and cities, both real and
virtual. To continue this exploration into open-source architecture, the University of Alabama has challenged the
Second Life community along with its students and staff, to
collectively brainstorm and design a virtual set of classrooms.
Come find out more about this exciting collaborative project that has an $L250,000 award. In University of Alabama (click here to teleport)
5 PM - Energy at the Crossroads
The
first in a series of interactive discussions on Ecology, Energy,
Economics and Our Common Energy Future. The panelists and audience
will discuss and debate the energy choices facing US in November.
Hosted by Watts Larson with panelists Edsel Heinkel, Jimbo Hoyer, and
WilliamThewise Goodman. In Eikos Commonwealth (click here to teleport).
6 PM - Bigtop Talent Night: Bring Your Act to the Bigtop!
NWN
partner Rezzable invites carnies and guests bring their special
talents, performance attachments and skills to the Bigtop to share with
the crowd! Wanted: Fire eaters, Freaks, Magicians, Acrobats, and Death
Defying feats welcome! What will you bring to the show?? In Carnival
of Doom (click here to teleport).
Friday, October 24
9 AM - Secondstock Musical Festival
Come enjoy the 40+ musicians taking part in this weekend's Secondstock. The event starts on Friday, October 24 at 9 AM and runs through to Sunday, October 26 at 12 AM. Visit the Secondstock blog for a full schedule of musicians. In Secondstock (click here to teleport).
10 AM - Art for Justice : Peggy Weil & Nonny de la Peña on Using Art for Political Activism
Can virtual art stimulate real-world political action? Find out at the Justice Center as
digital media artists Ping Rau (Peggy Weil in RL) and Nonny Writer(Nonny de la Peña
in RL) discuss how they are using 3D artwork as a form of
political expression and civic engagement. They will talk about their
latest explorations of political artwork in SL, including the "Gone Gitmo" project and the "Mauerkrankheit/Wallsickness" installation that
was an Annenberg Public Good Merit Award winner. In The Justice Commons (click here to teleport).
10 AM - A Trip to The Dump - Sightseeing Tour
Here's a chance to take a tour through a dump! Come see all the fun and goodies that NWN partner Rezzable Creations is offering among garbage at The Dump. Be strong, fast and imaginatively and test your luck in tornado hunting, sewer racing or gladiator fighting. The tour is also offered at 12 and 2 PM. For more information, IM Angelina Rhode and join the REZZABLE SANITATION group. In The Dump Rezzable (click here to teleport).
5 PM- Castle Valeriya Artist Gallery Reopening
Cienega Soon is throwing party to celebrate the reopening of her Castle Valeriya Artist Gallery. Cienega is well known for her vivid and lively art. This event also marks the opening of the Fog Terrace which will feature Dark PsyTrance Music. A 24 hr Masquerade Party will begin at 6pm SLT, this will feature 12 DJ's who will fill the Fog Terrace with Psy, Goa, and Trance mixes. In Valeriya (click here to teleport).
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Saturday, October 25
12 PM - Digital Gender Freedom Discussion in Extropia
Sophrosyne Stenvaag will be hosting a discussion on digital gender issues. The hope is to also brainstorm how best to promote gender freedom and combat harrassment and discrimination in digital worlds. All who are interesting in constructively discussing these issues are welcome to join. In Extropia Core (click here to teleport).
Come see the first presidential debate in Second Life. Representing Democrats will be Cubsfan Pugilist of Obama for President who will take on Wyatt Forster of Mccain for America. The debate will be moderated by UK resident and MBC news anchor, Dousa Dragonash who will be sure that the debate runs smoothly and is fairly regulated. In Metaverse City (click here to teleport).
2 PM - Mixed Reality Performance: The Wall V-2
The Cybernetic Art Research Project (CARP) will
hold a final performance of their highly regarded The Wall V-2 show as part of the Rinascimento Virtuale
festival at Museum of Natural History at the University of Florence. The Wall V-2 is an SL adaptation of Pink Floyd's The Wall; this event is well worth attending if you haven't seen it yet. This Mixed reality event will be broadcast from SL to an RL audience attending the festival. There will be an after-show party presided over by DJ Doubledown Tandino. In NMC Campus West (click here to teleport).
4 PM - Second Annual EB Awareness Concert
The last week of October is National
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness week. In short, EB is a devastating genetic skin disorder that causes severe blistering in babies
and small children that will eventually lead to a painful and heartbreaking death. To help children suffering from
EB, five wonderful
live performers are donating their time to this cause.
- 4 PM - Frogg Marlowe and Jaycatt Nico
- 5 PM - Lyndon Heart
- 6 PM - Tone Uriza
- 7 PM - Kyle Beltran
- 8 PM - The Trinala Show
100% of the proceeds from the event as well as all sales made at Musical Alchemy and Persenickety during the events will be paid directly to two EB charities, the EB Medical Research Foundation and the Dytrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association. In Persnickity Isle (click here to teleport).
4 PM - Nonprofit Commons Halloween Event and Fundraiser
Nonprofit Commons is holding a community-wide Halloween Party, with trick or treating at the community's 80 nonprofit
offices and a dance party. The trick or treating begins in Plush Nonprofit Commons at 4 PM (click here to teleport) while the dance party begins concurrently in Aloft Nonprofit Commons at 4 PM as well (click here to teleport).
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Sunday, October 26
9 AM - NCI Class: Animated Textures
Ever wanted to make your creations flicker or flash, or just change a
graphic? Learn how in this class that will teach advanced texture
techniques like frame animation, and planar mapping! There will be a class project to make flickering Fairy Wings based on real butterfly wings. Basic textures and building are prerequisites. In Fisherman's Cove (click here to teleport).
11 AM - Dracula!
Get ready for Halloween with tales with the storytellers from West of Ireland. The program will include selected short stories of the Halloween Season, as well as the centerpiece reading of Dracula involving six storytellers voicing fifteen characters from the classic tale. In West of Ireland (click here to teleport).
12 PM - Traveling in Time - Ephemera Designs Fashion Show
Do you enjoy fashions from a more genteel era? Then come enjoy this show of lovely fashions from Ephemera Designs, Luminous Designs and Timeless Elegance. Dancing following
the show with 'Ras' as our DJ offering up his set of showtunes and similar genre. In Caledon
Penzance (click here to teleport).
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Monday, October 27
12 PM - Halloween Frightfest Ghost Story Hour at Dead Alley
Come share your ghost stories in a cemetery! In Pouncival (click here to teleport).
2 PM - JueL Resistance at the Peppermint Stage
Suzen JueL - JueL Resistance in SL –
is a very talented self taught musician who has been performing since she was
13 years old. Her bluesy emotional style is reminiscent of
Janis Joplin meets Mazzy Star. In Sicily (click here to teleport).
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Tuesday, October 28
8 PM - MichelleD Ecksol at Sweetwater Park
Michelle plays what mostly could be described as
acoustic rock, roots, or folk. She brings together fresh and soulful vocals, meaningful
songwriting, and instrumental finesse to make for a memorable performance. In Urcho Archo (click here to teleport).
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Wednesday, October 29
1:55 PM - EDUCAUSE Virtual Worlds Constituent Group Meeting
The EDUCAUSE Virtual Worlds Constituent Group will hold its yearly in-person meeting at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Orlando in Room W330E. If you can't make the conference in RL, please plan to attend in-world in the CHSSSouth Amphitheater. This session will include the place of virtual worlds in education and how the EDUCAUSE Virtual World Constituent Group and Second Life in-world group can play a role. In Montclair State CHSS South (click here to teleport).
5 PM - Research Fourms: Research in Virtual Worlds
This discussion series is about conducting research inside virtual collaborative environments. In Rockliffe Conservatory (click here to teleport).
5 PM - New Resident Q & A in Tilsit
Are you new to Second Life and have lots of questions but aren't sure where to turn? Come for this open conversation held by Ivy Lane, knowledgeable SL resident and mentor. In Tilsit (click here to teleport).
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The Wild Card!
Looking for fun and adventure? The Wild Card! highlights just the day, time and a SLurl for an event. The Wild Card! may be anything, but I’ll try to pick something that promises to fun, lively, or interesting.
Saturday, October 25 at 10 AM (click here to teleport)
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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.
Wildcard! I like it. Great idea!
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Posted by: Crap Mariner | Friday, October 24, 2008 at 09:27 AM